Day 11 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Feel good today, BP still normal, so I guess that was a temporary, but super scary, spike on Monday.

I am liking the new way of medical appointments now in the Covid age, the Doctor rang me on the dot of when he was supposed to, we had a ten minute consultation, he reassured me that the BP is normal, but I am going to get blood tests, an ECG, and a 24 BP monitor, just to check up on things.

No sitting around a stuffy waiting room, all very efficient.

I feel a lot calmer now, hopefully the tests will show what caused that spike, but it’s good to rule out things, especially with my family history.

@basyjames….I have bought that scales too…..bit from Amazon.com as the city’s to Ireland plus duty and taxes pushed the price way up. I try to avoid Amazon.co.uk now as with Brexit there are also customs charges to pay, BUT the German Amazon didn’t have it.!

So I bought it from the UK and hope I am not hit with more charges when it arrives.

Like @i-hate-lettuce I have an old WeightWatchers scale which is very heavy, you could do damage to your back lifting it 😄

It’s our wedding anniversary tomorrow – we have a bottle of Moët cooling in the fridge, planning a delicious home cooked celebration meal….and I have taken tomorrow off so plan a long weekend of relaxing.

Have a great Thursday.

Day 11 – Lake District UK – FD

Good morning everyone

Felling good this morning, in fact probably starting to feel more like my old self pre treatment (at last) 😉 A few bits still need ‘polishing’ and sorting. Sense of smell and taste is OK, can eat almost anything I want now, but still need to watch too much acid. Finally starting to produce saliva, so not waking up several times in the night with tongue stuck to roof of my mouth!

I think the radiotherapy killed off my ‘Inner Warthog’ he’s been nowhere near since October and I’m finding managing my weight very easy at the moment (he might be lurking in the background so keeping aware) I put some weight back on as I’d lost too much over such a short time, but losing (slowly) again now I’m back on 5:2 again.

@snowflake56 – Not a Colin Firth lookalike, but I have been mistaken for Rick Stein a time or two, especially when I’m rooting round markets on holiday, oh and when I went into his posh chippy in Falmouth!

@penz – not falling for that one, budgie smugglers, gold medallion and a sash! If I wore a sash I’d have a huge white stripe where it has covered, would then look silly 😉 🙂 🙂

@daffodil2010 – Enjoy your wedding anniversary meal and fizz.

Take care all

Pocket list day 11
I-hate-lettuce

Day 11 UK FD

It’s seems like it’s been a long week this week I’m spurred on to have a good FD in the knowledge it’s Friday tomorrow

Pocket list day 11
@i-hate-lettuce
@at FD500
@brightonbelle

DTF 🚫🍸🍷🍺🥂
@stitchincarol (dry until Easter)
@northerndawn (dry until Easter)
@at – bar the odd slip 😉
@brightonbelle

ZBC 🚫
@stitchincarol – every day!
@at – every day!
@brightonbelle

Exercise 🏋️‍♀️ 30×5
@at (45mins Broga and 60mins Aerobics)
@brightonbelle

Day 11 – lisbon, Portugal FD

Good morning!!!!

Today is FD, in the previous two days (NFD and 18:6) I was losing weight too. The plan is having the expected impact and in general I’m feeling good.

I’m happy 🙂

We just need to end this damn confinement by the covid!!!!

Hug to everyone
Nuno

Day 11 UK NFD

Yesterday’s FD didn’t reset after the chocolates but I’m counting progress in being TDEE rather than EFS. My all-chocolate intake was slightly rebalanced by butternut squash,courgette & spinach dal with mushrooms & quorn ‘chicken’ for supper. AND I forgot to weigh myself this morning so it’ll be tomorrow’s weekly weigh day for reckoning

Some progress to report: I did an online shop yesterday & restocked the cupboard & freezer plus my fortnightly veg box arrived. My treats this time were seasy cook protein things like plant-based ‘meatballs’ and vegan ‘fish’ rather than a tub of vegan icecream or custard. My fridge is now overflowing with lovely veg- cauliflower, courgettes, red onions, butternut squash, spinach, kale, a 600g sweet potato, 3 HUGE beetroot weighing in at almost 2 kg, plus blueberries, apples, clementines and a whole fresh pineappe!

I have a lovely quiet few days planned – taking a 3-day weekend to let myself rest and prep for Future Me. I’m looking forward to some lovely meal planning and batch cooking and making up magnesium cream and moisturiser for DD and some friends – what one friend calls my ‘witchy potions’ 🙂

This week has also been successful in 3 x v early nights which have lifted my mood, along with the spring sunshine – in between the grey days, wind & rain. My friend is helping me do some decluttering for a couple of hours today, which always feels good too. And knowing that I have some days ‘off’ from commitments from tomorrow has lifted my mood no end. I’m slightly more motivated to get on with drafting difficult emails and prioritising project work because I know it’s just for today.

