Day 26 Northumberland NFD

I’ll definitely need to reset after this holiday!

@redrockgirl – I’m so interested in your training programme. Our puppy is 21 months old. We were out for a meal in a dog friendly restaurant tonight and she lay and slept the whole meal tucked in at the side of the table. I was so proud of her! England is SO good for dog friendly restaurants, cafes and pubs.
@michelinme – great article!
I’m impressed @at at your strength!
@daffodil2010 – I keep meaning to ask. Is your dad back home now? If so, how’s he doing?
I’ve definitely taken my eye off the ball this week and thrown caution to the wind! Home on Sunday and back on the wagon.

Take care everyone.

Day 26 Ohio, US — NFD (66 bites)

This has turned out to be a pretty good NFD so far. Things are still settling down after the house negotiations. The thing that took a lot of time today was trying to get the e-forms that the realtor sent me to work. For some reason the software they’re using doesn’t seem to be compatible with my computer. It took almost all day to get everything done. The thing that amazes me is that if I could have just gone down to the reality office, handwritten what needed to be done on the forms, and gone back home, the whole process would have only taken about 20 minutes. I can hardly wait for them to develop a way of emailing food to our stomachs. Then every day will be a FD! 🙂

A question — is there anything on the website here about scientific studies on how much autophagy is generated by the 5:2 diet? I’ve looked at a few pages of the “related scientific articles” thread, but couldn’t find anything. Not being able to do a search makes things tricky.

P.S. I did a google search and did find some discussion on this site from around 2017-18, but again nothing scientific.

@daffodil2010 That summer evening in your garden sounds so magical! Are there fireflies in Ireland?

@rabbette Just out of curiosity, what’s your favorite stout? Mine is Guiness.

Hope everyone has a joyful day coming up!

Day 27, Emden Germany, 2nd day of Egg Fast

first day of the Egg Fast went well, I had 4 hard boiled eggs with mayonnaise, 2 scrambled eggs with 15 g butter, way too much, too greasy. 60 g Camembert and 30 g Gouda with mayonaisse. Weight went down from 62kg/136.7lbs to 61.1kg/134.7lbs. My BP this morning was 160/90 mmHg, so I had to take something to get to normal again. Normal good sleep.

@penz don’t worry, there are others on here. You’re doing great.

@rabbette thanks for the notes and numbers on the Egg Fast.

@basyjames and @daffodil2010 my fellow partners, it’s nice you’re doing so well, it’s motivating me to do well. @basyjames size 4 sounds so small, I’m sure you looked gordious.

@annemarilyn thanks for all the good information about you Egg Fast and the transition days. Will you ever do the Egg Fast again?

@betsylee I don’t think the Egg Fast is the healthiest way to lose weight but it’s only five days.

@ciren2 I like eggs but it will be interesting to see what I’m craving for when it’s the only thing I eat five days in a row.

@flourbaby good to have you back, I hope you’ll fully recover soon. Take care.

@debster251 enjoy your holiday!

Pocket list day 27
@snowflake56

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 27 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

I forgot to put myself on the pocketlist yesterday, as usual. But I did do a FD. And I’ve reached another ATL. 70.3kgs; so just 300g to go.

@daffodil2010 – wow?! 4.6lbs in two days! I seem to be over my plateau, but an egg fast sounds like something I could do.

@matpi – Valter Longo’s ‘The Longevity Diet’ talks a bit about autophagy, and he lays out what he calls a ‘fasting mimicking diet’. I didn’t enjoy the book too much, but if you’re into the science side of fasting you might enjoy it.

Four more days! 🧗‍♂️🥇

2nd post

@penz sorry for not adding you to the pocket list, didn’t notice your’re having a FD, but glad @daffodil2010 did.

Day 27, UK, FD

Had a good NFD yesterday, had a huge salad for lunch and at dinner time treated myself to a square of 100% chocolate with 3 dates to give it some sweetness. Went to the gym after work.

Coffee with a dash of milk for breakfast, small feta cheese salad for lunch and small chicken salad for dinner. Will also pop in the gym tonight for a 5km jog.

