Morning! I haven't been on for a while we are still in holiday mode with kids being off school. We've had our week away in the caravan and it was fab just what we all needed. Good news we went for walks, bike rides etc bad news i ate everything i shouldn't crisps, dip, cheesy chips, carrot cake, millonaire caramel cake, kfc, wine, chocolate, baileys...even chocolate eggs filled with baileys and cream oh my it was good. I logged almost everything even though i went over everyday...yikes no self control. I was quiet good before planning my calorie controlled meals like soup and cauliflower bakes etc and i took the baileys and choc for me and a friend to share (should have had christmas to be fair) but my husband went on to rebell and got the crisps etc. Hey it's a holiday and i put on 3llbs but i've lost 2 and not been home a week yet so hey ho that's the difference now as i never used to be mindful of the treats, logging them neither did i pull myself back on track so celebrate i say...just not with food so we went for a bike ride and kids had ice cream and we didn't x

Hi all!
Sorry for not checking in for a few days. Jeez, where the heck did the weekend go?!

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for the comments regarding me venting about the scale not budging. Yes, I really am grateful that I have lost what I have in the past year doing 5:2. And I do feel really good.

@KateNkognito yes, I have thought about sticking with my current weight since I am pretty happy. I appreciate your comment about finding a weight you are feeling good at and sticking with it and being happy. I agree with that. But, part of me thinks I should really try and get to a healthy BMI due to my health issues I have had in the past. I am a cancer survivor and anything I can do to prevent it from coming back is my way of life these days.
With that being said I don't think I will push to get to 135, I will stick with 145 which is healthy for my 5'4" height. So around 20 lbs to go and when I get there I get there. In the meantime, at least I am maintaining and feeling good and getting nice compliments.

Thank you @orlcam and @mamainthekitchen for your comments too! Yes, I am going to measure soon (should have done that months ago) and I am trying not to obsess about the scale. I have never been a fan of the scale because I have spent years being overweight and I will admit that the scale affects my mood when it doesn't go my way and that is not cool. Life is short.

I think part of my struggle is my personality. I like completion. Crossing off that last "t" or dotting the last "i" and moving on to another life goal. Like I am so close, why can't I just finish this one out? Frustrating to me.

But, I am definitely going to stick it out. I never want to go back to weighing (over) 200 lbs again and the number I weigh does not define me as a person. Just a silly number. Muscle definitely weighs more than fat and if I look back at the months and my slower losses it sort of goes hand in hand with the addition of strength training.

I have decided to pause the strength training for a bit and focus on different types of cardio, to shake things up a bit. Yesterday I rode the exercise bike (kicked my butt) and then walked on the treadmill. No more just the treadmill for cardio. Going to hit the eliptical and the stair stepper machine and do different mixes each day. Need to keep the body guessing and keep shaking things up. Eventually the scale will come around if I keep doin' what I am doin'!

Sorry for my long post!

Welcome to the group @rikkejohnsenrij! Happy birthday @jknight001 hope it was awesome!

Check in with you guys soon. Monday is here, we got this!

Welcome rikkiejohnsenji yes 5:2 does help with wkd splurges if you can keep cravings down in the week with the weekend as a goal.
Warm thoughts Meghan i hear you perhaps give yourself shorter/smaller goals or look at your 5 calorie days. I'm 5:4 and i have 1400 5 days and 500 2 however this is because i want to get to my goal quicker as that is motivation for me but also it allows for a wobble or a day going off plan without feeling rigidly controlled by a diet. My cals seditary can be 1850 if i've worked it out right again not sure so work on 1400 it was 1600 but i became static so adjusted. I'm pretty good if i can plan all my food the day before and balance calories to make allowances but get in a mess if my extended family throw a takeaway on me (beg/plead to come over and have a get together then kids get on the band wagon and i feel the party pooper). 1400 i think is ok today i've even allowed for a caramel filled cupcake as my daughter is bringing some back after a cake course....bit of a sweet tooth me!
Happy birthday jknight! Oh my cake on my mind again lol...
Ryenday get well soon and you and kitty will be in it together!? I had to check the 0000 on your step goal!! Good luck
I'm sticking with 1400 during easter break as i can't do 500 with preparing food for kids etc foing fun stuff with them but expect to still loose as out a lot.
Good luck all x

Tooth extraction yesterday. Long story but I’ve been nursing an injured tooth for 15 years and this year it decided to just go constantly infected.

