2 nd Post, Day 3 Kent UK FD Goal 4 lbs this month

Thanks for the welcome back @metatauata and @strawberriesandcream

My head was not in a good place after the London Terrorist Attack, not sure why I was so effected? My sister and her hubby, my son and his girlfriend both live and work in central London, they were fine but so I was worried. Needed a change of routine for a while, then I had to prepare for my bowls club competition so playing everyday. The practise paid off as my partner and I won the Ladies Pairs Final. Who would have thought I would be winning at sports activities in my 60’s. Life is strange.

Fasting, So far so good today, fasting on water and green tea only, it’s getting closer to dinnertime. Salmon salad an homemade yogurt planned. Really bad headache today which is rare for me, lots of liquids taken so not a hydration issue. Resting and potting up some plants.

Waist Whittling March Challenge- Forgot to say that waist went down 1.5 inches in March so not a total write off, plus I can Hula hoop for Britain now. My gym instructor is most impressed as hooping is part of a circuit she organises, I was always hopeless before, now I don’t drop it at all. Waist definitely feels slimmer and trouser belt moved two notches, all good.

Okeydokey- thanks for running this challenge, I hope I do this one justice.

Day 3 Oman NFD

Good morning all! New here. I’m intrigued by this WOL and in desperate need for a change. From Wi US. Starting at 232.6lb. Ultimate goal: 108lb. For now, hoping to lose at least 5lb in April. I have a lot of reading up to do on this so tomorrow will be my first FD. Good luck everyone! 🙂

2nd post

Oh dear I am feeling very tempted by the food I cooked. I am not actually hungry but I really want more… So I am posting here instead of giving in to temptation. I just have to make it to 6pm when I can have a bit more, although I must keep that portion small too. The veg man (For those who don’t know I run an animal sanctuary and we have chap who collects veg from supermarkets that would otherwise be thrown away and gives it to us and to community groups) brought us far more peppers and tomatos than the guinea pigs can eat before it goes off so I made a beautiful sauce and some refried beans and a vegan chick pea cheese substitute topping. It is as close as I can get to enchiladas without an oven or tortillas. And is far too tempting. But I couldn’t let that beautiful veg go to waste, could I? The piggies are in danger of exploding as they have eaten so much. They had a pepper and a pile of cherry tomatoes each both yesterday and today and there is enough for another couple of days if it doesn’t go off. The rabbits all had grapes and strawberries out in their runs and Romaine lettuce and pears for dinner last night. So much food gets thrown away:( But our critters are happy to do their bit to prevent waste:)) Not long to go now…I made it under 200 lbs this morning and my BMI fell below 30. I am no longer obese, just very overweight. I do not want to immediately bounce back into the obese category so I will behave myself. I will. Really.

Day 3 – SW WA USA – FD 1st of B2B

Okey-dokey – good to see the spreadsheet with beginning info. Thanks for taking care of us this month.

SnowDay – Welcome! You have a huge goal of losing more than 1/2 your weight, if I read that right. You are starting close to where I did. I was at 235 last fall and since October I’ve basically lost 38 pounds. I love the flexibility of the 5:2. I wish you well on this journey. This is a very supportive forum that can help you along the way.

fatrabbit – congratulations for getting below that 200 lbs & into the 100s. That’s a milestone!

Day 3 – Croatia – NFD
Weight: 78.8 Kg

U.K. Evesham day 3 FD

Weighed in this morning as its a week since I started 230lb, 10lb loss,not getting excited as probs water or other unmentionable things haha. See what happens next Monday, a couple of lbs be nice 😄

Chin (chins in my case) up folks x

Day 3 California NFD
meant to be a fast day but already messed up-will start over tomorrow.

2nd post, quick update,🌈

I am on day one of my B2B and usually on FDs I have a dinner, today I had lunch, was away from office and everyone ate lunch together, chicken salad sandwich, so had all my calories and not hungry at all but now home and habit wants me to eat, as “it’s dinner time” .

So needing to not eat I read through the posts, and reading everyone’s commitment and the guardian article that was posted saying that after 12 hours the body is eating fat, after doing a quick a calc. realised that I’m already 6 hours in and do I really want to start all over again, if I wait a few more hours, it will soon be bedtime and my fat will be melting away whilst I am asleep, sounds like a good plan to me. 🏋🏼‍♀️ Being strong!

Thanks for your all your help, beautiful bunch of people 😊

Gonna trial the 16/8 this month, before I’ve just calorie counted on FDs.

@fatrabbit keep strong, MT B2B pocket group I am thinking of u all.

Day 3 – UK – FD

My aim for April, since it’s a holiday month for me, is to get to and be able to maintain 61kg. Lower would be better but for a month of more relaxed routine, I’d be delighted with 61kg! Currently at 62.9kg. The slightly more long-term goal is to reach 59kg by the beginning of June.

x

Evening all,
Nice to think there are a few of us here in Newcastle fasting (I think they were Chumi, steve toon taxi driver & Strawsberriesandcream). Hope it has gone well for you all on this lovely day.

Well end the first FD for this week & do you know, despite a zumba class & a dog walk totalling 8.5miles, I feel good.
Took the tip from Okeydokey to drink the hot lemon & sweetener. Had 2 very large glasses plus H2O in zumba so maybe that is it.

Had dinner & have 200 cals left so having a pear with natural yogurt which will take me to nearly the 800.
Thanks dykask as I had not had a reply. Will look now.
Cheers everyone as thinking about all of us fasting certainly helped me. Good luck for tomorrows pockereers.

