Day 6, Mexico City, FD

Yesterday was a bit of a binge day, really. I was having a hard time emotionally so I ended up going to the fridge for some delicious numbing throughout the day. I decided it would be a good idea to do a FD today, get a clearer mind, deal with the issues that where bugging me and carry on. It has worked wonders!

Thank you @Strawberriesandcream and @debster251 for your tips and encouragement. I will try and “drown the hunger dragon” tomorrow as someone mentioned, and listen carefully to my body.

Day 7 UK FD (B2B2B) 🌈

Last day of B2B2B today, have found it easy when busy and hard late at night, seem to get the munchies, like last night should have gone to bed but I knew I hadn’t had all my calories (as was just busy)and instead of going yep fine, how good am I, the late night hunger dragon appeared 🐲 so now I have another dragon to fight, remembered this happened before and I was going to lock the kitchen at 7pm, I had forgotten this. So now the reminder note has gone up. Must look at it as a bonus achievement.

Haven’t had time to catch up on all posts should have done that instead of eat last night. Too tired to read but the mouth quite happily still eats 😂😂😂 hope all is ok with everyone. Keep on keeping on.

Off to fight two dragons today 💦🐉water dragon and 🐲Late night eating dragon. I’m going to win👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Day 7, Northumberland, UK, NFD

FD yesterday went well, after feeling a bit groggy to start was quite busy at work and in the end almost went for a liquid only fast as after going to the gym at lunchtime I just wasn’t hungry. Decided I did need something at around 7:30pm and had some fruit and Icelandic yoghurt before immediately closing the kitchen again. So 400 calories consumed in total including milk in a cup of tea. After the B2B BSD days this feels like a nice firm post holiday reset, and back to normal now. To be honest, I’m starting to think about maintenance and how that will work best for me, as hopefully the last few pounds to get below 12 stone will be eradicated this month.

Keep on drowning those dragons everyone.

Day 7, Cornwall NFD
I had a shock bathroom scales said I had put on a Kg over night! shock over only the battery needed changing, weather yesterday was warm & sunny but windy today going to be a good day. FD tomorrow hope the scale are kind to me.

Day 7 Newcastle UK FD.
Possibly back-to-back fasting days see how this one goes first.
I ate far too much yesterday but this seems to happen every now and then and doesn’t affect my weight loss at the end of the month. I don’t want it to become a habit though. Into the third day of rain here in Newcastle I’m fed up with it now need to see the sun again. Keep at it people good luck if anybody is fasting.

Day 7, Germany, NFD

Day 7, Guildford UK holiday Madeira, FD

First of 2 back to back fasting days.

Feeling slightly better alet hough shoulder pain is awful. Return flight today.

Find it easier to fast when travelling means no choices. Much easier.

Yesterday overstepped by 100 cals as I had a large glass of wine not a small one with my salad and grilled sardines (2 small). I have a leafy salad with every meal as it fills me up.

Good job everyone from yesterday.

Day 7, UK, NFD

Yesterday’s FD was a 0 kcal success and I am now in the sunny uplands of weightloss again. If I’m right about my body’s weightloss cycle, it’ll last another week and a half, before I hit another plateau week.

This morning’s weight was 89.5kg / 197.1lb / 14st1.1 lb. First time in the 80s for a while and will hopefully be under 14st by next week 😀

Onwards and downwards!

Day 7 – UK – FD

Hi everyone! I’m a very late joiner here! I’ve been in two minds over joining this month as my first few days of June were at a music festival and the next week I’m away on holiday. However I’ve decided this is exactly why I need the accountability of being part of this, even if I don’t check in too often.

This morning I was 60.9kg so by the end of June, I hope to have either maintained this or as a bonus lost those 0.9kg. But an overall maintain is my main aim!

Good luck fasters x

Day 7 country west Australia FD day 2 of b2b

Hadn’t planned on FD today but wasn’t hungry this morning after a really good FD yesterday so since I’m working decided to keep fasting.
So far so good.
Would love to eat nothing tonight but then DH gets quite concerned and so I will have a little soup or chicken.

