31 Day January 2017 Challenge

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Laddie10

12:49 am
20 Jan 17
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@elsacotton – some FDs are easier than others for me… I had a FD a week or so ago and I really didn’t want to eat when the 24 hours arrived – I truly was not hungry. It seems like when I eat it triggers all sorts of cravings still. The first 5-7 hours or so of a fast seem pretty easy, then there are 4-5 hours of not so easy but after the 12-hour mark or so it is pretty clear sailing. It comes in waves but the tide always goes back out 🙂

Stay busy. Get distracted with a good movie or book or drive somewhere and take a bottle of water. Before you know it a few hours will have passed as will the appetite. Hang in there!

lilymartin

12:52 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 FD ( 2 in a row.) country West Australia.
Going to try to join b2bers.
Had scrambled egg on 1 slice wholemeal toast with a tomato and a strawberry for dinner Wednesday night..
Then FD yesterday went well. Didn’t do just liquid but only had an orange for breakfast ,then one strawberry, a piece of watermelon 2inches x 1 inch, 1 small nectarine, for dinner, 5 cups tea and coffee with 30 mls milk during the day.
Thought I was doing really well but that lot was 307 calories – bit more than I had anticipated.
I knew calories were sneaky!! Because to be honest, that is not a lot of food.
Had brain fog at about 3pm and had to work hard to get through it to make good decisions for clients. When the fog passed I felt better. I did think about food a bit.
Finished work about 6.30 pm and by the time I got home from work was thinking about what to make for dinner.
Wonderful DH knowing it was a FD made dinner and just had a salad . I’d eaten the fruit first so held off the salad thinking to have it today. Trying to keep calories closer to 0 than 500!
Have to work today, unexpectedly, so am going to try for another FD and just have salad to see if I can contain the calories.
I can drink black tea but not black coffee, drink plenty of water so willl see how I go til dinner tonight ( 48 hours) or breakfast tomorrow (60 hours).
A daily weigher I take Saturday morning weight as the official number.
I lost .7 kgs since yesterday but it is fluid and just because I haven’t eaten a lot.
Decided to go back to recording EVERY morsel on NFP for a month like ?? as in November I had best results when I kept firmly to FDs under 500 and ONLY to TDEE or under on NFD/CDs.
Realised that being kind to myself equated to over-eating and making excuses .
@quebecoise and @southcroydonkate re back issues – are you doing core stability exercises or Pilates? Both can be beneficial for back pain, depending on the injury and a proper assessment by a physio.
@arvandee – NO migraine !!!!! or even headache – yeeha!! Also slept like a log ( do logs even sleep ?!)
Holding on to the pocketfasters with a VERY tight grip. Happy days.

Laddie10

12:55 am
20 Jan 17
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Update — Just hit 48 hours on B2B2B – all is well! I had about 200 calories today but have felt pretty good all day. Funny how the stomach seems so full on 200 calories when prior to this WOL and FDs 200 calories would have felt like a cruel joke.

So…I will keep on keeping on with the pocket fasters!

Strong Strong!!

Laddie10

12:57 am
20 Jan 17
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great news Lilymartin! Come on in – the water is fine!!

dykask

12:59 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 – Tokyo Japan – FD #6 – 80.7kg

I’m about 1/3 through my fast day, just not excited about it but I’m getting busy so it should go okay. It was strange too yesterday in that I wasn’t getting much enjoyment from eating. I’m not used to feeling indifferent to eating or fasting.

This time next week I’ll be getting ready for an overseas trip. It is a short trip just 10 days. However I have so many lunch/dinner meetings that I don’t have full days for fasting. I think I’ll have to just do some meal skipping. I’ll be back on Feb 7th and back into my routine. Still trying to figure out what I’m going to do as I don’t want to slow down progress.

