Day 17 – SW WA USA – NFD

So good to have a weekend! Enjoyed a quick time at the 1st Farmers Market of the season. A rain shower cut it short but it was still good to touch base with some folks from last season while getting stocked up on some yummy roasted hazelnuts and veggies

@metatauta – interesting about your noodles. The ones I use just need a good rinsing under hot water as @snowflake56 mentioned. I really enjoy them.

@mjrbcd44 – so sorry to hear of the family situation. I hope it can work out to a better place & that you’ll find healing.

Enjoy the rest of St.Patrick’s Day!

@rainbowsmile – may things work out for good and get resolved soon for you in the technology department

Day 18 Auckland. NFD
Hi all. Have just spent a couple of hours catching up on several days worth of posts. Great to read the level of support for and from everyone.
We have been so busy but I have kept my daily weighs and food diary going. Am getting used to the swings in the scales and overall am on the slippery slope downhill. This month so far I’m down 1.2kg to 87.4kg with a FD coming up tomorrow. At my heaviest 2 years ago I was +107kg. I got down to around 90kg on my own (a revelation that I could do this!) but got a wee bit stuck. 5:2 is fantastic the way it cuts back the total weekly calories!
@cornish-jane You’re getting away from me. Nearly into the 70kgs! I make sour dough bread weekly and have done for 15 years. I used to use a kg of flour to make it up it but now I make the loaf half the size which means the slices are smaller… I also just have it at breakfast and lunch. I’m trying to avoid starchy carbs at dinner time…
Good to be back, welcome to all the new people.
Macintosh the Westie is down to 9.9kg with 2-300gms to go!
Cheers!

Hi Merryapple

We are fellow Aucklanders :)) I have also gone from 101.6 to 89.3 – achieved with the 5:2. Fasting on Tuesday – Kinda looking forward to it. Over indulged at the weekend, back on track tomorrow.

Hope your week is good. :))

Same day 11pm
Greetings @nancy Holland! May we shrink together!
No posts as yet from the northern hemisphere. The Irish will all be out celebrating their win on over English rugby!!!! Helped of course by a Kiwi coach!!!

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Half pound loss not great but it’s down.☹ no allotment today due to the snow so a few indoor jobs and a bit of telly.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone.

Day 18 – Fuertaventura – NFD

Beautiful start to the holiday…. 40 minute jog when I didn’t have to tog up to protect against the cold… oh joy!!!

Followed by a mindful breakfast… Oh joy!!!

Maybe a maintain is on the cards…. I know early days!!!

@mjrbcd44 … Thinking of you… supporting my aging Dad in his final years was one of the most emotional times of my life. To have a sister ‘helping’ must be challenging. Be kind to yourself.

@at… How tiny is that! There’s lots of us enjoying the image of a stunning magenta and navy outfit!

@missybear… Interested to know if your FMD followed a particular plan or did you formulate your own?

Off to do some lengths!

Day 18 USA (Illinois) NFD

Quick post before singing with church praise team, directing choral & hand bell concert, then musicians do supper at a local Chinese restaurant. All looks good so far. Even one of our basses who also plays hand bells with us seems to be well enough to play at least. There is stomach flu going around here like crazy! It’s hard to find a sub at the last minute who can read music well enough and plays hand bells!

Maintenance going fine. Hugs to you all!

Onward and downward.

Day 18 – USA – NFD

This month is really flying by! @Strawberriesandcream, so sorry to hear bout Winnie failing, but glad she got up to spend another day with you and OH.

Broke my dry rule last night – had a few beers; after all, it was St. Paddy’s day! As I posted the other day, I will continue Sun. through Thurs. dry, but depending on circumstances, I may switch the days around so they are not consecutive, but it will turn out to be 5 days dry, 2 days not per week. It has helped me feel better overall and I plan to continue it, maybe even go down to 1 day a week; we’ll see.

Day 18 Stevensville Maryland USA CNFD

Yesterday I went over my TDEE’s for goal weight. During dinner I was half way through my dish and was feeling very full, yet I ate the whole plate, I really paid the price for it too. my stomach hurt all night.

Feel good this am as I weighed myself and didn’t gain any weight, whew won’t do that again. Took my measurements and really happy to see I have lost 2 inches every where. I have finally found a WOL that works. Oh and my dress for the May 27th wedding fits like a glove. Feel fab today.

I might not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday. Have a great Sunday everyone.

2nd post

@toddybear I followed the FMD plan of Valter Longo’s ‘The Longevity Diet’ and if you are interested in doing FMD I strongly recommend that you read his book first. Its important to get the balance of complex carbohdrates, healthy fats, protein and calories right. I’ve seen some articles in the media that go under the title FMD but which are very loosely based on The Longevity Diet (which is a long term everyday diet devised by Longo) but are not the proper FMD element – I even saw one newpaper article with a diet plan for ‘FMD’ that included porridge and fruit….these foods do not form part of Longo’s guidance for FMD. It was a bit of a faff having to research the nutritional content of all the veg and healthy fats I ate, but well worth doing – I did it in advance so all 5 days were planned from the onset and that made it much easier. If you decide to give it go and have any other questions about my experience just ask. Enjoy your holiday!

