Day 7 UK NFD

I’ve decided to move my normal fast day to tomorrow and also give myself abit of a break from the exercise today. I went for a lovely walk and a pub lunch with the OH & the baby. I intend to spend the rest of the day enjoying the sunshine and playing in the garden with the kids.

Thank you for all your kind words, support and encouragement.

Sending you all happy, positive vibes. 😁🌞

2nd post

@ccco done!

Day 7 Pocketfasters:
@shinything
@missybear
@snowflake56 1st of B2B
@at
@arelkade
@dykask
@molij
@onlyhermes
@michelinme
@basyjames
@ccco

Day 7 – North Carolina, USA – FD

Such a great weekend, made even better by a successful weight in! One of my goals this month is to try to negotiate social events successfully by focusing more on the joy of the experience and less on the delicious food that usually accompanies the event. I want to still enjoy the good food but make intentional, thoughtful decisions so I can learn to be reasonable. I have a sweet tooth so that is hard for me when I’m faced with a 20 feet desert table!!! In any case, I had a work lunch on Friday and stuck to a 360 calories salad which helped me stay in my normal calorie range for a NFD.

On Saturday I had lunch with a girlfriend and stuck to a salad/no dressing and thoroughly enjoyed myself in spite of my small lunch. She’s very thin, so I was relieved she ignored my order entirely and didn’t push me toward a heavier choice. I feel like sometimes people are bothered my choices to find healthy options. I get comments like “You’re starving yourself, it’s not healthy” or “This is not the time to deprive yourself, live a little!” Not sure if she watches what she eats but I was happy she didn’t mention it and proud of myself for not trying to explain myself or posture down.

And on Sunday I had to face a decadent buffet line and the dreaded 20 foot long desert table. I choose to eat super light the night before and skip breakfast. I was afraid it would make me even more susceptible to temptation but I was wrong. I tried to be the last one through the line so the food didn’t look at appetizing as it might have before 100 went through. I stuck to a large salad on one plate and a reasonable portion of chicken with lots of steamed vegetables on a second plate (passed on all starches). And when it was time for desert, did the same thing. I tried to go on the later side and I took a saucer sized plate, chose one desert that I knew I would absolutely enjoy, and got a small slice of the chocolate mousse pie. It was delicious but I committed myself to not going back a second time through the line and managed to stay in my chair in spite of my tastebuds arguing with me in my head. I tried to keep busy by taking lots of pictures and by chatting away with friends. Phew! I was worried about having had sugar still so when I got home I had a huge salad for dinner and called it a day.

I’m happy to report, I managed okay. I started the weekend at 135.4 and finished the weekend at 134.8! I could not be more pleased!!!

I was supposed to have a dinner with co-workers tonight but since it’s a FD, I have cancelled. I don’t want to break my fast and not eating at the restaurant would attract too much attention, so I chose the easy way out. But that’s okay. Sometimes, abstaining after 3 days in a row of fun is what I’ll need to do. Especially since Friday, I start again with 3 days of celebration out of town for my son’s college graduation… I’m very scared about that one, but this first successful weekend is encouraging.

Thank you @metatauta for the honorary induction into the club :p and thanks for the advice @onlyhermes. I log my weight every day, but on a different app, I’m logging only my Monday weight (after 3 NFDs) to see the bigger picture. It gives me great perspective and calms my anxiety about the zigzag line.

@michelinme, thank you for that link on Friday and also @flourbaby, thank you for the link to the video. I definitely want to watch that! I need to go back through all of your posts, and see where the info on the magnesium oil is. It sounds wonderful!

Adding myself to today’s Pocket List:

Day 7 Pocketfasters:
@shinything
@missybear
@snowflake56 1st of B2B
@at
@arelkade
@dykask
@molij
@onlyhermes
@michelinme
@basyjames
@ccco
@emma1202

Have a fabulous week everyone!

Day 7 (USA Utah visiting) FD

I am going to get in a FD today despite maybe eating more like 800 calories. That’s okay with me.

@mjrbcd44 – nice to know you’re right at the doorstep to wine country! OH and I would love to do a trip to Oregon and Napa sometime. Let’s say it’s on our agenda for when life gets more back to normal?!

Onward and downward

Day 7 – Atlanta, GA – FD
Day 6 – Atlanta, GA – NFD
Day 5 – Atlanta, GA – NFD
Day 4 – Atlanta, GA – CD

Adding myself to today’s Pocket List:

Day 7 Pocketfasters:
@shinything
@missybear
@snowflake56 1st of B2B
@at
@arelkade
@dykask
@molij
@onlyhermes
@michelinme
@basyjames
@ccco
@emma1202
@mishty

Day 7, Gozo, Malta, cd

Tonight our Eucharistic meeting is celebrating mass and afterwards everyone brings some food and/or drinks and we have what we call an agape. So while I controlled what I ate up till now ie low calorie lemon chicken plus half a banana, this evening I’ll eat and sample from the prepared food. I’m taking small pea and ricotta cheesecakes plus lemonade.

My son is doing his biology exam right now and it will soon be time to pick him up.

Have a great Monday everyone. Onwards and downwards.

