Day 10 UK FD 🌈(day 5 AFD)

Weekend didn’t go to plan, alcohol and snacking in the sun. Started for drinks Friday afternoon and carried on all weekend. No dinners I’m a grazer.

Back to it today, at work out of mischief going to have a good FD.

Day 10 – UK – FD
Really pleased with the 2lb weight loss. I have all my delicious food prepared for the whole day. And one of my favourite weights classes to look forward to this evening.

Let’s do this!

Day 10 UK FD – managed to catch up on last few days posts, @at what a true friend you are .

I loved the vegemite discussion, I’m assuming ( perhaps incorrectly ) that it’s similar to marmite ? Which really polarises opinion here it’s a real love or hate thing , I used to gag making sandwiches for my kids but have grown to tolerate it now

Need to put in more effort, but I’m taking it day by day – taking inspiration from those of you who are really sticking with it and seeing great results @fatrabbit & @steve toon taxi driver .Have a good week all x

South Wales UK. Going to start again this week. Was very silly last week fasted all day then binge ate in the night and ruined it both days. Fresh start. Nfd today fasting Tommorow. Be so grearful of any inspirirng stories of weight loss keep me motivated got no willpower 😑

day 9 NFD Huntingdon UK
day 10 FD
Although Sunday was a NFD I had the family over which involved producing lunch and tea for some healthy appetites. Although I didnt eat outrageously and kept mostly to protein and vegetable/salad choices I felt that I had eaten so much more than recently … didnt feel entirely comfortable I have to say .. and then had to finish steps with a fuller load on board !!!

@Clairebeart12 I started fast2 and steps on 29th May and have lost 15lbs… still have another 21lbs to reach goal weight . Body shape has definitely changed for the better !!! I am sure that it is different for all of us but I am getting used to my changes in diet…. always think quite seriously before I eat something with a lot of calories…. or when I do I compensate with more exercise!!! Once you realise how far you have to walk to burn off that ice cream it changes your thinking …… keep on keeping on !!!

Day 10 Belfast FD

I’ve had a roller coaster of a weekend. Young son is buying a house and has encountered a major hiccup, so lots of emotions and fingers crossed for a better outcome this week. NFDs were a bit uncontrolled, but am pressing the reset button.
I started the 7minute workout this weekend. I do some of the exercises quite well, and some I really can’t do at all, so that’s a project to work on.

@at the power of friendship is a wonderful thing. Wishing your friend the very best. How lucky she is to have you.
@fatrabbit and stevetoontaxidriver your success is amazing. You’re inspirational!
@lindasue I’m envious of your butterflies. I’ve lots of blooms at the moment but very few butterflies, even on the buddleia. Their numbers seem to have tailed off these last few years. Well done on your planks, one of my daily challenges too.
Here’s today’s pocket list for you Fellow Fasters. Copy and paste this list and add you name to the bottom if you want to join.

@dykask
@ducks_d
@fuvvie
@taraga
@chickensrock
@Stevetoontaxidriver
@lynzm
@msraven
@jmh44
@brightonbelle
@twinmam
@safarigirl
@liathanail
@debster251

It’s hard to believe we’re already on day 10. Stay strong everyone. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

Day 10, London, UK, FD (1st of B2B2B……2B?)

After 3 NFDs in a row, I’m sighing in relief because today is a FD….yeah!!! My scheduled FD for Saturday has been reallocated to tomorrow, hence 3 NFDs followed by 3 FDs rather than the ADF I had planned, also as I’m travelling on Thursday I think I’ll sneak another FD in to assuage the guilt I guess will come with ‘half board’!!!!!!

@lynzm, stay strong, sometimes half the battle is remembering to use the tools we have so……… get those dragon slayers lined up and ready to do battle!!!!!!!!! Funny really, how I look forward to work days too, ‘cause fasting is sooo much simpler behind a desk!!!

@pashaw, If you’re still checking in from time to time………..I hope ‘things’ are progressing in a positive direction.

Keep the faith everyone!!!! Onward!!!!

Day 10 – UK – FD

Day 10 – UK – FD

@lynzm – sounds like we had exactly the same weekend!

@debster251 – hope the house-buying resolves itself soon. Such a stressful time.

@lumat – stay strong – sending lots of virtual support your way. We are in this together!

Here’s today’s pocket list for Fellow Fasters started by @debster251. I’ve added a few more names from the more recent posts. Copy and paste this list and add you name to the bottom if you want to join.

@dykask
@ducks_d
@fuvvie
@taraga
@chickensrock
@Stevetoontaxidriver
@lynzm
@msraven
@jmh44
@brightonbelle
@twinmam
@safarigirl
@liathanail
@debster251
@Strawberriesandcream
@flourbaby
@rahul1905
@tlc2
@lumat
@pippapah

Stay strong everyone. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

Day 10 – France – FD

Lots of cabbage, courgettes and miso today with a bit of fish tonight.

