General Chat

Hi Wendy, I hope you are feeling a bit better now. I think the body tells us what we need when we are ill. Porridge is a good food and has no added rubbish to it.

I'm going back to the gym and the slimming club I belong to on Monday. I'm fed up with the spare tyre being above the jeans :-| it's been there for the last 14 years and getting on my wick so I think it's time I tried really hard to part company with it :-D

The weather is grim here so I have just popped out to a lovely gift shop for some Christmas gift shopping. The shop is a converted Chapel and sells really nice things at very reasonable prices. I have already given my eldest her presents in October as she is working on a cruise liner for six months. She is in the Caribbean at the moment with lovely hot weather :-D

You have done well with an eight pound loss. A friend at work has lost 5 stone over a couple of years. Every so often the weight loss slows down sometimes for a few weeks and then she starts loosing again. It's usually between 1-2 pounds per week.

Take care, I will be back on with my progress update

Teresa x :-D

I'm still here but as the thread had gone quiet I stopped adding. I am still sticking to the 5 & 2 diet with the exception of this last week. I have managed to catch flu somehow and feel quite rough. Hot and cold and aching all over. I also have a very persistant cough. I have eaten a lot of porridge when I fancied something hot. I haven't gained yet but the loss is very slow or I has stayed the same but maybe the fact that I haven't felt like exercising either has slowed down the loss.. So far I have lost 8 pounds. What is good, or good for me, is the fact that usually I would have got fed up by now and regained all that I had lost so even if it is slow it is coming off and staying off which is my main aim in doing this diet.

Hope you are all well. Christmas is not far of now the time when we nearly all put weight on

Wendy :-)

No she is at home, spoke to her earlier in a PM.

Hallo Susan, I haven't dropped in for a while. I have read all the posts and you are all doing well. I on the other hand have not :-( I have been eating healthy breakfast and lunch and dinner but stuffing rubbish in between. My weight is the same as it was when i started.

Oh we'll I'm not going to be a quitter and will be back on track tomorrow. I think I will do the 500 calories on Monday and Tuesday on my days off from work.

Hope all is well with everybody. Perhaps Wendy is away on holiday at the moment?

Teresa :-D

What has happened to Wendy? Where is she?

I guessed!! Ugh sugar in tea or coffee. That is a no no.

Lol Ann....that should have read sugars

*wonders what Susan wiv is doing with ushers when she has a cup of tea*

Well done on the weight loss, don't overdo it though, don't lose more than you need to.

Right now......where were we :-D

I ate too much for a week but didn't put on any weight......then I have been a bit not well......now I am back to the diet.....in all so far I have lost 1 stone 5 1lbs

I have been drinking herbal teas....my favourite being lemon and ginger. I am sure that a lot of my success has been because I am no longer drinking gallons of cups of tea with two ushers each cup.

Re: Fit For Life. As I said originally this is NOT a diet book, it's about fitness through healthy eating. Weight loss will accompany a healthy lifestyle.

I agree much of the book can be tedious, especially the strange names of products only available in the North American market.

What I learned from it was that processed foods are often very bad for us and can cause bad health and weight gain. I also learned that our bodies reward us for healthy eating with more energy and a better "glow".

The principles of "food combining" are very important to anyone who wants a healthy lifestyle. When I see / hear people ordering Pork chops with chips and cheese or bacon and cheese on a burger I start to feel a bit sick!

Re: SPIKE. The ingredient list on the jars I have makes no mention of
any additives. The makers website is http://www.modernfearn.com

Well done all of you for your efforts.

Hello to Teresa, Margot and Scozz, hope that you are all okay and stil happy with your diets. Let us know how you are doing.

Wendy :-)

Hi Susan, I'm a lover of home made soup, partly because it is easy to make and these days I am happy with anything that isn't time consuming. I save all the time consuming meals for when I eat out!

Maybe I should get a dog, a large one with long legs and lots of energy to make me walk miles every day. Seriously I love dogs and have had four over the years but now I would have problems finding someone to look after it when I want to pop of to England to see my family.

Keep up the good work. :-)

Hello Lesley. Are you going to join us. Now is the time to start if you want to lose a little weight before Christmas.

