Day 26…….Florida…..FD

Did not do so well, on the controlled day, I had planned. One of reps, brought lunch, so we ate as he rambled on about his product. He brought chicken, a few cold salads and a huge fruit bowl. Let be honest here, I killed the fruit bowl, the thing did not have a chance……FYI…… fruit when eaten in vast quantities can be just a deadly as chocolate….. So, Imgoing to try it again today!

Did you know in our homes, there is only one object that we allow to control to our feelings, thought, self esteem, self worth and our happiness…..this would be the scale.
It’s only suppose to be a tool in our tool chest that helps us see fluctuations in our current weight to keep us on the healthy side of life. But since it creation many have become so dependent on it reading, it either makes us or breaks us. Are we going to be happy or sad? Are we going to have a good day or bad? Am I going to like or hate myself today? This object should never be your end all be all, after all a dead battery will render completely useless.
There are other tools in our chest that will give us those reading we need and a dead battery won’t render them useless…….
Your happiness, self worth, those happy feelings you need come from inside you, a scale can not determine them for you…..
If the scale does more to you than for you please use alternative methods to measure your progress!
Remember, my favorite movie line…….You is kind, You is smart, You is important!

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

2nd post today …

Deep in my fast, less then 12 hours to go. I don’t really have too many side effects any more. I do have mild hunger but not anything that drives me. One thing I notice more often is kind of a tightness around my cheek bones. It is like my face feels thinner. Probably just in my head.

When I’m fasting I often think I’m flushing my liver out. The liver is silent but critical to our living. The liver is doing a lot while fasting, but probably fats stored in the liver get cleaned up, at least some.

I just wish it wasn’t so cold. I don’t think fasting helps at all with the cold. Tokyo isn’t supposed have snow and ice.

Day 26, NFD, US

Good FD yesterday, finishing off the day with a game of tennis. I used to play a lot years ago, but have only recently returned to the court. Very pleased to find I can still hit the ball! And yesterday, I actually got to 8:6 in the first set and even though mine was the 6, I felt extremely happy with how I played.

Happy Oz Day all Aussies (but looking at the clock, it’s practically over for the southern hemisphere).

Seriously, is there any other way to weigh oneself but butt naked, after going to the loo, before even brushing one’s teeth and certainly before drinking or eating anything, AND breathing out as much air as possible?!?

I don’t know if I want to know, as it might sound too deliciously enticing that I have to hunt it down, but what is “stollen” BigViking?

So true, Bert1902, so true and so well said. I would add ‘if the scale does more to you than for you, throw it out!!!’

Before I forget, things I have learned this month:
– Won’t power
– The apple test
– Having oodles of good lunck

Happy days!

@penz A lovely thing to try at Xmas, is the short answer to ‘What is Stollen?’
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stollen

Day 26 Akron OH NFD – going for controlled day.

I was all out of sorts yesterday after my cavity filling, at first I could not open my mouth and so could only drink fluids, but once the numbness wore off, I went to town with the refined carbs; and consequently woke up with a headache.

A dear friend is retiring and a soiree is being planned for her. I would like to partake in the celebration, but mindfully.

have a great day and weekend everyone, the sun is supposed to shine today and that always makes me happy 🙂

Ahhh, thanks BigViking. The word description didn’t do it for me, but the picture sure did! Looks like the German equivalent of pannetone.

Day 24 – USA – FD
Day 25 – USA – NFD
Day 26 – USA – FD

Day 26 Canada FD

Going to try a FD. It’s been a while!

Thanks @strawberriesandcream for sharing the Alcohol Explained book. What a great read. It’s made me commit to the dry group.

Adding my name to the pocket fasters list:
@daffodil2010
@bigviking
@steve toon taxi driver
@bert1802
@xrox
@bellyblast

Day 26, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Day 26 Belfast NFD

I’ve lost a pound this month and also the plot. The sugar dragon is truly out of its cage and I’m just going to cruise my way to the end of the month and start afresh. I actually feel weary, so I’m going to gather my resources and get my head around a new start in February.

