Day 9 – Switzerland – NFD
Can’t sleep, so starting my day a bit earlier than usual: too nervous about what’s unfolding in the US. Yesterday’s FD went well, but I was a bit chilly in the afternoon and felt really hungry, which isn’t usually an issue for me. Took that as a sign that my body is burning up some fat stores, which gave me the determination to stick with it.
Today I have a butternut squash to roast for dinner. I will also try to keep some hot tea with me as it really helps on FDs and might help focus my mind on NFDs too. Good luck everyone!

Hi Mies:

The average weight loss on 5:2 for women is a little less than a pound a week. You have lost over 4 pounds in only 3 weeks. So you are ahead of the game!

Here is part of a post answering a question from another newbie. I think it may apply. Bottom line, just keep doing 5:2 properly and you will be fine.

‘The initial quick water weight loss you might (but may not) experience turns out to be dangerous for many people – not physically dangerous, but mentally dangerous. The reason is that in two or three weeks, that nice, quick weight loss stops and people believe they are experiencing a ‘plateau’. They then often think they are ‘doing something wrong’ or ‘the diet does not work’ or ‘their metabolism has slowed down’ or whatever and quit the diet or go off on a tangent trying to continue that initial, rapid weight loss. Tangents include exercising more, trying another or an additional way of eating like ’16:8′, other types of meal timing, or another diet like WW, SW, Atkins or whatever. Many times their weight loss resumes and they give the ‘tangent’ the credit, but it is really the continued reduction in calories that is working and they would have experienced the identical weight loss had they just continued doing 5:2 properly.’

Good Luck!

Day 9 Uk NFD

coda and ciren I’m with you for Friday!!

Today is grandchildren day taking them to school and accompanying one class for a remembrance poppy walk, then pick them up. Evening feed etc before our daughter gets home from work.

Interesting American election results coming in!

good luck all x

Day 9, NFD, New Zealand. A good TDEE day for me. I’m finding that I’m thinking much more about what I eat, including those little incidental morsels that you don’t even notice you’ve put in your mouth. Did 23,000 steps today.

Day 9 FD North Yorkshire
After having reading simcoes post it has inspired me for the day as the slow weight loss was making me feel a bit defeated but a pd a week is good when you know it’s lifestyle.
I’m been a bit naughty on my nfd, but I’m hoping that wares off.
Have a good day everyone x

Day 9 UK NFD

Not had a great deal of sleep….I have just sent a message of sympathy to an American colleague who will be devastated. Apologies for being political on a diet forum, but can the world get any madder? Unbelievable!

Day 9 UK FD – my second fast day for this week. Monday went ok but just been very tired since, hopefully won’t feel too tired for the rest of the day!!

Fingers crossed for the rest of the day! Hope everyone else is doing well!

Day 9 – London,UK – NFD

Nothing to report today, feeling positive and heading out to my Wednesday ‘Mash-Up’ class, bit of HIIT, bit of aerobics, bit of resistance work.

Thoughts going out to all Americans, as they wake on this historic day, whomever got your vote! The future will be interesting!

How do I log on.
I have had my second fast day today. Need to get better at counting calories but ate way less than normal

Day 9: Dublin: FD

Woke up to see my predictions over the last year re Trump winning were correct- predicted Brexit also so not surprised as my friends and colleagues despite not being the results I personally wished for. What went wrong for the opposition in both cases in my opinion is the disdain and arrogance of the opposing personalities especially their assumption that the voting people would be too stupid not to vote for them and to vote in what people saw as in their best interests – amongst other problems this disdain for ordinary people and their right to their own views and a lack of ability to connect with them.

Hope everyone from the US on here are doing ok if they didn’t gain the result they wished for. Congratulations to those who did.

Appropriate day for a FD.

Day 9 Italy – NFD
I weigh 75.8kg, the same as last week. Really pleased.
Once again, Thankyou to you all for getting me through a difficult week, am feeling completely different today.

Day 9 / Tweed Coast Australia / NFD

Doing well in the calm after the storm! After healing/dealing with the emotional issue that was at the root of my binge eating blow out, the binge eating continued on with a life of its own. However, yesterday’s lovely fast put a chink in the tracks and derailed that steam train and now I feel at peace with both myself and food. Mantra is now ‘…eating to nourish body and soul’. I thought someone on this thread first wrote those words which appeared on the page just when I needed to hear them! I scrolled back to find out who and to thank them and wasn’t able to find them. …Maybe another thread? Anyway, thank you to whoever wrote that. Like I said, was just what I needed because emotional binge eating can often leave me confused about how to eat ‘normally’ and normal isn’t just a set of rules, but is a way that involves being guided by the whole of me and ‘eating to nourish body and soul’ encompasses it all.

Biddie V, I’m 60 years old and 5:2 has lead me back to what I weighed optimally in my twenties/thirties which equates to a BMI of 19.7. I didn’t think it possible either! I used to look at those photos of Helen Mirren in the women’s magazine and scratch my head wondering how on earth she could look so good in a bikini at age 65! Now I feel comfortable wearing the bikini (I’m not saying I look great since I do have a few more saggy bits than Helen appears to. I credit her smooth skin to magazine air brushing!) Anyway, if I can reach my ‘secret’ goal/vision, then so can you! I’ve been on maintenance for just over a month. Well, I say ‘maintenance’ which for me is continuing 5:2 since as you may have read in some of my posts, I’ve struggled with emotional eating, though thanks to that second fast day, I’ve been able to mostly maintain within my weight range maintenance envelope.

