The FastDay Forum

Well, not so dramatic yet but I started on 14th Jan at 82.6 KG and today I've weighed in at 81 KG. So weight loss has begun but it's not quite a kilo a week yet but it's not going up! And I weighed myself this morning after an evening of possibly drinking too much. I have been seeing what my weight has been over the week and after Monday's fast I think I did see it dip to 80 kg but I've decided to not record after a fast day and Sundays are after 2 Feed days so I'm guessing it will give me the fairest reading. But I'm enjoying fasting so that will make sure I keep up with it.

Now, what not to have tomorrow?

I think you're doing fine Elaine - if you look at the Progress Tracker forum statistics (http://www.52fastdiet.co.uk/tracker.php?p=stats) you will so you are doing better than the average. I prefer to weight myself after my 2nd fast day to give the most optimistic result but the main thing is to be consistent. There's plenty of natural variation from day to day anyway...

Thanks Dominic. I've just added myself to the Progress Checker thing.(I've just invested in a tape measure)
Well, I'm now on 80.7kg. I am reducing weight and it still feels quite fragile some how. But apparently I've already had someone notice. My housemate reported that her friend said she thought I'd lost weight. I'm hoping that by the end of February half term I'll have made a significant difference.I'm feeling less sort of puffy, I don't know if this is largely psychological. I'm also being better behaved on feed days. Infact, today, I didn't want to finish my lunch (I had tasty sandwich, it had goat's cheese and slices of squash, and a salad) and at tea, there was an opportunity for a second helping and I might've been able to eat it, but I didn't want to and I said no. I'm planning to start going to aerobics on Tuesday, so after a few weeks of that.. I hope everyone has a good week.

I don't think the less puffiness is in your head, this is supposed to reduce inflammation too and I'm definitely more mobile and less puffy.

Well, there is 3 kg less of me than there was at the start of this process! It does seem a little miraculous but I'm really pleased with the changes in my behaviour. Last night we ordered pizza and I didn't pig out on it! I think my housemates had more of it than I did, I didn't really want anymore. Normally I hoover up any leftovers but I didn't. It's not that I was full, exactly it's just I knew I had eaten, I'd enjoyed it but didn't feel the need to have anymore so I didn't. Right, I'm off to have breakfast and have a go at making B&W's bread recipe
It's half term for me next week and I'm going to visit my family and some friends. I wonder if they will notice any real differences? Measuring does help with making things real and tangible but again the weight loss seems so fragile. But onwards and downwards!
Happy Sunday morning.

Hi Elaine78 - I know what you mean about the weight loss being 'fragile' ie. you feel like it could all go back on in an instant! I feel like that as well. I have lost about 4.5 lbs since starting on 16th Jan and it's going to be slow progress, but I have got faith in the programme and feel like I can stick with it over the long term and see some good results. Like you I feel in better control of my eating on the non fast days and that is contributing to the weight loss in addition to the calorie deficit on the fast days. I have never been a big sweet/ cake eater (cheese has been my downfall!) - I eat pretty healthily but just too much. Now I feel like my system has been 'reset' somehow and there is not that urge to feed my face even when not really hungry. Anyway, good luck and hope the bread making is successful - if you're kneading it by hand, that should burn off a few cals!

Bread rolls made, I can have one tomorrow (I made them really tiny)

Thanks Madge, sounds like you're doing really well too. I know what you mean about sweets and cakes, I mean I like them but they're really not my big problem. For me it is portion control. I can/could eat a whole pot of food and it's only recenlty dawned on me that a potfull is designed to feed a family not one person in a single meal! And I can eat a whole packet of biscuits in one sitting so I try not to buy them unless other people will be around to eat them with me. Cheese is definitely a problem. It's so yummy! I've just had some lentil soup I found at the bottom of my freezer, I made it pre-WOE days and when I got it out the microwave I realised how much I'd made, it filled a bowl up to the top. I had as much as I could but couldn't finish it. I'm now very sleepy which isn't helpful because I have a lot of lesson prep to do! Good luck with tomorrow. Slow is and steady is best.