Day 6 – Eastern WA – LFD

Did quite well yesterday. I’m thinking I still have some work on not eating if not hungry. Yesterday I didn’t eat until lunch and chose well. Later I enjoyed a sugar free americano with a little heavy cream. Then I was planning a light evening meal. I wasn’t hungry but I still went ahead and ate it; not bad choices in food but I wasn’t hungry. I think partly I thought that I wasn’t going to be eating today and most of tomorrow, so the food needed to be eaten. If I would have thought a little further, I might have come up with the idea of freezing the food for later.

@Arellcade – yay you made it through your 1st FD of the month!

@ciren2 – so sorry about your foot. I agree with @metatautsa that shoes & perhaps specific inserts could be helpful. Also when looking at doctors, don’t forget about chiropractic for your foot. I had wonderful help for my foot from the chiro.

If someone can. I’d appreciate being added to the FD list.

Enjoy day 6 sunshine team!

Day 6, Idaho USA, Warrior FD.

Eating mindfully was not as hard as I expected this weekend. There were a few times I ate when I knew I wasn’t actually hungry, but I chose things like a tart green apple. I didn’t feel guilty at all!

Back to my eating window today!

@dykask – glad you got to enjoy some cookie dough ice cream! Once in 7 years is definitely worth a bit of indulgence. 🙂

@purplevilet – way to stay strong at the bbq! Do you feel empowered?

@ciren2 – that doesn’t sound like Plantar Fasciitis, but if it does indeed turn out to be a variation, pilates made all the world of difference for me! Basically the dr. gave me a sheet of exercises and said “good luck” indicating that once you have it it’s common to have the issue off and on for life. I’m a runner. Bummed does not even begin to describe what I was feeling! After following the icing regimen and stretches for 6 weeks I had little improvement. Glumly I started pilates again, so that I would at least sort of stay in shape. Within 3 weeks I was running pain free again!

@borealis – you got this! you can have something tomorrow! Just one day away!

Day 6, Gozo, Malta, cd

Today s fast day turned into a cd. I thought I stopped eating but then I prepared two duck breast with cherry sauce and roasted potatoes to my son this evening and he ate only one. So I ended eating the other duck breast complete with cherry sauce and two pieces of potatoes. So today ended in a cd.

Tomorrow I’m making Auvergne parmigiana and I’m having a portion.

@at I admire you for pressing the reset button after a feast day. Alas today I failed to do that.

Onwards and downwards. Keep on keeping on everyone

2nd post

wfd almost completed but have retired early just in case lol. Didn’t have my kefir after all and just stuck to water. Tbh it wasn’t too bad and i can’t say I was really hungry at any time which helped. Ì felt a little cold and tired in the evening but other than that no other effects apart from numerous trips to the loo. Not sure I could get my head in gear for 10 days of it though. Hat’s off to you @rainbowsmile. I’m doing a fast day tomorrow as well but looking forward to some homemade tomato soup.

@kaywesterman – well done you, must be a nice feeling.

@ciren2 – hope you get something that helps you walk again without pain. I would try either chiropractor or osteopath to see if they can help pinpoint the cause.

@beedoo – why not try maintenance at this weight and see how you feel. You may find you drop a little more anyway or you may decide you need a little more wriggle room.

USA Day 6 FD
Second Post

I had hoped I would come in at a lower calorie amount but I got bored and had some Skinny Pop popcorn. Tomorrow I will do better! Have a great evening (or night), everyone!

Day 7 – Japan – NFD 78.3kg

Weight is basically where I was two weeks ago, so I didn’t really gain much in two weeks. However I felt the effect when fasting. The water fast wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t easy either. Yet I was just fine this morning. In general, I think my body is responding more normally now. When I was overeating my body did what it could to reduce the impact. Thousands of extra calories didn’t translate in to extra pounds of fat, but it did translate into more activity and bowel movements. I’m sure if I kept it up for months, it would translate into extra fat. In the past I think my body wouldn’t have responded the same way. Likely fasting made most of the difference. Also I tend to avoid refined sugar outside of treats and I think that helps too. (Would have helped more if I also skipped the treats!)

Best of luck to all those still fasting for day 6. You are almost done!
Waterfasters:
@rainbowsmile
@borealis
@coda
@michelinme
@basyjames

Pocket list Day 6
@arelkade
@molij
@daffodil2010
@debster251
@babs_b
@strawberriesandcream
@missybear
@at
@shinything
@diana123
@purplevilet
@kerryn73
@mishty
@kaywesterman
@annemarilyn
@beedoo

Day 6-NFD-NY, USA

@rainbowsmile kindly add me to August challenge (I mean I guess I can add myself but I feel like I need to let this month’s head coach know, you know?)
July was dismal for me. I thought I’d try the 800cal fast day but I’m going to go to 500 for August and see how that works. I have a friend who told me fasting doesn’t work for everyone and that I should try the blood type diet? I told her I’m very inconsistent. My daughter got my phone and took a bunch of pictures of me. Needless to say, I’m very discouraged at the moment. I mean, she’s 3. So the angle isn’t the best, but still. Could use some encouragement.

