Day 23, London, UK, NFD (CD)

Today WILL be a CD, I might go OMAD with a prawn stir-fry tonight. I’m just enjoying my NFD mocha which should keep me happy for a few hours, then I’m aiming to be too busy to even think about eating!!

@funshipfreddie, I got locked out yesterday when I tried to edit a post, luckily it locked me out after I’d posted, although I did take it as a personal attack!!! ………………. Why me!!!!!!

@daffodil2010, I’m another 1lb down today after yesterdays’ FD, it’s not quite a whoosh as we know it, but I know it’s 90% water since I haven’t been able to venture too far from the loo in the last 2 days ………………….…………. Can you get tired of going to the loo???!!!

With todays’ fantastic weather, I’m aiming to get away from the kitchen with a lovely long walk around the lake.

Stay strong everyone, as they say ………… There’s strength in numbers!!!

Day 23……Florida…..NFD

Not a bad day yesterday, although I do admit to eating my all time favorite candy bar. I just love the Cadbury Carmelo bar….. I tracked my calories up until dinner which came in about 700 calories.
Then I ended with a salad with chicken tenders and cheese on it. Kinda of like a taco salad, about 6 fried shrimp and some chips…..
I did discover salad are not calorie friendly, very easily can those calories add up. Not that I’m going to do away with them but I think I’m going to have to start eating them in selective moderation.

Funny story, everyone at work knows I IF, they know on particular days I do what they like to call my starvation day! Dorks! Anywho, about 4 months ago, another co worker started 5:2, so now there are two of us that do it. I digress…… So, lately, my female boss has taken a curiosity from the back of the room about 5:2……
So, I asked, one my coworkers who goes out to pick me up my treat, the store that she went to is out……So, One of our warehouse guys walks to the convenience store for lunch everyday, I ask him to pick me one up….. he goes to lunch two hours late and forgets……
so, I walking in from outside and say to my boss……I think the good Lord, is playing with me today! I tell her the story…… I thought I get a laugh cuz it was actually pretty funny that I couldn’t get this candy bar……
But not the case……. eyes wide, with a astonishing look on her face, she says to me…….You can eat that on your diet?
Why, yes…..I can eat anything I want…….
Then the rest of the afternoon…… her in her office, me in mine….. what about cake?
Yes……. 10-20 min go by…….. ice cream? Yes! ……. cookies? Yes! …….
We ran down a list of every forbidden food normal diet don’t allow you to have…….
Then as we come to the end……I hear her say……Huh?
So, the day winds down…… I’m normally the late girl at the office but today we had a late afternoon staff meeting and as people who left earlier start to wonder in….I find my sweet treats filling my pockets……
So, in the end, I did get my candy bar….. actually more than I wanted so, I’m saving those for another day!

Well, I’m off the hubby is going to be back from Mass in about an hour then we are off on our wilderness journey. We’re venturing out to a place we’ve never been about an hour away…….

I don’t trip…..I do random gravity checks!

Day 23 USA (Illinois) NFD

Doing pretty well. Still busy as I can be.

@bert1802 – congratulations to your kid for the wonderful scholarship work! May they continue with the help.

@michelinme – hope the festival was everything you wanted. Yeah for your work.

@funshipfreddie – I got the same block this morning, but got in here this evening. Oh well….

Onward and downward.

Day 24: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD

It’s going to be very hot delivering the mail today….but then three days off. Bank holiday Monday, followed by Tuesday just happening to be my day off next week!
@matpi: Hey, yes, some Aussie-cold weather for us would be lovely (for me, anyway)!

See you later. Have a good day xx

DY 23, Aus, NFD

Hello all! Hope you’re enjoying the weekend. I feel for you @ciren2, from miserable rain to heat. You’re a trooper.

Day 24, London, UK, NFD

Another NFD to negotiate, but I’ve lots of housework to keep me busy, so hopefully it’ll be painless.

@matpi, this Bank holiday weekend will be the best (only!!) real summery days we’ve had in August, so for me, it’s thanks, but no thanks to anyone even thinking of sending weather from down under!!!

@funshipfreddie, did you manage to stay upright after the margarita?? I’m looking forward to getting to the point where my tolerance has dwindled to zero & I consider myself a ‘cheap date’!!!

Much more control required today, I had an ice cream yesterday ………………… of course I blame the heat, but other than that the day ended just over TDEE rather than my 800-1200 CD as planned. I’m not beating myself up about it, today is another day and there’s NO ice cream in sight!!!

Stay strong everyone, the weekend is just 2 days like any others, of course it requires a little more self-control!! We’ve got this!!!

Day 24 USA (Illinois) NFD

Hope everyone’s weekend is going well.

Onward and downward.

