Day 17 Eastern WA USA – FD

Turning out to be a 3rd FD so it’s B2B2B. I’m taking it a day at a time. So feeling good and continuing. Will keep going until tomorrow lunch with a friend if possible, making it a 90 hour fast. I am keeping it liquid today but have added cream to my coffee.

@daffodil2010 – yay for your dad setting himself goals! That’ll help him get there. You ended up changing your FD to a NFD yesterday. That’s why I’m only committing a day at a time and if I start feeling poorly, and pink salt under tongue and beverage doesn’t improve things, then I’ll stop. I think I’ll only plan to do a longer fast like this about once a month. I’m trying to take back ground lost during my long road trip followed by a shorter one.

@michelinme – good to know what you’re dealing with health-wise. Hope you’re right as rain soon.

@shelliz – Happy Birthday!

@rabbette – What are you teaching? Perhaps you’ve told us but I don’t remember. I too enjoy bread and have found some tasty keto recipes on line and in a couple of recipe books I’ve bought. I often make some bread in a mug or ramekin on the weekends and then make an open-faced sandwich; for example, I toasted the bread, spread some avocado mashed with olive oil and sea salt, a fried egg, a slice of cheese & some sugar free bacon. (Maybe not the best thing to describe here as we’re both on day 3 of fasting. Oh, well, when we’re ready we can have it 🙂 )

Together we’re stronger fasting forum friends!

Pocket list day 17
@shelliz
@gretta
@snowflake56 4th of B2B2B2B2B2B2B
@betsylee
@russetfox
@ccco
@rabbette 3rd of 5xB2B
@stephsie
@annemarilyn

Day 18, Japan, NFD

My first ever LFD went well! It was even close to WFD. All I had was black coffee and some broth (of 24 kcal). It’s going to be 40 hrs fasting when I break my fast with lunch today. I was feeling very tired yesterday after a whole day of work but I’m actually feeling not too bad this morning. Hmm, might do it again next week.

@matpi @metatauta @gretta @snowflake56 @daffodil2010 @michelinme @ccco @betsylee @ciren2 @russetfox @rabbette @stephsie @annemarilyn @hieiren
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! Didn’t expect receiving this much happy bdays. That was really really sweet. And I really appreciate the support I get here everyday. Wishing you all a happy delightful year!

Posts crossed – good luck for your OH today @Ciren 2 x

Day 18 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD/NFD…not sure

Good FD yesterday but no shift in weight. This happens. Not sure whether to make it FD (planning to) but might be derailed in work as they are offering a pizza slice lunch for the bank holiday. If I can slip away from that without being noticed that no pizza taken then the FD may be saved 😆😆

Busy Easter weekend ahead just catching up on all the things that have to be done in the house, van, and garden. Washing down the glass doors and roof of the patio, steam cleaning decking, and mostly, sanding down the cedar in the camper before laying the vinyl flooring…..phew 🚐

@stephsie @rabette, @HiEirin it is cool to hear of others who have done VanLife. I can truthfully say that before buying this van I had never stepped inside a camper before. This was certainly the greatest whim we had ever had!! Glad though that we had no preconceived ideas as this van will be to our specifications only.

And yes, we are taking photos of every step of the way. Not the sort of people to do YouTube updates 😱 But I plan to make an album or video of the start to finish…….whenever that may be 👍

@jaifaim, We were very surprised that Dad got the Home Care package straight away but it’s great. Now, I do have a friend who is in Public Health so she was telling us what to do regarding applications for this and that. If you don’t apply or make phone calls it won’t happen. Oh and WOW at the Atlas Mountains trip!! DH and I have talked about that before….but on a motorbike, 🏍 so kudos to you.
Have a great Holy Thursday everyone, and the weather seems to be turning Easter like at last. Yay.

Day 18 Melb Aust CD (8:15 p.m.)

Good CD today. FD tomorrow, and then we’ll see where I’ve got to.

@rabbette, hot cross buns are available in Australia for a couple of months before Easter. The traditional ones are cooked with sultanas, but you can also buy fruit-free, and even apple & cinnamon or chocolate chip varieties. I prefer the traditional ones, and they freeze well.
By the way, in Australia anyway, we divide dried grapes into 3 varieties according to size. The very small ones are currants, mid-sized are sultanas and they’re usually quite sweet, and the biggest are raisins (and very occasionally still have the pips inside them).

@snowflake56, hope the hayfever settles for you with the long drives.

