Day 24 Sunshine Coast Australia FD: Sorry I didn’t sign in yesterday B2tf. I had a big day and forgot. It was actually a fairly indulgent sort of a day. I went to chapel at the boys’ school as one of my grandsons was in the performance about the real meaning of Christmas. Then I went and had my nails done which hadn’t been on the agenda for about 6 months. Trying to up the grooming to increase self esteem. Amazing how a little of that can help build determination now and then. Then off to get the boys from school followed by presentation night awards and band performances last night. Kept the FD going till about 3pm. Then fed on nuts and cold roast pork from dinner the night before, yoghurt cream and blueberries and some more nuts. Weighed 105.2 kgs. After hitting 107.7 the day after holiday finished, this is very satisfying. Will continue on in December as my goal is still to get under the 100kgs by end of year and I feel very much back on track now. The group is helping enormously. Yesterday i thought I would start eating in the morning but thought of all the fasters in the group and wanted to get to lunchtime at least. Ended up going till 3pm, so thank you. That made the fast 43 hours.

Hugs to you Patti67. Such a tough time for you and your friend xx

“The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day and Extended Fasting” Jason Fung , MD with Jimmy Moore. I bought it on Kindle so have it on a variety of devices and where I go, it goes. Haven’t finished it yet but it is very inspiring. It is hard for me to get into the ketotic state. Maybe if I cut out the nuts? It got to .5mm/L yesterday, the most it has been and back to .3mm/L just now. Still, something is working. Will carry on.

NorrieB, I’m with you. Family are a big part of my life. Wouldn’t be without them.

Rocy65, emotional eating is a real trap. I hope that you feel less and less stress related to MIL. I have to say that since my MIL went into care on Monday, I feel as though a huge load has lifted and my feelings of irritation are slipping away. I will drive down and see her next week, even though it is a 2 hour drive there and another 2 hours back. I will drop the 2 dogs off to the groomers and go visit and then get back to pick up the boys from school and pick up the dogs and all responsibilities will be dealt with. It’s a great feeling. I still can’t believe it has all happened so quickly and without my having to do it, and other family are finally in charge. Choir practice on Monday night will top off the day to perfection.

Happy fasting and non fasting one and all. xxx

Day 24 FD West Australia

NFD yesterday. Started as FD and going well until 3 pm when again started to feel quite light-headed and ‘spacey’. Have quite a physical job so ate 2 tiny vegetable homemade patties and diced cabbage and felt better. Had 24 hours with 500 calories then 1/2 normal dinner last night – small meat and veg.
Unlike others, I can do without dinner but can’t function without breakfast.
Trying to fast til tomorrow morning on 500 calories but will see how it goes.
Pleased to see the scales heading south!! But very hard work.
Happy Thanksgiving to our US friends – enjoy!!

Day 25, Australia NFD

Yay! Really good news on the scale this morning and have hit exactly my goal for the month! I am a bit amazed really as I tend to lose really slowly. Really happy though and feel like my end goal is now in reach before we go away mid December!

Lost exactly 2kgs this month as of this morning. End goal is one more kg and then maintenance. Maybe a bit of wiggle room if I can manage it. So feeling really great and will continue my 4:3 next week and we’ll see after that.

Have a lovely thanksgiving all who are celebrating that. Everyone else have a delightful day too!

Day 24 – New Zealand – Fast day

Day 24 – Switzerland – NFD
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US!

Day 24 | Derbyshire UK | FD

Happy Thanksgiving all of you celebrators! Xx

Day 24 UK NFD

Checking in early today, have 2 meals planned. Still feeling very full from last night, think the carb heavy meal (lasagne) and the lateness of meal added to the fact that I was awake half the night feeling heavy. Could easily do a FD the way I feel this morning.

Good news though obviously my body has finally realised that I don’t need as much food as I previously would have eaten. Using this uncomfortable heavy feeling to make better lighter choices at meals today, and no snacking!

Have a good day all. X

Day 24, FD, New Zealand. This is my third FD this week, and feeling really good. There was a farewell afternoon tea for a colleague – homebaked lemon cake with cream cheese icing, mini chocolate bars, chocolate covered biscuits, chippies – but I successfully avoided eating any of it. I deliberately took a hot jasmine tea with me, and sipped on that, and honestly didn’t feel like I was missing out at all. And then this evening, there were drinks at a seminar I attended, but I opted for water. I walked home, so about 15,000 steps in total for the day.

I’m finding that I draw on a lot more mental strength this month, picturing my target,and focussing on taking those incremental steps to reach it. And always having a picture of myself enjoying my summer holiday at Christmas time, wearing my summer dresses and, most importantly, feeling confident and comfortable in them!

Day 24 NFD
I reckon I was over the 500 cal yesterday on FD but still not a bad attempt. Today I will be careful to eat healthily. Tomorrow I want to try another FD to make it 3 this week. Haven’t weighed in a while, I really must pluck up the courage.

Happy thanksgiving to all in US. So much to be thankful to God for.

Day 24 Surrey UK FD. Going to see if I can do this today instead of tomorrow. Have a good day all!

Day 24 UK NFD

Patti67, sending positive thoughts for you and your friend. Somehow you will find the strength to help your friend.

Fuvvie, pleased you are back on track so well after your holiday. If anyone should have high self esteem it is you, make sure you build in those little treats from time to time.

LEW, you did what I should have done yesterday. Well done.

Hamsandwich, I too need to fast on Friday to complete the second fast of the week.

In awe of those of you who fast more than two days a week! Inspiring just to know it’s possible.

