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Great job, Mama!!! My fast came in a little higher, too, but it's a win for me as well. Especially since I was way under my calories on Wednesday. I hope everyone has a terrific weekend!

I'll be fasting with you today, Mak! I'm substitute teaching, so there will be LOTS of distractions. I'm not sure what my plan is for dinner. Subbing usually takes it out of me and makes me unmotivated to cook. But I'll come home at lunchtime and maybe figure it out. Worst case...the kids and I run to Chipotle. I've got a…

I try to head to bed earlier on FD because I'm not able to sleep if my stomach is growling. I have days where I feel "puny" and days where I end strong. How you feel will vary and depend on other things (sleep, TOM, stress, etc). As Flumi has mentioned, you'll sort of develop what works best for you. For example, on days…

Good luck, Mac!! If it seems daunting to fast, just know that it does get easier. It may not necessarily be easy to fast, but being comfortable with sensations of hunger does, IMO. Despite what we've been told, hunger isn't something that lasts all day. It ebbs and flows and it may be unfamiliar in the beginning.

Yesterday was what I like to call an "accidental" fast day. I typically need 2 days in between fasts. After fasting on Saturday, I was waffling between Monday or Tuesday. Yesterday morning quickly became a "not feeling breakfast/too much time spent jabbering at the school/walking around the neighborhood/then racing like a…

IMO, 1200 cals + 5:2 seems super restrictive. Heck, I can't stay at 1200 cals on ANY day. The beauty of 5:2 is that you are only restrictive on 2 days. The other days, less so. I'm a moderately active 47 year old female and my daily intake is 1600 cals. Including 2 days of fasting to that has resulted in a total loss of…

After a start to a pretty crappy week, I ended it on a high note. Successful fast yesterday and after Tuesday, a pretty decent job of actually tracking. Not perfect, but better than before. This weeks fast will either be M, Th or T, F. Just trying to look ahead and make predictions about how the week will go. I'm trying to…

Hey, it's a satellite dog!! Too cute!

You're poor dog, Karen!! What a weird thing to happen! Sounds like this has been quite a week for everyone! My FD on Tuesday was a complete bust. But on Wednesday, I was able to track completely and eat well under my allotment. Yesterday was the same. While I typically don't have much success fasting on Fridays (it IS…

I've got my first fast planned today. I stepped on the scale yesterday and decided to quit whining about the struggles of maintenance otherwise I would quickly find myself whining about how hard it is to lose weight. So, I'm planning my day out today and going back to what's worked for me in the past.

I don't think vanity is a bad reason to lose weight or even to maintain it because the other benefits that come through are so much more far-reaching. Feeling good about yourself benefits everyone around you. I know when I feel crappy about myself, my attitude, outlook, everything is affected. So sure, vanity seems…

Mama, your post hits so close to home. All of those details you describe about being overweight add up. I hated shopping so much because of never knowing if I'd gone up a size. But you're right...the urgency, panic, dismay about being overweight is not as strong. For me, the frustration is "you went to all that effort to…

Second FD planned today. It's been an interesting week, food-wise. I'll just sum it up by saying I think I've been overthinking it. I'd say the last several months, I've been spinning my wheels. While I'm maintaining my weight, my eating patterns and fasting have been haphazard. Part of me gets so frustrated with myself on…

Haha, Mama, that would have been funny. The training was all online, but had it been old-school, I'm sure I would have received that and a flyer for planned parenthood. Alright, so I completed my second fast yesterday and it spiraled into eating waayyy more than I intended. This is turning into the norm. I'm able to…

Second FD planned for today. I went to my first dance class for the Spring semester at our local college. What a nightmare. I had a hold on my registration because of some training I needed to do. It was about college life. I now know everything there is to safe hooking up (super useful seeing as how I'll be celebrating my…

Karen, that's awesome!!!! Way to go!

Mama, just the mentioning of the word "Chinese food" has me gagging (you're welcome). We just dumped the rest of it out. It's so hard when your body and your brain are at odds. I'm at that point too. I have a weight I'd like to achieve, but my body likes where it's at. It's hard to know when to say uncle. I'm terrified to…

I'm better with one meal at night and drinking water all day. Usually, I'll have a Diet Pepsi around lunchtime and maybe miso soup. Sprouts has a great product called easy miso. Just 2 tbsp is 30 calories (it's either 30 or 60). Hunger is so transient. Yes, there are times when I start chewing on inanimate objects, but…

I kept the menu from the Chinese restaurant and wrote in big letters "DONT DO IT" to remind myself not order it in 4 months when I forget what happened. My modified fast yesterday has me feeling much better. Full fast planned for today. I look at episodes like the one I had as a gift. It reminds me why I live the way I do.…

No, I agree...fasting isn't a punishment at all. Just a way to take a break during episodes like this!

I'm actually going to fast today. We had my parents over for dinner last night. We ordered waaaayyyy too much Chinese takeout and man, am I paying for it this morning. Puffy face, distended belly, congested...I'm a train wreck. It's dinners like that that give me the sense that my digestion needs a rest. I'm not sure if…

I completed my second fast yesterday. Pretty good, especially since the first one ended up higher calorie wise. I'll check my progress on the scale in a few hours after my kids get to school. Geoff, thank you for the recommendations. Now that my kids are older, I'm really looking forward to being able to travel further…

I agree with Flumi. Not boring at all. And something I hope to see someday. It always amazes me to think about how industrious people of long ago were without use of modern tools and machines. My son learned about ziggurats and honestly, I don't know how they did it!!

Ah...thank you, Geoff. I had a whole story in my head about you being similar to BJ and the Bear or Every Which Way But Loose, two very similar shows (TV and film, respectively) about a guy and his primate. I think both guys drive semi trucks, so I my mind you also drove a big semi truck which then led to a whole Smokey…

By chimp, do you mean an actual primate or your child, who may act like a chimp. My 15 year old can act like babboon, so I get it.

Thanks, guys!! I am super excited!! I had a somewhat successful fast yesterday. We did wind up eating out to celebrate my son passing his driving permit test :# I am both excited and nervous at the same time. He starts behind the wheel training on Sunday, barring any more rain. We are getting quite a bit here in Central…

First FD of the week planned for today. I got an email over the weekend from the director of the ballet studio I used to take class (but occasionally still pop in) to see if I'd want to be in this year's performance of Midsummer Nights Dream. Umm...YOU DONT NEED TO ADK ME TWICE!!!!!! So so excited. Beyond excited. It's…

Second fast day planned for today. So far, my FD's have been pretty good. I'm still not super consistent with tracking on my non FD, but ultimately, if the scale heads south, then it isn't a big deal. I've added some HIIT a couple of days a week. That's been interesting because I don't typically get my heart rate up really…

Successful fast behind me. Today, my older son gets his wisdom teeth pulled, so I'll be preoccupied with him. Karen, it's probably a combination of both in addition to the holidays and that weird feeling of trying to get back to normalcy. My fast days tend to be fairly consistentent in how they go, but then again, they…

First FD of 2017 planned for today. Sounds like you are all heading into the new year with great intentions....I think I'll join you! I stepped on the scale on 1/1 and man, were the holidays rough on me. Today, I'll go for my walk and do some calisthenics related to ballet after. I may go to class tonight. Just listened to…