Hello @at! Thanks for the mention! I was there but filling in the spreadsheet – couldn’t keep up with the posting but it’s lovely to be part of the community and dip in as and when I can.

My challenge over June was keeping a check on intake on NFDs and also keeping track on the second day of fasting in the week. Mondays were fine but Weds / Thu always tricky!

And I find I just have to eat small things rather than think of meals. So a couple of scrambled eggs in the morning, some veggie soup or green salad for lunch and fruit or some nuts to fill the hungry gaps as we head into the evening. Prepping and eating an evening meal of 300 cals is just too tricky for my cravings! I try to drink 4 pints of water a day and have 3 cups of decaf coffee or tea with skimmed milk to give some normality to the FD, so I give up 100 cals of my 500/600 cals there.

Day 2 North Wales NFD. Managed to eat mindfully today, fasting day tomorrow. Feeling positive. 😀

Day 2, Mountaintop PA USA, NFD

Our grandchildren ages 16, 14, 12 and 9 and their parents arrived or their summer vacation with us in the beautiful PA mountain country from Brooklyn, NY yesterday. The house is suddenly much more animated and the two pet cats George and Lulu are patrolling the yard and sleeping corners.

There is a whole new food operation here now with 6 extra hungry people. DH and I will enjoy our NFD’s with reasonable portions and move our fast days during the week according to the holidays or activities on the schedule.

The young family went for the day to a nearby state park with a clear pristine lake for swimming and sunning. I spent another 3 hours in my yard and vegetable garden laying newspaper mulch topped with compost. The garden chores are so much easier now that I am at my goal weight. Digging out the compost, loading it into he wheelbarrow and hauling it over to the garden was always a workout and now it is just another workout that feels good. The coming harvest will be all the sweeter.

July is my favorite month. The slower pace is a wonderful and I have lots of energy to enjoy my daily 4 mile mountain hike, golf and family activities.

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I’m planning a fast day for Monday. Have my soup for a late as possible lunch and then a nice tuna steak and new potatoes for dinner. Finished off the wine from yesterday so no temptation sat in my fridge to sabotage me!

I even managed 30 minutes on my mini rebounder trampoline today to compensate for the glass of wine with dinner. I’m meant to do it every day to help with the lymphoedema I’ve been left with since my cancer treatment but I’m not always that good at making the effort. One of my targets for the July challenge is to make sure I do at least 5 sessions a week on the trampoline as it really does help combat the water retention when you are trying to shift some weight.

Hi Can I join please. Want to actually complete 5 2 never been able to do it past 2 weeks think this will help. Got about 50 pounds to loose. Will start my first fast day tomorrow. Be greatfull of any tips of foods to eat.

Female South wales UK.

Hi again 😉
I forgot to mention . I’m female from U.K.
I stared FD 4 weeks ago and I lost 2.1 kg . I think the challenge will help to watch out more to what we eat on NFD . Monday and Thursday are my FD days.
So I’m ready to start from tomorrow . Let’s go;)

Hello Everyone! Day 2 NFD Canada. I think my fast days will be Monday and either Wednesday or Thursday just depending on the week. For the FD I will start with 800 calories. I know the loss will be slower but it will be steady and will be easier for me to commit My fitness goal is to do some fitness activity every day. I am at 133 lb and my goal for this month will be 128. My ultimate goal is between 115-120lb. Looking forward to the challenge

Day 2 – SW WA USA -NFD

Travel day – heading home from the ocean.
Will weigh tomorrow for starting July weight.
Looking forward to catching up on posts.

Day 1 NFD St. Louis USA
Day 2 NFD St. Louis USA
Weighed on Day 1 scale said 134.8. Goal is 132
As I begin this journey with the March challenge weighing in at 148.6, I am very pleased with the progress so far. I have added more weight training using kettle bells and doing my best to walk daily as well as continuing a yoga practice. I’ve lost an inch and a half of my waist and an inch of my bottom. don’t want to lose my momentum and I love reading all of your posts.

Even though I don’t respond to a lot of them, it makes me smile and feel so connected to a large community of people who are striving for good health and wellness.

