Day 12, London, UK, NFD (very CD)

It’s a very late check-in from me, I’ve had a super busy day with pilates, then shopping, so I haven’t caught up on posts, a strange day for me coming in at a respectable 950cals which means I don’t HAVE to do an additional FD or be restricted tomorrow (just mindful!!)

So, I still haven’t got the hang of this international dateline thing……………… Samoa, then New Zealand first-ish, then clockwise around the globe, got that (I think??), but as geography wasn’t my strong point (even 30+ years ago!) I’m not sure whether I’ll be closing the kitchen door on some poor soul about to make breakfast or someone desperate for their ONE, ….. SINGLE, ……. SOLITARY, ………. MUCH ANTICIPATED FD dinner!!!!

Anyhoo, here goes ………………THE KITCHEN IS NOW CLOSED, I promise, I’m not joking, I’m deadly serious, I will break this habit I developed over the 2 week (just in 14 days!!!) Xmas holiday!!! Done!!

Catch-up and comment tomorrow, I hope everyone is doing well!!!

Day 12 – Iceland – FD

Good FD so far, only liquids until dinner (a small portion of Mejadra from the cookbook Jerusalem http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/mejadra-from-jerusalem.html), but now I am having a bit of a hard time keeping the sugar dragon at bay… trying to focus on the pocket list and reminding myself of the self-disappointment that awaits me if I give in…

Love reading all the great posts! Where would I be without this fantastic forum!?

Day 13 – Japan – NFD 81.8kg

Hard to believe that my weight went down 2.8kg. I’m still pretty well hydrated. That is winter in Japan. I’ve noticed now I typically don’t even turn on the heat until the room is under 18C … you just kind of get used to lower temperatures. Thankfully it typically starts warming up by the end of Feb.

The fast wasn’t bad.

Day 12 – SW WA USA – NFD

So many of you have closed your kitchens across the globe. It really is interesting. Those of us on the west coast of Canada and USA are just about at our supper hour.

@beehealthy – BTW, I did see 2 posts from you in quick succession. It’s hard to figure out sometimes what happens to posts.

@daffodil2010 – Love your descriptions. We are doing Lima, Cusco & Machu Pichu. Will have to check itinerary more thoroughly.

@mari84 – yay for your all time low!

Day 12 California NFD

I’m really late posting today. Work was busy. I made it through my FD yesterday after doing a WFD the day before. The WFD was just an experiment to see if I could go a whole day on calorie-free liquids. I did, then followed with the FD. I wasn’t really hungry but felt a little anxious by last night, not sure why. Weird feeling. The payoff was a loss of 1.8 kg over the 2 days. It was probably mostly water weight, but I’ll take it! It will be interesting to see what my weight is in the morning.

Hope everyone had a good day. Some of you are already well into tomorrow. 😁

Day 13/NFD/Melbourne Australia

Cool and wet, summer has deserted us. Looking forward to sunnier days.

Have a great day everyone

Day 13, UK, FD
78.0 kg. Yes, finally managed a controlled NFD and my weight dropped 0.3 kg. Time to consolidate it with today’s FD. Now off to walk the dogs 😀

Have a great weekend everybody!

Day 13, Finland, NFD

Back to work today so easier to be good….

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

DAY 12 – Cardiff UK – FD
DAY 13 – Cardiff UK – NFD

January Starting weight : 152.9lbs
January Goal Weight : 148.0lbs
Todays Weight : 145.9lbs

My weight today is true testament of the ‘quickly on, quickly off’ theory, helped by cutting the sugar since 8th Jan and not drinking any alcohol.

In fairness I rarely drink, I think Christmas/New Year period I drank a total of about 3 bottles of wine, but as having liver function retested in a couple of weeks I also want to make sure I don’t do anything to spike the results.

Just need a nice controlled weekend now to cement my FD losses. Nothing planned apart from decorating, so should be fairly easy to keep on the straight and narrow, but must be careful when I’m tired and achy as that’s the time I may go in search of snacks.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

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Day 13 – Peru 🇵🇪 – NFD

We spent 10 hours on a bus yesterday to get from Puno to Cusco. Albeit a luxury coach with a toilet, complementary drinks, and WiFi , and 5 stops along the way, it was still a very long time to be sitting on a bus 😬

We were travelling across the Altoplano, the high plains shared between Peru and Bolivia. It’s a very tough life for the locals. Poverty like I have never seen it. Towns are full of half completed buildings, no glass in the windows, tin roofs, stray dogs, unbelievable amount of litter. Coming from the relatively wealthy and clean environment of Europe it is a shock to witness.

We did find out however that the unfinished buildings were actually a way of tax evasion. If your house is not complete you only pay 10% tax, but are obliged to pay 100% if fully built 😲. Hence the tin roofs… house not yet complete. The poor people who have to live here, oh my 😑

Anyway, we did visit an amazing pre-Inca Temple of the Sun, built to capture the suns rays on June 21st, the Winter Solstice. It was fascinating
@debster251 I thought of you and the winter solstice in our very own Newgrange 😁. Our monument is thousands of years older

So here we are in Cusco, the so-called tourist capital of Peru. It’s here that people base themselves for the big one, the trip to Machu Pichu. We are in a gorgeous hotel in the historic centre. Did not see much last night as the rain came down, I mean it really bucketed down. The Plaza des Armas looked lovely bathed in light with lights twinkling on the hills surrounding, but we saw an Irish bar at the corner and ran in!!!

