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  • Laddie– your post just put a HUGE smile on my face!

    I’ve also been following LCHF. It took me several years of carefully whittling away, but the sugar in my diet is gone. The benefits to mood & energy stabilizing is tremendous! Sounds like you are discovering these benefits too. I’m so happy for you & your family!!

    (good start for those interested: https://www.dietdoctor.com/how-to-lose-weight It’s a really long page, keep scrolling down & reading. It’s great info!)

    @amigos4…I’m a newbie too but I’ll try to explain what I’ve learned so far from this forum and from the book. The original 5:2 concept is fasting on 2 days per week and eating normally (at tdee or a bit below) the other 5 days. There is a tdee calculator on this site. On fast days u eat 500 (w) or 600 cals (m).

    I think that it’s probably a good idea to stick with the original concept for the first month or so. I find the FDs pretty tough but you’ll see from other posts that non-newbies seem to find them less so.

    You can split your cals on FDs or u can eat them all together. According to the original concept it shouldn’t make much difference to weight loss. But it seems a lot of non-newbies keep most cals for evening time on FDs…that is what I’m working towards.

    I’ll leave the explanation of b2b fasts to someone else. I’m not at that stage yet. But I do attempt to do 16:8 on a few NFDs. That means I finish eating at 8pm and don’t eat anything until at least 12 the next day. That means I’ve fasted for 16 hours and on a 16:8 day I only eat 2 meals (lunch and dinner). That way I try to stay well below my tdee….I have a lot of weight to loose.

    Hope this helps! If u look back thru this forum you’ll find some really useful advice and links to great faqs etc.

    Amigos4– Welcome! Feel free to jump in with us. The water’s fine. πŸ˜€

    So that we are all on the same page & to make it easier for Fuvvie to track us, everyone should start their posts like this:

    1– Day #. It matches the day of the month, not what day you began 5:2. So if it’s January 15th, you’ll write Day 15.

    2– where you are from.

    3– and if it is Fast Day (FD) or Non-fasting Day (NFD0 for you.

    Example: Day 13– Colorado, USA– FD.

    Also this challenge works best if you pop into the thread daily! Write as much or as little as you’d like to.
    Stick around & you should have very good luck!

    Day 13– Colorado, USA– FD

    Yesterday, I went to put on my favorite black leather belt… and had to move it over another notch. The 3rd such move since 5:2. Yay!

    This 5:2 WOL has helped change so much for me (go back a page & read Laddie’s post. Good stuff there.)
    Some of the improvements I have noticed for myself:

    — Down a total of 16 pounds so far (7.2 kg)
    — My body fat percent has dropped from 32% to 26%… and improving more with my strength training.

    — I can wear my skinny jeans that have sat unloved for 8 years!
    — My shorts fit again. Running, golf, bermuda, hiking… ALL the shorts fit!!
    — No muffin top. Intermittent Fasting targets belly fat. I’ve LOST MY MUFFIN TOP.

    — I naturally eat smaller portions now.
    — Can easily control myself around those giant plates of restaurant food (in fact, now I usually only order an appetizer/ stater for my meal.)
    — I’m no longer “afraid of going hungry.” Don’t have to stash snacks in my purse or car. I’ll survive! πŸ˜€
    — I never, ever snack between meals now.

    — Oh yeah, and now I need some new belts! πŸ˜€
    I’m thinking if all goes well, I’ll reward a successful January with a new black leather belt.

    Georgia/USA/ Day 13/ NFD: Happy Friday!!!! We made it !!

    Day 13 – Canada – NFD

    Yesterday was a fast day and it went well. I get a bit irritable before dinner but it eases after my evening soup. Am proud that I resisted my husband’s late night wine & olives & nibbles. I sat with my peppermint tea and was content with my lot.
    After my third fast day I have now lost 5 lbs (down to 144.6) since starting 5:2. I am a quarter way to my goal and the rest of January is all bonus territory. I know this rate will slow down, that’s ok. The clarity of mind and calmness of tummy are every bit as good as the weight loss.

    @happymargo – What in inspiring post! Fantastic to celebrate your success and motivate the rest of us. Thank you, very much for sharing.