Please may I join July challenge? Need to catch up on post and go back and post for yesterday. I injured my bicep in my right arm and using that hand a lot aggravates it. Is put a cramp, pun intended, in my social media lifestyle. I am going back to read and catch up.

Just saw that @coda is hosting July. Thank you so much.

All my best to all of you.

Monday pocket fasters so far:

dykask
Liathanail
Big_Bill

Feel free to add yourself! It is nice to know others are fasting at the same time.

This morning I started at 83.8kg, after an easy workout of just 80 floors of stairs I was down to 83.3kg. That was after drinking too. Water makes up a huge part of our weight and hydration levels are highly variable.

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Hi @lagrandebouffe I did the Couch to 5K a couple of years ago and found it really good with the tiny modification of doing each week for as many weeks as I needed, some weeks turned into 3 or 4….Boob jiggle made me laugh, I really hated the back jiggle. Good luck with the running, every bit of exercise makes you feel good!

Day 3 UK NFD

Not sure if yesterday really ended up as a fast day or not. I went completely mad stuffing myself with first cherries and then avocado as the veg man gave us a box of each. I made guacamole with the ones that most needed to be used and had a large quantity on some leftover bean stew. Yum! My calorie estimating is a bit stumped by these fatty vegetables. Anyway my weight is down a tad so I kept my whoosh so it wasn’t dreadful. 171.8 this morning. I have a dreadful headache but that is probably hormones rather than what I ate as my body has decided to have a cycle this month. It has become very erratic, I never know if it will happen. I have been getting very hot at night too, which could be what is burning extra fat I suppose. I also got completely hysterical with my sister yesterday over something completely trivial 🙁 Until I realised what was going on and explained. In front of my son too. Very embarrassing 🙁 I hate fulfilling stereotypes! But hormones do have that effect…

Day 3 UK FD 🌈 (AFD, 2nd FD)

💦🐉 water dragon to slay, this is going to be the key to my successful FD today.

2nd FD of the month trying 2 weeks AFD, put on last month, over indulged, so remedy the damage before I get back to where I started, and create weight loss.

Good news though, even though he scales went up last month this is partly to do with building muscle, I know this because my ‘tight’ trousers, now keep falling down and I need a belt. Or buy a smaller size. Whoop whoop. 💫💫

People have also noticed, they say “you have definitely lost weight”, but I haven’t, however I have changed shape. So Cruella (copied name from someone else in the group as couldn’t think of a better one for scales) the scales ⚖️can “do one” for a minute, I’m progressing! 🏅

Keep on keeping on, it’s working 👊🏻🤘🏻Move, you are not a tree 🌲

Day3,south Wales, FD
A rather indulgent weekend so looking to get back on track today! I find it easier not to eat at all until 6pm or so… long day ahead!

Day 3 UK FD HItting the reset button, need to reverse this weight gain pattern and that means no more biscuits,chocolate and packets of crisps – might be able to reintroduce later but for this month they are banned Today I’m aiming for liquids until around 7 then have a nice dinner

Day 3 Belfast, FD
@ciren2 a proud moment for sure. Who cares if the size 12 is bigger now? It’s nice to go down in the numbers however you can!
@mirandash – it’s quite easy just to coast on NFDs and I use My Fitness Pal to count calories and try to eat to my TDEE. I have been following the 16:8 regime for 6 months now and it works well for me.
Fasting today? Copy, paste and add your name to our pocketeers list

Monday pocket fasters so far:

dykask
Liathanail
Big_Bill
LynneD
Primrosenz
Jmh44
Brighton Belle
Debster

Feel free to add yourself! It is nice to know others are fasting at the same time.

I got highjacked by an apple pie and ice cream yesterday, so setting the reset button this morning. I usually fast Mon and Thurs, but youngest son is coming for a couple of days on Wednesday, so I’m doing a back to back.
Onwards and downwards everyone!

Day 3 – Hampshire, UK – FD

First FD in July :), I had 2 NFD the last 2 days as I like to relax on the weekend but I may have indulged a little due to 2 bbqs and 1 d dinner out, I am staying clear of the scales until tomorrow morning as I would get disheartened if they have gone up.

