Day 3, FD, U.S.-MI

I haven’t figured out how to do a highlighted name link, (if someone could tell me how, lol).
Penz- No fish, even though we used to have numerous aquariums lol. Current pets are:
-1 cat
-2 ferrets
-2 bearded dragons
-3 birds, (Amazon parrot, budgie and a one-footed finch/rescue bird)
-2 rabbits -AND- 1 of them has bunnies!! So technically that adds 6 more to the count, ha!

Some days I feel like I live in a petting zoo 🙂

Today is the last FD of my first week back into IF after a long break from it. I remember now why I was so successful with it back in the day, I truly enjoy the pattern of FD/NFD. And the FDs are so calming, if that makes sense? It’s just nice to not focus on food for a day and it frees up a lot of time as well 🙂

Going to be coffee and eggs again today and then this weekend we’ll be doing social stuff as we have out of state relatives coming in. Monday I’ll be back with a FD.

Daily weigh-in: x (goal: 130lbs)

Day 3, Boston, USA – MFD, Run whatever

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Day 2 recap:
– ran 4 miles
– grazed all day, and so didn’t do a great job fasting.

It’s definitely harder for me to do the FDs on days I am home (and not at work), so this long holiday weekend (USA) is not great. I’m thinking that instead of trying to do full FDs, I’ll do a series of 800-ish days, and then pick the FDs back up again once the work week begins.

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@basyjames, I am so sorry to hear about your relationship. I think it’s great that you’ve shifted your focus to taking care of your health, but definitely go easy on yourself for a while. Discipline is extra-hard at times of stress and sadness, and a little comfort is totally okay. Take care, and this internet stranger is sending good thoughts your way.

Pocket List – Day 3
@dykask WFD
@zzzzz45
@saffy420
@betsylee
@hedwig6 MFD

Day 3 North Canton OH CD

What a blessing you all are! Thank you so much for all your warm and encouraging thoughts, wishes and prayers. @stitchincarol I’ll gladly accept your prayers.
Thank you for asking about the kids, I have teenage girls and it’s just really, really difficult. OH and I were so close, most of our friends and family are in shock and frankly, so am I. Agghhh 2020!!! I cannot wait to be done with this year, seriously!
Working out really helps and eating better makes me feel good too.
One day at a time, lots of prayer, plenty of grace and self care, that’s my mantra these days.
Be good to yourselves my friends and keep up the good work.

Day 3 Canada NFD

Late to post today, a busy morning at work!

@basyjames so sorry to hear about your break up and glad that you are here with friends, warm hugs

@missybear so glad you are joining the 60kg challenge with @mia139 and @snowflake56. I packed on a few pounds when covid hit and the world felt like it was spinning out of control. The new normal is going to be here for a while and I am really enjoying feeling back in control of my eating:)

Back to work, have a great day everyone

Day 4, NFD, Aus

Happy birthday @annabelle48! (I thought there was another birthday today, too?) And happy independence day you USAmericans!

Thanks for thinking of me @northgeorgia – the Thai was good and I had a better time than anticipated! But I was a little disappointed in my colleagues hugging and kissing greetings. We’ve had no COVID positive test in weeks here but the borders are open and it’s still in the community…

@bert1802 – you may have missed the Leslie Sansone craze in the forum. She does walking exercise videos on YouTube – you can choose a 10 min, 20 min, 30 or 45 min workout of various degrees of vigor. Many of us here love them! AND, best of all for your situation, you can do your 30 min planned walk from the cool air conditioned comfort of your lounge room. Check it out!

@veggiegirl – the highlighted name link is created simply by inserting the @ symbol before the name (with no space). You have a budgie and bearded dragons – your own little piece of Australia!  And I know what you mean re FDs being calming – it’s a day off having to think / worry about food.

Day 4, Emden Germany, FD

@missybear welcome to the 60 kilo challenge!

@annabelle48 Happy birthday!

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 4 – Lake district UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Decided I don’t like DIY a long time ago, nothings changed! Interfering with my walks and gardening, think the lack of walks is contributing to the slowdown in losing weight (well that and his n hers birthday weekends last month 😉 ) Yes I’m busy most of the day doing jobs but need my MOAM walks, reckon on 2 weeks to get finished!

@judyjudes – I used to eat up to calorie allowance when I first started, no more, my BMR/Calorie allowance is 1825, but on NFD’s restrict myself to 1600 and ignore exercise calories burned, then I’m not tempted to eat up to ‘max’ slow going at the moment, but it’s not going up.

Got a big surprise (well more like a little surprise) been getting rid of my larger clothes, used to buy 2xl long sleeved polo/rugby shirts, 52 inch chest!
Looking to order some online from one of my favourite suppliers, now down to Large size, 45 inches! Knew I’ve ‘shrunk’ in the last 12 months but wow!

Take care all

An quote from an old friend which fits the 5:2 WOL and fasting …

Better an empty house than a bad tenant !

Day 4, London, UK, NFD,

@annabelle48 Have a great day!! Happy birthday & enjoy your guilt-free🍰!

