You'll get by with a little help from your (FastDay) Friends...

View this email in your browser What's your New Year's resolution, errantbehavior? I'm sure a great many of us FastDay Friends have resolved to continue losing (or maintaining!) weight in 2015. I for one intend to shift the weight I regained after my illness. I hope by next Christmas to be back at goal and maintaining. Thank goodness I know fasting really works, even if it's not always as quick as we'd like it to be... slow and steady wins the race! We've got exciting news for new fasters & re-starters! You may recall we trialled an online fasting program last year. It was a resounding success and we're really grateful to everyone who took part, the fantastic feedback was invaluable. I'm delighted to announce that we're now ready to officially launch the "FastStart Program" in association with Ways of Eating, a 6 week online course in 5:2 intermittent fasting - made by experienced fasters to help get you on the right track. Read all about it! Struggled to commit to fasting when going it alone? Overwhelmed by the information available and not sure where to begin? Feel the need for a more structured plan to get started? Maybe you know someone who feels like this and could use a helping hand to start fasting? Find out more. Program Starts: 15th January 2014 Cost: £40 Limited to 50 places Online meetings will be held at 7pm GMT (It is not essential you attend the meetings to complete the program) Did you know...?   The basic science of fasting Fasting is not a new idea. People have been fasting for centuries and the scientists of the 1800s and 1900s were interested in what happens to our bodies when we fast. They worked out how the different hormones control how we... What's the buzz?   6 smart food swaps to save calories   A lot of the calories in what we eat comes from the carbs which many of us use as a tasty (but actually not very filling) way to bulk out a meal. We love these alternative ways to replace those carbohydrates with something less calorific and more nutritious! Curried Leek & Apple Soup 100 calories per serving A comforting low calorie soup from Lavendar & Lovage that will be enjoyed by all the family, this soup is wonderful with or without bread and is a tasty and very low 100 calories a bowl (the recipe makes 4 bowls). Get the full recipe now See you at the forum!   Follow us on: Copyright © 2015 FastDay Ltd, All rights reserved. You joined the 52fastdiet.co.uk forum Our mailing address is: FastDay Ltd 8-10 New North Place London, EC2A 4JA United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Learn how Caroline lost over 90lbs using The Fast Diet

View this email in your browser Happy New Year, errantbehavior! We've got some exciting news at FastDay for new fasters and re-starters! In just 6 weeks let us guide you into intermittent fasting to help you lose weight and get healthier...   FastDay's very own Caroline has lost over 90lbs through intermittent fasting. Now she's prepared a course to teach you how...   For just £40 the 6 week course offers: A way to change your relationship with food for life. Guidance and advice from a dedicated course leader. Tools to help reward and track your weight loss progress. Fasting day meal plans and tips to plan your own. Support emails, online discussions, virtual meetings & presentations. ...and so much more! Caroline herself will be running the first FastStart course from January 15th, so register your interest now! By the end of the course you'll be able to fit fasting around your lifestyle so that you too can reach your goal weight. You'll have everything you need to get off to the best possible start on The Fast Diet. Click here to register your interest in the FastStart Program Wishing you every success   Follow us on: Copyright © 2015 FastDay Ltd, All rights reserved. You joined the 52fastdiet.co.uk forum Our mailing address is: FastDay Ltd 8-10 New North Place London, EC2A 4JA United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

FastDay Friends Weekly: We'll be back in the New Year!

View this email in your browser Season's greetings, errantbehavior! 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! View the Christmas Challenge topic Congratulations to... Debs mas54321, judithn Panda_Po Kelly25-tr WarriorPrincess bofa45 MaryAnn Madcatlady Tammae Brand-ie Did you know...?   Dealing with cynicism and pessimism about fasting 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. What's the buzz?   You can eat whatever you want if it's homemade   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! Get the full recipe now Vegetables win! Last week we asked which foods you eat most of on your fast days. 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! Find out more about when and what you should eat when intermittent fasting.   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! See you at the forum!   Follow us on: Copyright © 2014 FastDay Ltd, All rights reserved. You joined the 52fastdiet.co.uk forum Our mailing address is: FastDay Ltd 8-10 New North Place London, EC2A 4JA United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences