Day 13 | Sydney Australia | FD

My second fasting day in a row, feeling good. If I stick with it today that will make 5 fasting days so far this month.

I had ham, 2 tomatoes, and a couple of cheese sticks for lunch. About 280 calories.

More miso soup this afternoon and I will see how it goes tonight.

Scales not moving much, they are actually a little higher than at the start of the month. Turns out that eating huge amounts of junk food on the NFDs will do that to you – who would have guessed? Hopefully it’s mostly water weight due to all the sugar and salt that’s still in my system.

Day 13 – Nuremberg (temporarily) – NFD
So yesterday wasn’t a disaster. Had blueberry and banana pancakes at the airport for breakfast and then just black coffee and water until I met my colleague for dinner. Just had a main course – rib eye steak but had 3 glasses of wine. Still, could have been worse. Yoghurt and coffee for breakfast this morning in the hotel and planning to skip lunch again to minimise the impact of another meal out tonight. If anyone has any spare willpower lying around feel free to send it over my way!

Day 13, UK, FD
And of course my NFD killed off the weight loss. Fewer calorise eaten than my Fitbit tells me I expended, but I am up by nearly 3 pounds 😡

Day13 UK FD

FD went well yesterday. Fasted till 6pm from dinner the day before so almost 24 hours then had green salad with tomato and a very slender (110g) salmon fillet with veg. Some strawberries, blueberries and blackberries completed the feast! Didn’t count the calories but I’m sure well within a FD allowance.
Another FD today, CD tomorrow and weigh in on Saturday.
Enjoying all the chat around egg cups and marmite.!!

@bigviking i hear your frustration – my fitbit is way off on calorie expenditure ; this based on my experience of trying to lose weight by calorie counting 500 cals less than what my fitbit tells me that I have burned. I too was putting on weight 🙁 I just use the tdee as per this website.

Good luck 🙂

Day 13 UK NFD

167.4 lbs. Under 12 stone! Yay:)) This despite yesterday’s fast diverting into a CD. Ate double what I intended and still lost two pounds. It is ridiculous how inconsistent weight loss is. Last month I would have gained eating like that. Perhaps my blood chemistry has shifted in some manner. I have realised that whenever I eat sweet potato curry I really need more food after it. There seem to be enough carbs in it to trigger hunger either that or it doesn’t have enough fat or protein in it and my body makes me go and eat some. It was yogurt, nuts and seeds and cheese I turned to afterwards. Once I had eaten them I was fine again and able to close the kitchen by six, so it was all within my eating window. I seem to be able to fast better when I tick all the nutritional boxes and include enough legumes and some cheese or yogurt at least a few nuts/seeds plus at least five veggies/fruit. If I don’t I get cravings and eat more. I can’t believe that I am nearly at July’s goal and it is only half way through the month! Happy dancing happening:)) Next step healthy BMI. Today it is 25.1…

@bigviking I go by my TDEE on here on the sedentary level despite being quite active. Any higher and I would gain. I think my metabolism has been far too efficient for the usual numbers to apply. Maybe that is your problem? But I have had success with fasting at the higher 800 calorie level which compensates for being unable to each as much on non fast days.

Day 13 – UK – FD

Circumstance meant I ended up eating 18:6 yesterday and when it came to my evening meal I wasn’t really that hungry. I think I may have been a little dehydrated too as the scales were slightly down this morning. Be interesting to see what the scales say tomorrow morning after today’s FD with plenty of water.

@bigviking – sounds like you either have a water retention issue or you need new scales. Whatever the issue, it’s clearly not fat gain. What does the tape measure say?

@onahealthyhigh
Thank you. You made my day 😀…

Farnborough, UK, NFD
102.5Kgs
Increased my water intake yesterday and slowly reducing the calories. Toilet frequency going up… Probably as a result of all the additional water… Might get to the stage (mentally) where I can consider an FD next week. Good luck to you all

Day 13 FD North Wales
Got on the scales this morning to find I am down 3lb since the beginning of the month despite being away for a week with little control over the food that was put before me. I am delighted 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I can’t wait to start to fit in some of my old clothes. Going into today’s fast day feeling very positive. Going to drink lots of water 💦💦💦💦💦

Wishing everyone good luck today xxx

Day 13 Wicklow NFD
Yesterday was YS’so birthday and his house purchase was completed so a happy day for him.
@keetseel and AnneMarilyn I think a trailer would be the right description.- yes keetseel you need to consider two things 1. The weight of the caravan and 2. The engine size.  In our case the car size is no issue because my OH is a petrol head! There is a lot of advice online and lots of dedicated magazines around. My young son lives a two hour drive away and up to now he’said had no spare bedroom but there’s a site close. (Where we are now) Caravanning is so great for seeing your own country cheaply and is great for small children.  They make brilliant friends. I’ll be bringing my grandkids if I ever get any!
@laurealice yes please I’d love the recipe!
Thanks @at yes my big challenge is marrying our regular trips (With a little more booze than at home!) with my WOL
@califdreamer Pickle or chutney is a must have with cheddar cheese and crackers and yesLaurealice curry.  Mmmm! My next project is to make my own.
Thanks for the article @califdreamer.  So here’s another consideration for the egg debate – do you ‘cut off’ the top or do you tap  the top until you can peel off the pieces?  Me, I’m a tapper!
@jisika I would consider around 500 cals a FD. Dr M suggested you could get away with 800 cals on a FD but I prefer to keep it as low as possible.
@fatrabbit your success goes on and on!
Thank you Strawberries for the link
@molij We’ll done you!
Lovely sunny day now so off to walk around the lake.  Have a good day everyone.

