The FastDay Forum

Well done, Nessie!

Happy fastiversary Nessie!!! Youve done so well! Be proud of your self!
Xxx

Well done Nessie..yet more inspiration for us following behind! X

Thank you @AnnieD @Golarne @Sallyo @julianna and @Candicemarie. It is a great feeling of achievement, I didn't have much weight to loose about 14lb which only took 41/2 months to lose but I have been maintaining since July and find the willpower has to be used a bit more when the reward of seeing the pounds roll off is no longer there. The bonus is I dropped 2 dress sizes and the threat of having to wear larger clothes again keeps me going. I still have to do my two fast days but hope I will be happy to do that for the rest of my life. here's to the next year

Sorry@WestLondonChick Thank you also we have all done so well with this WOE I just wish I had found it 40 years ago.

Happy Fastiversary @nessie Congratulations well done
on doing a great job.

@nessie , so you've reached the weight you want to be and you still do 5:2. I wonder how come you don't continue to lose weight. Did you originally lose weight on 5:2?

Good job, Nessie.

And @Sallyo, I've been in the magic 2 kg window around my target weight for 4 months now. The first 2 months I was still technically "losing", the second two months I was maintaining, having reached my target. I've been doing 5:2 the entire time - since March, 2013 actually - , with little variation that I could see over the 4 months (I don't count calories).

Check out my tracker. I can't explain this at all, BTW.

Thank you @Sue.Q and @Wendyjane. @Sallyo I can't get my 5 other days in line, too keen on cakes, scones and nuts, I am trying to get this under control but in the meantime I feel 2 fast days to keep the weight off is a fair swap.

Fair enough. That's fair. What is life without cake and nuts?

It's me today! It's my Fastiversary

I wanted to lose 21lb and I did. It took me 9 1/2 months and I fasted twice a week unless I was on holiday. I soon realised that I wasn't hungry on the morning after a fast day so I took advantage of that and fell naturally into 16:8 by not having breakfast. I also realised early on that white carbs were not good for my weight loss so I ditched those and that brought an added social benefit. No more I think it was the yeast in the bread I can now get into the size 10 bottoms that I couldn't get done up a year ago and they are too big and so are my size 12 shirts. My tum still needs a bit of attention but my muffin doesn't top half as much as it did.

Too much work makes Jill a dull girl, so I came up with wey hey weekends when I have a little of what I fancy. This was taken to an extreme at the East Anglia meet up where I plied my fellow foodie fasters with Aldi Moser Roth chocolate bars (thanks for the inspiration @silverdarling) and we had coffee and cake for elevenses, Cafe Rouge lunch and Patisserie Valerie afternoon tea/coffee. We laughed in the face of traditional diets especially those silly paid for, club type ones
@carieoates @madcatlady @stowgateresident @loulou51

Then there were 'Fabulous Fortnights' which occur when we take a bit of a break for holidays and family events, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries etc that are spread out over several weeks.

Apart from learning to recognise when I am hungry and when I just fancy eating, how to love bovril at lunchtime, how to come here on a fast day and be inspired, I have learned how to dress nicely and how to buy expensive handbags from @Rawkaren and her Fashionista tent. I was in the club for Valentines Day courtesy of @Auriga I have laughed at the hilarity, thank you @ballerina, teased the boys in the Men Only room, cried over the poor cold tootsies of @sue.q when she couldn't get her shoes on because of her swollen feet. I have learned to eat more healthily and enjoy experimenting with foods I have never had before. Celeriac, mashed, chipped and remoulade. Thanks @pennyforthem. And everyone else for your recipe ideas. I have often been amazed at how my mind thinks the same as @gillymarys and am sure that we have some sort of telepathy going on.

I have learned to say 'no' and to leave food on my plate if I don't want it. I have learned to wait 20 minutes after a meal before having anything else. I now eat more healthily and meal plan so that there is always something tasty to eat. I have learned to love eggs, there is nothing better than lunch the day after a fast day of an omelette with the strong flavours of smoked salmon and feta. Oh and inspired by you lot I am trying to wean myself off 'healthy' low fat yogurts and suchlike and am enjoying the real thing. I still feel nervous about such a radical change of lifelong habits but I'm getting there. Oh my..... Total full fat Greek yoghurt

I have made so many friends here, you have all made me laugh and cry (sometimes within the same post) I have been proud to be part of this worldwide family circle where we all encourage each other and try to be of some comfort when one of us has bad news to tell or is worried about something. On the flip side, I have often spat my tea out over something that @carieoates or @debs has posted Thank you @carorees for all the nerdy stuff that I try to understand and thank you to @kencc for inspiring me to keep a daily weighing chart. I can't remember who it was that reassured me that you can't eat too many eggs but I think it was and thank you to @breadandwine for just being you thank you to @moogie for kicking this all off, I hope your health is improving.

Anyway, thanks for reading and sorry I couldn't mention you all but you are all dear friends. Cheers and here's to the next year of keeping me company whilst I try to maintain. I am so grateful for the company of my fellow maintainers in the super callystowiedarlingpenny maintainers tent @pennyforthem @callyanna @stowgateresident.

It's me today! It's my Fastiversary

I wanted to lose 21lb and I did. It took me 9 1/2 months and I fasted twice a week unless I was on holiday. I soon realised that I wasn't hungry on the morning after a fast day so I took advantage of that and fell naturally into 16:8 by not having breakfast.

That was a charming post if I ever did see one, @Wendy Darling. The first part, the stats above, is almost exactly the same as mine. You and I have a bit of ESP going on too, I think, as evidenced by our (private) discussion of our names

Happy Fastiversary!

What is there to say except, 'love your sentiments, @wendy darling'!!

Happy Fastiversary @Wendy Darling Wow you have come a long way in your year well done and be very proud of all you've achieved and what a way to celebrate with the holiday to Greece meeting up with our lovely @TML13 all bookings taken over in the "taking the scenic route"

Ah, that was such a lovely thoughtful post but then you have always come across as a very thoughtful and kind person. Congratulations on getting to where you wanted to be and thank you for your personal support in my early days. You have summed up how I, and I'm sure loads of us, feel about this little bit of cyber heaven that has been such an inspiration to us all.

Many hugs to you and much love from

Ballerina x