Day 14 NFD 🌈 Good Friday.

Well scales have broken, not through weight I might add, so can’t see the record of my FDs, but that’s ok. Will get new set by the end of the month, to record my results.

Good Friday and it’s going to be Celebration weekend where I can now eat chocolate, sweets and biscuits again, however at the start of Lent I craved them, now I’m not even excited about eating them again. Glad I’ve broken that habit, they say it takes 21 days, I’m living proof. Will have a little though but I know now I can have some and don’t have to finish the whole lot, should savour and enjoy. Bout quality more than quantity.

Finished my Fast yesterday with a Chinese takeaway, it was lovely but I was so thirsty all night, my taste buds are definitely changing and I am more content with healthier foods. Taking away the excitement a little.

Have a lovely Easter all, don’t think off it being about chocolate or Easter, think of it as a time of new beginnings 🐣and relaxing and hopefully spending a little time with family and friends if u can.

2nd post.
Just reading the other post.
I find it easier to have nothing rather than a bit so if I have a couple of calories left i.e. 100 unlike the hubby who will find something for 100 to eat I go without.
However, last night the in law obviously did not have the same as us on our FD, (they are guests afer all), & some of the none FD food was left. I nearly dippes a spoon into it when I was clearing up & how I managed to resist I dont know. But I do know if I had a bit, I would have eaten it all so back to the rather nothing than a little. Maybe that’s the trick.
It does take strength to not give in but that feeling passes quickly if you can just hang on. Try drinking water with lemon/lime in with no sweetner as that is sour & you wont want anything sweet after it. We went for a walk for nearly 2 hours the other night to get us nearer to the evening meal & we are getting more early nights than usual.
Keep going folks the benifits are going to be worth it. Remember what you want to achieve when you waver.
Good luck all.

Day 14 lancaster pa FD.

Day14 -UK – NFD

Snuck up on the scales this morning and took them by surprise. They rewarded me with a 2 lb losss. Yey, 3lbs to go to April target. Was supposed to be a FD today but just couldn’t face it, so NFD and trying to stay under 1000 calories. I am in awe of you guys doing b2b or b2b2b2b 👍.

All of the Easter weekend will be NFDs, Too much going on with family and friends. Back to it Tues and Thursday next week.

Wishing anyone celebrating a happy and peaceful Easter.

day 14 Northern California
I realize I’ve been forgetting to check in. Yesterday fasted until 4pm, then realized I was getting too
grumpy to be around and had some soup.
I must have missed when to report weight and where to find the spread sheet. weigh 151 lbs this morning. Kind of like fasting when I can get myself started

2nd post Portugal
@annemarilyn hope your 800 FD is going well. I have managed to eat just about 75 calories all day but we are going out for dinner tonight so I am hoping I can keep it low calorie – under 800 would be good.

@metatauta He has risen indeed! Happy Easter.

Day 14 – Cumbria UK – FD

I hope our friends from New Zealand are all OK from Cyclone Cook – hugs all round!

Lovely walk this morning with my usual Friday group – although overcast no rain to speak of during the walk – lovely catch up over a cup of tea afterwards. Although this afternoon my knee is a bit stiff and achy – small price to pay for such a lovely hilly walk………

I got my kefir grains delivered on Wednesday PM and started my first batch of that evening – drank some this afternoon – very nice taste but not as thick as the shop bought one – second batch is fermenting currently – anyone else making their own on this forum?

@tillysmum – you have my sympathies – your sister sounds a bit like mine…….enjoy your visit and will catch up on your return
@blueninjamum – good advice to yourself – just stay mindful and you should maintain – safe drive and hope the visit goes well
@skinnylove – HUGS – you are stronger than you think!
@fatrabbit – we all have “oops” days and perhaps you are right in having a break from the BSD – I had one your oops days yesterday = had an early brunch of eggs royale, then ate a large slice of cake for afternoon tea – followed by paella and 2 large glasses of wine and finished off with some blackcurrant sorbet……..could have been worse………So a determined FD today – water and tea today with 200mls of Kefir this afternoon…….maybe some low calorie lentil soup for dinner…..
@biddiev – maintaining controlled 16:8 days whilst under stress is a big win
@Strawberriesandcream – 👍 on getting to your lowest weight to date 135.8lbs!
@and… exhale – thank you for your positive energy vibes – have a lovely break on the Northumbrian coast – safe drive on Saturday
@bert1802 – love what your husband says about “A perfect relationship is two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other” – so true
@okeydokey – thank you for your kind words and also for the link about acupressure points to help with insomnia – I’m keeping this on file as just in case
@calamitycazza – a big welcome to this WOL (way of life) – just follow the basics, I see that @simcoeluv has sent you a brilliant link which will answer a lot of your questions – just follow the basic principles for the first couple of months and I promise you that you will lose weight
@snowflake56 – Spoke to my friend today – she is a bit sore but recovering well from the biopsy yesterday – I just wanted to be able to give her a hug – made her laugh about our virtual hugs here
@coda – you are doing what you can atm and its OK to take time out from reading and replying to all the posts – a lot of us would not be here if it was not for you – certainly the case for me
@taraga – well done on the weight loss so far – you will reach your April target no problems
@lany36 – sometimes you have to make hard decisions and put yourself first – I totally agree that if you feel peaceful once you made your decision, it shows you made the right one and a 💃for the loose jeans!
@missymay – hope you are having a fabulous 40th – enjoy
@jojo58 – bright pink crops will cheer up your soul
@lynzm – big YAY for you for sticking to your Lent resolution – and we all know that you are right – it’s definitely about quality more than quantity!!!!
@annnursekirk – B2B2B2 refers to several days fasting in a row e.g. B2B is 2 days, B2B2B is 3 days and so on – Some do this to speed up weight loss but it’s important to remember that this is a WOL and has to be sustainable in the long term!
Not really recommended at the start of WOL – stick to basics and when you have this conquered then you can experiment usually a couple of months into this WOL – good luck with your journey
@mulville – You can report your weight loss/gain/maintenance whenever you like – @okeydokey will input on the spreadsheet and publish once a week on a Friday I think she said – FYI Here is the link for last Thursday
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-U3NLqdDFR2HLYO709eX1sjmbPGC7msTOSsZfLqG9uQ

