The FastDay Forum

I'm on my first fast day today and so far all is good. I do feel hungry but I'm gluggling lots of water and black decaff coffee. Had 4 ryvita with a scrape of low fat cheese and a huge salad for lunch. Looking forward to my dinner of stir fried chicken tonight and an early night.

Well its mid afternoon and I have survived today's fast so far.Being busy is the answer,no time to think FOOD ! Tomorrow will be another fast day ,cannot fit them in any other time this week.I have found its essential to plan ahead and just get on with it.Looking forward to egg salad tonight and low cal hot chocolate later.

I'm fasting today, I also did yesterday. Normally I do Monday and Thursday but this week have loads on so can't stick to my normal days so it will be interesting to see what the scales say next time. This is my 4th week and have lost 6.5 lbs so far and 2.5 inches from around my tummy using my tummy button as the level so I get the same place each week - I hope everyone has a good week. I'm on two weeks holiday from Monday so will try and incorporate some fast days whilst I'm away - when I get back I may try the 16:8 on feast days.

On it today too - trying to get back on track!!!! eek

Well amazingly I have made it to 4.40pm and am fine. For some reason I was almost nervous about fasting again, even though I think this is week 9. Probably because I hadn't fasted since last weds so it's been nearly a week and I'd forgotten what it felt like. Just home from work and catching up on iplayer programmes over tea time. Will either eat later or not at all depending on how I feel.

Done it again... Does anybody else catch themselves reading either recipes or articles about food on the afternoon of a fast day? This time an article about ice cream

Either it's my brain's surreptitious expression of hunger OR could it be I'm more than likely to be reading about food at any given time, but only notice it when it's a silly thing to do, like when fasting?

I'm in today as well. I fasted yesterday, this is the first time that I am attempting a consecutive fast. If it goes well, I might even try a third day?! Has anyone attempted this?

Going to a family reunion of sorts for a few days and you know that entails
lots of good food and a drink or two or three..........

Finally I feel like I am in control of my weight and there is a light at the end of the tunnel!!!!

[Betsysgr8]

I'm in today, normally do Monday and Thursday but have to switch to Tuesday/Friday this week. My birthday was yesterday and it was a lovely day! I was surpised with a slice of cheesecake! Best I ever had, so smooth and light, just melted in my mouth. So after drinks and such yesterday I'm very puffy today and really looking foward to this fast. Have some gardening and organizing to do, so will keep busy. Beautiful HOT day.

Nearly at the end of a day that I wasn't sure was going to be a fast day, and doing it again tomorrow I think.
I haven't counted calories today but as I've been doing it since February I think I have a feel for what I can eat. Nothing but some Tom-Yum paste and mushroom soup at 2pm, a few Werthers sugar free to keep me going, and the Hairy Dieters Bulgar Wheat salad with a marinated chicken breast for dinner, followed by a big bowl of fresh cherries from the garden Yummm
Now if only I didn't feel sooo cold !

I am fasting today. I prefer MOndays as fast days, but my husband has commitments this evening and wanted sushi last night, so I had a calorie light day yesterday (1100 cals) and a fast day today. Twice (in three weeks) I have found things popping up that get in the way with my fast.

I'd been wondering whether or not to do a no food fast today but by 7pm I just knew I had to have dinner. Fajita-style tofu & veg stir-fried with some leftover homemade salsa, and some berries & yogurt followed by a decaff coffee. Very nice and I won't be going to bed feeling hungry. TOTM at the mo so I think that's made me feel more in need of food.

Very much looking forward to a lovely bowl of porridge in the morning!

Night all!