Day 26 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Nearly didn’t bother with my last Friday of the month weigh in this morning…….
146.8 pounds…..😳
Have I completely lost the plot?
Can I really blame Birthday month and Covid depression for too much booze consumption and eating the wrong foods, too many bad carbs?? Because of DH’s health and anxiety we have been shielding for almost a year now and it has really got to me this month.
What to do???
I know what to do. I just have to dig deep and find the motivation to feel better.
I feel like crap, mood swings and aching joints, the prospect of feeling better should motivate me…and I should soon get the vaccine and I need to boost my immune system in preparation…..so I will look forward to March and better times ahead 🤞

@basyjames thank you for keeping the wagon rolling, just sorry I didn’t stay on track 💐

Day 26 – USA/GA – NFD

OK, well, yesterday was my last FD of the month. The bad news is that I probably won’t reach my February goal. The good news is that today I weighed in at 225 lbs, which is just a pound away from my goal. Considering the slow movement and plateau that continued from January, that’s not bad for the month. Furthermore, I think I’m firmly in the 220s now. So, I’m calling February a success.

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“There they are,” Lola says, pointing to Megan’s SUV in a parking lot. I turn right at the next light and find the entrance to the lot. As I pull in, Rita and John are standing outside the SUV, waving at us. “Did you lose us?” Megan asks, getting out of the driver’s seat. “Just for a moment,” Wesley says. “Where are we?” John replies, “the Triplicity Community Center.” An impressive 19th century mansion stands before us, punctuated with flowering shrubs, roses and medium-sized oaks. “Pretty swanky,” Lola says. “Wait until you see the inside,” Rita responds. As we start walking towards the entrance I ask, “so, what happens here?” Megan replies, “the wedding and the reception. This is the place!” “Ahh,” I say, stepping onto the large wrap-around porch. “We’re just going inside to make sure everything is set for the morning,” John says. “Come with us.” I look at the street number above the door before we disappear inside. 220.

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Best wishes to everyone today!

Day 26 – Rural Nebraska, USA

Worked for three hours yesterday morning, then rested the rest of the day. Definitely doing far better.

@northerndawn I’m so sorry to hear the news about your kids. I was told that zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D3, and melatonin (plus aspirin, actually) are a combination that helps stop covid far sooner. I was already on day 8 when I was told, so can’t speak to that, but it’s worth taking them. Prayers for them to recover quickly!

@i-hate-lettuce What a fabulous vacation that sounds. I hope you get to go also!

@brightonbelle Well done on the six pounds; that’s a HUGE accomplishment as far as I’m concerned!

@missybear The despair I heard in your words was real and I can completely empathize. But in my life, I can turn around from despair to strong mojo in a matter of hours, and I’m sure you can relocate that missing mojo of your own. I’ve found that exercising (usually in the form of walking with Leslie, at least over the winter) is the perfect way to kick-start my mojo. Is that effective for you?

@dvw What an accomplishment that you’re within a healthy BMI, and lost 3 pounds! The closer we are to goal, the harder the weight loss is, so that shows real discipline that you accomplished that!

@northgeorgia Love the significance of the house number! 😁

@michelinme I so admire the patience you’re demonstrating with your body as you work to recover your full health. Having just gone through a mild case of covid, I can imagine how awful a full-blown case can be, and I’m happy for you that you’ve made this much progress. Your steps are all taking you in the right direction, and we’re all cheering for you!

I have my weekly zoom call with my three sisters this morning, and then I think I’ll go back to work for a couple hours. Baby steps back to a normal day!

Day 26 USA (Illinois) NFD

Good day, everyone. Off to Silver Sneakers. Also wishing our youngest DD a happy 40th birthday in Austin, TX. (Oldest DD will be 50 in May… wow.) She’s survived their power/winter troubles and getting a new hot water heater today. Pipes burst. Nothing will take her out of TX I believe.

Onward and downward.

Day 26 MN/US FD

This will be my third FD this week. Since I have finally gotten back to being serious about losing some weight, I am down 2 lbs in the last two weeks, and lowest I have been since the Autumn. Throughout October-early February, I seemed to gain and lose the same 5 lbs over and over.