For those who celebrate Easter – have a joyful time with your family and friends – for those of us who don’t have a mindful weekend and make the most of each day and don’t forget to be awesome!

“Happiness starts with you – not with your relationships, not with your job, not with your money but with you – I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health”

Hi @okeydokey – a couple of corrections for me on the spreadsheet

Day 9 NFD ended up definitely not a CD….😫
Day 11 was a NFD/CD not a FD

Thanks

Day 14, Rocky Mountains, US, FD, 5th of 5 B2B

2nd post – Day 14

Controlled NFD today (CD) and feeling happily satisfied rather than stuffed (as usual).

@annnursekirk – B2B2B2B refers to Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back fasting, as some people find they need a jump-start to get them moving from a plateau and a B2B or even a B2B2B can really fool your body into shifting to fat burning mode.

I hope everyone had a mindful Good Friday.

Still day 14 –

Triple T – so sorry to hear about all the cyclone damage. Glad to hear your house and family is okay!

Day15/FD/Melbourne Australia
Accidentally unticked the notofiy by email box so haven’t kept up with posts. Busy Easter days ahead. To everyone celebrating Happy Easter. To all have a peaceful holiday.

Hi all uk co down nfd

The scales had been moving in the right direction but a few bad choices sent it sky rocketing in the opposite direction why is it so easy to do that and not the other way lol?

Happy 40th @missymay 🎉

@lany36 funny a girl at my work did the same a few week’s ago. Said it was the best decision she made and has never been happier.

@at thanks x

Day13-Sydney Australia-FD
Day14-Sydney Australia-NFD
Day15-Sydney Australia-NFD

I’m new to this diet, anyone didn’t loose any from start?
It happened to me, started 69.8 on 31/03, still 69.1kg 14/04 morning. Now I only weight after FD. My weight sort of up and down, not a downward trend.
I didn’t do much exercise, except Pilate class on every Thursday, then very occasionally walk home after work, about 40 minutes. This probably not enough.
I will keep on and add more exercise to see if I can achieve my goal this month (2kg would be very happy).
Happy Easter everyone.

2nd post 🌈

@lany36 I just read your post and have been contemplating exactly the same thing lately about changing my attitude. I recently completed 40 days Lent, i do it every year it’s a challenge and I haven’t always done food, however this year I did as I was doing the 5/2 and wanted to stop some bad habits, so I gave up chocolate, crisps and sweets as I knew if I gave up one I would find solace in the other. Because I was doing it for Lent the first few days were hard but I gave myself no option and I did them, I set my mind to it and just said it’s for a particular reason, I can do this and so I did. 🌟

I also realise when I’m in a pocket group I am better as I think of letting others down, and I must keep up my end! 👭👫

I want to keep at this group and play my part and record my weight loss as part of a group effort.👫👭👬

So I came to realise when I’m doing it for some reason, or someone else I have the resolve, I have the willpower and I make a decision and just do it! I slay that dragon.🐲🗡

So why when it’s only for me do I find it harder? 🤔Why don’t I think I’m worth the effort? 😔Ooh getting deep here. I didn’t know I felt like this until now.

But like @lany36 says change your attitude, which in turn make u make changes, then see results. 🏅

Bit of self discovery here.

To you all, we are all worth our effort! Easter is a time of new beginnings. 🐣Let’s make our changes for ourselves.

