Day 21 Hampshire NFD

Day 21 – UAE – NFD

To my disappointment, i woke up this morning to do weigh myself. I gained 0.07 kg since last week, so I am 2.7 kg from my target weight! It will be very challenging week to reach my target! Any idea?

Sorry okeydokey meant day 21 above

Day 21, Newcastle UK, CD

Good controlled day yesterday and after 5 hours gardening the scales show another slight drop this morning at 136.7lbs. So @coda – I’m winning with the dragon – thanks for asking. However, after looking at @okeydokey‘s impressive spreadsheet I realise that I have not lost a thing this month as I started out at 136.1lbs – lol!! However, I am feeling slim and am back in two pairs of trousers that didn’t fit for quite some time. I think maybe I’ve put on a little more muscle with work and dancing and that may account for recent blips on the scales.

@nurseannkirk – I echo all the other sentiments – no apology necessary whatsoever. If you read back through the previous month’s challenges you will see that this particular forum (I’ll call it The Challenge Programme initiated by @coda in May 2016) is a place where lots of people feel safe and able to bear their innermost thoughts and issues. Not only are we supporting ourselves through a new way of healthy way of eating and weight loss, many of us have worked through issues that, in my case, I haven’t been able to conquer before joining this forum. I expect for many of us it’s these very issues that lie behind our relationship with food. Good mental health is very much in the news at the moment – and this forum in particular is a shining example of how a community/global family of like-minded people can help each other overcome our individual dragons.

Having a good day slaying dragons my friends – Together we are Stronger!

Day 21 UK FD800

@sarah57 Yay for you losing that pesky pond and getting back in the zone:))

@lynzm it looks like a good plan:))

@taraga I think counting such a small change as negative is being unnecessarily hard on yourself. Small variations don’t mean much as they are more about the contents of your digestive system and bladder than about your actual body weight. The way you look at things makes all the difference. If you regard it as failure it will make things worse, if you regard it as a irrelevant blip you will be more able to continue in good spirits with a positive mindset that makes success easier.

@strawberriesandcream Well said:))

Day 21/NFD/Melbourne Australia

Day 21 Newcastle UK FD.
Here we go last one of the week.
Weigh day tomorrow hoping for a loss rather than expecting one.
Amazed how one day of binging can through you off track. lesson learned I hope 😇
The wife found a book called the two day diet Dr Michelle Harvie & Prof Tony Howell. First published 2013. £1.50 from the charity shop bargain. My reading for the next few days. What little reading so far they recommended back to back fasting days. Only a few pages in so far they may offer different options. Good luck everyone stay focused

Day 21 FD NZ
It’s been a tough FD today.
Yesterday turned into a NFD as it’s school holidays and I took the kids out for lunch which wrecked my FD. It was a choice, I fasted until 1.30pm then decided that a family bonding moment was called for so FD was abandoned.
So today even though it’s been really tempting to scrap it I’ve held strong knowing I don’t want to fast on Saturday or Sunday so I don’t have a choice but to go through with a FD today. I will be close to a whole 500cals today but I’m ok with that.
At this point I’m so hungry and could easily eat more but I came on here to shore up my ‘won’t power’ and push through. It’s quite strange as I never normally struggle this much with a FD. I think it’s to do with the fact I normally work on Thursday and Friday but I’ve had the week off and it’s thrown my routine.

Day 21 Maine NFD

Successful fast day – hubby made a yummy dinner of a cauliflower rice bowl w/lots of veggies. Decided not to weigh ’till after Monday’s FD – in an attempt to keep strict control this weekend.

@lilymartin – we love fawlty towers! I didn’t watch it in the 80’s. Since I work in a hotel, my son suggested we watch it – it’s now on Netflix. We’ve been binge-watching – soo funny! Good luck with your positive thinking – hope you computer responds! Very funny image!

Make it a great day everybody!

Day 21…..Florida…… FD

All is well……. I think that stop to the hardware store did the trick, as I’m still on the wagon still holding on!

Steve our taxi driver…… I completely agree, the Internet can be a two way street, if one is not careful with what one believe but again I think most things in life are….. lol
As for myself, I have been obsessed with the food industry and diets for years now. Researching, testing even a little developing along the way. Anything, I’ve read it heard, I’ve put the leg work in to find the truth. In college, I did a paper on nutritional power, pretty dope title right? It’s was mainly centered around obesity in our children. In my quest to find out besides the fact our kids are not active enough, why 75% of our children are classified as obese even before the enter kindergarten. That’s when, I ran into the information on the food industry. Now, to this way of life, it took 6 month of research and a little testing before I came on board and began using 5:2 as a wol. Some interesting things came out of it, making this WOL, a good choice for me and by the looks of it many others on this journey.
In the end, I believe that no one diet is right for the majority, each person must find their own road, walk that road and work through the obstacles found on that road on their own. If they are lucky enough, like we are on this forum, they too will find like minded people who will give them strength and support to continue on that road.

