Day 25-No VA USA-FD 800

Weight today is down a pound from beginning of Atomic August, so the trend is right. Congratulations to @stichincarol for finding your mojo! (We had a mini dachshund for 17 years whose name was Mojo! He survived getting bitten in the head by a copperhead and stung by yellow jackets whereupon his head swelled up to the size of a pit bull. But he just kept bopping along.)
@funshipfreddie, I feel for you in your dim light and cold weather! I hope the situation corrects itself soon!
@molij, full sympathy on the HRT situation. I was on HRT for many years, and I loved it. Hot flashes were the worst, and I was one who suffered with them for many years, if I didn’t use the HRT. It really helped with “quality of life.!”
Belated happy birthday, @northgeorgia. September will be your month to go down!
@ccco, I am impressed that you have the energy to care for a wild toddler, after all your health adventures this year. They are fun at that age, but you can never let your guard down around them!
The mouse saga continues. Traps are set, and we have two cats on the way to help repel them. More to follow….
@flourbaby, best of luck with your move!

USA. Day 25. FD

Good morning, everyone!

Day 25 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

Just a quick post to report: I’m up a pound, but I’m certain it’s water weight, because I weigh myself before bed every night and pretty much always lose two pounds overnight, but I was only down one pound this morning…thus, I’m certain it’s water weight. And, I ate well–with restraint, in other words–yesterday, so being up a pound makes no sense if it’s not water weight.

So now to “behave” today! A day at a time, right?

One response: @northgeorgia, the fact that you’re still at 233 after all your birthday commotion says you are restraining yourself quite admirably; well done!

Day 26 NZ FD 71.3kg 🏃‍♀️

I had two evening meals over the weekend, which weren’t excessive but here I am pinging back up to over 71kg… My day times were in complete control otherwise the numbers would have been worse!! “Always look on the bright side of life!!!” Thanks, Monty Python!!!

@northgeorgia What a fabulous weekend you must have had!! And only a few pounds up!! Well done!! And you know that reflux can be banished!!
@metatauta Could you mix your routine up by switching it around every so often and have a big meal for breakfast, like poached eggs and slightly less at dinner time?
I do think meat keeps you feeling fuller for longer. But if you are eating a low carb diet doesn’t that mean you’re already eating more like a carnivore with a higher ratio of protein and fat to carbs??!! You sound so busy so not being able to shift those last few pounds cannot be down to sitting around and watching TV…😁
@funshipfreddie Still no power… You will be reeking shortly😆 May be you could try a set up like the Bedouins who light a fire inside a teepee shaped ‘dress’ and put delicious aromatic spices on it. When you get hot and sweaty inside the tent, you’re cleansed from the inside out and left with a musky spicy smell. Does that remind you of a certain aftershave…hmmm…. Old Spice🤣
@molij Good on you doing an extra FD… I definitely need to find time for an extra one… Hard to do when I’m not feeling particularly motivated in other words, loving my food!!
@excelsior12309 I haven’t had anything to do with HRT but its great that something is able to help with those symptoms… Your slow descent is working well for you. Well done.
@snowflake56 I know when you plant an apple tree grafted onto root stock it takes 6 years to get a full crop. The growers stress their trees to get a full crop annually. Oak trees produce a big crop of acorns every 7 years. I also notice my citrus trees come and go in terms of what they produce.
@stitchincarol You’re really getting on top of this ‘when and how’ to eat!!Yeah!!
@jaifaim Yes Let’s hope our MIA friends are girding their loins in preparation for the beginning of next month😄

Steely RESOLVE!!!

Pocket List🍎
@merry🍏
@molij
@snowflake56

Day 26 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 234 lbs. And one more NFD, because a colleague wanted to take me out to lunch today. Appreciated, but wow how I long for a FD. I’m hoping I can do Tues/Thurs this week. Then there’s a holiday weekend in the U.S. And here I was thinking summer would be easier to do FDs than the winter holiday period LOL! Anyway, I’ll get back on track. I’m already sick of cake and sweets, although I really haven’t overindulged by ordinary standards, I certainly have had more than I want in my WOL!

Anyway, I did banish the reflux last night — I decided no cake after 5 p.m. and no food at all after 9 p.m. Seemed to have work.

Day 26 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

Well, I’m up another two pounds, but am still holding out hope the loss I reported on Saturday is a true loss. DH’s mom is in hospice, has been given “weeks” to live (however long that is, and did I already say??) and when we went to see her yesterday, DH’s three siblings and spouses were all there as well, so at supper we gathered over pizza and beer at one of their houses. Plus ice cream. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So the random day of eating to success has shown up on the scale; I’m hopeful my good behavior today will change the scale to a more palatable number.

