Day 13 UK FD

Not eaten yet – strangely full day & feeling weird.Definitely not drunk enough today even tho i’ve had 2 litres water plus peppermint tea. Just finished long afternoon/eve with my 82yo mother, filling in form for additional help with day to day living. Seriously chuffed we got it done, but goodness I’m tired.

Tomorrow is emergency dentist appt as I think i have an abscess. Difficult to know if pain is throat infection or tooth but hopefully get to the bottom of it. Not my best week healthwise!!! Late supper will be vegan fish and lots of green vegetables – banking a FD feels an achievement.

Whatever you are doing, go gently 🙂

Day 14, FD, Aus.
I went out to lunch yesterday & had sweets & I am still full. So glad today is a FD!
@cateaus

Day 14 country west Australia NFD
Day 13 FD
Happy with the scales this morning after a good FD yesterday.
Now just have to be mindful today…..

Day 14 – Japan – NFD

Water fast day #12 was easy. Not overeating today is a different story.

Yesterdays zero calorie day done.
It’s strange how hunger passes. I went to bed early yesterday (9pm) because I was starving and really struggling, yet I’ve no hunger this morning. Maybe it’s because I know i’ll be eating at 10am.
Good luck to all those fasting today.

Day 14 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

What day is it??? Just back from a weeks holiday in the sun and have lost track of the days, so it’s great to realise it’s Friday and I am not back in work until Monday 💃
I have not weighed but there has been a gain..I can feel it.

I have only got to Day 7 on the forum so will have to catch up later as I really want to get out there and get my first decent walk in a week (my friend on holiday has bad knees and hips so our walks were slow strolls with lots of sitting down breaks).

I have come back from Lanzarote with a very hoarse throat and voice almost gone. Not from singing either…I must have picked up a virus or something but as the rest of me feels ok I am going to get out there and get some nice damp Irish air, which would hopefully be better for my throat and lungs than the dry sand-filled air of windy Lanzarote 🤔

Later my dears….looking forward to catching up. Happy St Valentines too 😘

Day 14 – Lake District Cumbria UK – NFD

Another small loss this week so the tail end of the graph on my tracker creeps ever lower! The 4 days B2B FD’s worked, especially as last weekend more calories consumed than intended when I checked the weeks notes!
Not feeling particularly hungry this morning, which is a surprise, however will have coffee for breakfast and look forward to a decent lunch.
Halfway through February already, I’ve got to keep going, my first target is getting ever nearer!

@michelinme – make sure on hydration, I felt weird a couple of times when not drinking enough on FD’s especially early in the day, worked it out, just not drinking enough.

@penz @shinything @basyjames – plenty of spare seats on this wagon, grab a couple and give the second half of February a go! I need company, it’s slow going for me at the moment, need weather to improve then I can get gardening, it’s only being bloody minded (and being on here) that’s keeping me going!

@daffodil2010 – don’t worry about the holiday gain, it’ll soon go, hope you recover from the bug quickly.

Take care all.

Day 14. NFD Siracusa Sicily.

Just popping in to stay in touch. Hope to haul myself back on the wagon next Friday. Sicily is stuffed with good food. As am I ….

Day 14 Oxfordshire, UK – FD/CD?
Today may end up being a CD rather FD as we’re having a day out. So although I may walk further there may be more temptation.
Happy Valentine’s day everyone.

Day 14 UK FD (800)

Willpower a bit missing today and yesterday. Mainly because I’m not at work , I think! Anyway will try to keep to 800 calories today to minimise damage.
Thanks to @betsylee,,@CateAus, @jaifaim, @snowflake56, @matpi, @michelinme,@Caren 2 for good wishes after my little op!

You are right @ciren2 re NHS management. I went to the clinic in April last year and had all the tests. At the end up was told the Surgery risk outweighed my need for it. This despite a continuing struggle to see when driving especially at night. So I consulted privately and was told there was no problem doing the surgery on what I considered my “bad” eye , and not only that he would fix the other eye too as that was becoming critical.
I have to say it’s the first time I have paid for treatment and up till now have luckily not needed any! I couldn’t be happier. Great personal care and attention and wonderful surgery outcome!

Day 14 Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! 36hr WFD for me today

I completely forgot today is Valentine’s Day, OH was out of town all week and is returning today, I will stick with my planned fast though and break as scheduled at 7am tomorrow. There is an office potluck planned in the conference room across from my office at noon; needless to say I plan to stay away and not indulge.

@mr Shuggy hunger does come in waves, and when ignored goes away. What I love about fasting is how it builds on itself, not giving in to impulse makes it easier to resist the next time and then the next…

@flourbaby thanks for the ACV tip, I tried it last night and I did sleep better. I still felt too warm when I slept on my tummy but when I rolled over I felt fine. The cold air this morning was so refreshing. Funny how things change, I used to freeze all the time and now I welcome cold air – Wow!

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I am not going anywhere, I remember what happened the last time I did that – epic wagon falling and all that! so no matter what, I plan to stick around and post for accountability; even if I can’t respond to posts

Pocket list day 14:
@cateaus
@basyjames

Anyone else hopping on?

