Day 5 NC USA FD

Day 5 Pocket List:
@flourbaby
@borealis
@beththenew

Day 5, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Yesterday’s CD morphed into a normal NFD. I did major nut stress eating because my old dog was very sick and I was very worried. Luckily he feels better today and I will eat in a more balanced fashion.

@annemarilyn: I don’t snowshoe anymore. I just walk/hike in my winter hiking boots. Mostly hiking the huge golf course behind my house or the nature park across the road that leads to the foothills of the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains.
@daffodil2010: Sending healing vibes and positive energy to your DH.
@missybear: Wishing you a speedy recovery.
@basyjames: Wishing your DH a successful surgery.

Have a good Wednesday everyone! ⚘⚘⚘

Day 5: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD
Phew I got absolutely SOAKED on my delivery this morning. Even my knickers were wet…yes, really! Postmen’s coats look waterproof but, trust me, they are NOT! Not unless the rain is light and intermittent.
@at well done on the massive water fast.
@flyingplanes: It’s just that some days are not meant for fasting. Or maybe you weren’t drinking enough?
@fatfingers (or should it be slimfingers now?) another maintainer to give us the inspiration. Good for you!

@betsylee: I too have lost posts when editing. Not sure why, but very irritating.

DAY 5 – UK – CD

Busy day started off with a wonderful yoga class – then setting up for the Christmas party that we held for the club I volunteer at on a Wednesday afternoon. Home for a quick shower then back to organise the food and service for the party. The local primary school children came to sing some songs for the group and later we had the local singing group come and do some Christmas carols – a good time was had by all and the food was much enjoyed.

Now back home feeling a bit tired – OH and I are fed and now relaxing and listening to some music – feeling pleasantly tired.

@dykask – strangely still not feeling particularly hungry so hoping to end the day as a good controlled day
@betsylee – losing posts does seem to happen every now and then – I tend to save my post when I remember just in case…..re appetite eat when you feel hungry and try to eat nutritious food – healthy proteins. and carbs, lots of vegetables and fruit to ensure that you get all the nutrients you need.
@flourbaby – same weather here in Cumbria – these will brighten up your day 💐
@tante – sounds like you are in a good place mentally with this WOL 👍 Great news re your DD – congratulations to her
@missybear – good to hear the long drive…etc was worth it – this will be you next summer 👗 showing off those pins of yours!
@basyjames – sending healing vibes for your hubby and wishing him a speedy recovery from his spinal surgery tomorrow 🤗
@bellyblast – I don’t often do a WFD but after an EFS weekend I felt the need to firmly press my RESET button – it led to a B2B FD on Tuesday although that one was at 700cals – and still not feeling very hungry so today will definitely be a CD – should hopefully give me a good wriggle room for my week down south visiting old friends where a lot of food and wine will no doubt be consumed……..although I’m planning on 16:8 days or OMAD where possible as there is no chance that I will have a FD
@ciren2 – that did not sound pleasant at all 😒 in that sort of weather you definitely need proper waterproof trousers and top – makes all the difference! Thank you re the water FD – not something I do often……….
@northerndawn – happy birthday to your OH – hope he enjoys his pizza
@judyjudes – can I ask – are you eating to the TDEE for your target weight?? also when calculating your TDEE only use lightly active as your exercise level unless you are into extreme exercise – that way you lose weight quicker and get used to the much smaller portions your new body will require and try to drink at least 2L of water a day – hope your health issues get diagnosed and sorted out soon xx

I’m off to watch MasterChef the Professionals – some very good chefs in this series and it’s down to the last 10 and tonight they are fighting for a place in the semifinals

To lose the weight and keep it off – we cannot go back to doing what we did before when we gained the weight! “IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT LOSING THE WEIGHT; IT’S ABOUT LOSING THE LIFESTYLE AND MINDSET THAT GOT YOU THERE” Steve Maraboli

Day 5 – second post

460 kcal so far today, the hunger is brewing but I am already in bed and hope to be fast asleep before it gets critical 🙂

Thank you for the warm welcome @at @michelinme @snowflake56 @dingping @bellyblast @debster251 very glad to be back.
@basyjames all the best for your DH tomorrow and speedy recovery, for yours too @daffodil2010
Excited about your kimchi project @debster251 have been meaning to make my own for a long time…

Good night all 🌜

Day 5 – Eastern WA USA – NFD

Posting rather late, even after Dykask has posted for Day 5 🙂

It’s a full day mostly at the university today working on end of 1/4 work and some professional development time. Will break my fast shortly with a fund raiser dinner soon.

