Day 29 – USA – NFD

Great FD yesterday, 493 cals! Glad I was able to complete my 2 FDs a week, even though one of them was switched. @Strawberriesandcream, here, here! I second that emotion (from my Motown days)…ANY dry day is a good day!

So so tired, but keeping going with the exercise.

Can almost do 4 mins non stop plank. Not achieved the golden 5 yet.

Spent today (Sunday) in bed. Now bath and up and at it at 4 pm.

Off to the gym.

Mari

ccco USA Day 29 NFD

I have been doing well on my NFDs. Tomorrow will be a FD. Exercise going well, as have my planks! I know I won’t meet my April challenge but I haven’t gained in the end either. In may my goal should be to stay off the roller coaster and move only downwards!

Debster251: Thanks for your support! We are in the same boat rowing against the current but we can win! 🙂 I like your last remark. It helps to remember that this is a way of life and not just a diet with a beginning and an end, which allows for little wiggle room!

Onlyhermes: A half pound or a whole pound! Doesn’t matter! It’s downward! Congrats! 🙂

Rainbowsmile: Plank challenge is going well for me! Go planks!

Have a great day everyone!

ccco USA Day 29 NFD

Okay! Just did the string test! LOL Need to lose 2 inches off my waistline!! Egads!! Well, I need to definitely get off that roller coaster !!

Day 29 UK NFD
Day 28 UK CD

Yesterday went out v early for a study day but found it really hot & overbright & tough to follow in general, even more bc i was coming down with a virus. Skipped some sessions & left early feeling awful, slept from 5pm-6am which helped a lot! Got through today’s commitments & now heading for a bath & another early night.

Heavy week ahead and this is a nasty bug but hoping sleep will mend me. Prep & papers not yet done for meetings I’m leading this week, but will have to do my best from tomorrow and see how it goes. Lots hanging over me at the moment so important that I go gently.

What to do about scales and annoying sloped floor? I honestly can’t remember where they were to begin with. Now,in Place 1) I’ve lost 5lbs this month, Place 2) it’s 2lbs. April’s had 7 successful FD <800 and other days at or under TDEE xc holiday days when I still lost weight & inches. up to 27 April my fat suit had shrunk by 4″ total (2 hips, 1 each waist & bust) I’ll have to make a decision which one to take forward to May Challenge!

@redrockgirl1302 sounds like an epic trip – happy holidays!

@bert1802 We hear you. Maybe worth looking back down the road, remembering where you started and how far you’ve come? I have a feeling you might be doing a bit better than you think, and this may be but a blip in the road xx

ON the bright side, I went into the supermarket on my way home this afternoon to buy a treat. And came out with a cauliflower and bag of tangerines on special offer! Just been browsing bras ahead of next Saturday’s treat of a bra fitting in my favourite lingerie shop, Happy Me 🙂 Now off to bake a sweet potato for late supper & first vegetable du jour after lots of fruit today.

Here’s the link to May Challenge – come on over 🙂
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/may-2018-monthly-challenge-2/

Second post

@flourbaby – I’ve decided that the 1st May is D Day – I’m going for broke (again😦) I’m cutting sugar, refined carbs and diet drinks. As tomorrow is a FD, what did I do? I went and bought a large bag of wine gums and a Snickers bar and ate the lot. Why do I do this to myself? I’m SO good at self sabotage.
@Strawberriesandcream – 2 out of 5 days is a good achievement. Be positive about your success and aim to do better next time. My struggle with sugar is well catalogued, but I am getting better and next month, I fully intend to be brilliant!
@rainbowsmile – 4 min plank? WOW! And WOW again! Well done you! I’ve been In the Doldrums this April in both diet and exercise. I’m starting May with a new gusto.
Well done on reaching your goal @kaywesterman
SO @ccco…… your post encouraged to go and find a piece of string! I did watch the programme on the BBC but didn’t bother with the string test, because I measured my waist the other morning at 33”. The BBC website says that a waist size of 31.5” or under is desirable. So I just did the string test and I have 4 yes FOUR inches to lose. I am aware that my waist size increases during the day but never measured. If that isn’t motivation, nothing is!
Hope you feel better soon @michelinme

So tomorrow is a new day….

