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Foamroller
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It was a big national holiday yesterday, we're celebrating at some friends and everyone brings a dish. Gosh, people have become so good at cooking, the buffet easily surpasses many «restaurants». Although I had eaten before the event, to not eat so much, I tried some lush choco brownie/fondant-y cake. Game over!
I'm normally not a very sweets oriented person, but it was so good I'd marry whoever made it. And I just couldn't stop eating when I got home too. Woke up at 4am with terrible pains in tummy. Choco cake not worth it. Lesson learnt.
Today is another day, move on. Happy fasting everyone
I'm normally not a very sweets oriented person, but it was so good I'd marry whoever made it. And I just couldn't stop eating when I got home too. Woke up at 4am with terrible pains in tummy. Choco cake not worth it. Lesson learnt.
Today is another day, move on. Happy fasting everyone
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Chocolate is the answer and I don't care what the question is
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Hey all! It's so quiet here....where's everyone gone
Fast day for me to day and it was a killer...I was running all morning and didn't have anything. Over indulged yesterday so feeling extra tired today. Just had my dinner and am happy now, but still tired...want to crawl into bed.
Next Monday marks 6 weeks til my birthday (big 35) and I will be starting a 6 week 5:2 challenge for myself. I will begin with weigh-in next Sunday. I will make a thread and note my progress to really just try and push and modivate myself. If anyone wants to join along with me I will welcome the support.
Love to all you 5:2ers
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iwannabeonthebeach wrote: »Chocolate is the answer and I don't care what the question is
If YOU, have no trouble eating chocolate, good for you! You are lucky. I only shared my experience. For ME sweet desserts are trigger food that easily lead to bingeing stuffing to the gills. I don't like myself when I do that because it's overstepping MY healthy boundaries. So I have to be extra careful eating those foods. Please respect we are all different and can react differently to food items.
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FD #1 and first fast day/exercise day in about 1 1/2 months. Glad to be back. Glad to have caught up on the 5:2 posts. Move forward, one minute at a time.
Food is such a hard addiction. Unlike alcohol or cigarettes, we can't just quit eating. We have to face it everyday, three times a day (unless we are fasting ). And what what causes us to stumble can be different. Chocolate is a big one for me too. Kills me to say no to chocolate. I totally get the statement "Chocolate is the answer and I don't care what the question is". I would love a world where I could live on chocolate! Yet, I feel emptiness and remorse (not to mention feeling physically sick) every time I binge on it (or pretty much anything I binge on). I know we are all fighting the same battle because we are here. Some will be on the front lines, some will be in the back looking for their place. No matter where we stand, we need each other. That is how we will get through. That is what makes this group work. 0 -
Rare check in here. Today is a 6:1 maintenance fast day. No problems to report. Been in maintenance since the beginning of the year. Guess my point would be that 24hr fasting works really well! Alrighty, have a good day.
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Ack...I am still around from time to time. Still hovering at about 35 lbs lost, I've been halfheartedly fasting...got some good 50 hour ones in there over the past few weeks. I think once I get back to my 52 lbs lost mark it'll be on like toasted pecans again.0
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Foamroller wrote: »iwannabeonthebeach wrote: »Chocolate is the answer and I don't care what the question is
If YOU, have no trouble eating chocolate, good for you! You are lucky. I only shared my experience. For ME sweet desserts are trigger food that easily lead to bingeing stuffing to the gills. I don't like myself when I do that because it's overstepping MY healthy boundaries. So I have to be extra careful eating those foods. Please respect we are all different and can react differently to food items.
Woah! lighten up. It was meant as a joke. Sorry if you were offended.
Bye bye folks, I'm off. Good luck on your journeys, ALL of you.0 -
I managed one successful fast day last week, which I don't think was so bad since it was my first week. Yesterday was a normal day and I was 200 cals under my goal, it's my fast day today and I have it all planned out. So I'm off to a good start! I've planned my next fast for Thursday, I don't think I'm ready for 2 fast days in a row just yet!
I haven't weighed myself, but I will be after my second fast day.
I've started exercising again this week too and I've never felt better! Pilates yesterday and a fitnessblender lower body strength/weight workout today
I've started looking forward to my fast days. It's a real reminder of how little my body actually needs to function!0 -
FD #2. Just learned that we our having our Little League team party tonight @ Chuck E. Cheese (basically a kids place where they have bad food and arcade games for kids to play). They do have a salad bar but I think I will go online and see if I can find calorie counts.0
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Have been doing some B2B weeks as they have been busy. Some 50% TDEE days too, just to keep my weight in check as there are so many festivities to enjoy in May. Got back from Italy very late on Sunday, but we had great weather and fun SUPing / running / walking / dolce far niente / eating / drinking / etc....
Have a new little pic for you peops in that polka dotted dress I treated myself to a few weeks ago.
@orlcam: No boots this time, but heels! I was a bit amazed as I looked at the pics....I look pretty d*** good in that dress
Mom is still recuperating from her shoulder joint replacement and a bit crooked, but doing well and also down about 14kg with the help of 5:2.
My new profile pic shows May 2013 / 2014 / 2015. Though my weight is up a bit at the moment, maintainance is still work, but going well.
Next step....Tummy and abs will be tucked in exactly two weeks!0 -
@flumi_f - you look fantastic! Not just the weight loss, but also that you look very healthy. What a great motivational pic for 5:2 Fasting.
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@Maquillage_ . Good to hear your finding your system As mentioned somewhere else, this is very flexible so tailor the eating plan to YOUR lifestyle. Whenever I tried look at other diet plans before, it was just too many rules.
@flumi_f. That's a really cute ensemble! You look great
@angela. Sorry late response to you, I have been overwhelmed. Haven't forgotten about your questions.
