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New member
My name gemma 38, I've been doing fasting for 16 months. Due to my dad passing away in January I've put on 1 stone (14 lbs) I think it be more if I didn't do some fasting in the week . So I know it's down to what am eating and not wanting to do anything. But it hit me today being back in the 12 stone mark and thought nope…
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Monthly Post July 2019
I can't believe it is July! Here we go, folks!
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Monthly Post June 2019
Hi all! June is here! Let's do this! Hope everybody has a good weekend. Chat soon!
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Monthly Post May 2019
Hi all! Happy May 1st! Here we are! Ready for summer?! I am... :) @KateNkognito bet you are psyched that school is almost done. Way to go!! @mamainthekitchen saw your post about keto and hope it works well for you! Hope everybody else is good. Lurkers and newbies please stop in and post and say hello. Ask a question! I am…
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Monthly Post April 2019
Hi all! Welcome to our monthly post for April! Attention all Newbies and lurkers - please pop in to say hi and ask questions! That's why we are here! Things are going well with me. Looking forward to a lighter day today. Weekend was good. No complaints. :) Hope you all are well and are ready to rock and roll for April!…
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LAST Weekly Post of March 2019
Hello everyone! And by everyone, I mean Meghan, Kate and Orlcam! When I joined this group in Oct ‘15 there were so many people contributing their experiences each day on every weekly posting that it took me quite a few weeks to get use to all of their stories! Sadly, while some new people have joined, most have…
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Water fasting?
Does anyone here do 5:2 water fasting?
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Weekly Post 18/03/2019 - 24/03/2019
Good morning everybody! Hope you had a great weekend. Going to be a light day for me today. Same for Thursday. Hope everybody is good. See you soon.
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Weekly Post 11/03/2019 - 17/03/2019
Good morning all! @KateNkognito hope you are feeling better! Stomach bug is NO FUN! Hope everybody had a great weekend. We had a nice one. Watched the movie: "Can You Ever Forgive Me" with Melissa McCarthy. It is based on a true story. She plays an author who defrauds people. Very good! Have a nice day. I am fasting today.…
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Weekly Post 04/03/2019 - 10/03/2019
Good morning everybody. Looks like we have a new photo on our banner! Congrats @mamainthekitchen that is a beauty. :) Hope everybody is doing well. We got around 8 inches of snow here last night. Next few days are supposed to be very cold too. So not a lot of melting happening. Sigh... It is what it is. Have a great day…
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Weekly Post 25/02/2019 - 03/03/2019
Good morning all! Wow, can you believe we are starting March this week?! Where does the time go. I watched some of the Oscars last night too! Lots of fun! We recently saw A Star is Born with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. It was great!! Need to watch more movies. We are always behind! Next one I want to see is Bohemian…
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Weekly Post 18/02/2019 - 24/02/2019
Good morning all! Hope everybody is staying warm! We were supposed to get a little snow last night and we got nothing! No complaints LOL. Today is a holiday for us. Looking forward to relaxing. Have a great day! See you soon. :)
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Weekly Post 11/02/2019 - 17/02/2019
Good morning and happy Monday to you, fasting friends!! Just read what you guys wrote over the weekend. :) Hope you are staying warm! LOL too funny about the Grammys @mamainthekitchen! I love to watch the Oscars too, but the Grammys I always feel like I don't know so many of the artists. :O @KateNkognito hang in there with…
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Weekly Post 04/02/2019 - 10/02/2019
Good morning all! Happy Monday! Love the pics you guys posted on last week's thread! Beautiful water and cute puppy!! <3 My weekend was good. I am a NE Patriots fan, so Super Bowl Sunday was pretty cool for me. :smiley: Back on track today and this week. Planning to eat clean and hit the gym a few times. Hope you have a…
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Weekly Post 28/01/2019 - 03/02/2019
Good Morning Monday!! Hi everyone, guess I’ll start off the week for us .... since I’m up & ready to head on a ferry ride - 1 1/2hrs to Vancouver island then 1/2 hour drive to Victoria then lunch! Then head backwards all the way home again. If the weather is good I’ll try for a pic! I’m not eating until lunch so I’ll be…
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Weekly Post 21/01/2019 - 27/01/2019
Good morning everybody! Hope you all had a great weekend. Flew by didn't it?! Little busy at the moment. Our office is open today on Martin Luther King Day. Going to come back a little later with more. Have a good day and a great week!
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Weekly Post 14/01/2019 - 20/01/2019
Good morning all! Hope your week is off to a great start. Mine seems to be! Keeping this post quick for now. Speak to you all soon. Have a great day!!
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Weekly Post 07/01/2019 - 13/01/2019
Good morning all. Here we are rocking through January! :o Hope everybody is off to a great week. See you all soon. :)
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Weekly Post 31/12/2018 - 6/1/2019
Just thought I would start us off for the new year with a fresh thread. Happy New Year! Happy fasting!!
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Weekly Post 17/12/2018 - 23/12/2018
Hello all. Hope you are doing well. On the home stretch here. Couple more days of work and then heading down south to see my family. Speak to you soon.
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Weekly Post 10/12/2018 - 16/12/2018
Good morning friends! Hope everybody is doing well for a Monday. :) Anything fun happening with you guys? Do tell. Christmas is about two weeks away. Crazy how time flies. Almost done with my shopping. Just one or two things and then I am good to go. Planing to stick to my calorie goals of 1200-1500 a day and hit the gym a…
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Weekly Post 03/12/2018 - 09/12/2018
Good morning everybody. Going to just get us started for now and then I will be back soon with a post. Make it a great week! :)
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Weekly Post 26/11/2018 - 02/12/2018
Good morning and happy Monday Fasting friends! Wow, can you believe that on Saturday of this week, we will be starting December!? Screams... Fortunately I don't have to buy a lot of gifts, so that makes it easier for me. Today is Cyber Monday too! Anybody buying anything fun?! Hope those of you that were celebrating…
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Weekly Post 19/11/2018 - 25/11/2018
Good morning everybody! Sorry I wasn't able to check in over the weekend. Ended up dealing with car trouble. A car that is only a year old, no less. They are saying it is a faulty battery. Everything is covered on warranty so that is good. Today is my one day at work. Then I am off the rest of the week. My plans are to…
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Weekly Post 12/11/2018 - 18/11/2018
Good morning everybody! Happy Monday! Fresh week now in full effect! Have to make this just a short post. Need to come back a little later. See you soon!
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Weekly Stats Thread-Post Your Progress! The good, the bad, the ugly ;-)
SW: 184 (my original weight) GW: 135 CW: 151.6 First goal: 145 Second goal: 140 10/16: Good FD yesterday; weight today was 151.6. Was hoping 149, but will shoot for another FD Thursday and see below 150 by next week
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Exercising off cals
Hi all I'm new to this. Today I'm at 620 cals but on a 500 day with dinner still to go. I worked off 300 cals on the treadmill and dinner will be 200 cals. Is this okay and will it still count as a fasting day. It's my last one for the week and I don't want to waste it if possible. Thank you for your much needed help and…
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Exercising off cals
Hi all I'm new to this. Today I'm at 620 cals but on a 500 day with dinner still to go. I worked off 300 cals on the treadmill and dinner will be 200 cals. Is this okay and will it still count as a fasting day. It's my last one for the week and I don't want to waste it if possible. Thank you for your much needed help and…
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Weekly Post 05/11/2018 - 11/11/2018
Good morning everybody! Wow, that weekend flew by! Next thing we know, Thanksgiving (USA) is going to be upon us. Anybody have any nice plans? I am not sure what we are doing. Our families will both be away, so it may be just us two cooking a turkey breast and fixin's at home. I don't mind that either. :) Planning to hit…
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Interesting article
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/magazine/placebo-effect-medicine.html This is an article on the placebo effect. It made me wonder if some of the trouble I have with fasting and some of the great successes I have had are due, in some part, to the placebo effect and how can I harness that to my benefit? Is convincing…