Day 18 country West Australia NFD
Day 17 ( OOC NFD!)
Day 16 NFD
Day 15 NFD

MY how quickly the days go by.

Yesterday’s possible FD quickly became a NFD – and then some! Went to Albany ( lovely coastal town ) 200 kms away to get the car serviced.
The courtesy car driver dropped us at ‘ a really nice French Cafe’.
Oh Dear!! Freshly cooked pastries, delicious coffee and a whole day to kill….
Let’s just say that the chef really knew how to make croissants, chocolate croissants, escargots, pecan plaits etc. You get the drift.
Walked off a modicum of pastry with a 5 km walk up the hill from town to the Anzac Memorial with a fabulous view over the harbour.
Now have DD and her fiancé staying and just about to put on a roast leg of lamb with wattle seed coating ( bought the wattle seed form aforementioned cafe yesterday)

Hmmm… as my DS said, I will have to start some serious ‘wedding shredding’.
Have just noticed the time and realised that I have spent an hour and a half catching up on posts as a beautiful sunny winter’s day beckons.
Congratulations to all who have kicked the smoking habit. The health benefits can be enormous.
Never been a smoker myself and know that nicotine is one of the most addictive substances in the world, but I did used to get a tad annoyed when I went out with friends who smoked and I ended the night smelling of smoke in my clothes and hair.
@michelinme your home made products sound fabulous.
@daffodil123 so glad work is going well to date. Hope it continues.
Have forgotten who the bird lovers are on this thread but it is lovely to hear about other birds. WE have the most beautiful little blue wrens with males an iridescent blue, red capped robins and robin redbreasts along with a myriad other birds which we love. The garden is a pretty wild , untamed affair ( mainly due to a lack of time rather than design!) but we grow corridors of trees along our fence lines to make it easier and safer for our birds to get from one place to another.
He’d to get up early yesterday for the sojourn to Albany ( 2 hour trip) and the dawn chorus was simply amazing.
Good day all. ( Hope to finish the rest of the posts late in the day – the roast calls. Think lunch is going to be late.)😅

Day 18, Newcastle UK, NFD

Off to have a gait analysis, buy some new running shoes and start ‘Couch to 5k’.

“There are good ships, there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships and may they always be.” – Author unknown

Wishing you all a good weekend.

Day 18 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Raining here today and I’m tempted to just sit and cosy up with a book but I really should do some house chores and the activities of @dykask and @strawberriesandcream this morning have made me feel like a lazy lump so…….music on, duster here I come……get those calories burning!!

Day 18 London UK NFD

Didn’t get to log in yesterday and have lost track of posts! Will catch up at leisure at some point I hope.

I found that I was still losing weight and was 48.9kg on Wed (goal weight was 50kg). Not sure I want to lose anymore, just desperate to tone up which will come with the exercise I’m doing and with time I hope. So, I’ve been logging what I’m eating and keeping within TDEE. 49kg this morning. Feels good and although a bit lower than planned, I think this is where I’m meant to be. Maintenance will require trial and error, I think. I like doing two 500 cal fast days a week, so will play around will calorie intake on the other days until I find the right balance.

On that note, @metatauta Congrats on reaching your goal (it’s still such a great feeling isn’t it?! I still pinch myself and my mind is yet to catch up with my body!) and a belated very happy birthday to you! I’ll be interested to read how you find maintenance and hope we can support each other as newbies to it!

@moukinator Your thing about the dress from 5kg ago not fitting right anymore, I’m having lots of that at the moment too. But I good problem to have! Really want to buy some new stuff but have a bit of a mental block. Like when I put on weight and didn’t want to buy a size (or two!) up. It’s weird.

@missybear I’m with you! Little one is down for his nap, it’s drizzly in London and just perfect for a lazy day. But a mountain of laundry beckons as does packing for 10 days in Ireland. We leave early on Thursday and I won’t have much of a chance after the weekend. Am taking half an hour for myself now to catch up here!

@daffodil2010 congratulations on reaching end of week one. What a world apart from your experience of a few weeks ago at your old work place. I love it when things work out like this. Enjoy cinema if you go and do let us know what you see. I got round to seeing the second Mamma Mia movie recently. Laughed and cried and sang (in my head!)! Everyone in the theatre applauded at the end. Such a feel good movie (despite Pierce Brosnan’s singing 😂).

@strawberriesandcream good luck with couch to 5k. I did it a few years ago and loved it. It’s amazing how quickly you can work up to 5k. My shoddy left knee means I’ve decided to hang up my trainers. I stick to walking lots now but oh I do miss going for a run. Enjoy running shoe shopping!