Phew…yes, it WAS very hot delivering the mail today. A hot, dry and sunny Bank Holiday weekend, possibly a record temperature for August Bank Holiday! I feel for all those women currently unable to get their HRT…if they are on it. Not entirely sure why there are drug shortages?? Some trouble with suppliers, I think. I was (gladly) on HRT for about ten years but then was encouraged to come off it. I resisted for about three years until I felt ready. So now it’s just the anti-inflamatories and the inhaler I’m on. I do also take various supplements, fish oils, tumeric, magnesium, etc, etc….don’t know if they do me any good or not…ha…ha!
Hey thanks for the complement @penz, but the mail must get through!
@daffodil2010: Sorry there was no trip for you this weekend, but next weekend will be quieter on the roads….maybe? Actually, did you already have your August bank holiday earlier in Ireland?

Day 24 Ohio, US — NFD

Well, finally got the scales unpacked and a space for them cleared away and did my first weigh in. Amazingly enough after all the craziness and stress of relocation and having to eat out on an irregular schedule, I seems to have only gained one pound (.45 kg) and that puts me just over the upper limit of my maintenance range. Maybe I’ll hit that line by the end of the month!

@quebecoise Your post reminds me of something Thomas Paine said: “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” If you change “liberty” and “freedom” to “weight loss” the quote holds quite true for us in the WOL. I hadn’t thought of it in that way before — but it seems right on that reaching our weight loss goals does require constant effort and vigilance. The reward of blessings in health and in appearance do make it worthwhile.

Day 25 – Ireland 🇮🇪- NFD

Lazy Sunday planned today. Get bits and bobs done in the van, then DH goes to work and I have the afternoon/evening to myself. Read the Sunday papers, make a nice meal for myself…relax.

. @funshipfreddie you have given me the desire for chilli con carne for my evening meal 😆 Though I won’t be having margaritas with that 👍

@ciren2 Ireland had its August bank holiday at the start of the month so it’s a normal weekend for us. But next weekend, where we plan to go is Kerry. So on the Sunday,on our return, there will be tons of traffic from Kerry heading to Dublin as its the All Ireland Gaelic football final….Dublin v Kerry. And DH and I are both Dubliners so we are infiltrating enemy territories the day before the big match ha ha.

@matpi loved that quite and the substitution of the words. It really made me think. And well done on your own vigilance and only gaining 1lb over the major recent disruption.

August is nearly over. Just one more week. Let’s strap those challenge boots on and aim for a good end of month (Friday weigh in for me)

Day 25, London, UK, NFD,

Quick check-in from me today, I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment and my typical procrastinating is NOT helping!! Theoretically, it should make for a good eating OMAD!!

Happy Sunday folks, stay strong!!

Day 25 USA (Illinois) NFD

Doing my best to eat mindfully. Every time I read about anyone who reached their goal weight only to gain again,I am reminded how important this group is. You all keep me on my maintenance regimen.

Onward and downward.

day 26, Aus, FD

Going to stick with this planned FD even though I can hear my tummy gurgling! Then I might do a B2B egg fast just to mess things up a bit.

Day 26 pocket list (I’m going to need the support today!):
@dykask
@penz

Day 25 Ohio, US — NFD

The NFD has gone well, as I kept on task with the eating. No unpacking done today, just meeting people and cleaning house and doing my homework. This last week saw me unpack just one big box and four small ones, so it looks as though finishing off packing may take quite some time.

@penz Hang in there, Penz! Know that you’re running with a fast crowd! 🙂

@dykask Hope your son settles in to university quite easily. Are you able to Skype with him?

@kaywesterman A cruise will be great fun! Maybe setting up a full schedule of on-board activities will help to keep you away from the buffet tables. I think what is true of children is also true for us: The hand that’s playing marbles can’t be in the cookie jar.

@flourbaby Stuff on your plate and then a helping —- interesting food metaphors for being busy. That makes me wonder just how often I use food metaphors in my own speech and if changing our metaphors might help change our behaviors. You have prompted me to start examining my speech a little more carefully.

Day 26 pocket list (We all need the support today!):
@dykask
@penz
@matpi

Day26 – FD – Australia
@matpi Thanks for the go ahead. I made chocolate, chocolate chip cookies and regular chocolate chip cookies this weekend. I had only one of the C, C-chip cookies and then I totally screwed up the regular C-chip cookies by incorrectly doubling the amount of butter in the recipe. It’s an old recipe from my mother’s favorite cookbook and the amounts are all in cups, which I needed to convert into grams. Doh! So then I had to eat a few of my mistakes. They were just as delicious with double butter!
Now there’s nothing left in the house that’s sweet for me to snack on. I will look for a recipe for snack bars they can take to school that I can make at home. I also regularly make savoury zucchini (courgette) and carrot muffins that they love.
The ornamental pear tree in my front yard is blooming – proof that spring is around the corner. I’m close to goal (3 lbs), but seriously considering a new goal a little lower if I/once I/I will reach my goal.

