Day 14 – Peru 🇵🇪- NFD

Great walking tour of Cusco yesterday. The Inka architecture is amazing and has withstood so many earthquakes. I still think they are monsters with their human sacrifices of children and young women, but their buildings are outstanding. Our guide today told us they are still finding remote Inka sites in the Andes so this historic story is continuously unfolding.

We had dinner in a highly recommended Peruvian restaurant just off Plaza des Armas- I did not have starters or dessert, just main course. Had Pisco Sour cocktail and shared a bottle of red wine. But this is nothing to what I normally would have consumed pre 5:2!!!

We leave early this morning for the Sacred Valley tour then the Vistadome train to Machu Pueblo, the town underneath Machu Pichu. This is the big one 😁👍😌

Day14 UK NFD

2 weeks in, how quick was that. Yesterday was relatively controlled, went to a friend’s for dinner and as we hadn’t got together as a group (10 of us) since before Xmas she did the full dinner- turkey, pork every vegetable known to man- Yikes. She did it buffet style so I was able to get a smaller portion and no alcohol. Lots of laughter and chat, and some drunken planks towards the end. Funnily enough the only ones to manage half decent ones were the two designated drivers. So I was busy polishing my halo 😇 and basking in drunken admiration. I’m now expecting to fully trip up and for the halo to fall.

@strawberriesandcream, I’m with you on the mysterious scales. I weighed in Friday and after 2xFD & 3xNFD (never more than 1200cals) I’d managed to put 1lb on. Yesterday I’d lost 3lbs, making 2 for the week. Our bodies are weird and no matter how many times I tell myself to ignore cruella I still get very p*****d off when she doesn’t do what I want.
@mjrbcd44 – we all have blips and fails on this journey. If we didn’t we’d be superhuman and never come on this forum. You know exactly what you’re going to do, dust yourself off, put it behind you and just carry on.

Have a happy Sunday everyone. We’ve got this.

Day 14, London, UK, NFD

Aiming for control!!!

@califdreamer, I used a skull & crossbones for my sign and it’s on the cupboard containing the nuts!!!!

Safe & Happy travels @at, enjoy the wedding (There’s always the reset button!!!) Are family members going to be stunned by the ‘new’ you?

@strawberriesandcream, Way to go with the size 8!!! Maybe your body is just getting settled and the whoosh is just around the corner, I’ve just booked a week away with my mum, (1st for her without my dad) so although I’m jealous of the travellers and cruisers …………… I do have SOMETHING to look forward to!!!

@steve toon taxi driver ……………… I must try harder on non fasting days. I must try harder on non fasting days ………….. Ain’t that the truth!!!!! I’ll add to the mix …………
I must try harder on non fasting days.
I must drink more water!
I must try harder on non fasting days.
I must drink more water!

Have a great Sunday everyone!!!!!

Day 14, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Hi all,

Today will be sunny. That means going outside walking and soaking up the sun rays as the next 10 days will be gray. Have to get natural vitamin D.

@at: Have a safe trip and a great vacation! 😊😊😊
@strawberriesandcream: Same here. I ate right all week and am up in weight. But…there quite likely will be a delayed release of pounds in the (hopefully) near future. 😊😊😊

Have a great Sunday everyone! ⚘⚘⚘

Day 14……Florida…..NFD

Sorry that I did not post yesterday, it ended up being one of those days. Friday night, I realize quite early in thee evening that my mind and thoughts were just out of sorts which for me put into a non sleep pattern. So, knowing this I started to do my steps that releases all that mumbo jumbo rattling around in there. Journal writing, non specific burning reading. So, when nothing was helping, I just watched tv,before I knew it 2:30 am flashed on the clock, so, I tossed and turned until 7, then got up and went to work. After work, I cleaned which is very relaxing for me, had dinner and then passed out until 9:30 this morning. My head is still full but I’m working through it.

I started to read some of the posts, im behind in, so that will take days to catch up on.

We have a lot of newbies starting out this month, I congratulate you on your new journey to a healthier life style. I’m sure some of you are finding 5:2 an easy start and wondering how this works in the long term.
I can only give you reference from my own journey, everyone is different so there experiences will be different as your willbe too.

I stated 5:2 in July of 2016, one month in, I gave up. There are a 1000 reasons, why but the 2 most important reason we’re about me. 1st being my own self worth. Deep down, I did not feel as if deserved to be happy with a healthier and slimmer body. 2nd, my relationship with food was off balance. Hard day or stressful day, I thought I deserved a treat and happy times, I could over indulge because that’s how you show your having a good time. When I was depressed or sad,food was how I treated it.

So, in Oct of 2016, I came to terms with myself. I still work on this but that Oct., I decided I was the only one who could change how I felt about myself. So, I dove right into 5:2.
One my first fast, gosh it was hard, my mind and belly really tried to beat me down. I researched for hours on what an I give this body that will keep me on 5:2. I had a lot of crap to chose from, which ended up being a salad. Dinner came and I ate and went to bed. Oh my I could not sleep my ass was bouncing off the walls, I had so much energy. That energy made all the bad of the day worth it. So, I kept going…….
Eventually, I lost weight, my attitude changed and in 2017, I accomplished more than I ever thought I could.

Now, I’m over a year in, 40lbs down….. I’m playing in maintenance mode, I’ve over indulged and my weight has stayed the same…. I fast from 7pm to 1pm without much thought, I eat the good stuff as my choice and the bad stuff as a force full act that Ugg!I used to used when veggies and fruits were offered.

So 5:2 has become something I just do, something I don’t really think about. My family has adapted and they are now eating smaller portions and enjoying the good stuff without that Ugg too.

Is 5:2 substanable for you? Well, that is a choice your going to have to make for your self…… you will have to make the choices to make it substanable…..then it will be for you.

So,that’s all I got this morning…..

I’m going outside to stand, so if anyone ask just tell them I’m OUTSTANDING!

Day 15/definitely a much needed FD/Melbourne Australia

🦉words @bert. You are outstanding

I’ve been phaffing around with 5:2ing lately and need to jump right back on that wagon or the dreaded creep will happen!! No mucking around this week. Still under goal weight. It’s now been 2 years 8 months since I reached and dropped under my goal weight. I lost over a whopping 43lbs and have succesfully kept off 38.8lbs. I settled for staying in the middle of my bmi. I loved being smaller but it suits me better with the extra weight. Fewer wrinkles! And I can still pop into a shop and walk out with a size 8 garment. How good is this lifestyle. As our 🦉one @bert says. It is your choice to make. It is up to you.

It is frustrating hopping on the scales and not seeing the benefits of your hard work. Hang in there the woosh will happen.

Well I must go. Hoping to fall back asleep. It’s 3.30 am here and I have a very busy Monday ahead. Have a great day everyone 🙂

Day 14, Gozo, Malta, nfd

I ate some cake this morning while taking my antibiotics- this is the final day I take them. I’m definitely better but not completely so, so glad you’re better too leggit.

We went out to a sushi restaurant and I ate a lot of maki sushi and had one scoop green tea ice cream but no wine.

This evening I had a banana and two chocolate fruit balls.

Tomorrow I startB2B2B. My three fast days for the week. I weigh on Thursday.

Have a great evening everyone, onwards and downwards.

2ns post-newcastle-FD

Hi all, managed to cling on in there finishing on 525. Happy with that. It was hard but hopefully will get me in the swing of things. Seen some people do 3 fasts in a row on here..Wow your hard core, respect ✊ to your will power. Think I’ll stick to two and not together. Maybe with time it will become easier x

Day 14 North Wales NFD

Day 15 – Japan – FD #3 of 2018 …. 84.6kg

Wild swings in weight but it is probably just water. Winter is curbing some of my normal activity and I’ve also been helping my daughter a lot to prepare for a school race. Coaching is a lot different than doing.

Day 14 UK CD

Yesterday clocked in at jus tover 1200 calories & today will be about the same. Somehow this morning the scales were up about 1.5kg! I can only think that the body is a strange thing and it will even out eventually if I keep at it.

After my first flush of excitement and commitment the shiny is wearing off and I’m realising this is for the long haul and needs a bit more thought. Yesterday evening I got really tied into a work thing, was v tired & couldn’t decide what to eat so ended up eating at 10pm! I really need to plan CD/NFD better, esp now there’s nothing in the house I can simply pick up and eat.

Well, I’ve got fruit, carrots & salad things, plus soup etc in the freezer that would be a quick cook. But I think it’s having no or not much carb around that’s stumping me. When I’m hungry and haven’t worked out what to cook there are no quick CARB fixes. I need to plan ahead for tasty, speedy, CD meals if I want to succeed during busy or tired times.

