Day 3, Idaho USA, CD.

Goal: TDEE or below. Not eating everything my heart desires. Such a hungry FD yesterday, still hungry today.

Day 3 – SW WA USA – NFD

Was there a plank link or just comments/descriptions? I’m thinking of joining in on some planking; I think my knee has healed sufficiently. If it acts up, I’ll back off.

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@okeydokey you were my inspiration, you moved forward so fast when you started! During the week and on my FD I don’t have breakfast, I take a light lunch at ~14:00 and have a light dinner at ~19:00 this will be either 200 g cottage cheese with tomatoes or 250 g yogurt with nuts, berries and dried soft apricots or broccoli-chickensoup with crème fraîche. I can have any of these for lunch or dinner, sometimes I eat the soup or the yoghurt twice a day, I just like it this way and I don’t have to think about it. After dinner I don’t eat or drink anything anymore. On Saturday and Sunday I do have a breakfast, one thin slice of home made bread with butter and a soft boiled egg in an egg cup (how else could you eat it). I think this way of eating is easier for me as we don’t have to take care of children, so less food and treats in the house. I think it’s much more difficult with children around. I only have to concentrate on myself (well, sometimes on my DH)
Your workout is amazing, 75 sit ups, I can’t do any sit ups at all. I could never do that as a challenge. Hugs!

@metatauta you had a really hard day, take care and take the advantage of doing a B2B

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@krisnia – thank you for the advice – great coming from a professional like yourself – I discovered Yoga 2 years ago this November and I love it – my upper body strength has improved so much but still has a long way to go I’m afraid but I keep trying……….
@snowflake56 – so good to hear that your back is better
@tea-girl20 @pathos – good to have you on board
@songbirdme – very wise not to do anything that hurts
@brightonbelle – I do appreciate your holding firm with regards to abstaining from 🍷yesterday – I am trying to be strong this week too – no wine Monday to Friday and as tomorrow is a FD I’m looking forward in enjoying a nice 🍷 or two on Saturday and Sunday!!
@metatauta – I feel for you – I’m a real coward where the dentist is concerned – I go for 6 monthly checks and also see a hygienist and I have white knuckles at those check ups ……..LOL
@chumi – try adding 15secs to each of the variations and see how that goes making sure you hold the position properly or find a more advanced sequence – plenty on line if you look……
@okeydokey – good session today – I’m impressed with 75 sit ups!
@penz @annemarilyn – this is the plank sequence I’m following to start with – I’m doing it once a day for this first week; then will hopefully move to doing it twice a day next week and then hoping to start increasing the times I hold the positions by 10 secs each…..etc:-
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqqN1sEDXrIKXe16tZ5Yanw

Great to see lots of people fasting today – stay strong and you can do this – I’m on a FD tomorrow – is there anyone else joining me?

Day 4 Pocketeers – Anyone fasting please copy and paste on your post and don’t forget to add your name
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Day 3 Portland, OR FD
This is my 6th FD since starting and is the first day I’m struggling with it. I definitely get strength from reading all the new posts. There is just something comforting about knowing you are all out there.

@strawberriesandcream – thank you so much for the Whoosh article. That is so interesting and helpful!

@krisnia – I hear you on the heat and smoky air! I work in downtown Portland with the most perfect view of Mt Hood. Today I can barely see across the river let alone see the mountain. It smells like a campfire outside. My thoughts and good wishes go out to our Canadian neighbors who are fighting those fires!

Day 3 Cornwall UK – Fast Day

Successful fast day despite having the grandchildren staying and lots of snacks around!!
pretty tied today, so hoping for a good nights sleep.
Good luck everyone. Onwards and down!

Day 3 UK FD 🌈💃🏼

FD going well. One meal, steak and veg. Drank water all day 💦🐉💦🐉💦🐉resisted biscuits offered. Visited gym, over an hour, feel good and relaxed and now tired, time for bed.

Day 3, USA, Missouri Ozarks, NFD

Hello all, busy day here. Did a lot of little stuff around the place, walked through every room and took several photos of each angle of the room. Then I looked at the pictures on my computer and decided what could be removed and put out of sight, in storage or in our guest cabin. I decided to do this because a. I hate clutter of any kind and b. I saw a nearby house for sale online and went through all 95 photos of it, lovely home but WAY TOO MUCH STUFF…. So, my husband and I decided what – when – where and even got together a donation bag of kitchen stuff we had at least three of (we combined homes and built a new place when we married and both already had a weekend place so we had a LOT of duplicates.)

Everything looks great and I feel much better (and then took updated photos for the insurance agent – need to video as well). Still have plenty of stuff, for sure, but it isn’t overdone.