    Day 13 – Carolina (USA) – FD

    Today is my third FD this week. I’ve gone to the gym 4x this week and will go again tomorrow (today and Sunday will be rest days). The scale has been nice to me, so I’m happy about that. πŸ™‚

    I’ve been doing soups for my FDs but I made the mistake of also doing it for my lunches this week on NFDs and I’m completely bored with it, so won’t do that again next week!

    Day 13/ Midwest USA/ NFD
    Hello everybody,
    let’s keep going; checking in really helps me with my promises.

    Day 13,Canada,FD

    Parakavedekatriaphobia has struck already and not even 7 am, lost 2 earlier posts, so will keep this short.

    Blue ninja mum- welldone!
    Happymargo am channeling your success, no muffin top is one of my goals.

    A bikkie is a biscuit, I believe, Vardez you made me laugh out loud with your positive spin.

    Day 13 USA (Illinois) NFD

    Yesterday’s FD went wonderfully! I had my apple mid-day, then supper was my salad (added some ham chunks and cheddar shreds) with some freshly made Caesar dressing. Even though it was a pretty stressful day for lots of reasons, I managed to keep to the Fast, well under 500 calories. But as my normal FD’s go, I was cold all day. I have made a rice bed warmer that really helps on FD winter nights. This has the instructions http://makingoursustainablelife.com/diy-bed-warmer-and-cooler I have also made smaller bags of only 2# of rice for hand or foot warmers as well. Plus, they make great gifts for my ‘cold’ friends!

    Bert – no wonder you’re such a great story teller. WE appreciate your talents as you share your stories. I don’t blame you for getting out of teaching due to so many regs and difficulties in the average school. I retired in 2012 from music teaching, and even as a special/encore teacher, I had my share of bureaucracies as well.

    Must run – off to a new class for me at my Fitness Center for Silver Sneakers. It’s supposed to include some yoga. OH! My new ski jacket arrived! Yeah for me getting into the smaller size! I love the bright blue color too.

    Onward and downward!

    Day 13|NFD|Toronto|85.9 kg
    @bert: Please add my congratulations re work. Suggestion : add a line to your resume about the praise for future use.
    From the winter chill, holiday over indulgence, a virus, and every other excuse I can think of, I am still 2 kg over Dec start; oh well no longer 3.5 kg over! One day at a time in many, if not all, things.

    Day 13 – Canada – nfd

    Day 13, Gloucestershire, UK: NFD….
    Bert: I love your attitude and your posts, your bosses obviously think you are great too…congratulations!
    Pissupoosa: How are things? Same as me? Sending hugs.
    GoldenSun: How are you doing?
    My last FD was 30th Dec…but I WILL have another soon, promise.
    Good thing is: I try to eat healthily.
    I try to keep up with all the posts, but there are so many, I rarely do more than skim…sorry! Very busy at work this week. I hope everyone is well. xx

    Day 13, US, NFD

    Day 13 – New York, USA – NFD.

    Feeling discouraged. Looked at all my weight entries (I started weighing myself again in November ’16 after more or less ignoring my weight (and πŸ™ gaining about 8 pounds) for many weeks last fall.

    Really, when I look over the history, my weight has bounced around from 165 to 162 consistently since November, and thus my thinking that 5:2 has “worked” seems like I’m more or less fooling myself. I then remind myself that my jeans feel marginally looser — not my imagination, surely. But then that other voice pipes up and says ugly things about most likely I’m just seeing and feeling what I want to see and feel rather than admitting that there’s been no change. Have no answer so far today to that voice. Also my OH noticed and commented (not in a good way) as to the cost of my riding lessons and totted it up for a full year and that is depressing, because he’s basically insinuating that we (I) can’t keep riding. Which honestly puts me into despair.

    He is ignoring the fact that he totted up this total as if I will ride twice a week without fail all year round, which is of course not true. But still — his point being that we can’t afford it. He’s partly right but partly wrong. But the fact that he’s suggesting I shouldn’t be doing this, I just want to cry. Plus I’m not losing weight. Plus I don’t know what to say to myself.

    Not a great day.

