USA Day 13 FD

Successful FD has come to an end. Tomorrow I will begin the day with breakfast. I am currently hungry but trying to keep myself feeling full with plenty of water. Hope everyone had a great day!

Day 14: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

@michelinme: Yeah….me n’ hubby both barking too. Sounds like a colony of seals round here!
@ccco: @songbirdme: Good fast days…yay to you, and all of you. Mine on the 9th was probably a one off….but, oh well.

Must go and get ready for work. It’s hard at Christmas, especially if its cold and wet on those deliveries.

See you later xx

Day 14 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Woke to a wet and windy morning. Boo. Myself and DH are heading out early to get the Christmas present shopping done for the kids and family so hoping it won’t be too manic. It was nuts in the shopping centre yesterday at 10am. As we say a lot here in Ireland “the boom is back”

Still have three days off before back to work….I can feel the Christmas spirit already when it comes to food and drink choices, and we are out to dinner tonight, but will have some good FD’s next week and try to maintain at least.

Day 14. NFD. Just popping in to say hello. We are in Madrid to get away from election/Christmas madness in England. London was so busy, and everybody short tempered.
No fasting here, but tapas like tomatoes and anchovies are just great. The best tasting tomatoes ever. Wine is now completely off the menu – it seems to make me feel very down, so beer is its replacement. Not the best idea I’ve ever had, but at least it doesn’t make me feel low. Happy weekend all. H

Day 14 USA (Illinois) NFD

Soup and stews this time of year make me smile. I ought to go with more broth and less gravy though! 🙂

@ciren2 -hope you’re able to muddle though with those deliveries on cold, wet days.

Last night we watched “All is True” about the final years of Shakespeare’s life. Quite fascinating, and Kenneth Branagh is amazing as The Bard. As the special features said “anything with Judi Dench is worth the ticket.” It was a Netflix rental. Fascinating.

Onward and downward.

Day 14 UK FD!!

Ate my feelings late yesterday in dried dates & cashews… Ooops! Been a while since I’ve done that. And didn’t sleep v long or well either. Woke this morning feeling puffy and sluggish, determined to make it easier for Future Me to make good choices.

Made a big batch of root veg & green lentil stew – spicy & rich with flavour layered up via mushroom ketchup, smoked paprika, curry powder, turmeric, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and blackberry vinegar..all slow-cooked and reduced over several hours. 6 pots are cooling ready to be frozen and just finished a large portion for my OMAD FD supper.

Tried on some clothes to remind myself why I’m fasting, arranged a friend to come and help me declutter and decorate, and machine-dyed two dresses. Also skyped with another friend in SA while knitting a hat – feeling much better for talking stuff through. Now off to wash up, colour my hair and then head for early night – thus avoiding late night snacking! A productive day looking after Future Me – Tick 🙂

@bellyblast your soup sounds lovely – and we’re still living in parallel 🙂

@ciren2 hope you and DH feel better v soon. Take care of yourself in the wet & cold weather x My cough now sounds like the old Steptoe – a hacking, deep, chesty rattle. GP phone call on Monday morning if not seen an improvement by then!
@daffodil2010 hope you had a good shopping day 🙂

Pocket List – Day 14 🍏
@funshipfreddie
@bellyblast
@michelinme

Day 15, Emden Germany, NFD

Inspired by @bellyblast and @michelinme this day would be ideal for soup or stew, it’s stormy and rainy. We invited friends for a 4 course dinner so will have soup on tomorrow’s FD.

@daffodil2010 hope you got everything you wanted, we have a total lack of inspiration this year.

@ciren2 glad you stayed dry! That’s a lot of adresses you have to deliver. I try to go as low on cals as I can on FDs to have more room on NFDs, no always succesful though.

@ccco I’ll join you on your FD tomorrow, I hope there will be a long pocket list again. I’m looking forward to it already.

@michelinme loved reading about you productive day.

@emma-taylor enjoy Madrid!

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 15: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

@funshipfreddie: Yay…isn’t it such a relief and pleasant surprise when you find you’ve over-indulged but NOT put on the weight you expected, eh? Back to the grindstone with renewed enthusiasm.

@snowflake56: Sounds as if you have our yesterday early morning weather today as we move into the heavy showery zone.

I managed to get the first dog walk in between bouts of rain. The football fields and local dog walking areas are totally waterlogged with standing water everywhere. Our little dog hates getting her princess-feet wet and muddy!