Pocket list:
@dykask
@ducks_d
@fuvvie
@taraga
@chickensrock
@Stevetoontaxidriver
@lynzm
@msraven
@jmh44
@brightonbelle
@twinmam
@safarigirl
@liathanail
@debster251
@strawberriesandcream
@flourbaby
@rahul1905
@tlc2
@lumat
@pippapah
@laurealice

Happy Monday to all!

Day 10….Florida…… FD

Back to the grind stone this morning. Sunday was such a lovely day but clearly not long enough. It seems like as soon as it started it was over. Now the long work week starts…… how hum.

Yesterday was a nice day, didn’t do much, watch a movie with the family, then ended with a nice dinner with my SIL and BIL. They have a vacation home just down the road from us. So, it was a beautiful evening of conversation and laughs.

I did end up telling her about 5:2 and gave her the links, so maybe she’ll be joining us in the WOL. I think she was a little surprised at how easy is it.

Well, time is still flying this morning, so I’m off!

At any given time, the urge to sing The lion sleeps tonight is just a whim away, a whim away, a whim away!

2nd post

Complacency has caught up. Weight this morning 138.6lbs. That’s 5lbs up from my lowest.

Congratulations @fatrabbit and @steve toon taxi driver. Well deserved results.

Off to buy that shed.

Day 10 FD Akron OH.
So all the over indulging and yes complacency @strawberriesandcream has caught up with me, I’m about 4 pounds up from my lowest recorded weight. This is the very top of my happy weight range but I’m not happy about it 🙁 so stepping out of maintenance mode and back into active weight loss mode.
So thankful for this forum keeping me accountable.
@xrox hang in there, don’t beat yourself up. Negativity will only drag us down, we can’t change what happened yesterday, however today is a whole new animal with lots of opportunity for success. Let’s celebrate how far we’ve all come already, then hunker down and get back at it. We all have to be good to ourselves, attitude determines altitude 99% of the time.
Adding myself to the pocket fasters. I know what works and I’m going to do it 🙂

***Day 10 Pocket List***
Pocket list:
@dykask
@ducks_d
@fuvvie
@taraga
@chickensrock
@Stevetoontaxidriver
@lynzm
@msraven
@jmh44
@brightonbelle
@twinmam
@safarigirl
@liathanail
@debster251
@strawberriesandcream
@flourbaby
@rahul1905
@tlc2
@lumat
@pippapah
@laurealice
@belfastsink
@fatrabbit
@bert1802
@basyjames
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Day 10 Israel FD

@flourbaby i know what you mean about feeling relief getting to a FD after a few NFDs.
Its a good thing i have this group to keep me going as the scales shiwed me 200 gr up today since starting. But ive decided its not even about the scales but actually about sticking to my commitment.
So going strong today (its 15:00 here). Ill go to the pool soon with my kids and have a hard boiled egg and vegs there. so over than coffe and carrots thats all im having this FD..
Good luck to all 🙂

***Day 10 Pocket List***
Pocket list:
@dykask
@ducks_d
@fuvvie
@taraga
@chickensrock
@Stevetoontaxidriver
@lynzm
@msraven
@jmh44
@brightonbelle
@twinmam
@safarigirl
@liathanail
@debster251
@strawberriesandcream
@flourbaby
@rahul1905
@tlc2
@lumat
@pippapah
@laurealice
@belfastsink
@fatrabbit
@bert1802
@basyjames
@chitown gal

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Day 10 USA FD

Day 10, FD

Can someone explain to me how the “whoosh” works? I think I’ve read every post on the subject, but I still don’t understand.

thanks!

Day 10 – USA (Illinois) – NFD

Woke up to no internet this morning, and in the process of resetting the modem and router, discovered my main computer won’t even turn on. We had a huge lightening strike hit about 4 a.m. (Power surge, had to reset all the clocks) so fear this almost 3 year old computer is fried. Ugh… it was plugged into a surge protector, but we all know they aren’t foolproof. At least wi-fi is now working, and I’m on my iPad.

Busy day today. Will lose a pound today giving my regular pint of blood, then a P.E.O. Meeting, Choral Society rehearsal tonight.

I’m supporting all you Monday fasters today!

Onward and downward!

2nd post

@penz – there are several good explanations of the “whoosh”, you might want to try one of these:
http://leanmuscleproject.com/how-whooshes-impact-your-weight-loss/
http://100down.org/the-whoosh-effect/
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html/

The short version goes something like this:
You eat at a calorific deficit and your body goes “great, I’ll empty all this lovely fat out of this fat cell and burn it off”. But, because your body is sneaky and always trying to be efficient, it says “what shall I do with this empty cell where I was storing all this fat, best not get rid of it in case I need to store some more fat in future”. It doesn’t want to get rid of the fat cell completely, as it might need it again, but it might collapse or get out of shape if it’s left empty, so your body goes “I’ll just fill that up with water to keep it nice and ready if I need it again”. So, from a scale perspective you see no difference as you are storing equivalent water weight to the fat weight you lost. Eventually after a period of not needing the fat cell for new fat storage after all, your body has a clearout and flushes the water out of the fat cell and you see a sudden shift on the scale overnight (or over a couple of days). You might also notice you go to the bathroom more over those days just before a whoosh or that your fat gets squishy as it’s actually mainly water. So you are losing fat nice and steadily in line with your calorie deficit, but the actual weight loss is delayed because of the water. So you might see 2, 3 or even 4 weeks of eating really well and sticking to your calorie allowance but no shift on the scales. Then the 2/3/4lbs you could expect to lose in that time all come off in one go over 1 or 2 days.