Maui

1:31 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 19 USA Hawaii NFD
18:6

pamie

1:52 am
20 Jan 17
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Fastday going well so far. Just finished work and have just had coffee all day. Off to my fortnightly treat of a massage in a couple of hours. Hope the scales have moved tomorrow as they are very stubborn lately.

lilymartin

2:04 am
20 Jan 17
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second post
@dykask is it possible to do 16:8 days when you are on your trip? I find this very helpful when I have social events and unable to do FDs as I would like.
I simply try to eat to my TDEE in an 8 hour window, allows for lunch and dinner.

I’m also more upfront just saying to people ‘ I’m trying to be careful with my eating’ or even ‘ I’m on the 5:2 way of life’ which often generates a lot of interest.
Most people have been very respectful.

Also just measured the milk I put in my coffee and I take 80 mls. I’ve been basing my calories with MFP as drinks with 30 mls milk so have actually had even more than 307 on yesterday’s FD.
It really doesn’t take much for the calories to add up.
I suspect there are others out there like me who guesstimate calories and portions but are actually quite out of whack.

Trying for b2b today, just crunched the numbers and for 3 hot drinks – 2 teas and 1 coffee-
1 orange ( staple for breakfast) and a small nectarine, I am already at 250 calories.
Have to last til tonight’s dinner or even breakfast tomorrow and only consume 250 at MOST .
Given it is only 10 am and I usually have another 3 or 4 hot drinks, I may be sunk!!
I do have a small salad which I plan to have for lunch – a few cherry tomatoes , carrot sticks and a strawberry but really not a lot of food.
Especially as I plan to take my mum to afternoon tea!🤔

Vaderz

2:24 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 – Brisbane, Aus – NFD

Just had lunch – tin of smoked Rainbow Trout fillets (OMG they are amazing, why haven’t I seen these before?), with salad, quinoa and natural greek yoghurt (yum).

Hope everyone is having an awesome day.

Reid

2:25 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 19 – Canada – NFD

I seem to have fallen into a bit of a funk at the moment and I’m finding it quite difficult to achieve a fast day this week, – or even to keep within my calorie range.
Off to sleep. Tomorrow is a new day.

lilymartin

2:36 am
20 Jan 17
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3rd post
EEEKKKK!!! Found my respectable 307 calories FD yesterday is actually 446 ( MFP) with only 5 hot drinks with 80 mls milk in each, 1 orange, 1 small nectarine, 1 strawberry and 1 mini piece of watermelon.

Quebecoise

3:08 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 19. Quebec. FD

It’s 10 pm and I only had liquids up to now. Today was a very easy fast day, is it because of the pain in my back or because I ate so muche chips and cookies last night because of the pain inmy back ? LOL. Anyways, things went smoothly.

Before going to bed I will eat a good homemade vegetable soup because I ´m beginning a bit of a headache plus I have pills to take and don’t want to take them on an empty stomach.

I will decide tomorrow morning if I’m in for a second FD.

Concerning my back ache I did all the exercices the physiotherapist recommended and I must say that I almost can’t believe the difference i’m noticing. Was having problems walking for three days ans now I see about 70% improovment in just one day. Those specialists are so marvelous !

@lilymartin Yes I will have core strenghtening exercices to do but that will be in a second step. She told me to sit on a big 55 cm ball. I will be doing it for sure !

So long for now everyone and especialy the fasting pocketers xxx

Fuvvie

3:25 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 Sunshine Coast Qld Australia FD 105.4 kgs