Onwards and downwards 😊

Day 27 – UK – CD 🤞
Day 25 – 26 – UK – NFDs 😈

Went off the rails a bit over the past 2 days after getting below the top of my maintenance range once more when I weighed in on the morning of Day 25 but aiming to reign it in today with a CD followed by 500cals B2B FDs to end the month on a positive note!

@daffodil2010 – I have set up the July spreadsheet for you and posted the link on the July Challenge, hopefully it works!

Been busy so no time to read and comment on the posts properly but have glimpsed through the posts briefly – going out to do my volunteer stint in the FareShares Kitchen so will try to catch up properly on the forum this afternoon. Lovely sunny and hot day here so might be a bit warm in that kitchen!!!!

Day 27 UK NFD

Just on the train to London off to see a Leonardo da Vinci exhibition Then off for lunch /drinks so aiming to be restrained @daffodil2010 – wow ! will have to look into the egg thing a bit more 🥚🥚

Day 27 Canton OH Egg Fast Day 3

4.9lbs down as of this morning’s weigh in

@annemarilyn good job being mindful and that you for sharing your tips for success.

@daffodil2010 I am just as astounded as you are; I feel very comfortable, no hunger, no cravings and the scale is responding!

Water fasts were always a chore, mind over matter and all that. This is a breeze.
It has been a revelation to realize that we do not need as much food as society tells us that we need. I feel my best on a low calorie diet, I sleep better, am more alert and have more time to do other things. It’s crazy! I am also premenopausal and eating this way makes me feel my best and eliminates night sweats and other unpleasant symptoms of “the change”

Although I have not been as regular as I usually am, I have not experienced the same issues with constipation like some of my other egg-fasters, I did take one tablet of alka seltzer and it moved things along nicely and I feel even better!
@flourbaby, I am combining the egg fast with 16:8 TRE. My go tos have been hard boiled eggs with chees cubes, and cheesy omelets. I can’t do runny eggs either although I do not mind the smell of eggs
Gotta run, piles of work a-calling

Day 27 pocket list
@penz
@snowflake56
@daffodil2010
@georgia83
@betyslee
@basyjames

Day 27 USA (Illinois) NFD

Yesterday ended up as a FD as I got too busy to eat much. Just grabbed my daily apple, some cheese and meat. Probably should have taken time to make a salad, but time was all used up with other things.

Funny how “accidental” FD’s don’t throw me for a loop like they used to. Just take them in stride.

They are finally coming today to replace our backyard pool liner – weather (they say) has put them behind schedule on such replacements and installations. Finally yesterday, I had to turn on the air conditioning as we got some hot weather! Can’t say we have missed the pool yet this summer, but looking forward to it being up and working.

Hope to read posts later on –

Onward and downward.

Day 27 – Iceland – FD
Day 1 of Egg Fast

Back from a week of traveling, didn’t manage to fast but kept to TDEE and haven’t checked the scales yet…

Very inspired to hear about @annemarilyn s @daffodil2010 s @basyjames @snowflake56 good results with the egg fast – well done all! So I am not going to postpone it any further – hopefully there will be some positive movement on the scales before the month is over.

Day 27 pocket list
@penz
@snowflake56
@daffodil2010
@georgia83
@betsylee
@basyjames
@johnnyr
@borealis

Day 27 – Eastern WA USA – FD

Going for a WFD mostly today, had a little cream in coffee as I finished up at Family Promise overnight, this morning. Otherwise planning to stick to water, black coffee, iced herbal tea…

Interesting to see all the Egg Faster experiences. @snowflake56, yes I think I’ll be doing the egg fast periodically. Definitely some interludes with some low carb veggies involved. @betsylee – it was interesting to read some of the information regarding the egg fast at the ibreatheimhungry.com (an American living in Belise). She explains some of the health benefits.

