Woohoo! Well, I appreciate you sound human Kate! So way to go for surviving last week with only a pound & half up...

I'm starting this week out right by enjoying a 6 k walk on the d y k e with gorgeous weather... quite breezy here! I had a mouthful of almond milk before my walk to keep my tummy in check. For lunch after my walk I've had a slice of cold fat free ham cut in strips and I dipped the ends in Dijon plus I ate one hard boiled egg too. Together with my vitamins in still under 200 cals so far. I will eat a normal dinner but fast tomorrow with you Kate!

Cheers for a successful week!

Silly tablet chopped off the last part of my post!
Today is a light day for us. Going to the gym and then to the beach, today and tomorrow.
Will be nice to have some days off outdoors.
Chat with you all soon!

Hi all!
Yes, everybody who is lurking should say hi!
Quick hello here. Got to the gym before they closed for the holiday. Now off to the beach.
Chat soon!

I'm afraid my weeks have been rather mundane. Once you get to an equilibrium with fasting, it seems like I just post the same things. I'm holding steady, but am interested in losing a few more. I've been in maintenance mode for a while, but with all the cute clothes I've received from stitch fix, I'd like to create a better buffer.

@KateNkognito and @mamainthekitchen Stitch Fix is terrific. I hate shopping with a passion. Partly because of a lifetime of hating trying on clothes that were too tight due to my weight and partly because of time. So my gf turned me on to SF. I initially did not have a good experience because my stylist wasn't in tune with my style (you can link your Pinterest page and pin looks you like for them to get an idea), but I LOVE my stylist now. I would marry her. Really. Returns are easy and if you keep everything, you get a discount on your order. You're only charged what you keep. Because of my distaste for shopping, I kept wearing my "fat" clothes which were huge. Too big looks just as bad as too tight. But I've got enough new stuff that I would have never even considered buying, so I'm having fun with fashion. I TOTALLY get the whole "I'll start wearing cute stuff when when I lose weight", but I think you need to build in rewards. If you meet a short term goal, go buy something fun. I know weight loss itself is the reward, but once you enter maintenance (which I have and is its own challenge), you need something to keep you moving forward. At least I do. Everyone wants to feel pretty regardless of size or where they are at in their weight loss plan.

Morning all! Well, I'm finally in a new head space! I'll be fasting today AND I know I'll be successful because I feel like I've had enough 'cheating' foods and indulging!!! I feel full and almost gross... ya, quite gross in fact. I get zero support here (although my husband is proud of me, he doesn't care if I've gained 2 inches since last year) so I find it extra hard to eat my way of eating..... no butter on veg, limited oils when marinating, no pasta etc when everyone here is wanting that. I was hugely successful before carving out my own menu within the rest of the familys, so I know I can do it again... it's just doing it. But today I feel I finally have had enough cheating on myself. Like my thought process back in Oct '15 was that .... if I don't start today, what will I look like by next season! So here I am on a spiral since maintenance exactly one year ago and I have reached the cliff! I've looked back at my menus from when I was recording religiously in '15 .... must go shopping, because i'm out of my green tea, gotta buy some coleslaw and peanut dressing for that salad I really liked and haven't had in months! There were foods on my shopping list I haven't bought in a while! ding ding ! Could my shopping habits have contributed to this??

I started drinking unsweetened almond milk by Almond Fresh (it's canadian) and I'm still buying it as I really like it now and use it with my shreddies. One 8 oz glass is 35 cals which I'm happy with, actually helps stretch the fasting day to dinner and also can substitute and evening glass of something else! I've never tried cashew milk, perhaps when I lose my 2 extra inches... that, will be my reward! Yes, no clothes for me.... my reward will be cashew milk!

I'll fast today and check in tonight! Night time has been the worst... even my nails are looking terrible, because my habit of doing my nails each night has been replaced by eating crap!!! Time to switch that around again.... time to buy some new nail cream and orange sticks!

Meghan... what type of salad & dressing do you have at lunch? I know you have salad for lunch on fast days... is it always the same type?

wooo! rant over, thanks friends

Slow & steady wins the race @Karen_DisneyFan ! Let us know how your b2b goes.... it's so encouraging to hear someone succeed!

I'm doing well today.. and I don't dare type 'so far' because I am determined to succeed! I enjoyed some oatmeal & seeds for lunch ( I know, weird, but I didn't want to open the fridge) I've had lots of water! It's hot here today so the water is needed! I've been out for my dog walk, 30 mins weights, and just got back from a 4K walk in the d y k e ... I've got to cool off before I think about dinner, but my plan is to have coleslaw with peanut dressing, drizzled sriracha and a few chopped peanuts & green onions with about 3 oz of grilled chicken on the side. Also plan on some tea after dinner although that may turn into ice water & lemon! Hope whoever is fasting today is doing well!