Day 13, Wales UK, FD.

Meals planned and ready to fast. Have a good day everyone x

Day 13 – Finland – FD
Day 12 – NFD

Ended up at around 465 kcal on Tuesday’s FD, so overall a successful fast day. I have yet to break my fast today, but will probably do so shortly, as I’ve soon fasted for 17 hours. I’ve read on some websites that it’s better for women to stick to 12-14 hour fasts (but then again, other sites claim that fasting only becomes beneficial after 14 hours for women, 16 for men), but I can’t say I’ve exactly suffered on longer ones either.

@annemarilyn Unfortunately my ankle hasn’t healed yet. There’s still a lot of swelling making it very stiff, but I feel like it’s slowly mending – lately it’s been easier to do the therapeutic exercises I’ve been doing, and I feel like I’m regaining some of my usual flexibility. Yesterday I was able to balance on it (while standing on a pillow) for an entire commercial TV break, hahah.

POCKET LIST FOR FASTERS DAY 13
@rahul1905
@lilymartin
@big_bill
@bigviking
@mia139
@laurealice
@pippapah
@strawberriesandcream
@molij
@missybear
@steve-toon-taxi-driver

Day 13, South Wales, FD

@bigviking and @msraven – interesting to hear about your Fitbit calorie counting and the errors. I found that mine was under-reporting calories so have gone to using MyFitnessPal app to count calories instead. There was a report on fitbit errors recently:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2017/05May/Pages/Fitness-trackers-calorie-measurements-are-prone-to-error.aspx

Day 13 – Cumbria UK – NFD

Another lovely day here – early morning aerobic class – got rather sweaty then a flat white with the group afterwards sitting outside of a great local cafe.

Home, showered, a quick catch up on the forum before going out for a manicure and pedicure! What a hard life!!!!!

@califdreamer – great news on reaching a new low for you1
@annemarilyn – not sure about being a great chef but I really enjoy cooking even if I don’t always get to eat the results…..Being able to enjoy good food and wine and keeping the weight off is what this WOL is all about for me plus all the health benefits I have gained since starting!
@okeydokey – all good with you??? Not heard from you since Day 8 – Hope your feet are well on the way to recovery from the nasty sunburn you got 🤗
@flourbaby – Have a fab holiday – catch up on your return x

DD is taking me out for dinner tonight for a mother/daughter bonding time – feeling loved 👩‍❤️‍👩

@lynned @bigviking
I use the fitbit now to gauge my activity as opposed to seeing how many calories I can consume in a given day.
Like the article says, you’re not necessarily getting the correct information from technology 🙂

Day 13 – USA (Illinois) – FD

Going to do an 800 calorie FD today. Having a quick supper with some church people, but will eat that one meal very carefully. Plus I always eat my daily apple for regularity. It works for me, and I was keyed into that by someone on this forum months ago! Yeah for keeping regular.

My new computer is due for delivery today, so I will have some set-up time for that. Isn’t it always exciting to get new technology?

Onward and downward!

Day 13, Rocky Mountains, US, FD 800 cals

3rd day maintaining. Still like to get rid of a couple more pounds so that I have room to play. 😊😊😊

Day 13 – USA – NFD

Good fast day yesterday. I like the idea of ADF Wed/Fri., so far so good. @hannahwatto and MoliJ, keep up the good work! @debster251, I lived in Dublin in the 70s and used to take the bus to Wicklow with the big sand dunes. It’s the first and only time in my life I ever got an actual tan! Is it the same Wicklow? Have a wonderful time; my OH and I have always talked about buying an RV and going all over the US; @flourbaby, enjoy your holiday!

Day 13, Canada, FD

Day 14 ( almost). CD country west Australia
Have a 5am start and then no computer tomorrow.
Had a reasonable FD today about 800 calories. Coffee and water all day, a mandarin and 3 strawberries for lunch. Steamed veggies and 60 g steak for dinner.
The hunger dragon is growling but slaying it by going to bed soon.
Off to Albany for the day and an early celebration for DH.
The problem with this time of year is that I love to watch sport so watch Wimbledon – how well is Johanna Konta playing!
Switch between the tennis and the Tour de France – fantastic scenery. Last night had the state of origin rugby between Queensland and New South Wales.
Makes for some late nights.
@ducks_d, thanks for the encouragement.
I think my fat cells just love me too much and are just too full of themselves!
Happy Friday all.

Day 13 – SW WA USA – NFD

Had a decent FD yesterday but perhaps a few too many nuts in the evening. Scale is up a bit today. Will head to the gym to get things moving 🙂

@fatrabbit – Wow! You’re doing great!

@flourbaby – enjoy your vacation!

Having connectivity issues but look forward to checking out the recipe @laurealice & article link @strawberriesandcream

Day 13 UK NFD

Day 13, Emden Germany, NFD

Day 13, Gozo, Malta, nfd

I had a McDonald’s burger with some chips this evening. I ate over my tdee today. Tomorrow I’ll fast.

Onwards and downwards