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I'm fasting today too. Usually I go to the gym first thing which makes it easier to get through the morning. But I went last night instead, so now my tummies rumbling and the afternoon seems a long way off!
I don't think I could manage not to eat all day - we (my husband and I are in it together) always have the same thing on fast days - a salad lunch (no cheese, no dressing, no carbs except sometimes a few kidney beans or chick peas) and soup in the evening. He has a piece of toast with it, and I admit we usually each have a glass of wine, although I know it's not recommended
Although I've lost very little weight I'm down a dress size, and my favourite trousers which used to be tight on my waist are nearly loose enough to slip over my hips. So all good
Good luck to everyone who's fasting today!

Hi all

woke up feeling ok so decided to try fasting again today after yesterday's cancelled attempt.

Iced coffee for breakfast and hopefully nothing til I have a salady dinner with friends tonight (probably with grilled chicken & lentil salads). May go over 500cals but won't worry - not going to count. Emergency oatcakes in bag in case I feel lightheaded during choir practice at 1pm.

I'm here! Fasting today Thursday instead of Wednesday as my circuit training class has been cancelled today. Lovely sunny day so lots of fluids and a salad later

I'm fasting today too, but not sure about it for the first time. I had a really bad night's sleep last night and feel unwell this morning.

I'm supposed to be working on the dissertation for my course today and can't help feeling that sleeplessness, feeling ill and hunger are going to making concentrating even harder than usual. I feel so bad that I am about to attempt a caffeine nap for the first time. Apparently real students (ie: those under 40) do it all the time. So, now the kids are at school, I'm going back to bed with a strong coffee. I'll drink it, set the alarm for half an hour later and snuggle down. Hopefully I'll wake up feeling brand new and raring to go...

Thoughts of roasted cod on a bed of tomatoes and courgettes tonight better keep me going too.

Good luck everyone else!

Well fast is over and I'm tired and thinking of retiring early to bed with a good book. I have now decided that as soon as I get to goal weight, it's a visit to Leichhardt! That pizza sounds good Wine-o, trouble with living up here - the food is crap!

High again everyone,
Well this is my first fast day that I have decided to stop fasting for the day. Sometimes it just doesn't feel right and as I have learned on our forum -its ok to stop. My hubbys schoolfriend buried his wife today after she decided to end her life at age 43 sadly after suffering from depression leaving 2 young children behind. I'm just so sad about it all. This life is so precious.

Oh Julianna how tragic. You're right about how precious and precarious life is, you're also right that some days a fast isn't the best thing to attempt.
I am in today. Fancying a chicken breast with veggies and zero noodles stir fried for dinner tonight.
Good luck all.

Good morning to all !

Fasting today, trying anyway because I don't know if I'll be able to do it all day. I take antibiotics since saturday and my stomack don't seem to like them and is a bit upset so I need to take food like rice and other things you shouldn't eat during fast days.

For now I took an ice coffee (thanks Greenmonster for the recipe)and water. I don't plan to eat before tonight when I'll have some tuna, couscous and some steamed broccolis.

Need to change some ways of eating and to put back breakfast on feed days. I miss them so much that I only eat a giant pancake for dinner when I eat alone and I am not sure it's a good thing at that time of the day

Good luck to everyone

Julianna that's awful for you and hubby and that poor family. Depression is such terrible illness. A big hug via you to those precious children.

Hi everyone. Thank you so much for all the support earlier in the day. I made it to dinner time which is just cooking - salmon and steamed vegetables. Weigh in day tomorrow! Hoping for a good result. Isn't it funny how sometimes the scales don't move so much but your close seems to grow almost overnight. Stuff that was OK last week is hanging off me today. Shopping trip coming up soon I think.

High again everyone,
Well this is my first fast day that I have decided to stop fasting for the day. Sometimes it just doesn't feel right and as I have learned on our forum -its ok to stop. My hubbys schoolfriend buried his wife today after she decided to end her life at age 43 sadly after suffering from depression leaving 2 young children behind. I'm just so sad about it all. This life is so precious.

How awful. You can't imagine how bad you would have to feel to do that. We may be overweight-well I certainly am - but at least we are still functioning. Am counting blessings like mad right now.

I am fasting today too.

[janeg]

Big hug to julianna, her husband and his friend

I'm fasting today. I think I'll attempt a kind of liquids fast. I've got some slim-fast shake powder so I'm going to make myself one of those to start.

This is my fourth fast, week 2 weigh-in tomorrow. Fingers crossed for a bit of a downward movement on the scales!

Happy fasting

I'm in today and feeling quite positive. Sorry to hear your tragic news Julianna. definitely a TLC day for you.

Good luck to everyone else