Day 29 California USA FD

I’ve been traveling for the last 4 days for business so I haven’t been able to weigh myself until today. 146.6 or 66.5 kg. That’s one pound up from when I left but I started an antibiotic while on the trip and had to eat something at 11 PM last night when I took it (every 12 hours – I started with it as soon as I picked it up a few days ago – UTI) so maybe my weight is a little higher because of that. I did well with eating on the trip and put over 10,000 steps on my Vivofit fitness tracker each of the days, so that’s a good thing. I’m doing a FD today, which is a normal FD and hoping to do another tomorrow. It was too hard to count calories this last Monday with eating out with business associates and all. But I stuck mainly to grilled fish and dinner type salads so I think I did well. With all the tempting food on the menus, I thought of my buddies here and didn’t give in! I’m just catching up on all of your posts.

Pocket list for June 29:

@metatauta
@taraga
@steve Toon Taxi Driver
@debster251 (b2b)
@bigviking (1st B2B)
@flourbaby (3rd B2B2B)
@coda
@krisnia
@pippapah
@at
@yolina (3rd B2B2B)
@keetseel
@califdreamer

Hi All,

I vanished for a while not because i fell of the wagon but because i have found out i am pregnant, it happened much sooner then i expected so it was a nice surprise but obviously means i have stopped fasting.

Good luck to you all, you may see me back here next year some time.

Bug aka Anna

Day 29 meant to be FD
Scotland

Well that didn’t go so well. Looks like Thursday is not working for me. Going to rethink my 2 days for July. But I’m going to keep at it. I’m going to do a FD on Saturday since it’s the first of the month.

Hope you FDers did better than me. June’s nearly gone!

Day 29 UK NFD 🌈

Had a cream tea, nuff said! 😂😂😂

Karina.122 NFD

Awilson, what a tremendous relief that must be for you! I’m so happy to hear that. I can’t imagine the stress involved waiting for the scans and results. I eat that was always in the back of your mind, causing a low level of worry.

Now you can concentrate on keeping your heart and other body parts healthy by getting to your ideal weight.

Still day 29

@awilson – I’m glad you got good news. What a relief!

@europabug -congratulations on the baby news! Wishing you well & see you on the other side.

Day 30 * Germany * NFD
97.9 kg

Day 29 NFD
Day 30 FD Post 1 Huntingdon UK

Last day and I am happy that I already know I have reached my goal of losing 10 lbs over the month but I’m still fasting today and keen to see the overall total tomorrow morning.

Pleased to hear news from fellow fasters although apologies because I often scan read it…… but excellent baby news and also a great relief regarding the possible Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis. I work with carers in dementia care homes with the aim of improving care for people with dementia. We often discuss how we can all reduce our own risk … and healthy lifestyle often comes up. I know now that with fasting, exercising and being careful about the types of food that I eat that I am practising what I preach . I am sure this lifestyle must have an impact on reducing the risk of developing vascular dementia and probably Alzheimers disease too.

Has anyone heard of a July challenge? I will go and investigate right away. Catch up with you all tomorrow morning with last weigh in for June. Good luck and keep on in there everyone who has a last day of fasting today!!!

Day 30 UK NFD

175.2lbs,79.5kg so.met my goal of losing 5lbs and getting under 80kg:)) this despite yesterday being a day of cheese gluttony, and weight going up by a pound 🙁
I also shifted 2 inches from my waist and an inch and a half from my hips and bust:)
My BMI dropped from 27 to 26.2, fast approaching healthy.

And of course I also benefited from the improvements in well-being brought about by this way of eating: reduced inflammation and the pain from that as well as having few asthsma symptoms. I didn’t use an inhaler all month! Also less anxiety, higher energy levels, fewer problems coping with heat… all good, even the pain from my broken tailbone has decreased thanks to the suggestion of a cocyx cushion.

Thanks to everyone for your support this month and to Strawberriesandcream for hosting. Together we are stronger. Onwards and downwards.

Day 30, UK, FD

2nd day of B2B. Scales back to where they were Wednesday morning, so wine impact removed. Now for a last push and final weigh-in tomorrow morning.

Day 30 NFD
Cornwall
Weigh-in this morning after FD yesterday scales say yes -.6kg down that’s a total of 2.4kg this month and 9kg since I started 3rd April roll on July challenge.

