Day 8 : Cheshire, UK : NFD

Not had breakfast yet. I’m trying to see how long I can go before dinner tonight.

Loving reading everyone’s posts. Some excellent guidance being given….thank you. I’m amazed that I’m keeping up with the posts. I have to put time aside to read and I regularly catch up in the morning and last thing at night and then try in between, not always possible 🙂 .

@back2thefuture – Hope you feel better soon. Warm hug xo

Hello all UK day 8 nfd

The posts seem to be slowing down somewhat – mixed feelings, while it is certainly easier to read and keep up with the posts it means some who started with such good intentions and enthusiasm have stopped posting. I hope they find another way. Can those still with us remember to put their location at the beginning of their post as well – just a little thing but i find so useful. Thanks

So weighed on Saturday morning but disappointed the scales are up so not even going to note it down. That’s the way it goes. I’ll just keep on keeping on and find my rhythm again.

B2tf hope you feel better soon x

Day 8|NFD|Toronto
Not feeling great, may have been exposed to the flu; strain that is making people ill is reportedly not covered in this year’s flu shot.

Day 8 / FD / Oman
Did not make it to 6pm as planned. I just needed to eat so I had a slice of cheese and 10 almonds around 3pm. Lots of water. Not eating is HARD!

Day 8 – St. Louis, MO USA – FD

Yesterday was nice – eating some good and not so ‘good’ food and at the same time not feeling out of control. I ate. It was good. Enough said.

Today FD to start the new week – would like to get into a pattern of FDs that are planned ahead so this week most likely I will have this FD today, Sunday, and the next FD on Tuesday. If I am feeling ambitious I will add in an occasional Thursday FD to the mix. Planning to continue with the 18:6 or 16:8 on NFD because those aren’t too hard and such a nice bonus to the weeks’ results.

Stay Strong!

Day 8 USA (Utah – last visit day). – NFD

Heading back to Illinois home tomorrow. Even though I am calling this a NFD, I am going to try to do a modified FD, or 16:8 if it turns out to be that.

8D/FD/Finland
After 3 NFDs I experience hunger but no aches today, no headache which is wonderful. Walked 2 h and it was fine weather outside. It is funny to read comments from Australia where is summer. I find this challenge a good support for me.

Hello All,

Aged 67 and with a height of 4:11 and weighing 11:5 stones I’m very overweight.
I started 5:2 last week, nothing changed yet.

I’m relatively fit being a cyclist, cycled 2229 miles in 2015, 2300 in 2016 and target for 2017 is 2500 miles. It does not however seem to help with the weight loss.

Hoping to lose at least 14 lbs for my godsons wedding in April.

Day 8 – Cumbria UK – NFD

Had wine with dinner last night and overindulged in both food and wine………….should not have had and certainly did not need the port and cheese after dinner as well – wine has that terrible effect on me………As a result I had a dreadful night – poor sleep and heartburn same as you @pammie!!!!!!!!! – when will we learn?
I also woke up with a sore throat and feeling a bit worse as the day goes on, and my leg injury is gnawing at me and getting me down………I think I’m missing my regular walks and yoga sessions…..Oh well enough of the negatives!

OH was out running early this morning with his club – came home and saw me feeling a bit sorry for myself so took me out for a coffee and lovely slice of almond and apple cake at our favourite little cafe!(As I did not have breakfast or lunch I do not feel in the least bit guilty!) Lovely mixed salads planned for tea and I suspect the leftover red wine but no port and cheese tonight – I will NOT overindulge again!!!!!!

Going out for lunch for a friend’s birthday tomorrow so trying to sort out my FDs for this week – may start a fast after lunch tomorrow and see how far it goes………may continue until Wednesday evening??will be thinking of you @coda with your extended fast

@lilymartin – ouch and ouch – hope you are feeling better
@happymargo – so pleased for you and a new car too!!!!
@bert1802 – I don’t think I could give my wine completely but with this WOL I have managed to give it up for 3/4 days per week and by the way I loved your reply to @laddie10 – so encouraging and motivating
@ciren2 – you will find your way – if you need a fasting buddy next week – I’ll join you even if we do only a 24hr fast together – it might get you back on track – let me know x
@cboz – totally agree – what an amazingly small world it is when as you say “we are extending our journey across the globe with some of us freezing and others sweltering in the heat”
@peli – welcome and the advice given by @bigbooty, @annemarilyn and @happymargo is spot on and follows the advice I gave to those new to this WOL on my post on Day 7. You have fought bigger battles so YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS. We are all here to support you x
@annemarilyn – “If you ever veer off the road, just make a U-Turn and head back in the right direction”
@kmeng – hope you had a fab birthday and enjoyed it with no guilt
@fuvvie – your day out sounds amazing and you restrained from alcohol – Yay for you
@back2thefuture – hope you feel better soon

Several on this forum @Iilymartin, @happymargo, @debster251 have mentioned about the importance of tracking what we eat. I totally agree it is so easy to overestimate your portion size and not realise how many calories we are consuming

Amazingly well done to those on the group doing an alcohol free month as well.

