Day 29- Atlanta, Ga.- USA- FD

Will someone please repost the link for February? I can’t find it. Thanks!!

Day 29 UK ?FD ?CD

Yesterday’s B2B actually worked. A OMAD supper of parsnips, sprouts & veggie “chicken” fillets – without the butter it would have been under 500 calories but much nicer with :)- plus two tiny clementines. Ending up at 700 which will do me just fine.

This morning I weighed in down a little again, almost back to where I was 10 days ago, but not claiming anything until Friday. And even then it’s just about the tracker, to keep an eye on what I’m doing and how it’s working rather than about success and failure. All too easy to get judgy with ourselves. I’ll be delighted to end the month under 154 – or at least to have stopped the upward momentum 🙂

More importantly, after another early night, with a sunny morning and a day at home ahead, I woke up feeling a bit better and a bit more settled. Still aware of my general fragility tho bc finding small things disturbing my equilibrium.

@daffodil2010 I’m also 10lbs up on what I was last year, when I was also fed up with the most recent plateau. And none of my clothes fit at present xc the baggy or v stretchy ones. DG I’m not a fan of shape-hugging stuff or i’d be Really Stuck! Luckily I love my green patchwork yoga trousers as i’ve been living in them

@penz @lilymartin @betsylee good to hear from you, tho sorry you are experiencing similar struggles 🙁 There’s something v heartening about knowing we’re not alone with our experience, and something v liberating about being honest with ourselves and accountable here. So keep posting, it’s the best way to keep facing forwards.

I’ve got great leftovers in the fridge and trying to eat more mindfully, so tonight looks like being vegan bolognese with mashed parsnip, sprouts and spinach. If I can make it a OMAD that’ll do me nicely, perhaps with baked apple or cacao yogurt. Tomorrow I’ll hit the fruit & veg stall and stock up on some crunchy veg to get me excited for next week – nothing like colourful crunchy things or spicy bright soups to keep me on the straight & narrow.

Onwards. Sun is shining – yay! – not yet stretched, meditated, or done project work. Keeping that to a max 3hrs today and prioritising self-care. Today that looks like a quiet morning, plenty of water, marmite tea, an hour wrapped up warm & reading in the sun, early supper, bath and sleep! All the dfoundation stones that make good choices possible.

Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can x

Day 29 Canada FD

Haven’t posted for days, we have a full house and I’ve only managed to quickly read posts each day 🤓
It’s been a holding pattern for me, no loss and no gain which is just fine. Fasting today and tomorrow will reset things 🙏
@michelinme glad you have turned things around 👏
@emmataylor but such carbs!!
@songbirdme so glad your DH is home xx
@daffodil2010 hang on you can do it 💪

Day 29 pocket list
@jaifaim
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@therealwil78
@bellyblast

I can do it 💪🍏👖

Day 29 second post

@ciren2 yup, you for Feb & me for March 🙂 hopefully I’ll have some more mojo by then – it’ll be lent after all!
@bellyblast thank you 🙂 and well done for not gaining with visitors!
@songbirdme glad DH is recovering, that sounds really serious x

Popped back to put myself on the pocket list before my OMAD early supper. Accountability is a wonderful tool

Today is 20th anniversary of my sister’s death. I’ve been pondering time & ageing, being known & knowing ourselves, and the importance of finding time to look at big skies. Life is short and precious.

Day 29 pocket list
@jaifaim
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@therealwil78
@bellyblast
@michelinme

Day 29 Canton OH CD

Small changes add up to big gains!

That’s my motto for the month of February; January was not perfect but it was a good start, and I am determined not to let the quest of perfection prevent me from appreciating the ‘perfectly good”

Looking forward to my breakfast sandwich chaffle that I prepped for lunch today

Day 29 – Cork, IE – NFD

The last 8 days have been hectic and while I have been reading the updates as they come through to my email, I haven’t had a chance to post. Hope everyone is doing well in the last few days of the Jan challenge.

