What a year it's been, not just for me personally but for our community. We've moved to our fancy new server, changed name, changed our look, gone mobile, started a newsletter... and none of this would have been possible, without YOU, our dedicated FastDay Friends! Thank you for your ongoing support this year and congratulations for all you have achieved - maintaining, losing or simply perservering!
The FastDay Christmas Challenge - a fantastic success!
This week I'd like to say a special thank you to FastDay member Juliana.Rivers for her great work in running the Christmas Challenge.
Thanks to her efforts with a group of over 100 members, almost a dozen of them have reported in so far as reaching their goal. What a fantastic result!
Don't forget if you joined the challenge, it finishes at midnight on December 22nd, so be sure to report in with your results!
If you're fasting over the holidays you may find some of your friends and family don't understand or may even be critical. Here are some tips for how to respond to them.
This great little video was shared with me and seems really apt for this time of year when we're so prone to over indulge. Remember to eat fresh, homemade food whenever possible!
Kale & Cheddar Bubble and Squeak
190 calories per serving
If I'm being completely honest, it's not the Christmas day roast dinner which I get most excited about, but using up the leftovers for days after to make Bubble & Squeak. I usually serve mine with leftover meat or a fried egg.
This recipe courtesy of Tinned Tomatoes can be made with leftovers but is good enough to make from scratch! Enjoy it on a fast day or have a bigger portion on a feed day!
We'd also love to see pictures of how YOU use up your healthy leftovers to feature in the New Year!
The top 3 foods for fast days came out as Vegetables (32%), Meat (19%) and Eggs (17%). It looks like the official Fast Diet mantra of "mostly plants and protein" really is what most of us stick with, especially as in fourth place we have Fish (11%).
No other food group got more than 6% of the vote, it seems that sugary carbs and fatty foods are less popular on fast days - which is no bad thing!
We're taking a little break from our polls over the festive period but they will return in the New Year! Watch this space :)
Happy Holidays!
Well, that's all from us for 2014, but we'll be back in your inbox come the New Year with lots of news and developments from the FastDay team. Happy holidays everyone!
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