Cutting back on the planks as the article scared me a bit, that and the fact that I had a detached retina in 2003 and am not sure how much pressure planks are putting on my eyes. I also have a cataract that I will someday get around to getting removed, I know it is no big deal but just haven’t felt it was the right time yet. I do lots of other ab stuff so I shall survive. But, they were fun and I did see measurable results so for those that are still in the challenge – Plank On !

Ate a smoothie mid morning that included cottage cheese, nonfat vanilla yogurt, blueberries, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, bananas, peached and flax seed. It was very yummy but very filling, didn’t want a bite for six hours or so. Made homemade egg salad, had a sandwich on toast, a few chips and a Fiber One lemon bar. Pretty good day for a NFD.

Just finished biking and doing the Ab Coaster so am relaxing a bit before the final walk around the farm to check on the flowers. We got a little rain today, maybe enough to refresh them but certainly not the watering they need.
Then I will walk around the house and cabin and see how much better it looks. Thanks to my neighbors down the road listing their house for sale. haha..

Wishing you all a clutter free life…

Day 4 NFD Sydney Aus

Did my first consecutive fast day yesterday! I didn’t know if I would make it but I found it similar to how the one day fast was a few weeks ago, so not too bad. I’m going out for brunch which is my major weakness, so hoping not have a bad day. Trying to plan what I’m going to eat in advance, see if that helps.

@metatauta so sorry about the tooth extraction. I totally understand where you’re coming from, I’m like that with my eyes. It just freaks me out. Enjoy your B2B if you get round to it.

Good luck to everyone today, it’s a new day, let’s make it a good one.

Day 4 Australia NFD I did Dry July and while going AF just could not properly concentrate on 5:2 though still lost weight due to the lack of alcohol and generally watching my food. Anyway, I am inspired to get back into it properly. I will join the Pocket Plankers and will join the Monday Pocketeers too. Have a great weekend all.

Day 3 FD St. Louis USA

@lyonlottie. I am with you on struggles maintaining fast when I’m at home. I have very little problems on working days so I typically fast during the week. We can fasts do not speak to me at all although I tip my hat to those of you who do this. It’s not that I get hungry, but just tend to eat out of habit. Staying busy helps considerably.

I have a daily yoga practice and teach one class a week. It’s not my full time for money job but I’ve been teaching for so many years and enjoy the camaraderie. I teach for free at two different local libraries alternating weeks. I used to teach at the Y and a couple of different studios. Teaching pushes me to keep up although as I’ve gotten older I find there are some things I cannot do this easily at age 70 as I did at age 60 or 50. I appreciated the post on technique as planks and chattaranga can be definitely challenging. Plank and gives me less problems than chatturanga, I think because of the shoulder injury as well as the joint replacement in my thumb. They are both on the right side. So I do what I tell my students, listen to my body and don’t do anything that might cause me injury.

I am enjoying the kettle bell classes that I’m attending. The coach I’m working with does an excellent job of keeping an eye on people to maintain proper form. My new favorite exercise is the Turkish get up. When I first tried it I didn’t think I’d be able to do it and particularly not with any weight. So it was wonderful to achieve. I’m not using very much weight yet but focus on form and using the correct muscle groups. I had a pinched nerve in one shoulder that I’m allowing it to heal. I didn’t do it during any sort of exercise. It happened last year when I was having a joint replaced on my right thumb and they had my arm held in an awkward position and when I woke up I had the pain in my upper bicep. I discovered it wasn’t anything in the bicep but a pinched nerve in the shoulder area.

Looking forward to my vacation and time off work. Thank you for those of you who wished me well. I will be checking in from time to time and plan on sensible, clean eating but probably no fasting.

All my best to all of you.

Day 3 FD
I spent the day at the teacher conference and felt weird skipping out on my colleagues at lunch time. I didn’t want to be around 800 other people eating and didn’t feel like explaining my fast day to co-workers. Honestly, I’m feeling a bit irritable today, but not sure if that is from fasting or from spending my summer vacation at a teacher conference. The hunger pangs are not too bad but then my husband brought home fast food burgers and that annoyed me a bit. Oh well, I resisted and I win!

Day 3, Québec, NFD

Started out as a FD but I blew it at night time, like Î do so often. But I’ll get it right one day or the other.

Good night or good morning whereever you are located on our little planet.

Day 4, India, FD
Inspite of 2 FD’s and eating within my TDEE, there is a weight gain of 400 gms. But I can feel my periods coming, so I guess it is water retention?

Day 4 – Nuremberg, Germany (business trip) – NFD
I head home today 👍 The last few days have been exhausting. It’s been really hot here and the meeting rooms for the workshop sessions have no air con. I don’t think what I’ve eaten has been too bad but I’m looking forward to getting back into a good fasting routine.

