Day 31 Melb Aust NFD

Last day of the month. Thanks so much @daffodil2010 for hosting July, and great that @ktcaroline is hosting August. I put my hand up for October, so there is still need for a September host.

This month has been fairly static. Weight’s been a bit up and down, but no major dramas either way. Expect my weigh-in tomorrow morning will show I’ve gained a bit, but it will be less than 1 kg. Resetting for August when the weather will start warming up a bit here.

Onward and downwards we go!

Day 31 – Reading UK – CD

Well, there’s plenty of room for improvement here. I can’t say I’ve done a proper FD all month, although I was on hols for part of it, and ill for another. So maybe it was the best I could do. Anyway, I’m focused for August, and keen to be a good host. Huge THANKS to @daffodil2010 for keeping us all on the straight and narrow in July. Onwards and downwards fasters!

Day 31, VA, USA, FD B2B2B

Good FD yesterday with 1 heck of a delicious meal for supper of salmon and lightened up (as in calories) Baked jalapeño poppers. I replaced the full fat cream cheese with this new/interesting version of cream cheese I found blended with greek yogurt. It was a lot softer to use and lower in calories. Then there WAS 1/3 slices of bacon on top. Oh my gosh. AND we had a good portion (9 each 1/2 slices) of those cheesy bacon poppers. (which would be 4 1/2 jalapeños (each) cut in 1/2 to make 9) I made them like little boats.

I thought for sure after that many cheese bacon poppers I would not have lost weight in the morning but I did! So yay body and mind for staying on track.

@daffodil2010 – Many thanks for hosting a great month with us!

@penz – I too did find at least one benefit to the egg fast, if you are having trouble fasting and feeling hungry… then the egg fast can help with great transition. I found after the last time I did it, I had a very easy 2 day EFD then a super easy WFD the third day as I was not hungry at all.

@matip – its been interesting I’ve wanted something else after my dinner on FDs and was blanking that I had some beautiful fruit. Last night I shared a mango with my sweetheart and I swear right after the fruit I feel so good and satisfied. (It was a dang good mango to boot!)

@yo-yo fletch – Love what your DD said… Yes a steady loss even a small loss over all for the month is awesome. Like I said, I notice my rhythm now is a decent/big loss month followed by a small loss month. Celebrate you are still doing it!

Pocket list Day 31 – The Final Countdown
@daffodil2010
@penz
@winsome-waif
@funshipfreddie
@yo-yo
@rabbette

Day 31, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Thank you for hosting our July challenge @daffodil2010 💐. I am sad that I have been mostly absent. I am still taking care of my elderly friends and I have to eat with them whenever they eat. Otherwise they become upset. I think I gained 5 pounds or more. I need to restart IF and 5:2. I don’t know how I will manage it. But I have to get rid of the accumulated pounds before leaving for Austria at the end of September.
Hope you are all well. Miss my 5:2 friends.

Have a good Wednesday! ⚘⚘⚘

Day 31 California NFD

Thank you @daffodil2010 for hosting this month. I have been very bad at posting but stuck to my fast days consistently and I was reading most of the posts.

This was the month I reached my goal weight and am starting to navigate what maintenance will look like. I think I have settled on an almost everyday 16/8 fasting/eating window with a weekly weigh in to judge wether I also need to add in a fast day now and then.

Hopefully those of you who haven’t yet reached your goal will continue your successful weight loss journey and get there in the next few months.

Day 31 second post

@songbirdme 50th anniversary – WOW!! Huge congratulations! x

It’s actually 1 Aug this side of the world, but as today was weigh in, I just wanted to record for July’s sake a 1.9kg loss for the month. Not as much as I would hope, but in the spirit of @yo-yo, at this rate, that will be about 24 kg per year. Which I am more than happy about.

And – even more self-patting on the back. Yesterday afternoon I received a decision from the boss at work which I did not agree with, and which meant I was going to have to have a very difficult conversation with a staff member. I was not sure the best way to approach it and evil-inner-voice suggested pizza and a bottle of wine would help. However, 5:2-inner-nice-voice reminded me that I would love myself more in the morning if I had stuck with my planned EFD and I would be very disappointed with myself if I succumbed. I had the ricotta omlette for dinner and a camomile tea, and woke up happy with myself. Great way to end the month.

Thanks agin for hosting this month @daffodil2010!

Final Post

Total loss of 1.1kgs for July. I’m happy; puts my BMI at a healthy 21.4. I just need to navigate maintenance now.

Thanks to our host @daffodil2010 & to everyone else for sharing your experiences & knowledge of the 5:2 WOL. Best wishes to everyone who continues with the Challenge into August!

Final July Post

Well it has been a month of downs and then a surprise up, weighed in this morning 5lbs or 2.26kgs lighter – well short of my target!

On reflection, I’m happy with this. It has, however, made me realise that going forward I should set myself more modest realistic monthly targets.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Thank you @daffodil for hosting July.

Onwards…..

Day 31 – USA – NFD

@songbirdme, congrats on a milestone not too many people reach and many happy returns! @daffodil2010, thanks so much for hosting in July! @ktcaroline, thanks for volunteering to host in August…please count me in as I am still maintaining. @Rafikki44, I remember when you used to post daily and welcome back!