@snowflake 56 – do you get Gouda cheese or some other? That’s the one we have available from Holland out here.

@flourbaby – “prozac or cashews” Thanks for the chuckle.

@basyjames – will add my prayer to yours for you hubby’s surgery tomorrow.

I’m off!

Glad we’re together on this journey!

Day 5, Mountaintop PA USA, NFD

@debster251 Mountaintop is only 1558 feet in altitude with another 100 feet added to the higher ridge over the town. I regularly walk a Gamelands trail, kind of a park year round but designated for hunting in season, which gives me a good workout with an ascent of 400 feet from my house.

Mountaintop is really more of a plateau between mountain ridges. We are west of the Pocono mountains, which are slightly higher in elevation. All of the USA eastern mountains are smaller and older than the snow capped peaks of our western USA.

Mountaintop is a rural town in Northeastern PA. We enjoy our wildlife in the yard but when they eat all the flowers and shrubs we put up netting fences to deter the marauders.

Mountaintop is a pretty place and has been my home for 40 years. Check out http://www.mteagle.com for a glimpse of our community.

Day 6 – Melbourne AUS – FD

It seems I haven’t been the only one to have overdone the carbs over the past few days, and as a result I’m feeling puffy and heavier than usual. And it definitely makes the fasts harder, not to mention the extra sugar cravings!!

On the positive side of things, I’ve had an incredibly active week at the gym, with some good sessions, and an extra netball game. My friend is also coaxing me to a spin class tomorrow, which (despite wanting a morning in bed, and feeling a bit sluggish), I’ll go along for.

Pocket List Day 6:
@gretta

Day 6 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Planning a good basic 5:2 today. Oat bran bread with chicken for lunch, tomato and red lentil soup for dinner. It’s a full on weekend ahead so need to prepare. Girls night tomorrow (it’s our catch up pot luck Christmas meal…one friends is bringing starters, the other main, and I am dessert….banana split 😱), then it’s the work kiddies party on Saturday with Santa, bringing granddaughter to that and babysitting her on Saturday night, lunch with stepdaughter on Sunday then some driving to collect DH’s car from his work place. Busy busy.

Although weight is still plateauing I feel slightly thinner…I still have size 10 clothes which I could wear in August but now too tight but other size 10’s fit. Oh well onwards and upwards.

I have my Ralph Lauren dress as my goal for the work Christmas party Friday week. It’s very slim fitting so will keep that as ultimate goal for the coming week.

@basyjames best wishes for your OH and his surgery.

@cornish-jane don’t give up, sometimes that mojo wavers, I know, and sitting on a plateau for ages is such a drag, but keep on, we are here holding your hand. And I look forward to my horticultural friends daily updates…..😄

@steffieagle your home community looks great.

@matpi…oh my goodness those gumdrop cookies sound divine!!!

Day 6 CD. Finding it hard to fit FD in. Too much on…

@missybear – thanks for the info. I’m in the doctors waiting room now waiting for her to have a look at this varicose vein. Assuming I won’t get it resolved on the NHS, how on earth do you find a reliable private clinic to do the job?
Off for a swim in the outdoor pool at Hampton this afternoon. It’s heated, thank goodness.
Have a good day all. H

Day 6 – Iceland – NFD

Three good fast days so far in December and only 0.3kg down… I guess I have to do some B2B2Bs to get things moving.

@steffieagle – I just googled Mountaintop/Pocono mountains and WOW! What a grand landscape!
@matpi – well done baking but not eating the cookies on your fast day!
Thank you so much @cornish-jane, I really admire you for staying on the wagon 🙂 I’m sure you will have despatched of those 7kgs before you know it, it is nothing compared to what you have already accomplished!
@daffodil2010 – ooo I loove banana split, especially the hot fudge… don’t think I have had one since childhood though (would you mind sharing the recipe?). Enjoy your girls night!

Day 6 Wales FD

My first FD of the month and it needs to be a really good one.

@basyjames best wishes for you and your DH today 🤗

@cornish-jane times when I have felt like I was losing the 5:2 plot I reminded myself to take it just one day at a time….in fact I’m already telling myself that this morning as I think today’s FD may seem harder after a mini carb fest earlier this week….. I can do anything for just one day, so today I’m fasting with you.

