Whoops, I wish posts could be edited…I meant to say I’m using the TDEE for 65 pounds less than my current weight–200 instead of 265.

Day 24 North Canton OH FD

Someone added my name to the pocket fasters, I don’t know who but I am really grateful 🙂 Thanks!!!
@daffodil2010 yummy! that combo sounded so good
@fivetwofan5252 I was cooking everything with coconut oil until I found out 6 months ago that it could increase the risk of heart disease and stroke and like you I was bummed. It totally makes sense though, it congeals at room temp and that is exactly what it does in your arteries.
@missybear congrats, @flourbaby you can do it; just a few months ago we were commiserating over our love of bread and yet see how far we have come. Yay!!
@borealis great job reaching your midway point, and kudos for the next half.
I can’t say it enough, I am so thankful I stumbled on this WOL. Even with all the stumbles, setbacks and trip ups; I am healthier, lighter and feel more in control than I have ever felt as a perpetually dieting adult. It feels good.

@basyjames, your post “…I am so thankful I stumbled on this WOL. Even with all the stumbles, setbacks and trip ups; I am healthier, lighter and feel more in control than I have ever felt as a perpetually dieting adult. It feels good.” So true! Thanks very much for saying that, I needed to hear it today! 🙂

Hang in there @michelinme, even if yesterday turned into a regular day, you’re still ahead of the game. Your posts are always so impressive. You have this! 🙂

Lol! @songbirdme, when I first glanced at your post I read “…my regular 8 pint blood donation.” Lololol! I thought, wow, that’s quite a lot. 🙂

Day 24 – USA – NFD
Day 23 – USA – CD

@arelkade, enjoy your holiday! @daffodil2010, hurray for your loss! @dyask, don’t compare yourself to others – every body processes things differently and thank you for all your sage advice over the past year! @rainbowsmile, I can just picture you shimmying and celebrating! @Strawberriesandcream, yay for your .5 loss; if that happened once a week, think of how much it would total by the end of the year! @missybear, I’m with you on toning up the jiggly parts! @penz, you have an admirable plan and seem determined! @fivetwofan5252, I personally use coconut oil only to make fat bombs; I don’t cook with it, but I’m not an expert on using or not using it. @diana123, hope your brother is on the mend! @sarahbob, you may feel lethargic due to a lack of electrolytes. @onlyhermes, I have the same TDEE and I rarely keep it at 1200 on NFDs, and I’m still losing weight. If you think of it as a range, it may lessen the pressure. @michelinme, I love your ordered mind! @kaywesterman, glad your OH is responding well to the change in diet.

Day 24, third post. 🙂

Oh beans @annemarilyn, you are so right! Good save. So is this the list?

Pocket List:

@basyjames
@annemarilyn
@daffodil2010
@onlyhermes

Day 24 UK 2nd post

@onlyhermes @metatauta thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I write things to work out what I’m thinking, what’s going on, or what I need to do. My mind feels chaotic but delighted if something’s useful 🙂

@kaywesterman Thank you for the reminder about drinking water – a lightbulb moment for me. I’m usually really good at drinking c 2.5-3l on a FD and it completely slipped my mind – no wonder I was so hungry yesterday!

@fivetwofan5252 I know that Michael Moseley looked at coconut oil along with other fats on one of his programmes not long ago, covering some stuff and missing other areas. This is one of the most helpful print articles I’ve found – It goes over all the pros & cons of coconut oil really thoroughly and using accessible language https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/09/coconut-oil-debunked-health-benefits-big-fat-lie-superfood-saturated-fats-lard

adapted a couple of microwave mug cake recipes to make one for my mother, which was simply delicious, low carb/high fibre, high protein, paleo. I feel completely full and have only had 325 calories. Banana, cacao, almond & coconut flour with grated frozen lime – yum! I must make this on a FD sometime 😀 😀 😀

Day 24 UK 3rd post

Astonishingly, I not only remembered I’m hosting next month’s challenge but have actually planned ahead!

I’d be glad of help, ie a kind volunteer to edit & post the spreadsheet – @borealis does this still work for you?

