Day 27 USA (Illinois) NFD

Good FD yesterday just over 500 calories. Keeping at maintenance. I am happy to be right at 25 BMI – have been for about 18 months now, thanks mostly to 6:1 and these wonderful forums.

Our local TV station did a little blurb about IF, specifically 5:2 with them saying on the 5 days you can “eat what you want.” I thought about sending them a Tweet saying “uh, no, not all you want” if your desire is to lose weight. The hospital dietitian also recommended the 500 calories be over the whole day and not in one meal. Really? I’ve been content to have an apple mid-day for regularity then about 400 calories for supper on my FD’s. Usually it is a salad with some protein. LOTS of water. Is that how you all manage your FD calories?

Onward and downward.

Day 27 North Canton OH FD

Yay the holiday pounds are melting away, another 2 pounds down, 6 to go.
@songbirdme I would never be able to survive this WOL if I was eating throughout the day, my routine is to drink coffee with a squirt of creamer in the morning and sit down to a nice LCHF dinner with my family when I get home.

Pocket List Day 27

@michelinme
@strawberriesandcream
@basyjames

happy Friday everyone 🙂

Day 27 Stevensville Maryland USA CNFD

Weigh in today and after giving up one FD this week my weight stayed the same so I am happy for that. My BMI is 23 and when I started this WOL mid Jan 2018 it was 28. So grateful I found this WOL, because it works.

@rainbowsmile did you see my link for the retreat?

Either you run the day or the day runs you, choose wisely. Have a great Friday everyone.

Day 27 London UK FD

Yesterday’s FD resulted in another drop bringing me 0.5kg away from goal weight! I’m rethinking my goal weight now as I love @at ‘s idea of having a weight range allowance once in maintenance mode. I’d like to allow myself a couple of kg to move around in. Having decided this, I’m now 1.5kg away from new goal.

Today is my last FD of b2b2b. Like yesterday I’m not at work and with my toddler. Find it so difficult to throw away his leftovers and ended up having some mash potato. According to My Fitness Pal it’s about 100 cal. Not worth it at all! Of course am now annoyed with myself… but it’s done. FDs are so much easier when I’m in the office!

I love how manageable this WOL is. When I tried the dukan diet 6 years ago it totally took over. The weight dropped off really quickly but there was no way it was sustainable. With this, I know I can have things in moderation. Like that 100cal of mash potato, it wasn’t ideal but it’s not the end of the world.

@Strawberriesandcream your donkey news story did make me giggle! Poor thing but hopefully it means that as a zebra he doesn’t have to traipse around giving rides to tourists!

@michelinme Carb habits are hard to break. They are my greatest dietary weakness! See above re mash potato! I hope your FD is going well. Stay strong!

@shinything glad to hear things are a bit cooler where you are. It’s currently 31c in my part of London. Desperately looking forward to the break in the weather we are promised. I’m going to go outside and dance in the rain! And thank you for taking care of the spreadsheet.

@moukinator congrats on your weight breakthrough! Such a great feeling. I too have entered weight that I’ve not seen in a few years. Love the sound of your sea bass and salad. In fact it’s always great to hear what people eat on fast days to get ideas for myself.

@songbirdme I too save most of my calories for a full meal in the evening, having herbal teas and a miso at lunch when I’m working. I did a couple of days of spreading them throughout the day when I first started and found that I was constantly hungry and because they were all small meals (if you could even call them that!) I was never satisfied.

@fatfingers Best of luck on your break. I hope you have a lovely time and can stay as close to TDEE as possible.

@coda sounds like a lovely weekend of eating out ahead! Planning to do same FDs as you next week. Let’s stay strong together!

@diana123 wow, that’s an impressive drop in your BMI!

@missybear enjoy your walk and send the rain on over this way please!

Pocket List Day 27
@michelinme
@strawberriesandcream
@basyjames
@beedoo

Have a great day everyone x

Day 27, Rocky Mountains, US, FD 800 cals

Feasting is over. Going for a moderate FD today and CDs over the weekend.

Have a good Friday everyone! 😊🌻🌼

Day 27 UK FD

Hi all. I’ve been a bit absent lately sorry, busy. I’m still trying to fast 2 days a week but have been a little lax on my fast days. My routine has changed and I then find it very difficult.

