Day 14 – Japan – NFD

It was a bit rough last night as I wasn’t feeling great but I stuck it out and I was fine in the morning. This fast went 38.5 hours. My daughter is getting better but she can’t go to school this week. Japanese schools are pretty strict about children’s health. Sometimes the school will even require a note from a doctor before kids can go back to school. I’ve even seen schools closed for a few days because too many students had the flu. Then they run the schools more often on Saturdays to make up the days, or they skip part of a break.

I’m always impressed by how many people fast on Mondays! Hang in there you are almost done!

Pocket List – Day 13
@matpi
@dykask WFD (DONE!)
@jaifaim
@daffodil2010
@funshipfreddie
@i-hate-lettuce
@karen250463
@brightonbelle
@songbirdme
@basyjames
@bellyblast
@michelinme
@wellrounded
@flourbaby
@suki2
@shinything

Day 14, Aus, NFD

Hellooooooo all! Thank you for hosting @songbirdme. Sorry to be joining you so late in the month, but I’ve only just returned to work after nearly a month off work. And being away from the regimen of the office means I’ve completely neglected 5:2 since, well let’s be honest, November! I feel like I’ve had 2 months’ worth of FDs where “FD” stands for “Feast Day”. I’ve forgotten what feeling hungry is like. So with a new year and the end of the 2010s (I’m one of those who believe that the decade starts with a ‘1’) time to get back in the swing of it.

Bit about me. I’m mid-40s, married, with a pair of dogs who keep me out of trouble. I live in Canberra, the nation’s bush capital. We’re lucky to be safe from the fires but have been shrouded in smoke haze for weeks. Thinking of my fellow Aussies and foreign visitors, and all the animals, who have been so badly affected this season. Thanks for your thoughts fellow posters and thanks to all the firies out there.

I think I’ve put on 5 kg since my last serious weigh in, and overall I’d like to lose 15-20 kilos. Not sure exactly how much as I need to see it to know it. I’ve dabbled with 5:2 for years and when I stick to it I lose weight. Whodathunk? Problem is, I like my red wine and gin martinis too much. And like @basyjames mentioned, part of sticking to 5:2 is the accountability of logging in to this site. I’ve not done so since early December and it shows. To all the newbies out there, this forum rocks!

Plans for this year are to stick with my planned Monday and Thursday FDs (I’ll be with you @shiny Thing, @binklebonk, @ciren2 and others) and do Dry Mon – Thurs. Gotta have a plan, right?

Great idea re bathroom squats, @flaquita and what a simple way to incorporate it into a daily routine.

@flourbaby – you can freeze whipped cream? Does it defrost ok? (Might be a solution for my hordes of the stuff!)

Ha ha @angrypony – I had a pony when I was a kid who also liked running under trees or side swiping fence posts. I remember one day I debated whether or not to wear a helmet but when she ran me under a low hanging branch that smacked me across the forehead, I was so glad I had. I did love her though – taught me so much.

I love walking too, @i hate lettuce. Also why I love my dogs – they make me take them out even when I don’t feel like it. I have an old dog who plods (the dawdling doggy you want to avoid!) and a young pup who loves to run. I take them separately when I want to power along.

Thanks for the reminder of the egg fast, @daffodil2010. Must factor that into next week. How did yours go?

I laughed @funshipfreddie. I thought you had a typo with your rock dassies and wondered what you’d be possibly feeding daisies. Then I googled them. (Remember a world pre-google?) But I still wonder what you feed them! 

Sorry for the long post and for not commenting on so many others’. I’m just so happy to be back!

Day 14: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

Hey @penz: good to see you again.
I feel so much sadness for you Aussies at the moment. At one point we were hearing that Canberra was the most polluted city in the WORLD! These bush fires are such a terrible thing this season. And as you also say….the animals, where can they run to?….I can’t bear to think about the suffering. How I wish you could have some of our rain….since the beginning of October we’ve had nothing BUT!
Good luck, all of you out there. xx

So many of you on the Pocket List yesterday. Success to you all, I hope.

