Day 19 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 70.8 kg

Thursday FD done & dusted. It was a bit tougher than usual & I reached 10,600 steps 💪

@snowflake56 – it’s worth remembering that fasting isn’t just about weight loss, although I’m sure that’s why most of us get into it. Plenty of studies show it can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, improve heart & brain health, lower the risk of many cancers, help prevent Alzheimer’s & extend lifespan etc. I find the longer I go between fasts, the more difficult the fast is; my Thursday fast is usually tougher than the Sunday one. Which is why I’m reluctant to switch to 6:1. Making something a habit that you only do once a week – I think it’s just easier to throw in the towel after a while. But that might not be the same for everyone 🤔

@ccco – good to hear from you & to know you’re doing well 🤗

Deepfake health scams 😱
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Interesting article about a possible new anti-ageing drug
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Happy Fri-yay y’all! 🍹

“You know you’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp” ✈️

Day 19 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

I was awake at 7:15, my alarm went off at 7:25, and I was out the door at 7:45 to go play for a funeral, so posting this morning was not an option. I can report that I ate decently enough yesterday, and have eaten only a decent sandwich so far today. Tonight will be chicken breasts, steamed potatoes, and broccoli. There will be wine. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Swerving any sugar is my vow for today.

@ccco So glad your surgery went well, and a small part of you must be glad at how much weight you lost, since that was your committed goal, and lost weight could be said to be the silver lining of a brain tumor. But only focusing on keeping yourself as healthy as possible is the perfect choice for this phase of your life. ❤️

@snowflake56 The fact that you’re below 24BMI and still committed to dropping a little more weight demonstrates why you’re at 24BMI–that you have a strong commitment to healthy eating and living. Kudos to you! 💪🏼

@funshipfreddie Excellent steps total yesterday, and your words about the advantages to 5:2 v. 6:1 are excellent.

@northgeorgia How EXCELLENT that you had only a sliver of ice cream cake–that’s a perfect example of restraint on an NFD.

Boy, it’s quiet today, isn’t it? And I’ll be adding to the silence soon; I’ll post tomorrow, and then it will be hit or miss as we are off on Sunday for our vacation, getting back on August 2.

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 19 North Wales NFD

Day 20 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

I didn’t get off to a great start for a controlled weekend yesterday. I’d been home from lunch for less than an hour when I was invited to ‘Coffee & Cake’ in the residents’ lounge. So I went, partly because it’s also a fund-raiser for the frail-care centre. But it was fun, & I met a couple of new people too, so all good.

@merryapple – I NEVER imagined that the ‘FLY’ in ‘Fly in July’ meant that?! 🤣 As in ‘pretty fly for a white guy’? I took it to mean to soar, or to succeed. Anyway… The IT thingy didn’t affect us much either, just one of the banks, I think. But according to one headline I saw, IT experts say it could take WEEKS to sort out the mess globally.

@snowflake56 – I found fasting much easier when I was working too. I always had my FDs on sea days on the ships. So I was working for most of the day, & so long as I stayed away from the Lido deck I didn’t give food a thought.

@stitchincarol – have a wonderful holiday! 🏖 I actually go away on the day you get back, but only for 4 or 5 days.

Have a good weekend everyone 🌤🌈

“Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you’ve made.” ✈️

Day 20-No. VA USA-NFD
Checking in for accountability. I am going to clean out the refrigerator of old and/or excessively tempting foods that lurk there…
@ccco, good to read you are recovering from your procedure, and I hope your energy and strength return quickly!
Resolve to all!

Day 20 – Rural Nebraska, USA – who knows

I’ve been having a firm talk with myself this morning, asking if I’m a toddler or an adult. I did succeed yesterday in not having any sugar, but the lengths I went to (POPCORN???) to avoid the sugar were ridiculous. ‘Nuff said. So, what will today be? I’m still working that out…

The thrilling news is that I’m currently knitting the final row of the body, binding off the steeks as I go; it should take me about a half hour, and then I’ll be able to felt and cut the steeks, sew up the shoulder seams, and then start on the sleeves. So, still lots of work, lots of details, and hours of knitting, but it’s thrilling to be at this stage!

@merryapple If I hadn’t seen it on the news, I wouldn’t have known about the glitch, so, no, didn’t affect us at all…thankfully. Your description of trying to remember the details reminded me of when I’ve scrapbooked, especially when I did my mom’s photos. I wasn’t even ALIVE for most of those I put in the books I did for her, and her memory was pretty limited even then. My sisters (all older) have told me I got the details right, and the order of the photos appears correct; I’m sure you’ll find ways to nudge your own memory and get the details you need.

@snowflake56 My DH is also less interested in sugar than I am–but I’m far more interested in veggies than he, so it balances out, I suppose.

@molij You have my sympathy, because it IS difficult to eat reasonably when someone else is cooking for you. Have fun with those grands!