Day 26 pocket list (We all need the support today!):
@dykask
@penz
@matpi
@winsomewaif

Onward and downward.

Day 26 – 2nd Post

Oops? I knocked @matpi off the list…

Pocket List – Day 26 (We all need the support today!):
@dykask
@penz
@winsome-waif
@matpi
@funshipfreddie

Day 26: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:
A new low this morning(!) into the 61s…..just. Maybe it’s the heat, as you’ll all know, I fell off the 5:2 wagon AGES ago. I am trying to be careful as I’m not back walking the deliveries until Wednesday, this week.
@dykask: Your son will not only survive at Princeton Uni….he will THRIVE. I speak as a mum who’s only child is on the other side of the world and, like her, he’s there for a good, solid reason. He’ll be fine. There can be Skype and WhatsApp to keep in live chat.
@penz: You can DO it xx
@winsome-waif: SO exciting when you get close to goal…..you know it works!
@funshipfreddie: Trust me, I also sense when it’s best to keep away from the scales…but sometimes a pleasant surprise awaits.

It’s going to be a scorchingly hot, sunny bank holiday here in the UK today. Early dog walking for me.

Day 26 …. FD for me today.

After a weekend of hot weather BBQ’s wine and walks scales showed no damage done!
Mind you I’ve been sticking to my BMR and doing loads of walking, average 5 miles per day (is that lightly active or moderately?)

So, despite the rather hot UK weather, we made soup yesterday ready for today being FD, quite a pan full and can slurp the lot over the day and only 320 calories! Might even run to a bun !!!

Hope anyone else on FD today has an easy one, take care all.

Day 26 UK FD

Morning I’m back for a fast today Had a grim couple of weeks culmination in my dad dying He’d been in a bad way for a while and the end was quick and pain free and we all agree he’s in a better place .Aiming to start getting back to normal

Day 26 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

Lovely indulgent weekend of celebration, need a good FD today!

@brightonbelle condolences xx

Pocket List – Day 26 (We all need the support today!)
@dykask
@penz
@winsome-waif
@matpi
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@i-hate-lettuce
@brightonbelle
@at
@missybear

Onwards!

Day 26……Florida…..FD

Sorry, guys I have no idea where my head was yesterday…..I did not post anything…… right now sitting here with my second cup of coffee, preparing myself mentally for the week and all that will be flown at me. The bosses have left for a ten day vacation leaving the monkeys to fend for themselves…….lol
Actually, leaving me with a long list of things, I will have to manage…… I don’t mind it at all….. sometimes, it goes very smoothly if everyone pitches in. I’m not the type of manager that micromanages, I tend to let everyone self govern themselves, think through the issues and solves them. Only putting my two cents in if needed and getting the job done regardless if it’s in my job description or not!
but I tend to do this even when the boss is there…..
which is how I ended up in this position anyways……
The hubby did wake up this morning joking that he’s never slept with one of his bosses before. He recently came to work for us as one of our truck drivers…….

My plan of action today, is to have a very lite lunch at about 50 calories, then the plan for dinner is sauce…… homemade not from a jar……I don’t know why that was so important to say…..I guess, it’s the Italian in me…….
I don’t know if anyone is from Italy but quick question what do you all call it? I’ve heard it called straight spaghetti, gravy, sauce and even more crazy things……

Okay, I’m just rambling now…… as you all can maybe tell……..I’m procrastinating!

I don’t trip……. I do random gravity checks!

@brightonbelle: So sorry to hear about your dad. As you say, he’s been ill awhile, it’ll be a happy release for him. ((hugs)) to you xx Stay strong.

USA Day 26 FD

Sorry, BrightBelle, for the loss of your father!

Day 26 USA (Illinois) FD

Decided a FD or MFD would be good for me today … at least OMAD. Raining hard in NW Illinois so taking care of inside things. Silver Sneakers this morning then a P.E.O. Meeting in the afternoon. Too busy to eat is one way to live. Looking at Christmas/winter music for our fall concert for Choral Society. Oh the life of a busy retired teacher!

@brightonbelle – so sorry for the loss of your father. May good memories sustain you through grief now and what lies ahead.

Onward and downward

Day 27 – Australia – FD
Yesterday turned out to be a NFD or FFD (failed fast day?), triggered by an unpleasant encounter with my ex and a change of plans. @ktcaroline, I think you asked what our triggers were at one point. That’s one of mine. Now I have to figure out a Plan B if he doesn’t show up for the U.S. consulate appointment on Friday for our children’s passports.
@brightonbelle So sorry for the pain you are going through now.
@lilymartin I haven’t been following cricket much since the whole ball-tampering saga. The fact that the national team, and our star batsman, would cheat just made me sick. I’m glad you were able to watch such a fantastic innings. I’d rather watch women’s AFL. Wrong season, I know.

“If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now.”