I have a week to go before we leave on holidays, and for that week I intend to have either 2 fast days or 3 light days, depending how I go on my next scheduled fast day, tomorrow. Fast/light days planned for Thurs and Tues, with extra light day, if needed, on Sunday.
I also will be trying really hard not to overeat on the other days. I have done well enough re this over this last week, and I am definitely feeling better (and slimmer) for having eaten less overall. (However, feeling slimmer and being slimmer are different things, and I have to accept it will take a while to lose the inches I have regained around my hips over the last 3 years - mainly in this last year I think. "Interestingly" I have not regained much at all on my upper torso...)
My plan and hope for holiday eating is "just" not to eat after dinner or, if I do, to not have carby snacks. I am unlikely to fast - I have trouble fasting when we are travelling and have busy active days.
When I get back, there will be 6 weeks to Christmas. Eek! Btw, I will be hosting the Christmas Challenge, and will post about that early next week, as I would like to get it organised before I go on holiday.
@Stowgateresident, I totally agree that we should not fast around children. I am firmly of the belief that eating 3 nutritious (home cooked where possible) meals (plus healthy snacks) a day is important for children. For most people, if we had done that all our lives, we probably wouldn't ever be overweight. And if your grandchildren enjoy the baked desserts, still make them! You don't have to have a big serve.
I know at some stage on the forum there have been threads comparing what we ate when young relative to now. Although I had packet cereal and white bread, in the evening home cooked dinners with baked desserts were the norm, and processed foods and snacks were a rarity, including chocolate and lollies. Takeaway was only ever the occasional fish and chips. Almost never had fizzy drinks. I was not overweight - almost no child was overweight then. (Unlike now where at least a quarter of young children are overweight.) My mother wasn't overweight either, she was a comfortable average weight - until she started dieting (which had become a real industry in the 60's). I have found that if I can be bothered to make a baked dessert (rarely unfortunately) it can help satisfy my hunger and then there is no need for evening snacking. So, do still make those desserts if the children will miss not having them. (Thus endeth the lecture!!!)