    Hi Amigos and welcome:

    This thread has most of what you need to know about 5:2: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

    Just do the basic 5:2 – it really works, and is simple.

    Good Luck!

    Day 13, Gozo Malta, NFD

    Weighted myself this morning and m still 0.4 kilo over my target and one kilo ore than before I went on holday. I need to eat lesssweet things that are lying in our kitchen calling me to sample them. So this evening after one mince pie this morning, one nougat, one chocolate and two slices of Christmas log, I’ll just have yogurt wth honey. I’m also going for a walk with my sister in law this evening even though it’s a bit windy.

    Have a great evening/night/ day everyone.

    Day 13 FD Surrey, UK

    Going well though managed to have a soya latte with my daughter before remembering t is a FD. Oops. Hope it won’t send me too much off the rails. She’s back off to uni this weekend so it was worth it.

    It’s cold and icy here. About to walk home from work (3 miles) and was feeling sorry for myself BUT then remembered the posts by our American and Canadian friends talking about all that shovelling snow. So now I have got a grip on my pathetic self!!

    Have a good day/evening everyone.

    Day 13 – SW WA USA – NFD 208.4 lbs

    I’m excited! Yesterday’s FD went well. This morning’s scale report is that it went down .8 lbs to 208.4. But the main reason I’m excited is that my waist measurement went down another 1 1/2 inches since Dec.31/16. No wonder my pants were sliding down & I had to keep hitching them up at school earlier this week. I think I’ll call this a Whoosh! The waist had stayed the same for a while but now “suddenly” it’s significantly less. ( Not ready for a new belt like Happy Margo yet…)

    PamelaV – if you keep doing the right thing, according to Dr. Mosley’s book, you’ll eventually have a Whoosh! I’m sorry for how things are regarding the riding. Hopefully that’ll work out well.

    Congrats to FishingGrama, blueninjamum & Happy Margo and others on your wonderful results!

    August2024 – good positive turn of phrase even though things went other than you desired.

    Make it a great Friday the 13th!

    Hi everyone day 13 UK was supposed to be a FD but think NFD is better – which is shame as tomorrow is official weigh day so was hoping to note a drop as I can feel a squishiness (is that a word)? It is what is is πŸ™‚

    Oh PamelaV – I do feel for you ( ) hugs. Not knowing your circumstances no offence is meant as I start to offer my thoughts. Meant with the best of intentions and they may be completely of the mark so you can just ignore lol. With doing 5:2 there is a small saving on food which your OH could take into account? With keeping to your TDEE if you do drink alcohol, you probably don’t drink as much, so savings on that? Do you smoke? If not I always justified spending some money on me if I felt I needed to, in that I only drink occasionally and don’t smoke and wasn’t spending on designer clothes etc. If you sit down and you do the calculation realistically – riding once a week, what do you come up with, what if you rode every other week or saved for a private lesson once a month – you learn so much more rather in a class – unless that is what your are doing already? You have to off set that against what it may cost health wise if you don’t do something you really enjoy as a form of escapism from the daily grind. Horse riding is total bliss, only you and a horse learning together – well if anything like me the horse knows it and I am trying to do my best. Your OH should take into account a happy you = a happy home, some things you can’t put a monetary value on. What if you sit your OH down and explain how much this means to you and if you could workout a plan together that would allow you to continue that would suit you and the pocket, it means a lot to you. Does your OH have any hobbies? I always laugh when it is estimated how much children and or pets would cost – no one would have any children and pets, ever, because you could never afford them! But we manage somehow with a bit of give and take and I hope you and your OH can compromise and find a way so both parties are happy.

