Dieting

If its a young shop assistant, I usually say "Aren't you going to ask me how old I am?"
Most of them are closer to my age anyway!!

If its a young shop assistant, I usually say "Aren't you going to ask me how old I am?"
Most of them are closer to my age anyway!!

I take it when you say "closer to my age anyway" you mean they are within a 25 year proximity

Since the start of Lent - always a good time to think of shedding a few pounds - I have lost two and a half pounds.   That's a lb a week, just by giving up anything containing flour, plus my breakfast porridge. I am allowing myself porridge at weekends because I really miss it. Nothing equalling Vinny's amazing loss, but good steady work. Apart from the flour thing, I eat what I like.

 I've also discovered that staying out of the kitchen is the best way not to snack.

Well done Moth. The positive reinforcement of a few pounds is a great morale boost. I've got rid of a couple of pounds but I'm losing heart and motivation rather than weight.

I have been in the kitchen cooking pies today. The temptation was overwhelming but I have managed to abstain. One corned beef /onion and potato pie cooked, one the same size added to freezer. Also made a black cherry pie.

My 24 hour fast finished at 7.00pm and I am going to push the boat out a bit.

Corned beef pie, broccoli,swede and lashings of gravy.  Unsure whether to be a devil and and have a tiny bit of cherry pie as well.........just to taste it of course.

Well done Moth. The positive reinforcement of a few pounds is a great morale boost.  I've got rid of a couple of pounds but I'm losing heart and motivation rather than weight.

I keep thinking of one throw-away sentence I heard on TV in a program about eating healthily and maintaining a normal body weight - I can't remember the program, but I think it may have been Hugh F-W who turned to the camera and said "After all, it's you who's opening your mouth and shoving food in".

It was blunt enough to shock me, in the sense that it brought home an absolute true fact - the only person making me overweight was me.

Diets going really well, I am as fit as a butchers dog and 'feel' healthy. Dog wonders why my usual walks with him of 1/2 an hour have turned into full on 1.5 hour jaunts.

Starting weight was 16.5 stones which for someone who is 5 foot 10 inches is very obese. Down to 15 stone now and my target weight is 14 stone which would be 1/2 stone more than my married weight 45 years ago!

Had my OMAD at 1.00pm yesterday (Sunday dinner without tatty) but prefer my OMAD about 7.00pm so will have a 30 hour fast today.

Working up to a 48 hour fast if I can make it in the future, just for the challenge. 24 hour fasts appears to be a doddle for me so should be OK.
The way its looking I will probably carry on with this fasting regime for the rest of my life. Wish I hadn't wasted time on other diets now.

Congratulations Vinny, well done. Some impressive willpower there. I know from experience there comes a time when the diet should return to maintenance, and that is very difficult. Removing the restrictions just the right amount without putting weight on is challenging. How long did it take to shed the 1.5 stone. My 3 lb is paltry in comparison.

Well done fella

Congratulations Vinny, well done.  Some impressive willpower there.  I know from experience there comes a time when the diet should return to maintenance, and that is very difficult. Removing the restrictions just the right amount without putting weight on is challenging.  How long did it take to shed the 1.5 stone.  My 3 lb is paltry in comparison.

14 days only. I know this sounds like a yo yo diet and I will put it back on but I am determined not to, with all the health benefits. Once I hopefully get to my target weight I will still do OMAD but will add a few carbs to the equation to hopefully keep me at that weight.
Another bonus is its quite easy to plan meals for OMAD and I now have a weekly rota of meals I can 'tweak' easily if I get bored.
The hardest part is trying to drink a gallon of liquid a day. I have to admit I rarely drink that amount, usually managing about 3 litres.