I sometimes think of it like my friend who is a hoarder who keeps empty boxes when she buys new things and starts using the things she’s bought. She puts the boxes in the cupboard “in case she needs the storage” and ends up filling them up with other stuff. Every so often she has a spring clean/clear out and empties out the boxes full of junk and suddenly there’s a lot less in her wardrobe.

Does that make any more sense?

Day 10 (already?) – USA – NFD

@liathanail, that was a great graphic (I have a cartoon head) explaining the whoosh effect. On the subject of glucose burning vs. fat burning, Dr. Jason Fung also had an explanation of your body having 2 compartments: the refrigerator, easily accessible, where sugar and carbs are consumed and the harder-to-get-to freezer, where your body fat is stored. Your efficient body reaches for what is easily accessible to burn (sugar, carbs) but if you eliminate them, then your body unlocks the freezer and reaches into it to grab your body fat to burn. I like that explanation. @iaminthefuture, good luck on your journey! @Strawberriesandcream, glad to hear the progress with your dad’s digs and would like to suggest you try a substitute bread like rosemary coconut flour bread or sandwich bread which recipes are on Ketoconnect on YouTube.@Dykask, your daughter might love the low carb chocolate ice cream on the same website as above (I’m not getting paid for this, I promise!). @at, you are a true BFF! @belfastsink, good news about your mom!

Day 10—ABQ — FD

My sweetie is undergoing surgery on Thursday and he has to fast (clear liquids) Wednesday, so I’m making him some Dr. Fung bone broth in the crockpot (thanks to the pocketeer who suggested this cooking method!). Wednesday I will fast with him in solidarity.

@jmh44: your weekend sounds kind of fun…

@xrox: You’re gaining muscle, getting leaner, stronger, healthier. That is a good thing, not a bad thing. You’re going in the right direction. Remember, when the zombie apocalypse comes, you’ll be able to fight them off or at least outrun them. 🙂

@debster251: Spent yesterday riding our bicycles in the Valles Caldera National Preserve and saw so many butterflies! They were the dark orange ones…not sure what they’re called, but they flew around our heads as we biked. It filled me with a feeling of gratitude (new week new gratitude!) for having the time and health to enjoy the mountains.

@liathanail: So is it true we can’t actually get rid of our fat cells and they just sit there filling up with/emptying water and fat forever? I remember reading it a long time ago and it made me sad.

***Day 10 Pocket List***
Pocket list:
@dykask
@ducks_d
@fuvvie
@taraga
@chickensrock
@Stevetoontaxidriver
@lynzm
@msraven
@jmh44
@brightonbelle
@twinmam
@safarigirl
@liathanail
@debster251
@strawberriesandcream
@flourbaby
@rahul1905
@tlc2
@lumat
@pippapah
@laurealice
@belfastsink
@fatrabbit
@bert1802
@basyjames
@chitown gal
@molij
@keetseel

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Thank you @liathanail – that made perfect sense. I also now know (some 40+ years later!!!) why a primary school teacher I once had said fat cells never ever disappear. (I lived in fear since!) And thanks @metatauta too – the fridge / freezer analogy worked for me.

Hang in there @adorabubble; it’s my FD too. Add another supporting soul to your resolve today!

Day 10 Massachusetts USA FD Started the day with a yoga class, it’s one of the few exercises I can do with MS. I won’t be eating between breakfast and dinner. That’s very different from how I used to do the 5/2 but it’s working for me this way, even though I get quite hungry. It makes me appreciate food more. My husband is making a lean pork and vegetable stir-fry tonight with cauliflower rice. Yum! I see I have lots of Fasters for company today.

Day 10 USA FD
Keetseel
I am so sorry to here about your doggie! I am a dog lover and know how much our animals can mean to us! I prefer to call them babies! Hope things work out for your boss. It sounds like you have been hit hard. Keep your chin up. Things will get better. I am just down the road from you in Amarillo, TX. It is about a 4 hour drive. We visit Albuquerque frequently. Have relatives that live off Tramway. Love the mountains! My husband and son like playing the golf courses there. Sandia Casino is one of my favorite!

3rd post
There’s a lot of debate about whether fat cells ever get destroyed once they have been emptied of fat. Most common thinking seems to be that the minimum number you will retain (regardless of whether they are full or empty) is pretty much fixed by the end of puberty/early adulthood and although they may get emptied and collapse so they physically occupy less space they never disappear. Also if you gain a lot of weight as an adult your body can happily create lots of new ones.

The filling with water is supposed to be a short term thing to maintain the structural integrity of the empty cell for easy refill. Once your body susses out there’s no replacement fat stores it needs to accommodate it will let the cell collapse.

All of this definitely needs more research though as a lot of it is based on a couple of studies.