Starting weight is 68.9kgs, I would be happy with 68kgs for July, Good luck all.

Adding myself to the Monday pocket list:

@dykask
@liathanail
@big_bill
@lynned
@primrosenz
@jmh44
@Brighton Belle
@debster
@xrox

Please add me as well 🙂
Day 3 FD – UK

Day 3, Newcastle UK, FD (1st of B2B)

Good to hear from you @lumat – here’s hoping July is an easier month than June for you. Hope both your kids are feeling better now.

More rain forecast for the next two days, so I need to work today – which is a good thing as it helps get me through my FD.

Adding myself to the Monday pocket list:

@dykask
@liathanail
@big_bill
@lynned
@primrosenz
@jmh44
@Brighton Belle
@debster
@xrox
@Strawberriesandcream (1st of B2B)

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions” – Steven Covey. Have a great start to your week friends.

Day 3 FD South Wales uk. My first fast day x

Day 3 – UAE – FD

Yesterday was my first day at the local gym and I am feeling the pain everywhere, it was hard. I don’t know when I will go back… but I have too soon…

Adding myself to the Monday pocket list:

@dykask
@liathanail
@big_bill
@lynned
@primrosenz
@jmh44
@Brighton Belle
@debster
@xrox
@strawberriesandcream (1st of B2B)
@taraga

Day 3 – Scotland – FD

Lmremfrey, I did watch the programme about sleep, but to be honest I don’t need any help to sleep: I would sleep like a log if the kids would let me do it! 🙂

Anyway, today the scale were a bit more friendly but I am still almost a kilo above my June target weight thanks to my 10 day binge-marathon. I’m fasting again today, as tomorrow it would be too difficult plus I want to go back to my usual routine of fasting Mon and Wed. Dinner tonight is meat with broccoli (plus potatoes for the others). The fact that I’m stuck at home with a still contagious baby means that I won’t be able to buy any consort food – but also that I may indulge with whatever is in my cupboards! I’ll think about you all, please add me to the pocket list

Have a good day everybody!

Day 3 FD France

Pocket list:
@dykask
@liathanail
@big_bill
@lynned
@primrosenz
@jmh44
@Brighton Belle
@debster
@xrox
@strawberriesandcream (1st of B2B)
@laurealice

When I started 5 weeks ago, I was truly afraid of feeling hungry and ordered 18 packs of konjac noodles. After a couple of weeks I realised I didn’t need (or like) them. Plenty of veg and a bit of lean protein (mainly tofu for me) do the trick.

@krisnia Tell me more about goat yoga. I have an old goatie who thinks she’s a dog. Could maybe help her!
@brightonbelle @matron65 – Hey you’re from Brighton. Me too (though left 30+ years ago). Still miss the seagulls (and my daughter who now lives there)
@lisalily82 I’m also pre-diabetic – we’ll reverse all that, I’m sure 🙂

Sun trying to come out in France.

Bisous

Hi all, glad to have found this forum!

Day 3, London UK, FD.

I’m 40, mother of 4.5 month old twin boys and after watching the documentary while I was pregnant, I decided last week to watch it again. While my original goal was probably to lose weight, what struck me more were the huge health benefits mentioned by Dr M, and made me really think about the kind of life I want with my two wee boys as they grow up. I want lots of years with them and lots of heathy ones, so that’s my primary objective really. Weight loss will be a nice side effect!

So today is my first fast day, I’m feeling okay, and hoping to get lots of support from this forum as I go. I’m 12st 12, and only about 7lb of that is baby weight; I actually lost it all after I gave birth and I’ve crept back up again. Ideally like to drop about 1.5-2st if I can.

Hubby is joining me but as he’s at work he’s letting himself in slowly, as he’s not sure he can manage to go a full day fasting at work! He had a big breakfast this morning and is having a 60 cal lunch, the. We’ll have a small dinner tonight.

Hoping to have fun and get support from you all over the next month. thanks for organising this!

@twinmam Welcome, once you make it through the first week, it all gets much easier!!