Not sure if I will make this month’s target but hopefully will be close. The good thing is that I feel very positive and don’t have my usual “all or nothing ” mentality. I think that is because I’m in it for the long term and it’s so flexible.

Day 27 UK NFD

Well today was supposed to be a fast day but that quickly went out the window early in the day when I accidentally went into holiday mode a day early, ooops! Oh well I have had a fab day so I don’t feel too guilty.

I’m going away for a few days so I may not be able to post. I hope you all have a fab weekend. 😁

Day 27 – USA – NFD

Well, looks like so far, only did 1 FD this week. Will try and do better. Getting a little slack, as I only have 8 lbs. to go to get to my goal weight and I’m coasting there because I like how I look now…

Day 28 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

I came home from work crying yesterday. My unprofessional and bullying manager had a go at me as I was leaving and really upset me. My younger colleagues looked on horrified. I was crying so much I could not go out for that farewell dinner with my colleagues. My DH rang my boss when he saw how upset I was and put him in his place.

I am spending the weekend seriously considering my position. I have too much respect for myself to ever want to see, let alone work, with that man again. I am being advised to make a formal complaint about him to HR and his days will be numbered.

So this weekend will be spent taking note of the good things in my life and deciding what to do. I am not going to work for that unprofessional bully again. I am sorry if I leave my colleagues in the lurch at the busiest week of the year but my mental health is far more important to me.

Thanks for listening guys ☹️

Day 28 North Wales FD

Couldn’t do my fast day Thursday as we had visitors. Love the flexibility of this way of life. Have a good weekend everyone.

Day 28 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Is it really day 28? This month has whizzed by.

@metatauta how wonderful to like the way you look! When I was walking around Bristol earlier this week I caught sight of a slim woman reflected in a window and was surprised that it was me!!!!!! Yes it’s a great feeling.

@daffodil2010 you have always sounded so happy with your job so it was a shock to hear you work for an unprofessional bully. Work problems can impact our entire lives so I’m sending you positive vibes to give you extra energy to summon up your strength and wisdom to deal with the situation. Hugs 🤗

I was disappointed not to see the Blood Moon last night as it was far too cloudy. We have had some rain but not much by Welsh standards, though the grass does look a little greener, heavier rain forecast for Sunday. Strange times when we look forward to rain in Wales.

Have a good weekend everyone and remember to keep on keeping on, even when life throws challenges your way, step by step, one day at a time 😉

Day 28 London UK

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@daffodil2010 I had to write to say how sorry I am to read about how you’ve been treated by your boss. He sounds like an awful ignorant piece of work with no management or people skills. I’m always amazed at how people like this can reach positions where they are allowed to manage people and do damage to those indivials as well as the business.

What I am glad to hear is the support you have from your husband as well as your colleagues. I know it’s easier said than done but if you can make a formal complaint to HR it would be a positive step all round. Do you have a supportive HR department? Take charge and show him where bullies belong. I am a HR manager and at a previous company I had numerous complaints about one particular bully of a manager but no one wanted to make it formal. In the end he had to leave due to his own incompetence but I would have liked to have seen him held responsible for how he made those team members feel.

Mental health is so important and because we can’t see it, people don’t always notice how much it needs to be taken care of, just like physical health. Take care, put yourself first, you ARE worth it. Sending love and strength.

DAY 24 – 28 – UK – NFD

Sorry for being absent most of this week but life just took over – all enjoyable but just no time for the forum and only managed 1 x FD this week – this is a rare occurrence for me.

Found a dress that hopefully DD will like, she loved it on line but it’s all about the fit – being delivered today – she will come to our house before work tomorrow to try 🤞that it fits and she feels good in it……I also saw a dress on line that I like but still thinking about it……..

For those who have felt disheartened that they have not completed the FD they plan – keep in mind that 800cals or less is still a FD……………I remember someone from previous challenges who added up their TDEE for 5 days plus 1000cals for their 2 x FDs and ensured that they ate to that total for the week, some days they ate above TDEE, some days a bit less and some days were FD, so long as their total intake did not exceed that weekly total they lost weight – lots of variations with this WOL – one size does not fit all!