Day 4 UK NFD 🌈

Have a good day all! 👊🏻Whatever it is that gets you one step further to your goal “just do it” today.

Day 4, Northumberland UK, NFD

Succumbed to the carb dragon yesterday but didn’t go too far past TDEE which is testament to this WOL and how much better in tune I am with my body with regard to hunger and cravings. Think it will continue as NFD through the weekend, then maybe manage to fast the early part of next week when kids are with grandparents and I’m working. Haven’t managed a proper fast day for weeks, which isn’t affecting the maintenance but I miss the control and want the reset.

I’m aiming to join the planking challenge, I can hold an elbow plank for around 60 seconds so will start by aiming to do 2 of those daily and then work out how to increase the challenge for me. I would like to find a good yoga or pilates class, but none of those locally are at a time that works for me. Saying that, in school holidays, finding time for the gym is tricky enough.

@belmc – aim for at least 2 litres, but for this WOL it is acceptable to count the volume of tea in your total

@amella46 – have you considered tracking an average weight – I am a daily weigher since starting this WOL and seeing a steadily decreasing average is encouraging when the daily fluctuations take you upwards. Also, do you track other measurements, or how your clothes fit for reassurance when the scales say you’ve gained.

Day 4, UK, FD
Rather too much TexMex food and far too much wine last night. And it shows on the scales.

Day 4 Newcastle UK NFD.

Day 4, Wales, NFD

Kept on track yesterday, my lowest FD yet at 570 calories and no hunger or headaches – 5 weeks in and it seems my body is reacting better to FDs.

Fellow Pocket Winos the weekend begins for me tonight so I’ll be stepping off the abstinence wagon until Monday – promise I’ll drink mindfully!

Day 4 London 🇬🇧 NFD

Weighed myself this morning and have hit the half stone mark, which is great for 5 weeks in. Very happy. Other half has lost something similar. Had a massive chicken and black bean sauce stir fry last night and felt stuffed afterwards, only 440 calories. Struggled watching the footy without a beer, but I’ll remedy that tonight and not feel guilty. (@steve-toon-taxi-driver that probably gives away my allegiances, but please don’t hold it against me 😉)

Will struggle for a walk today as hubby has gone to work with the buggy in the car, so will just have to entertain the kids and jump around the lounge to burn some calories!

Good luck to the Plankers and Fasters today. Planking is not for me, until I sort out my stomach – twins have put paid to crunches and planking for a short while!

Day 4 – Scotland – NFD
Feel proud of myself for yesterday, mainly because it has been ages since I managed to fast twice a week (4 weeks?). On tues, I didn’t stick to my plans for the dinner with our guest: I eat a crostino with blue cheese and two slices of frittata rolls, plus the vegetable stew for main and a slice of my chocolate tarte – no icecream for me, though! Overeall, I was happy as I didn’t overdo. And at the moment, this is my priority: avoid binging. On tues my weight was above 60kg, today 58.5. Still far from the 56.7 reached mid June, and then again at the beginning of July before going crazy, but still on the good path. Today my dinner will be a meat pie (strawberryandcream, I always think about you now when I eat a pie!) bought a few days ago from that needs to be eaten. It’s 556 calorie and lots on unhealthy fat, but it won’t be a tragedy as long as I stick to my plan of having soup for lunch and some iceberg salad with grated carrots as a side dish with my pie.

Debster, would it be OK to re-post the link to the spreadsheet every Monday after you have updated it? I am happy to update it myself, but I’m often in a rush and sometimes I struggle to find the link as it’s many pages back.

@berries63

I just red Michael Mosleys book, The Fast Diet updated version, and as i undestand, it does not matter what days are FD, they can be spread or just after eachother.

@debster thank you for doing the August challenge.

I would like to join in the hope that I have better luck than in July.

I know I’m a little late but I had chest infection since last Friday which has taken me down the whole week. I hope to get back on board on Monday next week but I’m in.

August target: 67kg

Hello all day 4 NFD (Co Down NI)

Not read all the posts on this pages but saw a few

@lumat – book mark the page for the google spread sheet and you will be able to find it easier.

@Mogamam – happy birthday

@maayyaa – you almost did it right – the day of the challenge is always the day of the month no matter when you started.

So the scales show me down this week – I just have to build on that although they will go up a little with the weekend. Just reset on Monday, re focus and Just Do It!

@metatauta – how I feel for you I remember my big sister when she needed a tetanus injection she reacted the way you did, it was quite scary to watch as a little sister. Hopefully if you need any further dental work they will sedate you, for the safety of all concerned lol.