Got to work now….see you later. xx

Day 14 – CD – Ireland
Hello all, a good FD done yesterday as I was very busy in work. But did manage to do the 1 minute plank in the office 😂 I figured if anyone saw me I’d just say I was looking for something under my desk 😂
@brightonbelle – yep I cycle a lot… I’m at my happiest on my bike whether I’m with others it just in a solo spin. Sunday was an easy social spin and we didn’t push it too hard due to the winds..🚴‍♀️ I prefer sunny weather but you can’t be to choosey over here 🇮🇪
Hi @penz! Good to see you back!
@angrypony don’t worry about replying to people for the moment – life is busy enough.. When you get the hang of this WOL it may become easier for you … you’re doing really well and a loss is a loss and definitely better than an increase ⬆️ 👍👍👍
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 14 – Cumbria UK – MFD

Good morning everyone,

Wow what a pocket day list yesterday, hope everyone had a successful day!

@penz, welcome back and pretty sure you’ll be back into the WOL quickly after your break.

I had a look back through my notebook yesterday, I record every days calories in and exercise calories burned. Weigh in days Friday, record weight, BMI, BMR and total calories both in and out for week.
Rather odd at times, it doesn’t always follow that the best FD’s and total weeks calorie intake that I lose the most weight! Daily calorie intake rarely goes over my BMR, which is 1912, (I don’t ‘use’ my TDEE, think it might temp me to eat more)
I’ve found if on non FD’s if im somewhere around 1200 to 1500 works better than between 1000 to 1200 ? Exercise is pretty much the same each week.
However the main thing is weight IS decreasing and BMI down from 38.3 in Feb last year to 35.3 last Friday a total of 21 lbs loss all together.

@daffodil2010 – I enjoy my garden as well, unfortunately still too wet to get going, but greenhouse is very tidy. Perennial Fuschia cuttings taken in October are sprouting already!

Take care all.

Day 14, London, UK, FD,

Another FD for me, since I’m at work I’ll bank as many as I can before the dreaded weekend of NFDs. I think I may make Monday’s a regular FD, the pocket list worked a treat with so many of us on it!! I’ll have to find something to occupy my Mondays ………………………….. & NO, I will NOT be doing a 4 day week!!!!

Phew, @penz is back!!! We’re as happy to see you back safe & sound, as you are to be back!! You’re in the right place to eliminate the last couple of months from your memory, I’ve done the same for October & November – those 2 months disappeared in a red wine haze, hence, Dry January!!!
Re the whipped cream thing, if you freeze double cream it’ll separate when defrosted, but, if you whip it first you can freeze it in ice cubes or muffin cups or any portion you might need, I do 2tbsp worth which is a useable amount for me and I can throw as many cubes into soups, coffee or defrost for CAKE when I like!!

@daffodil2010, in the same way I would have viewed fasting as starvation a few years ago, I view a Fat Fast as plain scary!!!! I might give it a go in February, this month’s focus is staying dry but drowning dragons – in soup & water that is!! Happy sowing days ahead, did you used to neglect your own planting when you were in the greenhouse, or did you have the same enthusiasm you have now?

Thinking out loud time – ……………………………………. Lots of us seem to be trying to ‘get back on track’, I’m not sure why we keep hurling ourselves off of not only the wagon, but the track itself!!! Why are bad habits the easiest to pick up? Why do we choose the path we KNOW is leading to unhappiness & poor health? I understand that a world without chocolate, bread and (Gulp!) red wine is a world without colour, but is it sooooo hard to use MODERATION!!!! I know, you’re all saying YES! Moderation is hard, that’s why we’re on this forum!!!! I live in hope of shrinking my inner glutton whilst strengthening that moderation/willpower muscle!!!!

Onward & Downwards folks!!!