@rainbowsmile great question re cravings! I think someone else mentioned almonds. Along the same lines I crave raw nuts. Not bad as there are lots of benefits but my problem is not knowing when to stop!

@diana123 I was so sorry to read about your MILs fall. Health is everything. I hope you and your husband are able to find a way forward that can work for you all.

@michelinme congrats on your new low and losing a whole inch. That’s fantastic!

@lilygorecki I’m the one boring you all with stories of my 2 year olds sleepless nights! The weather is much better now but our heatwave went on for so long that his night time wakings have become a habit. I need to do some sleep training but with us going away in a five days time which will throw him off again I just don’t have it in me! Going to tackle it when we get back. During the heatwave we had a friends father over on a golfing holiday from Adelaide. He said 30 something degrees in London felt like 40c does in Adelaide. I was glad to hear it wasn’t just me being a wimp!
Ps I love Melbourne. It’s 9 years since I spent some time there but I have wonderful memories of balmy days and glorious evenings spent at rooftop bars! That was when I was footloose and fancy free!!

Right my half hour is more than up. Housework calls. Such a bore!

Happy Saturday everyone. Together we are stronger!

Day 18 USA (Utah visiting) NFD

Went over TDEE a bit yesterday with the SIL bringing home In-And-Out burgers with french fries for everyone for supper. Of course, I had a beer with that meal!

Shortly it will be 8:18 on 8.18.18. – people are making a deal out of folks getting married today!

onward and downward —

Day 18 UK CD

Yesterday was inside TDEE so good enough, but ate something that made my abdomen swell up so much I thought it would pop! Must have been either parsnip & nut burgers or cauldron sausages – tho don’t normally have a problem with them. And I’d only cooked them to keep the roast garlic company! But those burgers are off my list now bc it felt much more like eating carb than protein.

Didn’t help myself bc followed with a supper of mozzarella, avocado and tomato on toast. And finished up with a thrown together chocolate & coconut mug cake (raw cacao, ground almonds, baking powder, vanilla, egg, cinnamon, almond milk, honey and just a little dessicated coconut) – delicious 🙂

Finished the roast garlic and apple chutney quite late – partly bc I’d made a double batch to use up the huge haul of windfall apples, now thankfully gone, which has made 4kg chutney. Added to the two earlier batches that’s about 8kg in 4 days – no wonder i was so tired this week! My freezer is full of blackberries but they can stay there for a while until I’ve got more energy.

Got hugely breathless and unbelivably tired yesterday after spending 45 mins on the phone yesterday so won’t be doing that again in a hurry! Did some useful reading up about post-pneumonia rehab and discovered that v slow recovery from breathlessness and fatigue is hugely common. Made me feel v much better, as well as a bit down. Going to need to be super careful with commitments, self-care and support over the next 6 weeks.

Eggs hard boiling, some tired bedding and a new but wrong-colour-for-me dress dyeing in the washing machine, clothes laid out for tomorrow – now for gentle yoga and meditation and beginning of a quiet afternoon ahead of early bed and first trip to town in 3 wks. May spend 30 mins in the garden harvesting elderberries tho, otherwise the woodpigeons will have eaten them all 🙂

Loved reading the long chatty posts today – thank you @lilygorecki @lilymartin and @beedoo 🙂
@daffodil2010 enjoy your lazy Saturday – you’ve earned it! So happy for you 🙂
@metatauta belated birthday wishes, and many happy returns 🙂

Wishing you all a happy and helpful weekend xx

Day 18, Idaho, USA CNFD

Yay for breakfast! lol. Just finished some scrambled eggs with a little mozzarella cheese and cherries. I really do love this plan I’m on, but by Saturday I’m definitely excited for breakfast. Now to stay mindful all day!

Back to school shopping with my older two kids today. Then my youngest and his best-buddy/cousin head out on a vacation week at the Oregon coast with the grandparents. Going to be a little different without him this week!

The little bit of rain we had a couple of days ago helped a lot with clearing the skies so I ran intervals with a friend this morning. I am definitely not running near as much this summer as I typically do, but did start a dvd workout program a couple of days ago that is easier to do at any time of day (hot summer) or when it’s smokey. I need to stop making excuses! My body craves movement as I am another of the desk-job crowd.

Yay for running @Strawberriesandcream! My friend did couch to 5k in 2012 and went on to complete both half and full marathons since!