Annursekirk……. I’m glad your still with us…… I’ve been to many weight loss groups such as WW, OA and other online forums. Most stick with just talking about the diet, how to become successful and overcome. But what makes our little group different from the others is we understand that dieting/WOL, is so much more than the food we eat or don’t. It about real life and whys of real life. When we vent, cry and anguish over life, find support to tell our real stories and adventures, we find the key that unlocks the success of why this WOL works. Telling you all my story, about my childhood, my own mother, I was able to get the much need comfort, love and support and I didn’t need the chocolate or cake heck any food to do what this group gave me.
So instead of shoving the cake in my gut for a moment of comfort, I spoke to you all and your comfort has been with me since.
Stick with us kid through the good and bad and we all will make it through!

Okay, well I’m off!

Be classy, sassy and a bit bad assy!

Day 21 lancaster pa FD
Day 22 same place NFD
Day 23 same same NFD

Day 21 Chicago, Illinois USA – FD

Day 21 USA-WA, FD
I am so thankful for the “human-ness” of this forum! I’ve been having my own private vents with an employee-yoga teacher who thinks she can push her way of life and feelings about nutrition/weight loss/philosophy/life onto her students. I’ve been attempting to explain body-positive teaching and acceptance as the job of the teacher, which she doesn’t really buy. So glad for a group where this is practiced so well!

2nd post

just overlooked the 23 posts before my posting, @strawberriesandcream, @bert1802, @coda and all the others give a much more substantial reply to @annnursekirk than I ever could have. Thank you all for saying what I’m not able to.

Day 21 – FIN – NFD

Yesterday’s eating totaled to about 435 kcals yesterday. Ended up making a carrot-broccoli puree as a side for the chicken instead of a full blown salad, along with mini plum tomatoes and cucumber on the side. I also had a snack consisting of some grapes and a slice of cheese.

I started the day with exercise (mostly strength, but personally I would have preferred to start the day with yoga as I usually do), and recently got back from a late lunch. I fell for the sweets temptations again after returning home and am now contemplating whether or not to make tomorrow a third FD for the week, as I can’t seem to keep this candy thing under control otherwise.

Day 21 – SW WA USA – FD 800

Adding my name to the pocket list – as still needing to take back 1.4 lb increase due to earlier indulgences & then continue downward!

Okey-dokey – I plan on doing either 500 or 800 FDs M-F next week.

@taraga – I’m not sure how long you’ve been doing 5:2. At the beginning the weight loss is usually faster but it slows down to 1-2 lbs a week loss for most. One challenge is to set a realistic goal/target. You are moving in the right direction. Okey-dokey shared one way to speed things up. As you see on this forum, people tweak it to work for them.

Put your Pocket list’s whether on phone or on paper, in your pocket. We are doing this together.!! ✨✨We are Stronger Together.😊✨✨
@okeydokey 5th of 5 FD’s, b5b
@fordprefect
@annursekirk
@triplet
@saffy420
@dykask
@abogage
@amanda-new
@sirisan
@neostaford
@lynzm
@sarah57
@-rachel-
@fatrabbit
@maisie1
@steve-toon-taxi-driver
@jojo58
@lany36
@miffy88
@bert1802
@pashaw
@chitowngal
@krisnia
@annemarilyn

Day 20 – London FD
Day 21 – London NFD weight today – 50.8

All going well on my maintenance, I’ve been keeping mainly to 6:1 but did an extra FD this week just because of Easter and having in-laws over this weekend. (they love eating out)

I’ve been focussing a bit more on exercise the past few weeks and have really got into HIT. I have been watching Joe Wicks on Youtube either on my phone or by bringing up Youtube on our TV at home. I’ve really enjoyed his routines and especially as the vidoes show him doing all the exercises in real time. He actually gets tired too and has to rest and do the easier modifications (eg push-up on knees) in the final sets.

Starting to see some definition in my chest area which is the main bit I wanted to build up and that is promising so I need to just continue building the intensity to get significant results. But happy with progress so far. My arms and abs are now very defined…it’s just the chest area that’s lagging behind, but unfortunately most of the chest exercises I can do at home seem to engage the upper arms and triceps a lot. – Even more than the chest area…. I will continue with my plan to build as much muscle as I can for 6 weeks and then re-assess and maybe switch up the exercises.