Pocket list Day 14
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby

Day 14 UK FD

Yay for successful FD yesterday, my first in a couple of months. OMAD supper of baked sweet potato and vegan mince came in at 640calories, and managed some gentle Yoga & meditation. Also drank a previously unthinkable 3 litres of fizzy water! Thinking maybe I’m back, but not counting chickens…

Amazingly today the scales show me down 2lbs – not sure whether it’s Easy On Easy Off or water weight. Time will tell. But great to feel that lovely DAFD cleanness…

@penz welcome back! You are not alone – several of us have disappeared and eaten our weight in unhelpful things. I only rolled back in on Sunday night and feeling focussed after one good FD. Together we are stronger!
@ihatelettuce congrats on the 20+lbs. That’s a fabulous achievement. Interesting to see how your stats measure up against each other… I find weight losss is rarely linear but have learned simply to trust the process
@jaifaim your under-desk plank made me spit out my coffee 😀
@angrypony congratulations on your first loss since July – way to go!
@daffodil2010 thank you! Yes, good to know we’re not alone even on the most downhill of journeys. So much so thatI’m going to join you and @flourbaby in B2B FD. Banking what I can ahead of long weekend away at conference

Pocket List Day 14
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme

Whatever the day brings, practice the pause

Day 14 Canton Ohio FD

@flourbaby I have been so inspired by the links you posted that I am planning a fat fast from Tuesday evening to Sunday evening. I am hoping to parlay that into my first 24 hour liquid fast of the year.

I am with you @caroline esty-akporokah must crack this fat into shape- I will not be denied!

@dykask my daughter is ill too, she’s been out of school for 2 days so far, and I am hoping she recovers enough to go in tomorrow. I hope your daughter feels better soon.

@angrypony well done on the mental will power, I can usually exercise in a fasted state at the beginning of my fast but towards the end I just want to curl up in bed and make the world go away. Congratulations on your first weight loss since July – way to go!

@penz! It’s great to have you back!!!!

January plankers
@basyjames
@jaifam
@caroline esty-akporokah
@flaquita

Pocket List Day 14
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme
@basyjames

Another wet day on the deliveries, same as yesterday. At least, being Tuesday, the mail was nice and light.
I am still not getting back on the wagon….how long since I fell off….YEARS actually. I suppose the important thing is to still be here with you all (more successful) people….and keep on hoping!
I do often manage not to eat after my big “coming home from work” meal mid-afternoon. So my weight, though nearly 10 kg over, is fairly stable.

Pocket List Day 14

@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme
@basyjames

Good luck to those fasting today. xx

USA Day 14 FD

The end of my eating for this FD has come to an end at 434 calories! It was a successful and much needed fast, as I found I put on two lbs. Ugh! I’ve got to get off this rollercoaster! Yesterday was too much food and I find that I overeat in the Winter from boredom!

Day 13 -14 – UK – FD

Today is my 3rd FD in a row FD600 – FD800 – FD800 – Aiming to continue with Wed – Fri this week being either FD500-FD800 – felt I really needed a kick start both my mind and body with this WOL after my overindulgence over the past month and thus letting my weight creep back up…..“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”

The only good thing is that I have kept up with my regular exercise classes as follows:-
Mon – 45mins Broga – 60mins Pilates – 90mins Yoga
Tues – 90-120mins walk – 45mins High Impact Pilates
Wed – 90mins Yoga
Thurs – 60mins Aerobics
Fri – 90-120mins walk

Just goes to show how important it is to keep control of our diet!!!!!!