Thanks for interest shown in my meeting last night. It was a challenge in itself. I picked up the woman whom I had met once in the department store. She was drinking and I had said that I wasn’t and so we decided I would drive. When we arrived at the home of Allan and Heather, the hosts, I explained that I wasn’t drinking wine as I was in a pact with 4 other people to not drink alcohol in January due to heavy consumption in December and need to give my liver a rest. They were very accepting of that. Then all the high carb treats were passed around, which I declined graciously, I think. Then out came the pizza that they were having for dinner. I did explain to the people with whom I was chatting that I had to lose weight, and as I’m no fairy to look at but closer to a week covered female, they accepted that. Then one woman who is a retired anaesthetist and weighs 59 kgs told me how she had been 62kgs but was already showing signs of hyperinsulinaemia. She had got onto Dr Mosley’s 800 calories a day, so she knew exactly where I was coming from. I tried to ease other people’s concerns by telling them I had a bit of steak left over from the night before to calm any feelings of hunger. Then it was acceptable that I wasn’t eating as I had already had a steak! Next, out came the icecreams which I didn’t have although they are enormously tempting. So the group probably think I am an extremist but I assured them I will be able to join them in a glass of wine next month. They were a friendly group and I found them to be welcoming. One of the choir members attends as well, so that really melted the ice for me. My weight has diminished somewhat this week, so I am happy that I was able to sustain my WOE even when everyone else was having all the things I have loved in the past and could easily have consumed but for my encouragement from this site and my resolve to get under that 100kgs. Vaderz knows how I feel about that, I think. I self sabotaged big time as I approached my target in September, but I am truly focussed on getting there this time.

Looks like you are getting on top of things, Bert. Tough love does it every time 😉

Well done to the pocket fasters. It is lovely to see the encouragement flowing and acknowledged amongst you all.

Would love to meet you, Rocy65. It was lovely when I met ETJ down near Canberra when we were travelling in October. If I get within cooee of you, I’ll definitely get in touch.

Quebecoise

3:35 am
20 Jan 17
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Second post today

Wow, Fuvvie, you are so awesome ! Congratulations for last night and thank you for sharing your experience. You seemed to be in total control, no shame, no anger, just the thruth and all that gracefully !

Bravo !

Fuvvie

3:39 am
20 Jan 17
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Hi Debster. I searched for ages to work out who had mentioned U3A. I thought it was an aussie, but couldn’t find it so started reading all the posts again lol. We have that here in Australia as well. It is something I am going to look into when I don’t have the grandsons to look after. I know they have a class for music appreciation, country by country so would love to go to that.

I liked your quote, Happy Margo, How true. Even jumping in here took a lot of talking to myself. I looked at Southern Hemispherites for a long time but they seemed to be on really good terms with each other, and I felt like I would be an intruder. I’m sure now that they wouldn’t have seen it that way, but the psyche is a funny thing, and we limit ourselves in so many ways. Self limiting beliefs can turn us into emotional cripples if we don’t take care.

back2thefuture

3:42 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 19: Pacific NW USA, FD

Hooray fellow fasters!! HappyMargo, Laddie10, Pissupoosa, Coda, AnneMarilyn, Quebecois, Weeme, GoldenSun, Debster251, BrightonBelle, and Pamie!!!

You have all been in my pocket today for my first FD of a planned 60 hour b2b and with all of your help it’s going very well! Like others I have come to the realization I love a FD! If that is the case does that mean our livers or whatever have adjusted as bigbooty told us?? I am not hungry, do not have a headache and only minor vertigo today. I’ve had a BPC and fizzy water and plan to repeat that tomorrow until brunch on Saturday. Hooray, hooray!

Debster, HappyMargo, AT, Pissupoosa, in it to thin it, Fuvvie and others – thanks for the well-wishes, it really helps to know that all of your thoughts in your various latitudes and longitudes are helping keep me tethered to the globe when it feels like I am floating off of it. I get so disoriented during the therapy that I am white knuckle holding on to the PT or whatever I can reach and in actuality I am just laying on a examination table. Because of that the PT doesn’t want me doing the home protocol on my own yet so I get to have 3 office visits a week. I am seeing improvement though!

SouthCroydon – best advise for a b2b? Just try it!

Quebequoise – so sorry about your back problems but it doesn’t sound like you’re letting it get the better of you!

GoldenSun – yes, many of us have reported that taking refined carbs out of our meal planning has given us a huge advantage in IF. Also, MFP is a great tool for keeping you honest counting calories for TDEE and tracking 1/4 calories for a FD (as Lilymartin has so very well explained) but it freaks out because it’s programmed in the starvation mode of thinking when you list your totals on a FD so I just ignore it when it gives you those dire warnings.

Fuvvie – you rock! You were so mindful that you didn’t have to put what was placed in front of you inside your body just because it was offered! Way to be a role model!