@cleo120, @xrox and all others not losing weight – DO NOT GIVE UP !!!!!!!!
I have been on a plateau since FEBRUARY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and am currently 2 kgs above my lowest since starting 5:2 in November 2016.
I’ve tweaked and twitched and eaten and fasted and exercised and not exercised …. you name it I’ve done it and STILL the scales are harbouring the Fat Fairy and her family.
BUT …. I know that my body is feeling better.
I KNOW that my gut biome will be quietly thanking me and the fasting is helping with so many other positive effects for the body that I have taken the focus off weight loss and trying to just be content on the plateau whilst all those around me are on the scenic route of weight loss!
It’s a pretty good view from the top of the mountain!!
It can be a bit disheartening to read of other people’s weight loss when I have been disciplined etc but we are all different so I am just waiting and fasting. Good things come to those who wait … and persevere.
The other interesting thing I noted is that I lose weight the more I sleep!
Woke this morning at 4am, ( dogs barking) got up and weighed. Back to bed, another 2 hours sleep, got up at 6am and weighed … .2 kg lighter in 2 hours!!
The vagaries of the body.
@coda et al. So happy to hear that you caught up with each other. Lovely memories.
Go well all and stay the path. The more despondent you get the more you will feel like giving up.
Remember, ..’life is 10 % inspiration and 90 % perspiration’
as in remaining disciplined.
🙃

Day 7…..Florida…..FD

So yesterday, turned into a NFD as I had a gift certificate for a local restaurant and they had a promotion of buy any meal get a gift certificate for another meal at a later date. So, I took my brats to dinner and ice cream afterwards.
We very seldom eat out, maybe 3 or 4 times a year, so it was a nice treat and a hard to pass up deal.
But would you know it, I step on the scales you know just for shits and giggles and I’m down not by much but I’m going to take that as a win.

My official new weigh in date is tomorrow so, I’ll see what it’s going to give me. Anything is better than the 143, I started with on the 1st.

Well, my morning is moving fast, so I’m off!

Surely, NOT everyone was Kung-Fu fighting!?!

I am late joining this challenge only discovering this website today. This challenge and your daily blog is very useful thank you! It brings me back to reality rather than have me stuck in my head all day alone thinking about how I can get through this! So hello @strawberriesandcream and a huge thank you! I look forward to writing in everyday!

Day 7 – USA (Illinois) – NFD

Still basking in the glow of the marvelous day yesterday with @coda, her OH (AKA Irish Gigolo, or Male Escort) and @chitown-gal. Can’t begin to tell you all how much fun it was spending most of the day with them. We were Pocket Winos at dinner sharing a nice bottle of Argentine Malbec. Just a terrific time!

This WOL is terrific. I continue to stay under goal, 157.8 this morning. Graduation party this evening, and I might just have to eat a piece of cake there.

Onward and downward!

Day 7 USA-WA FD
@lilymartin Thanks for your post sharing your thoughts about hanging in through plateaus. I’m definitely there right now. While I think it is a good place for my body to be (I just went through some pretty intense health challenges), I also needed your words of wisdom today!

Day 7 – FIN – FD

A few hours ago I was on the verge of skipping fasting (a fit of hunger and fatigue being the biggest culprits) today, but then I had a few cups of tea and now I feel like it’s going well again. It’s almost 4 pm, which means I’m going to break my fast shortly (I aim for at least 16 hours of fasting before breaking my fast on fast days).

I had to skip running yesterday as well, as I ended up helping move some furniture and it took longer than expected. The next run will thus possibly take place tomorrow (and this week’s run will be on Sat). Today there’s an outdoor Les Mills Sh’Bam (dance fitness) class on the schedule. I’ve planned my eating around it – a healthy snack now, a banana immediately after class and a protein bar a few hours later to maximize the benefits from the exercise.

@strawberriesandcream Thank you for the encouragement and for keeping up with all of us. You might have noticed that those on our spreadsheet that have logged in since the beginning of June now have their names linked to their profiles on this site. I’m guilty for that. I hope it’s not causing any issues. I noticed some members weren’t on the list (can’t remember who anymore as I added some afterwards, but I might have missed someone as well), and there were also a few that I couldn’t find a profile for (Green5 and RWJ, implying those users don’t exist).

Day 7– Colorado USA- NFD

Already had eggs & Greek yogurt for breakfast again. Not used to eating breakfast daily, but currently need to in order to take some meds. (Sucking it up for now. This won’t be forever.)

Personally, I find it SO much easier to just put off ALL foods till later in day. That way I can extend my Fasting window & save my calories for better stuff at dinner. Now I’m poking the hunger-dragon awake in his cave first thing each morning…. Sure increases the challenge level of sticking below TDEE.

I’m going to take a cue from @flourbaby & drink water/ tea/ plain black decaf till I “slosh around while walking!” Made me LOL.