Day 7: Gloucestershire, UK: FD
Thanks all for advice about my poor old foot and Plantar Fasciitis. I’ve been trying all sorts. I’ve always had trouble finding comfortable shoes, my feet are wide etc. I wear mens’ shoes for my job (delivering the mail)flat leather lace-ups. I’ve never been able to wear anything very fashionable, always going for comfort. Insoles? yes, various. I have a massage ball, I do stretches, accupunture and I’m seeing a podiatrist again this week. Nothing has really helped. They say it just takes a long time….

Fast day list for day 7: Just add your name:

@ciren2

Hello all day 7 in NI fast day

@beedoo well done

@lorky35 – we have all been there, just keep on keeping on and take a day at a time. What are you telling yourself at the moment? My guess it would be a lot of negative that you are feeding your brain. STOP! Your friend says it doesn’t work? Why not prove her wrong. Give it 100% for a week and see if it doesn’t work. We will hold your hand tightly for the next week. Plan your fast days, what will you have? Plan your healthy eating days, what will you have? Plan some exercise, what will you do? You can do this and it will work x

Fast day list for day 7: Just add your name:

@ciren2
@coda

@lorky35 – If you want to burn off fat, fasting works and it does work for everyone that is healthy enough to fast. If you don’t eat you will lose weight and if you have plenty of fat, you end up with less fat after a fast. The fun part but possibly harder is actually learning to eat healthy. It likely is possible to why overeat and undo the benefits of a fast.

Now if you are on some medications (need to check with a doctor), nursing or pregnant, under-weight, or a child then you shouldn’t be fasting. If you are sick you need to listen to your body.

People often talk about all the problems with fasting without having any first hand experience with it. Fasting can sound scary but it is one dog that has a much larger bark than bite. Fasting also gets easier over time.

Before I tried fasting I was reading blogs about it like this one: https://idmprogram.com/blog/ It took me a long time to try it. However compared to the typical weight lose diets, fasting is a walk in the park! Unlike many other diets, fasting actually works.

Good luck to you.

Day 7- India-NFD

Feeling good after the awesome FD yesterday. Managed to consume only 210 calories throughout the day… I am sooooooooo proud of myself. Keep up the good work girl. Though the scale didn’t show much of a reduction… I feel lighter.

Planning a nice NFD with lots of home-cooked healthy and simple meals. Except for a little piece of oreo chocolate… all else is good.

Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.

Day 7 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

I calculated how many alcohol units and alcohol calories I consumed over the weekend. No wonder I felt rough yesterday, booze total was 22 units / 1455 calories 😱
No surprise that yesterday’s FD felt difficult. I would feel proud that I stuck with it but what I really feel is shame about the weekend over indulgence. My body so needs a rest from booze!

@beedoo congratulations!

@rainbowsmile I’m still grinning at the thought of silver streakers.

Onwards and downwards on the sunny train to good health 😊

Day 7 NSW Australia NFD
(8.40pm Tuesday)
Hi everyone. Just checking in.

Yes @annemarilyn I survived my 1st FD yesterday (in over a month). Thank you. Very pleased!!!

Enjoy whatever you are getting up to and bye for now!

Day 7 UK CD

Chuffed as bunnies to have managed yesterday’s WFD! Got through the 30C day on 4litres fizzy water with a couple of sliced strawberries to mix it up. Also had to slide in a late night banana so i could take medication, which I’d forgotten about. Total 90 calories for the day. Slept like a baby for a full undisturbed 8 hours, woke up thirsty rather than hungry, feeling energetic and focused despite another 30C day. A good day!

Still yet to do yoga & meditation, been a bit caught up with a friend who came round early to help me with some stuff. We picked another 1kg blackberries and there’s not really room in the freezer so time to start making some stuff – beginning with elderberry vinegar and blackberry cordial I think. I can never have enough elderberry vinegar and still got plenty of blackberry liqueur left from last year. May even think about foraging wild plums later this week, and making a start on the chutneys. Interspersed with getting that last piece of project work done so i can relax into my 2 weeks off…

@ciren2 podiatrists are miracle workers, hope the pain eases soon
@daffodil2010 so sorry to hear about your low mood. Sometimes it’s really good to catch up with feelings – acknowledging pain and uncertainty is part of processing and will hopefully lead you through this difficult change to something that works much better for you xx
@jisika loving your quotes, thank you
@beedoo congratulations on reaching your goal!!!
@sarahbob hope you feel better v soon
@dykask great to have you back
@rainbowsmile really appreciating your water fast diary, and loving the music – thank you 🙂

Thanks for all the congrats @coda @daffodil2010 @sarahbob @rainbowsmile @shinything @missybear @moukinator @flourbaby @michelinme !