Sorry that should have been thanks Chumi for the information about TDEE. Sorry

Day 3 – Edinburgh uk- FD, had 1/2 grapefruit, 2 rice cakes and 2 eggs with 4 slices nimble and scrape of cheese, bang on 500 calories, off to bed in a bit, starting to get used to diet

Day 3 2nd post,

Finally caught up with all the posts, I hope everyone had a successful FD, NFD or CD!!

My own FD went really well and turned out to be a 23:1 rather than my usual FD 19:5. As with March, I’m leaning towards ADF………….but it’s early days yet and I’m centring April on the very scientific………..…….’No pressure BUT, …………………How do I feel today’ method!!! As long as I have the minimum 2 FDs /wk I’ll be happy because I know that works, ADF or 4:3 just keeps me on my toes and I tend not to overeat on NFDs because yesterday was, most likely, a tummy shrinking feel-good FD!!

@fatrabbit……..happy dance, happy dance, may you never see 200 again!!…………………..I’m picturing the bunnies and Guinea pigs watching you in amusement as you dance around them!!!

@goldensun…………fingers crossed for the post holiday weigh-in, up or down, with this WOL you have the tools to deal with either!!!! Mmmmmhhh I would have had trouble resisting the Tapas!!!

@bert1802, calorie counting and daily weigh-ins are the ONLY things keeping me on track. I’m forever telling people I’ve got a terrible ‘eye’ (not great for a civil engineer) so I know I couldn’t guesstimate a ‘normal’ portion to save my life!!!!!!

@okeydokey, it’s not critical (I know my goal!), but my aim to lose 5lbs+ this month has been lost from the spreadsheet, WOW, 139 members (and more every day), you’ve got your work cut out!!! Good Luck!!!

Keep the faith everyone, this is the ONLY thing that works!!! (for me anyway!!)

Australia Day 3 – FD; had some lamb in the evening but otherwise was liquid-only

Australia Day 4 – NFD

Still Day 3 –

HHQ – good for you riding the hunger wave. I’m working on my tax prep in my home office during a sunny spring break day. It’s been a little more challenging this FD but I agree the posts help. Also, knowing that hunger comes in waves is helpful. It passes. A cup of broth has been helpful today for me also. Plus I enjoyed a cup of chocolate mint tea – starting with some mint tea, stirring in a tsp. of cocoa powder & a little stevia. So good! Just had a tummy growl – Must be burning the fat!

Day 4 / UK / NFD

Wooow, that NFD is needed; those B2B FDs have been tough! The break-up in late Feb (hence the name, for those aware of Bon Iver) is still lingering, maybe lingering even more now than over large parts in March. I’ve got application writing to do, from which I only too happily procrastinate and why not going back to obsessing about whether the ex and I may or may not have a future down the line again?! Uhh! Over this FDing has been quite hard and even the exercise classes have been losing their appeal 30 min in. I have been pushing through both (with the odd peanut butter spoon, which is NOT going to be bought again btw). That the scales just won’t budge isn’t helping. I am not to be swayed off 5:2, or rather AFD with a Sun/Mon B2B, but I am a little unsure where and how to up my game even more. I even finally gave in and started yet another round of MFP. I figure most of my meals are the same so after putting everything in the first time it’ll be much easier. I’ll take a few days off over Easter–should still be able to squeeze a good amount of FDs around the weekend, but I do hope that going back to a more mindful 5:2 after that triggers a new downward spiral.

Day 2 – CARDIFF UK – NFD
Day 3 – CARDIFF UK – FD

Starting Weight : 160.8lbs

@okeydokey, starting weight for your spreadsheet is above.

Day 3 Surrey UK FD

Didn’t do too badly today, although could have been a bit stricker with myself. I hope it was a good day for everyone.

Day 4/NFD/Melbourne Australia

Yesterday’s fast day went well despite ending with a visual migraine. I’m lucky I only have zig zag auras without the accompanying headache but it left me feeling weak and dissociated. I didn’t feel like cooking but needed to eat. A couple of hard boiled eggs and a half avocado with s&p proved very satisfying. I’m still feeling woozy this morning. Good luck fellow pocketeers, I have your names under my pillow!

@at I noticed the similarities. I’m British by birth. In the 70s I returned to England and married a Londoner. We do have a very similar approach to 5:2 and determination to make this a WOL. I also noticed your lowest weight point was the same as mine. Unfortunately or fortunately (I haven’t decided which) my body insists on ratcheting up to 56 kg and desperately seems to want to stay there. 56 Kg has become my new trigger point. It used to be my Weight Watchers goal of 59kg.

Welcome to all newbies. This is a great WOL. Staying mindful on NFDs is the key. The basic 5:2 really can work. But since we are all different tweak it to suit after all the best diet is the one you can sustain.

Congratulations to everyone else for sticking around whether struggling or flying along. Together we are stronger. Wagons ho!

Thank you very much @annemarilyn for yours words of encouragement! I’ll need all the help I can get. I’m excited about this because there’s some accountability here. Plus I look forward to having peers who are going through the same process. Everyone seems very supportive. I realize it will take a long time but I feel like I might actually have a shot at getting through this successfully.

Day 3 / Sweden / NFD

I normally fast to Mondays and Thursdays but circumstances necessitate a change this week. Today I was showing 18 exchange students from France around Stockholm. No fasting but we did walk 18000 steps. We’ll do the same thing tomorrow (well, not exactly the same, that would be silly). They return to France early Wednesday morning so I plan to fast Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, I’m taking two of my students to Göteborg on the other coast of Sweden (more walking!) So I’m not sure when my second fast day will be. I’ll see how Friday unfolds.

Take care

Day 3 – Berlin, Germany – NFD

pretty bad food day. oh well. onwards and downwards.