@mjrbcd44 – I’m with you on the weighing tactics. Shave the legs and cut the toe nails too?
@coda – a big happy birthday to your dad. Also, I think it must be close to the date when your son goes on his big adventure. A time of mixed emotions for sure. We raise and nurture our children to spread their wings and set off into the big wide world, but when they do, sometimes it’s hard to bridge that big hole that’s left behind. You’re in my thoughts.
@emma Taylor. Your comment about set weight was interesting. While my weight loss has been slow, after a loss of a few pounds it seems to stabilise and settle at the lower weight. I’m grateful for that and I fact I think I’ll have no problem in maintaining, if I ever get those last few pounds despatched.

My exercise is well on track. Shame about my eating pattern.

Every day is an opportunity to start again and be better
Misty Copeland principal ballerina

Day 27 already. Where has January gone? Another NFD/Melbourne Australia

January hasn’t been my finest month since starting this WOL back in 2014. Only one FD managed. Boy have I binged! So much beautiful food – punnets of sweet tomatoes, pomegranates, mangoes, peaches, nectarines … beautiful cheeses, good bread, homemade yoghurt and my latest obsession, seeds of all descriptions. And the scales? They are so, so kind. I am still 2kg under my goal weight. I think my body has found my new set point of 57kg. So much better than my old one 72kg!

I miss fasting but as @coda and @ciren found sometimes it doesn’t happen. But the habits I’ve worked on of smaller portions and junking junk from my diet have stuck. I might be eating everything in sight but my everything now is not what it used to be. Good habits have stuck! Now to work on fasting. Will rejoin in February.

Sorry I haven’t been around much in January. I’ve needed a mini break. I’m hoping to catch up. Hope everyone has had a good month.

Day 26, London, UK, NFD ….. again!!

Very, very late check-in today & I haven’t caught up on all the posts, just skimmed a few. I had a lovely yoga class last night & a fantastic pilates class this morning; then shopping with my mum and I’m finally home!!!
Thanks for the well-wishes everyone, this WOL still includes the crappy parts of life in general, I’m getting there!!! @mjrbcd44 it’s definitely the kick in the behind!!!!! On the positive side, 35+lbs down means now I actually CAN kick my own behind ……..…… silver lining & all that jazz!!

This mornings’ weigh-in (I know, but I can’t help myself) showed a 1.2lb eradication!!! Considering I’ve been off the wagon and carb-loading like a pro, I guess this was the second type of whoosh, because there was very little water, but vast quantities of carbs (refined too!!) I was comfortable with the Type I whoosh, now I need to experiment to confirm the existence of the Type II whoosh!!!……………..Type I whoosh = Fast & Eradicate fat – fill empty fat cells with water – body holds water due to ‘famine’ (i.e. fasting) – drink water – body releases water store as there is no famine (NFD) – WHOOSH!!!!
Type II whoosh – Findings to be confirmed!!!!

I’ll be planning my ENTIRE February meal plan on Sunday including my B’day Thai meal on 24th this WILL NOT involve the 7 course tasting menu of last year which left me rolling around in pain with excruciating leg cramps & expecting to POP!!!!!

Taking one day at a time until I get my head on straight!!!! Onward & Downwards people!!!!

Day 25 Sarasota, Florida NFD
Day 26 NFD Last week the demon was ice cream (conquered.) This week it is hamburgers! I had one Monday, yesterday, and today. At least I didn’t get cheese on them. I’ll have to have a FD tomorrow to come in under my weekly target. I get these powerful yens for a particular food. At least I swam for 30 minutes today. It wasn’t easy- air temp 72, water temp 76. But I feel good!

Day 27 – Japan – NFD 82.0kg

Went closer to 39 hours on my fast. I’m working on my breakfast that has 4 servings of fruit.

@bert1802 – I find a vast quantity of chocolate doesn’t seem to be very much and can be easily consumed. I haven’t manage to consume enough whole fruits to equal that damage and believe I’ve tried! Even throwing in dried fruits (which are often cheaper in Japan) I don’t see the same effects. However if I even eat one chocolate covered ice cream bar a day, I start packing on fat after a few days. I think there other differences too.

