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@debster251 how lovely, a bit of sun is good for the soul. I’ve also got the fast 800 and I’m eating to that programme. I can fully recommend it! Like yourself in regards to TRE, I naturally undertake 18-6/21-3 as I very rarely have an appetite prior to 12:00hrs. Your 17000 steps is impressive! Enjoy your Rugby … it’s on our TV as I type.

@elektron Are they any Keto strips (if that’s what you use) you can recommend please? I’m interested if I’m in Keto. Your rice cooker sounds useful.

@songbirdme I also sleep badly if my carb count is to low. Tonight I’m making Chicken Biryani and I will also take a couple of Magnesium tabs. Fingers crossed we both get a good nights sleep. Just going to take a look at the link you posted. Thank you!

@flourbaby lol at ‘Patience Grasshopper’ lol

Peace & Love

Day 2, Rocky Mountains, US, FD 800 cals

Second day of Fast 800. Will be more difficult over weekend. No Super Bowl munchies tomorrow.
Off walking the old puppy, then grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s, later walking to one of our coffee shops before the rain starts. In the evening will be watching the new Poirot in the ‘ABC Murders’.

Have a good Saturday everyone! 😊😊😊

Day 2 UK CD

Yesterday was pretty grey, my brain wasn’t working well and everything was a huge effort. Definitely celebrating the fact I didn’t eat my emotions!

Today I’m working on my February goals by putting intention into practice 🙂 With one eye on the Six Nations tournament (go Scotland!) I’ve made two massive veggie stews – one with Indian spices, the other with chilli, garlic & ginger. That’s my main FD food for February sorted 🙂 I’m so much more likely to be successful when I’ve planned ahead and have easy Fast Food 😀

My interest has been piqued by how many challenge buddies are recommending MMs Fast 800 book so just ordered it myself. I always eat 16:8, OMAD on FDs and low carb; I’ve been vegetarian for most of my adult life and now have several vegan days each week. But having sat on a weight plateau for pretty much 7 months it’s good to mix things up. I won’t switch to straight 800 days this month because I’ve other goals and a fair bit on, but definitely thinking about it as a goal for March – or indeed for Lent 🙂

Reflecting on the conversation about changing waist size….since I began this WOL I’ve lost 6 inches from my fat suit – that’s from each of my bust, waist and hips. While I’ve still got a little way to go, it’s good to remember that my hips are now the size my waist was a year ago! And my clothes size seems to have changed more rapidly while I’ve been on this weight plateau – worth remembering that scale changes aren’t everything 🙂

@flourbaby lovely to see you back again 🙂 And empathy re January – I’d lost my Christmas timber by day 10, then regained most of it by day 31. Nil desperandum!

@dykask many congratulations to your smart and hard-working daughter – that’s an epic achievement! I’m going to take another leaf out of your book and count my FDs this year – really helpful to see them add up 🙂

USA Day 2 FD (800 cals.; 16:8)
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Hi, AnneMarilyn! My waist to hip ratio is not good. I am 5 ft. 3 in. with a 34 inch waist and 37 inch hips. Even as I lose, this seems to stay constant. I will keep on trying, though!

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For those who said they were interested in how the ghrelin & leptin hormones affects our appetites etc

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/072d/b9a855da2a0ffda9d7acb485a14ea2f823dc.pdf

I’m not sure if the link will work… fingers crossed.

Other business … Well done England!

Day 2 – California – NFD

It’s going to be rainy all day here which is unusual. Today I am doing a 16:8 to recover from the effects of falling into a bag of cheese puffs and eating mindlessly through them which even though I wasn’t hungry which I blame on the margarita I had with dinner. Luckily I don’t drink often as it plays havoc with my self control.

Conragulatikns @dykask for your daughter achievement!

@chipmunk13 – I will have to check out that recipe! Summertime, especially, I am always looking for good zucchini recipes. Thanks!

Day 2 Minnesota, USA NFD

quick check-in…..enjoy the weekend, everyone!

Hi, please count me in, I’m on the downward slope now, have lost 16.5 kg, currently weigh 68.1, am aiming to lose another 6 kg and am 169 cm. It is a nfd today but tomorrow I do 4 FDs btb.

Day 3. UK. Fast800

I’ve broken my 12 day run of small loses. Got on scales to find I’m up 1.3lbs. I think it’s because I had proper rice lamb biryani. It was going to be home made but my online shop didn’t arrive (coming today, I could have swore I’d ordered for Saturday delivery) so my other half fetched it from the local restaurant. They didn’t have the calorie content available. I only had 2/3 of a portion. The only other food I had yesterday was home made soup for a late lunch.

