Day 21 | Sydney, Australia | FD

Today is my 3rd fasting day for the week.

I had brussels sprouts (which I love) and papaya (ditto) for an early lunch. I would choose that lunch over fish and chips or a burger even if I wasn’t trying to lose weight.

Hit the gym at lunch time, ran 9.2 km on the treadmill in 60 minutes then did a few sets of light weights.

A bowl of miso soup early afternoon.

Then a big serve of really good pumpkin soup later in the afternoon. It was from Aldi supermarket, almost as good as home made too.

I’m up to 450 very enjoyable calories for the day so far.

I might cook up some brussels sprouts when I get home, have a couple of glasses of water, and call it a night.

Day 21 Belfast FD

Congrats Sirisan
@Strawberriesand cream fingers crossed for your dad’s house purchase.  My YS is waiting for his funds to be released.  The money was due last week but he had a hiccup with the vendor signing.  Hence we are hanging around Co Wicklow.  However if it’s not sorted by this weekend we’ll have to go home and return when he gets the keys -not ideal but can’t be helped.
Welcome back Rocy65
@Saffron420 I’m a big fan of Bernard Cornwall too.   The series on TV was great. I’m a great lover of historical drama and reckon I was born a couple of hundred years too late although I would probably been born poor! Have a great cruise.
Adding myself to the list. Will aim for 800 cals today and any less will be a bonus

Day 21 pocket list.
@rahul1905
@lynzm
@dykask
@debster251
Cheerio for now

English variation: what Onehealthyhigh calls a faggot is a duck to me. We can get them in Gloucestershire as long as I remember that here they are faggots.

@penguin wow that’s new to me. I’m talking about liver dumplings.

Onehealthyhigh. Yes, those. Mostly I’ve eaten them cold on bread. The name is, I guess, a regional thing – probably makes sense to Steve, Toon taxi driver.

@penguin what I think of as faggots were not necessarily liver, but certainly offal, but my brother used to love them warm with gravy.

Day 21……Florida…..FD

I’m so glad today is Friday. It seems as if the week was never going to end!
So, the other day, I got some rather good news, I will be getting another raise in pay; but I didn’t say anything until this morning because they are making me wait until today after work to find out. Not out of meanness but because we do have a few things to discuss.
First being the owner wants to semi retire, so they are looking for someone to upgrade in their duties, and I need more help in my department. I work in a small mom and pop business, so being that we are so small, we all pick up and do what ever needs to be done. Confession, there is only 5 of us in total. 2 owner, 3 full times and one part timer. So, when it comes to little changes such in up grade of duties or hiring another person, it becomes a whole community affair.
The way I look at it, in the over all picture is, tell me what you want done and I’ll do it.
Okay, enough about that……

Another FD for me, the snack dragon did a number on me last night but stayed well within my TDEE, today, will be a solid FD as I’m having my broccoli for lunch and trout for dinner tonight! Weigh in tomorrow, hoping the mean ole’ scale will be nice.

Word of advice. I forgot to write the name down so please forgive me, it was either @stevetoon, @dykask or maybe someone else. Please be careful on your fruit intake, all though fruit is extermely healthy, if eaten in vast amounts it can have an adverse effect on weight loss. Just like everything else, I believe moderation is the key.

Okay, well 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!

Day 21, Hampshire, UK – NFD

Another crazy hectic week in the office, i’m filling in for 5 people on holiday so life is tough, I didnt even get a chance to post on here yesterday:

Day 20 – NFD

So I have decided to continue on a 5:2 this week as we have a special meal with the family tonight, I have been stable this week at 69.8kgs – not loosing/not gaining….I dont know what I need to do to get the kgs to shift again, will try and keep on eye on my eating on the NFD from next week, I wonder if I am over eating..probably!

Have a lovely weekend everyone, I’ll post back here on Monday 🙂

Day 21 – NFD

Had FD yesterday, and unlike Monday’s it was hard! Someone had brought in donuts for the office but I looked up how many calories they contain (ouch!) and read the forum and those methods helped me resist. A successful day despite the hunger and temptations.

I therefore feel I “deserve” my homemade pizza and red wine night tonight – thinking of all you fellow booze-hounds out there!

I’m on holidays next week which I suspect will make having 2 FDs a challenge. Or an impossibility. Thus I think I’ll try for a week of restricted time eating and see if that helps.

I don’t think I’ll make my 5kg loss goal this month. 🙁

Thanks for all your posts – I enjoy reading them and I share in your successes and challenges.

Day 21 FD
@Liathenail The inflammation/water retention the day after intense exercise is something my body does all the time, especially when it’s hot. I know it’s the way exercise works, I know it happens to me, and it still frustrates me! But I do use it as a marker for if I have pushed it too far, which is helpful. I find that turmeric helps as a natural way to less the inflammatory response.

I was entering my weight today and seeing the solid plateau that I am on, but also acknowledging that I feel really healthy right now. Thinking about the difference between setting a goal that is a number as compared to setting a goal that is an overall feeling of physical health. A thought I carry into this weekend …

Day 21 FD UK – OXFORD. My 3rd Fasting day this week. Doing ok.

I’m going to weigh myself tomorrow to see how I’m doing. Was 14.9 (205 pounds) at start of this month and I wanted to lose 2.

But I don’t know how great its been tbh, I’ve had my fasting days yes, but last weekend for eg I binge ate which was terrible, so …….