    With regards to the weight being up and down – Only you know what you are doing. You sound a bit like me last May when I was fed up from Christmas 2015 till then being up and down and getting nowhere. Enough was enough and the May challenge was born. This challenge group has made a big difference – yes I can still be up and down but I know I am in a better place now than then and I know I will continue to make progress, albeit slowly – but as they say patience is a virtue! So why don’t you go back to basics – stick to the 2000 (5 days) and 500 (2 days) for now and see how it goes, even to the end of the month. Carefully noting everything in MFP if needs be. You have stated why you want to be lighter – be more agile so to improve your aches/pains and improve your horse riding. So keep that in mind why you are doing this, why it is important to you – that may help keep your focus. x

    Day 13 Kent NFD

    Hard to remember to post on an NFD day. I am being aware of what I eat and exercising though. Do feel that I have the odd treat as I know I’m not fasting. Also need to drink more water

    @pam V- understand your frustration. Having the same. Link below from@coda really helped my spirit and stay encouraged. Hope it helps. Hang in there. Enjoy the journey vs. focusing on the end result. It’s at least how I am staying motivated.

    https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/really-no-weight-loss/

    Day 13 / Sweden / NFD
    I was going to write a negative post about going over my TDEE yesterday but reading many of the other posts here reminded me to look at all the positives.
    Today is my 2 month anniversary with 5:2 and I’m down 8.4 kg! The Fast Days have become much easier although, as others have noted, it is easier to stick to my calorie limit on FD than NFD. MFP does help.

    Best of all, my wife looked at me after work today and just shook her head. “No, you’re going to have to buy new pants. Those pants are just too big on you.”
    Result!

    Good luck to everyone out there! Have a great weekend.

    Day 13/14 – New Zealand – NFD

    Wow – there is so much good stuff on here, both sharing success and hard times from which we can all learn (or support). I love it!

    I started my new job our of town this week, an hour’s flight south. I found it much easier to fast, and my NFD were better than ever. I sure miss my family though!

    @happymargo – thank you for sharing your positive mantras that we may take them up as well
    @pamelav – hang in there, beautiful – it will get better.
    @bert – congratulations, and well done. So thrilled that you have been recognised for the extra you have been putting in.
    @fuvvie – thank you for keeping track of us all.

    Thanks for the encouragement on Thursday when I had a rubbish day at work; I love the support that is offered here. It certainly spurs me on, and I think that together we are much stronger.

    Have a great weekend, everyone! I’m off to enjoy some time with my little boys. Xx

    PamelaV: Sending you hugs xx
    If it’s any help….my daughter rides and doesn’t pay anything BECAUSE she is lucky to be able to exercise other peoples’ horses because, for one reason or another, they don’t have the time. She only occasionally has lessons just so as not to let bad habits creep in. Horse-owners may advertise in vets’ surgery notice boards for this kind of help, or maybe you know of people from your riding school. Could this be a way round it for you?
    Regarding weight-gain….you are NOT alone, for this is also me right now…please don’t despair, there are many great friends on this site and we WILL get there. x

    SongBird– Such a crafty bed warmer idea! May try making the smaller size you mentioned for warming up the foot area in particular.
    Also, YAY you, down a size in your pretty new ski jacket. You’ll look amazing zipping down the slopes!

    Oh Pamela, I’m so sorry about your rough day & not-so-good news. Wish I had the magic words to make it better. I don’t, so I’m sending you internet ((Hugs.))

    SouthCroydonKate– bundle up, stay warm & you will feel so proud of yourself completing that 3 mile walk. Invigorating!

    AnneMarilyn– 1 & 1/2 inches off waist is wonderful progress! Keep up the great work. It’s inspiring for everyone on here!

    orpheusx– Yay for new pants territory!

    My DH lost 28 pounds (12.8 kg) doing 5:2 & LCHF (low carb/ high fat.) Needed all new clothes. That got pricey. But this is the healthiest he’s been since our wedding years ago. So… Worth it!!

    Make it a reward to get some nice new duds when you hit some goals (no need to wait till final goal if you need fitting pants at sooner milestones.) Nice work!

    Marinermum– I agree, together we are stronger. Many FDs for me have been salvaged by coming to this forum & reading. The support here has kept me from blowing perfectly good FDs with a whim or indulgence.

    Day 14 NFD Gippsland Australia
    Not going to be easy today. Got the family all coming around for lunch. We are firing up the pizza oven and enjoying home made pizzas for lunch!
    Will skip brekky and try to limit myself to one small pizza.
    Weight down another 200 Gm after yesterday FD – now 78.5 kg.