@steffieagle I loved learning about your community, it looks wonderful.

@emma-taylor hope your GP was helpful.

Strength to my fellow Thursday fasters, lets have a great FD, together we are stronger 💪😉

Day 6 Australia FD
I have had a rough week and have been too embarrassed to post (got to lose the shame thing!). My husband has been in hospital with spinal surgery and will be there for another few weeks. So combining single parenting, a rough week at work, shuttling the kids back from school and to the hospital & back and life admin selling a house has been a bit too much. Fail fail fail food wise.
But reading your journeys and the damn scale made me think it was worth another go this morning, and I finally cracked a FD! So happy to have this accountability of this group, even if I don’t know anyone yet.
I was going to ask if anyone has managed to keep 5.2 going in times of high stress? Unfortunately I’m a comfort eater so having some kind of framework now is important I think.
I also split my calories between lunch & dinner & that helped.
Looking forward to reading back over your last few days, good luck everyone.

Day 6 Melbourne Aust. FD

Well, I kind-of made it today. After the first couple of FDs where I just ate one meal early evening, today I gardened then exercised (rower and X-trainer) in the morning and had to have SOMETHING at lunchtime – only 145 cals, but then I still had about 500 cals for dinner so my FD was slightly over. Sigh!

@flourbaby, @kerryn73 & @ciren2 – noted your comments about abysmal weather, wet, overcast, no snow in Finland, and was almost green with envy as Melbourne is having a, thankfully short, heatwave; 36 degrees today and 38 expected tomorrow. It was already hot in the morning when I was gardening and exercising, which may have aggravated the “I have to eat something!” I love my rowing machine – bought it as a present for myself when I retired, and just enjoy rowing away to music. Only up to 16 minutes so far – working up to at least 20, and maybe 30 in the future. It’s a great way to do HIIT, as well.

@judyjudes, is your thyroid underactive? What did the blood test show? It can be much more of a battle with losing weight if you don’t have enough thyroxine in your system. But, it can be done. A friend of mine who has had to take thyroxine for an underactive thyroid for years has lost heaps of weight; puts me to shame! 🙂

@borealis, hang in there with the FDs. It sometimes just means your body is changing shape without obvious weight loss, then whoosh, a lot comes off at once.

@sunn_beam, Hello to a fellow Aussie. I know all about the comfort eating due to stress: I’ve put on heaps that way over the years. Now I’ve retired, I get a lot more sleep, and everything is so much easier, even when there’s stress, so my suggestion – try to make sure you get lots of sleep. I’ve only just started the 5:2 WOL and am coping, where 6 months ago I wouldn’t have been able to. Unlike you, though, I’m finding so far that I do better with just the one main meal – See above!

Second post …

It shows on our spreadsheet who is fasting on what days @sunn_beam, check it out :), its in the first post, and we have a pocket list with all the fasters on that paticular day that someone makes every day.
I added your name for today 🙂

Pocket list for today:

@flourbaby
@missy bear
@dingping
@daffodil2010
@gretta
@cornish-jane
@jaifaim
@sunn_beam

Day 6, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

A very cloudy and cold day. Rather stay at the fireplace with a good book but forcing myself outside for a brisk walk. Need to get my steps!

Have a good Thursday everyone! 😊😊😊

Day 6 USA (Illinois) CD

Going to do an 800 calorie day today – what I consider a CD or MFD I suppose.

Onward and downward.

Day 6 – UK – FD

Another drizzly and grey day but I started my day off with a strong aerobic class at 9am which set me up in a positive mood for the day – brunch out with OH afterwards – back home for a shower then out for a meeting about my voluntary work now back home and it’s dark outside.

Catching up on posts before I tackle dinner for OH and I’ll have a bowl of mushroom soup as I’m not feeling very hungry so will come in under 800cals and I’ll count this as a FD!