We’ll see, thats partly why I want to check in tomorrow to see where I’m at.

Tbh if I’m still at 14,9 I think I’ll have to take that. But 14,8 would be lovely.

Wish me luck if you can spare it. Peace out.

Day 21-22-23, Emden Germany, NFD

Day 21 Chicago, Illinois USA – FD

@redrockgirl302 – our daughter said she was on a hike in your area with an out-of-town friend and saw moose!

Day 21 – UAE – NFD (78kg, 1.2kg down from last week)
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it seems to be ages since I last posted.

Thank you my global friends for all the greetings about the birth of my daughter Jana. She is still tiny and doing well. Thanks @dykask for sharing the info about your daughter born at similar weight and that she picked up the weight and now soon to be taller than her father…

Weigh-in day today, 78kg, down 1.2kg from last week 🙂 and still under my maintenance weight.

A few pages of posting to catch up with…

Extra post – went to dinner with friends. Tried a little of everything at a new Greek restaurant so a very tasty dinner but not too many calories. Stuck to my alcohol-free beer and was ready to call it a night after the dinner. Unfortunately everyone else was drinking and wanted to go to the club for a “traveller”. I was very tired by the time we left at midnight but now that I am in bed and have had my chamomile tea I am wide awake!

Thought I’d put up a recipe for faggots
110g (4 oz) fatty pork shoulder, roughly chopped
110g (4 oz) pig’s liver, roughly chopped
250g (8oz) fatty belly pork, roughly chopped
110g (4 oz) bacon scraps
110g (4 oz) bread crumbs
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon mace
1 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 sage leaves, finely chopped
1 small red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
Salt and Pepper
Caul fat* or streaky bacon.

Just in case it offends anyone. Some local butchers still sell them.

Day 21, Gozo Malta, nfd

Sirisan is right, I have a brother living in New York with his wife and American born children and he says faggots is another name for homosexuals.

I’m at the hospital again with my almost one year old grandson. He is better but still sick.

Next week is the start of our thirteen day cruise from Malta to Malta and my separating daughter and her one year old son move over to the island of Malta from our home in Gozo. She feels she’s ready to stay on her own.

Have a great Friday everyone, onwards and downwards.

Day 21: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD.

Faggot has the derogatory meaning in parts of England and fag is also a cigarette or gasper in this country.

Steve, the faggots/ducks we can get here don’t taste quite right so I’m going to try making your recipe.

Day21 UK NFD

Had a nice couple of days in Winchester, the weathers been fine. The drive down was horrendous, took about 5 hours but then we went for a walk and ended up doing over 4 miles and actually ate less than 1000 calories. It wasn’t intentional, just the way the day panned out.

Probably no more posts from me till next weekend, we try to do no mobiles or wifi when on holidays.

Good luck to everyone for the rest of the month, how did we get to day 21 so soon.

Day 22/NFD/Melbourne Australia

Enjoyed a glass or two of wine with a bowl of homemade pea and ham soup. @songbirdme Australian Shirazs are very good aren’t they. I’ll have a look but I don’t think I can buy ’19 Crimes’ here. They badge exports differently. Penfolds are very good though and very pricey here too. No more wine for me till next weekend. Sobs.

@steve toon taxi driver thanks for the recipe. I last ate them in Manchester with pease pudding. An interesting word with all its different meanings and connotations. Faggot is also a bunch of firewood. I used it once in front of a group of adolescent boys. It took a lot of convincing and a dictionary to convince them I wasn’t being derogatory.

@penz your reference to vanilla slices made me smile. I’ve been looking forward -craving really – to eating one all week. I’m not a sweet lover but vanilla slices … Happily my husband and I always share one. The annual vanilla slice judging competition is being held this month and I’ll be passed through a country town famous for it’s winning slices. I’ll also be having a meat pie. Another Aussie treat.

Back to 5:2ing. I’ve been having trouble shaking off a couple of kgs gained over the last couple of months. It’s suddenly dawned on me I’m on a plateau. A bit of a shock really as I’ve never been on one. My tracker shows a very steady downward progression until recent months. I’ve read everyones stories of plateauing. Now I’ll be re-reading them for inspiration. I’m not sure what has changed but I’m definitely on one and need to jump off. On a positive note. I’m still below goal and the upward trend has stopped.

Have a great and mindful weekend.

@onahealthyhigh – my Aussie Words With Friends friend said he found 19 Crimes there. He’s up in QLD. At first he couldn’t find it either. You’ll join us next weekend.

I first was served it at a restaurant in Utah (Red Rock Brewing Company) as the only shiraz they serve. Then found it in the local liquor store, and even in my home grocery that has a pretty good selection of wines. When buying it there, I have recommended it to other tipplers.

@penz – the word “plonk” was new to me! I LOVE learning new words (and cultural interpretations of words) from this group!

Here’s to all Friday night pocket winos! 🍷

@taraga congratulations, much delight in your news

Day 21 UK FD

Tucked up in bed with a cup of tea safely away from the kitchen! A successful FD before a very sociable and I’m sure wine, and food filled weekend visiting family and friends! Heading for the final push before the end of this month’s challenge. Have to say I’ve been kept on track purely by keeping up with all the inspirational posts! So thanks to this amazing group!
I think it was @strawberriesandcream who posted a link to a dress site?? Just to say I ordered a dress and am very happy with it, so thanks for that! And they have a sale on just now….