@snaps. Make the thread! You can do it
@orlcam . Sometimes half hearted is still a win compared to total freefallin' off the grid. Even keeping maintenace is a win vs gaining!
@jknight. Ty for your generous support. I'm very happy you're back and I've missed you.
@feisty_bucket . You inspired me. Are those 600 kcal semi fasts ? I know that I can't shake scale without a longer fast like that. Time to buckle on.0 -
@flumi_f you look amazing - thank you for the inspiration
@orlcam - glad you are doing a few fasts. You obviously know what you are doing, but do you think starting back with 24 hours fasts might be easier than doing the 50 hours? anyways at least you caught yourself before you gained back ALL of the weight you lost.
@jknight001 - chuck e cheese is hard - can you try to be active - chase the kids around?
@Foamroller - no problem, just wondered how adding more fasting worked for you.
I have been trying to do 2 days of 500 calorie fasting and once a week, i will skip lunch to have a medium calorie day. I found skipping lunch is easiest for me.
I still am trying to get back down to starting weight from last year!!! UGGG
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Survived Chuck E. Cheese. Only had one slice of pizza. Someone else ordered a platter to share that included celery! So I had some celery. When I came back I filled in the rest of my calories with nuts and a carrot. I think the fasting really helps calm the desire for junk food. Back to TDEE today. Wishing you all the best on whatever day you are on.0
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No...it just rhymes with "Donkey Kong" ...and you can eat them.jknight001 wrote: »
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Nope...I've come to realize I never know what I am doing, even when I'm sure I do (warning: this statement may even be incorrect).angela233Z wrote: »...
@orlcam - glad you are doing a few fasts. You obviously know what you are doing, but do you think starting back with 24 hours fasts might be easier than doing the 50 hours? anyways at least you caught yourself before you gained back ALL of the weight you lost.
Fasting doesn't seem to be my nemesis...I've done it so many different ways I can handle that aspect of it. Recently I have even found it much easier to just not eat 600 calories. If I need to eat I'll grab something small... strawberries/grapes/wasabi peas/pickles. Usually winding up around 300 cal or so.
I have gotten out of the habit of logging, that's the biggie...the second is not cooking, been so busy lately that I've gone down the forbidden road of convenience.
I need to hurry up and make a few million so I can relax and just concentrate on my eating...alas!
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You're a trooper...I always find an excuse when pizza is involved...it's so hard to rationalize when you have a bevy of Italian meats and cheeses flooding your senses.jknight001 wrote: »Survived Chuck E. Cheese. Only had one slice of pizza. Someone else ordered a platter to share that included celery! So I had some celery. When I came back I filled in the rest of my calories with nuts and a carrot. I think the fasting really helps calm the desire for junk food. Back to TDEE today. Wishing you all the best on whatever day you are on.
It's also why I don't go to strip clubs....the phrase "don't touch" just totally defies all reason and logic.
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You're a trooper...I always find an excuse when pizza is involved...it's so hard to rationalize when you have a bevy of Italian meats and cheeses flooding your senses.jknight001 wrote: »Survived Chuck E. Cheese. Only had one slice of pizza. Someone else ordered a platter to share that included celery! So I had some celery. When I came back I filled in the rest of my calories with nuts and a carrot. I think the fasting really helps calm the desire for junk food. Back to TDEE today. Wishing you all the best on whatever day you are on.
It's also why I don't go to strip clubs....the phrase "don't touch" just totally defies all reason and logic.
Thanks for the encouragement. I am trying to embrace the idea that like "you can't have it all", you can't eat it all. Would love to reach my GW this time around.0 -
Foamroller wrote: »@feisty_bucket . You inspired me. Are those 600 kcal semi fasts ? I know that I can't shake scale without a longer fast like that. Time to buckle on.
Nah, all my 24hr fasts are either zero-calorie or fat-only (amounting to ~200-300 calories). Sometimes I'll delay them from my usual schedule by a day or two because of social timing, but otherwise they're weekly.
I always enjoy your posts!
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Happy Friday everyone! hope you are all well and looking forward to the long weekend! Weigh In day today for me and another 1lb gone! Thats 3.5lbs in 3 weeks! I am happy with that! 0
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Back from a great Hol in the West Coast of Scotland only up 3kg so for me that is a winner as the food where we stay is superb and I can not say no.0
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Just checking in! I managed 2 successful fasts this week so I'm pretty proud! I'm also down 1lbs so I'm now 11 Stone 3
Slowly but surely getting there. I feel great too! No deprivation, I can still have takeout (Having a mcDonalds tonight!, can't remember the last time I had it and I won't even feel guilty!) and even on my fast days I've found a way to get through it while still having 3 meals and not feeling like I'm starving! 0 -
Had a wonderful weekend away and a few blow outs this week, thus the scale is up. However I also had some good sessions on the rebounder, including one this morning before my constellation seminar.
As I had hoped, I had a key moment and feel I have let the bagage, that was still holding me back go and I have crossed the line to a new level in my life. YAY!! The work, I've been doing these last few weeks / months has payed off. I feel, I can now get back into a state of mind, where I can be nice to myself and my body, thus also get back to a weight I am happy with. This seminar was one more step to a happier and healthier me and I'm glad, I was able to go before my operation. Feeling very positive and am now ready for my operation on June second. I'm even up for a Sunday fast tomorrow to even out some of the damage I did the last few weeks.
I was also quite surprised as 3 people made very positive remarks over the course of the day. Saying I had a lovely aura and that they felt very comfortable in my presence. Nice to get such positive feedback, especially, when you don't feel, you are, where you want to be!!
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flumi_f you look fantastic.0
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Thank you, Marmite
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