Wise other half said it would be water weight which I agree with. Anyways I really enjoyed my Biryani but the extra carbs still didn’t help me sleep through. Wide awake at 3:00 until about 5:30 then awake again at 7:30.

@ccco i understand about being frustrated by waist size not reducing. I’ve seen mine as low as 30 during recent times (even though I was heavier than I am now) but when I measured on Monday it’s now 34. My largest I think was about 38. Down overall. To think I was about 22inch as a younger lady. I know I’ll never see that again but I will be very happy to get under 30. You are my waist & hip twin as we are the same size.

@michelinme fantastic inch loss! Well done 🙂

@annemarilyn I have some magnesium spray so will try that tip tonight thank you. I always wear socks to bed (not very sexy I know lol) so will spray before I put them on.

@elektron yes I find our body chemistry fascinating. As we get older, losing weight isn’t just cals in versus cals out. If you ever find a fabulous probiotic or emzyine let me know lol. In regards to Keto I don’t fully understand it’s benefits other than your body runs of them if there isn’t anything else or something like that. It’s so complicated.

Anyways sending good vibes to you all.

Peace & Love

Day 3 NFD Derbyshire UK
Got up late this morning. The dogs had me up twice in the night 4:15 and 5:10 so I was determined to lie in and let OH deal with them this morning! One of our dogs is very old and deaf so he barks loudly when he needs to go out. Still I feel much refreshed now and looking forward to a brisk walk with them in the snow. I am off to the gym tomorrow morning and it will be a fast day to help rid the excesses of the weekend. Who would have thought I would be looking forward to it so much. That’s why I love this WOL it doesn’t feel like a diet at all, it just feels like I’m taking care of myself. Happy Sunday everyone.

Day 3, London, UK, FD

Still sticking to the new 800cal regime, weekends were always my toughest days to remain mindful, but sticking to 800cals seems to be achievable ………………….. so far, so good!!!

Also, there appears to have been some kind of alien abduction, mind melding or brain swapping since I launched myself out of bed this morning at 8am (it’s Sunday too!!!) and did the 30 day shred …………………………… before coffee!!! My arm is aching just from patting myself on the back!!!!!

I know it’s early days, but I’m hanging onto the positives until my mojo is superglued into position!!!

I’m off to Tesco to stock my freezer with New Covent Garden soups (1/2 price) which are my standard FD meals at work, although doing the Fast 800 means every day is a FD, so salads & stir-frys will mean I can eat fresh foods too.

Stay strong everyone, embrace the hunger, it’s normal, it’ll pass, have a glass of water!!!!!!

Day 3 non-fast day Northern Ireland

Hello to everyone new and old

Forgive me that I have been absent for all of January. My OH and I had a wonderful time in New Zealand, catching up with our son and exploring a little more of this beautiful country. I had the most wonderful swim in Otama beach, and the memory will stay with me a long time. The flights are arduous, and it took a good few days to recover and adjust not only to the time difference but to coping with the cold of winter. It was also difficult to come back to reality, to get back to work and the ongoing saga – it was quite nice that while my troubles were far away and didn’t quite go away, the distance helped, and I found on some days I managed to escape completely.

On my return home it was my Dads 90th Birthday. My sister and I took him for lunch on the day of his birthday and at the weekend we had organised a surprise party with some friends and more family. A good time was had by all and it was nice meeting up with friends and family at a happy occasion rather than a funeral.

Thank you @at for looking after January and February – greatly appreciated these are for you for looking after us last month 🙂

https://kenyastockholm.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/flowers.jpg

With regards to me and my weight loss, it wasn’t New Zealand that did the damage as we walked loads. It was on my return that I once again began to eat my emotions, stressed – I ate, tired – I ate, bored – I ate. I just couldn’t find that off switch. I began to feel my work trousers tight again and that bulge was getting bigger. I haven’t been able to get into my exercise routine, no runs or no squash as of yet. I know once I do this will help not only with stress and my mental health but will curtail the mindless eating but this cold weather is not helping. I really feel the cold, always did but as I get older it seems harder to bear.

My plan is – I have decided to enrol in a gym but with the added support of the personal trainer who runs it. It is a small gym and the programme I have joined is for 60 days. I can have up to 3 sessions if I wish, ideas and tips what to do if I can’t make all 3, online support in a group, and his watchful eye on me. I am hoping the accountability will help keep me on track. It is at least a plan.