@at we both had an indulgent Weds, but well done you for picking it up today ahead of tomorrow’s lovely meal
@daffodil2010 so glad you had a helpful and reassuring GP consult
@basyjames thanks for the scale recommendation. I’m seriously considering replacing my 25 yo iron scales – but not yet! I’ll keep that as a progress reward for the next milestone
@northgeorgia sounds like a great plan – steady progress is still progress!
@nuno that’s wonderful – well done
@emmataylor well done – that’s epic. Longer fasts are great – when we can stick to them!!
@dvw i’ve eaten 1/3 of the chocolate – which was almost my TDEE calories!
@ihatelettuce that sounds like v good news indeed
@snowflake sorry to abandon you yesterday – well done in having a solid FD

OK off to prep for my declutter time with friend – focusing on the practical and hopefully the brain stuff will follow. Strength to fasters, gentle days to all x

Day 11 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD500

Since Saturday, to the best of my knowledge, I’ve eaten 800-500-600-1100-1200 calories. In the normal course of events, I’d be down a pound or two (or even more), between actual weight loss and water loss. (I know this because I weigh myself so often, so have a clear picture of what to expect.) Plus, Sunday’s problem is now gone. But the weight is still hovering higher than makes sense. The best I can guess is that I have a whoosh coming. I’m hoping I see something exciting tomorrow morning to motivate me to a great weekend.

@mogaman I’m laughing that your DH bought two Snickers this week. My DH always fills my Christmas stocking with calories of one sort or another, and then gave me calories of some sort for Valentine’s Day, and I always smile on the outside and shake my head on the inside. I think we should both take it as a message that they love us whether we lose weight or not; sound good?? 😂🥰

@jaifaim Wifi issues are so irritating in these days when we’ve become so dependent on the internet! Definitely first world problems, but problems nonetheless!

@toady You’re doing a great job, and you must be so pumped for your progress!

@penz So glad we were all able to help you yesterday! Well done on the FD; are you enjoying today’s bliss?

@emmataylor Isn’t it funny how the exact same experience can feel so very different on different days

@daffodil2010 So glad you’re feeling calmer; hopefully the steps you’re taking will provide some sort of answer to explain Monday’s episode. And happy anniversary tomorrow!!!

Pocket list day 11
@i-hate-lettuce
@at FD500
@brightonbelle
@stitchincarol

DTF 🚫🍸🍷🍺🥂
@stitchincarol (dry until Easter)
@northerndawn (dry until Easter)
@at – bar the odd slip 😉
@brightonbelle

ZBC 🚫
@stitchincarol – every day!
@at – every day!
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia

Exercise 🏋️‍♀️ 30×5
@at (45mins Broga and 60mins Aerobics)
@brightonbelle? Good luck with persevering!

I’ve walked outside twice this week, but was stuck to the house yesterday because I was eliminating the problem of Sunday. 😉 Today is my busy day that doesn’t have much time. So I’m thinking tomorrow will be a day I get ambitious and either walk outside again or, if the weather isn’t nice enough, go walk on the treadmill at the gym. Progress is always good, however tiny it may be!

Day 11 USA FD

I ended up taking a “recovery” day yesterday because I was feeling exhausted. My calories for the day came in under TDEE at 1150, so quite controlled but not under 800, which has been my daily average for the last 2 weeks. I did zero exercise and no outdoor walk, whereas I had been averaging about 90 minutes of a variety of exercise daily for the last 2 weeks. I did not finish painting with the second coat on my bedroom, (@penz….I wish it was more exciting than painting a bedroom), as I had been painting until 8 pm the evening before to get the first coat on everywhere. The ladder was not kind to my knees at all, and they ached all night long.

So, after a a day that felt like indulgence (yesterday)doing very little except light housework, I am down 1 pound overnight, and have hit the “Healthy” 24.9 BMI!!! I guess that does illustrate that we do retain water in our muscles and elsewhere when we are working out more, and even when we have consistently decreased calories. A day of rest and the inflammation is gone.

For the sake of my knees, I am for sure planning to lose another 5-12 lbs (3-5Kg) and continue working out about an hour to 90 minutes a day to feel stronger and more flexible. I have finally made exercise a daily priority, and for motivation I am plotting it out on my daily calorie and weight loss chart.
I break exercise up into 10-20 minutes of various things such as yoga, strength training, core, HIIT, and also walking for 1-3 miles/day. That works for me psychologically, because 10 minutes of anything doesn’t seem that long, and I often feel like doing more after 10 minutes. I already feel stronger than I did a month ago.

