DAY 2, MUNIC / GERMANY, FD
… just startet with a cup of delicious EARL GREY. ☕

Thank you AT for including me in your initial welcome. This is a family of support.

Day 2 – Perth AUS – NFD

Day 2 / UK / NFD

Fell off my NFD a little bit yesterday. Mid-afternoon slump coffee was accompanied by a croissant, last night’s delicious risotto by a second helping. Have been trying to keep with my “eat well, but less” routine on NFD but should allow myself a little bit more maybe not to go all out into the other direction. Things should be calmer today and the next FD is coming up tomorrow.

Day 2 – Bamberg, Germany, FD
Starting weight: 64 kg, goal weight: 53 kg

Hope to get through this day without failing, the first FD on Monday was extremely hard for me. So I really hope to do better today.

Day 2 UK FD

I actually forgot it wasn’t a fast day yesterday and forgot about eating until 2pm. My relationship with food has changed so much! I then just ate a salad with a bit of cheese. Sweet potato curry for dinner, I had two bowls to try and get the calories for the day up but my stomach was not impressed. It has shrunk considerably. I did my hula hooping with my imaginary hula hoop through one song yesterday. It is very difficult to make the same movement for that long. Having a real one to drop must be a relief. It is harder on the knees than anything else which I wasn’t expecting. I did change direction a couple of times for some relief which would have been just about impossible with a real one as one way is definitely easier than the other.

@pamie I am vegetarian, well actually more a failed vegan as cheese is the only non vegan thing I eat. My sister makes chia pudding a lot but I’m not a pudding eater. I have been putting them into savoury food though. They are nice in a stir fry. I did one with parsnip and kale and potatoes with chillies and lemon and mustard and flax seeds as well that was absolutely gorgeous. I ate far too much of that. The seeds added a very interesting texture. I love experimenting with food.

@anna Sophia the first few are always the worst. It does get easier. Hang in there. You can do it:))

Day 3 March 2 (I started on Feb 28 before I saw this forum so Im hanging onto Feb 28’s FD as my Day 1!) FD. Sydney Australia.
My second FD this week, with only one NFD in between. This FD much harder than Tuesdays. (Is the second FD in a week always harder??)

But have stuck to my 500 Calories. My work team held a celebration lunch together today at a Thai restaurant, and rather than not attending, I went along and bought a big bottle of sparkling water. Got me through! Didn’t wobble.

Will weigh myself in the morning – I am only weighing on Friday mornings. Success or otherwise on the scales will motivate me to be good on the weekend – or that’s my plan!.

hi! 29/Stockholm, Sweden.

Yesterday was my fast day. Made a shirataki and vegetable soup and had strawberries with fat free kvarg, along with coffee and tea and a banana. it went really well – the soup is filling so fast days are pretty easy for me.

my issue is keeping on track on my regular days. this month i am going to measure and track better on NFD to hopefully help the weight loss along. my goal also includes walking and weight training.

good luck to all!

DAY 2 UK – FD

(Realised I posted day 1 on wrong thread – So sorry AT)

Looking forward to this Month’s challenge. In retrospect, am now very positive about
my 4 ounce lost last month! I have a feeling I wasn’t eating enough, and that caused weight loss to slow…..will try my new 4:3 tactic this month – and make sure I eat to my tdee other days. Had a good night’s sleep last night….so am feeling really perky
and ready to roll.

Day 2 -Oxfordshire UK – NFD

All going well.

Day 2, Newcastle UK, NFD

Not a great NFD yesterday – over TDEE. Just one of those days. Whereas not so long ago that would have been a big deal, enough to derail me for the rest of the week, I’ve just accepted this is part of normal life. Line drawn, today is a new opportunity.

Welcome to all the newbies – I hope you find, as I did last month, that being part of this group makes a massive difference in your health/weightloss journey. Changing our mindset is just as important as the food choices we make and you’ll find plenty of support and advice on this forum.

@at – thanks for taking the helm 🙂 @lynzm – lovely to see your post this morning along with other familiar names.

Happy Thursday everyone.

Day 2 UK NFD All going well ,but I’m usually OK through the week , it’s the weekend that are my downfall.Interestingly last month when I relaxed the regime I maintained so I’m sure it’s a balance – making good choices but not obsessing – something I’ll continue to work on . Also going to give kefir a spin

Great reading all the posts some fab advice Lets stay strong x

Day 2 – Linards, France – NFD

Had a great FD yesterday, I think it helped because of working in the shop so it kept me busy. Was starving buy the end of the day though lol. Managed 9200 odd steps yesterday. The highest in a while.

NFD today and have a home made beef curry in the slow cooker for our evening meal tonight. It is surprising me that I’m not feeling hungry since doing the 5:2 as I calorie counted 2 years ago and I was always thinking of food and my next meal. This is a new way of life for me and although this is only my second week, I’m loving it 😌

Day 2, London, UK, FD.

Aiming for a liquid fast today, but I have bone broth and soup at the ready just in case!!

Feeling empowered by Sun/Mon b2b (back to back) FDs, so planning to shift to ADF (Alternate Day Fasting) for March, rather than 4:3. I don’t expect it to be easy, but I’ll keep 4:3 as my fall back!!!