Good Friday tomorrow – Happy Easter everyone!

DAY 18 – UK – CD

I’m still here, just lurking in the background but sadly not contributing much this month – I’m not planning to weigh myself until the end of the challenge month and being positive that I’ll still be within my maintenance range 😊

I have been keeping up with my exercise regime and this month have managed to do proper pushups and can now do 6 in a row!!!! For me this is a major achievement – even OH is impressed!!!! We have had some lovely weather and I have also been enjoying some lovely fell walks.

This weekend I am having a visit from a cousin and his girlfriend, they live in Norway and we will have perfect Easter Weekend weather for them but I have warned them that the Lake District is so busy at this time of the year!

@ciren2 – hope you are enjoying hosting the challenge and that you are on your way to finding your mojo back with this WOL 🤗

Off to see the local amateur dramatic society perform this evening with a group of friends – should be a good laugh!

Hope everyone is having a good month – impossible to comment and catch up with what has been going on with everyone so just wishing you all the best for the remaining 12 days left in the challenge – plenty of time to make a difference

“ATTITUDE IS A LITTLE THING THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.”
— Winston Churchill

Day 18, VA, USA, FD (since I ate a couple springs of baby arugula)

I had a funny moment with my SO this morning, I chewed a couple pieces of baby arugula as I was sorting some out for their sandwich and I said “wow arugula taste like salt and pepper potato chips!” They laughed and said “I think the water fasting is making your imagination go wild.”

None the less, I had this moment where I thought to myself “what if the next time I want crisp/chips I make myself just a dry bowl of arugula?” I mean this morning I LOVED it! I mean I already like arugula and when ever I make a salad of it, I keep it extremely simple with just a fresh squeezed lemon mixed with a tiny bit of oil and a sprinkle of salt. Some days I add nuts or hemp hearts. Its not like its a far stretch for me.

Other than that, I feel physically great, but emotionally I feel lonely today. My best friend is struggling with food right now and she can not chat with me about my progress or process. I think it’s made my heart a little sad, b/c I’m not sure how to help her with her struggle and me because I feel alone.

@annemarilyn – perfectly ok to ask, its hard to keep up with all the ongoing info. I am a full figure yoga teacher. Which has its benefits that students do not feel intimated by my classes, but are challenged to meet themselves. Bread in a Mug ay? I’ve made cake in a mug. I do the mashed avocado too, the addition of a fried egg sounds lovely. But since I hardly ever have bread in the house I spread it on a rice cake (I can keep those longer than a loaf of bread and it satisfies my crunchy craving.) I am feeling the challenge tho of maybe making some bread if I have all the ingredients. I may need new yeast…

@hieiren – Hope you are on the mend, hot lemon water? Or ginger tea is quite helpful and yummy.

@shelliz – I like LFDs the broth really perks me up and its just so comforting. I’ll have to see if I still feel that way once summer rolls in and brings the HEAT!

@gretta – I know this feeling very well and although mine is not a dress, for me it was pants that I liked to dance in, I don’t feel comfortable wearing just any pants to dance. I have like 4 pair of “dance pants” and when my SO wanted to go out, I felt lost without them… I’m not fitting in them yet, but I’m hopeful. So keep at it. You can do it! As for TOM I find that when I am out of sync of the moon *which I am right now* I have worse cramps. Get a warm water bottle and snuggle up.

@ciren2 – hope rush hour wasn’t too bad and things go as scheduled.

@stephsie – keep that chin up, it takes time and patience (oh my gosh patience)

@snowflake – I think I found @michelinme recipe … “ratio is c450g gf oats, c500ml ff Greek Yogurt, 2tsp each of salt & baking soda.” what temp and how long to bake?

@daffodil2010 – Oooooooo pizza. I’m not even a huge fan of pizza (my SO typically has to plead to get pizza once in a while) but smelling it after fasting, yeah I might just dive it too. BEST to steer clear or accept the day as a NFD. And YAY to photos! As many would say photos or it didn’t happen ;-). WE have an old van that is a turtle top. Its fun, but there are tons of waisted space due to this van being from the 90’s when it was converted by the company turtle top (and all the PLUSH GREEN fabric that covers every bit of the interior *how that must have looked so cool in the 90’s.

@betsylee – well I’ll be a monkey’s uncle. I had no idea all the different sizes for the fruity grape buggers. (I’ll use the excuse that they have the fruit in em, so that I stay far away – otherwise all six buns don’t stand a chance…) Must wear a big W on my shirt for WILLPOWER!