@songbirdme – another fun one for dates, I had twins on 2-22-2002! Seriously. 🙂

@michelinme – do you make elderberry syrup? I’ve read about it recently and people use that daily through winter to ward off illness?

2nd post

Today ended as a cd. I ate around 1,100 calories. I simply couldn’t stop eating figs from our garden. They were so sweet and delicious that I ate nine figs this evening together with a yogurt.

Day 18, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Day 18 – Eastern WA USA – ?

Trying to determine what today will be. It’s already almost 2:30 PM and haven’t eaten. So at least the eating window will be shorter.

@foodfreedomgirl – what is your present plan? You may have mentioned it but I don’t recall. I’m feeling rather unstructured right now. I think I need to make a plan. This week I had a great LFD and then yesterday I ate 2 meals & today the scale was up. I’m feeling frustrated.

Planning to keep hanging in there with this wonderful forum!

@annemarilyn – I am doing a 4 hour feeding window Mon-Friday. Some people call it OMAD, one meal a day, but I eat an apple on the way home, usually have a large salad when I get home, then dinner with the family 1 1/2 hours later. Definitely doesn’t seem right to call it one meal. 😉. I don’t count calories at all, but try to be mindful that the things I am eating are nourishing my body, not just filling it. Not perfect, made popcorn last night, probably not a lot of nutrients in that, but the rest if what I ate was. So far it’s working well.
3 weeks in, no huge losses, but one notch tighter on my belt, slacks in my “I can zip but wouldn’t wear in public” pile are now hanging in the closet ready to wear. Pulled out a goal dress I bought 3 years ago and it’s so close now!
I am also feeling content with the plan. Fridays are the hardest. Last week I ended 2 hours early on Friday, 18/6.
Only 3 weeks in, will have to take it one week at a time, but I can see myself sticking with this until goal, then maybe expanding the window?

I don’t remember what LFD is???

Day 19, UK, NFD

Running shoes, socks, decent earphones all purchased. Having vowed at least 30 years ago that I would never run again, I’m feeling pleasantly excited about the whole thing. The ‘Couch to 5K’ programme has 3 runs per week for 9 weeks, so it makes sense to run Monday, Wednesday, Friday which coincides with my Mon/Wed FD schedule.

@flourbaby – as @rainbowsmile suggests – just extend August into September as far as abstinence goes. As for myself – you may have noticed I’ve kept pretty quiet about the whole thing. No I have not touched wine – but the occasional beers have been enjoyed.

Keep on keeping on – and remember – flexibility is the key to success.

Day 19, UK, NFD

Its been another busy day and skipped breakfast altogether, not complaining 🙂
Sensible lunch too, so all is good. On my way out to meet a friend so that might change 😂

@rainbowsmile i love David Guetta – Lovers On The Sun! 💃 💃 Its one of my all time favs and always lifts my mood 😀 , thank you ❤

RIP Aretha Franklin ❤

I’ll try post more later when I get back.

Have a good day everyone and stay the course 🌹

Day 19: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD
Haven’t even attempted fasting this week, I did mean to but…
anyway, tomorrow starts another week and it’s START AGAIN!

Day 19 UK NFD

Yesterday nearly turned into an unplanned FD but after a late surge ended a very good CD at c1100 (my TDEE is 1550). Today is being a determined 16:8 NFD – thus far I’ve enjoyed a large salad with mozzarella and some cheeky treat gf crackers with peanut butter and strawberries. (V Tempted in supermarket, nearly bought sweets but came away with cream crackers, tomatoes and strawberries)

First trip into town today, well-planned tho not enough sleep. Made time for a short yoga stretch this morning and left in plenty of time so not stressful. Lots of lovely connecting conversations and coffee, v glad I went. Also managed to get home – via the supermarket.

Enjoyed sitting in the shady back garden eating a v late lunch/early supper and catching up on posts along with butterflies and birds. Did a bit of routine project work to get me gently back in the swing but programme crashed so lost all my edits!

Going to water the pots and run a bath – even tho it’s only 6pm! Aiming for PJs and a small something at 8pm, then lounging with knitting and a film or book, asleep by 10pm. This is where good Mondays are made 🙂

Wishing you all a gentle Sunday evening x

Day 19, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Day 19, Gozo, Malta, nfd

Today I ate out twice. I had a half roll from subway with steak and cheese plus one Indian milk sweet for lunch. Then in the evening I had three flaky spicy chicken wings which my son left from southern fried chicken, a salmon and prawn salad and a half portion baked cheese cake when I went out to a nearby restaurant with my sister in law.

