5:2 Thread 94 : Its a New Year, a New Day and we're feeling GOOD

[ListeningQuietly]

Welcome to the latest edition - 94,000 posts done and we are still here (just with less Chocolate Frenzy)

Links to lots of the ~ scientific information ~ hints and tips ~ abbreviations and terminology ~ are in the header of the last thread here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/fasting_diet/4057993-5-2-Thread-number-93-Drive-in-the-fasting-lane-to-goal

But basically :
If you are new to fasting / 5:2 ~ welcome, introduce yourself and join in
If you are returning to 5:2 ~ welcome back
If you are a long standing Faster ~ great to see you still here

Thank you all.

@missfliss that dress is lovely!

Thankyou @ginsparkles .

Sending hugs and I'm sorry to hear about your dad
Xxx

missfliss
LOVE that fabric.

Judy
I love a drink, but the key is to be French and remember to stop

Gin
((((( for you and your dad )))))
BUT
outcomes vary and hopefully even if the prognosis is bad, he can stay comfortable and cheery

Thinks @ListeningQuietly He has a specialist coming to see him on Monday. So hoping for the best while preparing for the worse. Wine is helping for now ....

@ginsparkles hope your dad is okay.

That's a lovely dress @missfliss
Im still living in maternity leggings most days 😱 but that motivates me to stick to the diet, i cant wait to wear my skinny jeans again

So, who else has snow / slush ?

We had one MASSIVE lightning and thunder in the night
and then a dump of about an inch of snow
which is now blech
but we had a nice family walk and stretched legs

now roast pork beckons
fasting tomorrow

We had 3 snowflakes, very disappointed

Fast day tomorrow as well 😁

Loads of snow here earlier

I'm also fasting tomorrow. Although I was meant to pick up food today but was playing in the snow so I'll have to go in my lunch break tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to resist the temptation of the crisp aisle ...

Hello all and thanks for all the help so far.

Will be going for my first fast day today. Have not really planned what i will eat since still getting used to calorie counting, so i may see if there is anything ready made in the supermarket so i know exactly what i am doing. If not i will stick to salmon and vegetables today. Will have a hard boiled egg as someone upthread suggested if i need it. Later evening is often when i struggle.

So have been using mfp and calorie counting to cut down and get used go it. Have been shocked by how little it is and i was eating lots of veg and fairly healthy food. I was erring on the side of caution though.

The tdee also shocked me! Said 1438 to maintain where i am and 1350 at goal weight. I always thought women could eat around 1800 - 2000. 1400 is so little . I suppose this is why i am overweight! I did put in sedentary because i dont exercise as much as normal and also because i dont walk as much as would like - (old, lazy dog) and did not want to overestimate this, however the number did not change significantly when i changed this.

Also, if i were trying for 16:8 could i have a few cups of coffee with skimmed milk in the morning? Not sure i can survive without this.

Once again thank you for all your help and information, it really has helped me and for taking the time. Happy fast day.

Hi all,

Taken the weekend to get my head in a positive space, which resulted in the ever silly comfort eating. Not expecting a loss this week but determined to have two good fasts to at least stem the damage and have given myself a good talking to. With luck we have a long journey with dad and I can't comfort eat my way through it so sensible head on. Dads situation is that it's a brain tumour, I don't know enough about them to know the likely prognosis and I'm doing my best to avoid Dr Google!

So back to today and it's day 1 of B2B. Have 2 plums in my bag for if I need a lift during the day, a flask of warm ribena and stuffed mushrooms for tea tonight.

Good luck @Humphriescushion and all the other fasters! @harriethoyle are you B2B with me this week?!

I am @ginsparkles - no idea what I'm having though which is always dangerous 😬 probably fish cakes tonight... busy with work this week so should be ok

Hi all, back to the 5:2 game after gaining 6kg in multiple lockdowns. Enough is enough! Need to shift this 6kg, maybe a bit more in time to come out of isolation!

FD today, just black coffee and water until dinner.

Good luck fasters!

Fast day today anyone joining me?

Currently sipping on a glass of hot water and fresh lime, surprised and happy by how much I'm enjoying it. Omelette for tea tonight, I'll add wedges for everyone else I think, extra veg for me.

@ginsparkles
I have PM you a link about Brain Cancer that is trustworthy.

@Humphriescushion
Ah yes, the famous 1800 calories
which is in fact MUCH TOO MUCH for many women.
It was based on a 5'5" lady in her 30's before modern appliances.

TDEE drops with height and with age.
My sedentary TDEE is under 1500 .....
BUT
Once you realise it, then managing weight becomes much simpler

and remember that you will not starve
because if you are a stone overweight, that is 10,000 calories of reserves resting on your hips

@ListeningQuietly ... Thank you for the link. Will study at a time when I feel brave and its quiet.

Wow thanks @ listening, i had no idea was hoping the calculator was wrong - well years of extra calorieies are now sitting nicely around my thighs . Thank goodness for this thread!

I have a kind of NSV to report.

DSD was going through her photos and found one of me that she took at my highest weight and I look enormous.

I was finding it hard to see a difference in myself even though a few others had commented but seeing the old photo has certainly shown me.

@KylieKoKo well done!

Thanks @KnobJockey

I'm still over what I should be but at least I've made some progress.

Nice one Kylie
Its the little changes that make the most difference - a bit of definition around the chin or collar bone, a crease gone here or there.

So first fast day. I will list what i ate in case i am not doing it correctly.

3 cups of coffee with skimmed milk - says 5 calories each ( seems low?)
Portion of bbc good food recipe for curry cod. Says around 300 calories
Cracked and had a hot chocolate drink ( teaspoon of drinking chocolate, skimmed milk as coffee/water) mfp says 165 calories, ( seems high to me , maybe they think it is all milk whereas i only have a big splash)
Total 481 calories
Feel free to tell me if i am doing anything wrong.
Early night!

@Humphriescushion how do you feel on that? I think that's the best guide to see if you're doing it right.

Cod is good as it's very low cal and has lots of protein.

Don't beat yourself up about the hot chocolate. You stayed under 500 cals, that's the main thing.

If you want to track calories in milk accurately then you need to measure it really.

Thanks @ kylie, yes i meant to measure the milk but forgot, will do so the next fast day. I feel ok, and i enjoyed the cod recipe so that was nice, but now as normal i feel hungry. The evenings are always the worse for me. Will be fine today since it is the first one, but may need to consider how to feel fuller in the evening - maybe eating later?

I'm the same. I'm always hungry in the evening. I tend to not eat until I have to (I've had a miso soup and a slice of ham so far) and then have most of my calories as an evening meal then a boiled egg later on in the evening.