The FastDay Forum

Thanks @PennyForthem. I loved that you replied so quickly on the other side of the world! What are you doing now? Its 8 pm here and hubs just got home from work and I'm watching MASH from TiVo then about to watch
Recipe to Riches ( its about 3 people who each have a great family recipe that everyone loves that could be a commercial success and they have to bulk cook it and market it but there's only 1 winner who will have there product for sale in one of our big supermarket Woolworths (woolies) from tomorrow morning!

@pennyforthem. This is a one month trial to see if I can get off my plateau, so I'd say that it is very doable for a month, and it's a month where I don't have very many social engagements. Some people seem to Fast-5 permanently, but I don't think it is for me. However on a Monday to Friday basis, it is good to have some sort of structure and I can see the appeal. I'm hovering somewhere between 19.:5 and 16:8. Fat over carbs in the mix is something I have never tried before so the jury is out. However the brain fog is certainly gone and I seem to have more mental stamina.

Drum roll! Well @rawkaren, I think your months trial is up. Do you mind if we ask how you went???

[Debs]

I'd like to hear the result too!

One whole pound! Was it worth it? Dunno. Check my blog though as I posted all of the trend lines and it is going in the right direction finally. Maybe I need to give it longer.

[carieoates]

That's crap Karen. Go sit in a dark room and scream.......
Dunno what to say, you're so committed and knowledgable.
Give it longer. I didn't lose this week well if you call 400gm a loss then yes but I didn't count it.
Keep going Karen.

Oh @rawkaren, that must have been disappointing but I'm glad you lost something. Bloody scales!
Do your clothes feel looser? I looked at your blog and the graphs and can definitely see a downward trend which is great!!!
Thanks for the buckwheat tip @PennyForthem. I cooked some and had it with my curry and it was nice.
Xxx julianna

[Debs]

Hi all,
Just to report that I saw 59.9kg this morning, my target last Christmas and Valentines Day! I can honestly say that it has been long and painful, with many experiments. A combination of low carb, fat and calorie counting has finally worked, not the way I would have hoped to be doing it and tbh, it isn't sustainable but at least I have made it.
A combination of peri-menopause and stress have conspired against me, making those few kgs really, really hard to lose. I am lucky that I can experiment when I'm away from home I guess, but I always overdo it when I go home, even if I try and semi-fast. I realise that the carbs are the issue, sugar especially and I have to be really careful what I eat on that front.
I have to thank a lot of lovely ladies for their moral support, especially @Carorees, @Rawkaren, @Madcatlady, @Wendydarling, @CarieOates and many others for their support and watching over my food intake! The accountability certainly helps me and I shall continue with that. I also realise that high expectations of oneself don't make life easier! Note to self, give myself some slack! Still a way to go, but at least I feel that I have achieved one milestone!

@debs. This is so well deserved. I think you are the one on this site that has tried everything and anything to get to where you need to be. Well done!

[carorees]

Well done @Debs! So very well deserved!

[carieoates]

Ooh I went all goosey reading that debs. I'm so so happy for you.

This is a momentous day @Debs! Well done!
Xxx julianna

Wow @Debs that is the bestest news, you so deserve it!! As you say if in doubt brew up, keep the faith and bring it on! Deep respect to you and congratulations.

[Debs]

Aaarrrrggghhhh having a major sugar craving day, and I think that if I don't indulge it to some extent, it will only get worse. I haven't had much in the way of sugar now for quite some time, but just occasionally I know that things are in a bad way!! I know we all get those, most of the time I can overcome it, but today it is monstrous and may need feeding, just to pacify it!
#justsaying.......!!!!

[carieoates]

Go get some down ya. Debs. What have you got which womt trigger an even bigger urge to have more?