Was very late at work again because of attending a function. By the time I was faced by the inevitable (vile) buffet I was so tired, cold and fed up I ate, then had dinner and wine when I got home very late. Not a total disaster but it made me realise how often I eat for reasons other than actual hunger. What I needed was a sit down in a comfy chair away from people and a cup of tea, feeling resentful about that I took the only immediate comfort I could find … Food! Not even nice food! Madness!!

Stay strong!

Hi All day 24 UK FD/NFD see how it goes at moment just not hungry at all after my coffee.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone – we all have so much to be thankful for and even if we or others are going through hard times we can be thankful we have friends who care and who will be by our side. Hugs to everyone cus everyone needs a hug x

Day 24, NZ, NFD
Good day but eaten a bit too late & heavy tonight.

Have Japanese student staying tonight for 2 weeks so I’m a bit concerned how I’ll fit in FDs. Don’t want to go backwards – if I could lose 1-2kgs before Christmas would be good. Who mentioned only 1 month till Christmas – yikes!! 2 birthdays in the house before then.

I would like to join December challenge please.

Take care all. Xxx

Lany36 – how are you going? Have only been quickly skimming through posts but seemed to have missed you lately. Hope you all ok.

Day 24, London, NFD, definitely.
But must fast tomorrow.

Day 24 Brisbane Australia NFD
I didn’t count calories today but ate well, but now I am terrified I over did it & will put weight on or not lose much this week. One of my pitfalls I have found since I started this is that I am so desperate to lose wieght I think I am obsessing too much about food. Need to find a balance & remember this is a WOL for me now & there are so many benefits in terms of overall health from this WOL & weight loss is really the added extra on top of the long term benefits. I need to not stress about losing weight quickly as I definitely am losing weight, just not as fast as I would like.

Note to self: you didn’t put the weight on in a couple of months so don’t expect to lose it in a couple of months. Any loss is a good loss!

Day 24– Colorado, USA– NFD, of course!! 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I am grateful for this wonderful forum full of caring people. The support shared here is invaluable.
Thank you to all participating!

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Today will be a small celebration with just my DH & myself.
We have no family out here in Colorado, so typically I host an “Orphan Thanksgiving” inviting all our friends that also have no family nearby. We usually play poker or board games for entertainment through out the day.

However, this year my broken foot is still recovering from a lengthy surgery. Just wasn’t up to the task. So we will enjoy our own scaled-down version of Giving Thanks & enjoying our favorite traditional dishes with each other (& rest/ relax as needed.)

My goal this year is to make *much smaller* portions of every dish. I’m used to cooking big, but feel terrible wasting food. And won’t want to feel pressured to eat all the left-overs. So, easy does it on the sizes of each dish made!

Day 24 USA (Illinois)

NFD – getting ready for family to arrive today, means a trip to Chicago O’Hare airport to fetch them. Praying for safe and uncomplicated travel for all!

Happy Thanksgiving, USA friends! Eat smartly, Thanksgiving feasters. Yes, “small portions” will be my watch-words too. I will have various family dinners over the next few days but hope to get a FD in somehow.One meal I will prepare will be for a vegan daughter and a new boyfriend who has some food issues. Wish me luck!

I am happy to have re-discovered MyFitnessPal for my iPad and phone. At some point I entered a weight about 4 months ago of 169 so I was able to tell it I saw 159.8 this morning! Doing my best to maintain that through December. The calorie counter on that isn’t as tough as I feared it might be. Yeah! I HATE counting calories.

If maintenance is allowed for the December challenge, please add me too.

Onward and downward!

London | Day 24 | FD – 36h liquid only fast

Too much going on right now, so haven’t had a chance to catch up with the posts sorry about that. Hope everyone is doing ok.
Decided to go for another 36h fast starting last night. Having some beef bullion for lunch. Hunger pangs have been strong today, but willed my self to ignore it and carry on.

All the best everyone.

PS: please add me to the Dec. Challenge (sorry, lost track of who’s coordinating next month). I’ll aim to maintain what I lost. Any losses will be a bonus 🙂

Day 24|FD|Toronto

Day 24 – Staffordshire UK – FD

Day 24: Gloucestershire, UK: Non-fast day.
A VERY busy day on the mail at work….had nothing to eat from 5.30am til’ I got home a 4pm! I HAVE made up for it now though…ha..ha!
Pissupoosa: B2F is kindly continuing with the forum into December. It was going to be me….but I’m happy to “sit back” as it were. I don’t think I could have coped too well with the likely numbers and Royal Mail punishment as well!

Day 24. NJ USA NFD. Crazy day. 30 coming for dinner just finding space to put every one! Thank God for rentals on extra dishes and chairs and tables! Day to be thankful for great friends good food and extend that to my 5:2 friends. Have a great day

Also want to add that I would love to be a part of the December challenge, my goal will be to keep in the 140’s even in the face of post Thanksgiving and Christmas goodies.

With the support of this eating plan and all of you fine folks, I KNOW I can do it. In a happy, healthy way !

Thanks for the invite !

Day 24 – Los Angeles – NFD

Yesterday went pretty well. Had a little too much to drink but all in all, avoided eating irrationally. Today has gone well as well. Thanks for keeping me on track.

MB

Day 24 – London, UK – -NFD

Last day of trip in Scotland, such a wonderful time I have had so not regretting anything I have done. I have tried to be good when I could but have allowed myself the freedom to have fun with family and friends!

Will report the impact of such when I get home on Saturday. Sorry I haven’t had the time to read all your posts but I hope you are all in a good place.