@caroline-esty-akporokah – any soup made with lots of vegetables, avoiding high starch content ones will be filling and low calorie – they are a godsend on cold days – I also sometimes choose to have a bowl of porridge made with 60grms of oats and semi skimmed milk as my OMAD on FDs
@flaquita – Yoga is a very important part of my life and my teacher puts on regular workshops usually associated with the solstices 🙏
@michelinme – so lovely to have you back with us – have missed your posts 🤗
@ciren2 – 👎 for all the wet weather we have been experiencing – feel for you on your rounds! When I retired I started doing more exercise and some volunteering and for me that has helped me to lose weight – I also found practicing mindfulness very useful!
@songbirdme – glad to hear that the loss of a large bough from a tree in your garden during the recent ice-storm caused no damage to your house!! and that your “step on the scale” at the doctor’s office was one pound less than last year! 👍 for maintenance!
@dykask and @basyjames – sorry to hear about both your daughters being unwell – hopefully they are starting to recover
@matpi – Good to hear that you now know where the problem lies and that you are working on finding a solution🤞
@binklebonk – try to feel no guilt from having enjoyed a good weekend with your friends – that’s the beauty of this WOL you can now have a couple of good FDs and some controlled NFDs and you will back on track🤞
@daffodil2010 – sounds like you are in a good space being 3lbs lighter in a week
@emma Taylor – good to hear that you are enjoying your Roman break! keep up the 🚶‍♀️
@bellyblast and @penz – great to have you back with us x
@wellrounded – don’t worry about what day it is – it’s whatever day it is in your hemisphere so just go with that 🤗
@flourbaby – your musings on “why we keep hurling ourselves off of not only the wagon, but the track itself!!!” resonates with a lot us

Even though I am getting to end of my FD, I am adding myself to the Pocket list to keep me motivated. I am off to have a shower and to brush my teeth to signify a close to my eating/drinking except for water until bedtime!!

Pocket List Day 14
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme
@basyjames
@ccco
@at

WITH THE NEW DAY COMES NEW STRENGTH AND NEW THOUGHTS – This is from First Lady and activist Eleanor Roosevelt, and perfectly sums up why you shouldn’t fret if things don’t go your way today – tomorrow is a new day!

Day 14 Canada NFD

Yesterday’s FD went well, thanks for adding me back on the list @michelinme it is lovely to have you back!!!
Super cold day again -27 and I have been munching my way through the day, also fighting off a cold and hoping to win that battle.

Day 15 – FD – Ireland
Hello all, a good CD yesterday was very nearly derailed after lunch as my colleague had brought back some treats from their holidays… Opened the wrapper and thought I’ll just take a teeny tiny taste… but… stopped myself just in time…. popped it back in my desk and will taste it at the end of the month…
It’s not that I absolutely can not touch sugar for the month but I’m doing well and I knew that yesterday it would have set me back and i would thought “ah well I’ve had so one I may as well have another….. I’m finally beginning to realise when my body craves something…. so nip it in the bud…
Plank challenge continues 🤸‍♂️ … Sorry about that @michelinme 😂😂

Pocket List Day 15:
@penz
@at
@jaifaim

Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 15 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

It’s my 3rd B2B2B. Going ok so far. There was a teeny dark mint chocolate in work but restrained myself from any further. I wish people would stop bringing their left over goodies into work, although 95% of the time my willpower is string, but all it takes is one taste, and like @jaifaim I start telling myself “ah well, sure I ‘ll have another”.

I know that the way to get rid of this excess Christmas weight is to do something like a liquid only fast, or prolonged fast days, or something drastic….but it’s too cold to even want to have a prolonged fast…..so I have decided to follow the Fat Fast from @flourbaby‘s links for 4 days next week, Mon through till Thursday. As I noted before, it’s like the Dukan Diet “Attack” phase and I successfully lost 8lbs in a week doing that in 2013!!!

Just need to kickstart the weight loss again as I am at least a stone heavier than I deem good, and 20lbs heavier than ultimate goal ( which may not be achievable as I get older and into menopause). Hmmmm.

@i-hate-lettuce I love my gardening time. I studied horticulture for a year in our National Botanic Gardens and it was HEAVEN!, I got a job in a local Glasshouse but unfortunately it all ended badly with a bullying boss. However, now I have a cosy office job and realise it’s much nicer to potter in the garden in your own time and not be freezing cold in a commercial glasshouse during winter and sweltering in the summer 😆

@songbirdme My perennial fuschia is a delight, it’s in a sheltered spot and still has lovely glossy leaves. I will prune it back in Spring and await the wonderful blowsy show of blooms in the summer.