    Day 14 Sunshine Coast Qld Australia: NFD: 108kgs. Shouldn’t have had those 2 slices of toast with peanut butter last night. It is what it is.

    Amigos4, you can start on 16th by all means. but why wait. You could be 2 days ahead by then. Still I’m sure you have your reasons. Nothing like girding your loins.

    NorrieB, thanks for mentioning not posting the previous day. It saves me going in to see if I missed something.

    Laddie10, you brought tears to my eyes. Bless you. Gardener, the bank. An interesting place to catchup and post. Yesterday it was Coda in the hairdressers. Who knows where the next post will come from.

    PamelaV, great ideas added by others so won’t go there. But big hugs from me. As you have read, I leap from one high to another low and back again. It’s a juggling game at times, but we will make progress eventually, not at the pace that it was when we started out, but it will happen. Good luck with the horse thing.

    Good going JEM, Orpheusx, and all the others who are experiencing the joys of shedding weight and inches and getting new belts, trousers, ski jackets and a host of health benefits.

    Day 13, NJ, NFD…. Today is a happy day. I took a wonderful knitting class with a master knitter/teacher, Amy Herzog, and tomorrow I will take a three hour workshop with her on how to modify patterns for fit. I have several projects I have been afraid to tackle, but I know I will be able to after tomorrow.

    Bkft – half avocado and salmon roe on Wasa.
    Lunch – a Granny Smith apple with a small wedge of cheese that I packed ahead for the knitting conferenc.

    No snacks as I was too busy, and eating out tonight.

    Weight remains constant…oh well.

    Day 14 Melbourne NFD
    PamelaV – Hang in there, you have about 100 friends all sending you positive vibes from around the globe, ((hug))

    2nd post today
    @pamelav I wasn’t going to post until tomorrow but when I read your post and felt your despair, I felt I had to chip in too, and add to the supportive comments. Maybe your weight has fluctuated a bit, but as you said yourself, your jeans are a little looser and surely, apart from working to fix the health issues being overweight brings, this wol is about how we look and feel about ourselves. It doesn’t matter what the scales say – as Bert has said many times, the scales lie – the numbers they say raise us up and just as quickly drop us down into the abyss. As far as your horse riding is concerned, as we get older it is so important to keep exercising and more importantly, ENJOY it. Having read your posts about your riding, I also think too that it is an integral part of your whole psyche, and that if you stop it, it will make you even more down in the dumps.I spend quite a lot on swimming and yoga, but if I totalled a year’s spending, I think I would have a shock. Take it week by week and as Coda says, cut back on little things if you can. Ignore that negative little voice. We’re in it for the long haul. There is no instant fix but this group is so strong, and together we can do it. Hugs from across the water. Xo

    Day 13 : Cheshire, UK : NFD

    @ciren2 I’m ok, thank you for asking. Fasted for 40 hours then broke it today with a tuna salad but then after a lovely healthy dinner, I went and bought cake and ice cream. Sigh! I wouldn’t mind but I’ve been freezing πŸ™‚ Tomorrow is another day.

    @pamelav. I can’t add to the great advice and encouragement but I can send you a big warm hug. xoxo

    Day 13…..Florida…..FD

    Pamela…… been there done that too. I feel your pain but let me offer you something… in your post you talked about your pants…. That my love is not your imagination! I wish our imaginations could be that good, your pants are not as tight. The thing about 5:2, is that the scale isn’t a good tool to indicate if this WOL, works! There are so many other factors to consider. I promise it will get better, just hang on!

    As for riding, I don’t know if this helps but here it goes. I’m terrible with money. God could only give me one thing and choice was love or money. He knew I need love more, so we struggle everyday. As my sister always said when I was growing up, we don’t have a pot to piss in or a window to through it out but we have love that warms our hearts and souls. But on with the story….. so, I researched how to save money. And it said to put something away every day whether is one dollar or twenty. So, I gave it a try, so far I’ve saved $89.00 since Jan. 1. And I don’t miss the money and I haven’t had to give anything up.
    Just food for thought!

    Good day for me, I’m sitting at 150 calories for the day. nice bowl of soup awaits me. Homemade chicken noodle, the hubby made it before he left for work! He’s a hell of a man! Promised the kid, I watch a movie with him tonight. Actually looking forward to it!

