Day 12 – UK – FD/CD

After a lovely weekend in Suffolk catching up with lovely friends which naturally involved lots of yummy food and wine so definitely Fri-Sun were NFD – I drove back yesterday (it was a CD) and happy to report that my weight is exactly the same as when I left on Friday – strange but I will take it!

So lucky with the weather over the past 4 days – lovely sunny days and therefore made the long motorway drive bearable!

Going out to meet the regular walking group later this morning for a wander to Hampsfell, which is one of Wainwright’s Outlying Fells and lies above Grange-over-Sands and features some fine limestone pavement. At the summit, the Hospice which was constructed in 1846 by the vicar of Cartmel – @i-hate-lettuce I’m sure you know the area

It’s about 40mins drive from where I live but will be nice for a change – coffee will be at the lovely Tea Rooms on The Promenade (owned by one of our running group!)

Aiming for a FD800 🤞but will take a CD if it does not work out…..

Hope all those with various injuries/illness have recovered or are on the road to recovery 🤗

Time for another cup of tea then get organised to get out…..

Day 12 – UK – FD800

Yesterday’s FD800 was actually a CD. I also stood on the scales this morning and I’m heavier than I was before the weekend (by 1lb) and am 2lb above what became my new set point / buffer zone in March so I’m definitely pushing on with the FD800s this week. Was quite peckish this morning but have resisted the urge for breakfast and am going ZBC to lunch.

@funshipfreddie – lol I smiled at your ‘it’s only food, right?’ comment. I’m going to keep repeating that today.

@i-hate-lettuce – your neighbours are very lucky! It’s true, smoked trout seems a lot more expensive than salmon – as you say, it’s not farmed like salmon is. Seeing your post has reminded me to check the Osprey cam again today. Our little wrens have disappeared now, so can only assume they’re nesting.

@daffodil2010 – that all sounds very chaotic with the cats! Sorry to hear about your vase being smashed.

@at – great news you’ve stayed the same. Definitely take that! It sounds like a lovely weekend.

@jaifaim – I hope the headache settles down today

I’m also chasing my tail a bit today too – many deadlines are looming so need to get cracking. Have a good day!

Day 12 pocket list 🌷
@daffodil2010
@babs_b

Day 12 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 209 lbs. Quick check-in before a busy day. My next WFD will be on Thursday, to pace out the FDs (the following one to be the Monday after Easter). Stay safe, @funshipfreddie.

Day 12, London, UK, NFD

I’m not just ‘late’ on parade, but there’s tumbleweed being blown across the parade ground!!!😱😱

Uurgh, I just haven’t been able to get my act together, my mum is struggling (another small step downwards with her Alzheimer’s😢😢) and I completely understand why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture!!! I know it’s a sure fire way to stall weightloss and the frustration had me throwing in the towel & pleading/praying for just ONE full nights sleep!! I’ve had the doctors adjust her sleeping meds, so fingers crossed as the bags under my eyes have morphed from small clutch to handbag, to overnight bag and now I would be fined for excess baggage!!!

Anyway, LIFE happens and it’s no excuse to throw in the towel, so back to fasting, I’ve 5 weeks to fit into a skirt that currently looks more like a legwarmer!!!🤣🤣 I can & I will with just a smidgen of RESOLVE!!!

Unfortunately, (No offence God) it’s Easter weekend, which means hot crossed buns, luscious lamb, the full roast dinner accompaniments, dessert & ………………..wine. I won’t even pretend I can swerve ANY of it, my fasting muscle has withered!! 🦴 I need to get some meat back on the bone 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽!!

I’ll try my very, very best to be present and superglue my not so insubstantial bum to the wagon ……………… Promise!!!

“Every time I go on a diet, something crops up to spoil it. Like Christmas, holidays, Birthdays, Saturdays, Tuesdays …….”🤣🤣

Day 13 – Wednesday- Gold Coast Queensland Australia – NFD 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🌞🌞🌞

A new day dawns and happy to say weighed in this morning, although not my regular WEIGH DAY, and teasingly has dropped 400g…. go figure! So this is a new low for me and I will be a slave to the regimen to keep it!🤣

Again a lovely blue sky and 90 minute early morning walk. I listen to the radio to catch up on the news and current affairs while walking and heard about the flooding rain in Durban. @funshipfreddie I feel for you having just gone through similar here over the last month. Hope you stay above the waterline and safe🤞🤞 Once it stops, then the next thing is the cleanup. Mud, mud, mud… then mould, mould, mould! Take care!