Day 30 Australia NFD

Day 28 nfd
Day 29 fd

Sorry it’s been crazy here. So glad I got a fd in this week though. Not planning on weighing in tomorrow as I normally would at the end of a challenge. Managed to reach my goal a couple of weeks ago. Now trying to maintain, have had family staying so haven’t managed to fast as much as normal and have had a few treats, but am feeling really good and am probably just above maintenance again but will be easier when visitors have gone. Really want to be able to have flexibility like this though and am really wanting to make this work to maintain.

Great job everyone this month so impressed with everyone. There have been some amazing losses @booperdooper WOW!! Congrats! But also fantastic job to everyone for being a part of this and just keeping going. We are all successful when we are trying to improve our lives, whatever stage we are at. Even if it feels like we aren’t getting anywhere or we can’t motivate ourselves to fast or whatever. At least we areplanning and trying and that is a good thing.
Thanks so much @strawberriesandcream you have done a great job! 💐🌹

Day 30 – Cumbria UK – NFD

A good FD yesterday of 400cals ending the month exactly where I started it with a BMI: 20.1 and Weight of: 54kg/119lbs so maintenance continues nicely 💃

@fatteacher @lmrenfrey and @lou Belles – welcome to maintenance – just keep doing 5:2 and enjoy life 💃
@coda – totally outnumbered in your house then but bet they all love spoiling you 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦including the furry ones! 🐱🐶
@europabug – many congratulations – do pop into the July Challenge when you can to let us know how you are doing and let us know when 👶arrives.
@awilson – what a huge relief for you 🤗- I’m like you in that I need to know what I’m dealing with then I can work around it!
@queenbee20280 – well done on completing your first month following the 5:2 WOL and 5kg has flown away for good! – happy dance time 💃
@safarigirl – WOW 10lbs has melted away 👍and here is the link for @coda‘s “July 2017 31 Day Challenge”
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/july-2017-31-day-challenge/ see you there x
@fatrabbit – another who has met their goal for June – 5lbs eradicated and getting below the 80kg mark!!! plus the health benefits gained 💐
@lynzm – that’s the beauty of the 5:2WOL – it allows us to stray a bit but we can undo any damage fairly swiftly once we get back into the groove – You can do this in the July challenge – see you there
@cream tea – 2.4kg disappeared = happy times !
@chumi – 👏on seeing the lowest weight for the month

@strawberriesandcream – thank you so much for taking care of us during this June Challenge – it’s a special month for me as it has my OH and my Birthday in it! 💐🌹🌷

Day 30 Newcastle UK NFD.
Yesterday’s FD went out the window around 6pm felt very tired throughout the day,not sure if it was something to do with the alternating fasting days. Finished work early because of the tiredness.Ended up 3lb down for the month which is not my best results for the challenges but I am getting near my goal of 13 stone and reading other people’s posts the last few pounds seem to be the most difficult to shift. Next month’s challenge I’m going to keep it at 2 fast days a week separated out by 3 days of mindful eating on the non fasting days. It’s the wife’s birthday on Sunday so taking her out for a meal and a few drinks not the best start to a month when you’re trying to lose weight lol. Hoping everyone had some success if not we have a whole month to try again in July🤣 good luck everyone have a great day.

Day 30 – UK – NFD

@awilson – So glad your results came back clear, I am sure you must be so relieved.
@europabug -congratulations, wonderful news, babies are much better than weight loss!

Congratulations to all the people moving on to maintenance and to all the people who have finished the challenge in a better place than when they started.

I can report I am now at 71.5kg down 3kg for June and a total of 7kg since beginning the May challenge with all you lovely people. I also lost another 9cms in total from the normal spots.

I am travelling most of July, so I am going to aim to maintain what I have lost so far. I would love to give myself a lower goal but I don’t want to set myself up for failure. I still have a good 10kg to get to a healthy BMI. I am in my danger zone as I feel so much better that I could easily go back to my old habits. I will use all the tricks I have learnt, like 16:8 to offset the inevitable times that I will have no control over what is served for dinner. I am determined to make this a way of life not just my normal yo-yoing and feel aiming to consolidate at this point knowing I will get back to loosing in August is the right thing to aim for, what do you think? I will have no access to scales so that will be hard as I normally weigh myself daily, that in itself will be interesting, as I have been so focused for 2 months. I so do not want to undo any of my good work so it will be hard as I am staying with family and there will be lots of wine involved. I do not want to draw attention to myself, as I have been on so many diets before and failed, I just want to keep this to myself until I feel I have mastered it.

Sorry for rambling on a bit, hoping that writing it down will help me. The main event this month is my daughter’s graduation and thankfully I will be able to stand proudly beside her in the pictures and not be full of self loathing as I have taken my heath into control again.