Day 30…NSW Australia…FD

Hi everyone
Just returned home after 9 days away – Fraser Island is just delightful. So much to see and do – would happily return. Had temps of 30′C – back home to 19′C tops!
Back to reality!

Alas, my weight increased, which for me is normal on an enjoyable holiday – so, bring on May and getting back into 5:2. So happy for the flexibility (I would have given up on a rigid diet months ago)!

I’m looking forward to catching up and reading all your post in more detail. I hope you are all feeling well and enjoying life!
Enjoy whatever you are getting up to and bye for now!

Day 30…NZ…FD

Miserable weather, super busy and some kids broke into the house in the weekend. They didn’t take anything because the alarm is so noisy but they broke two windows. There was a party for a 15 year old next door and thanks to social media there were 200 plus milling around. The police turned up to sort them out according to our other neighbour.
Hoping to keep it together so I can have a good final weight for April and not go up at the 11th hour!
@dykask don’t you just hate it when you’ve been hanging out for something and it doesn’t taste that great when you actually get to eat it.
@at Sounds like you’ve had a fantastic holiday.
@shinything Hope your home cooked meal was delicious!
One more weigh in then I’ll see you all in May.
Cheers, everyone!

@ccco
@dykask
@merryapple

Day 30, Emden Germany, FD

So many of you did so well this month and reached your goal for this month, way better then I did, well done!

@redrockgirl302 enjoy your stay! @arelkade glad you survived Fraser Island!

@metatauta I’m Dutch @debster251 Dutch sweets and food as those are my downfall at the moment, I eat until it’s all gone. I don’t eat German sweets or food, too salty, too fat, way too much meat, everything cooked until you can’t recognize what you eat. Never got used to it.

Pocket list Day 30, if you want to join us, please add your name

@dykask
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56

Have a good day everyone!

Day 30, Cornwall UK, FD

Been snacking a bit too much on peanut butter toast and raisins! What a strange combination. Had a strange weekend as there was a lot of comings and goings in the house and driving people around. You can tell I have a teenager in the house! I didn’t get much done apart from submitting compulsory online accounts with just one day from the deadline. That was stressful, especially when I realised i had lost the login details. This year I pledge to submit them early so they don’t hang over me for months!

I bought a small micro-green growing tray a couple of weeks ago and my rocket is doing really well. The coriander is much slower. We get through a lot of greens and our nearest supermarket is 10 miles away so I am determined to grow more this year, even if I have to share a little with the local wildlife.

Thanks @shinything for hosting this month! See you all in next month’s challenge.

2nd post – my weight has already dropped down to 81.4kg. That is 3.1kg down in just a few hours. My high weight this morning was just a fluke. Probably related to have pasta for lunch and then a cheese burger / fries at 9pm. Bad food, bad weight.

Pocket list Day 30, if you want to join us, please add your name

@dykask
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56

Day 30 UK FD

Planning FD despite meeting friends for coffee this morning. Will ensure is only coffee! Final monthly weigh in tomorrow morning and then onwards to the May challenge. Congrats to all for a great month and thanks to @shinything for looking after all of us this month!

Day 30 Sunny Belfast FD

Weight up from yesterday’s silly eating. May will start with a clean sheet and I shall give myself a good talking to.

@at – it sounds like you’re having an amazing time. Enjoy every last moment and safe journey home.
Enjoy your holiday @dykask. You will soon despatch those extra lbs in your usual meticulous way. Isn’t it always the way that anticipation is often better that the real thing?
Glad you enjoyed your holiday @arelkade. We spent 9 weeks in Australia and NZ in 2016 but didn’t get to Fraser Island which was a regret. It is a beautiful country for sure.
@merryapple I’m so sorry to hear about your break in. It’s not nice to know someone’s been in your home uninvited, especially if they do damage.
@ Bert1802 – well done for staying in your eating window. Sounds like you’re doing a good job of getting back on track.
@snowflake – an interesting perspective on German food! I’m working hard to change that ‘must finish’ mentality and must learn to flex my willpower muscle!
Excellent achievement @stoic. Well done.