And thank you too whoever highlighted me on the spreadsheet! It really does feel like such a huge achievement and being able to share it with people who are on the same journey really makes it all the more special.

I am worried that having achieved my goal much quicker than I had expected to, it will all pile back on. But with the help of this forum, remaining accountable and continuing to weigh in every day I’m determined to stay on track.

@daffodil2010 I’m so sorry to hear that you are feeling low. It is not surprising in some ways as this is a time of such upheaval and great change in your life. You have taken such a brave step and remember that the great change that comes with this step WILL be positive. Feeling lost is also understandable – work is such a big part of our lives. It sounds like this is a time for you to refocus on what you want to do. A few posts ago you talked about the love you had for your job and then were very honest in saying how that had changed. I do so admire your honesty with yourself. This soul searching will hopefully help you identify a new path to follow.

@dykask I love the title of that article “What? Fasting is NOT crazy, batsh@* stupid? Will look forward to having a read of it myself later this evening.

@sarahbob I think we are in a similar situation after having a baby – am I right in thinking yours is 2 years old? My little boy turns two in a couple of weeks. Sounds like you workout a lot, I wish I could say the same for myself! Although I am pleased with how 30 Day Shred is going! Between work and my son, I struggle to find time to do much more. However, despite getting to goal weight I definitely have a belly that needs toning through exercise.

I hope you see the back of man flu very soon and that the little one recovers asap!

@rainbowsmile Your day yesterday sounds worrying indeed. Did you get any medical advice? Really hope you are feeling better now and that today is a better day. Love the typo with searching for Silver Streakers, I daren’t think too much about what Google must have thrown up!!

@missybear Those dreaded alcohol calories!! Does sound like it was a fun weekend though! Not sure what I’ll be drinking come winter. I’m finding it easy enough to stick to gin and slimline tonic as it’s so hot as the moment, but I do love a delicious bottle of red when it’s cooler!

@moukinator We are also on hols in 2 weeks’ time. Feeling a tad nervous about it but reminding myself that I can always do 4:3 if need be when we get back. We are going to my in laws in Ireland and they don’t have scales which makes me extra nervous!

@flourbaby I used to be a wino prior to having baby. I’m just a part time one now!
And yes, dare I say it, it does seem like it was easy to lose. But almost too easy which serves as a good reminder of just how easy it would be to put back on.

@michelinme All your plans for the fruit sounds divine! I love the sound of blackberry liqueur. What does elderflower vinegar taste like? Is it used in salads?

@jisika I love your quotes!

Mine for today is “Your only limit is you”

Day 7, Surrey (UK), NFD. 153lb. 3lb to lose to maintenance!

Just a quick visit in between holiday breaks, to report that I’ve broken the door down to 10-stone-something land….at last! And this, after a walking holiday in the English Lakes with more than a few food and drink indulgences, as well! At least, the walking helped to keep the calorie burn up!

Off shortly for another week’s break, this time to Brittany. There will be even more indulgences to tempt me, and rather less opportunities for exercise. So I’m keeping my mind firmly fixed on today’s scale reading, in the hope that I can stay this side of the 10-stone-something door. I will try!

A bit about me…I’m 57, 5’8″ tall and, unlike many petite people on this forum, I am built like the proverbial brick outhouse! When I started this WOE 9 months ago, I was nearly 200lb, so that’s 47lb lost so far! My BMI is currently 23.something, yet my waist/height ratio looks much better at 0.45. So I’m having difficulty deciding when to go into maintenance mode. My initial target was 150lb, which was my weight when I got married, some 27 years ago. I’m still aiming for that, but am trying to tone up as well, to lose more fat and regain some muscle mass. So, only 3lb to go to weight maintenance, but a lot of work still to do to improve my body composition.

Wherever you are, however you are feeling, please take heart…this WOE really does work, even for brick outhouses like me! Keep on keeping on, everyone, You know you are worth it!

Day 7 – USA – NFD

@beedoo, congratulations! FatFingers, kudos to you also; you’ve got me by 4 lbs. at the moment…my goal is also 150 and I am presently 157, but I’d like to give myself an extra 3 lbs. to play with so perhaps I’ll wait to go onto maintenance when I hit 147…@Daffodil2010, I hope it doesn’t come off aloof to say that “this too shall pass”, but I mean it in the most encouraging sense. @ciren2, sorry you have been taking everyone’s advice all along and it still is not working. I can imagine you were probably rolling your eyes saying “been there, done that”, but you are correct that it takes time to heal and I hope you do. @sarahbob, hope you and baby feel better soon.