    Tomorrow is the official weigh in day…… hopefully that damn thing will be playing nice, but to be fair. I give it dirty looks and talk to it meanly everyday. So, sometimes, I don’t blame it for getting me back when it has the chance….

    Well…. I must be off, coffee cup is empty and the belly is starting to grumble…..

    Cheers!

    2nd post after being true to myself Monday to Thursday, friday was a toast day and then a throw it all away day. Thing was I wasn’t even hungry and I forgot to try squats before I nipped to the bakery and bought a small low gi loaf. So with it being a very cold and icy morning I had toast and butter, hmmm loveiy and then a few hours later some more. I then remembered the bag of liquorice allsorts I bought on impulse (RJS NZ) and put in my drawer. I love liquorice! I was very proud the other day as I measured out 6 pieces entered them on mfp, sealed up the bag and forgot about it. Unheard of as I usually eat the whole bag. Which is what I did today – no measuring out and counting. I had been taken over! So now at home I had a bowl of soup which was homemade and very healthy but i really really could have done without anything. It was another being that had no rhyme nor reason. I was not thinking, there was no mindfulness, this other being also ate 6 chocolate truffles and a bag of crisps later while watching tv. But then the rumbling started, then the cramps and my poor insides told me in such a clear and urgent way it was not happy. Why oh why oh why? What on earth possessed me? To undo all the good? What did I think was going to happen? I need my head examined!

    Day 13 | NFD | Bucks UK

    2nd post
    Have just taken this out of the oven and it is delicious! and thought others might enjoy it:

    https://www.thehealthychef.com/2014/06/paleo-pumpkin-bread-2/

    I have been trying to find a low carb bread that I can easily make myself, for ages, and this is it! Not suitable for very low carb, but still okay. Wish I could just hand each of a slice πŸ˜ƒ

    Started January 5th, doing Monday & Thursday fast. I’ve done 3 fast days and am down 7 lbs !

    Hi,
    We have to be aware that eating sugar at home is an issue. What you don’t have at home really reduces your issues.
    I have been cutting down on my weight for 12 months now. But – Eating out at a restaurant is really good reward every month or so. While I keep losing weight I always order a desert because that is how a sugar is meant to be enjoyed as an extra special treat not a daily food.
    Whenever we eat out my friends shun deserts, makes me feel a bit lonely but they have gained weight while I am fasting and checking my intake each day.

    Day 13 – Canada – NFD

    Had a good day today. Not too sure if I stayed within my TDEE but it can’t have been too far over. Managed a 40 minute doggie walk early evening. Will catch up on last today’s posts tomorrow a. It’s becoming almost a full time job! But one I love. 😘

    Day 14 NZ NFD
    @pamelav big hugs and wishes coming your way. @coda I can relate to your day so well.
    Still 83kg. Working this weekend, up at 4.30am and finish at 2pm so usually have a nana nap when I get home. I’ve had 2 FD last week so with grandchildren arriving when I finish work tomorrow will play it by ear which my next FD will be. As yet I haven’t quite got into a routine. Its a beautiful day here in paradise. Love and best wishes everyone.

    Day 13 – Perth, W.Australia – NFD
    Day 14 – Perth, W.Australia – NFD

    Seems I lost a day somehow and forgot to post, can only mean that life got in the way πŸ™‚

    Since finishing uni I find that I have all this extra time at the moment and am enjoying catching up on all the little things I’ve put aside over the past few years. I missed doing my wardrobe cull last year and previous ones have been a bit haphazard at best, so have been enjoying going through everything and finding what is actually hiding up the back of the closet. I also noticed previous posts about KonMari and thought what perfect timing, so have been busy practising folding and trying to focus on items that spark joy. However, this extra time can also reveal how tragic one is as I discovered I have 26 pairs of black stretchy activity/leisure pants in varying styles and lengths, collected over a long period of time (10yrs +), but none-the-less, 26 pairs! Two more pairs and I don’t need to wash for 4 weeks straight if I wear a pair daily. And, to make matters worse it’s been really hard to decide what to let go of, they’re all ‘special’ to me, LOL. So far I’ve cut back to half, but I will have to do another cull sometime soon, as 13 pairs is still far too many.

