Weekly Post - 01/03 - 07/03/15
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Congratulations jknight001!
I haven't completed my first week of 5:2 but I have completed both my fast days. I am pleased to give the following update;
Starting Weight March 2 - 199.7 lbs
Todays Weight March 6 - 197.3 lbs
total weight lost - 2.4 lbs (just 5 days)
I did this with moderate cardio and strength for 1 hr for 3 days(non fast days)0 -
Congratulations jknight001!
I haven't completed my first week of 5:2 but I have completed both my fast days. I am pleased to give the following update;
Starting Weight March 2 - 199.7 lbs
Todays Weight March 6 - 197.3 lbs
total weight lost - 2.4 lbs (just 5 days)
I did this with moderate cardio and strength for 1 hr for 3 days(non fast days)
The best is yet to come!0 -
Jknight- awesome!!!! I can't wait to hit 165 as this was one of the first mini goals I've set for myself and I don't think I've ever hit one!! I'm only 1.8 lbs away!0
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Great job everyone...congrats on reaching your goals...hope to be back with you pretty regular in a couple of weeks, still ~10lbs off from my lowest (since July).
Have a good weekend.0 -
Just finishing my first ever fast day coming in under 500cals! I usually end up with around 750 - 850. I didn't finish any of the kids dinners or desserts, that's usually where the extra 200 or so calories creeps in, and I resisted a second bowl of soup. I'm so pleased with myself, and I nearly didn't fast today, I woke up really hungry (ate sooo much junk yesterday), but told myself I'd do it one distraction at a time, then kept really busy and now I'm in bed!0
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Just finishing my first ever fast day coming in under 500cals! I usually end up with around 750 - 850. I didn't finish any of the kids dinners or desserts, that's usually where the extra 200 or so calories creeps in, and I resisted a second bowl of soup. I'm so pleased with myself, and I nearly didn't fast today, I woke up really hungry (ate sooo much junk yesterday), but told myself I'd do it one distraction at a time, then kept really busy and now I'm in bed!
So glad for you! What a wonderful way to enter into the weekend.0 -
5:2 is so much easier than I thought. Today is another fast day and it seems to just cruise on by. Really happy to find something that I could see myself doing forever
Well done on your losses
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Well done everyone!!!!!!
It's Saturday here and I've already done my fasts for the week. I'm going to lunch with my mum today. It'll be the first time I've seen her since starting the 5:2. She'll of course make it all about her somehow but I can't wait till she sees how much I've lost0 -
karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »Well done everyone!!!!!!
It's Saturday here and I've already done my fasts for the week. I'm going to lunch with my mum today. It'll be the first time I've seen her since starting the 5:2. She'll of course make it all about her somehow but I can't wait till she sees how much I've lost
I hope she is green with envy!!
Finished my 2nd fast of the week and feeling alright.
*VENT*
Sometimes I really dislike this forum. People can be extremely rude and defensive.
I feel like if I speak in the forum (not the groups, the people in them seem to be so lovely) I will get beaten up.
Does anyone else feel like this?
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I try not to comment on them anymore. The keyboard warriors get a bit defensive0
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Sadly she didn't even notice
She was too busy telling me about how wonderful my sister is doing with her stupid diet. My sister and her friend joined us for lunch and they spent the entire time lecturing me about how much better their diet is grrrr0 -
karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »Sadly she didn't even notice
She was too busy telling me about how wonderful my sister is doing with her stupid diet. My sister and her friend joined us for lunch and they spent the entire time lecturing me about how much better their diet is grrrr
Don't get too upset by their reaction.
If you feel you can continue reaching your goals and find this lifestyle sustainable then you are a winner
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Oh honey - she noticed! Hence the lecture. You know you're doing the right thing for her, so as forever says, 'keep on keepin' on'.0
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silly me, I meant doing the right thing for you and not her!0
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Last fast for the week today, 2days at max tdee as really hungry but didn't exercise, it seems easier to be under if I exercise and I tend not to eat those calories back as an extra boost as I have alot to lose, does anyone else find this?0
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Lots of great news here! Well done!