@ccco – I am surprised your sister, the professor, was turned away for her vaccination. I would think professors would be at higher risk from their students than teachers of younger children who don’t practice such risky behaviors as college kids. I am just plodding on with signing up where I can and hoping it won’t be too long before I can get my vaccination. My DH is already fully vaccinated and would be able to do so many things, but I feel I am holding him back because he won’t do those things without me (like going to restaurants, and some travel). Thanks so much for the advice!

@snowflake56 – I hope your DH will be fine and no Covid. I’ll be praying for him and also that you stay safe! And thanks for the image of your spring flowers. Ours are not even peaking up yet.

@daffodil2010 – Happy Anniversary and enjoy your special day and weekend!

@i-hate-lettuce – Happy to hear you are feeling so much more like yourself.

@at – Fasting with you today! Strength to us both!

@dvw – I love scallops! That will be a perfect dinner tomorrow! Thanks for the idea.

@stitchincarol – Your whoosh will come, stay on course! For me it seems like weight loss shows up a week to two weeks after my best efforts. You will get there!

@ccco – I just read your last post….Those kind of financial scams are getting better and better at fooling people. They are so upsetting! I had an email from my bank recently, that looked perfect, but seemed a little strange, so I called them, and they did not send it or know what I was talking about. If I had even clicked on the link provided to communicate with them, I would have probably opened myself up to a hack. I’m glad you figured it out. I never answer my phone anymore if the name doesn’t come up as a contact. If it’s important they can leave a message.

Good luck to everyone today!

Day 11 – NSW, AU – CFD

Managed an 18 hour fast before some lunch – soup and a sourdough roll, a couple of snacks and then ‘dinner’ of peanut butter on another roll. Just under 900 calories for the day, so not quite the FD800 again but still happy getting under the 1000. We’ll see how I go tomorrow.

Day 12 UK omad.

I just wrote a really long post but it disappeared!

I hope it reappears again…

Happy fasting everyone

Day 12 – Lake District UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Really good FD yesterday, despite the weather, still got out for a wander.
Thanks for the positive comments to my last posts, I’ve learned a lot about myself in recent times. The human body is an incredible bit of kit. Its ability to repair itself, with care, is amazing. Also that bit of grey matter between the ears is also pretty impressive, you have to get it onside and working with you and you can conquer a lot.

Weigh in this morning, down 1lb, getting to the stage where on or two pounds a month would be very good.

Weekend again …. and 3 x 6 nations Rugby matches.
Saturday Italy vs Wales followed by England vs France
Sunday Scotland vs Ireland

@snowflake56 – The reaction from people was very much ‘is it, isn’t it?’ and looking with curiosity, he’s a Cornishman so as soon as I spoke the accent gave it away.

@ccco – scammers, seems a worldwide problem, we had a few days where we had as many as 4 calls a day, same scam different number each time so even blocking the number doesn’t always work! Grrrr

Take care all

Day 12 – Canada – FD

Good morning. This will be my 3rd FD this week and I’m feeling good. Today I plan a nice long walk, it’s supposed to be +9 today, still no signs of daffodils popping up but it’s just a matter of time. 😊 I’m seeing small losses on the scales and still motivated to continue. Thank goodness for this forum.

@northerndawn – congratulations 👏 on reaching a healthy BMI. It does indeed help with the joint and knee pain. Your exercise plans sound wonderful.

@stitchincarol – you are most definitely due a whoosh! Fingers crossed 🤞 you see it soon.

@basyjames – good for you – a 2 lb loss is fantastic, congratulations!

@nuno – glad you’re feeling happy – I’m with you, can’t wait for this Covid to pass out of existence and become a note in history books.

@snowflake56 – I’m in Atlantic Canada, about 1400 Kms from Brantford. The scallops are fresh from the Bay of Fundy, one of the nice benefits of living here. I’ll join you on your FD today.

Pocket list day 12
@snowflake56
@dvw

Take care everybody.

Day 12 UK NFD

Weekly weigh in and I’m up 1.5lbs. O well, it could have been a lot worse. Counting the positives from this week – better sleep, better hydration, good b2b FD, some fabulous meals and lots of fruit & veg consumed! Also glad of lovely friends who sent me chocolate, and some useful lessons learned.

The knock on effect of all the helpful health stuff was a wonderfully clear brain and a good project session yesterday, tackling lots of tricky emails that had piled up while i was ill – once my head was in a good place they simply flowed.