@at and @daffodil2010 I’ll be on a FD with you tomorrow.

Day 18 – USA – NFD
Second post: @mjrbcd44, I can commiserate on your experience…the same thing happened with me when my mom was moved into an Alzheimer’s facility; her little apartment was completely cleaned out without my involvement. I agree with whoever else suggested that we hope they did it with your and your dad’s best interests in mind, but I understand how it still hurts.

Day 18, Emden Germany, NFD

@at our friends came over to help to get everything out of the practice, we’re half through, we had a really good time together, laughed so much.
@mjrbcd44 my sisters did the same with my mother a few years ago, one of my sisters called and asked me when I could come over to pick up my things that were still at my mother’s house. I didn’t have time to go, so they threw everything away. I still think it was mean to me, but for my mother is might have been the best solution.
@rainbowsmile I never have any problems with my laptop at home (Sony with a touchscreen, I like it), but at work it was just annoying. I’m with you on the plank challenge, it want to keep my great shouders and abs, but why not start now?
@strawberriesandcream gosh, how brave you are, singing at a restaurant. I’m so sorry the nice day was followed by such a night. Try to make the right decision at the vet tomorrow, it will hurt, whatever the outcome will be, animals can be such good companions. Hugs.

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Day 19 – Japan – FD

Adding myself to the day 19 pocket list.

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Had an indulgent weekend away in the caravan for the first time this season. Went to the pub to watch Ireland win the triple crown and had a few more G&Ts in the evening. Hats off to England. They fought to the bitter end. Very well done to both Scotland and Wales who have played so well over the tournament.
We woke to a bitter wind and a dusting of snow this morning and decided to wrap up the weekend a day early.

@hyacinth – Oregon sounds amazing. It’s been added to the list!
Good to see you back @mia139
@diana123 – what amazing success you’ve had In a short space of time. Well done.
@at I looks like a fabulous dress. You’ll knock them dead!
Thank you @songbirdme for the link.
@Strawberriesandcream – I’m envious. I love Beth Nielsen Chapman!
@toddybear – have a great holiday
Happy name day @kerryn73
@rainbowsmile – I hope you got your IT problem sorted out in time.
@mjrbcd44 I’m so sorry to hear about your problems. Many of us here have experienced the emotional roller coaster of family disagreements and there are no winners for sure. Did you arrive at some sort of closure at the end of it?
@Strawberriesandcream – difficult times for you and your furry friend.
@at your Pilates sounds amazing. My instructor has been training in standing Pilates and this has found its way into our practice. Great for the balance.

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A new week beckons

Day 18 – SW WA USA – NFD

It’s an interesting weekend. Mostly staying to a 16:8 but after that, there’s not been much of a schedule to my food consumption, I’ve tried some fun and tasty items including a St.Patrick’s Day hash at Shari’s. Have been somewhat controlled.

@okeydokey – enjoy your dad’s birthday. It’s wonderful to enjoy our parents while they’re still with us.

@songbirdme – hopefully your concert went well. Perhaps you’ll put pictures on the FB page again?

Will be ready for the FD tomorrow.

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Concert went wonderfully! Everyone loved my pink dress too – a color I almost never wear. My Facebook: Gwynne Hookanson French — for me in the dress. 🙂 Don’t think anyone took any video this time. If I find anything, I’ll post that.

Day 19, Finland, FD

Well I had a lovely weekend! Thanks to @saffy420, @snowflake56, @shinything and @at for name day wishes. @flourbaby thanks to you too, and you are definitely right. Even just 3 months ago I wouldn’t have thought at all about a weekend splurge and how it would impact me. While I haven’t been strict on my NFD’s, now that my scale is going in the right direction it makes me more aware of what I am doing. So I had what I wanted on the weekend, alcohol and chocolate galore…and I am feeling it today. Bloated, blah, and my insides are protesting too… terrible gas in response to the sugar. I also have a cold sore which I haven’t had in ages. Am definitely looking forward to FD today! And still 4 FD’s left in March to get me back to my target for the month!

Before my splurge on Saturday I pulled out my first pair of wish pants, just thought i would see how far I was. Guess what…they fit! I had quite the muffin top, and couldn’t sit in them more any amount of time, but they did up!! Yeah me!

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Day 19, Emden Germany, FD

Good morning everyone from a very cold but sunny Emden!

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@annemarilyn thanks for the “the” correction, saw it, but couldn’t change it anymore.
@okeydokey well done, but we know what you’re able to do!
@songbirdme what a pity I’m not on Facebook and what a pity we can’t put pictures on here, I’m sure you looked pretty in pink. We saw a lovely film the other night about a choir, I’m sure you’ve heard of them, the young@heart choir. Just couldn’t stop crying when hearing “Fix You”, it was so beautiful and touching. They are doing a concert in Rotterdam in May, perhaps we’ll be able to see them. How old are the members in your choir?
@strawberriesandcream will be thinking of you, hugs.
@mjrbcd44 I’m glad you kind of sorted it out, but it’s hard.