* With fruit I reach I point where I simply don’t want to eat anymore. With chocolate I don’t seem to reach the point and would probably slip into a coma if I didn’t control my consumption of it.

* With fruit my digestion becomes very active and it seems much of fructose is probably converted to less socially acceptable byproducts. Probably a touch of fructose intolerance. With chocolate is pure constipation city.

Your post was OUTSTANDING just like you!

Day 27 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Yesterday’s FD once again morphed out……I went for a walk after work with DH to the local shop to do the lotto, we passed the local pub, he said “Do you fancy a Friday afternoon drink?”…….did I say no?…….NO!!

In my defence there were some serious work issues that he wanted to mull over with a pint (and me) and sometimes a change of setting helps work things through. I had two Guinness, we came home, I made a beef stir fry, and this morning I had dispatched another quarter pound. I am grateful for that.

I now sit at 140 pounds, cusp of 9 stone land (again). Seeing as I had entered the 130’s in early December, had got to 132 by 4th January, it just goes to show we can never be too complacent. That is why I always found weight maintenance to be more difficult than weight loss. With this forum and WOL I mean to check those bad habits that push my weight back up when I take my eye off the prize.

So @debster251, @flourbaby and others who are cruising towards end of Jan, don’t give up. I am there with you, let’s gird ourselves for February, but finish January feeling good that we made a last attempt to be mindful ☺️

On a good note however, although I was up 10lbs from early Jan I was still able to wear a UK size 10 black velvet dress to my sisters wedding on Thursday. I felt good, received a lovely complement from my cranky old Dad who told me I looked lovely and was the image of my late mother ☺️☺️ . Feel good factor 100%

Have a lovely Saturday all.

Day 27, Gozo, Malta, nfd

Tomorrow we have our grandson birthday party. He’s two years next Wednesday but we’re celebrating tomorrow. So I’ll eat lots of food. I am 67.8 kilos. I didn’t go down this week. It is better for me to weigh myself on Thursdays only. I just can’t resist weighing myself.

Today I’ll eat below tdee.

Have a great Saturday everyone. Onwards and downwards

Day 27 – Ireland – NFd
Day 26 – NFD
Day 25 – FD

I tend to fast Monday and Wednesday and weigh every day but take the Friday weigh in as the weekly weigh in. Weighing in after a FD generally shows a number that I will hit soon and gives me hope but I inevitably bob back up straight after the next NFD.
Yesterday I weighed in and have hit my January target 168 lbs – I am so thrilled!!! I have not seen this weight in 16 years. So I’ve lost over a stone since mid-October with the challenge of Christmas in between. 😀😀

There is honestly no other way I could have achieved this … The flexibity of this WOL means that a bad day or even week is just a blip. This forum too has been fantastic support even though I’ve been super busy this month it has been great to come in, check in and read about other people’s successes and also challenges..
Dry and sugar free January continues but I may take a break tonight as one of my besties is visiting from abroad and it has been years.. but again this will not be a failure but a planned blip!
I have failed on my plank challenge 😱 but next month will focus on that…

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

Day 26, Guildford UK, NFD

Struggling still as it’s tax year end for accountants.

HMRC systems keep going down so I am very stressed

I am keeping up with everyone’s posts but apologies for being so brusque.

Mari

Day27 UK NFD

Apart from the scales incident on Thursday (over it now) this week has been pretty good. 2 solid FDs and the others all less than TDEE. I’ve left myself some wriggle room for the weekend. I bought the Tom Kerridge recipe book last week and have already used a few recipes.

Off to the cottage for a long weekend. The weather looks fine so we might actually be able to get out and do some proper walking, first since before Christmas. Wales is lovely but it doesn’t half rain!

I’ve failed the planking challenge this week. I’ve done a couple of HIT sessions which have left me aching. Hopefully I’ll pick it up again soon.

Have a happy and healthy weekend chaps.

Day 27…..Florida……FD?