@johnnyr – the egg fast diet is part of things ketogenic. Jimmy Moore was the originator (he worked on The Complete Guide to Fasting with Dr. Jason Fung) but others have taken and run with it. I think some of the guidelines have come about from people’s experiences with the diet and also from macros etc, part of the keto way.

Someone asked about TRE and the egg fast. Yes, I saw that encouraged; the snacks were also not mandatory – just there for if needed. I mostly did a 18:6 schedule. I did have the BPC (which I’d never had until the Egg Fast) in the morning but then didn’t eat until late morning or later. I did see the guideline that the minimum number of eggs in a day were to be 6; as it was to cover minimum protein needs in a day. It is definitely not a CICO model (Calories in Calories out).

@matpi – you were asking about autophagy and the 5:2. There really isn’t a lot of research yet. As @funshipfreddie mentioned, Dr.Longo’s fasting mimicking diet information speaks to it somewhat. If you want to see some autophagy info, Dr. Jason Fung has YouTube videos on fasting and autophagy.

@brightonbelle – before embarking on the Egg Fast, get some good guidelines, plan & recipes at the ready. It makes for a greater chance of success. The earlier link I mentioned is excellent and also Ketogenicwoman.com (a Canadian in BC)

Enjoy the journey forum friends!

Day 27 VA, US, CD

Today, I’m not sure FD or CD. Had a FD yesterday, scales are still on the downward trend *exciting* however, I am noticing my favorite pants (which I have 4 pair in different colors for teaching yoga) are getting saggy. While I’m excited about this, I am also kinda bummed! I know I should not be bummed, but I guess its because I don’t have that many clothes under the size I am now. I’ve been about this size for a good portion of life.

Anyone else have the bummed feeling over clothes?

I had no time to eat breakfast (which I find I’m less inclined to eat breakfast anymore b/c it seems to make me hungrier the rest of the day.) The part that makes me sad is …. <sniff, sniff, whimper cry> I love breakfast foods. Breakfast was always my favorite meal of the day. C’est la vie

No time to eat supper either because we are going to see “Weird Al” Yankovic – Strings Attached Tour with the Richmond Symphony! I will be getting out of class from teaching, change real quick then hit the road to go to the show.

Only lunch today
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Egg Fasters – Question? about how many eggs are you eating a day?
I see that @basyjames you only eat 4 (that actually sounds better, I was stuffed at 6+ 1 more b/c of working out!)
I read I was suppose to eat 6 a day! Of course with butter/fat. However I did not feel like I wanted that many and maybe thats why I didn’t lose as much when I did the fast.
Well Done to the other Egg Fasters too!
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@matpi – Favorite Stout, all time Favorite would be Choklat Oranj by: Southern Tier Brewing Company *Since I don’t think that stout is not available all year long, then I usually will go for ANY stout made by Hardywood, Their Gingerbread stout is awesome – but I also love their Pancakes one too.

Oh and autophagy @matpi – here try this article. https://lifeapps.io/fasting/the-5-stages-of-intermittent-fasting/. I take the timing as a “guesstimate” because each person is surly different depending on genetics/exercise/metabolism. There are also more articles here that are pretty interesting. https://lifeapps.io/fasting/ – I actually use their Life App to track my fasting days especially my extended Fast, keeps me motivated to see how far I’ve gone. And its free, no strings attached.

May you keep your Fasting – Egg-citing!

Day 27 UK FD

Another ‘on-shakes head – off – shakes head’ x3 scale moment this morning, but I’ll wait and check tomorrow at my weekly weigh day. Today’s been an effortless FD bc pushing thru to finish project and drinking lots of water in the hot weather.

Worked til v late yesterday and from early this morning, one huge project is almost in the bag! Sadly all the backlog has bubbled up now – like concentrating on lthe front garden for a few months and then realising the back garden has grown thru the kitchen window!!

Lovely to read posts but exhausted and heading for early night – too tired to think about food. Heading for PJs and early night now.