Today has turned into more of a transition day after a pile of urgent things appeared, but letting go and off to do some yoga stretches before a light lunch and an afternoon of making potions, gardening friend visiting and zoom teatime catch up with another friend – both bringing our own muffins! Mothering Sunday this weekend and video calls planned with DD & mother. Also looking forward to a weekend of cooking, rugby, planting seeds, catching up with reading and rest – investing in Future Me.

Well done everyone who has had a successful week – those lost pounds are very well-earned! It’s wonderful when things come together, perseverance & plans pay off. I’m always encouraged by seeing what is possible – that’s why this is such a great place to be. As @jaifaim always says, we rise by lifting others 🙂

2nd post

@dvw Lucky you! Thanks for joining me today.

@stitchincarol Thanks! We can’t plant seeds outside yet, they are in cultivaters on the window sill. Plants and trees from the garden center can be planted now, the garden centers are open again with a limited amount of buyers. Perhaps we can go there next week and look what they have. We worked for 2 hours in the garden this morning until it started to rain. There are lots of little green things coming up. I didn’t get a lot done but it was nice and a good exercise as well. Please tell us again how the hypnosis session went.

Day 12 MN/USA FD800

Another pound down this morning – that’s 2 pounds in two days! Whoosh of sorts. I’m down a total of 7 lbs since the first week January. It feels great and motivating, especially after seeing no real progress from October to February. I need two more 800 calorie days this week, today and tomorrow, in order to have a 3500 calorie deficit for the week (NOT including calories spent on exercise). That should mean another pound down next week if I hold steady at goal weight TDEE and go back to basic 5:2 next week. That’s the plan, anyway.

I don’t know if I could do 800 calories for 8-12 weeks as some people have done. It would certainly take a lot of planning to eat well and not feel deprived, if doing it that long. Anyone who has followed that diet has my admiration.

Back later to comment on posts. Happy Friday, everyone!

Second post

I went in to weigh myself a few minutes after I posted, just because I wanted to admire the 148.2…and I weighed in at 147.4! So now I’m at the point in the afternoon that can be challenging not to nibble, and I’m trying to keep my focus on how glorious that number was this morning so I don’t undo the accomplishment! Not a whoosh, but still an improvement.

Today’s hypnosis session (these are all via zoom) was to fine-tune the text of the 15-minute session. We work together on choosing language, with me focused on the words that make sense (“embrace the hunger” and “water helps the hunger go away” were two that made her shudder, LOL) and with her focused on appropriate word choice. Finding a balance between us can be a challenge, so that’s what we spent the hour doing. Next, she’ll record the new script and email it to me, and I’ll listen to the new script instead of the first script.

I find myself more willingly doing the things the script is focused on (not snacking, and actively working to sufficient activity, and so on), so I’m pleased to know hypnosis is working.

Oh, @northerndawn, I’m glad you felt encouraged. It really doesn’t take much for us most days, does it? 😉 What electrical is your DH changing?

Day 12 North Canton OH WFD 9

Late late post. I almost did not post but I was able to find the time

@fivetwofan5252 bummer for your lost post, sometimes they reappear. Having lost a few posts myself, a few years ago I created a word document for my posts, then I copy and post on the forum. It’s a running commentary on my fasting journey

@snowflake56 sweet relief!

@EmmaTaylor I have not heard or read anything about the vaccines causing blood clots. And I have been keeping track and poring over all the scientific evidence on the virus and the vaccine. Please be careful about where you get your Covid vaccine information from, there is an active disinformation campaign to discourage people from getting them.

@northgeorgia …and the Lola and Wesley saga continues

@stitchincarol love spaghetti squash

@nuno congratulations! That’s a heavy lift

@northerndawn yay for the whoosh!

@ccco glad you received it and love it!

have a great weekend everyone🎈🎈🎈

Pocket list day 12
@snowflake56
@dvw
@ccco

DTF
@ccco

Day 13. U.K. NFD

Hooray – non fast days are here! Two days of not fasting – I can’t wait!

@northerndawn – yay to you for taking A Recovery Day! And massive yay for the healthy BMI! 😊

@snowflake56 – well my post did reappear you’re right!
So glad re your DH negative test too!

@stitchincarol – great news re the hypnosis!

@nuno – a back to back !! Well done! Respect!!

Good luck to anyone fasting today 🤞

Day 13 – Lake district UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Weekend, ridiculous isn’t it, we’re both retired but still look forward to weekend! Mind you under ‘normal’ circumstances weekdays would tend to be busy, weekends are ours.