Fast-on pocketeers!

dykask

5:59 am
20 Jan 17
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@lilymartin you are right about being able to do 16:8 while traveling. In general I normally don’t gain weight when traveling. I’ve been thinking about it more and I’ll probably fast on a Sunday and then the Saturday before I return. I’ll miss one day, but can do about 20 hours on a Wednesday. I probably won’t forgo eating at the meetings. It is just easier and when there is a lot of stuff going on. Not to mention it will probably be a stressful time. For me stress and fasting don’t work well together.

I’m not over 1/2 though a fast and I’m really feeling it this time! Ugh, so I’ll just get back to work and try to forget about it. Breakfast is only 17 hours away. 🙂

Marinermum

6:30 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 – Auckland NZ – NFD

Feeling really good. 106.4 kg. Down 4.6 kg since we started this month. My goal was 105 kg by month end – looking good. And work trousers will be too baggy in a couple of weeks. Can see cheekbones again – feeling good. Xx

Missymoomoo

6:49 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 / NFD / Oman
16:8 today.

MissyMay

7:30 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 – Staffordshire UK-nfd

Lou Belles

7:36 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20, Australia NFD

Thanks blueninjamama and AT for the nice thoughts. Have just taken it easy today and will over the weekend and plan to get back into things next week.
Thanks everyone for your great examples.
Good job pocket fasters and Fuvvie great job at your new group, getting to know new people and abstaining from all those treats.

BiddieV

7:58 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 Melbourne NFD

@mamacat “My theme for this fast day: chew and spit. ” I Love it!!

Fuvvie

8:14 am
20 Jan 17
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Thank you Quebecoise. I have been following your back problems and B2tf’s BPPV with interest as I was a physio in my former life and I did the manips course as a student so mobilise spines but never manipulate them. But the treatments can go a long way towards assisting in healing. I also did the vestibular training course which was very interesting and the results can be remarkable. As it happened, our dog tried to jump up onto the verandah and slipped and hurt her back leg. She was limping around, so I got hold of her leg, moved it around a bit, did a bit of palpation and nothing was crackling and then did a bit of traction and rotation. She was able to weight bear on it after that and I was really chuffed. Never tried treating a dog before. But best to get at it before she became too stiff, I felt.

I look at names and try and work out how people came by them. I explained that my brother couldn’t say Heather but called me Fuvva or Fuvvie and then Huvva or Huvvie. Some of my grandchildren call me Fuvvie. Others call me Nana. I look at dykask and wonder if it stands for ‘do you know ask’. And that’s what I think every time I look for the name on the spreadsheet.

Reid, you’ve gone from 144.5lb to 142.5lb since the 9th. Much better than going up by that much. Does the cold weather and snow get you down e.g. seasonal affective disorder or SAD. I think it would affect me. I do enjoy the sun and a dip in the ocean. Today I took two grandsons to the water park to meet up with their friends. It cost $20 each for 1 hour. But they go flat out the whole time. I sat with the mothers who were all about 45. It was pleasant to hear them talk about how they cope with their children etc. I then brought one of the boys home with us and he and our boys have been making a movie with all their lego characters and really occupying themselves while I planted 8 bushes that I purchased yesterday. This is the first time I have bought plants and not taken till they are almost dead in the pot before planting them. So I think that the people on this thread are really inspiring me to get out and do stuff. Yay.

One last thing, ,y ketones have never got above.7 and that has only happened twice. Generally they are between .1 and .3. Today, for the first time……..drum roll 1.4. So I’m on a bit of a high right now. Almost manic. But beware cos this could all go fftt. Hoping not.