I had a few blow outs this week. Some sweet stuff and chocolate easter eggs attacked me! I know better than to buy them....but I did
Definitely no loss this week...had a gain of a kilo. Some is water, some is not. Lot's of stuff going on at the moment. Some of which is stressing me out a bit, so I think that is part of the problem. Need to hang in there until the week before easter. April should be a bit quieter than Feb/March in many ways.
I did go for an hours run this morning and then grabed my bike to go watch a friend in her riding lesson and continued to the farmer's for fresh eggs. In the afternoon I got my balcony cleaned up, layed and oiled the wooden tiles and my lounge is now ready for spring lounging
To chilly out there now, but tomorrow afternoon should be warm enough for a little snooze in the sun. The sunny spring weather is helping to lift my spirits a bit. 0 -
Thanks guys for making me feel better
Cal0rina - i find the more I exercise the less I want to eat
Flumi - that sounds lovely!!0 -
Karen - Lulu is right - she absolutely did notice! And as for your sister and her friend trying to convince you their way is better - sounds more like they were trying to convince themselves. You know what works for you, so ignore them.0
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Flumi - I have absolutely no willpower at all when it comes to biscuits and sweets - fortunately chocolate hates me so I live without it.
Been a lovely day here too so I have swept up all the winter's dried leaves and cleaned the patio. Also did D1L1 of JM's shred in 30 days, so have officially taken the plunge.0 -
karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »Sadly she didn't even notice
She was too busy telling me about how wonderful my sister is doing with her stupid diet. My sister and her friend joined us for lunch and they spent the entire time lecturing me about how much better their diet is grrrr
Oh, that is so painful.
However, you know this is working for you. Surround yourself with those who will celebrate your success. Family is not always built with DNA, sometimes family is cemented together with love. 0 -
Karen - I agree with lulu and nana. Also good things come to those who wait. ...which way of eating do you find more sustainable?
Nana - well done on the shred! I hope you like it. Well you won't after 2 days....but that gets better 0 -
forevertoday wrote: »karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »
*VENT*
Sometimes I really dislike this forum. People can be extremely rude and defensive.
I feel like if I speak in the forum (not the groups, the people in them seem to be so lovely) I will get beaten up.
Does anyone else feel like this?
I stay away from the MFP forums now and just read & post on my own Groups. People are very judgemental but the thing that bores me the most is the "Would you [xxxx] the person above"-type threads on Chit Chat. Jaysus there seems to be hundreds on the same theme, give it a rest people!0 -
@Flumi. Sorry to hear you're in a rut. I know how hard it can be, especially when old ghosts come to revisit. Luckily we have exercise to help us digest what's going on. Maybe the fear with the horse is a trigger point for you, feeling fear and helplessness is a very powerful memory that can bury itself deep into our bodies. So they resurface when experiencing something that mimicks the old memory. Take good care of yourself when vulnerable.
@karen. I can hear your frustration and I understand you. Coming from dysfunctional families, I really do. Like said above, you can't change them. But you can be your own best friend and support. Talk to yourself like you wish someone would talk to you.
Well done everyone else for fasts, half-fasts and even TDEE days accomplished
Maintaining is better than gaining, and it's anyway a dry run for the real deal after reaching goal weight.0 -
Foamroller wrote: »@Flumi. Sorry to hear you're in a rut. I know how hard it can be, especially when old ghosts come to revisit. Luckily we have exercise to help us digest what's going on. Maybe the fear with the horse is a trigger point for you, feeling fear and helplessness is a very powerful memory that can bury itself deep into our bodies. So they resurface when experiencing something that mimicks the old memory. Take good care of yourself when vulnerable.
You hit the nail on the head, Foami!! I am very aware of it and still it is sometimes hard to accept. It's like, WHAT AGAIN!! I've already let go of those ghosts....or so I thought. (I've been working on them for the last 12yrs...) What isn't clear to me at the moment, is which ghost is knocking at my door. But I'm sure, I will figure it out soon.
I know, things happen for a reason. The horse I ride has had his own traumatic experiences. I guess, part of the reason, we 'found' each other, is to get a chance to digest what has happened in the past and grow.
Writing it down, helped me see and accept the fear and the helplessness a bit better. And we had a very nice ride this morning The seminar next weekend will help me solve my own ghosts and hopefully let me understand his a bit better.
Thanks for putting into words for me!
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