USA Day 14 FD

Ciren2, I couldn’t help but comment on what your husband was told by the doctor! I was 55 yo the first time a doctor told me that. He was in his early 40s at the time. I thought just wait until you are in your 50s and see how you feel when some doctor says that to you!!! Now I aim 70, so you can imagine what I am getting now, but I don’t give up. I am not dead yet! Just help me so I can get on with my business, even if I have to find someone else to help me. I am glad your husband went private but am sorry you had to pay out of pocket!

Day 13 and 14 posts, MD, US NFD

Great news I see a difference at the end of this week, my appetite is lower and energy is good. Generally eating less and I feel strong knowing I got through my 3 FDs to date. Woo! My DH feels good too. Tiny miracles, will take it. NFD and it’s Valentines Day, he’s a pretty good cook so we’re having steak and lobster, I plan to enjoy it….did my solidcore class today and here’s to the weekend. Enjoy the rest of your Valentines Day All! 💘

Day 14 Ohio, US — MFD
Day 13 — NFD

Yesterday was pretty busy and I was really wiped out last evening, as well as most of today. Maybe it’s the mid-winter doldrums?! In any case I’ll probably call it an early evening. With any luck tomorrow will be another day.

Earlier this week I picked up three cookies (or biscuits) at the store and had them for an afternoon snack. One of the local supermarkets has a fantastic baking section where you can buy cookies one at a time. I felt really guilty about doing that. Then I realized that a year ago I was likely to buy a whole box of cookies and finish them off in a single sitting. So a lot of progress has been made! I think I need to shift my mindset from feeling guilty about sweet treats to incorporating them mindfully into my diet. It appears that I have some control, although far from perfect, and little by little I can see that increasing.

@ciren2 When I was 62 I had a rock-climbing accident and had to have major shoulder surgery on my tendons. The recovery took a while, and has been complete. Fortunately we aren’t bound by doctors’ limiting beliefs. My favorite story about ageism in medicine is the following:

A woman in her 80’s went to see her doctor about pain in her left knee. The doctor did an examination and then told her: “Nothing can be done. It’s just old age.” The woman replied: “The other knee is just as old and it doesn’t hurt. So why don’t you get busy and fix what’s wrong with the left knee.”

I always keep that story in the back of my mind when I go for a medical visit.

Pocket list day 14:
@cateaus
@basyjames
@snowflake56
@mia139
@ccco
@matpi

Day 15 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – CD

To my fellow Brits – stay safe from Storm Dennis!

Have a good weekend everyone 🌈

Day 15 Melb Aust NFD
Day 14 CD

Did okay this past week. Weigh-in this morning has me at a 0.9 kg loss over last week, which is good. I still have quite a way to go to get back to where I was around April last year, but we live in hope, and persevere. The point is, never give up! TDEE tomorrow, then back to 3 FD800s during next week.

Hang in there, everyone, whether you’re struggling physically or mentally.

USA Day 15 FD

Okay! Yesterday’s FD was a wash. Valentine’s Day candy and wine got in the way! No problem. Today is another day and a new FD500. Have a great day, everyone!

Day 15 Canton OH NFD

Very, very late post today. Just checking in and reading posts while I wait for my nails to dry 🙂
Went out for a steak dinner with the family for the day-after-valentine’s-day dinner. I cherish these opportunities as DD is heading off to college in the fall and I expect family gatherings will become less and less common. Time marches on relentlessly…

After much debating, I have decided to maintain at this weight for now. I was told I was too skinny at my previous weight, and maybe I was; I was able to wear a US size zero jacket and I remember celebrating that here. Now I’m a comfortable US size 4-6 across the board. Healthy and strong, but not a size zero. I have been wondering if I need to try to get back there and I think probably not.

Long, musing post while my nails dry, thank you for being here to listen. Nighty night

Day 16 – Lake District Cumbria – CFD

Good morning everyone

Well that was a wild and windy night, woke up a time or two and the rain was battering the windows. Luckily stopped this morning but everything awash, hope those in danger of flooding are OK.
Yesterday, despite the weather …. we had a BBQ !!!
Admittedly tucked in the garage doorway with the wind blowing away from us! The problem was I wanted to try a Tart Flambe recipe, which is best done in wood fire oven, next best thing, our BBQ. So fired it up and what a decision, will certainly be doing that again! Brillant, a real treat, Rick Stein recipe, very simple and quick to make. Went nicely with a beer or two, needless to say was my 5:2 ‘day off’ yesterday.

@basyjames – I would suggest from your own comments you feel healthier, stronger and comfortable where you are now, so stick with it.

@MrShuggy – yes, slow and steady, when I first started weight dropped off quickly, now very happy at 1 lb a week, just as long as I don’t fall of the WOL wagon and head upwards!

Take care all

Day 15 Oxfordshire, UK – NFD
Day 16 Oxfordshire, UK – NFD Yesterday I definitely ate too much and today feel a little queasy. But we are due to meet DD, DS and partner for a lunch at local Thai/Indian restaurant. So definitely will be a NFD.
I hope all those suffering from the flooding round the UK are ok. I’ve just seen pictures of the high street in my dad’s home town in south Wales. The river Taff has broken its banks. Must be devastating.

Day 16 UK NFD

Enjoying the weekend but as usual overindulged But if I can be good Mon – Fri enjoy a few treats at the weekend and still lose some weight I’ll be happy Just need to find that balance Will be fasting tomorrow as usual on a Monday