KittyBling
Gold Member
How fabulous! All that lovely time to yourself, what a nice surprise to finish so much sooner.
Steps In The Right Direction...86.6lbs Lost Fasting
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Lexie2005
5:2 lover
I'm actually freaking out a bit as I've never had "nothing to do". I've always worked. It's not even the money as I'm ok for a good few months with redundancy package...it's the thought of days and days with nothing*shuffles back off to youtube*
Ooh I'd love it (or think I would) I'd do all the annoying jobs in the house that never get done then do a massive cook up for the freezer
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
Unfortunately I gutted the place when ex left...even cleaned the loft
Probably will do more cooking though x
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
So weighed in this morning as it's the first of the month and I'm now changing to monthly weighing A wee loss of 0.6lbs but that takes me to exactly 12 stones which I never thought I'd get to when I started back last November. Next weigh in...1st of August! Also been working out a diet ( just food really as still fasting!) and exercise plan. Will probably go back to posting daily food and will add in what exercise I've done so I can keep track of things as scales won't be there to keep me in line. Whole idea of it is looking to the future and not wanting to be calorie obsessed forever more. Will it work?...I have no idea. I have a fear that I'll pig out thinking I can make it up further on in the month but even if I do I'm only cheating myself. Think it's where having this diary and the support will help me make the transition from being a scale obsessed, compulsive calorie counter! x
A wee loss of 0.6lbs but that takes me to exactly 12 stones which I never thought I'd get to when I started back last November. Next weigh in...1st of August! Also been working out a diet ( just food really as still fasting!) and exercise plan. Will probably go back to posting daily food and will add in what exercise I've done so I can keep track of things as scales won't be there to keep me in line. Whole idea of it is looking to the future and not wanting to be calorie obsessed forever more. Will it work?...I have no idea. I have a fear that I'll pig out thinking I can make it up further on in the month but even if I do I'm only cheating myself. Think it's where having this diary and the support will help me make the transition from being a scale obsessed, compulsive calorie counter! x
KittyBling
Gold Member
A really brave move but brilliant if it works for you. And if it doesn't then you've tried it and you won't be THAT much worse off. Brilliant to be 12 stone, amazing in fact! Tell that one to yer Ma ;-)
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
I hope it does work. Even I can only put so much on in a month if it goes pear shaped
My mother still isn't speaking to me..could go on for months! :cross:
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
Plan for July
- No scales...safely up the loft
- No calorie counting...including fast days
- Cook from scratch as much as possible
- Stop eating "diet" food I don't even really like...Babybel, yoghurt, rice cakes, fecking ryvita!
- Fast only 2 days a week
- Fast days - 1 evening meal...salad, baked potato, fish/chicken. Tea, coffee, fruit teas and no sugar squash.
- UDs - 3 meals, 3 snacks...only 1 snack at night
- Walk 100 miles in July
- Exercise in some shape or form daily...includes walking
That's my kind of basics of what I'm doing for July. Want to eat more fruit and veg, fish and chicken, less processed food (cakes, sweets, crisps, chocolates, biscuits, ready meals) and stop snacking in the evening...this is my Achilles heel and I end up saving my calories to pig out at night it could so easily spiral and it's what got me to the size I was in the first place. Not being silly and cutting anything out totally just focussing more on what I'm eating and what it's doing for my body and health. Treats need to be in proportion not the main part of my intake. I think I want to make the change now rather than when I get to target as the world isn't going to change because the scales say a certain number...it won't be magically easier so may as well start now. And if it goes wrong I'll hold my hands up and go back to what I know works.
Day 1/31
Breakfast - Porridge, banana, skimmed milk
Lunch - Wholewheat pasta, baked chicken, lettuce, mayo, sweetcorn, cucumber, red and yellow pepper, tomatoes, red onion
Dinner - Homemade kedgeree
Snacks - Skinny Latte
Black grapes
2 tea biscuits
Exercise - 2 mile walk
- No scales...safely up the loft
- No calorie counting...including fast days
- Cook from scratch as much as possible
- Stop eating "diet" food I don't even really like...Babybel, yoghurt, rice cakes, fecking ryvita!
- Fast only 2 days a week
- Fast days - 1 evening meal...salad, baked potato, fish/chicken. Tea, coffee, fruit teas and no sugar squash.