I have been doing ADF for the past 10 days and following a Low Carb Healthy Fat (LCHF) WOE as I find it easier not to eat for 24 hours rather than having to count calories and the LCHF with unprocessed foods makes satiety much easier to attain. My weight hasn’t changed much in the past week but it’s that time of the month so I am happy to maintain the current weight to be honest 🙂 I have definitely lost volume on areas such as my arms and thighs, of course I didn’t measure these areas when I started 😀

A few of my colleagues have noticed a difference in me which is heartening but the most important thing for me has been my mood. I am feeling much more resilient and able to deal with issues and aggravations. Long may this feeling last! I am travelling with work for the next 2 days but will make sure to post on the last day of the challenge!

Day 29, UK, NFD

Its been an OK day, I think I’ve been really good and ate sensibly, well done me 😁 hehe

@notmyrealname welcome back, you made the right decision to re-join us 🙂

@sallllllllly good to see you posting here and good to know that this group helped you, just by reading. I know it does help me 🙂

@suki2 , regarding TOM: “Although dont have TOM anymore just wondering if there’s still some sort of cycle” – I was wondering the same. I noticed certain things when TOM should happen, and I’m starting to think that our bodies remember and go on doing whatever they’ve done for years, even though its not needed any more? I’m sure there is something going on there 🙂

Tomorrow is a new day and a new FD, lets stay strong 💪

Have a good evening everyone 🙂

Day 29 Ohio, US — MFD
Day 28 — NFD

Well, yesterday evening I got busy researching a topic and the time slipped by and before I knew it, one o’clock had chimed and I had forgotten to log in here. Time wasn’t the only thing that slipped by. For Monday evening’s meeting it was my turn to bring snacks, so I made some up, but didn’t partake of any, since it was a FD. How virtuous I felt! Yesterday while I was doing the research, I snacked quite freely, so by one o’clock, all the leftovers were gone. So today definitely had to be a FD.

@ciren2 Thanks kindly for hosting February!

@flaquita This may sound really dumb — but how do you get the new posts sent to your email? Is there an option on the site that I’ve missed? Hope your work travel goes well!

@basyjames That’s a great motto! Last Saturday the scales showed that I had lost the 3 lbs that I had gained the week before, so it looks as though I’m ending January at the same weight as at the beginning of the month. Definitely would like to get back into the maintenance range.

Patient endurance attains to all things!

Hey @matpi, when you post in the forum there is a little tick box underneath the space where you write “Notify me of follow-up replies via email”, this sends an email notification any time someone responds.
Also at the top of each page of posts (near the page numbers), you can save the forum as a favourite which subscribes you to posts. I have both ticked so not 100% certain which is more effective but I get notifications every time there is a post and the body of the email shows the content of each post.

Running out the door now, have a great day!

Day 30 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD

Sending mojo to all who need it. Is there an emoticon for that? 🤪

Last FD for January! Let’s do this, Thursday fasters 💪

Day 30 – Pocket List 🍏

@penz
@shinything
@funshipfreddie

Second post
😂😂 damn autocorrect… *tiniest not trendiest 😂😂😂
Actually lots of typos today… rushing….. 👍👍

Day 30 UK FD

Unusual Thursday fast for me , off to yoga now Catch up later

Day 30 – Pocket List 🍏
@penz
@shinything
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle

Day 30 UK FD

Yesterday I settled down to eat a huge pile of veg for supper and found myself slowing down and eating mindfully – my body didn’t want to do what my brain was trying to! And I slowed to a halt with about 1/4 left bc I was full. Finished up with stewed apple and yogurt about an hour later. Total 705 calories – yay!

That’s an astonishing B2B2B banked – and I’m going to try to make today a 4th at 800 calories. With any luck this will reverse most of the gains of last week, and help me to end January back where I started – snap @matpi! Still 7-12 lbs up on my previous plateau weight, but I’d definitely settle for 140-145 now.

Feeling really gloomy today. Back to dark grey cloud and a sense of oppression. I’m picking up negative vibes from all sorts of places – politics, news, project work full of demands rather than recognition.

