Day 24 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

The two pounds if weekend still seems to be with me and I do not want this to be yet another one of those plateaus for weeks, then a sudden 2lb increase, then plateau etc etc…..that’s how I got to where I am right now and I cannot seem to lose the weight

Despite all my exercise, it’s not working. Today will be a proper liquid only fast day, there will be a salty broth thingie at lunch, loads of lemon water, and I have factored in some hot milk and nutmeg at bedtime (if I need the soothing carb calories for sleep). So calories, but not 500.

I am fed up with just getting bigger. It’s got to stop.

@EmmaTaylor glad I reminded you about the earthing sheet, it was you that brought it to my attention last year. A week is the longest I have gone without using it and we could feel the difference. I do still stand barefoot in the garden every morning with my tea, and I also have a grounding mat on my desk at work, so I am fairly connected….I guess with last week’s stress, emotion and excitement with DH and his birth mum, we needed more grounding rather than less, thankfully feeling better now.

Latest on DH and his new found family, he had a very long phone call with her at the weekend, he said he felt such connection with her. He is booking a ferry to go over to meet her in a couple of weeks, he is so excited about meeting her and his sister.

They have been exchanging texts and emails all weekend. DH took a photo of us with my eldest step daughter and our grandaughter and sent it to her Sunday and she sent back a photo of her when she was the same age as step daughter……the IMAGE of her! It’s so amazing to see my DH’s family opening up in front of him.

Have a great Tuesday. Best of luck to all fasting today.

Pocket List Day 24
@daffodil2010

Day 24 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Day 24 – Canada 🇨🇦 – FD

Just a quick hello. I’m reading all the wonderful posts but not finding a moment to write. Like @high5 this month has disappeared so quickly! The scales are up but I’m not surprised, oh well, back on board this week 😊.

Pocket List Day 24
@daffodil2010
@i-hate-lettuce
@babs_b
@dvw

Day 24 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 221 lbs. Lots of nice birthday wishes today, and not a bad weigh-in gift, either! I have to keep my resolve going through September to analyze my habits and make better choices to continue the downward trend. Good luck to everyone today!

Day 24 Canada NFD

A quick check in today before distractions of work and life lead me to missing out on posting again. All is well here and I am thinking I should be able to try a FD soon:)

@funshipfreddie happy birthday!!

Day 24 Minnesota, US NFD

A decent FD was achieved yesterday. Tomorrow another FD before being off on a Holiday for almost a week. Woke to the sound of thundershowers, which was music to the ears in this area that has been in a drought for months. Weight 154.2 this morning.

@northgeorgia – Happy Birthday!

Day 25 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@bellyblast – thanks, but it’s not my birthday. One per year is more than enough, and mine is in February.

Back to reality tomorrow 😳

Happy Hump Day! 🐫

Day 25 – UK – NFD

A belated happy birthday, @northgeorgia! I hope you had a good day.

Good work on the quilt, @stitchincarol. I’m yet to pick up either the knitting needles or crochet hook this week – I’ve ended up working every evening which isn’t my favourite thing to be doing but it does seem to distract me from eating!

@daffodil2010 I’m pleased the weekend weight has disappeared. I’ll be with you on the 2nd FD tomorrow!

I’m pleased to say I managed a FD yesterday after Monday’s false start. So it’s a NFD today (though sticking under TDEE of course) and will do my 2nd FD tomorrow.

The scales were slightly down (and I mean slightly…. a quarter of a lb) this morning. I did eat quite a few more carbs on Monday which was sparked by the need for substance with the painkillers combined with some comfort eating. It’s still a drop, albeit a tiny one.

I really must get out for some decent walks this week and might even venture out to the gym for the first time since before the 1st lockdown here in March 2020!

Have a good day all! 🙂

Day 25 – Canada 🇨🇦 – NFD

Good morning everybody. My apartment is sorted with just a few pictures left to hang – still undecided where to put them. This place is smaller than I remember 😬, ha, ha, ha. Today I may try the new little gym down the hall, very convenient. The scales say 134 today, after 2 low cal days. Not too bad considering the previous EFSing 😋. Tennis this morning and it looks like a lovely day out there.

@northgeorgia – I hope you had a very happy birthday. 🎉
@stitchincarol – thank you for being such a great host this month! Sounds like you’re keeping busy with your quilt, quite an undertaking.

Take care all.