@basyjames – What I have have learned is that I have to keep track of calories for accountability or else I talk myself into thinking I haven’t consumed “that many”. And I do so much better with appetite control and weight loss when I have “no, 0, nada, none” alcohol; I also sleep better. And especially, I need to see progress, or I start thinking of throwing in the towel: thus, my big push these last two weeks. I am determined to continue as I am going throughout March. I need the loss and to see progress in order to keep my mojo going.

@stitchincarol and @at and @basyjames – Thank you so much for your kind wishes and prayers for my DS and his family. I have passed on the recommendations for supplements for treatment from you, Carol.

@at – Enjoy your special evening!

@songbirdme – I’m glad to hear your DD is dealing with the problems in Texas, and Happy Birthday to her!

@missybear – I know how you feel…..I had been feeling like that the first part of February off and on, as well as various times over the last 3 months. That’s why I dug deep, and decided I really had to do something before I gave up and gave in. I’m tracking everything on paper: calories in, deficit totals for the week, exercise, BMI, how I feel, whether Dry or Wet (dry since 2/13), everything! It is something I am actually enjoying, even though time consuming. It makes losing weight my primary goal and keeps me focused. Once I get to where I want to be, in the next month, I will ease up a bit. Sending you some MOJO!!!

@brightonbelle – A big congratulations and well done!

Pocket List Day 26
@ccco FD800
@northerndawn

DTF 🚫🍸🍷🍺🥂
@ccco – Dry February
@at – (Dry Feb except for 14th and 26th!)
@northerndawn – Dry (remainder of February)

ZBC 🚫
@at – every day!
@northerndawn – every day

Exercise 🏋️‍♀️ 30×5
@at (today 60min Yoga and 16,475 steps walk!)
@northerndawn – 25 min walk

@basyjames – Thank you so much for hosting this month….you always encourage us to be thoughtful about our behaviors and goals. And that is so helpful.

Day 27, NFD, Aus

Just checking in. Many thanks for hosting @basyjames. I’ll set up March today.

Day 27, UK, NFD

This is such a great forum I love everyone’s friendly comments and all the amazing support, thank you.

Thanks @basyjames for hosting & For the highly thought-provoking questions 🙂

This month I’ve lost 2 lb in weight and (I think this is a phrase that @northerndawn uses) “I’ll take it”

My happy scale app tells me that I am 40% of the way to my overall goal, however my clothes tell me that I am nowhere close as I still cannot get into them them!

Day 27 – UK – TDEE

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal last night – Mussels with black beans, garlic and ginger to start – followed by a Thai inspired Sea Bass dish with a hot, sour and sweet sauce served with rice and bok choi and ended with a White chocolate fool with mango purée and a cardamom shortbread 😋OH very impressed with the standard. The wine recommended was a Verdicchio, which is a white wine grape variety that has been cultivated for hundreds of years in the Marche region of central Italy.

Back on track today starting with a 0930 start to a 2.5hr Waking up to Spring Yoga Workshop – 1st phase will be a somatic practice – 2nd phase will be rising up for a mindful vinyasa flow with lots of twists and side body openings – 3rd phase of hip opening poses and more twists and finally a well earned Savasana – really looking forward to that 🙏

If the weather is as promised will go for a walk this afternoon to stretch the legs before the Rugby 🏉starts and planning on making today a OMAD TDEE/CD but will see how the day goes……….

Enjoy your weekend wherever you are and whatever you might be doing today 😊

Day 27 – USA/GA – NFD

ZBC this morning. When I returned, weigh-in was 226 lbs. Have a great weekend!

Day 27 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD500

I don’t know if I can pull it off, but I’m going to try for a FD today. My goal is 500, but I’ll be content if I pull off 800. I’ve been eating steadily for a week and a half, and a FD is a tough contrast, LOL.

@songbirdme Happy birthday to your DD! I hope her day was lovely and full of joy, despite all she and her family have been through lately!

@at I’m so dazzled to think about your lovely meal! So glad it turned out as glorious as you were anticipating!

@basyjames Thanks for hosting February; you did a fabulous job!

@nellen You’re doing a stellar job of maintaining; well, well done!