I need to keep grounding myself not to be overwhelmed by it all but to keep practicing good self-care and focusing on the moment. So easy to regret the past or fear the future in any aspect of our lives, but now really is all we have… And now can always be different! Start where we are, use what we have, do what we can…

Day 30 – Pocket List 🍏
@penz
@shinything
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle
@michelinme

Day 30 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking for the past couple of months, still doing my regular Monday and Thursday FDs but I haven’t had the headspace to commit to daily posting on the forum whilst I have been coming to terms with mum’s death. Clothes still fitting well despite using a lot of red wine as an emotional crutch. Moment of truth will be tomorrow morning when I step onto the scales for my end of month weigh in 😬

Putting myself on today’s pocket list for company and planning to join you all again in February.

Pocket List 🍏
@penz
@shinything
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle
@michelinme
@suki2
@missybear

Keeping on keeping on!

Day 30- Atlanta, Ga- USA- CD

This month has been good to me. Down 8lbs. Looking forward to February!!!

Day 31 – Japan – WFD #8

Been a rough week with work. Today I have a stomach ache but it isn’t related to fasting as I’m still in the normal nightly fasting period. This is a common problem for me.

It seems that repeated fasting in probably much healthier than I was thinking. Basically fasting a couple days a week is a easy way to generate the effects of a nearly 30% calorie restriction. (Well it would if I controlled eating better. 🙁 )

Day 30 Ohio, US — NFD

I’ve kept pretty much on task with the eating today, even though it was a busy day. The morning started with the four and half hours for class and travel/lunch, then a pretty intense session with my acupuncturist. When I got home, I found that the outside portion of my heating unit had become a solid block of ice. I talked with the property manager and with 15 minutes they had sent someone over to handle the situation. Part of the problem was that the emergency heating unit had burned out and wasn’t functioning. They replaced that unit in another 15 minutes and now I’m running on emergency heat and will do so until the ice encasing the outside portion of the heater melts, which at the turn into February in Ohio is anybody’s guess. If this had happened in the house I sold this summer, it would have taken a week of fretting (and cold in the house) to get this resolved. Renting is grand!

After all that I’m ready to call it a day. Hope everyone has a great end to the work week!

Day 31: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

Last day….no fast days again (what a surprise!) but my weight remains in a “maintenance” zone….except it’s about 8 kilos too high!

@angrypony: You did better than me, and you’re down….which is the right direction! Nothing too daunting about hosting…the only difference is making up an intro’ an d being there each day! In my case..I’m not even able to fast…ha…ha!

I’ve got one more day at work, then I must attend to February.

https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/february-challenge/

See you later xx

Day 31 – UK – FD

I can’t believe that today is the last day of this January Challenge – many apologies for not contributing for the past 10 days but I have been lurking in the background and happy to report that I have more or less been sticking to this WOL!

Last FD today for the challenge so will weigh in tomorrow for final weight for January and start weight for February🤞I have remained within my maintenance range……

@rabbette – sorry to hear about your friend’s losses – difficult times x
@emma-taylor – your story about removing the stone from an avocado on Day 21 happened to a good friend of mine as well – food prep can be hazardous!!! Great envy regarding your Italian travels…..
@daffodil2010 – what have I have been missing…….Pocket LUST days!!!!
@songbirdme – so sorry to hear about your OH health issues – but so glad to finally read that he has been diagnosed and an effective treatment plan is in place
@dykask – thank you for some very interesting/informative posts and links
@emerald32 @alliswell and @sallllllllly – welcome on board – hope to “see you” all in the February Challenge – do join us as TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!!
@notmyrealname – welcome back – hope to see you fully back in the swing of the 5:2 WOL in the February Challenge – join us once more for motivation and inspiration!
@i-hate-lettuce – I too am looking forward to the start of 6 Nations Rugby this weekend too 🏉🏉

Huge congratulations to those who lost weight small or large; achieved their goals for the month or have successfully maintained 👏
To those who seem stuck on a plateau -“When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of “rehearsal” for maintenance isn’t the worst thing in the world” 😇
To those who have struggled or even put some weight back on – Tomorrow is the start of a new challenge – Let us all move forward together “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow” 🤗

@songbirdme – Thank you so much for hosting this difficult January month 🤗💐 Apologies for my limited contribution but I have been lurking and reading for inspiration.
@ciren2 – Definitely in for February and I’ll get the spreadsheet done and posted for you – many thanks for taking up the baton once more 🤗💐

Last Pocket List for the month – who else is joining me??
@at

“If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started, I was desperately wishing to be where I am now”

Day 31 – Cumbria UK – MFD

Good morning everyone

@songbirdme – Thanks for hosting a long and busy month, kept the place bouncing!