@therealwil78 – as long as you heat the lasagna to proper temperature (especially if it has meat in it.) bake it till it bubbles (and if needed add a bit of water, sometimes noodles dry out in the fridge)

@at – yeah, pushups are hard. I can do the “yoga” version of chattarunga (elbows hugged in close to the ribs) and then push up to plank from that, but not arms out wide like a regular pushup. Good for you.

@ccco – that is exactly what was happening to me. I liked the feeling after the extended fast last week of enjoying smaller portions. Hence the 2nd week of 5xB2B I started WFD:LFD:WFD:FD (today) I’m going to slowly add in food today. Just veggies and enjoy their flavor. I found that I appreciate food more if I have had less of it. Cheers on your fast

In the Pocket – add yourself to the pocket list!

Pocket list day 18
@ccco
@rabbette 4th of 5xB2B

Fast is fast, slow is slow, but either way you get where you go. (Smiling)

Day 18 Wales FD

Pocket list day 18
@ccco
@rabbette 4th of 5xB2B
@russetfox

Day 18 – Eastern WA USA – NFD

Breaking my WFD/LFD over lunch with a friend today, making it about 90 hours. I’ve been quite tempted to break it this morning, but I’ll be fine. From what I’ve learned, when one does a water fast, about .5 lbs a day will stay off. So when one starts eating again it won’t all stay off. For example, I’m down 7 lbs today, after 3 days of fasting, but up to 1/2 of that could come back. Everybody’s a little different, but knowing this helps me not get so upset with the scale fluctuations.

@jaifaim – wow! I just looked up where you’re planning to ride. The Atlas Mountains are in north Africa, unless there are others. Do you bring your own bike?

@therealwil78 – great choice with taking some pizza home. It should be fine in the fridge or freezer.

@daffodil2010 – so you have pizza possibly as well – maybe you can use @therealwil78‘s idea if need be.

@rabbette -BTW, the keto bread in a mug uses baking powder rather than yeast

@michelinme – Thank you for a new vocabulary word – “abstemious”. I don’t remember hearing that one before.

Heading up to Canada to see family for Easter. Not sure when I’m leaving yet.

Blessings on the Easter weekend!

2nd post

hi @rabbette here is the original @michelinme bread recipe:

INGREDIENTS

1. approx 450g gf oats
you can use whole gf porridge oats (big or little) or whizz some or all down into a flour if you want a denser or lighter loaf. I sometimes use a handblender or a hand coffee grinder for about half the oats, but usually don’t bother at all!

2 approx 500ml fatfree Greek yogurt
both these amounts are approximate because it’s a bit trial and error. Different yogurts & oats seem to absorb differently, and adding eg seeds makes for a drier mix. Basically start with a 400g oat/450ml yogurt mix, and if it feels dry and crumbly or wet and sticky when mixed into dough, fix it with extra yogurt or oats.

3 2tsp salt
4 2tsp baking soda

Optional extras
For seedy loaf : 4-8 tbsp seeds (eg sunflower/linseed/pumpkin/chia, mixed…)
For flavour: 2tsp favourite spice or herb (eg black pepper, tarragon, cumin)
For sweet loaf: eg 2tsp cinnamon, 4 tbsp raisins, 4 tbspns chopped almonds; OR 2tsp ground ginger, 4 tbsp chopped dates, 4 tbsp chopped brazil nuts etc

METHOD
A grease loaf tin – i also *flour* it with a few extra oats – looks pretty 🙂
pre-heat oven to 180C fan (200C non fan)

B mix dry ingredients together, including any optional extras

C mix in yogurt – begin with wooden spoon then mix by hand, binding ingredients together to form a dough. if it’s sticky, add a few more oats. If dry and crumbly, add a little more yogurt

D form into a dough shape to fit your loaf tin. Place in tin and press down to fill the corners. Mark a deep line lengthways along top. Press down (eg) seeds, raisins etc to decorate top, especially along the middle line. (It rises slightly and looks fab)

E place in oven, low to middle shelf for 60 mins. NB ovens vary enormously when baking esp bread – learn by what comes!

F Remove from oven, tap loaf – it it sounds hollow, it’s done. Wrap in clean teatowel and put on cooling rack – this is where the crust hardens. If no hollow sound, remove from tin and put back upside down on the shelf for another 5-10 mins. Tap for sound 🙂 Wrap in teatowel and put on cooling rack
(every loaf is different – even loaves within the same batch are different – bake and learn!)

