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[Firewalker50]

Sorry, I did not see your posting.
I lost weight just trying to work it out 

So the fasting days in the last week have not been attractive to me and this week I started on WEdnesday thinking it was Thursday, then reverted later in the day; fasted yesterday except for an attack on a bag of Doritas, and by default and a broken cashline machine, I seem to be fasting today 

However, I saw a new number on the scales again today, so perhaps hope is not lost after all.
5lbs in total, which is better than the pendulum 2lbs I have had for several years.   It has taken 7  weeks to lose 5lbs so slow but at least on the downward trend.

Hope you are all doing okay on it.

Fx

[lily]

Visitors and family all left so on diet today as tomorrow wont work for social reasons.  Got on scales this am and have not put on any weight, what joy! This after  8 days of cooked breakfasts (3) ,large lunches,cakes and puddings.  I wonder though if I have actually eaten smaller portions, certainly checked myself a few times as I dived in for second helpings. Realise with lots of people around am physically busy all day.  Looks like the maintenance day will work as doubtless keeps you focused and stops old grazing habits .  Now saw an article in Times that shows how to calculate  a weight that you should be able to maintain with sensible eating.  I  can see that I have 1kg more to lose ( still a bit of flab on middle)  and with this calculation its spot on.

If you are interested its like this: (1) - How much did u weigh at 18 without dieting? (2 ) How much did u weigh at your heaviest excluding pregnancy? (3) How much did u weigh at your lightest after age 18 with or without dieting? (4) What is your current weight?

Add answers of 1 and 2 together and divide by 2.  Add  answers to 3 and 4  together and divide by 2

Add both totals together and divide by 2 .  This should give you an ideal weight that you can realistically maintain.

It puts me at 57.8 kgs and I am aiming for 58. First time I have ever agreed with an ideal weight calculator.

Have run out of prunes ................

Interesting, my calculation means I am only 1lb over what I can realistically maintain - but I would like to lose 1/2 a stone.

[Firewalker50]

I Did the calculation And I would have 2sts 4lbs to lose. That is too heavy. I should be 1 to 1.5 stones lighter - being conservative and still not be in healthy BMI :-(.

Let' s see the reality lol.

Fx

[Winterose]

obviously not as good a calculation as I had read.  Think my last 2lbs are going to be a real struggle - see below.

Monday going ok so far having stocked up on prunes, Friday, after diet Thursday, consumed the best part of a bar of dairy milk chocolate with sea salt and almonds in it , not all at once but steadily throughout the day  --- have not done anything like that for years so feel the diet day was blown away , will try harder tomorrow to exercise control. Delicious chocolate.

How is anyone else doing?

[pixie]

 

Hi Winterose,

I had a few of those moments! Thats the trouble if you limit your intake you end of making up for it somewhere

I'm not doing the fasting at the moment, as still healing from op.However my bowels have been spot on since the op,  no constipation and after all that medication/anaesthetic!  x

[Firewalker50]

Hope you are recovering well Pixie. Glad your bowels are working okay.

Winterose. Don't worry about the chocolate binge.  I think from reading the book and watching the programme,  it does not matter much what you eat the next day.  I had a poor week last week as I thought Nd lost a pound. If you feel you have had a bad day perhaps consider it one day and not a disaster and move forward.

Considering I have not been able to change weight for several years, I am happy to see 5 less albeit slow.  It hAs really made me aware of calories Nd food clorie value so that I am sure will help long term.

Fx

[Winterose]

thank you ladies, and FW so glad you are seeing a drop , husband is now at his required weight so he will go on one day a week and see how it goes , his blood pressure has dropped from 135 to 117 so thats good news. ( cant remember the bottom figure )but the doctor was impressed and asked how hed done it.
Suspect the slow weight loss is good as body is adapting , Pixie glad to hear that all is working well in bowel department,x

[pixie]

Hi Firewalker,

Good to see you have lost some pounds after all.  Winterose - good your hubby has lowered his BP.