@daffodil2010 – hearing you about the uninvited houseguest! I have an Eastern Water Dragon taking up residence in the garage. Asked him politely to leave but he’s not listening to me…LOL. Fortunately, because he is in the garage, he can’t damage anything (no crystal vases there🤣) but the garage has an internal door to the house so I’m being very careful to keep that closed as I don’t want to be chasing a giant lizard around the house!

@flourbaby I also hear your dilemma. It’s not easy caring for an elderly aged parent. I too cared for my Mum back in the 1990s and listening to you brings it all back as if yesterday. Dementia is such a cruel disease and I know how very, very tiring it is caring for your Mum with every day a repeat of the day before, the constant laundry – washing it, getting it dry, preparing the meals and then feeding her, toileting and bathing her, with no respite from the repetitious necessary tasks and the fact you must be present and alert 24/7. In my day there were no day respite centers but I believe they exist now where you can place your parent for a day or just a few hours to give you a break just to go for a walk or shopping or just to breathe. Is there something like that near you? You are doing a wonderful thing but please you must ask for help even if it is just someone (a friend or relative even) to come in for a few hours to give you some breathing space. Please don’t try to do this all on your own. In the meantime you can be sure everyone here on the forum is sending out good wishes your way. 🙏

Looking forward to tomorrow’s FUN DAY (FD) the last before you know what…. ta dah, drum roll… Easter!

(quote unknown source)
It’s time to replace what you were doing with what works. Not because of the guilt, the shame, or the regret. Do it because you deserve better!

cheerie dearies😘

Day 13, London UK, FD800,

Thanks all for the welcome backs & empathy regarding my mum💕

@linda.b my situation really isn’t that bad, I may have mentioned it a few times here🤭, but I ….. LOVE …… SLEEP (& red wine, but that’s a different conversation🤣), so the disturbed nights really do a number on my wellbeing (I would do anything for a lie in!!), hopefully it settles down soon🙏🏽🤞🏽🙏🏽. We have a carer who stays with mum 7am-7pm Tues – Thurs, as these are the days I go to work, and my brother takes my mum on a Sunday to spend the day with his family so that’s MY day. My mums condition is nowhere near as bad as some others, she ‘just’ has a terrible short term memory and just needs supervision for washing, dressing etc, no cooking of course, but she makes up for that by eating for 10!!!!

@funshipfreddie, I hope you and the snake charmer are keeping your paws dry!!🙏🏽🙏🏽

@daffodil2010, I had a run in with a bag of salted peanuts last week, I just couldn’t stop returning to the bag!!! Portioning into a ramekin was all well & good …………………… until I was on the 4th ramekin!!!!🥜🥜🥜Not quite as bad as those Thai chilli coated ones or peanut M&Ms, but 4 ramekins was more cals than I used to have on an old school FD500!!!!😲😲😲

Today I’m determined to complete this FD in style and drown🚰 any dragons🐲 that have the audacity to even think about roaring in my empty🤐 tummy!!!!

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr

Day 13 UK NFD

Morning all , waved my visitors off last night Had a great weekend and DBIL smashed his PB for the marathon 4.15 which I think is pretty amazing

Now to get back to normal, not stepping on the scales just yet , aim for good day today , fast tomorrow and might dare weigh in on Friday

Will catch up on post later but shocked to hear how bad the weather is @funshipfreddie and great to see @flourbaby back
Happy 🐫day all

Day 13 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD500

Yesterday’s WFD went fine, with my only “cheat” being a piece of gum around nine o’clock last night…despite guzzling water, I couldn’t beat off the growling stomach, so the gum helped a bit. All week is planned as very little food (gotta shrink that stomach, you know, so the skirt fits nicely 😂😂), and there’s lots and lots to do to help make it easy enough.