January is not my favourite month, this one seems to have lacked cold crisp days which are good walking days! However dry yesterday and managed just over 7 miles and ended up with a (light) pub lunch! Despite that this mornings weigh in …. no loss for week, no gain either, so that’s around 5 lbs total loss for the month. The only thing is, it was the weight I’d accumulated the last couple of weeks in December, but now gone.

2 bits of good news from January, the annual visit to the surgery this week was very positive and I end the month at my previous low, so can start February in a very positive frame of mind and a nice position.

Thanks for the company and encouragement during January, see you all in the February pages!

Take care all.

Second post

Sorry I’m not on a FD today… quite the opposite I’d say… 😂

Day 14 – Donegal Irl 🇮🇪 – NFD

Morning all , I didn’t get to post yesterday, it was a fast day & it went well even though I was 😱 “winging it”
@ songbirdme winging it was never my speciality but surprisingly the world didn’t end cause I hadn’t got a perfect pre made dinner !! And sepsis is serious stuff so great you caught it in time. Watch out for visitors with flu and the like as DH system could be a bit weakened for a while. Bone broth & probiotics may help. Thanks for hosting January.

I had my last weigh in for January this morning and I’m down 2lbs pounds, so just under 15.2 stone. So I’m delighted with that.
Do you all weigh yourselves every week or just once a month? I think I’ll leave it now till the end of Feb. I don’t want to get too focused on the scales but more on the WOL.

@basyjames so succinctly said “small changes add up to big gains” really like that and omg the quest for perfection landed me in so much trouble, the pressure, so I’ve had to completely change my thinking to survive.

@ I hate lettuce, well done on the results you must be on a high, be a great start to February

No beach today too windy, just have to go the road !

Day 31 Canton OH FD

January has come and gone. I forgot to weigh in this morning, so will take care of that tomorrow. I am happy-ish with the way January unfolded. I was hoping for a 10 pound loss, but that was unrealistic on my part – as it is I think I have lost 5 or 6, but more important – I am physically and mentally stronger because I used to have to do my pushups on my knees and now I can do them on my feet – no problem. I was also able to hold my plank for 2 minutes with a break in between at the 1 minute mark. I intend to continue planking in February. I have a huge bottle of wine that I got on my birthday waiting for me to break my alcohol fast- I am almost sorry to part with dry January, but I have an anniversary trip coming up in February – off to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans with DH- so dry February will not work. But I may pick it back up in March!

@songbirdme definitely yay you! Sepsis takes many lives, largely due to delay in receiving appropriate care, and thank you so much for being such a wonderful host

@flourbaby I have suddenly developed a love of cashews too. Pesky little nuggets of deliciousness and saboteurs in disguise. I noticed that the quality of my sleep is vastly improved when I combine my fasts with low carb foods. The lower the carb content of what I am eating, the better my sleep. I slept like a baby when I tried the fat fast, day 2 was nirvana. I absolutely cannot sleep on my stomach anymore, no matter what I eat – the hot flashes are unbearable. Crazy weird!!!

@at thanks for the words of wisdom, they really help make me feel better

Congrats to everyone, some of us are crushing it and some of us are struggling, but the beautiful thing is that we are all here; and that is worth celebrating. Someone once said that although fasting may not win every battle it is winning the war; and that is truth!! Regardless of where you are in your journey, you are doing everything within your power to take control of your health.

Pat yourself on the back guys; you deserve it 🙂

Final pocket list of the month
@dykask
@at
@suki2
@basyjames

@songbirdme: Many thanks for hosting this month. You’re amazing, considering the worrying time you’ve had with DH. Hopefully you can both put that behind you now xx

Final pocket list of the month

@dykask
@at
@suki2
@therealwil78
@basyjames

See you for February xx