@funshipfreddie It makes me smile to know someone who can say, “I always had my FDs on sea days on the ships.”

@northgeorgia Wowza, but that was an experience for you; so glad it all ended up safe for you.

Today is laundry and packing day–plus knitting. Always the knitting, LOL. We have church tomorrow morning, and a special service at the second church DH is serving, followed by a luncheon, so we won’t be able to get out of there as fast as I would wish, and home to change clothes and head out, but we’ll pull it off as fast as we politely can. Our goal is to get just a bit east and south of Chicago, a hard push, but then the rest of our vacation will be short drives of 3 or 4 hours, so that’ll be good.

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 21, Germany, CD

@merryapple It must be exciting seeing back artworks DH made a long time ago. My BMI was over 25 a short while in 2017, since then I mostly managed to stay under 25. I try to stay at a BMI between 22-23.

@funshipfreddie My DH worked on a cruise ship for 10 weeks in 1999/2000. We both lost weight and were really glad when we had our regular food again.

@molij I also think, it’s easier to eat well when you’re at home in your own rhythm.

@brightonbelle Just join me on tomorrow’s FD, it’s easier to do it together. I’m always glad to have company.

@excelsior12309 Did you bin the excessively tempting foods? We don’t have excessively tempting foods in the refrigerator apart from camembert. The tempting foods are in the cupboards but as long as the package is closed I can resist them (mostly, if I open them they will be gone in no time)

@stitchincarol I’m not very interested in vegetables, I should eat more of them. I’m a bread/butter/cheese person. Save travels and a lovely vacation.

@ccco It’s also a good year for hydrangeas in our area but mine are pink although we bought them blue, the only one coming back blue is a large one in a pot on the terrace.

Have a nice day everyone!

USA. Day 21

Good morning, everyone! I am looking forward to going out to brunch with my family today. I haven’t been out to eat since before my illness, so I am excited. Also, my younger sister wants to have a birthday party for me. That would be very nice!

Snowflake56, I am amused by the change in color of your hydrangea. It could be the ph level of the soil. A long time ago, all my red tulips turned orange for that reason! LOL. Hydrangeas are beautiful in every color! 🙂

Merryapple, when I returned from the hospital, many of my friends showed bearing all kinds of treats. I ate every one of them!:)

Have a great day, everyone!

Day 21-No. VA USA-FD

I am joining @funshipfreddie for a fast day today.
My refrigerator clean-out consisted of discarding some “gently used” pasta, among other things. I made it a few days ago and there were probably two servings left. What, after all, is a “serving” when you serve yourself….
@merryapple, our weather is also 90% humidity, but also 90 degrees F, so quite exhausting.
@snowflake56, we have an old hydrangea that has blooms from pink to blue, depending on how motivated I am to apply some acid fertilizer once a year. Still very pretty at any color. As a child on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, I remember gorgeous blue hydrangeas interplanted with orange and mahogany colored rudbeckia (black eyed Susans). What a great combination that made!
“Steely resolve” everyone!

Day 21…….. Florida…..NFD

Well that was a quick trip, fell down, rolled around a bit, now trying to climb back on….
Trying this again…..

Day 22 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71 kg

Good FD yesterday, but it was very cold, & food was on my mind a lot. I ate a bit earlier than usual & went to bed early. Wriggle room kaput; would like to shift a kilo by month end.

@ccco – a birthday party sounds like just what the doctor ordered! And you can feast away without thinking about weight gain. When is your birthday?

@snowflake56 – I loved Holland America. These new monster cruise ships?! What could go wrong? I wouldn’t like to either work or cruise on them. A ship carrying 1500 passengers is now considered small. That size suited me because there were enough passengers to keep us busy. I once spent 6 weeks working on a yacht in Tahiti with around 150 passengers/100 crew members & I was bored silly 🥴️

Nice & sunny today, with no wind & a possible 18 C by lunch time. Great walking weather 🚶‍♂️

Sending STEELY RESOLVE 💪 to the Monday fasters, & to all of us for the last 10 days of Fly in July🧨️🛸

“In the space age, man will be able to go around the world in two hours — one hour for flying and one hour to get to the airport.” ~ Neil McElroy,

Day 22 North Wales FD

I have decided to do three FD’s this week as it was incredibly difficult not to eat what I was served whilst visiting family. We had a lovely time but I think I have either caught a cold there or Covid. I have sent for some lateral flow tests to confirm. The 14 month old is at Nursery and is alway ill when we visit. I came back with Norovirus last time 😂

@snowflake56 we have a problem with bindweed in our garden too. It’s incredibly difficult to get rid of. I do like the flowers though. We have a beautiful hydrangea in a pot which has blue and pink blooms. My Mum bought it for me many years ago so it’s quite special.

@merryapple my daughter in law did not support my 5:2 she gets upset when I do not eat breakfast. I like to eat twice a day a day. I find I get hungry more when I eat breakfast. She constantly tells me I look fine but my BMI puts me in the overweight section. I do need to lose at least 20 pounds.