Weeme

9:01 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 Ireland FD
Being a pocketeer on a FD really does help👍… It is good to think of others out there doing the same thing, and not want to let them down. Thanks for all the support:)
yesterday I had tea/ coffee and then a cup a soup at 2pm and then a veggie chicken soup/stew portion in evening. Probably slightly over the 500, but was happy with that.
Was unsure whether I could manage a second day, but as so many people here have said, the second day doesn’t seem to get more difficult. It is early yet, but I plan to have the same as yesterday, and then back to NFD for the weekend.
Good luck everyone with their goals today 😀

Jarbia

9:13 am
20 Jan 17
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DAY 20 – Bucks UK- FD

Nfd yesterday went ok – despite looking after grandchildren and tempted by their leftovers (something I used to do when mine were little, could never resist eating the leftovers – and that’s where the extra lbs came from). Have decided to try alternate day fasting (when I can during the week) and nfd’s Sat and Sun….so FD’s Mon-Wed-Fri
until the end of the month.

Not weighing myself until 31 Jan….as I don’t feel or look any lighter and don’t want to get demoralised.

Keep going everyone Good luck xxx

Debster251

9:16 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 Another grey day in Belfast. FD until 5pm
Feeling strong after a very successful FD yesterday. First time I hadn’t eaten during the day – saved all my calories for my light evening meal and was painting, so was busy, didn’t stop all day. Double first too because I haven’t done a b2b before but feeling strong. The idea of pocketeers is amazing too. I hesitated in putting my name forward, but couldn’t believe the power that it generated for me. I had no pockets in my decorating clothes, so I opened my iPad and left the list on the screen and kept reading the list. It really works! The scales are well down this morning, in fact lower than I’ve been for many years. 😊😊 Official weigh in is tomorrow and I’m going out for a meal and a few drinks so won’t post till tomorrow. Laddie and Fuvvie your self control is inspirational!
Lilymartin, I totally agree about counting cals from milk. All those little amounts creep up and you find all of a sudden, you’ve consumed lots of cals for no real hunger gain.
Fuvvie I love the origin of your name. Mine comes from my eldest son. My name is Debby and he often calls me Debster so I have ownership of it! Our U3A is quite a local organisation and offers exercise, painting classes etc, so look forward to trying that.
Back to the painting. I’m on the last leg. Hold strong fasters

LEW

9:55 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20, NFD, New Zealand.

Ciren2

10:12 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD:
My second in a row because today is my day off work. I will fast tomorrow instead.
Back-to-backers: keep on keeping on, we’re all with you. xx
I must try it….one day soon, when there’s not any food wasting in the fridge!

Pissupoosa

11:05 am
20 Jan 17
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London | Day 20 | FD

Morning all!
It’s lovely and crisp day here in London.

Second FD of the b2b.
I woke up with a headache running up from my right shoulder (wonder if I did something funny to it during yoga last night…). Took some paracetamol – will give it a few hours and see.

Felt a little hungry as soon as I got to work, but a mug of black coffee fixed that. Considering it’s also the TOM for me, I’m feeling rather positive about this second b2b FD. Usually, I’m craving sugar and salt in equal measures and going crazy with portion sizes in general. Feels like something is changing in me and it feels good 🙂

Someone asked about bone-broth (Laddie?); I’ve tried both – bought and home-made. I prefer the home-made version although it’s more work. My first batch came out thicker than the shop-bought version – it could depend on the type of bones/how long you simmer for maybe? – I used a mix of chicken and lamb bones, carrots/leeks/celery, pepper and sea salt; simmered for 36-40h. I used the recipe in Jason Fung’s Complete Guide to Fasting book.

I’ll try and catch up on more posts over the weekend. Need to get back to work now.

Stay strong everyone and have a good weekend x

elsacotton

11:18 am
20 Jan 17
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2nd post of the day
Well that worked better….I ate nothing all day at work and the hunger stayed mostly at a minor niggle rather than constant nagging. Then I ate a heartier evening meal. I wouldn’t say it totally satisfied me but I’ve been able to get through the day on just 400 cals today. I think this style might suit me better.

HappyMargo

11:29 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20– Colorado, USA– FD (b2b)

So a friend I haven’t seen in some time texted. (Since I’m out of work on medical leave. Boy, do I miss some of my awesome co-workers.) She wants to meet for lunch today. And it’s my turn to cook dinner tonight.
This day is going to TEST me!

