Lots of posts since I was last here - lovely! We have a glorious Spring day and I am sitting outside with a cuppa waiting for another load of washing to finish - and someone has just started a bonfire nearby. That means smoky washing, most annoying. I live in an area where burning off is allowed, as it is a high fire risk area. So I have gone inside and shut all the windows, just when it was a great day to air the house. I think I will defer hanging out the washing and hope the fire doesn't go all day. (Well, the previous was the situation when I started this post, but it has taken me hours to get around to finishing...
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Anyhow...
@Stowgateresident, good for you with the cross trainer! Are you able to watch TV or something on a notepad while you exercise - that helps me when I am on the treadmill!!
@Cblasz, enjoy the concert and the weekend activities, they all sound good!
@Tracieknits, I have never heard of keto sticks, how do they work? How are you finding the low carb - how much does a glass of wine count...
@Autumnkathleen, btw you can edit your posts after you have submitted them if you want to fix up errors you didn't notice in preview mode. Thanks for asking about my situation - though you won't have to read too many of my posts to know just where I stand on everything!!
One of the reasons I said to note the timeline on the tracker is you will see mine stopped some while ago. As mentioned, I don't weigh myself, haven't in ages, but judging by how my clothes fit, I think I have put on around 5kgs since reaching goal. I guess I am around 60kg, about 9 1/2 stone. This is still a healthy weight for my height. I stopped regular 5:2 a couple of years ago when I realised I was having to fast just to maintain, which meant I was overeating on the other days. (When I was fasting and aiming to lose weight, I did find that I had to be pretty strict with the protein, fat, fruit, grain and starchy veg cals on fast days in order to lose weight and keep it around 500 (ie not let it creep to 800) - though I never weighed anything just guessed the cals based on my knowledge of approx calorie content.)
Since I stopped regular 5:2 I have been trying to eat according to hunger, but have had a battle with the habit of eating in the evenings for other reasons. I do still fast from time to time, as I believe that fasting has benefits aside from helping with weight loss - and as an antidote to overindulgence... I do not follow a low carb diet, since, as a result of weighing (!) up all the varied opinions from the reading I have done and the professionals I have consulted, I do believe that grains, fruits and all sorts of, including starchy, veg (in appropriate quantities) are an important part of a balanced diet. That being said, I acknowledge that for people with certain health issues, the amount and type of carbs consumed do need to be more carefully monitored. And that low carb can help with weight loss. But if we all cut out / severely reduced processed foods, especially those with high added sugar content, as well as refined grains, then most of us probably would not need to go low carb. (You will wish you never asked!)
Best wishes to all challengers!