Thank you @bert1802 and @onahealthyhigh for sharing your stories – I’m inspired by hearing how others have done/are doing, and it really helps to keep me motivated.

I’ve got a couple of questions and would be glad to know if anyone else has found this….

Has anyone else found that they don’t eat as much on NFD if they’ve done B2B?

I did my first B2B this week and since then I’m really struggling to eat as much as I was before. I’m not hungry at all until early afternoon and anything I eat seems to keep me going far longer. Come supper time I don’t really want a proper meal. Or I don’t eat earlier, but come supper time I’m still not eating as much as I used to. I’ve dropped from what were clearly oversize portions before I started this WOL, to aiming for TDEE on NFD, and now I’m eating around 1200-1400 calories and that’s it. I look at the food in my store cupboards/fridge/freezer and wonder how I’ll ever get through it!

Also, has anyone else had joint pain on the 2nd day of a B2B? I’d love to know if this is a known thing about fasting, or whether it’s just me being unlucky with someting. I’ve got existing health issues but I’ve never had anything like the joint pain of Thursday evening – it was very strange indeed.

Day 15 NZ NFD Grandchildren staying for a couple of days, working the rest of the week then off on holiday. Really looking forward to it. Away for 8 days so probably won’t have access to a computer. However will be careful with the eating.

Day 15, Norway, FD

@bert1802 – thank you for sharing that story. I really needed a hard but successful story today. I read through many of the posts to find inspiration again, nothing helped…but yours did.
Not so happy with my scales this morning, don’t understand why I do that, weigh myself on Monday mornings…djees!! Got me down today, 1,2kg UP just over the weekend, what the heck! I feel I eat kind of mindful, on the border to CD, for a weekend…oh well… I guess I need to start to really write down and do the math for everything I eat for new while. 1,2kg in the wrong direction hit me hard.

Another FD today. Last week I took two FDs in a row, could it be that is not a good match for me? That it is just too many days in a row without fasting? Will do my Monday/Wednesday this week, and count everything. Need to buy some broth as well.

Good luck to all the Monday Fasters.

Day 15 Newcastle UK FD 🇬🇧.
New week time to refocus and get back on track.flourbabe I feel like I’m drinking enough just too many sweet distractions in my Dad’s house and I have to visit him most nights on the way home from work. Good luck everyone hope you all have a great week

Hi everyone
Day 15, NSW Australia, NFD
Must be on a mini plateau – staying at 78.8kg, haven’t been this weight for a very long time so enjoying same.
Might have to start exercising for a shift in the right direction. Had a rare sweet tooth yesterday afternoon, back to being more mindful today. It’s Monday 7.50pm here.
Enjoying reading your posts – inspiring, motivating & also some keep things in perspective – nice to know we are all trying to achieve the same ultimate goal: overall a more healthier life with weight loss as a bonus.
Hope you all enjoy the coming week. Bye for now!

Day 15, Newcastle UK, ?

@songbirdme – I wish we’d covered facts like that in biology at school. Or probably nearer the truth – I wish I could remember them! One meal a day (OMAD) is another popular eating pattern that works for some people despite the amount of calories in that one meal. Some interesting articles on YouTube.
@michelinme – your body is responding in a good way to this WOL and starting to regulate your appetite. There are others who will be able to respond and explain in a clearer way than I’m able without rambling – but I’d say don’t worry and overthink it – just go with it for the time being and experiment with healthy foods containing a higher calorie count for less bulk – ie. healthy fats/cheese etc. I can’t comment on the joint pain unfortunately.

It seems there are a few of us experiencing the vagaries of the scale right now. Maybe my cutting out alcohol is affecting my metabolism and my body is going through a period of adjustment. I’m really not going to worry – just keep on keeping on.
My size 8 is not that much of an achievement I’m afraid. I was actually wearing those same pants last May – so shows how much I’ve messed around between then and now. However, I am relieved that they fit again now – so I guess I ought to be proud of that.
@flourbaby – what have you planned for the week with your Mum?

Not sure how today is going to go, so not adding myself to pocket fasters as that sometimes backfires for me. In the meantime, here’s a quote on indecision.

“Dare to keep moving when it is a must and dare to keep waiting when you have to, but note, you shall always keep waiting if you keep waiting and you shall always keep moving when you keep moving!”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Day 15 – Peru 🇵🇪 – NFD

Quick post as we are about to leave to start our ascent to Machu Pichu 😁

Great day in the Sacred Valley yesterday. Cool train journey in the rain to Aquas Calientes, the town below Machu Pichu. Another insanely early start….but the lost city of the Incas awaits.