Also, I want to get back in touch with this group, some of which have been with me since day 1. I will do my best to log on each evening, even if I don’t catch up on all that is going on, I will be accountable to tell you how my day has gone. Now to catch up with some of what has been going on in my absence.

Love and hugs to all – remember you only fail if you stop trying

2nd post sorry, meant to write abbreviations.

Day 3 – California – FD

Day 3 Pocket list:

@ccco (800 cals)
@rafiki44

Day 3, Gozo, Malta, nfd

It seems I’m calling a nfd a cfd.

@at thanks for wishing me on board this forum.

Today was my first grandson s birthday. I had a lovely time. The children had such a fun.

Tomorrow will be a nfd for me.

Have a good evening/night everyone.

Day 3, Rocky Mountains, US, Fast 800

Off walking the doggie 🐕 before it starts raining 🌧. Then walking 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ to one of our coffee shops for an afternoon Americano ☕.
Will read posts later.😊

Have a good Sunday everyone! 😊⚘😊⚘😊

Day3 Central coast CA. NFD

BAHHH! I have been trying to have a non food day this entire week with no luck as my stomach has been acting up and I have felt really awful. Until today! I found a solution and its now 10:30 with no indigestion and no pain or nausea! I am really relieved! The more this was happening the more depressed I was getting about it. And the more depressed the more I didn’t really care about what I was eating or drinking.
THE SOLUTION? Ginger tea, and not just store bought, which didn’t seem to do anything for me. I bought Ginger and boiled it up, and it tastes so much better than the teas. Thankfully I can now start again with renewed vigor.
The weight lifting classes fill the exercise need three days a week and I enjoy it immensely. However, I’ve not figured out the cardio HIIT yet. I really don’t like running though I had good luck losing weight with it.
So far my weight has fluctuated between 149 and 145, and I cannot seem to get below 145. Today I am back up to where I started, after a month this has not been fun or encouraging.
Endless rain here and big wind storms at night aren’t helping!! This time of year is difficult, and Im not even in the Polar Vortex!!
I think I just needed to complain today and I really appreciate being able to vent here.
To end on a positive note I can actually say that I’m really looking forward to getting started on this WOL again and giving it the old school try!
PS to this gizmo is something that is in development that I just read about today called Lumen which is a weightloss aid which looks really interesting to me however I will never pay that much money for it. But it is still in development. I’m interested to see what you all think about it. https://lumen.me

Day 3 UK NFD

Yesterday I made a baby GF oat & seed loaf for my house and a big loaf for today’s community lunch meeting…progress as previously I used to make a big loaf for me each week. Then instead of wolfing the whole thing down and ignoring all other food I stopped at half or 200g (it’s v dense bread) which could have been a lot worse! At the lunch today I had 1.5 slices – and made sure I ate the salad first… progress 🙂

Today was long & difficult at times but good … I’m so good at saying no thanks to cake and biscuits most days, it becomes second nature. So glad I have February’s FD food all squirrelled away in the freezer – tho good to pay attention to NFD too! Full week coming up and plenty to squish in, it feels good to have done the prep to support this WOL. Now for bath and early night so I can set myself up for yoga & meditation tomorrow. Onwards & downwards…

@coda welcome back, glad you had a good time. Good luck with the settling back and returning to difficult family stuff x

Day 3 Ohio, US — MFD(#12) ✔️

A good MFD. It didn’t get as warm as predicted here today, but it did get up into the 40’s F (> 0 C) and the sun was out, so it was just like Miami Beach (or the Riviera)! (I don’t know what the equivalent is in Australia.) Right now the plan is to finish the second week of MFD’s of the Fast 800. Then I’m debating what course to take: stay on another week of MFD’s, go to 5:2, or maybe to 4:3. Two weeks of MFD’s have shown me that I can lose weight. I was beginning to doubt that. But having NFD’s is pretty nice for variety and flexibility. Well there are two more days to figure that out.

One nice thing about the warmer temperature was that I was able to take the dog out for a walk, the first time in more than a month. He’s perkier tonight than he has been for quite awhile.

@dykask Have a great FD tomorrow!

@chipmunk13 Hope you have a great time with your son, DIL, and grandson. 12 months is a long time in a baby’s life. He’s probably 6 feet tall by now 🙂

@ab 805 I tried your link and Lumen does look interesting. I wonder if they can take food allergies and sensitivities into account in their recommendations.