@flourbaby I still have the same enthusiasm for all my plants as I did before, and as noted above, I am truly delighted to be working in a nice warm office these days rather than layering up with heated insoles in my boots!!

This talk of horticulture has reminded me of @cornish-jane who used to post every morning. Hope all ok with her and maybe she will pop back in.

Right, got to get coffee for DH, he has a big job interview this morning which we really hope he gets, so I want to start prepping him ha ha.

Have a great day. Together we are stronger.

Day 15, London, UK, FD,

So it’ll be my 3rd FD this week and the scales are NOT cooperating!!! Maybe I’m not drowning dragons enough (3L is the goal) or perhaps it’s the exercise because the mirror and the fit of my clothes say the scales are an outright liar!!!

@jaifaim & @daffodil2010, way to go swerving the ‘treats’, on my first day back after Xmas some donkey opened a box of chocolate truffles and begged people to eat them!!! I think it was too close to Xmas for anyone other than the young-uns to indulge – these young men in their 20’s have appalling diets but NO weight issues!!!

Our company Xmas do, now retitled the Annual-Do, ‘cause it might not be held anytime near Xmas from now on (££$$££), is in just under 2 weeks, the dress of choice is a little snug, but I’m continuing to 30DS and I’ll continue fasting so fingers crossed. I’ll have to research the fat fast or egg fast or water fast, just in case things get desperate by Sunday!!

@at I look forward to retirement as long as I can fill my days with keeping as fit as much you do!

@bellyblast, wrap up warm, I can’t even imagine -27, I’m sure I would just hibernate near the fire and eat stodge ………………….. my favourite comforting food group!!!

Good luck Mr. @daffodil2010, I hope the interview is a breeze!!
Pocket List – Day 15
@i-hate-lettuce
@penz
@jaifaim
@at
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby

Today I’m taking a leaf out of Estée Lauder’s book ………………………………..

“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

Day 15. Rome. NFD.

Just posting to say hi. Happy hump day. H

Day 15 UK FD

Was going to moan about the weather – I do like to try and get in a daily walk but this rain / wind is putting me off but with what @bellyblast has to contend with think I’ll just put up with it

Pocket List – Day 15
@i-hate-lettuce
@penz
@jaifaim
@at
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme ?
@wellrounded
@brightonbelle

USA Day 15 FD

Good morning, all! Quickly jumping in here to add myself to the pocket list.

Pocket List – Day 15
@i-hate-lettuce
@penz
@jaifaim
@at
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme ?
@wellrounded
@brightonbelle
@basyjames
@ccco

Have a great day, everyone!

Day 15 Canada NFD

Another arctic day, -26. It is getting harder to spend enough time outside to fill my exercise needs in. I agree with @at and @basyjames that diet is the most important thing we can do, but moving does make me feel so much better.

@flourbaby your scales will drop soon, hang in there 💪
@daffodil2010 good luck with kick starting your weight loss ✌️
@funshipfreddie were are at the extreme ends of the weather today❄️☀️
@jaifaim oh those cravings
@michelinme I hope your quiet corner is comfy and you get the work done. I am just getting out lots of vegetables to get me through the day😃

Day 15 – UK – FD800

This will be my 4th FD in row – thank you @penz for adding me to the Pocket List 🤗 when I saw that this morning I knew I would stay strong and complete this fast day!

A 0915 Broga class with OH as my regular yoga teacher is away this week, then met with friends for a coffee, followed by my regular afternoon of volunteering. Drinking plenty of water…….