A big thank you for hosting @shinything. You did an excellent job. Thank you also to @michelinme for taking over in May. See you all next month

Pocket list Day 30, if you want to join us, please add your name
@dykask
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56

Keep on keeping on

Second post
Congratulations @dingping
How silly of me. I forgot to add my own name

Pocket list Day 30, if you want to join us, please add your name
@dykask
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56
@dingpi g
@debster251

Keep on keeping on

Day 30, London, UK, NFD

Well yesterday turned out much better than Day 28, it really couldn’t have been much worse!!! Today I’m aiming for better choices too, mackerel pate for a late lunch then steak & masses of veg for dinner ………………. That’s it!!!!

@debster251, my battle with food means there will always be some form of self-sabotage (did I really have to eat the ENTIRE pack of the cakes/ biscuits???) up until the day I can say NO to the destructive cycle, simple …………………..BECAUSE I’M WORTH IT!!!!!!! I too, share that ‘must finish’ mentality, maybe in May I’ll start by leaving a spoonful at each meal ……………… so wasteful!!!!

@dykask, enjoy your abundance of holidays ……………….. are the cherry blossoms out???

@michelinme, I hope you feel better soon, nothing better than a bit of rest & recuperation!!!

Stay strong @bert1802 ………………………. baby steps!!!!

@rainbowsmile, I know they say we’re good at multitasking, but unfortunately, this month it was all I could do to grab onto my mojo & stick to fasting!!!! No planking for me after about day 5, LOL!!!!

Thanks for hosting this month @shinything, the plateau is finally behind me!!! I’ll post my April results tomorrow; hopefully I’ll squeeze a few extra oz. today!!! I’m looking forward to Mays’ challenge, which I’ll kick-off with my usual B2B2B.

@flourbaby – Cherry blossoms are long gone, thankfully. I don’t do well with cherry tree pollen. The blossoms were early this year and started about the end of March.

Day 30, Newcastle UK, FD

After serving a 4 course Sunday dinner in celebration of my Aunt & Uncle’s Golden Wedding (I was Bridesmaid at 8 years old), no surprise the scales show an increase this morning. .1lb under 10 stoneland. With a good FD today I am hoping that I may end our April challenge at the same weight I started. Whatever the scales show tomorrow, that will be my maintenance weight for May.

Thank you @shinything for being a super host this month. I know my journey has been extremely erratic throughout April, but regular accountability on this forum has kept me at least 7lb lighter than when I started back in February 2017.

Onwards & downwards into May with @michelinme 🙂

Day 30, USA, FD

Good morning everyone! Thank you @shinything for your wonderful leadership and excellent hosting of this April Challenge. It has made all the difference for me starting on this program.

@dykask, I ordered a FitBit! Thanks for the nudge! I can’t wait for it to get here. 🙂

I’ve thankfully ended the weekend and three eating days in a row without gaining an ounce. I’ll weigh in tomorrow for April’s final weight. I turned down a glass of wine last night when we had pizza with friends, and one dear friend (thinking I’m sure, that I’d lost my mind) poured it anyway. I left it there without drinking it and felt sorry hoping it would not go to waste and that he wasn’t offended. However, my days of consuming whatever someone puts in front of me are over. I realized then how important my wellbeing actually is to me. Treating myself as if I matter is certainly a change in my world. 🙂

Adding myself to the list:

@dykask
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56
@dingping
@debster251
@molij
@catch87
@missybear
@onlyhermes

Day 30 London UK

Trying to just eat bread at weekends. It’s my massive downfall. I love it.
Hope everybody round the world has a good day. It’s cold and nasty here in London. Looking forward to the summer ( or spring, even). Adding myself to the pocket list.

Pocket list Day 30.
@dykask
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56
@dingpig
@debster251
@molij
@catch87
@missybear
@onlyhermes
@sarahbob
@emma-taylor

Good luck all. H

Day 30 North canton OH FD.