Day 3 – USA – NFD

@missybear, happy 60th…am I too early? @dykask, congrats to you, your wife, and daughter on her success! @annemarilyn, best of luck to you in the 30 day keto challenge…I have the test strips (never used) and all the info, just never found time to be so strict with the macros, plus never really wanted to exclude beer (a very important food group imo, lol). @flourbaby, happy birthday in advance (Feb 24?)…@Gretta, enjoy your belated honeymoon! @coda, so happy to hear from you and admire your can-do attitude despite your trials…@Chipmunk13, how exciting to be able to see your grandbaby again, as well as son and DIL. Enjoy the visit!

Day 4 – Melbourne Aus – FD

Lots and lots of posts to catch up on, things have been a bit hectic.

Have had quite a stressful weekend, and in turn ended up eating more carbs than planned, making today’s FD a little harder than usual.

Stayed away from sugar on the Friday night out with the girls, that’s a win.

Looking forward to catching up on all the posts, hope everyone’s Monday is going well!

Day 4 Pocket List
@gretta
@elektron

Day 4 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Going to try a week of Fast800 from today. I had a very hectic weekend, out on the town with work for dinner and drinks on Friday, the rugby on Saturday (gutted…@debster251 but yes the better team win), then the awards ceremony and overnight stay with dinner and more drinks, then stepdaughter and her girlfriend called around yesterday evening and more dinner and drinks 🍷

Quite too much starchy carbs too. And I look and feel bloated. I saw a number on the scales that I am going to ignore as it’s just wine weight 😱

I hope hope hope I can get through today without having any birthday cake in work….my friend (who got me this job) turns 65 today so there will be cakes galore in work. I will try to avoid but if my friend proffers me some of her cake I will have to take it or she WILL get offended. So if I do have cake it’s chicken bone broth for my evening meal and hopefully manage the 800 calories ☺️

Great to see you back @coda.

Day 4 pocket list
@gretta
@elektron
@daffodil2010

Day 4 Herefordshire UK NFD
Day 3 NFD

Yesterday went badly – didn’t plan, was exhausted and strayed into a supermarket tired and hungry resulting in a carb heavy day.
Head on and going to be in control today.

@coda – hi and welcome back your swim sounds magical.

@snowflake56 – OH stays with family during his working week. I drop him off at the nearest train station on Wednesdays at 5.30am to get a London train and drive up early Sunday morning to London to pick him up. He’s on holiday this week so he’ll be busy with drill (DIY tskill I’ve not mastered) putting up curtain rails, pictures, mirrors, wall hanging cupboards etc. I was so tired Saturday I didn’t get as much painting done as I’d hope. Going at it again today, thankfully no ceilings to do. I do get frustrated when paying for something and find the result no better or worse than I could do myself – applies to restaurants and house trades. Good luck with your painting.

Have found interesting all the talk on waistlines and body morphing and look forward to reporting my own transformation. Somethings happening as my trousers keep falling down!

Have a good day all stay focussed.

Ta x

Day 4, London, UK, FD800

Still feeling positive today about completing another 800cal FD, these days at home have always been tricky, maybe the thought that every day will be the same for a couple of weeks makes it easier to follow?? FDs always were a breeze, NFDs? ………………….. not so much!!!!!

@coda, so pleased you’ll be checking in as & when!!! NZ sounds wonderful, I could live on a beach!!!!

@ab 805, I love ginger tea and as you say, making your own is so simple!!! Even easier is to just grate a lump straight into the mug & top with boiling water, the strength is the same as if you boil it, but less faffing about!! Just to clarify the acronyms ……………………. NFD is Non Fast Day where you eat to below your TDEE (I always use my goal weight TDEE) rather than non food day; FD is a Fast Day where you’ll consume anything from 0 to 800cals …………….. so sticking to 5:2 you’ll be having 5 NFDs and 2 FDs per week, good luck!

@metatauta, thanks for the B’day wishes, it is the 24th and I’m putting it to the back of my mind otherwise I’ll start celebrating early (@missybear 4 days early is acceptable, but not 20 days!!) which means cake & wine!!!!!

@daffodil2010, the pressures of other peoples’ expectations is sooooooo difficult to negotiate when trying to be mindful!!!!! How about using the toothache excuse, or the ‘I JUST had a piece’ excuse?? ……………….. well they’re lies really!!!!!

Happy fasting folks!!!!