I won't say that doing the 5 + 2 diet is easy but it certainly isn't hard. Two days a week of restrictions really isn't that much of a trial. Even on those two days you can eat quite a lot but just need to be aware or what you are eating.

I feel good and this morning someone asked me if I had lost weight and that made me feel even better and that my efforts are all worthwhile.

I appreciate that everybody is different, everybody has different levels of current activity and as I said before just doing a little more than you normally do is the best way to go. Doing this regularly is the only way to improve your mobility, energy levels etc. build up slowly. Susan has three dogs to walk each day and this gets her out and helps with weight loss etc. Walking also helps to build muscle. Muscle weighs heavier than fat so the more you improve your muscle tone the slower the weight will go down on the scales. Muscle will also help to burn fat. But ....you can't blame a little saunter to the supermarket for a no weight loss week. You have to put in some effort.

If you consider athletes that do long, hard workouts. They are usually all muscle and very little fat but they will weigh a lot more that you probably think.

Although I do care about how much I weigh I am more concerned with body fat percentages, in other words how much of my body weight is pure fat! Your body fat says a lot about how you look, what you see in the mirror. This is NOT vanity it is being aware of just how much unwanted fat and weight you are carrying around everyday. How much stress you are putting on your knees, hips and other joints. I personally want to protect my joints and try to keep my body reasonably healthy. I also want to enjoy life and know that I can eat out and accept invitations without worrying about what I can eat or appearing to be a fussy eater to my friends. This diet works for me. I can change the two days to suit myself or any commitments I may have. I make the effort to walk whenever possible but I am also happy to get the car out if it is raining or too hot to walk. I fit in around this lifestyle of eating and exercise and it fits in around me.

As always, this is my personal opinion and maybe would not suit everybody but it is worth a try and if if you don't get on with it then stop. You may be surprised at just how flexible and beneficial it is.

The article on MSG was very interesting and the recipes. I am considering buying some from Amazon.

Wendy


:-) :-)

Tenerife Sun and All

I have just been reading through your thread and am in awe of you all :-) you have all achieved so much and have so such will power :-) one thing I sadly haven't got :-(

One post I read mentioned a food seasoning called Spike I don't know if everyone is aware but this contains MSG (monosodium glutimate)
I believe many people have an intolerance to this.
http://www.theperfectpantry.com/2008/06/spike-seasoning.html

Good luck everyone :-D I will be reading everyday to try and get inspired. x

The first week I just ate fruit and salad...then got flu so the next week I had soup and fruit...then a steak dinner....then salad....so nothing special......if I was hungry I just ate more fruit / sticks of celery or carrots......still no caffeine drinks...just pure fruit juice or water

Hi Susan,
Well done especially with all the exercise which will also help to build and strengthen muscles.

What do you eat in an average day now and do you feel hungry. I feel fine and have more energy now then when I was eating more.

Hi Ann
I didn't know anything about this diet until a friend told me she was on it. I had noticed that she had lost some weight and asked her how she had done it.

I would think that once the weight loss has been achieved the stomach has shrunk and you don't need so much food anyway. Or maybe one day a week Of cutting back rather than twoWendy x

Yes, I have 3 dogs now Ann. they keep me active :-)

Well done Susan Wiv, not on losing a stone but on feeling healthier. I suspect it is the exercise that helps you, walking the dogs (when did dog become dogs? I missed that) takes a lot of energy which burns calories.

Wendy, how long has the diet been going? Does anyone know anyone who has been on it then stopped it. If so did they put the weight back on even if staying eating sensibly but not having fast days? :-)

I read most of the book and took on board the eating of fruit half hour before any other food.......I have been exercising with the dogs as well as going to training classes.....I succumbed to a steak meal on Saturday......I gave in to all the cooking smells one comes across whilst shopping :-(

up till now, apart from all the naughty moments......I have lost exactly one stone.......don't ask me how. I just know that my way has worked for me.......I feel fit and not so tired.......I think it may have helped by detoxing first and then just adding a nice meal now and then.......and all the exercise........ I have, I might add, been taking in all the necessary nutrients........It started with reading that I could lose 7lbs in 7 days.......It is true.....one can :-)

Well done Wendy, a pound is a pound!!