Well done to those who have lost substantial amounts – but for those struggling remember every loss is a loss – “Even is you lose 1/2lb a week, you will still lose 26lbs by this time next year – keep going”

Reading all your posts has stopped me feeling so sorry for myself and reminded me that though I cannot change my “blip” yesterday I can change what I do today – Thank you all

Day 8, NFD, AZ USA. Was going to fast tomorrow but they announced they were feeding us burritos at work tomorrow for a post peak season celebration and I’ve never been known to turn down a burrito. Looks like I’ll have to hit the gym at 4am tomorrow morning.

Day 8, London, NFD

Not an exemplary day on the food front for me (picked at things, etc.) but tomorrow will be a fast day (going to the theater in the evening, which may help, too).

Have not read all posts, sorry, as a bit short of time.

Day 8/London, Canada
NFD
Feeling not so good today. Anticipating stopping eating at 6 pm and beginning 18:6 fast until noon tomorrow.

Welcome Mears you will soon get the hang of the thread. We start our post with the day we are on which is the day of the month so it is same for everyone no matter when you actually join us. Put your location and whether it’s a fast day or non fast day. Any other questions just ask

Day 8 UK NFD

Hi everyone – happy new year

Hope it’s ok if I rejoin this late. I have been reading posts, just not posting…

I was plummeted into what felt like mass catering over the entire holiday. It was lovely to spend time with assorted family especially my two little grandsons and although very enjoyable it was very full on.

I feel back on track now. Weighed for the first time last Friday after completing two fast days. I didn’t feel I could face the damage before then. The first fast day last week was one of the hardest I had ever done amd the second much easier. I was certainly not fasting over the holiday and drinking and eating too much but I was much more mindful, tried to avoid breakfast most days and kept sweet treats lower than ever before.

I am 1lb up on my pre Christmas weight and tbh feel quite ok about that.

So total loss since September is 21 pounds and 26 to go to end target. (Although real end target is maintenance for the rest of my life!)

My target until the end of January is 8lbs. That is ambitious I know but something to aim for.

Welcome @mears!! Great to see you here! Favvie is our host and if you need anything there are lots of us that are happy to help!

2nd post –

Stefieagle – that’s just how I started. 5:2 is flexible & doable. Dr. Mosley usually did all his calories in the evening meal but Mimi spread it out a bit. Whatever works!

Keep warm – folks in the USA & Canada! I think some of you are baking while we freeze 🙂

Day 8- Michigan- FD
This is my third fast day on 5:2 and so far its going well. I am figuring out what to eat for 500 calories and will only weigh myself once weekly as I have learned in the past before that it works best for me. Otherwise I become too obsessed with numbers ;). Had a wonderful veggie omelette for lunch with 1 egg and 1 egg white- which was really quite filling!

Day 8

This is my second day, actually. Yesterday I did a fast, and actually didn’t eat anything because I was afraid that once I started eating I would eat more. Today I am going light with fruits and vegetables. I still feel very tired, but hope that as time goes on, I’ll start getting more energy on this plan.

Hello all —

Snowy day here in upstate New York. Didn’t post yesterday — but:

Day 7 (yesterday): NFD

Day 8: (today): NFD

have lost a total of 3.4 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks… almost EXACTLY what I was told to expect. 🙂

Several of you responded to me, thank you!

Marinermum — I’m going to be keeping a pain chart for my fingers to see what is up with the pain. Hoping it really is on the down-swing, as there is nothing for making one feel old than arthritis in one’s vein-y old hands as soon as one wake’s up. ack!

Fuvvie — thanks for keeping the spreadsheet. It is a real “labor of love” to help us this way. Also, it’s great fun to stroll through.

