Day 14 USA (Illinois) – NFD

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there! It’s a beautiful day here in Illinois, and I am looking forward to taking it easy, reading, napping maybe outside in some sun.

Glad to say my weight maintained through my trip – 159.6 this morning. I’m still doing 6:1 these days for maintenance.Will probably do a FD on Tuesday or Wednesday this week.

Onward and downward!

Day 14 USA NFD
@happymargo thanks for the smoothie recipe. We do a CSA in the summer which usually brings us ALOT of Kale, so I’m always looking for good ways to use it. I love kale and health benefits, but we are talking a whole lot, because it’s still too cold here to grow much else, and will be for awhile. So anyone with kale recipes, send them my way!

Had a nice day with an eclectic group doing a day of health and wellness. I taught yoga, we had custom blends of essential oils made for each of us, reiki sessions, Chi gong session, reflexology, meditation. . . Delightful but soo cold in the beautiful old home now an event center where it was held. Still trying to warm up!

Happy Mothers Day to all of us celebrating today. I teach a yoga class this morning, then looking forward to a controlled NFD and some gardening.

Day 14 US NFD

@anna6 ✨ 🎶🌹Happy Birthday! 🎈🎂🎉 for yesterday.😀
💐Happy Mother’s Day!✨💐To all Celebrating Mother’s Day around the globe 🌎

I will be fasting, either M,T then TH, Fri next week or all 5 week days next week. Getting close to my June target date.😊

About missing e-mails. I have copied the link to the May Challenge and texted it to myself. I can then click on the link to get to the page easily. I read the posts from the website. I has worked out well so far for me.
Thank-you to all who are posting. It is very grounding and helpful to read your stories and information. Love 💛our group. ☀️

Day 14 NFD St. Louis USA
Hello everyone. I’ll be fasting my regular Monday at 500 and Tuesday 800 back to back, and then 500 on Thursday. Feeling very positive but didn’t get on the scale today. Went over TDEE a bit and had a chocolate dipped cone which was my Mother’s Day treat for myself.

All my best to all of you.

Day 13 – Scotland- NFD
Day 14 – Scotland – NFD

Sorry I have been off radar. Busy weekend, too much food. FD tomorrow

Day 15/FD/Melbourne Australia

First fast day in over two weeks. Looking forward to it.

Onwards and downwards. Have a great day everyone.

@krisnia kale crisps are a favourite in this house. Have you ever had them?

Days 13 & 14 – NFDs – Toronto

@pissupoosa — you actually said the words that were key to me giving up sugar: WEAN.

I know some people are very successful going the cold turkey route. Not me. Felt too sudden & extreme.

First, I had to cut out wheat & gluten because of my Crohn’s. Once I learned I could eliminate a food (and feel much, much better for it!!) I started aiming for other healthy tweaks.

I choose to eliminate straight sugar first. No more in coffee or tea. Then cut out my favorite candies: Skittles & Star Bursts. Over time I maneuvered my diet to LCHF (low carb high fat that is so nicely explained on diet doctor by Dr. Andreas Enfeldt.)
https://www.dietdoctor.com

The whole process probably took me two full years. But has been tremendously worth it!!! Even my dentist has noticed healthier teeth & gums at my check-ups! 😃

Good luck to everyone shaking the sugar out.

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So this week feels a bit like I need to pick up the pieces after a weekend which included some indulgence. Mainly in the form of alcohol and fast food…. I actually feel though, that I didn’t exceed my TDEE, except for maybe on the alcohol day. I will get on the scales tomorrow morning and all will be revealed!

Otherwise, today’s fast day is going ok so far. I have had some water and some roibos tea and will have more tea now. Not sure what I’ll eat this evening, maybe a load of vegetables with an egg tossed in, or maybe some salad and a bit of tuna.

Have a good Monday everyone!
🙂

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Yesterday’s FD became a bit of a disaster in the evening – Fasting during the long drive down south was no problem and was not feeling particularly hungry but boredom in the hotel room led to pizza and red wine followed by chocolates and more red wine……….but it was nice!

@pissupoosa – settings on spreadsheet does now allow us to change/make corrections etc. – Thank you for your sterling efforts – The anniversary of a loved one’s death is a always a hard time, especially a mother – I found these words very helpful when my mum died in 2014 and had them engraved on her tombstone “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal – Love leaves a memory no one can steal” hope the thought gives you some solace too HUGS

Busy social week ahead – it will be NFD until Friday which will most definitely be a FD when I drive back home – may be AWOL from the forum until Friday evening!