The weather yesterday turned just as ugly as expected, and when I left my last piano lesson at 7:30, I looked at that sky in the direction I needed to drive (about a half hour), and thought, nope, not gonna do it. So I drove the mile to Walmart and went inside to do my shopping. Sure enough, within ten minutes an announcement came over the speakers that the registers were shutting down and the doors were about to be locked, and customers had the choice of leaving or going into the cooler–where it’s the sturdiest and safest in a tornado–with employees. So there I was in the cooler–and SO thankful to have my raincoat with me, LOL!–surrounded by people, all of us on our phones watching radar. The power went off for lots of people, and some tornadoes struck down, but I haven’t heard of any particular damage. Then we were suddenly told it was fine to come out again, I finished my shopping, and was on my way home. Not an evening I’ll quickly forget! 😜🤣😂

@flourbaby I’m so sad your mom’s Alzheimer’s is progressing further, and sleep deprivation is the worst. Prayers for you and your mum, honey. SOOOO glad you checked in to say hello; we understand now why you’ve been missing…but never doubt how much we miss you when you’re not here with us.

@matpi You should ask your instructor about “melon” and explain your thoughts; it would be interesting to hear the response!

@funshipfreddie Oh, how AWFUL everything is for you! I’m so glad you’re safe and sound.

Okay, must dash. Have a grand one, everyone!

Pocket list 🐪
@jaifaim
@flourbaby
@stitchincarol

Day 13 Ohio, US — NFD

The day has turned out well, even though it was a close thing. The day was super busy so I didn’t have time to make afternoon tea in advance, so I tried some protein bars that I had purchased for just such a contingency. Probably there was something I was allergic to in the bars and I wound up eating them all. Fortunately by skipping supper I was able to keep the calorie total to within the day’s quota. Last week when I was travelling something similar happened but the calories weren’t kept under control. I need to find something pre-made that can serve for an on the spot meal without making things go haywire.

@lilymartin I hope your recovery is swift and complete!

@stitchincarol Wow! A pretty thrilling evening, indeed! Glad no one was hurt. Saturday is the next full moon, so extreme weather wouldn’t be a surprise in these days.

As for the French course, it seems to me that almost all language courses I’ve come across share the same weakness. They like to give lots of specific vocabulary. But when I learn a word, I also learn a “category” word that goes with it. You can learn many specific names of buildings, but really just the word “building” is really more helpful. If you know that you can always ask, “What’s that building?” My idea is that a second-language learner will almost never be able to learn all the specific vocabulary that a native speaker knows. But with category words you can get by without anyone being the wiser.

@brightonbelle Impressive accomplishment by your DBIL!

Day 14 – Thursday- Gold Coast Queensland Australia – FUN DAY (FD)🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️

Managed the 90 minute walk this morning which may be last till Tuesday. I agree @funshipfreddie that the walk is the easy bit; the hard bit is getting out of bed!😆🤣

Have to rush, I’m on my way to my DD for Easter and will be back on board on Tuesday.

After all our hard efforts I hope you all enjoy a wonderful Easter! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

cheerie dearies😊😀😉

Day 14 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Didn’t sleep well at all last night, so I’m postponing my FD to tomorrow.

Just been Googling ‘ramekin’. Is it just me? I’ve NEVER heard that word before🤦

@daffodil2010 – yes, it’s been horrific; over 300 people killed & the number is rising. At least the rain’s stopped for a while, but there are more weather warnings for the weekend. 12 crocodiles were also on the loose after getting washed away from a croc farm not too far away. 7 have been recaptured already. I just hope Boo Boo doesn’t stumble upon them, & that she can tell the difference between a crocodile & a snake! Enjoy your boat trip ⛵️

Pocket List – Day 14 🍏
@linda.b

Day 14 – UK – FD
Day 13 – NFD

Had a lovely day out dog walking with DD and a surprise lunch out as an early Easter treat – so the anticipated FD/CD went out the window 🤣

Today is a new day and with RESOLVE I’m in for my one and only FD this week 💪

@brightonbelle – well done to your BIL 👏
@daffodil2010 – cats!!! Sorry to hear about your vase being smashed. Don’t mention nuts……one of my real temptations and using a ramekin has never stopped me overindulging 🤣 Your trip on the Shannon River for Easter sounds fab – enjoy!
@funshipfreddie – nature can cause such damage – over 300 people killed 😱 hope you all stay safe
@flourbaby – It’s not easy caring for an elderly aged parent especially one with dementia – we are here for you 🤗
@lilymartin – so sorry to hear that your Covid experience has been so bad – hope you are now on the road to full recovery x
@stitchincarol – taking refuge in your raincoat in a cooler to escape tornadoes – how protected we are where I live – no such weather extremes
@linda.b – so impressed with your early mornings 90min walks – I’m happy to walk but sadly I am definitely not an early morning person