Coda — also Debster251 — yes, we definitely are all around the same markers — in the mid 160s, hoping to get to the mid 130s… I’m with you. In it to thin it. Sorry. bad puns aren’t usually my thin(g) 🙂

Bert1802 – Bigbooty — and Happy Margo — thanks for the advice on the headaches. My guy (what does OH stand for? something to do with husbands/wives?) went to the store today and I asked him to buy some bouillon cubes to help with the salt/hunger cravings/thirst, so that should help with the headaches. Also getting more potassium. It was very interesting the information about the liver’s role, and how it might need to habituate to the task of getting the blood sugar up by accessing fat cells rather than waiting for glucose to arrive through constant meals. Not exactly what was said — but that was what I get out of it all. Thanks for your encouragement, your engagement with my questions, it helps a great deal.

It’s interesting to see that there are others who are also using horseback riding as one of their activities. I mentioned earlier, it’s motivating to me to try to get stronger and lighter for my health, but also for the increased ease I’ll have in riding. My pal, Joker, is a beautiful old (25) chestnut, a well-trained thoroughbred who’s got two gears: fast and faster. this despite the fact that he wheezes from time to time. He just likes the faster pace. He’s a nice old gent. I’ve got to be on my toes when I’m on him and I’m so happy to find something I love doing, as my background motivator to really give this 5:2 approach a REAL chance by not cutting corners (a problem when I was on Weight watchers). Sometimes “health and well being” seem awfully abstract, compared to “wine and dine.” Riding feels real.

Another thing I’ve noticed since starting the 5:2 — how many times a day I used to eat! — and how hard it was to limit my calorie intake when eating multiple, multiple times a day. Way back in the olden days, before I started 5:2 (oh, say, about three weeks ago…), so much time used to be taken up with planning what I would eat, preparing what I would eat, eating, and then cleaning up after whatever I ate, or feeling guilty about or feeling good about whatever I ate… ai yi yi…

By contrast, on FDs, I find that I have a LOT more time on my hands. Also, even on NFDs I’m finding that I stick much more strictly/easily to just my meals, instead of the grazing approach to food.

My own hunger really doesn’t scare me/impress me much now … (I’m hearing an echo of Shania Twain’s song… “that don’t impress me much!”)

Okay, great to hear about everyone’s progress, whether it’s smooth, or rough or in-between.

Day 9 9th January FD
Weight 81.5

Great loss. Really happy with how I feel. exercise done for the day – will stick to liquids today for my fast day.

I dont use the computer at the weekend if I can help it – work for me is 5 days in front of a screen – so I will be a Mon – Fri poster.

Day 8 | NFD | Bucks UK

Day 8….. Flotida….NFD

Found myself, starting to eat mindlessly. Took ahold of those reigns very quickly and snap myself back to reality.
I figured I’m about 900 calories in so far. Getting ready for dinner, sauce and salad for dinner. 7pm starts my fast. I’m hopeful, I’m not going to be over my TDEE
Tomorrow’s an FD and the start of another long week at work…….

Everyone has talked about tracking calories on NFD…… since I’ve normally not done this. I’m gonna try it this week and see if I see a difference. I really need to buckle down as .I desperately need a haircut and at this rate, It may not happen as quickly As I need it to!

Cheers!

Day 8 / Sweden / NFD

Day 9 Gippsland, Australia, FD
Pretty ordinary day yesterday as I ended up going out for tea with the family and had some arancini balls. Bad choice due to carbs and aslo the fact that I am coeliac and they played havoc with my innards. That will teach me to cheat!!!
On the other hand, I had an awesome ride on my horse in the bush despite the heat. Somehow, everything seems much more bearable with my lovely mare as company 🙂
I think I am coping with the Aussie summer heat better since losing weight too.
The only things I really don’t like about the Aussie summer (apart from being too hot) is the ever constant worry about bushfires and the snakes. I have seen more snakes here in the past month than ever before!! Not just lovely redbellied blacks, who I try to leave alone, but browns, copperheads and a rotten huge tiger snake that climbed a tree out near my veggie patch and ate all the little Willy Wagtail chicks from their nest!!! It was awful to see the adult willies dive bombing the snake to save their chicks, but to no avail.
My fearless Jack Russell terrier was doing her best by jumping up to grab the snake by the tail, so I scooped her up and put her away safely. She has survived 3 snake bites, a dose of rat poison and an encounter with a poisonous toad in her 12 years on this earth, so I don’t want her risking her chances too often.
Off to the gym today and then probably play with my horses a bit more.
Good luck everyone!!

Fuvvie, I bookmarked the spreadsheet, but it does not update when I refresh. Can you post a current spreadsheet link. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Thank you for all your encouragement and work on this board.