I got on the scales and am 9st11.  Not fasting at all, but probably due to the op!  Have been trying to eat healthily but less portions  x

[Gypsy]

Forgive me for not trawling through all the pages on this thread.
I've just started the 5:2 diet and am interested to know if any of you who have done/are doing it have noticed any changes in your meno symptoms?
I'm just curious really. Having read the book, I want to try this strategy for all sorts of reasons that have nothing to do with the menopause but would be interested to know if it's had an effect on anyone.
Thanks.

[Winterose]

Hello  , I have been on it for 9 months now and lost the half stone that had crept on, weight loss was slow but sure .  I have a lot more energy and it generally focuses you more on what you are eating on the days you are not fasting.  I did 700 cals on the fast day as couldnt manage the 500 .  Can now do a 1 day maintenance and funnily enough really look forward to it, accept this will be a way of life now . My husband lost a stone and dropped his blood pressure . Had some problems with constipation at first but prunes helped with that and now it doesnt seem t bother me, the other issue was waking up cold at night and that can still be a problem.  I now eat dinner a bit later ( which seems at odds with the fast length) 0 but it was either that or stop and I couldnt bear for that weight to go on again. Am sure its not for everyone but give it a good go , theres a forum with lots of tips on it.

[Winterose]

And cant really say it changed any meno symptoms but already on HRT so difficult to know if it could have helped but somehow doubt it, 

[Gypsy]

Thanks for the reply, Winterose. I'm doing this with my husband as we're both keen to try it.
We haven't had many problems fasting. The first day we tried it was fairly tricky and I dealt with the hunger pangs by eating grapes. When I did it yesterday (my third fast day) I only felt a couple of pangs that I dealt with by drinking green tea. By the afternoon I can honestly say that I felt no hunger and when I sat down to eat in the evening, I still didn't feel hungry. Have to say, I was astonished!
This morning I didn't feel particularly hungry, so I'm hoping that I've found a long-term eating strategy that I'll be able to stick to indefinitely. If it has an impact on meno symptoms - now or in the future - it will be a bonus.

[Firewalker50]

Hi Gypsy

I posted a few times in the thread but don't blame you for not wanting to trawl through all the posts.

I have now lost 1lb short of a stone.   Very very slow but at least it has moved.
My blood sugar was 3.2 the last time I checked which is a huge cry from pre-diabetic some years ago.   Inflammation is also much less.

I actually enjoy the fasting although have been under extreme pressure recently, with erratic timetable so I have been less inclined to stick to the fast for a couple of weeks.

I like Miso soup.  Great for a fasting day if you like it.  Gets me through lunch-time.
I see you said that you take a few grapes.  Just a word of caution - it is recommended that you have protein or very low gi food on that day.  grapes are quite high in sugar.
So, you can have more filling things to eat.  Protein balances our your sugar levels and keeps hunger at bay.

Also, small number of walnuts with cubes of cheese is an idea.   
Mark and Spencer do packs of large flat mushrooms with crumble topping.  I think it is 120cals for 2 of them and they are very filling.

I often have a large bowl of mixed veg.   Or some nice prawns and stir fry veg and feel full.

Hope you have great success on it.   I certainly feel better following it.  IN fact, afer a weekend, I look forward to it on a Monday with some relief that I rest my system.

Fx

[Winterose]

FW - thats brilliant, good tip about the mushrooms I shall look out for them, also some days if everything is out of kilter as it can be now and again with visitors or an extra heavy workload I just try and cut down on what I would have eaten that day, nuts are really good at making you feel full and like the idea of a bit of cheese with them,

[Gypsy]

Thanks for the tip regarding grapes, Winterose. On my last fast day I ate a few pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds.
I originally thought the weight loss would be quite fast, but am resigned to things going more slowly. When I consider how long it has taken to put on an additional half stone, it makes sense to get rid of it slowly but surely, and I think maintaining this strategy is far more doable than calorie counting.