Joining today’s FD as I need all the support to keep my RESOLVE strong 🤞

Pocket list for Thursday’s Fast Day
@linda.b
@i-hate-lettuce
@at

Day 14 – USA/GA – FD

Weigh-in: 215 lbs. Let’s have another WFD then make it through the holiday weekend! I have Good Friday off this year, too, so a three day weekend awaits. Next week and the week after have some traveling involved. So after today, I’ll just fast on Monday and Wednesday next week. And for the time being, the final week of the month will be Sunday/Monday and Wednesday. In theory, that would make my highest weigh-in for May on May 1. May holds two weekend events: a family reunion and Memorial Day weekend, so Easter has to train me how to prepare 🙂

@funshipfreddie I saw the flooding on the BBC. I hope the future storms predicted rain out before they reach you!

Speaking of bad weather, @stitchincarol that had to be a very frightening experience. I saw the news about the tornados in the midwest. This time, that line weakened before they reached us here.

Let’s hope for sunshine and strength on our FDs!

Pocket list for Thursday’s Fast Day
@linda.b
@i-hate-lettuce
@at
@northgeorgia

Day 14 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD500

I ate more than planned yesterday, but nothing terribly awful, and didn’t eat anything after 5:30 last night. Today’s plan is for the same.

@daffodil2010 Your boat trip sounds divine, enjoy!
@funshipfreddie Wow, 300 people dead so far?? So, so awful.
Several of you: Yup, I’m a ramekin girl, too, and had to laugh, @funshipfreddie, that you didn’t even know the word. Besides useful for cooking small things, they’re great for “mise en place.”

As to being in the cooler, it was truly only a tiny bit scary. I just felt bad for all the people who were dressed for the 90 degrees we had that day, and was also feeling frustrated that the store was out of peeled hardboiled eggs (a task I love to skip) and where we were in the cooler was in the dairy section, so I spent much of my time carefully searching all the racks for boxes that had hardboiled and peeled eggs in them! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Okay, I’m off. Have a grand one, everyone!

Pocket list for Thursday’s Fast Day
@linda.b
@i-hate-lettuce
@at
@northgeorgia
@brightonbelle
@stitchincarol

@jaifaim, aww you are a star. Any tips would be appreciated. We are only 4 nights away so won’t be going too far, but already we are looking at maybe heading to Leitrim for the first night, to get used to the craft, then south to Albert Lock on Saturday and beyond.

I know you went north up to Boyle and 6 locks in quick succession but we won’t be going there this time. CANNOT wait!! Like a child waiting on Christmas Day. So excited at this adventure that awaits 😄

Day 14 Ohio, US — MFD

The day has been quiet and has gone well.

@brightonbelle As I read your post, it dawned on me that while I was doing my shopping this morning I didn’t see any hot cross buns out on display. I may have to check tomorrow.

@flourbaby Hope your cat naps all the hours of darkness tonight!

@funshipfreddie Isn’t a ramekin just a baby ram — a male lambkin? (By the way, the tongue is in the cheek.) Hope the next round of storms leaves you all unscathed and that there are no fatalities!

Pocket list for Thursday’s Fast Day
@linda.b
@i-hate-lettuce
@at
@northgeorgia
@brightonbelle
@stitchincarol
@matpi

Day 15 – Lake District UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Very easy FD yesterday and PFDS has set in this morning as the scales were down 1 lb, so a new weight to maintain!

Really good how my eating/drinking habits have changed since I joined this group in July 2019. The ‘Inner Warthog’ has been banished for good, but I keep an eye on the defence system, the scales 😉

In fact that’s how I view the scales nowadays, I weigh in once a week and have 2lb to play with as a buffer zone. This morning I was down to a new weight, the buffer zone stays at 2lb but the overall figures have moved downwards.
Been doing this since November when I felt I was at a weight I felt happy with and can maintain without too much effort.
In fact very little effort has gone into it with the exception of 2 FD’s per week as my eating and drinking habits have changed so much without a ‘warthog’ to feed 😉

Local Osprey sitting on nest now, she laid her first egg on Wednesday.

