Day 13 – USA/GA – FD

Weigh-in: 222 lbs. Gotta get out of the 220s, but vacation is this weekend. I think I have to remember it’s summer and the hunger is really thirst.

Pocket List – Day 13 🍗
@daffodil2010 – FD keto
@northgeorgia

Day 13 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WF – 156.6 (that’s down 0.2)

I did not behave as well as I wanted yesterday (although saying I “wanted” but didn’t is a whole different discussion), but I worked outside from 9am to 3pm, so I burned far more calories than I usually do, so that helped…and my body is whining a great deal this morning from the hard work I put it through yesterday. My yard is gorgeous, however, and the perennial bed in particular looks better than it ever has. I have one more little bed to tend, and I’ve put it off to last because it’ll be a challenge because I’m going to put a large compostable pot with a happy elephant ear in it into the little spot, but first transplant the ground cover that’s there, then put the little coleus plants flanking it. The ground is hard, it’s not particularly pretty looking–it’s not inviting me to plant anything there, LOL! But it’s the first thing I see when I come out of the garage, so I like it to be interesting. That’ll be tomorrow’s job because today I’m staying clean for piano lessons.

And today is a WF. I am a wee bit nervous about it because I’m filled with enough carbs that I’ll probably get quite hungry. But your quote, @lilymartin, is perfect for me today: “Hunger is not an emergency.” Nothing bad is going to happen if you feel hungry a little while and don’t eat. I’m going to hold on to that all day!

@merryapple I’m so sorry about losing your dog, and then to be up .5kg to boot is adding insult to injury. I’m not a dog person, but for our daughter, we got a dog–and I promptly fell in love with her. She had an infection that wasn’t diagnosed or even noticed soon enough and died when she was only 8 and I still weep when I think of her. Dogs/cats/pets fill up big spaces in our lives that we don’t even realize are empty and it hurts when they’re gone and those spaces suddenly show for the empty spaces they are.

@penz You and I are in the same boat of little mojo; I have mojo enough on my WFDs but certainly don’t seem to have any on NFDs. We’re going to have to think ourselves into better behavior!

@daffodil2010 A quilter whose blog I follow is on a trip to Ireland and I’ve been thinking of you daily; here’s today’s post: https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2023/06/all-on-monday-morning.html 😉 You do live in a beautiful country, don’t you?

@jaifaim I’m so glad you had a lovely Sunday with your mum. We went to visit my MIL last week when the kids were all here, and it was astonishing how good she was that day: She recognized us immediately, was thrilled to see us all but especially the toddlers, and remembered things she hasn’t seemed to remember for months–and she didn’t even repeat herself. Amazing day. The good days are indeed treasures, aren’t they?

@funshipfreddie Glad you’re feeling better and the cold is staying mild; I’ll bet it’s all the moving that you’re doing–and you walk a lot also, don’t you? My experience is that when I keep going and am actively busy when a cold starts, it often goes away quickly, and never gets bad.

@northgeorgia You might look for a brand of sparkling water called Spindrift. It satisfies my hunger very well, and is how I end each WFD; it’s just sparkling water with real fruit juice, so it’s not calorie-free, but 8-15 calories never seem significant. If you fall in love with it as I have–I often give myself permission to have a beer…and decide I’d rather have a Spindrift!!!–it may help you stop the snacking cycle that we all experience.

@excelsior12309 Yeah, my eating is seldom hunger-related. I’d never heard of Judith Beck before, but @daffodil2010‘s comment about having her on her kindle made me go look for her on Amazon, and I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/Beck-Diet-Solution-Weight-Workbook-ebook/dp/B00M70SA1C/ref=sr_1_4?crid=26J3W7O6OJOFV&keywords=Judith+beck&qid=1686667005&s=digital-text&sprefix=judith+beck%2Cdigital-text%2C123&sr=1-4 Perhaps you’ll also benefit from it. We’ll see if I do, LOL!