Shepherds Pie for dinner in Peru 😀. No Guinness on tap so had red wine. As we have acclimatised to the altitude our appetites are better so this might be where the holiday weight starts increasing 😲

On a walking tour of historic Cusco this morning then a free afternoon! Yay!

@annemarilyn it rained very hard last night. I am from Ireland and well used to rain but it was very wet even for me. Pack a really good rain jacket or poncho. Essential this time of year.

Have a good Saturday all. I am still planking much to my pride. Still remain in that pocket group even if my food choices are increasing towards the dreaded white carbs 😬

Day 13 Newcastle UK NFD 🇬🇧

Day 13 USA (Illinois) NFD

It is very cold here today, but I will be indoors judging the home-school Science Fair today. My dad taught chemistry & physics as his 2nd career, so science was always a part of my life. (Mom was the musician!) I taught middle school music almost all of my music teaching career, so I also know that age group.

But I have been told they are feeding us judges well today. Might just eat breakfast and lunch and skip supper. I’ve ordered a quiche for breakfast, and BBQ pulled pork will be our mid-day meal.

@daffodil2010 – your fascinating trip has me salivating to travel to Peru!

Onward and downward.

Day 13 UK CD

I was really off food yesterday evening bc I was exhausted, no quick carbs or junk in the house & just wanted to pick up something and eat it! I really didn’t fancy FD stew on my NFD 🙁 Ended up making a delicious, speedy & reasonably healthy chocolate banana rice pudding with leftover brown rice, bananas, soya milk & lashings of cinnamon, with a couple of tsps butter, honey & raisins. Perfect friday night comfort food and ate the lot at 525 calories 🙂 Note to self: need to plan a little for this as well as for FD – and try not to get so exhausted.

Going to bake a seedy oat & porridge loaf, and repeat last week’s beetroot, banana & cacao cake. It makes such a difference to have low cal, low carb, healthy food available for treats, quick food and packed lunches. Yoga, meditation, rest & reading, prep & planning for tomorrow, a leisurely bath and an early night.

The day is half gone & I’m only just getting going, but rather than beating myself up I’m trying to count everything I have done this week and not everything that’s still in my head and not yet got to the To Do List! Looking after myself inside & out, being mentally & physically prepared for things, taking time out to review and reflect. Hopefully that will restore and replenish me so I don’t feel swamped or anxious. Goodness, new beginnings and pressures take their toll, and we need to look after ourselves for the long haul.

Day 13 – USA – NFD

Good FD yesterday, 467 cals. Looks like I’m back to pre-holiday weight, but still have 1.8 lbs. to go to reach my January goal. Lost a few inches too! @at, have fun on your vakay!

Day13, Gozo Malta, nfd

I ate some panettone in the afternoon and I shouldn’t have. May have gone over tdee today.

Tomorrow we’re eating at a sushi restaurant in Malta with my first born daughter for lunch.

Have a great Saturday everyone. Stay strong during the weekend.

Day 13 Belfast NFD

Having a lazy day but watching what I eat.
@at safe travels, enjoy your trip and savour your time with your family.
@songbirdme – you are certainly a busy lady of many talents!

“The best investment you can make is in yourself”

Day 12,Germany NFD
A little too much today even though I skipped breakfast 😏
Well, nothing more today! And tomorrow is a new day!
I don’t know why but I freak out so quickly with my kids! When they argue or when they are loud… Could that correlate with my eating? Has anyone experience on this?
Makes me feel very powerless! And angry and guilty at the same time…

Day 13 North Wales NFD

Day 13, UK, NFD

Its been a good day eating wise, I feel happy with it, and happy that my cold is getting better. Its a working weekend for me.

Thanks for that link @Strawberriesandcream its really interesting, similar to the book I’m reading, that someone mentioned here (sorry can’t remember who 🙁 ) , The Obesity Code. Its a good read.

@at have a lovely holiday! Enjoy yourself in Melbourne and keep us posted if you can.

Its getting late, and its another working day for me tomorrow, so I bid you all good night 😴

Melbourne Day 14

Thank you Mjrbcd44 for hosting January.

Uh oh… so I was fine up until the week after Christmas and then I went for a slide – backwards! I started with 16:8 again the last few days, which I don’t find at all hard these days. I will get back on board tomorrow with fasting 2 days per week, but won’t be a regular poster.

Best wishes to all here!

Day 14, UK, NFD?
77.1 kg. Very pleased to have lost 2lb yesterday. Less pleased that I’ve picked up a nasty cold. Sore throat, sinus problems, streaming nose and a temperature. Only managed to get in 4 1/2 hours of sleep last night and that was mostly half sat up in bed.

Today is supposed to be a NFD, but I feel so sh*t that it might turn into an accidental FD. Hope you all are having a better Sunday than me 👍

Day 14/NFD/Melbourne Australia
@at safe travels