Good luck to all on FD and NFDs and may we all eat mindfully over the weekend!

xx

Day 21 – Cumbria UK – NFD/CD

Yesterday was a NFD – but did not break my Fast from the day before until evening as no food eaten until the Indian meal at 2000hrs after seeing the film. Not sure I can say that I enjoyed A Quiet Passion but it was interesting style of cinematography! The Indian and the company was very good but I think I managed to stay around my TDEE……or is that wishful thinking on my part??

@bert1802 – Great job – I’m still going to hold on to you tight girl!!!!
@redrockgirl302 – nice to hear from you – did not realise that you were from Vienna – enjoy being back in your home city even if it is cold! I loved it when I visited (at least twice!) – its rambling palaces, winding cobbled lanes, elegant Kaffeehäuser (coffee houses) and cosy wood-panelled Beisln……
@okeydokey – great going Day 4 of 5FDs – I have never attempted more than 3 in a row when I was trying to lose – such positive energy and stamina!!!! and losing 21.8lbs since beginning of March – Well done and have a 💃 or several if that knee allows!!!!
@coda – So happy for you – I just knew that you would find your way back – you have supported so many on these challenges – just hope that we offered you some support when you needed it – HUGS
I will admit that I pop on and off the scales most days but refuse to register my weight until after my second FD of the week – although this week for the first time I am registering it tomorrow and today is not a NFD but hopefully a CD one!!!!
@sarah57 – hope you managed to press that RESET button yesterday 😉
@lilymartin – I sympathise and feel the same that it is incredibly easy to fall in to old habits – however if I have a bad day or two I give myself a firm talking to and press my RESET button with a good FD and that seems to get me back on the straight and narrow……..😇 and hopefully not 😈 BTW also a great fan of Fawlty Towers and Monty Python stuff too….
@helenalee – great job 💃I did the same when I lost weight as I promised myself I would never let myself go back there……..ever…….
@hfxhrt – no you don’t need that layer of fat back!!!!! Much better to put on one that you can put on and remove at will……..😀
@annnursekirk – as many others have said – no apologies required – we are your friends on this forum and you should always feel free to vent any frustrations or share anything you wish with no recriminations and if keeps you away from the fridge/cupboard how can it be bad 🤗
@calamitycazza – stick with it- you have been given some good advice from others already – I would suggest that you follow the original 5:2 WOL for a few months until you feel comfortable with it before you start experimenting with different types of fasting – it’s what I did to lose the bulk of my weight loss and now I’m maintaining nicely on still doing 2 x FDs a week….
@skinnylove – lesson learnt – sugar addiction is a real issue for a lot of us – next time ask for no chocolates at Easter and if given any, give it away so no temptations around the house 😇
@lynzm – naughty new scales – must be a relative of “Cruella” 😈
@Strawberriesandcream – well done dragon slayer!
@fatrabbit and @annemarilyn – great advice to @taraga – I was about to write more or less the same things and then saw your posts
@jojo58 – Welcome back – I know you will get back on track – you are such a strong and motivated person
@hereigo – I would ask you to reconsider stepping away from the forum – when we are having a hard time emotionally, it is just such occasions that great support is required – this is your global family, no judgement just support and advice – please log in (even if you are not fasting) and “talk” to us you might find that you are stronger than you think!
As @bert1802 @krisnia @songbirdme and others have expressed many of us are so thankful for the “human-ness” of this forum!

Well done to those losing and stay strong to those who are struggling remember that Together We Are Stronger!

“ONLY I CAN CHANGE MY LIFE. NO ONE CAN DO IT FOR ME” Carol Burnett

@lilymartin – you brought a chuckle to my brain with your visualizations — 25 again. Perfect. Svelte. Wonderful. I am 68, have way too much belly skin from losing my 35 pounds, and I look at bikini bathing suit women who are model thin and young. And people ask if I am getting a bikini because of my weight loss? Ha ha ha! That is worth a belly laugh! (Pun intended)

DAY 21 – FD
DAY 20 – Berlin, Germany – NFD

sad day, broken with soup. Soup was very good, though, and has been lovingly prepared the day before by BF and I 🙂

Day 21 – USA- NFD

Thanks @fatrabbit, @okeydokey and @annemarilyn for the support and guidance. I have to be realistic, I have only been in this forum this month. I will be trying to add more fasting days… I’ve done 30,000 steps today and I guess tomorrow will be a fasting day …