Day 16, Newcastle UK, CD

Congratulations @songbirdme 🙂
A case of the green-eyed monster @saffy420????
@steve… – what a miserable day we have in the NE. You sound like you’re back on the wagon though.
Great to hear from you @mia139 🙂

My daily weighing is paying off well and keeping me focussed. Another controlled day yesterday and back into 9 stone land with another 1.6lb dispatched. Today is working out fine too. It’s after mid-day, and whilst I’m feeling peckish, I can’t think what I want to eat, so until I do, I won’t.

Last night I had the pleasure to meet and listen to Beth Nielsen-Chapman in an intimate little gig in Newcastle. She performed ‘This Kiss’ – the huge hit for Faith Hill – which I had seen her perform in front of 13,000 people just 5 days earlier. Yes, @annemarilyn, country music is a huge deal in the UK & Ireland. I have seen some of your biggest stars. When I get a minute, I’ll make a list – for my own interest if nothing else.

Update on Dad – he’s still feeling a little discombobulated but not as worried as he was. He lost a kidney to cancer 8 years ago and is more concerned about the effect of high blood pressure on his remaining kidney than anything else. It’ll be a week or two before we get blood test results.

“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.” – TheMindsJournal.com

Day 16 – USA – FD

@songbirdme, congrats to 2 years on 5:2! Send me a pic of your new haircut…I think you may still have my email from when you visited with Chitowngal and Coda? I’ll be looking for a low-carb Irish sodabread recipe…my family has a recipe that I usually use, but I wanted to make it LCHF so I don’t feel guilty eating some, lol!

Day 1: Thursday 15th March – UK – FD #1
OK. Sharing in case it helps! Have set myself some ground rules which I know will help me improve my health overall. I’m giving up alcohol until I reach my goal weight (with the exception of special family occasions only) because my daily glasses of wine in the evening are part of an overall sugar addiction which I believe have contributed about 80% to my weight gain. I’m also gradually weaning myself off sugar but slowly does it.
I aim to keep to 1200-1400 calories a day on NFD’s and pretty much follow the Meditarrean diet – well more veg, less meat and healthier oils – I use olive oil mostly anyway. My TDEE is 1922 so this means at least a loss of 1lb a week but as I’m 5 stone overweight now I suspect weight may come off quite easily in the first few months. We’ll see …

Decided to fast on Thursdays and Fridays – that works for me. I’m doing it by keeping my morning coffee (currently with a tsp of sugar per cup) then have a homemade smoothie at lunchtime and the remains of that around 3/4pm when I normally get hunger pangs. Yesterday was my first day and only got hungry around 8pm – then had a little muesli with bioyoghurt on top. Job done and felt great – in fact better than usual – but this is only day 1. My plan is to gradually cut out sugar altogether in my coffee – but gradually to avoid crankiness and leg cramps!

Smoothie Recipe: (I recently bought a nutribullet and I love it – it’s just so easy) pine nuts, 1 carrot, 1 large apple, chicory leaves (three or four) fresh parsley, fresh coriander, lazy ginger (from a jar), lazy garlic (from a jar), 1tsp ground turmeric blended with a cup roasted almond milk Result tasty green smoothie – filling and nutritious. Felt very virtuous and saved loads of time!

Day 2: Friday 16th March – UK – FD #2
Had three cups of coffee with wholemilk and 1tsp sugar each, that lasts me until 12 noon. Still not really hungry to be honest (unusually)

Smoothie Recipe: Again fresh coriander, fresh parsley, ground ginger, 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1tsp cayenne chilli ground, 1/3 of a large cucumber, 2 small apples, chicory leaves (2 or 3), lettuce leaves (2 or 3), flax seeds (Linwoods milled organic), cacao powder (Naturya organic – high in zinc, potassium and magnesium)- blended with roasted almond milk. OK – I’ll be honest, I’m just throwing what’s in the fridge that seems like a tasty, nutritious mix – not very scientific I know, but I’m happy! I’m using turmeric in my smoothies as a general tonic just because it has so many amazing health properties and I just feel that’s right for me but look it up! I’m sure fresh is better but I’m working through my store cupboard first.

Result on day 2: Not hungry, feel less bloated and kind of generally more energised – did not expect such quick results – the big suprise on day 2 is yesterday I weighed 15 stone – today 14 stone 11!
OK I’m not taking that weight loss particularly seriously at the moment as my weight can change up to 4lbs a day depending on what I eat or exercise. Probably this is down largely to no alcohol and less water retention etc. But again – let’s see where this gets me in a month.