I am going to channel Fuvvie & my Fellow FD Pocketeers for strength today!
Fuvvie, you set an excellent example of will power at your meeting, gracefully passing on all those treats.

So I can still meet up with my friend & stay true to my b2b FD. The important thing is meeting my pal & chatting, getting caught up on news (NOT the food!) I can still order a drink to sip & then make the talking & sharing time together the key.
(Again, it’s not about the food! I’ll need to keep repeating that inside my head.)

Bert1802

11:37 am
20 Jan 17
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Day 20…..Florida…..FD

So, I got on the scales again this morning and I’m up another pound. I’m definitely getting back on the wagon today. I know that the scales are not the end all be all but I do still have a undying use for them, although I hate them majority of the time.

Even after all the hard work, food sometimes does get the better of me and I let it. I probably always will. However, one thing that I’ve learned from doing 5:2 is that I have never ever failed. I just get up, dust myself off and keep on going.

As I sat in the lunch room yesterday, a coworker said to me… So, your done with the diet. I told her, I was never dieting, this is my WOL. Why are you eating that then?
Because I want to and I can….. This opened the whole door to what this WOL means and is.
I still don’t think she’s totally convinced nor do I think she’ll try it after all she didn’t comment that it was too easy to work…..

So, that got me to thinking, should a WOL be easy? Why do we try and make it so hard.

So, I’m not going to make it hard anymore! Today is a FD!

Cheers!

therealwil78

11:38 am
20 Jan 17
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Georgia/USA/Day 20? NFD: I’ve been hovering between 193-195 for the past couple months now. I’ve been too embarrassed to share this with the group.I guess thats good for maintenance. However, I think I wanna loose about 5 more pounds. At the height of my weight loss I was working out at least 5 days a week or more, and eating better on my non-fast days. I’ve noticed that I can maintain my weight without really working out at all. That’s where my complacency comes in to play. I planned on getting back into my regular routine this new year, but I’ve yet to so far. Here’s to next week! Happy Friday Everyone!

Coda

11:40 am
20 Jan 17
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Hello UK day 20 FD

So far so good – yesterday was only a few coffees and water. Same so far today. Felt lighter this morning but need to keep focused for the rest of the month if I am to get anywhere near my target. Out to lunch tomorrow with my Dad for his 88th birthday so that is when I plan to break my fast.

@fuvvie – how do you measure your ketones? I must say I am impressed with you passing the food that was offered.
As we are on the downward stage of this month – how many have stuck with the challenge?

Keep going everyone – because you are worth it!

NorrieB

12:03 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 Surrey UK NFD/CD Checking in quickly, much much to do, feel like the mad hare in Alice in Wonderland…..

Laddie10

12:29 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 – St. Louis, MO USA – FD (#3 – B2B2B!!)

I am off and running on day 3! In fact, I am nearing hour 60. Here’s the good news for any of you considering a B2B or B3B2B – it doesn’t get harder!? At least so far I can’t say that the occasional waves of hunger are any worse than they were on day 1. It’s as if once you cross 24 hours it kinda stays the same? That said, check back with me later today and I will let you know how I feel closer to 72 hours…

Wow – all of you on this forum, the NFDers, the FDers, B2Beres…all have offered so much support – this, coming from a ‘loner’ I have been inspired by all of you and thankful to be a part of this group. THANK YOU ALL! Really so wonderful to read the posts this morning. All the little comments and congrats and ‘stay strong’ mean a great deal.

I wish everyone a wonderful day regardless of your eating strategy. I am going to take some of the great tips that have posted regarding making bone broth and give it a go if I can sneak out to the grocery store today. I am assuming I can ask the butcher for some bones? This should be interesting 😉

SongBirdMe

12:56 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 USA (Illinois) – NFD

I’m managing well. Maintenance going as I expected. Monday will be a P.E.O. meeting where I am hostess, so I am planning the menu. They always have sweets for the early afternoon fare, and since I am a new member, I don’t think I can break that habit and serve something like cheese and nuts. Oh well. Maybe one sweet item and the other a cheese tray? I might do that!