@northerndawn How’s the family doing today? Miserable but basically fine? That was how I felt for the first many days…

Today is the official conclusion of our isolation, and we meet all the requirements set out by the CDC to leave isolation (10 days since illness began, minimum 24 hours since a fever, a lessening of the symptoms), so I’m going to celebrate…by staying home, LOL. Perhaps I’ll run some errands on Monday, because there’s some floss I need that I need to match in person; in the meantime, it’s glorious to know I COULD go if I wanted. Instead, I’m off to church to do my church secretary thing and to practice organ for tomorrow. Yay for normalcy! Have a grand day, everyone!

Day 27 USA (Illinois) NFD

February is almost done, and I’m still at maintenance. Yeah for that.

Hopefully we will see a good group moving on with March – this group gets better and better.

@basyjames – thank you so much for guiding us through. You’ve been terrific!

Onward and downward.

Day 28 – Lake District UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Certainly some talking points from the rugby yesterday, when the TV commentator mentions he was considering the referee as man of the match for Wales it tells you something. I can’t wait to see my neighbour, he will be fuming this morning, some strange decisions, but as entertaining as ever!

Beautiful day yesterday, some warmth in the sun, frosty this morning but sun warming up quickly, walking or gardening today?

‘See’ you all in the morning for the start of the March challenge.

@basyjames – thanks again for hosting February.

Take care all.

Day 28 – USA/GA – NFD

February Results (the shortest month of the year in the dead of winter)!

Feb 28 weigh-in: 227 lbs.
Feb Goal: 224.

My high for February: 231.
My low for the month: 225.
Average (Median, Mode, and Mean): 228 lbs.

Technically, the end result means 2 lbs lost for the month from the starting weight of 229, but looking at the highs and lows, there was a shift of 6 lbs, and I ended up lighter. So I think things are moving downwards again! I suspect I will hit my Feb goal later this week. With that considered, I’m setting my Mar goal 4 lbs lower than my Feb low of 225, to 221.

I’ve lost at least 1/4 inch (nearly 1/2 inch) from my waistline this month, closing in quickly on 49 inches (I’m probably measuring wrong, but I’m consistent). Most 44s feel lose on me, so my trousers are pretty much all 42s, now. My sports jacket I bought in 2019 is too big, and the matching slacks were definitely too big to wear, so I dropped down to a suit I bought in 2017 at a second-hand shop. Ironically, those pants were a bit too tight then, so I had moved the button over to get a bigger waist size. Well, yep, I had to sew the button to its original position last week. It may be time for another try-on session of my “clothes in waiting” haha

In other terms, I’ve gone from nearly 20 stone in January 2020 to just shy of 16 stone now. Dreaming of 11 stone sometime in 2022. We shall see!

I’m going to call February a success and hopeful for good things in March! Thank you for hosting, @basyjames

Day 28 – UK – TDEE

What a beautiful spring day – sunshine, blue skies and warm too – Just perfect! Ended up doing a 12.4km hike and gaining just under 500m in height – now back home – enjoying a cup of tea and a fruit scone with raspberry jam 😋 Planning on today being a below TDEE day to end the February Challenge on a positive note!

Yesterday was a NFD as I finished off the remainder of that bottle of wine I had opened to have with our meal on Friday and I have to admit that I never got out for a walk yesterday afternoon after my yoga workshop but instead thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon of Rugby – Ireland ran away with it and poor Italy had no answer! The England v Wales match wasn’t without controversy but England gave away too many penalties, especially after they had managed to draw even!! Wales then went on to have a well deserved win!

@basyjames – Thank you for taking care of us Fab Fasters in February – these are for you 💐
@northgeorgia – you had a great 2020 and I’m sure 2021 will be equally positive!
@missybear – wishing you a positive March too – you know what to do! Stick with the challenges and we will support you in your quest too!

Thank you for all your support over this February challenge and I’m so happy to have achieved my goals for the month – so now looking forward to a Motivational March with @penz to stay focused!

“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”

Day 28 UK NFD

👏👏Thank you @basyjames for guiding us this month it’s been a good one for me Let’s hope things are looking up 🤞.

See you all next month x

Day 28 USA (Illinois) NFD

February is done, and on to March. See you all “on the other side” I hope and pray! @basyjames – you have been fabulous.

Onward and downward.

Day 28 UK NFD

Finished the month 2.1 kg down in spite of a few slip ups! Happy with that and looking forward to March! Thanks to @ basyjames for leading us although I have been a poor contributor to the forum this month. I promise to do better in March!