@flourbaby welcome back! Go gently and get well soon. So sorry you’ve been sick and stuck in land of steamed puddings & custard – tho that has to be the upside! Just how big is Neptune when pudding-shaped? 😀
@jaifaim one foot in front of the other is good enough sometimes. Hope you have a lovely weekend in the UK – whereabouts are you?
@daffodil2010 @snowflake56 @basyjames @borealis way to go with the egg fast and great results! I love both eggs and cheese and have been missing them a lot in my vegan era 🙁
@betsylee sounds like you’re off to a great start on your B2B marathon
@rabbette i’ve felt v bummed indeed about clothes… saying sad goodbye to some old faves, and not yet acquiring new wardrobe xc dribs and drabs. A couple of lovely things that i fit back into from 15 yrs ago but more aware of the gaps. But I’ve been enjoying letting things go on to new homes where they’ll be a better fit – feels good:)

Day 27 pocket list
@penz
@snowflake56
@daffodil2010
@georgia83
@betsylee
@basyjames
@johnnyr
@borealis
@annemarilyn
@michelinme

Day 27 Ohio, US — NFD (66 bites)

The NFD has gone well. Thanks @funshipfreddie, @annemarilyn, and @rabbette for the info about autophagy and 5:2. While I’ve read some things to indicate that there is a whole spectrum of autophagy induction — it appears that it isn’t just a matter of throwing a switch. While some autophagy occurs for everyone, apparently vegetarians have more of it going on than do meat-eaters. Fasting completely for at least 13-16 hours seems to be the master way of doing it, but there are intermediate grades also. My guess is that 5:2 fasting is someplace in that intermediate zone.

@rabbette While I do enjoy Guinness straight up, here are a couple other pleasant ways I’ve found to enjoy stout —- I don’t know how well-known they are: “Black Velvet”: equal parts of Guinness and champagne and the “Ale Flip” which is basically a vanilla milkshake, but instead of milk you use Guinness. Both of those can be fun, though with the flip you have to be careful when you add the sugar!

@rabbette Also, how was the concert? I didn’t know that Weird Al was still going strong. He’s destroyed a couple of songs for me, since now when I hear the songs, I think instead of his parodies, which are almost always spot on.

Day 28, Emden Germany, 3rd day of Egg Fast

weight down to 60.5kg/133.4lbs, not a great loss, 1.5kg/3.3lbs so far. My weight on June 21st was 59.5kg/131.4lbs, not easy to get back there. Had 5 eggs with mayonnaise and 90g Camembert in a 6h eating window. Downside is high BP and water retention so back to medication.

@borealis go for it, it’s really easy!

@rabbette I started with 6 eggs, yesterday I had 5. I don’t like the too full feeling so today I plan to eat 4 eggs with butter/mayonnaise/cheese. Two years ago, when I went into maintenance I took some of my favourite clothes to the charity shop, since then I slowly gained half of the lost weight back so could have kept them. But I’m sure the new owners enjoy them as much as I did.

@betsylee I hope the wound on your back will recover soon and doesn’t bother you too much.

Pocket list day 28
@dykask
@snowflake56

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 28: Gloucestershire, UK, NFD:

My day off today, so I slept an extra TWO hours! Nice to get up when you feel like it, rather than forcing yourself up.
This egg-fasting challenge seems to be catching on. I notice the participants are racking up some very good losses. One question; (maybe it’s been mentioned already, if so, sorry…) do eggs, and eggs only, make you….er….constipated?
Also, it will be interesting to see if these weight losses are maintained afterwards. Keep the info coming…it’s fascinating.
Have a good day everyone out there xx

Day 28, UK, FD
64.8kg

Quick check in as off to work. Scales pointing downwards again. Another FD for me today:
Breakfast: 2 crackers+small portion of cheese+coffee with almond milk (200cals)
Lunch: chicken salad (200cals)
Dinner:WW chicken soup (100 cals)

Have a few carrots and cherry tomatoes for an emergency, but day should go well.

Have a good friday everyone!

Day 28, London, UK, FD

Finally a FD and I really am craving the discipline!!! Prawn salad OMAD, yes please!!!