A lovely day here, even got some sunshine but a bit colder than when we had rain, which I don’t mind when the sun is out. Some snow on the higher fells 🏔

@bellyblast – just so cold where you are ❄️❄️ the coldest place I ever skied in was Lake Louise – I can still remember it clearly – It’s the only place I skied where I covered up my face completely with a mask and goggles and my hat pulled right down – the windchill was something else…..needed foot and hand warmers too…..
@jaifaim – 💪 for sticking to your no added sugar and putting those treats back in the wrapper and away until the end of the month
@funshipfreddie – looking forward to the 🏏 tomorrow – As an Aussie living in the UK I’m actually impartial on the outcome – just hoping for a cracking game
@daffodil2010 – you and I are tracking each other on B2B….. we can do this!
@flourbaby – retirement just gave me such a different mindset, I know that I’m fitter and stronger now than 10 years ago!!
@michelinme – thank you for your kind words 🤭
@basyjames and @bellyblast – I do agree that you can’t exercise out a bad diet, also agree that exercise helps to put me in the right frame of mind to be careful of what I eat/drink, plus it makes me feel good!

Pocket List – Day 15
@i-hate-lettuce
@penz
@jaifaim
@at
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@michelinme ?
@wellrounded
@brightonbelle
@basyjames
@ccco
@therealwil78

To lose weight permanently requires faith – faith there is a bigger life waiting for you beyond food and weight. – Catherine L. Taylor

Day 16 FD country West Australia
Monday’s FD…. wasn’t.
Well it was somewhat over 800 calories but I prefer to try to keep under 500 calories to really count it.
It must be a brain thing but I seem to be more in control and take it more seriously when I have to keep at or below 500 cals. Too much wriggle room otherwise for me!
@penz, so good to have you back.
I’ve been very hit and miss for some time but trying to be better at posting daily – that’s what keeps me on track.
I think I have to get back in to more exercise. I see what some of you are doing – props to you for getting up and getting going.
Trouble is I am such a night owl. Barely conscious until about 10 am!! So exercising in the am not such a good thing for me – but may be I should try to change the habits a lifetime??
@at, well done on so many FDs in a row
@brightonbelle, we would LOVE some rain see in WA. It is so dry.
Many of our dams have gone dry and it is a real headache trying to keep water up for the sheep.
We are all hoping it rains sooner rather than later , though that will ruin the dry feed for the sheep ( makes the nutritious dry grass like rather mushy weetbix and devalues the nutrition ) so then we have to hand feed them all, so it’s a delicate balance…..
Will catch up on posts later – have about 4 pages to read.
Have a good day all

Day 15 Ohio, US — MFD
Day 14 — NFD

The fasting went well today, even with both yesterday and today being really hectic. It looks as though not everything needed for preparation for tomorrow will get done tonight, so the morning will probably be hectic also. Thursday and Friday are going to have so much going on that today was the only chance for a second fast day this week. Phew! January is turning out to be a quite intense month!

Patient endurance attains to all things!

Day 16 – NFD – Ireland
Good morning! Good FD yesterday although found myself much weaker in resolve than last week but my brain just seems to be in a good place so fought it…
lots of exercise with lunch walk and circuits last night. Feeling so much better in mind and body than the end of last year…
@lilymartin and all in Oz praying for rain for you all 💦 and @bellyblast and others in very cold climes it’s hard to imagine it being so cold you just can’t go out… we really can’t complain about our weather over here…
Have a good day everybody – we are rolling toward the end of the month now…..
Stlll on the dry 🚫
Still no added sugar & treats ✅
Still logging EVERYTHING in MFP 📝
Planking (mostly under the desk while PC logs on 😂). If anyone asks I’m looking for a paper clip 📎 🤸‍♂️
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 16 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@at – cricket? Nooo?! I’m clueless. Although many South Africans are very passionate about it; it’s almost like a religion here.

@penz – I’m sharing the PFDS with you; I came in under 600 cals yesterday. And no hunger at all. About the only good thing about this heat – seems to be an appetite suppressant.

@songbirdme – even hotter today! We’re supposed to get some rain & cooler days at the weekend. Hopefully for Australia too🤞

I’m off to find a nice, air conditioned mall for a lazy brunch.

Day 16 – Cumbria UK – FD

Quick pop in, taxi service this morning, OH to railway station!

Take care all

Pocket list day 16

Ihatelettuce