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@aimingforhealth sounds like a good plan, wishing you success 👍

Day 16 NFD Oregon USA

Well braved the scale and braved looking at the past month’s spreadsheets…😳

Here’s the good news…from the start of March I’m down .5 lbs. The bad news? Well since the beginning of February I’m only down 1.0. Six weeks=one pound. And I’ve seen a lower number previously in those weeks (1.5 lower).
I can’t even call it a plateau as I’ve been all over the board with my efforts and my gallbladder and….yes,….🍺. Happily, yesterday’s FD was good not only in terms of calories but in mental energy/sheer work. I got ALOT done both at work and when I got home last night. So waking up this morning and feeling motivated to NOT regain that SAME pound this weekend. @flourbaby I’m holding your hand (please drag me through the weekend and keep me on track with you).

Hope St. Patrick’s Day is wonderful for all of our Irish friends-@daffodil2010, @debster251 and anyone else I’m forgetting. 😊☘☘

“Old ways won’t open new doors”.

Happy Friday everyone!

@missybear – And you too, thanks for the encouragement! Must admit hunger pangs are starting to kick in – but I’ve posted a 6 month calendar on the fridge so I’m crossing off each day I stick to my goals – it’s helping me not cave in.

Day 16, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Have a good Friday everyone! ⚘⚘⚘

Day 16 Lancaster, PA USA FD

@hyacinth The West Coast is a beautiful place to walk. 15,000 – 20,000 steps Good for you! My Hubby and I walked a lot and had a great time in San Diego and La Jolla adventuring up the Coast, stopping for Margherita’s 🥂 when we went.

@songbird 🎶Thank-you for sharing the article about, where fat goes… interesting, it makes sense. ✨💛☀️
My FD is going great so far! Only water, coffee and tea. I haven’t weighed myself yet. I know the big picture ✨and I know I have to make up for cooking and eating full breakfasts for my Dad as he had to gain some weight he had lost. So he could get ready for his surgeries. 😅 Just getting back on the wagon and back on track will make me happy! 🎶🎉

✨🎶Wishing Everyone a Great Day and Evening!✨✨ We Got This!✨✨🎶🎉

Day 16 – SW WA USA – NFD (16:8)

I think I learned something from my eating and subsequent discomfort at the “feasting” during the end of 1/4 celebration. The adult students brought so much yummy food, much of it homemade and from various cultures. I put on a little bit of several things on my plate; not even something of everything. As I ate, I got full, but didn’t stop because I “didn’t want someone to think that I didn’t like what they made”. My stomach hurt so badly even as I put more food in my mouth. I felt fine this morning. The scale was up .5 lbs. Lesson: take less to start with; I can always get more if needed.

@daffodil2010 and @flourbaby – congrats on getting off of the plateau. I plan to follow you shortly.

@ktcaroline – when I’m feeling off, I go for chicken soup and other liquids. Usually that sits well, makes me feel better and lets me stay on the FD.

@michelinme – your mindfulness paying off encourages me. Hooray for reaching your March goal.

@ccco – there are 2 different FMDs, I believe the one folks have been referring to here is “The Fasting Mimicking Diet”.

Happy St Paddy’s Day tomorrow!

Day 17…NSW Australia…LFD

Hi everyone, just checking in.
Enjoy reading all your posts – unfortunately, no real time to answer each one. Need to slow down!

All the best to those fasting today. I’m going to try a liquid fast just for a change – tea, herbal tea, coffee with small amount of milk and water. My weight has been up and down in the last 2 weeks eg Thursday 77.7kg, today 76.9kg (was 76.1kg earlier in the month) – I know this is normal,but I need to seriously get back on track again! Enjoying yoga but need to start walking again – our dogs would like it as well!

Need to buy a new food weighing scale as mine gave up yesterday – don’t like guessing what an item weighs.

Hope you all enjoy St Patrick’s Day – not too much Guinness though! Enjoy whatever you are getting up to and bye for now!
It’s 7.13am on Saturday morning.

Day 16, UK, NFD

I’m happy with my eating yesterday, and today was fine too. I am having a glass of wine tonight though, but that’s fine 🙂

@ktcaroline sorry you are not feeling well, speedy recovery 🤗

@ccco stick to what works, and thats basic 5:2, and don’t be worried about the speed of loosing weight, as long as its in the right direction its good. Maybe after few months, when you establish a routine, try to jazz it up. You are maybe trying too much too fast and making yourself unwell and setting yourself back? Just my thoughts 🙂 . Stay strong.

Happy St Patrick’s Day to all or Irish friends here ☘ ☘ 🍻

Day 17 Gold Coast CD
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all our Irish friends!

Hi all Fellow Fasters – I am new to all this. Have just completed my first 2 days of Fasting. I really get the “I don’t have to eat just cause the time says so, if I am not Hungry” I feel liberated from the burden of food somehow.