Day 9 Seattle WA NFD
Day 10 Seattle WA NFD
Day 11 Seattle WA FD Very easy FD today – simply didn’t eat between breakfast and dinner.
Day 12 Seattle WA NFD
Day 13 Seattle WA NFD
Day 14 Seattle WA FD Fruit for breakfast and Light Indian buffet as main meal. Not very hungry (due to 5/2 as a WOL?) I return home to Florida on Monday. I did pretty well with the travel to a foodie paradise. Hope all are enjoying the 5/2 lifestyle.

Day 15 – Tokyo Japan – NFD!! 78.0kg

Actually my FD was easy but I worked in two workouts into my FD, yesterday morning and early this morning. As I was working out this morning I was breathing a hard. That is a sign my muscles were using fat as it requires oxygen to metabolize fat. Fat consumption is actually cleaner than sugar for the body, but sugar doesn’t require oxygen to metabolize, so it is often what we are burning when exercising until we really tax ourselves.

@mogaman – Seattle must be getting nice now! I lived on Mercer Island for about a decade. Seattle is really a beautiful place, just traffic can be horrible since it is mostly long and narrow!

Tokyo actually has about three times the rain that Seattle has, but we rarely get the Seattle misty stuff, instead it often hard rain, so in one hour of rain we get 10x or 20x what Seattle gets in a day. So generally there is a lot of sunlight here.

Second post-
@lynzm I just wanted to add how much I relate to what you said.
In my earlier years I was a smoker, I was fully informed of the risks and had wanted to quit multiple times but wasn’t successful.
The day I found out I was pregnant I threw out the cigarettes in the Drs office bin and never once contemplated or felt even remotely tempted to touch another cigarette. I had a tiny life inside me that needed my protection and the urge to do right by my child made the quitting so easy I never even noticed it happened.
I suppose my question for everyone here is, why do we feel the need to protect and suppprt others before ourselves.
Is it part based in politeness? From a young age we are taught manners and consideration for others, it’s isn’t polite to be selfish and consider ourselves and our needs first.
I supppse what I would like to say, is we need to give ourselves permission to be a little selfish, to prioritise our own needs and desires to lose the weight as more important than the things we allow to distract us from our goals.
As the airlines tell us in every safety briefing, please put your own oxygen mask on first…we are no help to anyone else if we are unconscious on the floor from our good intended efforts to put others first.

@triplet – glad to hear you and yours are safe, but so sorry to hear of your property damage — hugs from the US

@happyslim – we in the US are also concerned for you all over there. My DH was stationed at Kunsan 1971-72 as a missile battery commander watching China, and he still has a great concern for everyone over there. May all be safe and peaceful soon.

2nd post
Day 14 Seattle, WA FD Not so easy today- got up to 650 calories, but while away from home I guess that’s not bad. Sorry to hear NZ’ers had a bad storm. Luck to all.

Day 15,Germany,NFD

Weight: 54 kg
Bust: 89 cm
Waist: 66 cm
Hips: 89 cm

Feel great, will catch up on posts later,doing my 45 min. workout accompanied by swing dance on youtube,love it.

Day 15 Hampshire NFS

Day 15 UK NFD 🌈

Happy day all,

@happyslim I’m sorry you have such a worry about your country I pray for a solution and peace over there and that the powers that be are clear headed and can negotiate and come to an agreement without a war.

Leaders should all have group like this, would work through problems a lot more efficiently, listen to others views, try different things and adapt to what would work for them. Just a thought. 🤔

Day 15, Newcastle UK, FD

OH is being a naughty influence – yesterday was not controlled – but we enjoyed it. Today we are attending our Ceroc workshops. @okeydokey – sorry forgot to answer you – yes Ceroc is dance – modern jive. Ceroc is the name of the worldwide franchise of classes that OH and I attend. OH has to take double painkillers because of his bad knee – but grins and bears it because he enjoys it so much. He’ll be finished by lunchtime, but I plan to dance all day. Hence an FD with up to 800 cals if needed.

@triplet – sorry to hear of the damage and pleased to hear you’re safe.
@happyslim – a worrying time for the world – let’s all pray for common sense to prevail. @lynzm – your last statement is spot on.
@lany36, @lynzm and @onahealthyhigh – excellent observations and responses that struck chords with me on several levels. Thank you.

I wish you all a good day. Together we are Stronger.

Day 15 Kent UK NFD

Fatrabbit- I am joining you on Tuesday( post bank holiday)the 800 cal per day 8 week BSD. I did attempt it before but found there was too much time cooking and a lot of shopping for one person. But I am giving it another go because I have a friend starting it. Having done the survey again I am in the category of controlled addicted to carbs section which is an improvement on one year ago. I have drastically cut sugar and carbs since then, mostly Mediterranean diet already. It sounds like you are making good progress.

Let’s go! It was time for a change. I will be doing the 10,000 daily steps from Day one as I always walk a lot. Now re reading the book, hope I can follow it this time.