@annemarilyn, you and @dykask are our resident condensers!!! As in, you both read and digest all the research & details behind all of the many aspects of this WOL, then you condense it all into manageable easily understood bite-sized pieces for some of us who like me, just need a summary ………………….so, Thankyou!!!!

@rabbette, I only felt bad about clothes when I skipped an entire size and missed out on wearing some lovely (practically new!!) items that went from tight to baggy overnight!!! I always advise people to wear ‘that’ ballgown to the supermarket if you have to just so you don’t miss out. The real downer for me has been shoes!!! When you’re a little on the plump (?) side there’s nothing stopping you rocking fabulous shoes even if you couldn’t get one leg into a size 10 dress!! However, weight loss has meant my feet have shrunk from ½ to a full size, as my shoe collection is quite an investment, I refuse to lose out so I now invest in super gel insoles & inserts to keep things in place!!…………………………….. By the way, by definition you can eat break-fast ‘foods’ at any time of the day, the time you break your own fast is yours to decide, as is what you eat, don’t fall into the breakfast is in the morning trap ……………………. I usually have breakfast at 3-4pm!!!!!

@penz, it’s like you were in my mind ………………………., when I wrote ‘I’m not really an egg fan’ I actually deleted the next line where I wrote ‘unless you mix it with butter, flour, sugar & shove it in an oven for a while!!’……………….. Great minds & all that!!

@michelinme, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! This month has been successful for so many, you must be patting yourself on the back knowing the plateau & virus were just stumbling blocks along your journey …………. Well hurdled, perseverance is the key!!! I’m still on a rather bouncy-bouncy plateau (?), but it’s not such a bad journey when I learn something new every day!!!

Happy fasting everyone!!!

Day 28 UK NFD

Day 28 Canton OH final day of 5 day egg fast

5lbs donated to charity as of 7am this morning

I planned to put a little pink salt under my tongue this morning and forgot. I will have to make do with regular salt from the cafeteria

@gretta awesome job – you are almost there

@snowflake56 I can relate to the bitter sweet feeling of fav clothes not fitting anymore, on the one hand being overjoyed at successfully meeting goals and on the other hand, mourning clothes that don’t fit and have to be given away. I cleaned out my closet when I reached maintenance 2 years ago and I think it’s time for another closet clean out not because of a drastic size change but to account for the change in my aesthetic

@penz good one “think of an egg fast as a cake fast but without the sugar and flour”

@ciren2 I felt a little fuller on the 3rd day but one tablet of alka seltzer took care of it. I am curious to see if my 5 pound loss (so far) sticks around after I terminate on Saturday. I actually prefer to think about it as a reset, we have all fallen off the wagon and this has given me a relatively pain free way to get my head back in the game. I enjoy water fasting and will still engage in those regularly for autophagy reasons, but egg fasts are so much easier to accomplish (IMHO) if you are looking to break a plateau or shake things up

@michelinme Woop! Woop! party in the house!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

@missybear welcome back to maintenance!!!

So many people celebrating success just in time for summer and warm weather, this is awesome. I am so proud of all of us, and @flourbaby said it “Perseverance is key….it’s not such a bad journey when we are learning something new every day!!!”
Keep it going everyone – and see you in July 

Day 28, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Congrats to all who have reached their maintenance range! 😊😊😊

The 5 day egg diet 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚 seems interesting. I might try it sometime in July.

@daffodil2010: Have a fun party weekend! 😊

Walking with Mick 🐕 to campus shortly, meeting DH for coffee.☕

Have a good Friday everyone! ⚘⚘⚘

Day 28 second post

Caught up with posts.
@flourbaby and @basyjames – thank you! it feels like an epic achievement after 19 months esp the 10 months on the plateau. But goodness how i shrank in that time!
@ciren2 @redrockgirl302 I’m definitely not at maintenance yet!! But a step closer having hit my original goal – and that’s worth celebrating 🙂
@basyjames @rabbette @flourbaby closet clear outs are like gardening – pruning is painful but important to make space for new life 🙂
@missybear congratulations on getting back into maintenance
@stardustdream welcome 🙂