Day25 USA – NFD

Yesterday did quite well about 1000 calories on a CD. Today … well, I had to get a McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese while DH and I were out doing errands. Since ZBC was still in effect, I was plenty hungry for lunch. Leftovers for supper.

@dvw – yeah for you getting the move all done. Hanging pictures is always laden with decisions! How great you have tennis and exercise close by.

@stitchincarol – Facebook has some of our photos and concert stuff – Freeport Choral Society – if you care to check it out.

Onward and downward.

Day 26 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD

Pocket List – Day 26 🍒
@funshipfreddie

Day 26 – Lake district UK – FD

Good morning everyone

FD today and maybe a bit of a slower day? Yesterday, was a busy day, Mrs IHL and friends were having a garden party at a neighbours to celebrate a number of things, so us chaps did the ‘set up’ work, gazebo’s, bunting, chairs, tables and general fetching and carrying. Then out of the way so the lasses could have a good natter, needless to say at the end of the day we reversed the process, but between the 3 of us we were pretty efficient. The Ladies of the village are a brilliant bunch, very quick to volunteer, either individually or as a group, to help Mrs IHL with fundraising, in fact between them all we’ve raised a fair bit of money over the years for good causes, so they really deserved their celebrations.

Today, yes a FD, but the BBQ will be out later, amazing how much you can do on a BBQ and healthy as well! Latest discovery, slices of butternut squash grilled and can be served instead of potato or bread (instead of a burger bun we’ve just served a burger on top of a slice of squash, finished off with light grating of pecorino cheese, excellent)

Take care all

Pocket List – Day 26 🍒
@funshipfreddie
@i-hate-lettuce

Day 26 UK FD

Sorry @stitchincarol it was a bit vague I meant “good” as opposed to EFS that’s still my aim , <500 cals today then Fri, Sat , Sun I need to relearn how to enjoy without going way overboard, I’ve done it previously it’s just a case of getting back into the habit

Your post made me chuckle @i-hate-lettuce When I first started dating DH he used to introduce me as R Lass 💕

Pocket List – Day 26 🍒
@funshipfreddie
@i-hate-lettuce
@dvw
@brightonbelle

Have a good one all

Da6 26 USA – NFD

Managing another ZBC day today. We have found a senior center that serves a lunch (really a full meal, a dinner) so getting their teriyaki salmon and rice today. The one meal we ate there last week was very good and nutritious. Happy to report no scale change today despite my McDonald’s quarter pounder indulgence yesterday,

@i-hate-lettuce – that garden party sounds delightful! How terrific that you and the chaps support the talented women in your town. Anything with a gazebo sounds wonderful.

@northgeorgia – I have every confidence that you will regroup after that birthday celebration.

Onward and downward.

Day 26 – UK – FD

Hi all, it’s a later in the day post from me today because this morning I was busy prepping for a webinar on which I was a guest speaker… the first time I’ve been in that situation so felt the pressure to be very well prepared with everything. Thankfully it went well but I now feel like I’m on a huge come down! I can’t wait to get home, get into something comfy and relax a little.

The adrenaline has kept hunger at bay so I was firmly in the ZBC and have only had a light snack for ‘lunch’. Not my usual FD soup but the cals were around the same (150 cals).

@stitchincarol – sorry to hear you’re attending a funeral. I hope all goes ok

@songbirdme – great news the McDonalds didn’t impact the scales! This is one of the things I loved about 5:2 when I did it before… there was still a lot of flexibility in it

@bellyblast – fingers crossed you get out for a good walk. I really hope the situation is ok out there where you are, these fires are horrid 🙁

Pocket List – Day 26 🍒
@funshipfreddie
@i-hate-lettuce
@dvw
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
@babs_b

Day 27 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – CD

I’m home! And over a kilo heavier, despite yesterday’s FD. Could have been worse, I guess. And I’m determined to finish the month at a lower weight than I started. So, two more FDs to squeeze in before the end of the month. Anyway, I had a thoroughly enjoyable time. A couple of people I hadn’t seen for 18 months told me I was ‘so skinny’, although I’m sure I weigh roughly the same as the last time I saw them.

Boo Boo was delighted to see me; she made such a racket when she saw me. She was not impressed with The Cat’s Whiskers! Then when I got home our security guard pointed out that one of my tyres was as flat as a pancake. And as I haven’t changed a tyre since the ’90’s & was in no mood for getting my hands dirty, I bribed a young neighbour into changing it for me. It took him less than 10 minutes; would have taken me forever.