Yesterday and today were/are hot and humid–I walked out the door at 7:30 yesterday morning and my sunglasses were immediately foggy from the humidity. When we got to church a block away, the door there was also fogged up. Ugh. The high will again be close to 100, but more telling is that at 1:40 in the morning, the temperature was 84F/29C. It’s always more miserable when it never cools off at night.

I’ve read all the posts, but have no chatter in me this morning. Have a dental appointment in an hour to get my teeth cleaned, the taxes need more work, I want to knit, I’m making eggplant parmesan for supper tonight–lots on my mind and it’s always in the back of my mind to wonder if we’ll need to race off to see my MIL again.

So, I’ll quit and hopefully be chattier tomorrow.

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 27, Germany, NFD

Yesterday’s FD didn’t happen, I was too hungry. It’s fine, my weight is where I want it to be, next FD will be on Thursday.

@funshipfreddie I hope the power will come back today.

@merryapple He was an adorable cat for us and others but unfortunately he caught a lot of birds. He didn’t seem to like mice.

No time to write more, I have to prepare something for the computer club and I have my ballroom lesson at 9:00 am.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 27, London, UK, NFD

As usual MIA for the weekend plus a Bank holiday on Monday to add to the mix. Anyway, I’m back today after an exhausting weekend …………… with disturbed sleep!!! @stitchincarol, no cattery for Bo-Bo, he’s naturally quite anxious anyway, and I imagine a trip to the cattery would cause him too much distress. I took him to the house on Saturday, expecting a sniffing, territory marking day, but he was so stressed, constant meowing, mouth open panting and leaving sweaty footprints everywhere, it was so bad he kept getting back into his hated carrier, which has now become his SECOND worst place in the world ……………….. after our new house!!😥. He’ll be house bound for the 1st few weeks so I’ll be spending a lot of time petting him and keeping him close to ease his anxiety. The move will be Saturday afternoon and I’ll take Monday off work………………… to recover!!!

Happy belated B’days @metatauta & @northgeorgia!!🥳🥳🥳

@merryapple, such a shame your friend (furry & no so furry) are moving away, Paisley’s going to have to up her game!!🐶🐶 Good grief, I didn’t think hospitals could lose power, even back in the 90’s I thought they ALL had generators! What a close call

@funshipfreddie ………….. more power to you!!⚡⚡⚡🤭 Waiting until Friday or Saturday must seem like forever!! So the laundry schedule is safe, but if you have clean clothes you’ll need to brave the cold shower 🥶 or join your local gym just to get a hot shower??!!🏋🏼‍♂️🏋🏼‍♀️🏋🏼‍♂️

Right, I need to get back to work, those 2 hours have flown by & I’ve nothing but this post to show for it!!🤭🤭

Stay strong folks💪🏼

“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde

Day 27 – USA/GA – FD

Weigh-in: 235 lbs. Nasty! Of course, It’s been nearly a week since my last FD, and almost non-stop celebrations, so the 5 lb. increase over last week’s weigh-in is no surprise.

As far as I know, today should be OK for fasting, as should Thursday. It is a 3-day holiday weekend coming up, so it will only be a partial reset this week. I just have to remember that on the regular NFDs to only eat when hungry with good choices, limiting snacking and frequent eating.

Day 27 Pocket List 🔎

@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia

Day 27

A quick update. I woke up with mild diarrhea and ended up cancelling my morning lessons; within two hours, I cancelled afternoon lessons. Then we found out that Mark’s mom has declined dramatically just since yesterday, so he’s cancelled his meeting tonight so we can go see her again.

Thankfully, I’m feeling far improved, and could possibly even have taught lessons, but I’m so glad they’re already cancelled.

Busy life with lots of fast changes.

Day 28, Germany, NFD

Line-dance day again.

@penz Welcome back! I hope your WFD went well, I never managed to do one but for some it seems like a breeze.

@stitchincarol I’m so sorry to hear about your MIL. I hope you feel better by now.

@funshipfreddie Gosh, you really took a cold shower, very brave! It’s good to know you have another place to charge your phone and laptop. Have fun at the line-dance class.

@excelsior12309 I hope it’s just an allergy that soon will be gone. I’m eager to hear how the cats react to the mice. Is 17 # ~7.7 kg? Our last cat was 7.5 kg, he was large but not fat. The vet thought he had the perfect weight for his stature.