    Have a great day everyone, and be kind to yourself.

    Day 13. Quebec NFD

    I will use Coda’s words and say that Today was a throw it all away day. I prefer not getting into the details, but why oh why oh why ? Why undo all the good ?

    I hope I’ll be able to be more concious in my eating tomorrow.

    Bye bye everyone.

    Day 13-Oceanside,CA-NFD

    @arvandee you need to keep two or three of the pants in the size you are now and as you get smaller add a new one. I love looking in the closet and finding something old (10 to 20 years) that now fits again. I could just buy new, but when what is old is now new it is a thrill.

    I too remember each piece and where and when I enjoyed it. Nothing wrong with keeping happy memories.

    I do buy new too and that is also a reward for the days, months and years of exercise and eating smart.

    Our journeys are long. I enjoy a committment. Keep at it every day. Got in my 4 mile walk today, clocked 11,793 steps, visited our favorite winery for tasting, lunch and wine pick-up. Gorgeous sunset. More beach exercise tomorrow and another relaxing day. Life is good.

    Day 14 NFD NZ

    Fuvvie – I had an actual lol moment empathising with your description of mowing the lawns…the things we women have to put up with!πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…
    Bert – thank you for the kind words of encouragement, I’m heartened to read how many like me adopt and accept this as a wol. I’ve only been following this new pattern of eating for 4 1/2 months but it feels sustainable and that was so well reinforced for me this week😊
    Happymargo – I had struggled to find a place for a FD in my holidays as you may have read, but it always amazes me how easy it is to carry on once I get through the evening ‘meal’ and let the fast go on past 36hours, until I feel a proper inclination to break it the next day.
    That sense of energy and lack of interest in eating reminds me often how much this is a mental challenge more than a physical one, the hunger really does disappear, I just have to hold tight to the commitment in my mind and the rest is easy…ish

    Day 13 USA Hawaii NFD
    Sorry missed several days.

    Day 14 – Brisbane, Aus – NFD

    There are some nice stories in here… thanks for sharing, great to see you all doing well.

    For those who are struggling a little, don’t compare yourself to everyone else – do what makes sense for you, trust in the process and keep at it, you’ll see the changes before you know it… if you stop you won’t – it really is as simple as that.

    For me… today went well, even had more wine and cheese, so can’t complain about that… only problem is that the wine bottle is now empty and I probably won’t open another one until next weekend, lol.

    Take it easy everyone, hope you’re all having a nice day.

    Aussie day 14 feeling great NFD today I have found my appetite is less OH brought choc into the house one piece was enough and i am a whole bar person I noticed he has a packet of chips they don’t interest me either as i told him if i want something i will buy it myself.To anyone struggling I have have taken the last eight months just to get my head around this and these last two weeks things have just clicked so stick with it.

    DAY 14 – Bucks UK – FD

    Limited myself to one slice of cake yesterday (a first!) so was so pleased with myself. I did a bit of running on the treadmill as it was too icy outside (we have one in the shed!) and ran 200 Cals so negated the cake. Kept to my tdee.

    Pamela V – I replied after reading your unhappy post – but it disappeared into cyberspace (how?) Don’t give up on something that makes you happy – just try to work out a method of subsidising it…little changes as many have commented. Every time you manage a fast, and have cut you food intake for the day, put some money in a jar, as already suggested…and go thru’ your freezer! You may find you have loads stuff that needs eating up and can save you a handy amount on the monthly housekeeping. I am doing just that this month – and only need to buy fresh fruit and veg. It’s amazing what you find. I tend to buy most of my meat when it’s at it’s sell by date at a reduced price and pop it straight into the freezer, I do save a lot that way – and it tastes better, as none of our meat is “hung” like it used to be, and is too fresh.

    Hope you find a solution to your problem – and don’t forget to use your feminine wiles to get around your hubby – (a sexist remark I know) – but it does have amazing results!!!! (Sorry guys). xxx

    Day 14. Sussex, U.K.
    NFD.

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