On a normal Tuesday, my first lesson will be at 10:30, but two of them are cancelled today–it’s summer, after all–so I don’t need to be in Omaha until noon. So I think I’m going to ignore the clutter that needs tidying up and read the Judith Beck book, and see how I can improve my thoughts and reactions to food!

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 14, FD, AUs

Quick post as I’m out of the office on a 3 day course. They’re not providing catering so I’m using that as the opportunity to do a FD!!

back later

Day 14 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Atrocious weather here, pouring with rain, 15°C & 55 km/p/h winds 😳 At least I don’t have to venture out & it’s a perfect day to curl up with a book.

@stitchincarol – I spoke too soon. I seem to have developed a chesty cough during the night. I’m not exactly at death’s door though. I agree with you – staying busy seems to be best for speeding up recovery, rather than being inactive & dwelling on the symptoms. But today I’m taking it easy. 🛀

Happy Hump Day! 🐫 🐪

Pocket List – Day 14 🍄
@penz

Day 14 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 153.6 (⬇️3lbs)

I was pleasantly startled that my WF had such lovely results. I bought a salad kit yesterday for a Caesar salad, and DH and I will share that for lunch today, and then tonight I’m going out to dinner with three girlfriends. I’m hopeful the salad will control my food desires tonight so that my RESOLVE isn’t overly taxed. A lovely side effect of a WF in the summer is that I didn’t sleep nearly so hot last night as I often do–but it’s 5:49 and I’ve been awake for an hour, so my sleep is still completely messed up.

@merryapple Ahh, I read that poorly…I was surprised that, after hearing about Mr Mac so often, I’d not heard of “your other dog,” and now I understand my confusion.

@penz Oh, how nice to be able to fast while doing a course! Have fun!

@daffodil2010 Yeah, my blogger takes great photos, and I’m really enjoying “taking the trip with her” and seeing all the beauty. Kylemore Abbey is stunning. Have you been there?

@funshipfreddie Oh, serious bummer–chesty coughs are so very miserable. Hot cranberry juice with cinnamon and similar spices is very soothing; perhaps you can pick up some juice and try that.

I started the Judith Beck yesterday, but didn’t get very far because she said I had to commit to everything before going on, and I got stuck at her insistence I exercise. But I know she’s right. I’m still in misery from all my protesting muscles after my big gardening day on Monday (but the garden looks great!!), and I’m certain that if I were in better shape, those 6 hours wouldn’t have had such a huge impact on my body. So I’m working at finding the RESOLVE to get to the gym (it’s all of 4½ blocks away, so distance isn’t even an excuse) before I keep reading.

I got distracted and never got this posted. Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 15 country west Australia NFD
Usually have FD Mondays and Thursdays but a celebratory morning tea for a colleague leaving work today means I am not even going to try fasting today but will tomorrow.
Have a good day all.

Day 15, NFD, Aus

Again, yesterday’s FD didn’t. But it was an OMAD so maybe ok.

Did you mean “dog feed” @merryapple? Thou mouldy dog feet is very apt for horrid humid weather!

Day 15 – UK – FD

I’m still here……lurking mostly and staying around the top of my maintenance at 59kg…..would dearly love to lose 1-2kg and stay there once more but it does not seem to be happening……

It has been amazingly hot up here in the Lakes and so dry…..all the becks and rivers are either dry or running low but my garden has gone mad……all the old fashioned roses are enjoying the heat and sunshine and blooming.
No long hikes for me atm but gently early morning wanders……the heat has not stopped my mad fell runner OH – he’s out the house around 8.30 for his 2-3hrs daily fell run but he has admitted that the heat has been draining……

@jaifaim – my friend loved her stay in Honfleur and said the food was sublime
@stitchincarol – enjoy the time with your DS and DGDs – family time is so precious – no guilt and as you say back on the wagon after they go away – that’s the beauty of this WOL
@suresh3101 – welcome back – stick with us and you will soon find your 5:2 mojo
@daffodil2010 – happy belated 56th birthday 🎁🎈
@merryapple – I love your style re the size of your 🍷 🤣 but I was so sorry to hear about the loss of your Labrador 🐶 Hebe
@funshipfreddie – I was on that pocket list on Monday and managed to complete a fairly good FD600 – BTW well done you on 8 months + alcohol free!!! Hope that cold and chesty cough eases off soon
@northgeorgia – you know what you need to do to drop to below that 220 mark – focus and you can achieve it by the end of this June Jumpstart challenge – join me on a focused last 2 weeks???? we can support each other….

