Looks like the halfway point was a bumpy ride and a few of us slid off the wagon. I was in the low 140’s mid-week but made it down to 138.5lbs this morning (still Monday here) after eating 600-700 calories each on Sat & Sun. Glad to still be in the 130’s – not fully back on track but will just keep on going and try to get the fast days in. Happy fasting everybody, we can do this if we just stick with it!

😅 love that journey skinnyme think I have spent some holidays at that very place. I’m timing fast days in between friends funerals this week. Bit grim. Still inspired though and lent starts tomorrow so should help even more. Thought I would give up housework for lent. Seemed like a good idea. 🤔

Hi Everyone, Just back from a Super Bowl escape weekend…had to get out of town while an estimated 1 million visitors arrived in town for the game. Gridlock! Anyway, friends and I went north to wine and lake country. While we got in some walking and hiking, there was more wine, cheese and crackers, brunch, snacks, and pizza than responsible eating. Got “even” for my Dry January too! Skinny, yes, falling off the wagon was a lot like you described so eloquently! Now I’m back I’m avoiding the scale until I have a few FDs under my belt. I completed a good FD yesterday and also swam 1km+, then walked for an hour and did a 1.5hr yoga class. I started the day with 5mile walk this morning, and am trying a 2pm today to 2pm tomorrow FD, as I have a dinner with friends tomorrow evening. Also signed up for swim lanes on both Sat and Sun for 2 extra workouts this week. We’ll see!

Littlepea, the gym can be an interesting place and hopefully you’ve found one where people are supportive and recognize that everyone is there for the same reason but not necessarily for the same goal. The weight-lifter guys at my gym are very competitive – fortunately, those aren’t the guys in the the pool!

In the meantime Jellybeanz it looks like you have a good weight loss recorded, and I, too, hope you have good memories of your friend. (My next OOT trip is to a memorial service in Los Angeles…but I don’t expect that to be an indulgent absence.)

Jinty I hope you’re feeling better. It looks to me like you made good, healthy food choices while your body was healing itself. Hope the weigh-in reflected that. Skinny, good for you getting back in the 130s so quick. I’m probably joining you there, only I’m UP from the 120s. Blech!

So here we are, most of us with a real stumble, in the middle of the 10-week challenge. We all have time to get back on track and still make good on our hopes and promises to ourselves. I suspect its normal to start a diet with enthusiasm, followed by a lapse. There’s a Samurai proverb printed inside the collar of one of my favorite cycling jerseys that sounds right about now: seven times down, eight times up.

C’mon, let’s all finish out this challenge with renewed vigor and sense of purpose! We each have a reason we started on this journey, let’s rededicate ourselves to it for the last of this challenge. ST55

Red, compliment indeed! Congratulations to you for being the role model! It’s working!!! ST55

Hiya, well strange days here. Taken in as emergency last Thursday night and have spent until last night in hospital bed eating three meals a day, sugar in tea etc.ok now. AND I weighed this morning and have lost 12lb now since 4th Jan. So rather pleased this morning :-). Fast days have kinda gone out the window I eat egg and toast for breakfast then have sensible meal 4:30/5:00 then milk around 9:00 and that’s it. Giving up Booz has definitely made. A big difference too! Keep going peeps. 😋

Sorry to hear you are poorly. I hope you get well soon jellybeanz.

I have just had a week’s holiday back in England at my Mum and Dad’s. I only managed one day of fasting and didn’t hold back on all my favourite treats. The news from the scales was therefore not surprising. But onwards and upwards – back on fasting today and considering fasting 3 days this week to get things moving again.

Great news Jellybeanz. I haven’t been on the forum much lately as I’ve been busy with work but that has made fasting easier.

I made a great milestone as I am finally a healthy BMI of 25!!! I still want to lose a few more kilos to get to the middle of the healthy range.

How is everyone else doing?

Hello all. I’ve been on holiday! Not just any ordinary holiday but one where all the food and drink came included and I lounged on a sunbed drinking cocktails. Whoops. I have to say though firstly I felt pretty good in my swimmers and my self control was amazing. My appetite has really shrunk and I managed to keep myself fairly on track during the whole event. I can tell from my belt that I’m ok – I daren’t stand on the scales yet though.

After such child-free indulgence I do feel a bit low though and have not managed a fast day since returning a week ago. I am skipping breakfast and going for a light brunch today (with diet noodles) and I’ll have a light non carb dinner so hopefully I’ll get myself back in the zone. Mondays, whilst probably the most sensible day to fast, are just too depressing to do it.

I really appreciate all the updates from you all and am thrilled by our collective successes. Keep it up all and for those whose journey is a little slower then take heart. The journey is all part of it and even one better food choice or skipped cake/biscuit is a step in the right direction to a healthier future.

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to say hope you’re all doing well! I really indulged this weekend on lots of yummy things – I won’t list what I had as I don’t want to make you hungry 🙂 So I was pleasantly surprised that I haven’t put weight on. I did do some long walks with the dog in between eating and drinking though. Back to fasting today and tomorrow.

RD

Hello all, final results
SW: 151
FW: 143
Lost 8 lbs total but had lost 15 quite quickly and then regained 7. Still fasting a couple of days a week but will need to track my non-fast days better! Wishing everyone the best in your fasting success!

I am so sorry for abandoning you all. Not one aspect of my life is under control right now and I’m off the wagon well and truly. While I was in the United States things went super down hill with my Dad and we had two weeks to move them from their current home into a care facility that was the best in the city but was only going to have two available bedrooms for a couple of weeks. The last two weeks as a result have been epic and am physically, mentally and emotionally drained. And looking after myself went to the bottom of the pile with sleep being the biggest priority when I could get it. We are still finishing off the move and my work is super behind and please somebody tell me I can calmly return to this when i can get a routine in place. I hope you have all been doing well, will read your inspiring posts later.

Hi Littepea, oh my, you do have your plate full at the moment. You have my sympathy; I went through something similar several years ago, and it is not easy. As you say, every aspect of life totally blows up. Your parents will appreciate all that you are doing for them – if not immediately, then later on.

You are wise to focus on sleep, as you need to stay healthy. You being well is important not only for you and your parents, but also all of the other residents and workers at the care facility.

Fortunately, you seem to already understand that you can only pay attention to the few, most important priorities. (Took me months to internalize that.) Everything else just has to fall by the wayside. It just does. So please don’t beat yourself up about that.

Make a note in your calendar about the FD routine for several months from now, maybe May? August? Check in with yourself then, and see if life has settled down enough to get back on track. If its not right, push the date off by several months again. You’ll know when you can handle it. Until then, hang in there and know that my thoughts are with you. ST55

Hi again – hope you’re all doing well. The good news from my holiday is that I actually lost weight! 0.7 kilos (one and a bit pounds)! I didn’t have any proper fast days while i was away but I think it’s because I’m now used to eating smaller portions, feeling full after less food, and stopping eating when I am full. Also I was less tempted to have sweet treats like cake and ice-cream, although one day I did have a portion of fried banana fritters (in batter) with condensed milk and sprinkled with palm sugar. I felt it was almost healthy as it had fruit in it 🙂 It was absolutely delicious and I enjoyed every mouthful but could only eat half of the huge portion.

Hi jelly:

You are already a success.

Enjoy!