Day 7 Stevensville Maryland USA CNFD

@beedoo congrats to you, I know the feeling and that is what is keeping me going. I have lost a total of 23lbs since starting this WOL in mid Jan 2018. This really does work. When I walk passed a mirror or window I have to stop and admire the new me. It really is a wonderful feeling. The best part is if I feel like a slight cheat day, I know it is okay because all I have to do is a good FD and boom.

Only I can change my life, no one can do it for me. Have a great Tuesday everyone.

@beedoo: YAY!!!

2nd post,

CRAVING CAKE!!!!

Did someone mention cake in a post???? It just launched itself into my brain!!! I used to crave a cigarette if I saw someone smoking……….on telly ………..LOL, Clearly I’m easily persuaded and susceptible to suggestion…………….

But……………

Staying strong, now just to locate the water bottle & drown that nasty carb dragon!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day Belfast NFD

Well yesterday’s fast morphed into a NFD because young son was home and we ate out last night.
@rainbowsmile loved the Jason Mraz. I’m following your fast regime with awe. Totally amazing! Go you!
@flourbaby – I’ll join you on Abstinence August. Having stomach issues atm so could do without any additional irritant, even though that ice cold white/rose is hard to resist on a warm evening in the garden.
@rara0292 fantastic news to hear your friend is responding. And you’re right. This is a WOL so when you’re ready just press that reset button.
@ciren2 poor you! I hope you find relief from your pain.
@penz and @basyjames those weekends are a killer. Could you ‘halve’ the weekend i.e. say enjoy Saturday and be good on Sunday? I found that worked me for me.
@beedoo. I think your body tells you when it’s right. Well done you!
@lorky35 – hang in there. This forum is proof this WOL works. Some of us took the scenic route and some have take the express route, but it DEFINITELY works. Just keep chipping away. You’ll get there.
@daffodil2010 ((Hugs)) hope you feel better soon.
@jisika 👍
@louiseo46 fu ny enough we are heading to Fermanagh next week and the boardwalk is a possibility. Thank you for your recommendation.
@fatfingers. You’re a winner whatever you decide!
Enjoy your holiday @anna6
@rainbowsmile – great choice of music!

Had YS up the last couple of days and this morning had the privilege of some serious shopping with him… as in jewellers. Watch this space…..

Abstinence-August …………………. @flourbaby, @strawberriesandcream, @rainbowsmile, @missybear & @at, @kerryn73, @debster251

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER 💪💪💪💪

Day 7 – Eastern WA USA- NFD

Broke the LFD at 36 1/2 hrs. Scale was down 2 lbs. Getting rid of July’s over indulgences. Will go for another FD tomorrow to get it taken care of before a week away. 4 of those days will be with my family in BC to add support. My dad is very weary as primary caregiver & advocate for my mom as she continues her hospital stay. It’s rough seeing your sweetheart get so puny. We’ve seen a really marked deterioration in Mom’s health during this stay; not just a “normal” progression of dementia.

@rainbowsmile – be sure to take care of yourself as you fast. Get the medical support if you need it. You’re a great encourager for all of us; be sure you’re doing what’s right for you 🙂

@beedoo – congrats on getting to maintainance!

@fatfinger – what wonderful progress! Have you done this with just 5:2 or some other tweaking?

@jaifaim – what does BH stand for?

@debster251 – sounds like some excitement at your house…

@daffodil2010 – thinking of you as you go through your feelings. I think it’s healthy that you feel them and share them. That’s much healthier than bottling things up. Maybe you’re a lot like many of us; a lover not a fighter. Yet there are times we’re called to fight or be warriors. It’s not a comfortable thing for lovers to step up and be a warriors. In my last teaching year,I found myself needing to be in warrior mode more and more as I needed to be an advocate for the English Language Learners and their parents. I even got called to the office over the all call intercom… but I felt I was doing what needed to be done. In the long run, that was more important. May you be encouraged @daffodil 2010! (((Hugs)))

Together we are stronger!

Day 7 Florida

NFD today. Went over 500 calories yesterday but I’m okay with it. Did some exercises today. Found a new grocery store that has tons of fresh veggies and fruits at low prices. Plus they have lots of fish, some I didn’t know you could eat 😂. Marlin? Didn’t know you could eat that. So many varieties of fruits. I would have to google some to know how to eat them. 😃 It was more exciting then being in a candy store. Can’t wait to go back.
Have a great evening.