Day 24, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Having a my morning coffee ☕ and will be going for a hike soon. 🏞🐕
Then my DH will be grilling in the backyard. We have pork chops 🥩 and chicken 🍗. I will make a big salad as a side dish 🥗. Dressing is a lovely balsamic vinaigrette.
DH made vanilla ice cream 🍧 yesterday. So good and smooth. Tastes like a gelato. But, of course, it is a calorie bomb. 😆😳😂

@annemarilyn: Glad you will have a Trader Joe’s in your new town. We go shopping there once a week and buy almost all our groceries there. 😊

Have a great Sunday everyone!🌼🌻🌺

Day 24 Stevensville Maryland USA CNFD

Just a quick pop in to say hi. Heading out on the boat for the day. Packed lots of veggies and shrimp salad.

Have a great Sunday everyone.

Day 24, Guildford UK, CFD

Feeling full, protein and veg plus one prossecco. Going dancing and enjoying the great weather. I helped out at a school event today so a little bit of sun burn.

Sat nav of 5:2 It’s my own image of it, like a sat nav I set my destination for the final outcome after that I can drive around sight seeing. I make stops along the way when I deviate I reset my 5:2 sat nav because I am in a new place. My vehicle is changing I started out a lorry, changed to a truck, then a jeep eventually I will be a super sports car. Sometimes i just coast other times I exceed the speed limit and occasionally spin off into a ditch. Thankfully haven’t had to have AA yet.

@annemarilyn sending you hugs for your reflections. Abuse is a tough one.

@ccco glad you are better. With you on the FD tomorrow. I do b2b2b because i start at 7 pm. So I have already started tomorrows FD.

@diana123 that sounds like a great choice of meal.

Mari

NFD today. The scales said I gained. 🙁 Not to surprise. Strawberry shortcakes with ice cream can put it on. 🙂 Going weigh again tomorrow to see if I get the same numbers. Found a new (for us) Cuban restaurant. So good!! I didn’t eat all of it. Will have leftovers. Tomorrow will be an FD for me.
This is the final week for June. We can make this great!!

Day 24 UK NFD

Unexpectedly lovely long day – head spun by lots of short catch up conversations with church community. hung out catching up with lovely young cousin, helpful lunchtime meeting in outdoor cafe & listened to lots of lovely music.

But Completely Carbtastic weekend – oops! Yesterday was entirely brought to me by bread, that dough-attack caught me unawares and I was utterly taken over. Basically bread for two meals, and a couple of snacks. Half a loaf, gone.

Today had rare Sunday lunchtime meeting in outdoor cafe, ordered the only veggie option – tofu & bean burger with gf bun, salad and triple cooked chips. Salad had finely chopped celery (allergy) and sadly the rest was really dry. Somehow managed all the chips (!) but only a couple of bites of the burger without bun. Wonder if I’ve retrained my brain by switching to sweet potato as a staple, and eating mostly veg/salad & protein – except when it’s My Bread?!

Way under TDEE both days but feel & look v bloated – unsurprisingly! Who knew it’s possible to survive a whole weekend largely on bread, with a side order of potatoes?! Definitely need tomorrow’s FD, then hit the crunchy salads this week.

Looking after Future Me – off to bed xx

Day 25…NSW Australia…FD
(9.13am Monday)
Hi everyone, just checking in.

So many ups and downs with my weight lately! Hopefully, it will all even out soon.

Enjoy whatever you are getting up to and bye for now!

Day 25 – Japan – FD 80.7 kg

This will be my 45th water fast in 2018 if I make it. My weight has ticked back up above 80kg but it seems I’m spending more time below 80kg than above these days.

I will be in the states for a couple weeks and it will be super busy so I’ll like miss 4 water fasts, although I will do some IF. But that isn’t for a month. This week I have extra things going on so I’m likely going to lose some ground.

Day 25 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Did not post on Day 23 and Day 24 but had a lovely weekend travelling on the motorcycle through the west of Ireland. Stunning sunshine, temperatures in the mid 20’s, farmers flat out everywhere saving the hay, surely there is no better place than Ireland in the sunshine ☺️ Though I am biased of course ☺️

Dinner at the hotel on Saturday night was served with an array of carbs…..I just could not eat them! I was too full. This WOE is working as in the past the poppadums and naan bread would all have found their way into my mouth.

I am feeling bloated today however, the usual Monday reset, liquid only and then perhaps OMAD for supper.

Join the Monday fasting pocket list
@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010

Day 25, Emden Germany, NFD

Good morning everyone!

hi @mogaman and @missybear good to hear from you both.

DH is off to work, the friends will be there at ~ 2 pm. Outside it’s cold, 12°C, but it should be warming up later on. Have to do a bit of gardening, we have a really pesky clinging plant, it looks cute but ties all the plants together and is an incredible fast grower. It prefers roses so I have to get it out. Tonight’s dinner will be mozzarella/tomato/basil/garlic with olive oil followed by a spelt dough cheese topped vegetable pizza, for dessert I will be making dark chocolate cakes with a white chocolate/lime filling. When you open it, the melted filling flows out. I’ll make the cakes but I don’t really like them so won’t eat them. Before dinner I’ll only have one glass of Port with a bit of cheese. At noon I’ll eat a small bowl of carrot/apple salad with lemonpeel/lemonjuice/stevia. I’m only writing this down to be accountable and no to overeat, when I stick to this I will be under TDEE, I think/hope.

Have a great day everyone!

Day 25, Finland, FD

Had an extravagant Midsummer weekend, I think the alcohol did me in. Recovery FD today.
While continuing this WOL, I have decided to take a forum break for July, holidays won\t give me computer time. So have a wonderful summer everyone, an see you in the autumn!

Day 25 UK FD

I have woken up feeling hungry which isn’t a good start to my fast day but I WILL stay strong. Adding myself to the pocket list.

Today’s pocket list:

@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010
@missybear
@rainbowsmile day 1 of b2b2b
@debster251
@sarahbob

Day 25 London UK FD

Having had 4 NFD, I’m back! Yesterday was almost a FD without planning as I got to mid afternoon and hadn’t eaten because I was so busy. However I made up for it in the evening with pasta and a few very generously sized G&Ts. Still under TDEE I think but with not so nutritious food and drink! Never mind, today is a new day and I’m feeling good!

Weight isn’t down by much, only 0.5kg since I started a couple of weeks back but I really feel different. I am wearing an outfit today that used to be so uncomfortable that I ended up buying it one size up. Now the size up doesn’t look right. I love that feeling!

@flourbaby and @michelineme I am so with you on the carb/bread front. It is my vice, my greatest weakness! I have days and days of being really good and only eating good carbs and then I have an evening like yesterday when I ate enough pasta to feed a family.

@flourbaby I just cannot get myself started on 30 Day Shred. I don’t know why but I have a serious mental block. Actually, it’s probably because I know how tough it is! But I also know how quickly the results show….if I could just get one session under my belt I know I would be hooked. Any motivational tips?

Day 25…..Florida….FD

Had a wonderful day, tons of relaxing, but this morning, I’m dreading the work week, but it’s the adult thing to do so I will go to work.
Went to Walmart yesterday but found nothing in the aspect of lunches for work. It seemed that everything they had was just high calorie junk. So, I’m leaving this early this morning and stopping by a real market for lunches.
I think my biggest down fall is the planning, I’m not doing it so, I’m suffering the consequences.

I got to get my crap together…… we found out my brother in law has cancer about a year ago which they removed and gave him treatment then about a month ago they found another spot which is untreatable so they are giving him less than a year of life. So, they moved up his sons wedding, my husbands God son, to Nov. So, I definitely have to do something.
It’s going to be a happy but rather sad time. We’re all praying for his recovery!

Well……I’m off!

Japanese legend says that if you are not sleeping at night it is because you are awake!

Day 25, Gozo, Malta, fd

I had a fab time Saturday at my granddaughter s party. I enjoyed eating her rainbow cake. I even had second helpings. Yesterday ate Chinese food for lunch with all my family and in the evening when out with my eldest daughter and sister in law and ate a risotto with smoked duck.

Today is a fast day for me. I weighed at 69.3 kilos. I gain what I lost last week.

Have a great day everyone. Onwards and downwards

Day 24 USA (Illinois) NFD

No breakfast for me today because I have lunch and supper out with different friends. Will be judicious in what I order and eat!

Onward and downward.

Day 25 – SW WA USA – FD

Thank you @debster251, @shinything and @at for your supportive comments

I’ve also been into the carbs for the past few days as a few have mentioned. Reining things back in today and will join the FD group. Going to take out a fellow retiring colleague for a brunch at a French creperie but that will be the only meal for the day.

@bert1802 – that cancer is so nasty. Will be praying for your brother-in-law.

Day 25 pocket list
@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010
@missybear
@rainbowsmile day 1 of b2b2b
@debster251
@sarahbob
@beedoo
@shinything
@bert1802
@arelkade
@cjfrench
@emma1202
@kaywesterman
@kerryn73
@michelinme
@molij
@moukinator
@slippers-clayton
@ding
@at – Day 2 of B2B2B2B2B 800cal or less days
@basyjames
@redrockgirl302- Day 1 of B2B2B2B2B 800cal or less
@annemarilyn

Together we are stronger!

Day 25 UK FD

TL:DR rambling stuff 🙂

Goodness what a wonderful pocket list for today – together we are indeed stronger! And thank you @at for picking me up from the spreadsheet and popping me into the middle. After a long and challenging day it’s wonderful to come here and see I’ve been held up all along 🙂

More positives from yesterday, if the absence of a positive/re-emergence of a negative can also be a positive?! Getting changed for bed I caught myself in the mirror – my carb-tastic tum was back with a vengence, easily at 6mth gestation size. Clearly what I’d not noticed when marooned on my previous plateau – of both weight and inches – was the gradual decline of the carb-tastic tum. I’m looking forward to noticing this time round 🙂

Today was a weary beginning but better structured than it might have been. Unexpectedly landed with a couple of extra hours’ prep to do ahead of important skype meeting, and then the writing up afterwards. It’s such a high profile project, and skyping with 3 people I’ve never met. Somehow I’ve answered all their concerns & everyone has gone from resistant to excited – phew!! I am going to be serious squashed to fit prep in along with several other competing deadlines this week, so need to focus and stay focused and cope with some long days. But It’ll all be very worth it in the near future, and hopefully helpful too.

Now need to type up my week’s worklist, prioritise and schedule the variuos bits so nothing gets forgotten. Then salad for FD supper and on with drafting the flyer for annual conference – due with designer by end of today. That’ll be a weight off my mind. Tomorrow brings fresh deadlines, but full doesn’t have to mean overwhelmed.

Another positive to share – forgive my rambling! I needed a photo taken for a security pass for upcoming event – it doesn’t have to be formal, just recent clear head & shoulders facing camera. SO I got my young relative to take mobile phone snap yesterday. And suddenly realised that I wasn’t embarrassed about having my picture taken, or avoiding it, or taking ages until I had one I was happy with. I looked directly at him and smiled, we kept laughing and then did one with hair down in case it looked more like me. When I looked at them I said – o dear, I look so tired, which one do you think? I don’t know, he replied, they both just look like you. OK i said, and we got on with catching up.

Later that evening I sent them to my daughter and said which do you think, messy hair or stoned face? She came straight back, either – you just look really natural and happy. And I realised I did. I’m more present these days, more attentive, more in the moment and simply there. I spent some years apologising, worrying, making excuses. Now I’m just here, this is me. And it feels good.

Then today when there was a chance a project might fall through i just said, OK that’s their decision. It doesn’t say anything about me as a person, it’s just a choice which may not be the wisest one. And I let it go, completely, and got on with my day. Shedding the load in so many ways – Who knew?!

Onwards and inwards! xx

FD Today. Woke up hungry so I had a peach for my breakfast. My art teacher is back and I went to the class. Working on cowboy boots, watercolor. So far not to bad.
After that went to the stain glass and cut out my pieces. Came home and ate some almonds and a banana. Did some exercises and now resting until supper.
@penz so far the “cool” shirts seemed to be working. Not sure how they work. The more you prespire the better it works. You can also get them that block the sun. Google them to get better information.
Thanks for adding me on the pocket list.