Anyway HI from New Zealand

Day 17 – UK NFD

Missed my March target by a pound! Flying to Fuertaventura today and hope to be 171 by today and (optimistically) looking to maintain whilst there! Maybe a few more laps…..

Anyway, at least now I won’t be too disappointed to be missing the match at Twickenham…..

Happy St Patrick’s Day to all our Irish family members.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Day 17, Finland, NFD

Happy St.Patricks day everyone…because I think everyone has some Irish in them if you just go back far enough 😉 Today is also my name day, sort of a big deal here in Finalnd. I have been planning a couple of drinks today, but now I am so close, 200g, to my March goal, I am feeling like I don’t want to sabotage with alcohol!! What to do what to do!!! True there is still some time left to repair the damage I know it will do….maybe a couple then 😉

Seems like lots of people are having a successful March, which is fabulous when February seemed to be a hoodoo month for many. Keep up the great work everyone!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Day 17, Snowy London, UK, NFD

I love it when people say “warning – long post ahead – feel free to skip it” I, however, say “READ MY POST”😅

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to the Irish, those of Irish heritage and those wannabe Irish!!!!!!!

Well, it’s mid-March and I actually thought winter was over but I’ve woken up to snow, snow, snow!!! I’m a bit like @steve toon taxi driver and require stodgy warming comfort food at these times, luckily I’m stuck in the house which has been cleared of ALL of the things I would turn to ………….. except soup, thankfully!!!!!

@penz, I’m probably the world record holder for just how much peanut butter I can get on the spoon!!! If I allow myself one spoonful; it better be a good one, the bit you manage to balance ½ way up the handle doesn’t count either; does it???!!!!!

@songbirdme, thanks for the article as a confirmed ‘shallow breather’ I NOW know why I’m overweight, bring on the deep breathing!!!!! 😅

@mjrbcd44, have no fear, I’ve got you!!!! You’re positive, you’re motivated, you’re back on track, detours off of the wagon are just another part of this WOL, how we deal with it is the key, keep hold of this positive feeling, you’ve got this!!! I’ve had NFDs that resembled the eating habits of a teenage boy, but without the nutritious dinner provided by mum in the evening!!! I saw myself on that slippery slope back towards bad habits but I’m down nearly 40lbs and I know I could reacquire that much in 2 or 3 weeks, so I went searching for my mojo, found it and I’m back on track and not looking back, ‘cause I’m not going that way anyway!!! It’s been a hard lesson, and one I KNEW anyway, but selective memory is the overeaters best friend sometimes!!! So here it is …………………. That pizza, wine, cake, chocolate, beer, cheese biscuit ……………….. & of course; wine gum, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, it’ll still be there once I get to my goal, I might want it then OR I might not, but for now, without as much self-control as I would like, I’ll give them a swerve!!!

@saffy420, nothing better than ½ priced cake other than FREE cake!!!!!!

@dykask, Oh dear!!! How long have you been married??? Doghouse indeed!!! The rules have NEVER changed – Do not criticize us, we don’t like it, Do not tell us we’re being hypocritical, we don’t like it; Don’t tell us we were wrong, we really don’t like that and whatever you do, Never point out our faults – we may be ‘misguided’, ‘mistaken’, ‘misinformed’ (usually by the OH) but ultimately, we’re perfect!!!!!

@kerryn73, enjoy your name day with a couple of glasses, no deprivation required, it’s funny that it even crossed your mind, I bet a year ago, limiting your consumption wasn’t even on the horizon!!! I completely agree with you – ‘February seemed to be a hoodoo month for many’ – I was one of the many!!!!!

I’m not sure who brought this wonderful quote to the table, maybe @at? but thank-you, whoever did, Have a great ‘moving’ weekend everyone ………………….

“Dare to keep moving when it is a must, and dare to keep waiting when you have to, but note, you shall always keep waiting if you keep waiting and you shall always keep moving when you keep moving!”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Day 17 – Ireland 🇮🇪☘☘☘☘ – NFD

☘☘☘☘☘☘Beannachtai La Feile Padraig Oraibh!!☘☘☘☘☘☘☘
☘☘☘☘☘☘Happy St Patrick’s Day Everybody!! ☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘

I had a lovely evening last night, some wine and cheese, slept for 8 hours straight, and weighed myself for a giggle this morning and had lost more weight 💃 Yay, that plateau is dust 😄

So it’s St Patrick’s Day, and we have plans. My stepdaughter and granddaughter are arriving soon for an overnight stay. We will watch the rugby where we hope that Ireland will win the Grand Slam….how wonderful if that happened, on St Patrick’s Day too☘…however we have a formidable opponent in England. There might be a Guinness consumed during the match 😄

Then we are off out to the local restaurant for an early family meal (our granddaughter is not yet 2, toddling about, so it won’t be a long leisurely meal) and really looking forward to that. Then back home for a movie night. Wine will be consumed.