It’s rainy season and wow, when it rains it really rains. Bought rain ponchos yesterday as our rain jackets don’t keep legs dry.

Off we go 😊

Day 15, London, UK, NFD – CD

Once again aiming for a controlled day, as I’ll be B2B2B-ing as usual at work Days 16-18. There seem to be some unexpected/ unwarranted bouncy-bouncy scales within our group this week (mine too), keep the faith and you might be rewarded with a whoosh!!!

Is it this new ‘Aussie’ flu strain that has knocked many of you guys out, I hope not, it’s a deadly strain, stay warm & hydrated!!!

@steve toon taxi driver, you don’t strike me as the dishonourable type, so when you visit your dad………………. Just stop ‘stealing’ his sweet treats!!!! When my mum tries to feed me, as mums are hardwired to do, I just say to her “You need those calories more than me” or “I’m fasting”.

@strawberriesandcream, I’m already getting a bit anxious because it’ll be 7days All Inclusive in the Algarve, I’m the worst for getting value for money, so I’ll be saying I must have a snack, wine, dessert, wine(!), bread, fry-up!!!!! ……………. Or will I???? I’ve got ‘til the end of March to rev up the brain re-training procedure!!! I hope we’ll be doing lots of walking, swimming, sunbathing & relaxing. I think the worst thing is that the memory of the trip will be lost to her Alzheimers, but lots of pics printed out afterwards and talked about will help. Lovely quote, seems like it was written especially for me…….. Queen procrastinator!!!!!

I’m not sure who said it recently, but it’s time to stop faffing about with this WOL, I started this journey as a gazelle and fully expected to be as svelte AS a gazelle, by now, but I’ve metamorphosed into that short rather stocky tortoise…………… no big deal, except my tortoise seems to be surfing a glacier!!!! I’ve been re-reading my early posts (gazelle to tortoise!!!) So, knowing that my birthday in Feb, mums in March, All-inclusive hols in March then Easter are going to TRY to derail me ………………….. The faffing is over, I know this works, I know it’s relatively easy, I know I’m not a child, so no need to act like a ‘kid in a candy store’ when I see bread, cake, biscuits, booze etc., I know that moving the goalposts to suit my shortcomings is doing me NO favours…………… I will meet my monthly weight goals and not say well I did lose 8lbs ………………… that means nothing when you gained 6 of them in the 1st week of the challenge!!!!!

Rant over!!! Stay strong everyone!!!

Just considering trying 5:2 again and really committing this time. Too late to join January monthly challenge – will there be one in February?

Day 15 Akron OH FD

@daffodil2010 Machu Pichu! Enjoy, so jealous 🙂

@flourbaby you can and will overcome

@Maayaa keep experimenting with different routines and listening to your body, that’s part of the very necessary part of this WOL. Once you find a routine that works, its nirvana

@michelinme when I first started this WOL last year, I used to binge on my NFD-at first. Over time the desire to do that has really waned, certain things do not taste the same anymore or do not have the appeal they once held for me. The day after my B2B2B fasts is usually pretty controlled – and not by choice. I try to make up for it on Saturdays which is when I treat myself but I am usually glad to get back into it on Monday – I just feel & sleep better when I eat less and mindfully.

The year is starting out really busy, OH and I just bought our dream home and we are in the process of listing our current home for sale. Lots to do between now and closing. I wish you all the very best of the day.

Day 15, Rocky Mountains, US, FD 800 cals

Day 15 UK FD

Back down to 77kg/170lbs today. It’s really helpful to keep perspective when weighing daily bc it seems to even out over the days and weeks.

@basyjames and @strawberriesandcream thank you for responses, that’s really good to know

@flourbaby so helpful to read your story. I’ve approached this believing two contradictory things at the same time. One part of my brain believes I’m going to leap forwards and instantly spring into a new body. While another part of me knows for sure that this IS my body, losing weight is better done over the long haul and health is more than a side-effect of this WOL!

I need to refresh and reset myself – back to good self-care and making space for a mental whoosh!

Day 15 California FD

Another Monday FD. Hope everyone is having a good week so far.

** Pocket List Fast for today**
@mjrbcd44
@borealis
@molij
@steve-toon-taxi-driver
@kerryn73
@maayyaa
@califdreamer