I may have mentioned the rugby is on again this weekend, so that’s me sorted, a quick trip to top up the shopping, a walk thrown in between the showers, the beer and rugby.

Started more jobs in garden this last week, helping neighbour with overhanging tree, a lot of moss to rake out of the lawn, but I don’t worry too much about the lawns being raked clean, the birds use a lot for nesting material.

@northerndawn – that’s a nice steady loss over the last few weeks, doesn’t half give you encouragement!

@mitchelinme – Is that the sound of a returning mojo in your last post?

Take care all

Day 13 OMAD London

@fivetwofan5252 – Campari, lots of soda, lots of rocks, but alcohol nonetheless. I think it was when I first came on this forum when I gave up alcohol for two years. Fasting worked somewhat better then…. but I think I will have to count calories from now on. Never my favourite thing. It’s so boring.

Day 13 – Canada – NFD

Congratulations to everybody on your success. Love hearing your stories. Hopefully by the end of the month I’ll meet my goal. It seems 3 FDs is what’s needed for me to see even minor losses. Just 6 pounds to goal. Take care all.

Day 13 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD

Yesterday was a CD, but I’m thinking my calories for the day were far lower since supper calories (shrimp with cocktail sauce and some frozen [and thawed, of course] Aldi sushi rolls only came to about 365 calories. The scale rewarded me by going up only six-tenths of a pound. Today’s plan is to accomplish my long to-do list, which should keep me busy enough to get the burned calories a bit higher than normal, to have an apple for an afternoon snack, and then to finish off the spaghetti squash with the marinara sauce on top, for total calories of around 600-700, or perhaps less, depending on how much parmesan I add. 😉 Then I’ll be set for the indulgence of Sunday!

@jaifaim Have a lovely time with your mom this weekend, and I hope you can swerve the sugar more than you succumb! I feel for you that your man is so far away; how long’s it been since you saw him?

@penz A “wonderful long night’s sleep” is just the best way to make a day glorious, isn’t it? I hope you have another tonight!

@snowflake56 How fun to have been inspired by a TV show to do some rearranging and “topping off” with decorations! Our little parsonage is so tiny that there’s not a single room that can ever be rearranged, because there’s only one way for the furniture to fit. There’s one exception, and I take full advantage of it: our dining room table can either be parallel to the wall with the window, or it can be perpendicular to it, so I take full advantage of that, and swivel the table on a regular basis just to provide some change! 😂🤣😂🤣 So have fun rearranging, and don’t forget to be thankful that you CAN rearrange, LOL! Oh, and yes, I think the hypnosis is the reason I’m finally losing weight again, with full mojo, and I’m so thankful I decided to go for it!

@emmataylor Yeah, counting calories more carefully than a vague mental notion is extremely tedious to me as well. I always figure that’s the point of 5:2, is to be free from the need to count calories. Unfortunately, NFDs are so very tempting to overindulge and counting calories becomes crucial. I should point out the other reason I’m losing weight again finally has to be connected to the fact I’ve had no alcohol for two weeks now.

@i-hate-lettuce @brightonbelle @at (did I miss anyone) Have a grand time with your rugby this weekend!

@dvw I imagine reaching goal feels like it’s miles away since the last pounds are always the toughest, but I’m certain you’ll get there, and then what a HUGE celebration of joy you’ll have!

Oh, @songbirdme, that list of ways to fast is wonderful, and worth printing out and sticking on our fridges. That list describes this forum beautifully; just think how much lovelier this world would be if everyone were to follow that approach to fasting. Thanks for sharing.

Okay, off to my massive to-do list. Among other things, I’m baking again today, two desserts for coffee hour at church and orange rolls for our brunch tomorrow, so lots of temptations to keep my sticky fingers out of!!! 😜 Wish me luck, eh?

USA. Day 13. FD800

I’ve been very happy with my new scale and all the info it is giving me. BasyJames, I had one problem with the scale, though. Today, I weighed myself again for fun! LOL. However, the scale gave me only my weight and no other info. Strangely, I noticed the scale didn’t change it’s date from yesterday, which I thought would automatically happen. I changed the date manually. I can’t figure why I had to do that. I am not the best with technology, so if you have a bit of advice for me, it would much appreciated! 🙂

Stitchincarol, I think that the hypnosis is working is marvelous.

Snowflake56, I think that decorating your house is marvelous. I have such plans myself but they got postponed by the pandemic. Now that I have my first vaccine dose, my thoughts are returning to those possibilities. I am eager to get started. Also, glad to hear your husband’s test was negative. What a relief!

Congratulations on everyone’s losses! I am hoping dropping the wine will continue to help me to join you in those losses! 🙂