Weekly Post 02.05. - 09.05.16

flumi_f

Time for a new week
And it's a short one in Switzerland....Ascension on Thursday, thus I'm off work from Wednesday at 12h until Sunday. Weather is supposed to be awesome too. After a very cold spring, it is definitely time for some fun in the sun!

Fast day today has gone pretty well. Will do a low day tomorrow. My colleague's 50th tomorrow and she is bringing some yummies. I will enjoy them and keep lunch and dinner as if it were a fast day. The rest of the week is full of social fun stuff...Birthday party on wednesday, bike ride with a friend Thursday, helping on the building site Friday, golf course on Saturday (first time ever!), thus no time for fasting until next Monday I shall do my best as I really want to get these extra kilos from the last 1/2 yr back off. They are pesky and my eating has been less than perfect.

Have a great week and enjoy the days off, if you are one of the lucky ones too.

Juliemoo1960

Having got back onto 5:2 I am to look at my weeks diary and plan to have no more than 1 session eating out. If we are going to socialise then i need to be mindful the rest of the week and plan for that session. I also have a book to read which is about our bodies and them sabotaging us deliberately when we seem to be doing so well. I will let you know how I get on with it but I think it relates to chemicals released by the body, etc,etc.

ReaderGirl3

Halfway through my first low cal day in ages and it's going great- no issues with hunger or energy (I even got in a brisk 1 mile walk earlier).

Hope everyone else is having a great day so far!

flumi_f

Name of the book, @juliemoo1960 ? I've been really good at self sabotage lately....

Juliemoo1960

The book is The Diet Trap by Judith Beck. It looks interesting and isn't a diet book per se but training our brains to lose weight. Will let you know how I get on

flossyruby1

Thanks, Julie, for the reference. I'm with Flumi...self-sabotage seems to be an appropriate word to describe what I've been doing lately. Keep us posted and I may read it and do the same!

dryheatfitness

Fast Day #1 easily done. Found a new low calorie protein - Ahi tuna. Was on sale for $6.99/lb and 8 oz was more than enough to fill me. Added a big veggie salad w/ low calorie dressing and under 400 calories total.

flossyruby1

Looking forward to my first successful FD on the week. I'm not sure what I'll be making for dinner, but I'm determined to stick to my 500 cals. I just got my costume for our ballet recital and it fit!!! No alterations needed at all. I'm going to keep it that way!!

flossyruby1

Great fast today! Had an awesome ballet class and a great 500 cal meal of a chickpea salad with avocado ranch dressing (all vegan). I've been grilling veggies on the BBQ as a preemptive strike for lunches. Having them on hand for a veggie panini with some melted daiya cheez (when you see cheese spelled as cheez, you know it's vegan ;-) is pretty tasty. Looking ahead to Friday, which can be tricky. I do like pizza and beer, which, unfortunately is NOT 5:2 friendly. Have a great rest of the week, friends!

Juliemoo1960

flossyruby1 sounds as if you had a great day today. The veggie panini with cheez sounds great.

mamainthekitchen

Well it's mid week hope everyone is doing well! I had s pretty good fd yesterday and today I'm going out for lunch with the parents, so I'll just be smart about my choice but not too strict. Flossy, what the heck is in cheez if it's vegan ??? Is it still a protein? All I can think of is maybe it's soy based. My daughter is lactose intolerant but still has cheese at times anyway. Although , she's the type to not try something because of the goofy spelling!

Cheers!

flossyruby1

Haha, Mama!! Yes, it sounds like an oxymoron. There are many different types of vegan cheez, my favorite being Daiya brand. But there is a pretty awesome recipe for "cheese" using boiled potatoes and carrots (along with some other ingredients) that looks like velveeta. Of course, it doesn't truly replicate cheese, but it's pretty darn tasty!! I used to try to fool my kids, but it backfired, so instead of passing it off as cheese, I call it veg dip because that's what it's made from. But Daiya works well for pizza and quesadillas.

flossyruby1

BTW, some cheez is soy based, some are nut based.

mamainthekitchen

Thanks Flossy, I'll be sure to look at stores near me for that brand. To make a quesadilla would be good for her....she naturally doesn't like cheese I'm sure because it makes her feel bad.

My lunch out was great except for what I ordered!! Cajun chicken sandwich with tomatoe/lettuce etc.... The only good part was the toasted seeded bread! Not sure if it's all my reduced style of eating, and lack of goopy typed sandwiches in my life, but I did not enjoy it at all, but of course I ate it anyway since I was sitting beside my dad and remembering there are "people starving in Rwanda"!!!!!!! Now, I haven't even had dinner & I'm chugging back some wine after my long day!! Aaaannnnd... I have a total of ONE exercise calorie burned today!! Stellar day for sure! cheers to tomorrow!

Juliemoo1960

Sounds like it was a good day then Mama. I remember those days I am sure that is why I am overweight as we had to clear our plates. My least favourite was stuffed marrow I didn't mind the mincemeat ( which I ate first) but then all that was left was the sloppy marrow still can't eat it to this day.

RegainFiks

I haven't had a successful FD in a while but today I am determined to have one, I intend to have more next week.

dryheatfitness

Fikile2015 wrote: »

I haven't had a successful FD in a while but today I am determined to have one, I intend to have more next week.

All 5:2 weeks start with the first FD - best part here is you can come and go from the diet and do it in spurts of good times and then cruise along in the more difficult times

dryheatfitness

Start of FD#2. Yesterday was our first 100F day here in Phoenix so I'm off the bike today. Headed into office now in my workout clothes to do a run on the treadmill before starting the day. We're due for a chill down to the 70s this weekend so I'm planning a hike and a golf outing to take advantage of the weather. Meal plan is half can of light Progresso soup w/ extra veggies at lunch (100 cal) and Spaghetti w/ veggies one pot meal for 350 cal.

flumi_f

It's a holiday here. Had a great bike date. The route I chose got us both huffing and puffing on the last incline ;-) 34km and 2.5h with forests, river, lakes, old monestary and blossoming trees and crops along the way. He treated me to a very nice picnic at km 30...After the 30km and a bottle of wine, we were both glad the 4km home were all downhill Had a lovely active day with a nice man and a got an invitation to brunch on Saturday to boot. I'll take that

Enjoy your day!

Juliemoo1960

Ladies you sound so active. I would love to be able to do all of that and more but until I have my knee operation it is all I can do to get though the day in one piece. Have managed the second FD of the week with just enough left for some skinny popcorn. Feeling mighty pleased with myself. Hope you all have a good evening.

flossyruby1

Congrats, Flumi! What a wonderful way to spend the day!! Julie, it is sooo frustrating to not be able to exercise when you want to. I wish a painless surgery and a speedy recovery. On another note, I don't know about my friends from outside of the United States, but has anyone else been paying attention to the buzz about the study done on Season 8 Biggest Loser contestants? The fallout of this study is downright depressing and has such far-reaching implications. For those of you who aren't aware of what's been going on, here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html?_r=0