@purplevilet – You have been in my thoughts – positive vibes coming your way – hope that biopsy is good news xx
@Strawberriesandcream – Thank you for that link to Roman’s Originals – I have investigating and rather like a few things……You haven’t missed a post from @bert1802 – she has been remarkably quiet since 10/7 – are you hovering in the background @bert1802 sending you 🤗 and letting you know that you have been missed
@missybear – when is the big day in August??
@coda – thank you for sharing “The train of life” and I echo that it is so easy to underestimate how many calories we consume – this was my biggest learning curve since finding this WOL!!!
@redrockgirl302 – how wonderful that your friend could celebrate her 80th with her twin brother 🍾
@daffodil2010 – unfortunately I can never blame my OH for proferring glasses of wine and bowls of olives, cheese and crackers, crisp – I do it to myself 🤣 (he does not drink alcohol anymore and eats healthily all the time………he wasn’t always like that mind you……having introduced me to wine I blame him for my wine habit!!!)
@flourbaby – Welcome back and yes we have missed you 🤗 great work on maintaining during your holidays and you can gatecrash the rest of this challenge if you wish – good to hear that you will be with us in August x
@anna6 – When I read your posts I always hope that your daughters are aware of how lucky they are to have you nearby and willing to do so much childcare for them – I moved from Australia to England and when I had my daughter I had no family nearby and clearly remember my struggles with childcare when I went back to work – you are a very special mother and grandmother ☺️
@moukinator – great job on getting below that 70kg marker 👏
@songbirdme – I follow a 16:8 pattern daily and have only OMAD on my FDs with lots of water during the day, some times eating up to 500cals for my OMAD or only having a glass of my homemade Kefir after my evening yoga class – all varies on how I am feeling…………
@beedoo – my only advice regarding children’s left overs is put it in the rubbish bin and that is definitely not you 😉
@daffodil2010 – Report your manager to HR whether you decide to stay or leave your job – you will be preventing others going through what you have – remember you are a way better person than he is. If you love your job then stay and show him that you will not be intimidated by his behaviour and that he is the one who has to change!!!!!!!!! But at the end of the day do what your heart says and what makes you feel good – Sending you a huge virtual HUG
@rainbowsmile – Thank you for taking the lead for the August challenge – count me in! You will be fab at the role and we are all here to offer support – I found doing this role great for my own accountability and a great motivator.

Planning to join @coda with B2B FD on Monday and Tuesday so finishing the July 2018 Monthly Challenge on a high – anyone else doing that?

“THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL WAY TO REACH AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT IS TO FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU.” – AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Day 28 Stevensville Maryland UDA CFD

Decided to do another FD today feeling a little bloated. Thank you @rainbowsmile for hosting August.

@rainbowsmile this is all the details I have

https://kimbabcockonline.com/event/sedonas-ascension-retreat/

You can google Kim Babcock to find her site. Hope this helps.

Go be love, the world needs you. Have a great Saturday everyone.

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@flourbaby Yeah! Missed you.

@diana123 have you booked? It’s not guaranteed to run so I can’t book flights etc at this stage. Was looking to fly to Phoenix then travel by train to Sedona? Is that best? There don’t seem to be direct flights and the ones from the UK give the best deals to Phoenix.

Have back back will travel will have to miss college though.

Mari

Day 28 USA (Illinois) NFD

Maintenance going fine. Ought to have good CD’s the next few days.

@daffodil2010 May I ditto all the supportive comments that our wonderful board members have stated. It does seem like you’re able to stand up for yourself and have local family and friends behind you. You are smart, capable, and intuitive to know just how to proceed with your job and your life!

Onward and downward.

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Yesterday’s lunar eclipse were very beautiful.

@at thanks I just do my best and pray to be a good mother and grandmother. I’ll join you and @coda for the fast days on Monday and Tuesday 30 and 31 July.

@rainbowsmile thanks for your wishes. When I take my medicine it gets easier to move but when the medicine wears off it’s painful 😣. Thanks again for hosting the August challenge and please count me in.

Good night 💤🌙😴😘

USA Day 28 NFD

Had a good NFD today, eating only nutritious foods. I prefer that because I find I have so much energy when I select good food. An ice cream once in awhile is okay, too! 🙂 Hope everyone had a great day today! Take care!