I hope I didn’t go over tdee much.

This morning I weighed at 67.5 kilos only 0.3 kilos more before going on the cruise on 8 August.

Tomorrow I’m going to fast. Rainbowsmile you’re right figs are so yummy.

Good evening/night everyone.

Second post …

I had a dinner with my friend, but still around my TDEE so thats good 🙂

I know we have a bit of time still, but who is hosting the September challenge? 🤔

Have a good evening everyone 🤗

Day 20 – Japan – FD 81.0kg

Working on water fast #57 in 2018. I’m behind where I should be. However I’m happy with where my body is at. My belly fat is closer to belly loose skin. Still hides the abs … 🙁

Day 20 FD country West Australia
Day 19 NFD

Like many others I am trying to keep the hunger pangs at bay by reading posts on this thread.
I have done the ironing, walked the dog and it is such a beautiful sunny winter’s day that I would love to be in the garden but have to work an afternoon shift.

Several coffees, teas and glasses of water consumed but …. I did have to have a cruskit with a scrape of peanut paste as I am felling SOOOO hungry.
And still have half the day to go!!
@dykask, the number of water fasts you complete is truly amazing.
I have tried many times but get such bad migraines that keep me out of action for days that I have admitted defeat and have white/ black tea/ coffee and a modicum of food under 500 calories on FDs.
@strawberriesandcream I have often though about doing a couch to 5 km but haven’t got past the thought.
Isn’t it ‘ the thought that counts ‘ ??
If so I have done many many more things than seem possible!

Day 20 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD
Day 19 – EFS 😱

Argh, I am so bloated this morning, and the scales are decidedly shockingly mean….I am 130lbs after the weekend, a 5lb gain 😱 My tum is sticking out over the band of my skirt 😨

So today’s FD will be mainly liquid focused, lots of water, detoxing teas, and a good long walk at lunchtime. I will bring a small oat bran bread sandwich for lunch but will plan not to eat it…it’s only for an emergency (and I think I can hold off after a year doing this WOL)

I will NOT recount what I stuffed my face with over the weekend but suffice to say I feel it today. I feel like a blimp!!!

So, focus on the FD. Day 20 Pocket List
@daffodil2010
@dykask
@gretta

Day 20 – NFD; Dublin, Ireland

Hi everyone,

3rd day in a row under 70kg! So pleased…

We go on holiday in two days and I really don’t want to put back all of the weight we have worked so hard to lose, but I’m really not sure how we will be able to maintain the 5:2 while we are away, as we are visiting family. While they are happy with our achievements so far, they are not always understanding or supportive of the method…

I will aim for 2 FD, but will be happy with CD to be honest. I’m trying to think if there is anything that we can avoid, but to be honest a part of me is so looking forward to all of the food we will be eating, because it is so delicious and it’s food that we only ever eat while we are with our families. So I don’t know, maybe I just need to mentally accept that our 10 day holiday will be a break from this WOL and simply plan to hit the rest button when we get back.

Hopefully the ‘easy on easy off’ theory will prove correct…

Good luck to everyone fasting today!

Day 20, London, UK, NFD

Really looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow so I can start my B2B2B …………………… there are far too many carbs in the house right now!!!!! I think the carb-tastic Italian meal on Friday awakened, then released the carb dragon who I had, quite successfully, sedated & chained up in the basement behind the 9” steel door with the triple padlocks!!!!! Oh, the carb-dragons roar is calling me home!!!!!!!

@lilymartin, I’m keeping that sentiment –If it’s the thought that counts then I’ve done loads more than seems possible!!!!!

@rainbowsmile, loving your enthusiastic supportive & sunny posts!!!!

Don’t judge me to harshly ………………………. I’m off to have a scone!!!!! NFDs require MORE control than FDs!!!!!!

Keep the faith people!!!

Day 20 Finland, FD

Hi everyone! Haven’t checked in for a while, but I have read every single post. Everyone is doing well!

I have been happy with this month so far, successful FD’s. Slowly numbers are heading down…fake numbers after FD lowest i have been in a while. Have been doing a cleanse with a facebook group I am in, have stopped drinking coffee, cut back on white flour and which has decreased bloating. Also swapped dairy for oat based milk and yogurt, which is delicious!

Adding myself to todays pocket list>

Day 20 Pocket List
@daffodil2010
@dykask
@gretta
@lilymartin
@sarahbob
@missybear
@kerryn73

Keep going strong everyone!