New York, USA
Day 31 / FD

Weighed in at somewhere around 163.2 (halfway between 164, for the whole month of November, and my weight the day after i fasted, 162.4)and now clocked in at 158.8. That’s a loss of 4.4 pounds. My goal was 5 pounds, but nearly there.

It’s a bit crazy-making, but two days ago I weighed in at 157.6 and I was over the moon. I’ve been doing some intense cardio (an hour a day of cross-country skiing) and I think people have said your muscle workouts will make your muscles retain water, and also you build muscle after workouts, so I definitely expected some gain. But it’s still a bit maddening to register such a gain. I know it’s only a pound, but having to lose it all over again! Ack.

On the other hand, I do feel like my job is to be patient. When I was in weightwatchers, I bought a support book (can’t remember the title for sure — maybe “Finding your Fingerprint”?)and it said that patience is staying calm and not going “negative” when things get difficult or don’t go as planned or things go off the rails completely. Staying calm and enduring, WITHOUT going negative.

I realized that for this weight thing, I would always interpret difficulties or setbacks in a way that allowed me to more or less give up. It’s hard to wait for small incremental changes in weight loss. I’m learning to be more patient, and more positive, and to HANG IN. So, 4.4 pounds or 5.6 (if I had only stayed at 157.6!!), I’m realizing that it is truly and really headed in the right direction.

It’s okay to be hungry; hungry won’t hurt me; what’s hurting me is the extra weight and the sense of not enjoying my body when I just let myself gain mindlessly. Losing mindfully is not easy, but it’s well worth it.

Thanks to all here. I will be posting on the February site now, starting at 158.8. MANY thanks to Fuvvie for keeping the spreadsheet, and thanks to all of you who cheered me up when I was feeling desolate. Mwah!

Pamela

Day 31 : Cheshire, UK : FD

Last liquid fast of the month. Keeping myself busy so I’m not tempted to eat.

I, too, will weigh myself in the morning and post my final weight here, which will also be my starting weight for February.

I am amazed that I opened up and shared personal details but the support and the care of this thread is wonderful.

I struggled at the beginning of the month to fast but I was determined to read each post and post daily that something eventually shifted. I know I have lost weight; we will see how much tomorrow morning,

Cheerio for now 🙂

DAy 31- NFD
Weighed in at 79.4 – so down 1.8kg.
Really enjoyed the support from this group and managed to get into the habit of mostly doing alternate day fasting.

Day 31, Gozo Malta, NFD
Weight this morning 64.3 kilos and yesterday I ate at a get together after the weekly Eucharistic meeting.
Not much above target weight of 64 kilos. Thanks Fuvvie for everything.
Good night everyone

London

Day 30 | NFD
Day 31 | NFD

End of the month stats
Weight 64 kg (1 kg up from my lowest weight couple of days ago)
Hip 91.5 cm; waist 70.5 Hip:waist ratio 0.44 (unchanged from starting stats)

I was hoping I’d be able to keep my 63kg until the end but hey I’m not going to despair – I’ve done well considering it’s been a tough month.

I’m going to take a break from committing to monthly challenges until after my exam (19th April). I will be crazy busy with revision while carrying on with the full-time job, so decided to take a break. I will still log on and check out the posts and say hello occasionally though, because I most certainly will be carrying on fasting.

My next challenge is to go ‘sugar-free’ over February. I’m raising money for Cancer Research UK in memory of my mother. I’ve been looking for a motivation to cut out sugar – this is my chance. I’ve signed up and promoted it on my FB page, so no going back! 🙂
Wish me luck. I shall post the occasional update here.

@fuvvie – thank you for hosting January. You did a great job managing such a large number of us and keeping track of everyone’s stats.
And thank you everyone for the love, strength and encouragement to carry on with this WOL despite our little blips and bumps. Love you all xx

Hello UK day 31 was fd then morphed.

I haven’t read page 48 or the posts above as yet, will catch up on them tomorrow or i haven’t looked at February’s thread since signing up.