@stitchincarol – urgh?! Those sleepless nights are the worst! They just mess up your whole day. I didn’t sleep too well while I was away, although in my case it was because of too much alcohol 🤦

@daffodil2010 – enjoy the restaurant!

Day 27 – UK -NFD

Well yesterday’s FD wasn’t overly successful and ended up being OMAD but that meal was higher in cals than I had intended. I was still under TDEE but still feel a bit disappointed I didn’t manage a perfect 2nd FD. Even so, the scales were lower this morning with 3/4lb off so I think I’ve now lost 3lb over the month so far. Not too bad considering I’ve done next to zero exercise and have had 2 weeks of 5:2 and 2 weeks of 6:1. It feels like I’m losing at a glacial pace day to day, but that’s just me being impatient!

I do really want to get another 4lb off within the next 3 weeks though….

@i-hate-lettuce a trip to the Farmers market sounds lovely. I’ve been enjoying the cooler nights but you can really notice it’s getting darker earlier now (or as my dad says, it’s getting late earlier nowadays!).

@funshipfreddie – glad you had a good trip. That kilo will come off quickly, I bet most (if not all) of it is water

@daffodil2010 enjoy the meal with your friends

@stitchincarol – that sounds like the perfect FD! Especially well done on getting through it with minimal sleep. I had a bad night’s sleep last night so feel like I’m running on fumes today… Fingers are tightly crossed I’ll be leaving the office early!

Have a lovely day all

Day 27 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 224 lbs. Not pretty for a post-FD. But it’s OK, par for the course this plateau year. Still, with better resolve and choices in September, things will improve. Happy Friday!

Day 27 North Canton OH FD

This month is flying right by, and it has been a good month so far; I am pleased with the mental and dietary changes that I have made

@stitchincarol ugh hate sleepless nights because they mess me up completely for the next day. I hope you enjoyed your Applebee date

@northgeorgia better resolve for September

@daffodil2010 so glad that you are getting checked out, with all the changes yo have made you really should be losing weight and/or felling better, also glad that you are getting that foot checked out. Pain really messes with our quality of life

@dvw good idea, grace during times of upheaval is very necessary

@babs_b congrats on your successful presentation

@funshipfreddie welcome back. OH hates changing tires too. You probably look skinnier, otherwise people would not say you do. We all tend to be harder on ourselves with weight loss and appearance. You’ve worked hard, take the bow 🥰

I will start a pocket list, although I appear to be the only one fasting today

Day 27 Pocket List
@basyjames

Day 28 – Lake District UK – NFD

Good morning everyone,

Bank holiday weekend, not moving out of the village this weekend, well, not with the car anyway! Will go for a decent walk either today or tomorrow, depends on the garden progress.

@jaifaim – I find a day can disappear very quickly, I tend to have a ‘plan of attack’ for whatever needs doing, but then something (or someone) comes along and the day has just gone!

@stitchincarol – Re the farmers market, luckily enough we get decent suppliers round here, the ‘local’ supermarket, not a big chain, uses as many local suppliers as possible so get a decent choice, particularly vegetables. However, we had pretty much stopped eating beef, couldn’t get a decent supplier. But 3 or 4 years ago, saw an interesting farming programme where Dexter beef was mentioned. These are small cattle which farmers used to rear an odd one or two for the family. Needless to say not enough to supply supermarkets, but there are smaller scale producers and we found one from further up the county who visits our local market once a month.
Never looked back, the beef and venison they sell is fantastic, the farmer is brilliant, very much a small concern and basically now has a full order book and when we collect our order there’s not a lot there for ‘open’ sale.

Take care all

Day 28 – Canada 🇨🇦 – FD

I’ll join you today @funshipfreddie with a FD, it’s unscheduled but I feel my mojo returning. I think it’s because the scales said 132.2 today and I’m thrilled. Especially since yesterday I treated myself to a Frosty from Wendy’s, only the second one I’ve ever had. It really hit the spot after a particularly gruelling tennis match, it was hot 🥵 and when I finished my face looked like a lobster! Probably not a good thing, ha, ha, ha.

Have a great day all and especially to all those over the pond enjoying a long weekend.

Pocket List – Day 28 🍋
@funshipfreddie
@dvw