Please do join the May 2018 Challenge at:
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/may-2018-monthly-challenge/#post-252290

Day 24 – Iceland – FD

@michelinme – I am more than happy to assist! Here is a link to the May spreadsheet if you would like to include it in your opening post: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CNb1go2njG3xEQlkqcLwVYnkcptzymGD06Jw0kb9aJI/edit#gid=0

Looking forward to May already 🙂

Day 24 – USA – NFD
Second post: @shinything, I concur that lard is safe to cook with and makes a lot of foods delectable! I know it has fallen out of favor in the past 50 years, but all the LCHF people love it!

2nd post

@daffodil2010 – congratulations to you too on your whoosh! Your rhubarb-dish sounds extremely delicious!
@basyjames – I agree entirely, so grateful to be a part of this forum and to have found a WOL that really works, no more frustrating dieting attempts!
@cornish-jane – thank you for the kind words, happy to be your fasting sister in this big fasting family🙂
@lilymartin – I liked your history lesson, one learns all kinds of things on this forum! Enjoy tomorrow with your choir!
@rainbowsmile – congratulations on your nice whoosh!
@shinything – it really is wonderful to see light at the end of the tunnel… I KNOW this WOL works, but sometimes, even after almost 6 months of relatively good downward movement on the scales, I can get a little bit anxious when I think of the feeling of helplessness I had before I took up this WOL… It is so very hard to be big and fat and always on some kind of diet without any success at all. Who would have thought that dieting 2-3 days a week in stead of every day would bring better results!? I still find it too good to be true!

Six days left of this challenge, let’s make them count!

Day 25 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – CD

Two B2B FD’s accomplished and now looking forward to an NFD but keeping it around 1000 calories (ish). I have a lentil soup and home baked oat bran bread with ham and beetroot for lunch, then I have prepared for cooking tonight a grass fed organic beef burger with a side of chickpeas, spinach, onions and tomato with a touch of turmeric and ginger and a sprinkling of red mustard micro greens. Looking forward to it ☺️

It’s pretty full on in work as our young man is on holiday so all the lifting and pulling is being done by me (50) and my 25 year old female colleague. I have to say, I would NOT have been able to do thus much physical work this time last year, but I am getting through it like a breeze. Being 30 odd pounds less really does help so much. Plus magnesium oil spray at the end of the day.

@shinything I always use olive oil too, but lard, now that brings back memories of mothers cooking. I might seek it out. DH would LOVE it if we cooked more with lard 😆 Thanks also for posting that link for @michelinme

@michelinme I really enjoy making my own yoghurt and kefir from http://www.bacillusbulgaricus.com. I am getting better at it now and I also secondary ferment by putting in some lemon…gives it a smoother taste. Enjoy.

Have a good Wednesday everyone. Today is a good day to have a good day. 🤗

Day 25 Amsterdam, CFD

I’m back from my trip to Florence with my best friend and reckon I’ve undid some hard work but not all – I can’t tell because my scales have run out of battery! Will have to check tomorrow.

This week is going to be impossible to fast because I have two events tomorrow and Thursday evenings and then on Friday it’s King’s Day here in the Netherlands – which means a street party and lots of beer! I am determined to stay mindful though, (and am fasting until 4pm today and tomorrow).

May is my opportunity to reset – I am determined to make it work (16th June I go on my summer holiday and this gives me 7 weeks to prepare)! Lots of fasting, exercise and mindful eating coming up.

Really intrigued by the general chat around magnesium oil – my OH used to take magnesium supplements but somehow this has stopped (he said they helped him sleep). Is anyone able to just list out the benefits of the oil/supplements for me? I haven’t been able to keep track of the forum these last few days and would be really grateful! Thanks all!

Onwards and downwards 🙂

Day 25, UK – FD

@onlyhermes – You CAN edit posts after posting them! 🙂
But only within a 10-15 minute window of the original post going up.

Thank you everyone for the great input on coconut oil!

@shinything – Thank you, good advice. Agreed re EVOO & obviously Dr Lungo is a big fan of olive oil both hot and cold!