Make it a great day, whatever you’re doing!

Day 19, Cornwall UK, FD

Looking for a bit more progress this month. Only down 1kg so far but 2 more weigh-ins before the end of the month is an opportunity to succeed! 💪

Its very snowy in Cornwall this morning. School closed so celebrations in our household! Hope the post is collected today as it disrupts my business big time if not.

@merryapple – I have a sister who lives in NZ and I miss her terribly. Nice place to live though so I can see why she is there.

The last sourdough loaf was VERY sour! Actually too much for me. It was about half starter mix and half flour so we will lower the starter content to about a quarter. It is fun to experiment but i will restrict baking to the weekend. I also like pumpernickel bread. All this talk about bread….interesting….wonder if I have an issue here?!

I’ve been reading about polyphenols this weekend. And the Mediterranean Diet. And how good it is to aim in the direction of 10 portions of fruit & veg a day. I like the focus on eating positive rather than a long list of what not to eat. If I eat that much fruit & veg there is not much space for anything else!

Day 19 FD is nearly over! It’s 8.30pm here in NZ

Macintosh and I had a long afternoon walk along the beach today. The wind was coming in off the sea and was quite invigorating. We came home and I cooked lamb chops for everyone with salad and new potatoes. I had two baby spuds despite my declaration about no starchy carbs in the evening then I just had to have another so I’m over the 500 mark but not badly so I hope!

I’ll join in the pocket list for the camaraderie and the fact that my eating is done for the day…
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@strawberriesandcream Macintosh and I are thinking of you and your dog. I hope you manage to keep her comfortable. How heartbreaking.

Day 19, UK, FD
79.7 kg. Very pleased to have come ut of the w/e below 80kg. Now for a BIG re-set!

Day 19, London, UK, FD

No B2B2B this week as I’ve a day off work tomorrow, and as I find it such a struggle to fast at home, today will be my 1st of 3 FDs at work this week as well as Wed & Thurs.

Wow, public singing @strawberriesandcream, I thought @songbirdme was our only public ………………………… well, songbird!!!!

@at the Pilates workshop sounds just up my alley, unfortunately, Cumbria is a little far to travel, I’ll have to enquire locally without being disloyal to my “Oh so French & Fiery” Pilates teacher!!!!!

@okeydokey, have a great celebration of & for your dad!!! You’re making me salivate though, & it’s a FD!!!!

There has been some unwarranted (truly) & unexpected shrinkage occurring, my rings are falling off, and they look ridiculous on my thumbs!!!! The safety pin has been relocated on my trousers, of course the bra situation isn’t worth mentioning (could someone give me a break??? Just once???), but I must tell you about the baggy knickers, just picture them …………………..…it may well be TMI, but that hanging gusset……………………….………….SEXY as helll!!!!

May the baggy clothes continue, NOW I can buy ‘off the shelf’, I finally get the whole shopping for fun thing!!!!!!

Onward & downwards people!!!!!!

Day 19, Leeds, UK, FD

Been quiet this month as i have been a little naughty about food habits. But weight is still well maintained and didnt let it shoot up. So thats ok. FDs on friday and monday are a routine these days. Hoping to finish March with some weight down. Good luck everyone.

Day 19 – Hampshire, UK – FD

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@arelkade
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@kerryn73
@merryapple
@nelly89
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This is my penultimate FD of March! One more FD on Wed 21st and then I’m off on hols 🙂

I’m somewhat regretting moving my goal downwards by 2LBS earlier this month! I could have been celebrating maintaining my goal weight since hitting it, but instead I’m annoyed that I only have until my early morning weigh-in on Thursday 22nd to hit my new goal weight!!

Anyway, the good news is
(1) I’ve maintained my OLD goal weight (the goal which I set at start of Feb)
(2) HappyScale app! The HappyScale app makes me feel happy! It has told me that my ‘moving average’ is now exactly mirroring my actual weight. I am guessing that means that I have more hope of maintaining it whilst not undertaking FDs on holiday?!

HappyScale is also showing me a lovely little graph where it has smoothed my progression which makes it look like a wonderful downwards curve without any annoying upticks! I love it!

Day 19 USA (Illinois) CD

Maybe overate yesterday celebrating the great concert, but I expect that won’t be a difficult few pounds to lose. Going to do my best to stay especially controlled this week, hopefully all 16:8 days.

@annemarilyn – glad you found my Facebook page. I got so many compliments on my springy pink dress!

@snowflake56 – our choir does not stipulate ages, but the vast majority are 60+ and lots of us are retired. But we have also found that age demographic is also most of our audience. Not as many younger people seem to be interested in choral singing! Too bad for them. Singing is so good for the body and soul.

@flourbaby – isn’t it fun to see rings being loose? I had to get a sizer put into one of my favorite ones to keep it from falling off.

@missybear – agree! New knickers/undies were something I HAD to purchase at the weight loss. It amazed me to find a dozen pairs I had to give away.

@anna6 – flu, ugh. Sure do hope you feel much better soon. That’s not a fun way to not want to eat.

Onward and downward.