Day 25 pocket list
@cornish-jane
@daffodil2010
@missybear
@rainbowsmile day 1 of b2b2b
@debster251
@sarahbob
@beedoo
@shinything
@bert1802
@arelkade
@cjfrench
@emma1202
@kaywesterman
@kerryn73
@michelinme
@molij
@moukinator
@slippers-clayton
@ding
@at – Day 2 of B2B2B2B2B 800cal or less days
@basyjames
@redrockgirl302- Day 1 of B2B2B2B2B 800cal or less
@annemarilyn
@diana123

Day 26, Emden Germany, NFD

cold day again, yesterday it did’t really warm up.

@at I’m so glad your friend is doing so well, she’s really fortunate to have a friend like you!

@bert1802 sad news about your brother in law, it’s hard.

@michelinme lovely post, so positive and uplifting. Did you talk to your doctor yesterday?

@kerryn73 enjoy your holidays and see you when you join us again.

@flourbaby my friend and I took a look at the 3 Days shred yesterday and decided to give it a try the afternoon. I hope we will survive the warming up, this already looks so hard.

Yesterday went fine, sticked to my plan. Found a nice dress from one of my favorite brands, Girbaud, in the charity shop, perfect fit for only € 6, great buy. Today we’re going to a nearby town to do a bit of shopping. After the work out it’s cheese and Port. Dinner will be apple-carrot salad as a starter, followed by a leg of lamb for the other 3, lambfilet for me with potatoes and beans, dessert will be chocolate cakes for the other 3, yoghurt for me. Yesterday they all wanted to have the rhubarb ice cream, I had my yoghurt.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 26 – Ireland 🇮🇪 -FD
2nd B2B

We are indeed blessed with the marvellous warm weather we are experiencing. That good old jet stream is way to the North of us hence we have the Mediterranean weather our friends in Spain, France and Italy normally have. And it’s forecast to continue for at least another week. Yay!

However it’s brutal in the Glasshouses. Although every vent, window and door is wide open, fans deployed, it still got to 43c in the Pack Hall were orders are assembled 😨
Just got to keep on keeping on, drink plenty of fluids, and keep potassium and salt levels up.

I am not writing June off, but after reaching initial goal, the party month of June has meant a couple of pounds gain that will probably remain. It’s DH’s birthday on Friday so I will officially weigh in on the morning of the 29th. No point saying I will hang onto last day for results as there is a birthday meal planned ☺️ I know I would be discouraged if I had to include champagne and wine weight onto my final weigh in 😆

@michelinme wonderful post, so happy you are where you are now. Very inspirational.
@penz welcome back to the wagon. Hope you had a great time.

Day 26, Gozo, Malta, fd

Starting a pocket list for today s fasting

@anna6

Have a great day everyone.

Day 26…NSW Australia…NFD
(8.25pm Tuesday)
Hi everyone, just checking in!

Another birthday nearly over!

Enjoy whatever you are getting up to and bye for now!

Day 26, Germany FD

Adding myself to the pocket list for today:

@daffodil2010
@jaifaim
@anna6
@flourbaby
@songbirdme
@annamariav

We can do this, one day at a time!

Day 26 Belfast NFD

Had brunch today with a friend and didn’t make great choice. Must do better. That sugar dragon still rears it’s ugly head from time to time.

@michelinme – what a great inspiring post. Sounds like you had a great lightbulb moment.
@kaywesterman – how creative you are! Which made me realise that one of my goals for retirement was to get involved in more art classes. A note to self for the autumn.👍
@daffodil – one of the disadvantages of this weather. It’s easy for us retired folk as we potter around the garden, to forget about all those whose daily routine is hampered by the sunshine.
@flourbaby your shred stats are amazing. I have to confess I took one look at it and put it on the ‘to do’ list. However, my Pilates teacher has given us a short list of things to do over the summer break, and I’m trying to incorporate a few exercises into my daily routine, so why not add a shred taster, I ask myself?

This warm weather has changed my exercise habit temporarily. I so love the quiet mornings in the dappled shade of the forest with the birds singing that I’ve suspended my Wednesday and Friday early morning swim and go walking instead. Puppy loves it too. So good for that inner peace.

In the words of Nina Simone
‘Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don’t you know?
Butterflies all havin’ fun, you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done, that’s what I mean
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world, for me
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life for me
And I’m feeling good’

I can and I will