@basyjames – Thanks for the commiserations!

@michelinme – Great article! Thank you so much!

@metatauta } – I’m going to give lard another go!! Thank you!
@shinything }

Starting a POCKET FASTING list for 25th!

@fivetwofan5252

🙂

Day 25 – Dubai – NFD

Just checking in after a successful FD and the weight seems to be dropping, yippee.

Congratulations @borealis, good for you.

“Three months from now, you’ll thank yourself.”

Day 25, Virginia USA, CD

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. @shinything, the smart-ness of our bodies is amazing. It is remarkable really that it has put up with so much abuse from me and still keeps chugging along. 🙂 @metatauta and @cornish-jane, excellent advice, that makes good sense. Very much appreciated!

A good fast day yesterday and after days of ups and downs (physically and mentally!) broke through another 1.5 lb. this morning. I wrote down @stoic‘s signature line and have it sitting on my desk…”Three months from now you’ll thank yourself.” Wise words. Such a great supportive environment here! 🙂

Have a wonderful day everyone! Onward and downward.

Day 25 UK CD

Long post – TL:DR – update, cake recipe plus link to the May 2018 Challenge

Yesterday’s evening meal got really late, ate too much rice and ended up feeling sick & sleeping badly again. Finally decided to cancel today’s outing & activity and stay home to recoup some capacity – rest, read, yoga, meditation, minimum project stuff & an early night ahead of tomorrow’s dental treatment.

I’ve been making the mistake of thinking i could take on some other stuff without letting go of what i was already holding, even with this abscess-turned-into-bone-infection. D’oh! It’s not actually possible to do that without feeling a sense of overload, stress or tension, and something has to give. For me it’s been the things of self-care – breathing space, yoga & meditation, moments sitting in sunshine, preparing food & me and eating/sleeping earlier in the day. This other stuff is important but so am I, and i’ll do it better if i look after me first.

@shinything @daffodil2010 thank you for the link to bulgarian yogurt – i’ll definitely give it a go. I’m eating around a kg/wk plus using it to make bread so it would be good to look at making my own. Be grateful for any tips, esp using plant milks

@shinything my mother is nearly 80 & was hospitalised with pneumonia before Christmas, after a few months recovering at home she’s becoming more active and independent. She’s got COPD and is increasingly disabled with osteoarthritis of hips,spine, shoulders & neck. She’ll be starting a rehab course next week and is hopeful while beginning to realise she’s in another phase of life. I’m trying to encourage her to get out & see people /do things while pacing herself, so offering a mix of encouragement, listening, understanding and advising. I’ve got 20 years’ experience of health issues to share and sometimes she listens!

@flourbaby I’m a huge fan of microwave mug cakes but not of refined sugar so have always made healthy ones. Since starting this WOL I’ve stopped having them as my weekly Friday night treat and now mainly make them for quick treats for colleagues with birthdays or people coming for tea.

Yesterday’s experimental fat-free/refined sugar-free/gluten-free/dairy-free Chocolate Banana and Lime cake was particularly delicious – light, well-risen, substantial, slightly sweet and v chocolatey! i combined 3 recipes found online with my supplies & ideas.

1 ripe banana
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp honey (for my mother’s sweeter tooth – doesn’t like my healthy stuff!)
4 tbsp plant milk (i used almond)
4 tbsp raw cacao powder
4 tbsp ground almonds
2 tbsp coconut flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
c3 tbsp grated frozen lime*

Mix wet, mix dry, add together. Divide between 2 mugs for generous individual cakes or one pudding/soup bowl for a slightly bigger cutting cake. Microwave in bursts of one min until cooked. (Mugs took 2 mins, bowl usually 3-4mins).

I served it with slightly defrosted frozen berries (i think blueberry & blackberry?) bc I love the contrast of warm slightly sweet cake with cold juicy slightly tart berry.

Half the mixture = c350 calories per mug cake. You can bring it down by subbing the 4tbsp ground almonds with another 2tbspn coconut flour, tho will need to add extra plant milk for consistency.