Take care all

Day 15 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 211 lbs. And the Easter eating weekend begins! Let’s keep it together through the start of next week 🙂

Good luck, all!

Day 15

Trip concluded and it was so wonderful to spend so much time with my father. Endured some family drama (you would think my siblings could have held it in for a time that was not my father’s 90th birthday, but what can I say). Weather was pretty ugly most of the time, so didn’t get in the photo walks I had wanted. But I got in my daily exercise in 75% of the time. Before anyone congratulates me, I ate with restraint only 25% of the time so my unofficial weigh in when I got home was up 2.5lb.

I know it will be fine, and I’m eating under TDEE until I resume fasting M &W. I regret it, but Yet again, I don’t really I had a fantastic time. I just have to be disciplined and get back down as I am flirting with the tip top of my ‘never to exceed again’ weight.

We have a weekend planned full of much needed yard work, and that should be helpful. I’m preparing chicken breast in the sous vide and will pair it with my frozen veg packages for meals until I do a grocery pick-up next week. The only junk food in the house is DH’s stuff which doesn’t tempt me, so I’m hopeful that avoiding temptation will not be too difficult.

Went outdoors to do my hula hoop exercise today. I walk the length of the bricked area in the backyard while hooping. lol, today I had an audience- the neighbors are getting a roof replaced on the garage near our yard and the roofers all waved and smiled at my activity. Usually only the neighborhood stray cats can see me so it was a very odd feeling.

I see so many of you have holiday doings this weekend and hope everyone has a good time!

Day 16 – Lake district UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Not a lot to report this morning, all ticking along here, need one last delivery to finish Mrs I-h-l’s ‘reorganisation’ (unit currently sat in delivery depot!)

Realised it was time to sow some seeds ready for the summer plants, so trays in the greenhouse yesterday. Keeping it simple this year, have grown on a lot of herbaceous plants the last year or two, so plenty of perennials. Topping up with easy to grow, but showy Cosmos and Cornflower, the planters this year, all begonias, non stop flower right up to the first frosts of winter.

Take care all, not too many Easter Eggs 😉

Day 16 UK NFD

Enjoying the lovely weather Off for a lovely walk on the South Downs followed by lunch and drinks , I’ll be on the list Monday to reset Have a great weekend all

Day 16 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD800 or even 500

Yesterday’s WF succeeded without much struggle, much to my astonishment, LOL! I’d like to have minimal calories today to ensure a lovely fit to that Easter skirt, but whether it’ll be OMAD (which would be 500 calories) or a small lunch (which would land more at 800) depends on how hungry I am by lunch. I’m good either way, so we’ll just see how the day plays out.

@i-hate-lettuce I’ll bet Mrs IHL is enjoying all the redecorating that’s been going on, and hope the last piece gets put in place without any undue difficulty!

@mariaelena Yeah, the midwest weather has not been the loveliest over the last week-plus, but I’m glad you had such a lovely trip. And to have gained less than three pounds is PHENOMENAL. You’ll have that off in no time at all…and we’ll be glad to have your chatter added to our daily updates!

@matpi Nice job on the loss! As to the reception, normally DH and I would go, at least for a little while, but the couple didn’t even invite us, which was a relief. And then DH told me last night that they did indeed invite us, but only verbally, at the rehearsal on Wednesday, and he wanted to go at least for the dinner. I snorted. The wedding is at church, a block away. The reception is at a venue barn, forty minutes away. “Too bad,” said I, “because I don’t have time to go and, besides, I already have dinner planned.” He reluctantly acknowledged we simply don’t have time, so we’re staying home. The dear man feels bad not to go, but I figure if they actually wanted us there, they’d have sent us an invitation. 😜🤷‍♀️😁

To all the rest of you, may your Easter be lovely, however you spend it, and may the jelly beans and hot cross buns (which are also not available in my grocery store) not be too tempting!!

See you all on Monday!

Day 16 — 16:8 CD

Lots to do, noticed my calendar still on March (no surprise since I was away most of April) but strange to realize the month is 1/2 over.

Very muggy here today and not enjoying working in the yard, so we wrapped up early. Tomorrow forecasts slightly cooler with sun, so we’ll tackle the rest of the yard work tomorrow.

Hope all have a good weekend!