Day 9 Australia NFD . Had planned an FD but balked at the first hurdle which was brunch at Church Point of omlette with mushrooms and roasted tomatoes and a Vienna coffee. No lunch but had Chinese combination short soup and 2steamed dim sims tonight. I’ve driven about 500 kms and tomorrow will drive over 600 kms to Phillip Island. We met ETJ at her farm. What a delightful family and all the animals looked so happy and healthy. It was a beautiful drive to her place and then on to Cooma. Night all. American elections results sending same shock waves that Brexit created. Who knows what the end result will be. I’m a bit of a fatalist I think and hope it all works out for the best in the long run.

Day 9….. Florida……FD

Well…. today starts a new day, not only me but for the whole of the US. Now, hopefully, the people will shimmer down and we can get back to what really important……. being able to watch TV again….. Just kidding folks!

I woke up this morning, knowing today was a FD, but I’m really not feeling it. I’m going push through, my husband asked me what day it was (FD or NFD), I told him. So, pretty much, I’m committed! Tonight, he’s up to bat in the kitchen, and knowing what day I’m on, helps him know what cook all the while helping me reach my goals!
He’s reminds me everyday, why I married him…. His kind, gentle, loving support. He has supported every crazy idea, I’ve come up with for the last 20 years.

I forgot to mention yesterday, that my boss took interest in what I was doing to reduce my weight a couple days ago. I told her the 5:2 and told her to research it. She began asking question, what can she eat, side effects of only eating 500 calories….. etc. Then my other boss, her husband, piped in and said so a starvation diet. I said no, more like a repair diet for our bodies, then I told him the benefits…. He exclaimed like a cleanse….. I laugh and said no… but he’s trying to understand in. His own way.
Normally, I keep things like this to myself but I want to encourage my boss if that the way she wants to go but also report to you all that from experience, I had… I think people are more curious than worried, now that I have experienced the talk.

Well, I must be off to get ready for work and the day.
Michelle

Day 9 Brisbane Australia FD
Had a good day – had to see my naturopath who could see a difference in me from doing two weeks new WOL. She says the intermittent fast will help my chronic fatigue recovery & food allergies. Pretty happy my sister suggested I give it a go!

Day 9, London, UK, FD

I do feel that I’m getting the hang of this fasting thing now that I’ve settled into a routine. I still get hungry but I’m able to ignore it for longer periods to get me through the day.

Hi All day 9 nfd

@latchia – well done you on being strong and saying no – tell your hubby off from me for tempting you.

Miesque – maybe you need to count calories for a short while in case like Lilymartin found you are under guestimating them.

@norrie that post from greymiley65 seems to have been deleted. It happens from time to time – if you see one just click report post and advise it is advertising.

@Ciren – thanks – you will be fine, maybe a bit harder to put manual names alphabetically but you will manage, just get a method that works for you and there are plenty of seasoned challengers to bring up the rear. I think as long as people know someone is taking a role call and it will be noticed if they don’t post, is possibly one of the reasons these challenges work. They are actually being held to account.
Yes Ciren we have a Friday fast day team – anyone else wanting to join? I had thought of pairs but maybe a team effort is better? Lets start prepping now and getting into the mind set – if your diary is clear on Friday why not join us? To enable the team to complete their fast everyone must complete – you can so do this? Visualise now, posting on Saturday that you completed the task and we all got over the finish line.

Day 9 Georgia NFD
Yesterday I thought was going to be hard but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for me, I fasted all day and had only water and a banana for 16 plus hours … my husband had his surgery yesterday at the VA Medical Hospital in Gainesville Florida and being away from home I didn’t know what was going to happen, I thought I was a stress eater but yesterday I proved myself wrong, my husband surgery was longer than they expected and it took him longer to come from under the anesthesia and I was in prayer most of the day, so food was not a priority for me. I started this journey with optimism and when I lose this 7 pounds this months I’m going to jump for joy!!

@richard67 have you tried to fast longer hours by counting the time you stop eating the night before until maybe noon the next day, days that I struggle, I try that and it helps and drink broths to start you out with a light salad, I’m not an expert but that has truly helped me with calorie intake and still being hungry, I have cut the skin off my apples and had a few slices of that with water to curb the hunger ..

Day 8 : Perth, Australia NFD
Day 9 : Perth, Australia started as a FD but ended as a NFD 😕
Just not feeling the love today.

Day 9 – Los Angeles- FD

I thought I sent in my post but I can’t find it. Instead of boring you with the same, I’ll just say thanks all and see you tomorrow.
MB

Day 9– Colorado, USA– NFD

Normally, Wednesday would be a Fast Day for me, but a co-worker has the day off today. And she wants to take me out for lunch! Yay!!

I’ve been stuck in house pretty much since my surgery so going out to lunch with a friend will be FUN! No breakfast today, & I’ll be careful with lunch, but most likely will go over 500 calories today….so NFD. Instead, I’ll move FD till Friday & join the group!

Per Ciren: On Friday we now have a TEAM! Greatlakes, Pissupoosa, Sarah57 and Rocy65. Six of us together, right? FASTING.

I’ve got my Bone Broth made & in the fridge, ready to go!
Love to join you all on “Fast Day Friday”!!

Day 9 USA Hawaii NFD

Day 9| NFD | Toronto
Reaffirming my personal health goals as I start my yearly struggle against short days. Happy to be part of this international online community, focused on health and well being, which is a respite from outside issues.

Day 9| NFD | Bucks UK

I was really cold today… was working in a different office where my lovely colleagues like to have air-con on despite the low temp outside, I kind of made bad choices at lunchtime and bought a microwave pasta pot as I wanted something quick and warm and the moment opened it, I regretted it. I didn’t finish it and had a cuppa instead with some toffee popcorn
Now home I’m repenting by turning on my pilates dvd 😕