For a celebration perhaps add chocolate icing – melted coconut oil, raw cacao & grated lime, a little plant milk – mixed well together then cooled in the fridge for a bit. Or a fudgy topping – add mashed avocado and leave out the plant milk? Yum!

*I freeze citrus fruit & grate them whole direct from the freezer – goes further, lasts longer & loads cheaper than buying them to use zest or juice, and everything’s easily digestible. Plus get them yellow stickered & freeze 🙂

Dunno what was wrong with the link for the May Challenge 🙁 Hope this one works for everyone rather than just me! 😉

https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/may-2018-monthly-challenge-2/

Day 25 – USA – FD

Today’s pocket list:
@anna6
@metatauta

@Strawberriesandcream, here’s my choc. peanut butter fat bomb recipe: 1/4 cup peanut butter (low or no sugar), 1/4 cup coconut oil, 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 1/2 tsp. vanilla or clear stevia drops (or sweetener of your choice). Melt peanut butter and coconut oil, baking chocolate and cocoa (I use microwave), stir in sweetener, pour into ice cube tray or silicone molds, freeze a few hours until hardened. Each fat bomb: 88 calories, 8.77g total fat, 22mg sodium, 2.2g total carb, 1.1g dietary fiber, 1.7g protein. Net carbs: 1.1. Enjoy!

@stoic and @onlyhermes, way to go with your losses! @michelinme, all I can say is wow. You have a lot on your plate. You are so intelligently compartmentalizing each issue, and seem to be dealing with it all (think the guy on the old Ed Sullivan show spinning all the plates at one time) and yet, your patience and your overall love for your mom shines through!

Day 25 UK NFD

I totally forgot that I was supposed to be having a control day today so instead today has turned into a non fast Day, ooops! At least I’ve been getting my exercise done & eating healthily. I’m still hoping for a loss at weigh in on Saturday 🤞

Sending everyone love & positive vibes

Day 25 – SW WA USA – NFD

Glorious sunshine still!

@diana123 – yes, His eye is on the sparrow as @basyjames said and so much more on your brother. Will be praying!

@metatauta – TY for the Fat Bomb recipe. I’m really committing to eating more Keto stylings for a while along with the fasting. Need to move more weight.

Together we are stronger!

Day 25 UK FD

So this one meal a day plan has evolved into so far 3 in a row FD. Just about to break my 25 hour fast with veg and baked smoked fish. Feeling fine, hungry but fine. Will try for this again tomorrow and see how it goes!
Onwards and downwards!

Day 25 – Iceland – NFD

@michelinme – I make my own coconut yoghurt with this very easy two-ingredient recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-2-ingredient-coconut-yogurt/ I do use Renew Life probiotic capsules as recommended in the recipe and any full fat coconut milk which contains guar gum (tried once without and it did separate a bit). It is very easy and delicious🙂
@flourbaby – thanks for the tv recommendation and article, sounds very interesting!

Day 26 – Japan – NFD 80.6kg

Feeling for those facing health issues. Life is short and precious.

Day 26 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Final FD of the week, and 2nd last for April. As there is a weekend trip to the UK with celebratory drinks and dinner planned there is not a hope that April target will be met. Where was I going with a 5lb target loss for the month? Thats all I need to get to my ultimate goal so slowly goes it. I will do an LFD on Monday and then on into May ☺️

@ ShinyThing and @debster251 a slice of lemon popped into the yoghurt and kefir after first fermentation does make a smoother creamier taste. Take the lemon out after a few hours though as it does get sharper if left in. I have also been experimenting with organic agave syrup (as recommended by Ivo on that site) and it provides a sweetness when you need it.
And my guts have never been happier 😄

@lilymartinI totally agree that home grown apples are completely different to the “blobs” we buy. My little apple tree is only starting to blossom now but I look forward to Autumn and its Apple bounty.

@diana123 so very sorry to hear the news of your brother. Take care of yourself during this very stressful time. All of us here on the forum are standing behind you giving you virtual hugs, and prayers and good thoughts.

Pocket list day 26 – Together we are stronger
@daffodil2010
@lilymartin