Day 15 Canada NFD

Boy that pot of soup went such a long way, I still have nearly half left which will be going into the freezer for another FD. Such comfort food on a cold and snowy day, hope it works for you @snowflake56!
Having a guilt free Christmas is important to all of us @flourbaby you can jump back into this WOL
@ciren2 I hope your dog enjoyed a warm wash after the mud.
Happy Sunday to you @funshipfreddie and congrats on such a small gain

Fresh salmon for dinner, egg and avocado on sourdough for lunch…..not feeling especially hungry so might actually call that brunch and have a smoothie in the afternoon.

Day 15 UK NFD

Had a busy few days culminating in a trip to London to watch a pantomime- don’t think it’s an international thing and can’t even think where to begin to explain it to non brits anyway good fun and accompanied by far to much food and drink – back in the wagon tomorrow with a FD

oops, I see @ccco was a fast day yesterday and tomorrow so here’s the revised list:

Day 15 Pocket List

@snowflake56
@rafiki44

USA Day 15 FD

Day 15 Pocket List

@snowflake56
@rafiki44
@ccco

Day 16: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

Ok…exactly one week since I actually had a successful fast day….the first in over eight months! Although I won’t be joining the pocket list today I am aiming for some modest cutbacks on my “coming home from work” meal later today. Breakfast, for me, just seems ESSENTIAL!

Good luck those of you who CAN stay on today’s list.
See you (much) later. XX

Day 16 – FD – Ireland
Well the weekend was tough in many senses – I’m
learning lots… We all are …as we care for our parents who
are both ill but it’s great to have them 💕 and for them to be at home 🏠. Christmas will be very special this year.
Back to fasting today and possibly tomorrow ahead of Christmas lunches and dinners later in the week…
Well done to anyone managing to pull off a good FD at the moment. 💪
@funshipfreddie – happy day of reconciliation!
Pocket List – Day 16 🍏
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim

Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 16 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

It’s normally an FD but I am off today so it’s like a bank holiday Monday for me 👍 –

Still delighted however that scales have been kind so maybe this WOL helps when out to dinner etc….I declined on dessert yesterday for example as I just didn’t want to.

Have a good Monday FD and I will be with you in spirit…until tomorrow

Day 16 UK FD

500 ish FD today , can’t decide whether to check the damage on the scales or wait till end of month ? Anyway good luck all

Pocket List – Day 16 🍏
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@snowflake56
@missybear
@brightonbelle

Day 16 Melb Aust CD

After a LOT of NFDs, finally managed a CD today. Gradually assessing the damage. Two pairs of jeans still fit, and my summer trousers are a bit looser, so no problems there, but brakes on from now. Thankfully, all the pre-Christmas festivities are finally over, with nothing more until Christmas day, and that will not be a heavy meal, so there is hope for December yet. I would like to see the scales about 1 kg DOWN from the start of December, rather than 1.5 kg up, as they are currently. One victory – threw away some goodies” that I can well do without.

Okay, from here – onwards and downwards!

Day 16 Canada FD

Count me in fellow fasters!
Pocket List – Day 16 🍏
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@snowflake56
@missybear
@brightonbelle
@michelinme
@bellyblast

Day 16, VA, USA, FD
Day 15, NFD
Day 14, NFD
Day 13, OMAD (may have just crept in under the radar of a CD!

My SO family came to visit. They are quite lovely we all met at a restaurant on Friday evening which my SO and I had our allotment of fried food for the YEAR! (We don’t eat a lot of fried food. I mean we are not saints we just like maybe ONE thing fried and then loads of veggies (preferably something green) My SO leaned over at the table and whispered do you realize there are no green veggies listed on this menu. Ha *never thought my SO would miss green veggies.

So NFDs for Sat and Sun and yet surprisingly the scales have held fairly steady (and its not like I helped it stay steady) Saturday night after a generously high percentage stout I was MADDENINGLY munchy monster! I ate through all the things I could graze at – I even tried to slow myself down with having fresh cut carrots but there was no taming the munchy monster. I even noticed I was doing it and yet did not pause.

So only up 3lbs (usually I go up 5lbs) after such a weekend and I’ll take it, really. I’m venturing back toward ADF to see if I can Rev-up my metabolism. Even tho the 4 FDs make me feel amazing, I’ve hit a bit of a plateau.