Another NFD to contend with, however, they’re not as scary as they used to be!! When I first started fasting I would have (contrary to many others) a fantastic night’s sleep and bound out of bed the DAFD with so much energy!! It eventually tailed off, perhaps because I wasn’t actually fasting, well not properly (FD800 did me NO favours!!) this morning I was up before the residents of the oak tree even thought about their dawn chorus!!!! 4:15 to be precise😱…………………….I’m gonna need an afternoon nap!!!😳

@funshipfreddie, you and @i-hate-lettuce seem to have breezed through the process (I said seem, I know just how hard this is!!) and settled into self-regulating which is what those ‘naturally’ slim people do. I wonder if it will become automatic for me to indulge one day then subconsciously lower my intake to compensate the next, my mum has done it all her life and she’s a dedicated sugar addict!!! Honestly, I think I’ll be planning my weeks to include 2 FDs FOREVER, I enjoy indulging too, too much!! 🍷🍞🍰😜
Oh to be at my ideal weight, I’ve never seen it!!! I’m envious of the 60kg club ( @bellyblast, @missybear, @mia139 and @snowflake56) since that’s ‘supposed’ to be my ideal weight ………………………….. in my current situation it would take an amputation or two to get down that low!!!!😂😂 I saw 68kg (150lbs) once, it’s my ATL, then things went to pot and there was a 20+lb gain!!!😱

Anyway, I’m pleased to be heading in the right direction and I’ll take a leaf from @songbirdme’s book and aim for a healthy weight that does NOT show the wrinkles!!! I must start using MSM again alongside the coconut oil for the skin tightening properties!

Have a great weekend everyone, stay focussed!!

“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” – unknown

Day4 UK, NFD

Happy 4th July to our American friends. @annabelle48 Happy Birthday, hope you have a good day.

Yesterday’s FD was a success, no alcohol at all kept me under 500 cals for the day. We’re having friends round for a bbq later so today will probably end up well over TDEE. I have a plan to stick to chicken and salad, ignoring the burgers but we’ll see how that goes.

Scales this morning rewarded me with a 2lb loss since Monday so starting the weekend with a smile. Good luck to everyone fasting today.

Happy weekend everyone.

Day 4, NFD, U.S.-MI

Happy 4th of July to those in the states 🙂

Yesterday was supposed to be a FD, but it ended up being a controlled NFD. My husband had off of work because of the holiday, we did a million errands and then got our (new-to us) boat in the river. Busy, chaotic, FUN day! I estimated I ate around 1,500 calories and did my normal walk and then some unexpected kayaking, including briskly going up river against the current.

This morning’s weigh-in was 142.8lbs, which puts me at 4lbs down for my first week back into IF. I know most of it’s water/waste weight, but since I’m working on getting rid of some maintenance creep, 4lbs is significant, regardless of what it is lol. My goal is to get back down to around 130lbs and this week was a fantastic start!

I won’t be online the rest of the weekend since we’re getting ready for out of state relatives/holiday festivities/more boating. I’ll be back on Monday with a FD.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Day 4 (USA – Illinois) NFD

Celebrating Independence Day today going to an outdoor high school graduation party for a church kid, former piano student. We will eat whatever they are serving while sitting around in the heat (supposed to be 90′ F. – 32 C. or higher!). I love our church family, so it will be nice.

@annabelle48 – “Happy birthday to YOU! ♫♪♫♪ and many more….) Birthdays are always a way to say “thank you, Lord, for another trip around the sun.”

@fasterjo – good to see you back again! To manage NFD’s I am glued to MyFitnessPal for calorie counting. If at all possible, I enter every last bit of anything that goes in my mouth and most days stay well under my TDEE. But if I go over for a splurge day, then I make it up another day. That’s the only way I can manage maintenance doing 6:1 most weeks.

Onward and downward.

Day 4 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

@annabelle48 Happy Birthday 💐🎂 hope you’re enjoying your special day.

Happy Independence Day to everyone celebrating 🥳 🇺🇸

I will have a healthy relaxing weekend with a little wine, next FD is Monday and I’m feeling glad that I have committed to the 60kg goal this month as it will keep me focused.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Day 4 North Canton OH NFD

Happy 4th to my fellow Americans.

Happy birthday Annabelle!

@bert1802 thank you for your inspiring words. You’re so right, this definitely does NOT define me.

3.5 mile walk done,10,000 steps clocked and looking forward to 5,000 more before the day is done.

It’s going to be a fun day of bbq and there will be wine. Tomorrow will be a CD and Monday will be a LFD God willing.

So happy for your success @flourbaby and so proud!

Starting Monday, I’ll return to my dual screen method of posting so that I can properly respond to everyone’s post. Im just going off of memory at this point.

