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Day One

I have started the Fast 800 diet again and day one (03/08/2019) and two went great!  I have weighed myself, got basic body fat percentage info from my scales, and also taken my waist measurement.  Out of curiosity I am also tracking my resting heart rate of a morning using the Health App with my Apple watch. Day one I didn't fast, I just stuck to the 800 calories, and I also managed a gym session. I felt great, managed an hour in the gym doing a mixture of cardio and resistance.  When I was walking out of the gym I had that amazing rush of endorphins, I definitely need to remember that in the coming weeks to keep my motivation going. Day two was spent in a field watching my OH play baseball (which I actually love watching). My first meal was at 10am and my last meal was at 9pm. Tomorrow (Monday 05/08/2019) I will break my fast at around 9am and I plan to have my last meal at 6pm. I will be increasing my fasting window over the next week so that I am up to the opt...

I'm Back!!!

Well I don’t quite know where to start! This past year has involve a lot of ups and downs…and not just on the scales! Mine and my partner’s mental health took a strong downturn over the past year and we are just finally getting through the darkness.  He is managing on his meds and I am now also managing on mine.  I had to take 5 months out from work (the main catalyst in my mental health deterioration). Finally went back to work the beginning of July and now I’m in my 6th week of being back.  Thankfully the issue that caused me to go off has been resolved. Now to discuss how I’ve been on the scales, my highest weight loss total was 2st 11lbs on 21/03/2018.  Since then my weigh has been yo-yoing with my current weight loss total at weigh in last night being 1st 9.5lbs. Where I’ve lost weight and have felt more comfortable socialising with friends I have been going out a lot more, which has involved yummy syn-full food and very syn-full alcohol. So I am currently strug...