I am ending this month with a well needed FD. I am not back in my maintenance range like I planned and while I want to kick myself for not doing better; I prefer to reflect on the journey I have been on since I began this WOL.

I believe I have gained some measure of self awareness and even though I have self-sabotaged quite a bit this month; I believe I am regaining my self control and getting back into the mindset I had last year.
About this time last year, I was celebrating meeting my goal and this is a reminder that I have what it takes to shake off the 10 pounds I put on during the move; I have been gaining and losing the same 4-5 pounds the last two weeks because I keep taking unnecessary liberties with my diet and exercise routine. So Binary choice, take unnecessary liberties or reach my goal. I choose to reach my goal; for my health, my kids, the way I prefer to feel and look. I am looking forward to May, the warmer weather and the promise of a new day. April was fun but it’s time to move on.
Thank you @shinything for hosting us this month; see you all on the other side 🙂

FD update – Fast now is going easy, Yeah!

I got a body fat measurement today which is basically down 1% to 2%. (~16%) This is consistent with the leaning out I’ve seen over the last couple months. However my issue is, I’ve don’t have much fat anywhere except my gut. I’m also concerned that I may have picked up some visceral fat while losing subcutaneous fat. That is because my skin folds are less but my belly measurement has moved from about 83cm to 88 cm. However my waist and butt are smaller. Argh! I guess the only option is to keep burning the fat off. I could just pretend it is muscle, but muscle develops very slowly.

Good luck! Fasting Pocket list Day 30
@dykask
@arelkade
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56
@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010
@mia139
@dingping
@debster251
@molij
@catch87
@missybear
@ktcaroline
@strawberriesandcream
@onlyhermes
@sarahbob
@emma-taylor
@michelinme

Day 30, Gozo Malta, nfd

Thanks ShinyThing for hosting the April challenge. I gained a kilo and a half as per weight yesterday as I’m in Sicily today.

Today is my husband s birthday 🎂 he is 63 years old. We’re enjoying the day together.

“See” you all on the May challenge. Onwards and downwards

April Challenge complete and I exceeded my goal! Total lost 11.8lbs and 4.75″!!! Cheers to everyone on their success!

Day 30 Oregon USA Should be FD may be CD…

Well it’s FINALLY the end of April. I’ll step on the scale tomorrow to see the final damage, but the month has been a true “challenge”.

Looking back I see that from spring break (last week of March) then long weekend trip to Spokane, then five day trip to Phoenix with long driving days my month has been really out of my “normal” zone. Problem is, I have that pesky conference coming in August where I don’t want to feel “frumpy” which is what I feel now.

Plus, I’m just tired of feeling blahhhhh.

My son started Keto diet back in February and has lost 40 pounds! Now mind you, he had it to lose, but clearly I need to take a good hard look at CARBS.
So @debster251, I’ll hold your hand if you’ll hold mine and let’s just cut out all of those “empty” carbs. I’m going to aim for 40g of carbs or less every day and not focus to heavily on calories on NFD.

And yes, it means saying farewell to my favorite IPA’s. Which sort of makes me start to cry inside, but in time I’m sure I’ll learn to appreciate tequila. (no carbs) 🙂

@shinything–thank you for hosting this month. And @michelinme looking forward to tomorrow and the start of May!

To all who have met their goals–keep going!
To all who have missed their goals–keep going!

Have a 🔥 in your soul and grace in your ❤️️.

Day 30 – SW WA USA – FD

Will make tomorrow’s weigh-in the final one for April.
Congrats to all making their goal and more! @metatauta – holding steady is good too.

Adding myself to the Fasting Pocket list Day 30
@dykask
@arelkade
@ccco
@merryapple
@snowflake56
@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010
@mia139
@dingping
@debster251
@molij
@catch87
@missybear
@ktcaroline
@strawberriesandcream
@onlyhermes
@sarahbob
@emma-taylor
@michelinme
@hyacinth
@diana123
@mishty
@basyjames
@annemarilyn

Make the last day of April a good one!