Well, the good news is that my bf won't be home tonight so cooking my fast day dinner will be easy. I already put most of it into My Fitness Pal and I'll make sure to measure and update the amounts. I really have to make sure I'm keeping to 500 or less! I know I've been going over, even if it is a huge plate of veggies it's still been too much :)

Then I'll need to get my butt to the gym. I've been going later in the evening which I find much better. When the gym is empty, I'm less likely to give up and go home. I don't like having to compete with people for machines.

I'm also going food shopping after work. I actually don't do too poorly shopping on an empty stomach. Just need to finish making plans for the week.

Sum have fun today and be good! Hopefully you'll have a successful fast later in the week. Wishing your MIL good health.

Well, I don't think I have really been overeating on fast days! Measured my usual meal and it wasn't really any less than I've been having. So that's good. I also avoided snacking for the most part, aside from the five green olives but that fit into my calories. Trust me, I was tempted to dig into the watermelon after my workout but I resisted!

Rewarded today. Sitting at 191.6, after my first fast. That means in pretty much guaranteed to see a new low on Friday. :)

Anyone around?

Second fast of the week today. If trends continue, I should be in the 189s-190s tomorrow. *crosses fingers* I'm most interested to see my measurements in a week, after a full month of increased strength training.

My bf is on call the next three weeks, which means weekends won't be as busy and we'll be home. Not good when it comes to enjoying summer, but a very good thing for our diets LOL I'll be home to cook and we won't be out partying all the time haha

Have I mentioned that my boyfriend has lost about 50 pounds? I'll admit I'm a bit jealous of him sometimes :) He's lost more than me in less time, and he's no longer in the obese range! I'm so happy for him though. He doesn't follow 5:2, but he saw what I was doing and decided to eat significantly less during the day and then has dinner with me. Sometimes he'll have what I'm having on fast days (when it's chicken Cesar salad especially), other times I'll just change it up a little for him. But either way he's eating much less during the week. Yay for having a longer and healthier life together :)

My MIL had an operation done on Monday and she is still in the hospital. I have been busy running around doing my volunteer work and visiting her. We don't know when she can get out. This is a woman who was always very strong and a doer, and now she is so weak and feeble. Breaks my heart!

Diet has been put on hold. I am so worried about my MIL that I have eaten junk.

My house is a disaster; mom not doing her mom duties and kids go wild. I am hoping to spend the day today cleaning and catching up with things.

So no sun shine over at Sum's house at the moment. :cry:

:hug: to Sum and family. Sending healthy thoughts. Life happens, and that's okay. You have to focus on the most important things in your life right now! I hope your MIL recovers quickly.

Here's some sunshine headed your way! :sunny:

i have been doing 1:6 since June 1 :) I love it!

Are you losing on that plan, or just maintaining?

Hi all! I'm going to start back on the IF plan this since it worked for me before. I've regained about 15lbs since school was out in May.

Keep up the great work, everyone! Looking forward to getting to know some of you.

:wave: to Sum!

Thanks!!! :grouphug: Be back later with personals!!

190.4 this morning! .8 loss from last week. Much better than the previous two weeks. Next week I'll do my measurements for the month. Not sure I'll make my goal of 189 flat, but I think I've done well so far considering the upped strength training :)

Soooo close to 189!!!! :woohoo: noname

amandie FAB to see you here! :hug:

unwanted37lbs Welcome, looking forward to getting to know you!!!

Sorry that I have been MIA, my MIL's surgery and recovery has been the focal point of my life. She is doing much better, after 5 days in a hospital. She even posted a funny picture of herself on FB :D -- It is hard to see someone close in a lot of pain, and feel helpless.

My diet...well what diet ;)...went down the tubes too. I have eaten what ever when ever, but today I fasted. Need to get back OP. The scale scares me :cry:

my goal to loose (for now). But when i reach my goal i will continue doing 1:6 because I love how i feel after that. And I love how it teaches me about food portions, eliminates craving for bad food and such..

No wonder that I eat... my DH thinks that it is perfectly ok for my BIL and SIL NOT to visit my MIL! According to him they are "grown ups and make their own choices" ... bite me... they are acting like bratty 2 year olds! I am there to look for containers for my MIL to throw up in, or giving her sponge baths because the wound is too big and she can not shower. MY BIL nor SIL is yet to visit her and my MIL has been in the hospital nearly a week. I am livid!! I am sooo mad at my husband. I hate the fact that he is letting my BIL/SIL know that Sum will take care of mom/dad when they get old. If they don't bother visiting her now...will they honestly take care of them when they get old?? UGH! MAD!!!!

unwanted37lbs I am surprised that you're able to lose weight only by fasting one day a week! That's wonderful.

amandie Welcome! I hope your re-start is going well so far.

Sum I am so sorry. That has to be frustrating :( I agree with your husband though. You can't make them do something they don't want to do. It's unfortunate, of course, but it is their (totally ridiculous, sad) decision. But it sounds like some clear plans have to be made for the future or else you and your husband will be the default caretakers, and that is a lot of work! How is your MIL doing now? Sounds just awful and so uncomfortable.

I totally overate this weekend, but the scales have been strangely kind to me. I had an unexpected TOM (I don't get them usually because of my IUD!) so that kind of explains the hunger. But today is back to routine. Fasting today, gotta get to the gym and hopefully meet me monthly goals by Thursday!!!

Speaking of gym, there was a shooting in a car in the parking lot of my gym while I was there on Saturday. I had no idea what was going on, it was in the other end of the shopping center. So sad, though. It was the middle of the day! A heroin deal gone wrong. Sigh. But the thing is I feel safer there than I do at the other gym I could go to, so I will just continue with my routine...

Noname She was finally released yesterday, but felt weak. -- I told DH that next time I will simply ask my SIL/BIL what are the days they can be there for mom or dad? I won't give them a way out. I absolutely refuse to take on the parent's care by myself. If they can't/won't/want to be there, then they can hire someone. -- I am just mad because I think secretly my DH wants me to be the one, alone, who will care for his parents. -- I know I have the most of amount of time, out of all of us, and I would/will carry the largest portion of their care, I am sure, but not to get any help would be way too draining. I just don't want to be expected to care for them, when everyone else is carrying on with their own life/hobbies etc.