@steffieagle – where you live sounds great – I’m sure I would love it as it sounds similar to my neck of the woods in some ways!
@cornish-jane – I’m with you feeling better for having reduced the alcohol consumption – I too now have 3-4 days alcohol free even the odd 5 days……😇 Don’t give up – hold on tight to the 5:2 bandwagon and you’ll turn a corner soon x
@missybear – you can do this FD – just think of us pulling you along with us – I have added you to the pocket list for support
@shinything – enjoy your visit – try 16:8 days and making sensible decisions some of the time at leas😉
@sunn_beam – never be embarrassed to post anything on here – we are all in this together – you will only find support, understanding and encouragement 🤗 I don’t have set days but usually find I fast on the same days each week unless social commitments means a change – I always try to fit 5:2 around my life and not the other way round as I did not want to feel like I was missing out……
@betsylee – I count anything below 800cal as a FD and it’s a positive feeling
@songbirdme – I count my 800cal days as a FD and anything around 1000 – 1200cals as a CD – funny how we all view things differently but that’s the beauty of this WOL – it’s flexible and works – I’ll add you to the pocket list for support 🤗

Pocket List Day 6:
@gretta
@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010
@dingping
@debster251
@flourbaby
@missybear
@sunn_beam
@betsylee
@jaifaim
@penz
@songbirdme
@mishty

You are all capable of amazing things and in the words of Confucius ” It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop”

Day 6, Gozo, Malta, cfd

I had a yogurt and dried nut loaf total 600 for lunch and I’m having stuffed veal with baked potatoes and onions for tonight with the rest of the family.

I’ve been babysitting my grandson since yesterday afternoon as my pregnant daughter had contructions which proved to be Braxton Hicks ones but they kept her in hospital. We’re hoping her baby will arrive by tomorrow.

Have a great evening/night everyone.

Day 6 – UK – NFD

Had intended for a fast day but forgot. So moved it to tomorrow.

@at Thank you for your interest. Yes I’m eating around 500 cals on FDs and around 1,100 rest of the time. My TDEE IS ABOUT 1450. I’m not very tall. Sorry for caps lock. I should be losing about a 1lb a week on what I’m eating. If you were to see my MyFitnessPal progress graph it will show steady loss from October 2017 to June 2018. Then my weight loss stalled for several weeks before starting to rise. If I didn’t eat to a deficit I estimate I’d be at least a stone or so heavier than I currently am. However for what I’m eating I should be about a stone lighter. Blood test tomorrow and I’m hoping to receive treatment for under active thyroid.

Thank you @debster251. Not looking forward to next week. However it has a silver lining as I’m not allowed to eating anything from 9:00am the day before the scopies. So it will be a proper FD apart from clear fluids.

Yes @betsylee my bloods have indicated underactive thyroid but require a further blood test to confirm. On reading around on the internet it seems there is a general reluctance to prescribe for underactive thyroid if you’re numbers are only just out of the normal range. I am so symptomatic I’m hoping that won’t be the case for me as I don’t want a battle. I have enough on battling amongst other things; losing hair, gaining weight and just exhausted all the time. Sorry for rambling.

I hope I havnt missed anyone.

Day 7 – Melbourne AUS – NFD

Had a good FD yesterday, finishing around 560cal, with a pilates class and a game of netball.

Hot couple of days here, 38C and windy! Have a Christmas party starting at lunch with the work group, it’s usually great fun. Will have some wine, but food wise I’ll try and stick to lower carb options – the start of the weeks’ carb binge has left me feeling yucky, and I’m almost feeling normal again so want to stay that way!! Must remember that feeling next time I reach for the extra carbs….!!!

Have my grandpa’s 90th tomorrow, and my DH’s work Christmas party tomorrow night, so the weekend is fraught with indulgences, but I’ll just try and stay lower carb, and do lots of dancing at the party to offset some of the food and wine!! 🙂

@sunn_beam congrats on the FD!! It sounds like you’re going through such a tough time at the moment, so you should feel proud to get a fast in, they’re not always easy!

@betsylee that’s still a decent FD – I do the same occationally, especially this time of year when a strict fast seems too difficult. I’ve found it’s better to do a half fast, than no fast at all!

@flourbaby I’ve been on the MO and Niacin (just having 500mg at dinner) for the past three nights, and I swear I reckon it’s been the best sleep I’ve had in months! Thanks for the tip! Will definitely keep it up!!

@judy judes good luck for the test results, always frustrating when there’s something unexplainable going on with your body.

Happy Friday everyone!

2nd post – day 7

Went for a run and ended up doing a bit over 7k in under 40 minutes. While it isn’t that fast it is a least a slow running speed. I’m surprised as it wasn’t really hard to do. On Wednesday it was hard but that was after eating, today I ran fasted and I don’t plan on eating for another 20 hours.