- UDs - 3 meals, 3 snacks...only 1 snack at night
- Walk 100 miles in July
- Exercise in some shape or form daily...includes walking
That's my kind of basics of what I'm doing for July. Want to eat more fruit and veg, fish and chicken, less processed food (cakes, sweets, crisps, chocolates, biscuits, ready meals) and stop snacking in the evening...this is my Achilles heel and I end up saving my calories to pig out at night it could so easily spiral and it's what got me to the size I was in the first place. Not being silly and cutting anything out totally just focussing more on what I'm eating and what it's doing for my body and health. Treats need to be in proportion not the main part of my intake. I think I want to make the change now rather than when I get to target as the world isn't going to change because the scales say a certain number...it won't be magically easier so may as well start now. And if it goes wrong I'll hold my hands up and go back to what I know works.
Day 1/31
Breakfast - Porridge, banana, skimmed milk
Lunch - Wholewheat pasta, baked chicken, lettuce, mayo, sweetcorn, cucumber, red and yellow pepper, tomatoes, red onion
Dinner - Homemade kedgeree
Snacks - Skinny Latte
Black grapes
2 tea biscuits
Exercise - 2 mile walk
upndown
Gold Member
So weighed in this morning as it's the first of the month and I'm now changing to monthly weighing
Brill that ur 12 stone - u've done so well - can't see how ur Mum sees u 5 stone heavier - is it an advantage not being on speaking terms I wonder? Mum/daughters often have complicated relationships - as I know too well. Good luck with monthly weighing - I aspire to weekly WIs but that may take some time!!
Good idea to post ur food too - as u say - may help others too!!
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
Thanks upndown x
My mother will soon have plenty to say when she hears I'm moving, am appreciating the silence for now!!
upndown
Gold Member
Plan for July
- No scales...safely up the loft
- No calorie counting...including fast days
- Cook from scratch as much as possible
- Stop eating "diet" food I don't even really like...Babybel, yoghurt, rice cakes, fecking ryvita!
- Fast only 2 days a week
- Fast days - 1 evening meal...salad, baked potato, fish/chicken. Tea, coffee, fruit teas and no sugar squash.
- UDs - 3 meals, 3 snacks...only 1 snack at night
- Walk 100 miles in July
- Exercise in some shape or form daily...includes walking
That's my kind of basics of what I'm doing for July. Want to eat more fruit and veg, fish and chicken, less processed food (cakes, sweets, crisps, chocolates, biscuits, ready meals) and stop snacking in the evening...this is my Achilles heel and I end up saving my calories to pig out at night it could so easily spiral and it's what got me to the size I was in the first place. Not being silly and cutting anything out totally just focussing more on what I'm eating and what it's doing for my body and health. Treats need to be in proportion not the main part of my intake. I think I want to make the change now rather than when I get to target as the world isn't going to change because the scales say a certain number...it won't be magically easier so may as well start now. And if it goes wrong I'll hold my hands up and go back to what I know works.
Day 1/31
Breakfast - Porridge, banana, skimmed milk
Lunch - Wholewheat pasta, baked chicken, lettuce, mayo, sweetcorn, cucumber, red and yellow pepper, tomatoes, red onion
Dinner - Homemade kedgeree
Snacks - Skinny Latte
Black grapes
2 tea biscuits
Exercise - 2 mile walk
Looks like a great plan - I'm sure u'll achieve that - based on past performance! I'd like to get my proportions more like 80% healthy food 20% treats - but getting there is taking some time
upndown
Gold Member
I'm actually freaking out a bit as I've never had "nothing to do". I've always worked. It's not even the money as I'm ok for a good few months with redundancy package...it's the thought of days and days with nothing
Know what u mean - I took voluntary redundancy at one stage in my career and found it odd to get to bed without having achieved very much during the day - even tho' I'd been pretty busy (no nothing as the song goes!!)
But for u - ur new take on the 5:2 plan is going to take up a fair bit of time I'd say - cooking from scratch for a start, not to mention the walking - plus the possibility of a certain visitor coming over more regularly or u going there?? Plus looking for ur next job will while away a few hours!! U sound pretty organising and determined - and I reckon u'll enjoy it all when u get into the swing of it - make the most of it - u got the last job u applied for - so the freedom might be short lived!!
upndown
Gold Member
Been really emotional all day...loads of tears. Have no idea why. Currently watching an old you tube video of Robbie Williams singing Angels live and sobbing into my jammies..