So on soft foods. Won’t be a 5:2 week, but doubt I’ll even come close to usual calorie intake.

Ironically, my dear kitty who seems to suffer from the same allergies I do (his drippy eye and my drippy allergy nose always coincide) has a tooth extraction set for tomorrow. Poor baby.

Hi all. I’m jumping back on the 5:2 train as my weight is slowly creeping back.
Today will be my first attempt at fasting in awhile.

I work through lunch so shouldn’t have a problem.....keeping my dinner as low cal as possible.
Thanks for keeping this group going.
It’s a great weight of getting your health back on track.

Hey you wonderful people you!

I’m feeling very lonely because my kitty, Kidd Kirby is at vet having tooth extraction surgery today. My normal cuddle with Kidd and have my coffee routine is upset and I realize how cuddle close we have become in the last few months.

Not 5:2’ing this week because I’m on soft only food due to my own dental woes. That is 2 non 5:2 weeks in a row, and the first ones since October. Im hoping it won’t be too hard to pick it up again next week, as it is the primary tool in my weight maintenance control.

Will be working some odd hours today and tomorrow (helping out b/c they pitched in for me when I had dental woes) but it will enable me to get a good session in at the gym tomorrow. Not sure I’ll be up to swimming (open mouth breathing necessary) but I can use a kick board, tread water etc. maybe work on my pitiful back stroke! Every cardio calorie helps and since much of this week has been milkshakes, yogurt and baked potatoes- well I’m sure I need it! If I had any sense (I don’t) I would have made a big thing of tomato soup last weekend!

@jknight001 and any others doing light days today: More Power to You! I’ll rejoin next week. I get the clothing frustration! But with my shape and size, it is always rare (healthy weight or not) to find a piece of clothing that flatters as well as covers. Lol. Ironically I seem to look best in swimsuits with my figure (one piece suits) but being older and prone to sunburn I only wear swimsuits at the gym pool.

@Meghan509 - I know the scale has been less than cooperative- but how do you feel about your vacation clothes? I understand the feeling that you need to shake up the exercise - I’m with you there, but I don’t do the vigorous cardio that you do, so keeping up
my weight training is a must for healthy bones. I switch up the cardio alot tho.

Best wishes to all! Off to eat something cold as my jaw aches a lot this morning.

Good morning everybody!

Oops, sorry @ryenday I didn't see your post right before mine yesterday. So that is why I didn't comment. It looks like we were typing at the same time!
To answer your question, yes I do feel comfortable with the vacation clothes I have. I bought some new short sleeve t-shirts. I have a jean skirt that I can still wear. Hangs more on my hips now instead of getting caught up in the tummy area. So I think I am okay for now. Also have a lot of dresses. I love dresses in warm weather. I don't plan on buying anything else until I look through my closet and try on some old stuff. Hoping that for some stuff it just looks a little better than last year. Some stuff, like two awesome long tank dresses that I had picked up at the Gap last year are definitely too big now. One black and one blue and white stripes. They look very baggy so I figured why not turn those in to beach cover ups! This way I won't have to buy a new beach cover up (those are also too big) so it sort of kills two birds with one stone! One thing I do need to buy more of is bras. Dropped down a size on the band, but still holding on to my cup size by a thread. LOL

Hope everybody else is doing well. My weigh in is the typical one but I do have some good news on that front. My scale tells me my body fat and muscle percentages. I know I should take them with a grain of salt since I understand that a true body fat composition is with measuring and stuff. But anyway! I have slowly crept down to around 25% body fat, I was in the higher 26's for the last few months. For muscle I have gone up to 35%. It was not that high before. So yes, my body is changing for the better and I can't get hung up on the fact that my total weight is steady. So that's that.

Have a nice Friday. It is pretty here. No jacket needed today (first time in months)!! Going to get out at lunch for sure.

Enjoy and see you guys soon.

Hi all just briefly popping on kids still off for me. I put 3llbs on at the caravan and have lost 4llbs so all good this week recovering! Have a good weekend all x

Hi people! Just wrote a big long post only to get “blocked” by mfp to post?? Weird!
I’ll try later... this one is a test...

Kidd Kirby and I both had oral surgery this week. He’s had a harder time tho, his brother, Jackie Kane, has been rejecting him ( due we believe to vet smell) until today. Thank heavens they seem to be good again.

Open spoiler for diabetic coma level inducing sweetness as the brothers cuddle together for a nap.