@jaifaim Doing things on the computer takes so much time. Not too bad, I didn#t have much time left to eat.

@flourbaby Poor cat, I hope she will feel at home soon. Did she behave like that before? Only a few days before you can move in!

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 28, London, UK, CD

I’m not set up for a FD today, I just grabbed what I could last night to prepare a quick lunch, I doubt my mixed bean salad with mackerel will be under 500cals!

Welcome back @penz, how’s the lifestyle of a ‘Lady of Leisure’ going??

I know; poor Bo-Bo, although I wasn’t saying that at 3am!😡😡 We definitely need to complete this move on Saturday, if only to get him away from the little hussy who comes calling at 3am!!!🤭😂🤭 @snowflake56, he’s just turned 7 and he was given to my mum as a kitten just after my dad passed away in 2017, my mums house is all he’s ever known and he’s VERY territorial. I know the move will be stressful for him, hence the trial run, but I’ll bite the bullet on Saturday and just do it. I don’t look forward to the pitiful crying & general distress, but at least he’ll have familiar furniture by then.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@funshipfreddie, no doubt you’re on the hunt for power, good luck🤞🏽!!!

Happy fasting folks!!

“Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.” – Swami Muktananda

Day 28 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Well, would you believe it? Last night around 8:30 pm I was watching something on my phone, with a couple of candles burning, when one of my lamps came on?! I think I just sat there staring at it for a few seconds before I even considered the possibility that I might have power for the first time in FIVE days! Then I jumped up, switched on my geyser & then just started charging everything in sight. Just as well, because the power went off again just after 10 pm. Now it’s on again. Long story short, we now have a temporary power generating thingy, but it’s not big enough to do the job properly. So we have a ‘load reduction’ schedule along with two other suburbs, & we’ll have regular 2 hour power outages 3 or 4 times per day for maybe another week. But I’m happy, I just had a hot shower! 😀

@brightonbelle – I just about remember that too! As a kid though, it was sort of exciting 😅

@flourbaby – when I moved here last year I planned to keep Boo Boo in for a few days. But she spent the whole time gazing out of the windows, so I think I actually let her out on day 2. She didn’t venture too far though.

@excelsior12309 – I hope you manage to shift that cold soon. A 17 lb cat?! That’s about 10 lb heavier than Boo Boo 😳

@stitchincarol – I hope you’re feeling better soon too, & that life can get back to normal 🤗

@penz – you’re back! 👏

I’m almost late for line-dancing 🕺

Happy Hump Day! 🐫

Day 28 North Wales NFD

I have decided to bow out for a while until I have seen the specialist. Feeling very anxious but trying to be positive. I will let you know the outcome. I am still going to fast and read your posts every day for support. Good luck everyone with your weight loss journey. Lots of love to you all Gail xxx

Day 28 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

Other than a few minutes here and there, I never did feel fine yesterday, but was well enough to go with DH to spend some time with his siblings at his mom’s bedside, who is close to the end. The advantage of not ever feeling fine is that I had a de facto FD. No idea what caused everything, and even though I thought I was FINE when I woke up this morning, now I’m aware I’m still a bit wobbly. Odd, odd, odd.

@funshipfreddie Oh, how miserable to have to take a cold shower. Everything is miserable at the moment, huh? I do hope they’re able to come through for you on their promised timeline of Friday or Saturday!

@excelsior I hope those cats do the trick for you.

@penz SO good to hear from you! It will be good to get a catch up on how fun your break has been. At this point, I can’t remember when it started, so how much longer do you have?

@flourbaby Oh, poor Bo Bo. That’s an added stress for you when you’re busy trying to get moved, huh? Hopefully, once you have familiar furniture in the new house, Bo Bo will be more willing to relax and call it home.

@merryapple Your hospital story of no power makes it clear how harrowing an experience that was. So glad you all succeeded in keeping everyone safe! And I look forward to some photos; that will be fun!

@funshipfreddie How lovely! Even with the occasional planned outages, it’s still a vast improvement over zero power, huh? And a hot shower? Yeah, that’s the best, despite @merryapple‘s assurances that invigoration can be found in cold showers, LOL!

@brightonbelle So glad you got a good FD under your belt; those are always good for some solid resolve-building.