I saw a health screening advertised in a local health shop so decided I would get one done out of interest. Almost everything was green which was good, a couple of things amber and only one or 2 red. Waiting on the report to be emailed to me. He recommended 3 products, starflower oil to help with dry skin, digestive enzymes and chromium. I started taking them that afternoon. Saturday/Sunday I didn’t sleep well at all and when I got up it looked I had gone a few rounds with Carl Frampton I looked puffy but put it down to having such a bad sleep. Same thing on Monday morning but then disappeared. However by this morning my hands and feet were also swollen. i had stopped the tablets from Monday lunch time and didn’t take any more. I contacted the homoeopathic clinic to advise I had stopped. He had never come across this reaction and said if I was willing to allow a week to pass and introduce one at a time and see if we can pinpoint the culprit. It sort of knocked me out of my rhythm for my fast day (excuses I know) but it is what it is and thank goodness tomorrow is a new month. Thank you Fuvvie for your hard work and dedication. xx

Hi @coda – yes thanks, my brother is safely on the wagon and doing everything he can to stay there. xx

I was remiss in my post earlier in not thanking @fuvvie for all the terrific support she has given us all! Your record keeping and especially the encouraging quotes have been stellar! You ARE a STAR!!

Day 31. Quebec. NFD

@orpheusx. Merci pour votre message.

Thank you all who shared feelings about the terrorist attack in Québec city.

@fuvvie. Thank you for your help for the month of January.

I finished the month really close to my goal. February will be much better, less occasions to eat too much.

Cheerio. X

Last post for January. Starting weight Jan 1st 96.2 kg. Ending weight, 92.2 kg. A 4 kg loss for the month and I am happy for that.
Thanks for all the support. Now to tackle February!

Last check in of the January challenge for me!! Where has the time gone??!

Jan31: Surrey/FD
Start weight: 68.9kg
End of Jan weight: 65.8kg

I have calculated my goals based on these results and am hoping to get to 54kg by end of May. It’s going to be tough and I know that! Just got to keep going and do more exercise to speed up things abit! 🙂

My sister is also really keen to get started with this WOL and I’m hoping she makes the right decision and joins us all! 🙂

I hope everyone is happy with their results and is looking forward to starting the Feb challenge!

Lastly, A HUGE thank you to Fuvvie for keeping everything logged! And everyone else for your thoughts and support.
I have to say reading your results I’m very impressed by those reaching the 1kg per week weight loss targets!
Cheerio all x

Weigh in day!

Started after my holiday back up at 67.9kgs. Had put 5kgs on while on holidays for four weeks. So down to 65.3kgs this morning.

Lost 2.6kgs. So happy with that. Hopefully can get back to goal next month.

Fuvvie, thank you so much for all the effort and care you have put into this month. It might sound a bit funny, but I feel like you put a lot of love into this, nurturing all of us. Building us up and inspiring us. Thank you so much. You deserve good things and I hope that your journey continues to gain the momentum you are trying to get. All the best. X

Oh no I miscalculated not 3lbs – 5lbs!!!!! lol. I guess if I didn’t laugh I would cry.

Thanks for all your hard work Fuvvie. Love your posts.
Final weigh in and am down 2 pounds to 182. Must have had a whoosh!

SW WA USA – final report

Down 4.2 lbs. to 205. I’ll take it.

Thanks Fuvvie for keeping track of things so beautifully & your encouragement along the journey. I also loved your description of parts of your life. It’s interesting to visualize. I’ve never been to your country.

See you on the February challenge!

Wisconsin, USA / Final January Post

Day 30 – NFD
Day 31 – FD (Finishing January strong!)

First time intermittent-faster (started on Jan 1) and I’d say this was a very positive experience. =) I lost 9.6 lbs in the month of January with basically just the 5:2 method. I’m super happy with that! In February, I’m going to focus on exercising more and continue to fast 1-2 days per week.

Hi Fuvvie, Thank you!

My end of January results = maintenance for me.

Weigh-in today revealed 159.6, slightly down from the beginning of the month but up from the middle of the month. I believe the culprit to be ME. That’s right, indulging in evening snacking. February pledge is to do something about that!

See you all on the next site!

Thank you @fuvvie for running this challenge. I ended up – 1 kg for the month. Pleased with that as it has helped me get my head back in the game and I’m looking forward to the February challenge.