Aaaah - just seen this - sorry to read it - but u've been thro' a lot lately and maybe all that emotion needed to come out - ur more recent posts sound brighter - so hope ur feeling that way too:bighug:xx
upndown
Gold Member
Today has been unexpected. I'm finished work a month early. Turns out today was my last day. As I've been off apparently I'm no longer in the loop and therefore useless with the handover...according to my now ex boss. I couldn't care less. I get paid in lieu of notice, have 11 days holiday pay due and my redundancy so I'm no worse off and I'd rather not travel to Glasgow every day anyway. He seemed to think I'd be offended...I grinned and said thanks! I've a six month cushion to get me a new job. Need to go get dinner as all I've had today is water and an apple. New diet/lifestyle plan starts tomorrow too...should really give it some thought!! Fitbit sent me not 1 but 4 free bands..
What a weird nasty guy - gd on u for smiling - wdn't most of us - paid for being at home - tho I realise it's not an easy situation. Or perhaps I'm doing him an injustice - maybe he's heard about ur new fitbit and wants u to make the most of it lol!
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Autumn500
Silver Member
The lovely upndown recommended this thread to me last night and I have just finished it.such an inspiration,I've just ordered the 5:2 book,really curious to see how I would get on with it.your attitude has been amazing and all the things you have been dealing with lately would def have sent most people straight to the munchies! Your progress has been amazing! Im like you and want to eat healthier and make better choices etc,I think having two fast days would really help me. I had a question I wanted to ask about your experience but I've totally forgotten what it was,if I remember I will ask!
Autumn500
Silver Member
Plan for July
I could have written that post myself! Those plans are similar to my own, particularly the not eating diet food I don't like-I just realised the other day after quite a break from diet coke that I actually hate the taste of it! And I've spent so much money over he years buying healthy food that I really don't like-not the best idea when you are trying to commit to something!
upndown
Gold Member
Yes isn't it funny what we put up with cos we're desperate to dump the weight? I think in our desperation we forget to think thro' how & why we want to lose the weight - also what we want to eat - we just grab the fat free, low cal etc stuff - when I read Weebuns & ur own post I realised for the first time how well it chimes with my many failed attempts to lose weight! Thing is where do I go from here LOL!!
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
Thank you x It is honestly ,I think, the most convenient and adaptable way to lose weight. I'm fine tweaking it now that I've shifted a good bit of the weight I need to ,but I've averaged a 2lb a week loss since starting without feeling deprived and eating any type of food I've wanted. Just trying to make better choices with an eye to the long term now. Anything you want to ask I'll try and help if I can x
Thanks Lexie...let's hope it works! x
I think you get so used to the diet mentality of what you should and shouldn't be eating that it's sometimes hard to take a step back and see if you actually like what you're eating. There's a lot of peer pressure and media pressure on what is "good" or "bad" if you're trying to lose weight. If a diet plan pushes certain foods they become your staples regardless of taste or quality. I want to eat food that I like and that is good for me...not full of ingredients I can't pronounce and artificial sweetener. I think it's probably been the last 6 weeks or so with having that virus that has made me think about what I'm eating...not just the calories. I'm not going to turn into a saint but 80/20 I think is totally doable. I think I've had an epiphany of sorts too that I'm not really on a diet to get to a certain number on the scales any more, I'm on a learning curve about better food choices that in turn will get me to a healthy weight along the way. Although getting to my target is important to me, I think it is now second to finding a healthy eating and exercising lifestyle in combination with fasting regardless of the scales. If that makes sense??? Epiphany is too big a word for this time of night
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
Day 2/31 - Fast day
Dinner - Baked salmon fillets done with lime, chilli and garlic. Massive salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, celery, beetroot, red and yellow pepper and balsamic vinegar dressing. Baked potato.
3 x tea with skimmed milk
1 x coffee with skimmed milk
1.5 litres of water
Exercise - 3.5 miles walked
10 minutes struggling with a hula hoop ( I salute you Carrie for mastering it!!)
Ermmm...does dancing while ironing count?
Dinner - Baked salmon fillets done with lime, chilli and garlic. Massive salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, celery, beetroot, red and yellow pepper and balsamic vinegar dressing. Baked potato.
3 x tea with skimmed milk
1 x coffee with skimmed milk
1.5 litres of water
Exercise - 3.5 miles walked
10 minutes struggling with a hula hoop ( I salute you Carrie for mastering it!!)
Ermmm...does dancing while ironing count?
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