@snowflake56 – oh my gosh this martini sounds amazing! Also sparked an idea of how to use up the rest of my homemade cranberry sauce from this weekend!

@ciren2 – your description of “sounds like a colony of seals” Gave me a chuckle. You poor things tho, hope you are on the mend.

@emma-taylor – I had to replace my stouts with liquor cocktails because the stouts give me hot flashes all night. UGH.

@songbirdme – when I re-heat my soup I always start with boiling a 1/2 – 1 cup water, then add the leftover soup. With as flavor rich as I must make my soups the only thing I notice is that I might need to add a dash more salt after it heats up.

Pocket list Day 16 (I almost typed 17 as if I was doing a future FD!)
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@snowflake56
@missybear
@brightonbelle
@michelinme
@bellyblast
@ccco
@rabbette

What a day! It was nearly dark again by the time I got home. SO many Christmas cards to deliver. Longest day so far on Christmas Pressure.
@snowflake56: @michelinme: Yes, I DID stay dry. Hooray! I did NOT mange to cut back on my (eventual) coming-home meal though.
@rabbette: The seal colony lives on. Oh the NOISE! Just don’t make me laugh otherwise I sound just like Mutley (wheeze…wheeze…) Dreadful.

USA Day 16 FD

jWell, my FD ended a bust! I did really well with my prepared meals. If only I HAD stuck with that but oh, no! My sister left a sugar cookie at my house, so I just had to eat it! Then, I suddenly started to crave ;more sugar cookies, so went to the grocery store to buy more, but also discovered some delicious scones while I was at it. I guess you can tell where all this ended up. Well, as soon as I finished this feast, I immediately plunged into a 24 hour fast to allay the damage. I will eat again tomorrow at 2:30 pm, but only a cup of soup, as I have a Christmas party tomorrow evening. As long as I don’t find another cookie in my house, I should succeed!!! LOL

Hope everyone did well!

Day 17: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

Bracing myself ready for another hard day at the Royal Mail! Looking outside, the ground is wet, but (as of this actual minute) it’s not raining as such. It’s dark, so I can’t see the sky yo determine the outlook….but fingers crossed, anyway.
Even though my DD is in this country, we haven’t had a peep out of her….wrapped up with her dear boyfriend I guess! They are on holiday together at the moment….only about 50 miles away! We’ll get them for Christmas Day, and can catch up then. All the same…
Must wash up the breakfast things and get off to the workhouse.

Day 17, Emden Germany, NFD

To start the day here is my favourite Christmas add: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuRn2S7iPNU

@ciren2 hoping for another dry day!

@rabbette hearing of adding pickled onions to a Martini sounded so weird we had to try it.

@matpi I’ll try to find the Lucy Worsley’s programm. Yesterday I heard the story of kissing and mistletoe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKC0kyES2Uw

@michelinme of course you can have the recipe, it’s easy to make. I take 2 small bowls on a FD and save the rest for the next FD. I hope you like it.

Beetroot soup

– 500 g cooked, peeled and grated beetroot
– 1 finely chopped mid sized onion
– 15 g butter or oil
– 1 liter beef, lamb or vegetable stock
– 1 tsp chopped dill
– 1 laurel leaf
– 2 peeled raw grated potatoes
– salt, pepper
– yogurt as much as perferred

Glaze the onion in butter or oil on a low fire until golden. Add ¾ of the grated beetroot and stir. After 1 minute add the stock, dill, laurel and the grated potatoes. Stir well, put a lid on the pan and let it simmer for 20 minutes. Add the leftover beetroot and just heat it. Add pepper and salt as needed. Put in a bowl and add a spoon of yogurt on top.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 17, London, UK, Ex-FD………………….. NFD

I had my usual FD planned today and a lovely prawn salad for lunch but ………………………. I may have been derailed by a colleague who together with his mum & sister have cooked us all (20+ of us!!!) a homemade authentic Pakistani lunch of chicken curry, rice, salad, yoghurt and the slightly(!) less authentic chocolate brownies to complete the meal!!!! What’s a girl to do in this situation?? …………………………….. I suppose the prawn salad will keep until tomorrow!!!

Happy fasting folks!!!

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John R. Woode

USA Day 17 FD

I am 2/3s the way into my FD, which ends around 2:30 pm, so I added myself to today’s pocket list. So far, it has gone very well. I don’t even seem to be hungry!

Day 17 Pocket List

@daffodil2010
@ccco

Hope everyone is having a great day!