@molij / Gail Oh, I’m sorry to hear that, but fully support that you need to do what you need to do. I just hope it’s not too long before you’re ready to fully participate again. And I’m glad you’ve promised to let us know the results; I’ll keep you in prayer. 🙏🏼

@northgeorgia On the other hand…5 x 3,500=17,500 You don’t really think you’ve eaten an extra 17,500 calories in a week, have you??? So it should be a matter of EOEO, and today is the day to start that process. What’s more, I think you’ve lost track of the importance of taking care of yourself. I’m thinking of @flourbaby‘s quote: “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde To me, that quote says it’s not most important to eat what others want you to eat, but to eat what you choose to eat. It’s OKAY to say no to others about what you will and won’t eat. it’s OKAY. ❤️👍🥰 (Of course, then the whole question of will power comes in…but you do NOT have to eat just because others think that’s the best way to celebrate you. YOU know the best way to celebrate you. 💪)

Sadly, the taxes are nowhere near done, I have a massive quantity of tomatoes someone gave me (too few to can, and I don’t want to anyway, and too many to eat) and they’re cluttering up the kitchen counter, and there’s some clutter that needs dealing with in the basement so my cleaning lady can work her magic down there in preparation for DD and her family coming for the funeral, which is clearly going to happen far sooner than we thought only a few days ago. Yup, @funshipfreddie, I’m entirely ready for life to return to normal, and to have a few boring days because is anything but boring right now.

Okay, deep breath, and I’m off to tackle it all! Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 29-No. VA USA-FD 800

Well we survived the 100 degree day yesterday. It will now be a delightful (NOT) 90 degree day today. If we were in @funshipfreddie-land, we would really be miserable without some air conditioning! I hope your cold showers are a thing of the past. Though it is something you could brag about, being very rugged and frontiersman-like.

@molij, sending positive thoughts your way. I hope for the best news for you.

@brightonbelle, thank you for hosting in September. I will give it a try for October, if you all are agreeable. I will try to be consistent in posts!

@flourbaby, when I was in medical school years ago, I had a young cat which was named “Crayola” because she was many colors (like the boxes of Crayola crayons we used in school)–she spent a summer with my parents who “didn’t like cats”. When it came time to take her back in the fall, I got a phone call from my mother telling me my father missed having the cat sit with him, and he missed giving her pieces of ham from the delicatessen, and then my father called telling me how much my mother missed having Crayola follow her around the house, soooo she ended going back to live with them for 21 years!
I am not sure these cats are going to be mousers. Time will tell. They won’t play with the tiny mechanical mouse we bought for them. Not sure what that means….
@penz, nice to see your name again!

Day 29, London, UK, NFD,

This week has been full of anxiety and very low on quality sleep, so my fasting has taken a backseat, although today I have soup and salad for lunch & dinner, so perhaps a CD.

I haven’t caught up on posts, just a quick skim, @molij, take care of yourself, don’t let anxiety overwhelm you and remember ……………… we’re always here for some anonymous ranting!!!

Work is as manic as my moving/Bo-Bo plans!!😱 I CANNOT wait to be in the house and settled!!

Onward & downwards!!

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks

Day 29 – USA/GA – FD

Weigh-in: 233 lbs. I was happily eating my salad when my mom talked about a chicken/celery/carrot/pasta dish she made and retorted to my fast that, “but this is low calorie.” I knew with all that pasta, it wasn’t true, but didn’t want to hurt feelings, so I had a small portion. So, yeah, I know I shouldn’t care about the feelings of others, but sometimes I have to relent. Still, it didn’t do a whole lot of damage, as finally the weight went down. Hoping after today, I’ll drop a few more before the holiday weekend. I have some major interruptions the first and the third weeks of the upcoming month, but I’ll just have to be more mindful on NFDs. I’m still determined.

Pocket List – Day 29
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@molij
@funshipfreddie
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia

2nd Post – Day 29

Pocket List – Day 29 🥚
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@molij
@funshipfreddie
@excelsior12309 FD800
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD

Day 30 NZ NFD 70.5kg🏃🏼‍♀️

Had a controlled day not a FD y’day but that’s OK
Lunch was provided by the gallery😀
Still got a big day ahead of us today…
Will catch up later😘

Day 30, Germany, CD

just a quick post as I’m having a busy day ahead of me.

@molij Just take you time and try to get as much help you can for your mental wellbeing as you can. We had it when my DH had a major surgery last December, it was an immenense help to us both.

@funshipfreddie I’m glad you have power back for at least a few hours every day.

@merryapple No way we’re dancing in cowboy boots, we don’t like country music. We can wear whatever we like.

@flourbaby I hope everything is well with Bo Bo and he calmed down at bit.

@brightonbelle Thank you so much for offering to host September and @excelsior12309 for offering to do October.

Have a nice day everyone!