Hello day 29 from NI
I checked in late last night but realised too late I wasn’t logged in and lost my post 😔
In short was something like this –

So far so good

@at, @anna6, @beedoo and I holding hands 👭👭 to see July out with a bang

@anna6 – amazing woman, so selfless Hope the shoulder gets better soon!

@daffodil2010 for manager! if your owner has any wit! Why risk loosing someone who is such a good worker, gets on with ‘most’, apart from morons and most of the time enjoys her work apart from when said moron has a pop.

@rainbowsmile interesting link to Marissa Peer.

Day 29, Guildford UK, FD

So it begins from 7pm tonight going keto to start preparing for the 10 day WFD I plan from 1 August 2018.

This should minimise my hunger and I shall be hungry on day 2, usually ravenous but this cuts it down substantially.

Mari

Day 29, Gozo, Malta, nfd

Daffodil2010 rest and think clearly but don’t let a bully change your job if you were happy 😃 there doing it.

Beedoo and Coda thank you so much. I just try to do my best. Beedoo you could pray to your mother to help you from heaven. My arm still hurts but is easier with the medicine I’m taking. Let’s end July with At too together fasting. The best possible thing to do to ourselves these last couple of days of this month.

Today I had a takeaway risotto with tartufo and pancetta. I also had a piece of an American chocolate cake I made this morning. This evening I’ll eat only fruit or a cereal bar with my medicine.

Enjoy 😉 Sunday everyone.

Day 29 Stevensville Maryland USA CFD’

@shiny Thing thank you for hosting July, It went by way to fast. Thank you @rainbowsmile for hosting August. I am going to end July with 2 fast days on Monday and Tuesday. Was going to include today but DH is out of town and my 93 year old MIL whom lives with us asked to go out for brunch. She hardly ever gets out of the house due to chronic pain. So will be happy to get her out for a bit. Will make good choices for brunch, but always end up having a Bloody.

Nothing is impossible the word itself says I’m possible. Have a great Sunday everyone.

Day 29 Belfast NFD

What a weekend! We went to a caravan site overlooking the Irish Sea in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains. Thursday, we walked in a reservoir which is so dry, it has revealed a road and bridge from the 1800s which disappeared when they build the dam and flooded the valley. Friday night and the clouds rolled in so no lovely moon. No moon in fact. The torrential rain kept us awake during the night. It continued into Saturday to the point where the drains and sewers couldn’t cope and burst, spewing their contents down the hill and past our caravan. The awning flooded, soaking doggie’s bed, the water found its way up the waste hose and into the shower, which promptly overflowed…..need I say more? I had to put the heating on to dry out our wet clothes. We came home a day early! The heatwave is definitely over.
@rainbowsmile how exciting that you might travel all that way and meet up with Diana123!
@moukinator – congratulations to you and your fiancé on your success, and how lovely you are travelling this journey together.
@emma Taylor well done you on your low numbers. I’m sure you’ll be below 25 long before the end of the year.
@daffodil2010 hope you love your new purchases. I think it was either @strawberriesandcream or @rainbowsmile who put me In touch with the site. Isn’t it amazing what we all share despite the distances between us!
@shinything feeling out of sorts is not a bit nice and you’ve been there for a little while now. Should you maybe pop into the doctor and get a checkup? Hope you feel better soon.
@Strawberriesandcream I saw that poor creature too. Poor thing. However, apart from the smudges, it was quite a work of art!
@beedoo I feel sorry for all you folks in London, especially the little ones, who don’t really understand. However, I think as I write this the temperature has dropped a little. Hope you enjoy the cool when it comes!
@metatauta and Missy Bear – I know exactly where you’re coming from. Isn’t it great!
@daffodil2010 – bullying bosses in this day and age should be a thing of the past. Good for your OH to ring him up. I would definitely make a complaint to HR. Why should he be allowed to get away with it? Before I left teaching my last principal was a real bully, especially to the young teachers and temps. Myself and another older teacher delighted in trying to thwart his carryings on. Saying that, it was easy because I knew I was leaving. Good luck in making your choices. You always seemed to love what you do, so don’t let him win.
@anna6 hope your shoulder heals quickly.

Was so sorry to hear about the fires in California. Yet more destruction in this crazy world.

Where has this month gone?
Two FDs planned to see out the month.

💪💪💪💪💪💪 everyone!

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Thanks Debster251.