Have a lovely day everyone

Day 5 country West Australia CD
Back on the wagon ……. again. Missed the pick up a couple of times.
Have not been IF as well as I could have with many EFS days in the past 5 weeks leaving me………… well, not lighter or healthier.
I have just read part of a chapter of a book by Dr Michael Moseley written in Lockdown after extensive research into Covid 19 that says that 1 in 4 people who have died from Covid 19 have had type II diabetes – which was a bit of a wake up call.
Especially given that millions of people are walking around oblivious to the fact they have high BSLs and insulin resistance and are pre-diabetic or diabetic.
Enough to make me sit up and take notice!
So back to 5:2 to make my waist smaller which he says is important along with weight loss.
Hi to all old and new. Happy Sunday.😊

Day 5 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Have a good S🌞day everyone.

“When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison”. ~ Unknown 🤪

Day 5 – UK – NFD

Hello Everyone

The weathers not as wet today but there’s quite a strong wind … unusual for this time of year.

Small loss on scales. My losses aren’t huge for the effort I make (in my opinion) but when I log them in my app they help to keep me motivated. All the little losses add up and over time that’s proving significant.

Have a great Sunday!

Pocket list day 5
@i-hate-lettuce

Day 5, London, UK, LFD,

So yesterday’s NFD wasn’t as controlled as recent ones, there was wine🍷 and some chocolate and some crisps😟, I think the healthy toast free smoked salmon & scrambled eggs for lunch made me feel like I needed a ‘treat’ before a late dinner😕. I should have planned to wait for dinner & have a ‘treat’ afterwards, which I would have skipped because dinner was filling. Lesson learnt, hunger between meals is ok, I’m used to it after-all!!! I’m determined to get through today’s LFD, it’s proving tricky, but that’s my penance for going a bit carb crazy yesterday!!!

@northgeorgia, it’s so difficult to stay in control when surrounded by the food you LOVE and it truly is a love affair🍗🌰🍜🍷🍸🍤🍧🍰!!! At least we’re getting to know ourselves through this IF process and we CAN say no, not always, but most of the time. I think the 80:20 rule applies here, one less controlled NFD does not mean we throw in the towel, like we would have on a diet!!

As usual for a S🌞nday it’s very quiet here, I’m in great company though!!! ……………………………………..
Pocket list day 5
@i-hate-lettuce
@flourbaby

You can find inspiration from others, but determination is solely your responsibility.

Day 5 …. second post

@flourbaby, you’ve just brightened my day with that comment about the pocket list, thank you, have a big hug!

Day 5 UK FD

Fasting today to get a head start on the week!

Day 6 – Japan – WFD #53

Did push-ups today, it is raining a lot so at least is something. I’m pretty sure at this point that there aren’t large negative of effects from stressing muscles 24 hours before eating.

Day 6 Melb Aust FD

Oops! Need a FD after the weekend indulgence, chocolate, unfortunately. But it will be fine after a day or two of self-control this week.

@northgeorgia, I tend to have a “wear-a-thon” about every 5 kg down, as that seems a good length of loss for body sizes to change. My next one is at 65 kg, so won’t be for a while. Good luck with the swimwear. Won’t it be great if it’s now too big!
BTW, we call them chips here in Oz, too, though the really skinny ones available at McDonalds we do call French fries, as that’s what McDs call them.

@songbirdme, lucky you with church. We’re still doing online church here. The restrictions will be eased more when it seems safe to do so.

Pocket list day 6
@betsylee

Persistence everyone!

D6 – UK – FD

Thank you for the warm welcome back😊.

@songbirdme it is sadly because I am using MFP that I am realising I am going so badly over my TDEE. I just seem to cave around 4pm and all resitance goes out the window. Whenever I have done fasting before I find I usually had more control between FD’s, which always has been the beauty of this WOE. It (hopefully) may have been hormonal. I am in that lovely inbetween phase heading for menopause, so irregular. Let’s hope that’s it, then hopefully the ‘monster’ will be back in it’s cage till next time.

It is so amasing seeing everyone who was on here before at maintenance or near it. If I had stayed on this I would have been there too. Lesson learned.

Well done to all the Americans for keeping it together on Saturday.

‘Next year I will wish I started today’.
Jo

Day 6 – UK – FD

Hello Everyone

Weekend went to plan food wise. I didn’t do as much in garden as I had planned due to windy conditions.

Zoom yoga late morning which I’m looking forward to.

I’ve got my meals for the first half of the week planned out on MFP, so that’s half the battle. Last night I really craved some peanut butter. Had a convo in my head about just having one teaspoon, but I knew it wouldn’t be just the one as that one teaspoon would have summoned the Snack Dragon 🐉. Pleased to say I went to bed instead 😀 … the 🐉? He’s sulking in his cave 😬.

Pocket list day 6
@betsylee
@dykask
@lilymartin
@snowflake56
@judyjudes

Have a great day & a successful week Everyone.

Day 6 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Morning! The usual Monday FD today. I have my lunch packed but I might, just might, leave it in the fridge and try for an LFD today. It’s been so long since I had an LFD. Can I do it?

I used to do 4:3 with one of them an LFD and I lost 30lbs relatively quickly. The lockdown has not been kind weight wise and a stone has gone on since Christmas.

I feel tired a lot these days with all the training and commuting (hopefully this is the last week of commutes) and my head is not in the right place. But I have to lost this weight.

Have a good Monday fellow fasters.