I meant to comment on so many yesterday but DH wanted to talk to me about the darn car so I couldn’t. Now I have forgotten what I wanted to say 😁
@shinything it’s really a pain being without a car isn’t it? We brought mine into the main dealership yesterday to get fixed and they gave me a car to use. Thank GOD for that, I hate being reliant on others to get around.

@at wonderful about your size 8 dress ☺️
@ Songbirdme congratulations on 2 year anniversary and its motivational for me to know that maintenance can be done. I hope to be there in a few months.

@flourbaby Woo Hoo for being off the plateau.

Thanks everyone for the St Patrick’s Day wishes. Have a great day everybody. Today is a good day to be Irish ☘🇮🇪☘☘.
@kerryn73 yup, February was definitely a hoo-doo month, March seems to be kinder.

Day 17 – USA – NFD

Great FD yesterday at 477 cals., first time in a while under 500. Had House Foods Shiratake noodles with a 1/4 cup Alfredo sauce. The trick to the noodles is to boil the heck out of them so they lose that fishy smell. Texture is still kind of yuk compared to pasta, but for 20 calories for 8 oz., I’ll take it.

Happy St. Paddy’s day, all you who are Irish today. I thought I was 50/50 English and Irish, but turns out I have 22% Finnish! Who knew? Will have to save up for a trip to Finland one of these days.

ccco USA Day 17 NFD

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! 🙂

Well, I recovered from yesterday’s hypoglycemic event! Now I know what to do if that ever happens again! All I needed was a drink of orange juice. Instead, I panicked and ate all the carbs I could find in my house! LOL Nevertheless, I didn’t put on any weight!! I may be Irish but I think I will refrain from overindulging! I like the TV commercial that says Summer bodies are made in the Winter! I think that’s part of what we are all doing. Well, have a great day everyone! 🙂

P.S. No red hair showed up in my generation but it showed up big time in my children’s generation! I have 7 redheaded nieces and nephews! Go, Irish! LOL

Day 17, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀

Snowing soon. Won’t find any 🍀🍀🍀!
Off to Trader Joe’s. Perhaps I find 🍀 there! 😄😄😄

Have a good Saturday everyone! 😊😊😊

Day 17, Brighton UK, NFD

Sitting on big fat a*** studying for exam next Thursday when ipad decided to upgrade all on its own.

Now I have a black screen. All my notes are on this stupid thing so I have spent 4 hrs trying to get it back up and running with no success. So now I need to go to my office in Guildford to look at a Microsoft laptop and download from icloud. How many more hours to waste on it.

Thanks Apple, just thanks!

I am so so cross. Really really cross. And it’s snowing so who knows if it’s possible to travel.

So what was supposed to be a CFD is now NFD, I ate a chicken burger with sweet potato fries in my gym in Brighton, I did not do my body pump or Saturday spin. I am so so cross, did I say that already?

It’s all backed up but turns out I need the laptop with the original settings on it. Not my neighbours kindly lent spare old laptop.

Thanks Apple! I think I said that already.

Tacks and spitting………

Grrrrrrrrrrr

Mari

Day 18, UK ⛄, NFD

Happy St Patrick’s Day to all Irish and whoever celebrate it ☘ ☘ ☘ 🍻

Its been an ok day so far, not complaining 🙂

@daffodil2010 cars can give you so much grief, but we love them. Mine is being fixed, but I still can’t drive it, which is maybe a good thing considering its snowing here ❄

@kerryn73 happy name day 😀

@rainbowsmile sorry you are having a nightmare with technology, I hate when that happens. Hopefully you sort it out without much further inconvenience.

Have a great weekend everyone ❤

Day 17 USA (Illinois) NFD

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Chicago has quite a large Irish population and always dyes the Chicago River VERY green. I understand it lasts that way for a couple days. (Environmentally friendly dye.) If you want to see it, look here:
http://abc7chicago.com/society/chicago-celebrates-st-patricks-day/3227464/
[the 2nd news clip shows the boat releasing the dye]

No corned beef for me today, but I did stop at a fundraiser pancake breakfast and bought a carry-out plate to eat after our morning rehearsal. I made fried eggs to eat instead of the pancakes and had their whole-hog sausage. Wonderful flavor. Well, I did eat just one of the pancakes with sugar free syrup.

Rehearsal went well, and seems like we’re mostly ready for tomorrow’s concert. We wear pastel colors, so I have a new light pink dress. YEAH for new clothes!

Onward and downward.

Day 18…NSW Australia…NFD
Hi everyone.
Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy whatever you are getting up to.
Bye for now!

Day 27 North Wales NFD

Hope everyone is having a good weekend,