Once cooled, slice and freeze – this turns the carbs into resistant starch NB thin slices work well – better than thicker ones – and makes amazing toast esp avocado but also marmalade …. 😀

400oats/450ml yogurt plus 8tbl seeds will usually make a 1kg loaf
c230-250 calories per 100g – varies depending on quantities of seeds/nuts/fruit! NB herbs & spices add buckets of flavour but no calories 🙂

Enjoy!

Day 19 – Japan – WFD #30

Actually about 1/3 through the fast. I did a 6k run, otherwise just working and fasting.

@shelliz since you only drank 24 calories of broth, that is basically a water fast. Even black coffee has a few calories in it if one wants to be picky. For most people less than 30 calories in a day isn’t going to really break a fast.

Day 19 – Ireland 🇮🇪 -NFD

Swerved pizza yesterday so successfully joined the Day 18 fasters. It’s day 1 of the 4 day Easter break and weather is already fab, birdies singing their little lungs out, flowers and blossoms blooming, cows lowing in nearby fields….Spring is back.

Super busy day ahead, DH and I currently sipping coffee whilst on our iPads, but in another few minutes it’s going to be all go. M

Have a great Good Friday everyone. There are Easter Eggs waiting…..ooooohheerrr 😉

Day 19 Wales NFD

Happy Easter All xx
Two bits of good news. Woofits tumour appears to be reducing again and as of this morning my BMI is 29.8 so no longer in the obese category now just overweight,lol.
Busy days planned today and tomorrow as working Easter Sunday and BH Monday. At least back on day shift 🙂

Have a lovely weekend xx

USA Day 19 FD

Going for another 5:2 FD of 500 calories today, as I had wine last night…a no no for me! Need to undo any damage done! Going for a walk shortly, as we are going to have rain here all the way through Monday! Oh, well! It is warm, though!

I don’t see a pocket list, so I will start one in case someone wants to join me. I do realize it is Easter/Passover, so people may be celebrating!

Day 19 Pocket List
@ccco

Have a great day/weekend! 🙂

Day 19- Atlanta, Ga.-USA FD

Going to hang out with my family to celebrate a birthday today. Not going to indulge though. I fell off the wagon yesterday, so I’m going to try, not try I am going to make sure that I stick to the plan today. Weighed myself today, and I’m down a pound. So super excited about that. Also, I’ve been working out regularly too. So I’m looking forward to seeing what I can accomplish in the final days of the month. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Day 19 – Eastern WA USA – NFD

Actually it may end up being a 5:2 type of FD somewhere between 500-800 because I’m not planning to eat until hungry. So far just coffee and water. Enjoyed eating 2 meals yesterday and ate just a little too much. I usually am getting better at stopping when satisfied; yesterday I went a little more to uncomfortable. So I think I’ll do OMAD today and tomorrow; helping be more ready leading up to feasting with my family in Canada on Sunday and Monday. Travels start tomorrow and won’t be home until Wed or Thurs.

@stephsie – another idea is to measure from time to time to see if your body is changing. I know my waist was losing inches even when the scale wasn’t showing a loss.

@rabbette – congrats on your 109 hour fast! It is fun to beat our personal best.

@basyjames – A couple of things I’ve learned from Dr. Jason Fung, include that it depends on what your goal for your fast is on whether it breaks the fast or not. If your goal is autophagy, then any actual food would stop it, especially protein. So on certain fasting days I don’t even put in ACV because it has a smidge of protein. If I’m going for autophagy I keep it to clear water, maybe a little lime or lemon, just the slices are best, black coffee or herbal teas. If straight weight loss is the goal, then a little cream in coffee or up to a cup of bone broth in a day, won’t stop that fast.

Easter blessings everyone!

Day 20, Japan, NFD

Yesterday was a nice FD. I found 100 kcal chicken curry and 150 kcal rice sold in the supermarket and they tasted good. Maybe stick to that combination when I have no time to make lunch.

So much going on recently…mainly good things but keep me exhausted every single day. We don’t have Easter break here in Japan, but we do have Golden Week which is a couple of holidays at the beginning of May. Five days left until my long vacation to Italy! Can’t wait.

So black coffee and broth can be counted as water fasting? I’m also curious if there is this kind of rules like, under 50 kcal then WFD, if between 50 and 500 then LFD…etc.

Happy Easter everyone! Or happy weekend!