HAVE A STRONG 3rd WEEK OF THE CHALLENGE EVERYONE

Day 15 UK FD hoping for a positive start to week ,really want to try and get some downward movement on the scales

Day 15, UK, FD

2lb / 0.9kg lost this last week. 8.8lb / 4.0kg for May so far. 2st 1.1lb / 29.1lb / 13.2kg since I started on March 20th. Still need 13lb / 5.9kg to bring my BMI below 25. Less than a stone 😀

Onwards and downwards! Make week 3 a good one everybody.

DAY 15 – UK – FD

A bad week for me. Ate heavily over tdee, got depressed about food, despite loving my Cornish break, and went totally ott the past 3 days…..even hit the biscuits which I haven’t done for 4 months!!! Hopefully a new start again to-day ….. certainly won’t lose any weight this month, but will keep trying and hope to maintain again this month.

Decided not to weigh again until I have several fd’s under my belt.

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Family home from England at the weekend so some celebrations and catching up…with a homemade Ulster Fry added in for good measure.

Weigh in on Friday 12th May – 12st 2lbs (170lbs). Half way through the May challenge and I’m down a couple of pounds, so at least it’s all going in the right direction. Might try and be very good for the next couple of weeks – including weekends – to see if there will be any increase in weight loss 🙂

@fatrabbit – it’s a nice problem to have…needing to buy new clothes!!

I’ve missed out on so many posts all weekend, hope everybody is doing well.

Any Pocketeers for today? I’ll put myself on the list:

@belfastsink

Good luck all!!

Day15 UK FD.

This weeks FDs will be M/W/F.

@at thank you for the encouragement too!! I’m losing track with so many posts!!

@fatrabbit – Well done. I’m learning that nothing tells the weight loss story like the old clothes that are too big.

I’ve always found shopping for trousers a mine field. When I was younger i used to buy mens trousers as I just couldn’t get a long enough in seam in ladies wear. Thankfully that has improved a lot in recent years. What I hadn’t realised until recently though is that not every company increases the rise (crotch to waist measurement) when they increase the leg length and that can make a huge difference to fit as it impacts how far below your waist the waist band will actually sit, and can make a difference of more than one size. I have to buy from Next’s tall range to get the rise I need, even though the in seam on those is actually a bit long – but I much prefer that problem to everything being too short. Plus it means I fit in a size smaller than in their normal range which is always better for the self confidence. I don’t think I can lose much more off my hips or waist but then I didn’t think there was as much to go as has already gone so I’m currently torn between buying jeans that fit now and waiting till further on in this journey.

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Really down – another 2lb gain! 3 FDs last week and didn’t think I was overeating that much on NFDs and my clothes are feeling looser. I’ve now got 8lbs to lose before June! I will try liquid only FD today.

Day 15 – UK – FD

Thanks for the spreadsheet update @pissupoosa. I have added my weekend NFD and FD to it.

Was not aware I had overdone it over the weekend, but the scales say otherwise and am now slightly heavier than at the start of the month which is a bit of a shock and quite depressing. Have lost another cm from the waist though and the jeans which were tight are getting loose, so I don’t know where the weight is piling on.

Adding myself to DAY 15 POCKETEERS:

@onahealthyhigh
@okeydokey
@lany36
@sirisan
@lumat
@goldensun
@annemarilyn
@lou Belles
@lilymartin
@taraga
@fraub
@stone176055
@jmh44
@shera10000
@brightonbelle
@lmrenfrey
@bigviking
@jarbia
@mia139
@belfastsink
@coda
@saffy420
@pippapah

Day 15– Colorado USA–
not sure yet… supposed to be NFD. Might make it low 800 calorie or 18:6 day. 🤔

@pissupoosa — other thoughts re: quitting sugar.
As I stated earlier, I did the “slow & steady” approach; weaning myself off obvious sugars first, then tackling the hidden sugars over time.

Some things I’ve given up for good (bye-bye candy!) but others I still allow on only special occasions: I never buy ice cream at home, ever. But while on holiday, I allow a serving of ice cream. So that means just 2 or 3 times each year I truly get to savor & enjoy ice cream.

On Thanksgiving, I get one slice of pumpkin pie. The rest of the pie gets devoured by coworkers in the break room. Same with any birthday cake/ pie. I keep the sweets to a true minimum so that they are special & rare.

One thing I’ve noticed: giving up sugar changes your taste buds. I’m now hyper-sensitive to sweetness!
One surgeon brings donuts to work every Friday. My goodness when I open the break room door, it’s like getting punched in the face with a sugar bomb!