@at, you’ve got your work cut out with so many challengers, I’m sure you’ll do an admirable job…… good luck!!

@brightonbelle, have you considered chucking a FD into your weekend? I find NFDs at work easy to control (too embarrassed to scarf down an entire packet of biscuits/cake family sized crisps etc, etc, etc. in front of colleagues!!!!) But I liken the weekend to the memory (it is just a memory now!!) of loosening my belt after a pig-out, in so much as it isn’t mindful, just let it all hang-out, comfortable…..hidden(?). Does, this make sense? I try to include 1 w/end FD because I KNOW the other one won’t have been particularly controlled!!!

Good luck everybody, I hope today goes as well as expected…………..think positively!!!

Day 2 – CARDIFF UK – NFD

Starting Weight : 165.5lbs

Today’s Weight : 164.0lbs

Good FD yesterday to start this challenge, but need to make sure today controlled. I’ll break my fast at lunch so about 41 hours with water and coffee. Planning my meals now for the day with the aid of MFP to help me make balanced choices.

Sunny but a bit breezy here, hope it lasts so I can get out with the dog for half an hour.

Hope you all have a great day.

Day 2 FD Sydney

Day 2 London NFD

Had a great FD yesterday! Working in London so plenty of low calorie 5:2 friendly places to get lunch – managed to have a small vegetarian sushi, plus salmon & tuna sashimi at Itsu all for 250 calories.

I met a friend after work for drinks, but managed to stick to sparkling water and 2 x tomato side salad for dinner it was a bit more oil than I would have liked but I think I was still within 500 overall.

My friend was totally unsympathetic and had a burger and chips! How cruel!! But did give me his gherkin which was a small treat when you are eating rabbit food and smelling chips. (But I didn’t mind, we had a lot to catch up on and I was having fun so strangely didn’t feel deprived!)

I have some work drinks tonight so planning to stick to the sparkling water again as we have a wedding to go to this weekend…don’t need the insomnia and bloating that comes with a night of boozing…

Good luck to all on their FDs and NFDs today!

Faye

Day 2, UK, FD

Yesterday was good. Swimming fitness class (AKA Drowning for Fun) was my hour of exercise. I don’t usually enjoy it, but I did it to learn Freestyle properly and it’s finally ‘clicking’. For anyone who finds exercising hard to fit in, I would recommend a swim class to learn or improve – paying for it makes you do it, and it’s not much more than a regular public swim. Or just try to learn something you’ve never done or been good at. Learning new stuff is good for your mental health too. 🙂

Thai Green fish & sweet potato curry last night was fab, and only 600kcal including a smidgen of rice. We should write a collective recipe book!

2nd post

Hello @Schatzii – glad you had a good day yesterday. The answer to your question about calorie counting on non fast days is completely down to whether it will help you adhere to your chosen calorie goal. In my case, if I were not to write everything down and calorie count I will invariably exceed this figure. I did actually exceed the figure yesterday – but at least I knew by how much and why. Other people choose not to calorie count because they are experienced enough to know their calorie consumption already.

If you haven’t already, go into the Resources button above and do the calculations to find out the level of calories you should not exceed on non fast days TDEE. This is based on the level of exercise you do. Hope that helps but there’s loads of info on the site and @at has included links to helpful information at the beginning of this thread.

Day 2 – Italy- FD
My first FD for a long time. This morning went for a long walk and so far so good. Trying to keep busy, I remember that being key…fingers crossed 🤞

Hi all uk (in Ireland at moment) day 2 nfd but contolled

Not caught up on all posts Internet a bit hit and miss. Welcome to all the newbies. Hula hooping done for the day.

Day 2 – Cheshire, UK – FD – so far so good, although it’s only 10,30am! Am going to hold of having anything for as long as I possibly can…

Hi @strawberriesandcream,
Many thanks for your helpful reply. I think I have to stick to my calorie counting based on what u said and posts that u referred. However, I am a bit tired of it and feel bored. I am doing it for around one year. It really helps to keep urself in frame but the negative point for me was that I shifted my attention from healthy eating to numbers. After a while I found myself eating too much sweets within my daily calorie boundry. Now I try to be careful to pay attention to both of them. Later on if I can manage to stick to a 4:3 diet then surely I stop calorie counting on my NFDs.

Day 2, Thursday– Colorado USA– FD

Looking forward to this FD. It’s TTOM for me right now so I’m feeling bloated. A FD with extra fluids should help alleviate some of the puffiness. I hope. 😬

Pleased with the consistency of my weight lifting, next step is to add more cardio into my week (as my recovering feet can handle it.)
I’ve also been good about having one giant salad of mixed greens, veg & tomatoes each day. Good fiber & nutrition there.

Have a great day, Fellow Fasters!

Hi @and… exhale
Good to hear you had a good fasting day too and thanks a lot for ur reply. Actually I exercise 6 days a week but it is not a help for me to eat less 😀 I need to eat more whenever I work out. That’s another reason for me to continue my calorie counting. Same as you, I tried several times to stop counting but the result was an out of control eating and a constant worry of getting fat. I don’t like this feeling of being obsessed with something. Calorie counting is like a double-edged sword. From psychological point of view it’s not good at all cos it feeds obesession. But to keep in track of weight losing it’s absolutely helpful.