Thank you so much @strawberriesandcream for hosting us all. I will join up for July and read as many of the posts as I can but doubt I will be able to post much at all. I am back home on the 29th so I want the accountability of letting you lovely people know how I have coped. I am sure you will be there to help me no matter what. Thank you again @coda for looking out for us next month.

Onwards and downwards 🤗

Day 30 – UK – NFD

Had a good FD yesterday but woke up feeling very hungry. Friday is wine night and the day I’m most likely to binge on snacks. Hoping the weigh-in for the end of June/start of July challenge will focus the mind into healthier choices.

Want to echo the thanks to @strawberriesandcream for hosting this month.

Day 30……Florida….. FD

Well, good news…… we all made it to the end of the month. It seems like only yesterday, we starting out the month. I guess time flies when your having fun.

I was unable to log on here yesterday. it kept telling me the server wasn’t responding, it was an NFD for me.

I will weigh in for my finally figures tomorrow morning.

Couple things before I go.

For those suffering in the heat, on YouTube there is an easy video on how to make an inexpensive cooling unit. Just takes a gallon of frozen water, a styrofoam cooler and a small fan which will cool a small room. I’ve made one a few years back when our a/c had to be replaced.

Bug…….Congrats on the new addition to your family! My OH and I love babies…. we would have had more kids, if only they would have stayed small and squishy. We would never tell our own kids but we can’t wait to have grand babies.

Okay, well I’m off….. can’t win a battle if you never show up!

Surely, not everyone was King-fu fighting!?!

UK Day 30 NFD. Thanks for hosting @strawberriesandcream ,been a bit of a mixed month for me, I know I’ve been terrible this last week and don’t want to get weighed but will tomorrow, so pleased to read all the successes – it does inspire me to do better next month – see you all in July x

Hello UK Co Down Day 30 FD?

@europabug – possibly one of the best reasons to stop fasting! Do drop in on our future challenges to let us know how you are getting on.

@yolina – you could always bluff it a bit – oh I am so full I couldn’t drink/eat any more, or I have a bit of a headache I’ll drink water for a bit. Believe me it will be perhaps a surprise to you at how mindful you will actually be – you will still be thinking of us at the back of your mind. Just picture all your challenge friends watching lol

Still not moving considerably in the right direction, the scales have been up and down all week but as we all know they are but an indication (and not always an accurate one). As this however is a way of life and not a quick fix I will just keep signing up for challenges in the belief I will get there! I am using the end of this month to look back and reflect from where I started and the people on these challenges who have been here supporting us and keeping us all entertained. So whether you made your goal or not, you are still here at the end of the challenge which is what it is all about – so consider yourself a winner and give yourself the credit you deserve. If you achieved a goal well done indeed!

Here is the link again for the July challenge – you are all most welcome to join

https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/july-2017-31-day-challenge/

Day 30, London, UK, NFD.

Cocked up yesterdays FD, well below TDEE, but still………. NOT a FD!!!
Aiming to be controlled for this final day of June, out for lunch with friends, so hopefully tomorrows weigh-in will be kind, if not……… the bouncy, bouncy scales are out the window!!!

Last big push today whether mindful CDs, standard FDs of celebratory NFDs(!!!!).

@bigviking
@dykask
@xrox
@debster251
@chitown gal

Day 30 – USA – NFD

@europabug, congrats! @awilson, glad to hear your news and sure you must feel relieved. @queenbee20280, @safarigirl, @fatrabbit, @creamtea, @chumi – good for you all meeting your goals!@strawberriesandcream – thank you for hosting this month!

Day 28 FD was a bust (again). We have been hosting my father-in-law at our home this week and although it’s not an excuse, it contributed to my NFD. Had a sneak peek at my weight yesterday and was 175.4, but bounced up to 176.8 this morning, so waiting until Sunday for a final weigh-in. Happy about the inches and pounds lost this month despite the fact that I messed up 2 FDs.

Day 30, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Oh well, lovely peeps,

I was there at my June goal, just .4pounds away and I started celebrating. Now I am 5 pounds away from my June goal. Self-sabotage? Absolutely! But I had fun as well. Pre Birthday parties! I like to party before the actual date. But, all that said, tomorrow starts my month of July and I want to be the best I can be.
So onwards and downwards, ladies and gentlemen!
@strawberriesandcream: Thanks for being a wonderful host! 🌺🌻🌼🌷🌹

@ciren2 can I just clarify for my own interest what constitutes a proper fast in your eyes?