Right off to get ready for my Happy Hour Class (Aerobics) expecting to get rather hot and sweaty 🥵 will be doing the class outside in the shade where it should be cooler than the hall we normally use!!!

Adding myself to the pocket list for motivation

Day 15 Pocket List 🎯
@merryapple
@malee57
@daffodil2010
@at

Day 15 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD

More yucky weather here. At least the wind’s died down. Not raining now, but we’ve got a very foreboding sky. All the excuse I need for another lazy, self-indulgent day 🙂

@stitchincarol – I found some cough mixture I had left from last year’s cold. I also drank lots of rooibos tea, & the cough seems to be gone this morning.

@at – good to know you & @merryapple did a Monday FD. My faith in humanity & the 5:2 WOL is intact 😅

@jaifaim – I get that. My nemesis is artificial sweetener. I just can’t give it up. And from what I’ve been hearing/reading about it, I’d probably be better off just using sugar 🤔

I watched a great movie last night on Netflix – Where the Crawdads Sing – based on the bestselling novel. Definitely worth watching.

The sun is suddenly shining & a big patch of blue sky has appeared, so maybe I can clock up some exercise after all 🚶‍♂️

Sending RESOLVE to the Thursday fasters 💪

Pocket List – Day 15 🎯
@merry🍏
@malee57
@daffodil2010
@at
@funshipfreddie

Day 15 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD500 – 155.6 (⬆️2.0 lbs)

Had a GRAND time with my girlfriends last night, all of us laughing uproarously much of the time…it’s always good to have a night out like that! Thought I’d eaten WAY too much, and then thought about it this morning, and realized it was not actually all that much, except for the little Raspberry Bundt Cake with White Chocolate Frosting one of the gals bought for each of us and gave us as we were standing by our cars saying goodbye. Oh, my WORD, that thing was incredibly good!

And I discovered how I should have treated it if I were thinking like a thin person: one of my friends is 5’2″ and weighs 98 lbs; in our texts after we got home, she said she was looking forward to cake and coffee for breakfast. Huh. Never crossed my mind I should wait before eating it, LOL!

Because all my piano lessons are on Tuesdays for the summer (no school is what allows that, but doesn’t allow it during the school year), I don’t have a built-in WF day on Thursdays, so DH agreed to do a traditional 500 calorie FD on Thursday during the summer. So tonight’s supper will be a salad kit plus a fish filet (swai or tilapia) from the freezer; as a number of you do, I won’t eat until supper, because if I try to spread out the food, I’ll just continue to eat and over do it.

Oh, and DH and I agreed that having a salad for lunch yesterday was lovely, so I’m sure we’ll do that again, perhaps throwing on a bit of protein in hard boiled eggs.

@merryapple I feel the same way about gyms v. yard work, but know with a certainty I would have come out better after Monday’s marathon garden work if I’d been going to the gym and lifting weights, and I certainly won’t have that level of exertion every time I work in the yard, so I’m sadly working myself into returning to the gym. Not my favorite place.

@malee57 Yay you for figuring out in time that you could make today a FD!

@daffodil2010 Oh, how fun that you could have had that job, and did help a friend get it! I’m sure it would have been very rewarding to work in those beautiful gardens!

@at Wow, that’s a LONG run for your OH. How far is he running? Is he taking a break at some point, or really running the whole time? My DH used to run a marathon in 3 hours, so I’m in awe! (And so good to hear from you!)

@jaifaim How lovely that your mum is content to sit and listen to music with you all; I can well imagine what a serene and pleasant time that is!

@funshipfreddie DH and I watch lots of movies in the summer evenings, so I’ll find that soon!