@stitchincarol thank you for your sympathy it is very difficult to eat sensibly when in someone else’s house. The good news is that our son talked to my husband about us moving closer. He actually listened and is now thinking about it. I do hope we do move because I would like to be more involved with all 6 of our Grandchildren.

Wishing everyone a good day and a good last 10 days. COME ON EVERYONE WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER 💪💪

Pocket list day 22
@merryapple
@molij
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle

Day 22

Hi, everyone! It is finally going rain here! My gardens will be dancing for joy!

FUNSHIPFREDDIE, yes, I think that a birthday party for me this year is definitely in order. My sister is planning it for the weekend of August 17! 🥳

Snowflake56, I do have a very nice sister. She is a professor at the University of Maryland and so busy but she was able to help me out through this ordeal. I don’t know what I would have done without her!

I think I am going to begin fasting again two times a week because I feel so much better when I do. More times for me would probably be overkill at this point!

I wish you all a great day! 🙂

Day 22 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽‍♀️ 🌾

Hi all!
Late check in… but checking in… 😁
Today was to be a FD but 🫢 it has become a CD.
Back tomorrow 👍

Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 23, Germany, CD

I was so hungry yesterday, I had to make it a NFD. I’ll join @molij on her FD tomorrow.

@ccco How lucky you are have your sister! I also feel good when I fast regularly, just keep a close eye on your weight when you start fasting again.

@molij As a child, bindweed flowers and sweet peas were my favourite flowers. We only had bindweed at farm fences not in our garden. I still like them but not in my garden. Sweet peas seem to have disappeared, I bought seeds but I forgot to plant them. How lovely you have a hydrangea your mother gave you long ago.

@merryapple I don’t think we’ll ever get rid of the bindweed anymore but I have to get better at controlling the growth. Not a bad idea to let it grow over an outhouse, perhaps it stabelizes it too.

@funshipfreddie The ship we were on, the MS Delphin, had 450 passengers, it was really small but pretty worn down. It doesn’t exist anymore.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 23 UK CD

Oh I sympathise @funshipfreddie we’ve had builders/roofers next door for a couple of weeks Drives you mad !!!

No fingerprints – that’s way too much cleaning @merry🍎

Now you know why my posts tend to be short📱 @stitchincarol Enjoy your trip

Only Tuesday but I feel positive for this week 💪

Day 23 North Wales NFD

Successful FD yesterday. Tested for positive for COVID this morning which is annoying. It’s the second time I have had it. The first time I had it, I had very few symptoms. This time I have felt ill for longer and I have had quite a strange experience in my head. A bit dizzy and a heavy head. I think I have had it since Friday as that was when I started to feel a bit off. I couldn’t test before today as all of the lateral flow tests I had were out of date so I had to send for more.

@funshipfreddie I hope it’s quieter when you get home. Noise like that would have driven me mad too.

@snowflake56 looking forward to joining you tomorrow on our FD

@ merryapple Norovirus really is awful. I was only ill like that once before when I gave myself food poisoning by undercooking scallops in Scotland. I didn’t realise you could be so violently sick 🤢

@stitchincarol I can’t reply on here casually on my phone either. I need two devices 😂

Have a brilliant day everyone 🤪

Second post

Just saw your post, molij, and I’m so sad for you, and especially that you’re feeling so bad. I hope it improves dramatically and quickly!

Day 22, 23 – USA/TN – NFD

Day 24 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Quick check-in for accountability! Have done well the last couple of days keeping a lid on the snacking & sweet stuff. Another FD for me tomorrow.

@molij – wishing you a speedy recovery. Haven’t heard much about Covid here recently, but lots of seasonal flu going around 🤧

Off to line-dancing now, then we’re all going to the Lemon Tree restaurant for our sort of mid-year celebration. Only 5 months til Christmas! 🎄

Happy Hump Day! 🐫

“The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Day 24 – USA/GA – FD

Weigh-in: 232 lbs. Got the rug pulled out from under my feet yesterday on a major community project I’ve been working on for the past few months. I’m hoping I can repackage it and get approval through a different approach so we can keep most of it intact with benefit to our program.

Anyway, the weight is looking pretty good so far. After a half-month of stability, the averages are finally showing a downward trend 🙂

Pocket list day 24
@snowflake56
@molij Perhaps?
@northgeorgia

Day 24…..Florida……CD

So, I was rolling on the ground last week but I’m am happy to say my weight stayed the same. Unbelievable I know right? …..
For work, I had to head up to one of our locations that like 4 hours away. This location is being run by a friend that I’ve known for years. We actually came to this company together from another company. But, I haven’t seen him in person since Jan. He said to me you lost weight! I was surprised by him saying that as I feel like I haven’t lost a thing.
So that was a nice surprise!
I haven’t had a chance to read through all the posts yet. I am hoping to do that this evening

Have a great day!