Day 7 Lancaster, US FD
So I’ve decided to try this until Friday evening… Staying in fat burning mode, to stay in Ketosis, I need to stay under @20 to 25 grams of carbs in 24 hours. I am water fasting but will have 1 cup of home made vegetable, Steak and bone broth for dinner. On the Lose it app it shows 1 cup : is -21 grams of carbs. 134 Calories. That includes the 8 grams of carbs extra for snap peas the whole pods. I was going to add split peas but decided not to because that would add 17 more grams of carbs.😜 I’m learning…
1 stalk of Celery only has 1 cal and .1gram of carbs… When in doubt, eat celery.😊
Enough of the calorie counting…blah 😂 I’m not planning to weigh myself until the end of June😜
@coda @songbirdme @chitowngal, I’m so glad you all got to meet in person, nice memories. Also @back2thefuture in Seattle! It sounds like great fun!✨
@lou-belles I didn’t notice anything wrong…Thanks for posting.✨Wishing you a great FD today!✨

Time for me to get back at it for my day. I will be able to read more later.😊✨
✨Thanks to each member of our wonderful International Group.✨
Have a great day All!✨
✨Together we are Stronger!✨✨🤝✨✨

Day 7, NFD, 4th post.

Hi All,

I’ve loved reading several pages and want to read them all but just can’t right now. It’s time I wrote something before crashing (i.e. ‘going to bed very tired’ for the non-Ozzie-speaking language-lovers!). Well, um, I haven’t been doing too well 5:2-wise, and I wonder if I should even still be on this thread with all you amazing, super-human it seems, fasters. Should I even be on the spreadsheet?, because I know now that I can’t complete it, after yesterday… I will try to execute my planned FDs for the rest of June although I can’t promise anything – there’s my problem… Actually I had a lot of resolve and confidence and optimism about this challenge. It wasn’t enough though, it didn’t last. I did 5 semi-fasts over about 5 weeks before June, so I know I can do it. All I am asking of myself at this beginning stage is to remain under 800cals on FDs. I get scared of eating so little. It’s all in the mind, I know. And the more often I fast (I know, ‘semi-fast’ really, but I call it fasting for short, and it is fasting for about half a day usually), the easier it will probably be. Establishing the habit is for me the hardest part. I so want this WOL though. It makes so much sense. And I have experienced the benefits already just from the little foray I’ve made into it. Even though it seems like they have all now been reversed. ‘Nothing is a waste of time if you learn from it’ almost said Rodin.

My eating behaviour and relationship with my body is something I’ve found a problem, on and off, since I was a teenager. I’m hoping 5:2 can help me. I also love the ideas in the book ‘If Not Dieting, Then What?’ (if anyone knows it) and it’s proving a little tricky trying to meld the two approaches. I think it can be done though.

I went for a beautiful hour-long bushwalk this afternoon to remind my body that I do love it after all, as it loves me. Tomorrow’s another day, and it’s a FD. Thank-you all for sharing your tips and everything – I appreciate them. Now I gotta crash.

Day 7 – SW WA USA – FD

Off to department meetings at the district for the day. Will still go for a FD; perhaps up to 800 if necessary. I’m so glad yesterday was a fairly controlled NFD.

Will catch up on posts later.

Have a wonderful, strong day FDers & NFDers!

Day 7 Oregon USA NFD
Today my goal is to maintain control of my eating and stay close to 800 calories.

@yolina – I love your idea of listening to podcasts for motivation. I do a lot of crazy eating when I’m on the road, so next road trip I will listen to podcasts to keep myself motivated.

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Day 6 London, UK. NFD
Yesterday went downhill but still managed to stay under TDEE….although am sure a bottle of prosecco and four fun size mars bars aren’t exactly balanced eating! But hey it was my last day at work so a one off and an enjoyable one !

Day 7, NFD
Feeling a little rough helped as I wasn’t feeling too hungry! Got tempted by a baguette from Wenzels and gave in…500 cal gone just like that but have a healthy salad of greens for the evening and a cheeky bit of steamed salmon….defo need my fast day which I usually do on Wednesdays but am switching to tomorrow instead 🙂

Happy Wednesday everyone, sending positive vibes to you all…love being part of this group

Day 7, UK Guildford (home today) FD, 1 of B2B

@at thank you
@awilson, surgery? Ooooooh, glad the pain went away, tell me more about the op. Why did you need the surgery? Did you have MRI?

I sat on the plane and my stomach has rumbled for 5 hours like a washing machine. The man next to me said it was very irritating and annoying. It wont stop, it’s growling. At least I am home and no one but me can hear it.

Anyone else have this on FD? (Or any other time!)

Day 7 – Portland, Oregon – FD!

Going well so far! Only 12:30 in the afternoon around these parts. 🙂 Had a nice tea with a splash of milk this morning and now having half a bowl of split pea for my lunch allotment. Some white fish and veggies for dinner and things should be golden!

I think the hardest part for me is I am usually in charge of making dinner for myself and my husband. I find it hard to come up with something that will be enough for him and yet still be in my calorie allotment for the day…anyone have that experience?

Day 7 UK
Think this ended up as a controlled 800 FD. Was out for lunch but found I was full after eating very little so called it a day at that! Will go for B2B again tomorrow and Friday as working and easier to do.