@northgeorgia How lovely that you were able to seize an unexpected FD. And, have you read the Judith Beck books? I chose the workbook (in ebook form, so not as easy to utilize as a print book would be) and thought of you when I read this: “I don’t want other people to be unhappy with me because of the changes I’m making…BUT I’m entitled to do what I need to do to lose weight, as long as I’m not maliciously doing something to make someone else feel bad.” I remember that @i-hate-lettuce always said his wife was a feeder, and I’m thinking your mom is as well, so it will be hard to hold your ground on doing what you need to do to lose weight…but hard is not impossible, to use a quote we’ve all posted frequently.

Pocket List – Day 15 🎯
@merry🍏
@malee57
@daffodil2010
@at
@funshipfreddie
@stitchincarol

Another gorgeous day today. Have to work at church this morning, but plan to find a shady spot in the yard that needs work this afternoon; should be lovely!

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 16 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Resolve still strong and we head to the weekend. Down 2.5lbs, just over 1 kilo since Tuesday morning, so continuing with daily intermittent fasting of 16:8 or 18:6, and watching it over the weekend.

I will join you @at, @jaifaim, @northgeorgia, and anyone else for the second half of June push. Let’s do this.

Day 16 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 221 lbs. I’m off to Florida in an hour or two! See you all on Tuesday.

Day 17 NFD NZ
June’s 2nd 1/2 RESOLVE

I roasted a pumpkin y’day to make pumpkin soup. It smelt a bit strange so I tasted it then had another taste. It was awfully bitter. I googled “bitter tasting pumpkin” thinking it might be old and up came toxic squash syndrome. The nasty taste is due to high levels of a naturally occurring chemical curcurbitacin, designed to keep insects at bay and causes abdominal symptoms (Ds&Vs etc) hair loss and death… Who knew?!

Onward and downward!

Day 17 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@merryapple – wow?! close call? 😳 I don’t think I’ve ever eaten pumpkin. I’ve been buying a lot of butternut recently. Looks identical to pumpkin though, when it’s chopped up. Maybe I should try it. I’m so unadventurous with food. Butternut & pumpkin both in season now, they’re almost giving it away here.

@stitchincarol, @northgeorgia – I like the sound of that challenge 💪 🎯

10:30 am already & I’ve done nothing. Must get moving.

Have a good weekend everyone 🌤 🌈

Day 17 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 154.4

I ended up doing a lot of yard work again yesterday so that kept me busy and out of the kitchen. Sadly, I still managed to do more snacking than I should have. Today I have a 5-hour meeting an hour away, so that will keep me out of the kitchen for snacking.

@merryapple Wow! So much for pumpkin soup, but I’m glad you discovered the problem before you made and ate it!

@jaifaim Aren’t super busy days the best where effortless restrained eating is concerned?

@funshipfreddie Seriously? You’ve never eaten pumpkin? Not pumpkin pie??

@excelsior12309 When I have an EFS, it’s often because I’m searching for the perfect food, and I keep eating until I’ve found what I’m searching for…and I never find it. Was that happening with you, also, that you kept trying to find something that would “satisfy” you, or did you simply have too much of everything? I don’t have any solutions, but it’s interesting to compare notes on what motivates an EFS.

Okay, I know today’s meeting is not jeans-appropriate, but I can’t decide how nicely I should dress, so I’m off to find what fits (👿) and choose something and head on out. Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 18 Melbourne, Australia NFD 78.6kg

Still battling the binges but it is calming done. Not up to fasting yet but I will get back there.

Here there are different varieties of pumpkin, including butternut pumpkin. It is the sweetest variety we have and my favourite. @funshipfreddie I wonder if it is the same vegetable. Now I want to make some pumpkin soup. I have never made it with roast pumpkin but am going to try it. We have been having lots of cabbage soup and really enjoying it.

@lilymartin in the cold weather I try to drink lots of hot water. My stomach doesn’t always want to and then I will change to hot herbal tea. I don’t know whether that will help. It also sort of helps keep my wanting to eat under control slightly. My nephew laughs at me and thinks I’m a bit of a nutter. But it helps keep me warm.