Yeah for all you pocket fasters! I admire your sticking together and supporting each other. But then again, that is exactly what we do on this board, don’t we!

Onward and downward.

BrightonBelle

12:57 pm
20 Jan 17
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UK day 20 FD(partial) Did well yesterday and today but due I’m meeting up with a friend to eat later so I’ll break my fast then which will take me up to 45 hours so quite pleased with that , then aiming for a mindful weekend, then Monday I’m going to try and really buckle down as it will be the last full week of this challenge and I want to see some movement . stay strong everyone x

Ciren2

1:10 pm
20 Jan 17
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What a beautiful, frosty day it is here today! As it’s my day off and I spent too long eating earlier, I’ve just come back from a one and a half hour brisk walk around the whole of our town. Invigorating!
Laddie10: Wow! What can I say….you are really on day-3 of a fast? Phew….I wish I could do that! Just don’t go mad when you start eating again, ok? xx

CBoz

1:29 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 – NSW – Aust – FD
Fast was fine, haven’t has as much to during today as i wanted to. It has been a very stressful day with my father MIA for almost two hours and the entire shopping centre security looking for him. Finally round him sitting in one of the lounge areas – here we thought the worst had happened and i am thankful he was ok but i could have throttled him. To add to the stress someone has transferred funds form our account and i am livid with the bank. I am the only signatory and someone at the branch has done the wrong thing – matter is under investigation. Its all my savings so its been an upsetting and unsettling day. No surprise that i wasnt very hungry today. Have a good day everyone. I still can’t sleep….

CBoz

1:32 pm
20 Jan 17
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Darn autocorrect!

Mamacat

1:55 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20… AZ USA.

It’s supposed to be rainy here for a few days. Something we aren’t that used to. When it’s cold and rainy I want to sit around and watch tv and drink coffee and eat treats ugh. Today I’m NOT going to do that since I’m having lunch and dinner with friends. I’m not going to eat breakfast because I know my choices today are going to be limited. I have been starting every morning with a large warm glass of lemon water and that seems to kick things off for me.

Not to get political but it’s a big day in the states. I’m excited and stressed all at the same time. We need prayers and good thoughts from the rest of the world, so send them our way!!

Mamacat

1:57 pm
20 Jan 17
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@cboz- holy smokes!! Glad your dad is ok, and darn bad people!! I hope it all works out for you. Stay strong 🙂

Laddie10

2:46 pm
20 Jan 17
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@ciren2 – but what shall I eat!? sooooo many choices…

sheam2567

3:05 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20/Midwest USA/ NFD

Hello and blessings to everybody today.

ratatouille

3:16 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20 Canada NFD
Will likely not do my FDs this week.

Coda

3:21 pm
20 Jan 17
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@laddie10 and will you even feel like eating? When I did my first extended fast even coming up to 72hrs once the morning came I thought I guess I will have to start eating sometime – it was such a strange sensation. I felt guilty so had a little something to break the fast but who would have thought it eh?

@cboz – how upsetting I hope the bank get it sorted soon – should they add a little to make up for their error? Glad your Dad was found safe and well – not easy.

Pissupoosa

3:32 pm
20 Jan 17
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Second post
Came across interesting article about ‘diet drinks’ – thought of sharing with the collective. It’s supposed to be open access, so everyone should be able to see the complete article.

Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Response to the Global Obesity Crisis
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002195

August2024

3:45 pm
20 Jan 17
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Day 20|CD (aka NFD)|Toronto

Yirrakurl

3:57 pm
20 Jan 17
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@songbirdme thanks for the link. I think I am having the case of the bat wings 🙁 I really need to start doing some toning exercises!! I don’t yet have the saggy skin, but I find some stretch marks here and there which are rather unsightly. 🙁

Anyway! The good news for today after my weigh in is that I am on 65.9 today! WAAAHOOOO

I will check in tomorrow. But today is going to be a NFD for me as have birthday Celebrations!

Hope everyones doing well. x