Day 19- Ohio nfd
Yesterday’s fd had me hungry all night but I just crawled into bed after work and slept it off. Then woke up and wasn’t very hungry for a couple hours. Didn’t actually get hungry until I reread the Mango Curry recipe from Thug Kitchen cookbook. Made it and am fighting going back for more because it was so good. It wasn’t originally in plan to make, plus I added veggies to it beyond the called for ones, and I am hoping to put the remainder as leftovers. I figure it will be cool enough soon to bag up and then I can just enjoy that there will be more over the next couple weeks! My kids aren’t into curry still. But, my youngest keeps peeking if I make it until offering a bite. Says it looks too weird, even as takeout. She’s my most adventurous eater.
My Easter weekend is ending up being me, the oldest, and the airheads+miss large and in charge. So, lots of metal and rock music on the record player this weekend. And loads of recleaning pots because of me FINALLY doing some meal prepping for work.
Silly question for this coming weekend: anyone think of easy meals that don’t require refrigeration at all over a couple days? I’m working an anime convention cooking for the rest of staff and guests (panel people and certain vendors) and I honestly just don’t see interest in most of the options. They made a vegetarian option for some, but nope. Ok, I DO plan on making the rice and peanut butter thing again that everyone else after tried and said tasted pretty good. There isn’t room otherwise though to store food for me in the hotel fridge. I got a text from someone to make it for them this year. I already know I won’t be fasting because there will be alcohol for staff (except my oldest who is under 21 still). Another reason why I need to make sure to eat.
@rabbette congrats on the making your goal.
@michelinme wow on fitting the skirt. That salad sounded really good.

Day 20 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Trojan work done yesterday, and another busy day today but empowering to get all these things done. Weather is lovely too. It’s a great Easter weekend. I did have wine last night but weight remains stable. The chocolate eggs are waiting though…..dum, dum, dum, dum, dum…..(score from “Jaws”…… Ha ha)

@shinything Thinking of you, hope you get through this ok
@stephsie perhaps that weight gain might have something to do with the previous day’s indigestion and bad tummy? It will be gone soon I reckon.
@annemarilyn, have a great trip, enjoy your travels

Day 20, VA, USA, NFD

Had some realizations last night while enjoying the NFD.

1st I felt less compelled to eat more for supper, usually I want to eat the entire meal that I worked hard on making.

Made awesome labor intensive ZUCCHINI WRAPPED DUMPLINGS (instead of dough for the wrapper) I made these once before and just as good the second go round. I even made these without cabbage, b/c I just didn’t have any, but had PLENTY of other veggies to use in place of them. Such as squash, onion, carrots, celery and radishes. So the filling was still filling and awesome.

2nd I over indulged/ate the little vegan cake in a mug that I made later… meaning I accidentally made a bigger serving than I had intended and yet STILL ate the whole thing. This shows me, I ignored my “I can save some for later trigger”. B/c after I was done, I did feel TOO full. Which is something I don’t usually feel at all. I felt bad at first for doing that, but then I also understood that I learned something.

@annemarilyn – I’ll soon be traveling and have heard that it can be easier to fast while traveling (not sure if that’s an option) but I read that jet lag and just over all sluggishness is less when fasting while traveling. Best of luck on your travels. AND totally agree on the GOALS while fasting. I think I’ll address this in a separate post laster. LOVED the input you shared on autophagy and that is typically why I’m doing my extended fasting.

@michelinme – Ooooo bet you look sharp in that skirt. Keep at it!

@shelliz – Rules! What are the rules… well I think as @annemarilyn put it, it really depends on what you are working toward in your fasting… Will address more on different fasting theories later. (Ps I found a veggie broth 5 calories) mmmmmm you know what I’ll be indulging in tomorrow.

@shinythink – hope your doing better and better (moaning is alright, especially if you realize that you feel like that, I find it’s easier to get over my moaning if I’ve said I feel that way)

@dykask – I notice hunger toward end of day sometimes more than others too. Will have to pay attention now to what I had the day before and see if there is a correlation.

@stephsie – totally feel this one… and it is discouraging but know you are not alone. We have all had this happen, some have it happen more than others, some its because of hormones, water retention, genetics (stress) oh my gosh stress is a big one. Do not dispare we are here for ya. AND remember as @ciren2 says measuring, waist, leg, hip (clothes) can be helpful. The number isn’t the only measuring tool.

Cheers – theres always a sunny day if you find your smile and share it.