I really enjoyed the movie “the Help”, but if I’m completely honest that one line with that sweet little girl broke me. It just goes to show you love can come in so many forms and can make us who we are today. And makes me feel so fortunate that my sister stepped up to the plate and became the mother figure I needed.
Each and everyone of regardless sometimes need that reminder……..

@dykask……I loved your comparison on fruit vs chocolate. I, however, have found I do have a limit on chocolate but never with fruit. In all honesty, I did not know that fact until I changed my WOL. Don’t ger me wrong, I still like a good piece of chocolate, my absolutely favorite is Cadbury. Since my change if fruit and chocolate sat on the same table, I would gravitate towards the fruit more.
My digestion has the opposite effect than yours, maybe that’s why I compared it to chocolate.

For today, I’m going to try and make it a FD. I feel a 100% better, no more illness so, I’m going to whip my house back into shape, tackle Mount Washmore and finally get my potatoes in the ground. A lofty list to do for one day but I feel as my home being weighed down by dirt and chaos………
I find when my goals are lofty my brain doesn’t think about food…… although I did pick up some fresh homemade bread from the farmer market…..so maybe a slice of toast before I start……

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

Day 27, NFD, USA

Just checking in.

Day 27, UK, NFD

I was delighted to see this morning when I weighed myself that I’m 0.5 kg lighter than the last weighing 😊 . I will be 0.5kg short of my January goal (probably) but I’m still happy with the progress 😀
Not doing that good in Plank challenge, but I started doing a bit of pilates and yoga again.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend 💜

Day 27, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Day 27, end of a FD, Surrey (UK)
12st 13lb – same as last week but within “under 13st” target for Jan

Holiday maintenance
Just back from a 6 day holiday in Madeira. Lovely, balmy sunshine, fantastic walking and scenery – just what the doc ordered! BUT – it was a holiday, so I decided beforehand, no FDs. I did manage to keep food & drink under some sort of control though, hence the maintenance this week. I’m still within my target of under 13st by the end of Jan, so I’m really pleased with that.

How did I do it? Well…I took the damage limitation approach. Some things are pretty much impossible to avoid, such as offerings of Madeira wine. How could I say no?! My healthy-weight hubby helped out by quaffing the remains of my glass, after I had had a taste (or two). That way, I managed to keep alcohol consumption to within 1 or 2 glasses per day.

I did rather overdo the carbs though. Hubby and I enjoy walking, so we took packed sandwiches with us every day. I had smaller portions than I normally would, but still way more than since starting this WOE. In the evenings, we either ate out, or I prepared something quick and easy from a supermarket – i.e. pasta, tuna, tinned beans. Pasta isn’t great, I know, but I kept my portion size small-ish. I did get a good supply of fresh fruit and veg from the fantastic covered market, so it wasn’t all bad!

When eating out, I had fish. Madeira is famous for Espada, or scabbard fish. It’s really delicious, especially served with fresh veg. On our last evening, hubby and I went to a really nice restaurant, where I had sea bass – again, very delicious. Hubby wanted to try the wine pairing menu, so I did too…not wanting to poop on the party of course! I was thankful that the wine waiter respected my wish just to taste each of the wines, whilst hubby was able to drink to his heart’s content!

I should explain that at my current weight, my TDEE comes in at around 2,000 calories, which on this occasion gave me a bit more scope with the carbs. We did a LOT of walking, so my energy expenditure was probably a little higher than usual. I have had my fair share of lunck this week! Still, I’m aware that next time we’re on holiday, I might have to think about eating a little more carefully, and maybe factor in a FD or two. Thankfully, the flight home was a perfect opportunity to start off a FD, especially as we flew with that no-frills budget airline…you know the one!

It’s been great to catch up on all the posts here…the struggles as well as the successes. It’s given me the confidence to know that I can tackle holidays and feast days as well as every day planning. I’ll definitely be joining the February challenge!

Las Vegas NV
Day 27 WFD

My body is finally adjusting to more intense exercise. Legs are not too sore today. Heading to the gym for an easy 30 min bike ride to get the blood flowing. Ballroom dancing tonight with the OH

Got Valter Longo’s new book on life extension. Very interesting read.