Have a good day all.

Day 18 country west Australia FD !!! ( well attempted FD )
I know! I know! There is ‘do’ or ‘not do’ – there is no ‘try’ BUT I am off to church followed by morning tea and the ladies from our church can really cook!!
Typical country cooks and morning tea is often really fabulous so will have to have my ‘ Won’t Power’ in spades.
WFH for a few days has me too close to the pantry…. so upping the ante for the second half of June.
@Malee, I’m not a fn of just hot water but have resorted to a teaspoon of Vegemite in hot water which works.
Re pumpkin. I grew a lot of butternut pumpkins this year and last 2 days veggies have been an Adam Liaw’s recipe of pumpkin, cauliflower and broccoli baked with a sauce of garlic/chilli yoghurt. Delish and not as heavy as traditional cauli cheese – which I LURVE !!
Off to freeze in Kirk !! It’s 5.4 C ( feels like 2.6 C) here . Have a good one.

Day 19, FD, Aus

Oh what a start to the working week! I tried one of those online tabata workouts this morning. My young dog thought it was super fun and was dancing around my feet trying to nip my ankles (very typical behaviour for her breed). It reminded me of @funshipfreddie trying to do yoga with BooBoo. And then when I got into the office I realised I’d left my work dress hanging up at home (I commute in my “dog clothes” and then get changed into work attire and heels). So I’m sitting here in jeans and a jumper, covered in dog clothes and desperately hoping my work calendar doesn’t change to include face to face meetings with senior leadership today!

Busy weekend with visiting friends – lots of food and wine and good fun. Back on the wagon today. Really really need to knuckle down as my clothes are getting tighter and tighter and I do NOT want to buy new clothes.

Day 19 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 69.6 kg

Weight creeping up, despite a good FD yesterday. Must do better on NFDs; they are NOT feast days.

@penz – 😂 oh no?! Your post made me laugh. I hope you don’t get into any trouble at work?!

@merryapple – those baked apples sound good 😋 I love anything with apple in it, & I eat at least one every day.

Wishing everyone a good last couple of weeks of June Jumpstart🔋& sending RESOLVE to the Monday fasters 💪🎯

Pocket List – Day 19 💐🍏
@penz
@merry🍎

Day 19 FD country west Australia 81.4 kg
yesterday’s FD wasn’t sooo bad but not really a FD.
Went really well until dinner time when I had a ham and cheese toastie because it was SOOOOO cold.
But today’s FD went really well.
Drank LITRES of water and had homemade tomato soup for dinner with 2 small carrot sticks, 2 lettuce leaves and 1 teaspoon ( true!!) of sauerkraut. Loving the fermented foods.
Feeling good but off to bed to stave off the hunger dragons which simply will NOT be drowned in this cold weather. 🐲🐲🐉
@penz, laughed at your doggy work day ( sorry !!) 😆
Listening to the Ashes. Pretty evenly balanced at the moment so last day should be a good one.
@merryapple, I know right ! Who reads recipes on a FD ? You and me !
And who cooks 3 quiches and an apple pie on a FD? Me, apparently! But not a morsel passed my lips. So am really looking forward to tomorrow!! 🥵
Here’s to a good push to the end of the month.

Day 19 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – didn’t weigh

Was a lovely weekend, was a busy weekend–both boys were here all day yesterday for Father’s Day–and was a too-much-food weekend.

In a rare instance of brevity, that’s my chatter for today; I’ll be back tomorrow!

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 20, NFD, Aus

Where oh where is my mojo? Discipline? Will power? Whatever I want to call it.

Again, yesterday’s FD didn’t. I’m donating blood today so I have to eat and soon. I’m not a breakfast person but I need to consume something this morning. Funny how I can’t do a FD at the moment, but the thought of eating in the morning is so off putting.

Very very cold and frosty here this morning, with snow on the distant mountains.

Have a good one everyone!