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If you're new and have a question or need some advice, please give us as much information as you can about your situation in order for us to be able to help you as best we can. For example, it's helpful to know your BMI/weight, how much you want to lose, any medical conditions which might affect your weight and (if you've started fasting already) how you do your fasts in terms of splitting up your calories, what you eat etc. Thanks!

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Newbie & loving it!
25 Jan 2013, 11:45
Hi there. This is my first week. I read the book from cover to cover on Sunday and began with a fast on Monday. Intended to do Thu but brought next 'Fast day' forward and did it Wednesday instead as I found it easy. I have decided for my first week only to do a 4:3 just to hopefully see some good initial results. I have 2 stone to lose. : never used a forum before, smily faces come up as question marks or words? Is it because I'm on an iPad?
Re: Newbie & loving it!
25 Jan 2013, 12:35
Hi Claire (Bond? :)) and welcome to the forums & this way of life :)

Well done on starting your fasts & finding it so easy. Sometimes I wake up and wish it was a fast day when it's not. Occasionally I'll throw an extra day in if I feel like it.

Not sure why the smilies aren't coming up for you - might be worth checking your user profile settings to ensure they are enabled? Can't see any reason an ipad wouldn't display them, they're just images. If you get the chance to look at the forums from a different system you'll be able to see if it's specific to your settings or if it's just an ipad issue!
Re: Newbie & loving it!
25 Jan 2013, 13:12
Hi Claire, the smilies do on my pad too :? But they are there when you send your post, check on preview first.... Welcome and good luck with 5:2 :)
Re: Newbie & loving it!
25 Jan 2013, 14:56
Having my first food of the day, how d'it get to 3pm? Cup of bovril :)
Testing the smilies :roll:
Re: Newbie & loving it!
25 Jan 2013, 15:26
If you mean the smilies don't show up when you're typing a post, that's normal - there are little text smilies/words you put in to your post, but then they convert into the little yellow guys once your post is sent.
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