2nd post today

Adding myself to today’s Pocket List:

Day 7 Pocketfasters:
@shinything
@missybear
@snowflake56 1st of B2B
@at
@arelkade
@dykask
@molij
@onlyhermes
@michelinme
@basyjames
@ccco
@emma1202
@annemarilyn
@diana123

Day 7,UK, CD

I lost a bit of my mojo so I am trying to motivate myself to at least not over eating. I think I am ok but ate a bit too much carbs today. Out with the kids gave me some exercise, plus gardening, so I am going to pretend that I have done my daily exercise!!!
Tomorrow is another day. FD definitely. It will be a busy week at work and at home since my husband is on a business trip. So, fasting will be easier (I am a believer!) and I might actually try a water fast only tomorrow and another regular or water fast on Thursday, depending on how tomorrow will go. Bit nervous about it but I know that I can always switch to a regular fast, if that’s too difficult.
Emma1202: I completely understand you when you are talking about “well-intentioned” friends who know better than yourself what’s good for you!! It is actually not helping and I find these comments so annoying. That’s why I don’t discuss my diet and if my colleagues ask why I am not eating at the buffet, I simply say that I will have my lunch later or I am not particularly hungry now. If they insist, I just say that what I truly want is a coffee “because this meeting will ( or was) be challenging”. Usually the gossiping birds pick up on that and forget about me not eating!!
Of course, on a more formal setting, it is more difficult and I am still to find a tactic!! Ahah
Anyway, I wish you all a wonderful end of this so beautiful weekend!!!
Xxx

Day 7 Belfast NFD
Home from an indulgent weekend and pressing that reset button tomorrow
Thanks for the link @flourbaby.  It’s a great programme and I shall revisit when I get home.  Don’t you wonder with so much sound information out there how the message fails to get through? I guess you have to want to see it.
@diwantsthin congratulations on your decision.  You’ll never look back.  I retired front primary teaching when I was 61 and love it!
 @mjrbcd44 that’s some amount of weight loss your son  has achieved.Congratulations to him
 @Emma 1202 your self control is amazing!
@diana123 I love the quote.  Wishing you the strength to deal with your difficult times.

Remember: the man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones

Enjoy what is left of your evening

Day 7 – UK – FD
Day 6 – Feast Day…..😈

Very busy since my return from Australia – catching up with life here after an absence of over 4 weeks! Went for a fab walk on Saturday – perfect weather and good company too!

Thank you for the warm welcome back and for your positive thoughts of my maintenance but I have to report that I had a very overindulgent Sat and Sun – it seems that I gave myself permission to go overboard as I had maintained during my holidays……..not sure what that was about!!!!!

Anyway today was a much needed FD – so was very pleased to see that @snowflake56 had added me to the Pocket List for today as I needed to firmly press that reset button today!

Went to my regular yoga class this evening – it really inspired me and made me realise how much I had missed it 🙏 to my wonderful teacher.

@diana123 – Well done on that 2 size drop in your jeans 👖and also @debster251 – what a wonderful feeling 💃
@sarahbob – stay strong and positive – sometimes it takes longer for a weight loss to register……
@songbirdme and @mjrbcd44 – that Pinot Noir was from New Zealand – Central Otago Nanny Goat Vineyard 2016 – try it if you come across it 🍷
@diwantsthin – Congratulations on that 2 kg dispatched in the last two weeks! Hope you enjoy your retirement as much as I did – I actually stopped at 55 and have never regretted it – so many new things to discover and so much to do and enjoy in life

Looking forward to tomorrow – going for a hike with my regular Tuesday walking group and then meeting with DD for lunch and a catchup – so planning on carrying on with my fast until lunchtime – 40+hrs in total (471cals consumed)

Must go get ready for bed as my eyes are closing on me………😴

“Weight loss is like driving: If you ever veer off the road, just make a U-Turn and head back in the right direction”

Second post – Thanks for the support! Let’s hope I can do it again next weekend :p

And thank you for the tip about The Magic Pill. My husband is working late tonight so I will watch it too –especially since today’s fast is feeling particularly long.

Day 7 from the Pacific Islands (Fast Day)

It’s so great to see other peoples’ success here! Well done, everyone!

@emma1202 : WOW! Nice work with the dessert bar, that can be so hard! I also love what you said about lunch. I find it difficult when people criticism my similar food choices. Here in the Pacific that’s a huge problem! People will actually order and pay for things I don’t want!

@sarahbob It’s so good to know and respect how you’re feeling and what your body/soul need. A sunny walk and time in the garden sounds fantastic. 🙂

I was doing well until Friday hit and I’m having some weird stomach issues: not unheard of here, since my diet HAS to be completely different than at home just due to the limited food available. This has been both a blessing and a curse. Blessing: fewer temptations. Curse: fewer healthy options. Given that I really love and crave healthy foods, it has definitely been difficult. What’s life without broccoli and salads?

I had to skip my workout yesterday due to nausea. I always feel annoyed when I have to miss a workout, as I’ve come to depend on them for my sanity here. Plus, I always feel a bit uneasy about fasting when unwell. But, today I’m a bit better and I’m not feeling worse for fasting, so I’m doing it! Perhaps it will help. 🙂

Hopefully this sickness will clear up and I’ll be back to my normal routine!

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!

Day 7 FD➡️EFS Oregon USA

Yep. Actually Skittles and wine.

Just a general derailment of my low carb week and obviously FD.
Emotional eating pure and simple.

@applecrisp I would be happy to be an accountability partner though you would likely be having to pick me up week in and week out. 😞

Long exhale….
Do I have a choice but to reset?

Day 8, Cornwall UK, NFD

Went AWOL over the weekend! And need to catch up on posts. We had such glorious weather on the south coast. The beaches were packed. Full of pink sun burned bodies. Feels odd to go from snow to scorccio in such a short time.

I decided at the last minute to sell some of my plants and seeds at a local country market at the weekend and it went well, so will do more of them this summer. Its helped my confidence to lose some weight and go out and meet people.

I worked on the holiday yesterday so I could go to yoga today! 2 hrs during the working day for yoga is a bit of a luxury when its busy, so just shows what you will do if you really want to!

Day 8 is a big RESET and I am joining you guys on the Pocket List! Copied your words @Dafodil2010

@snowflake56 2nd of B2B
@debster251
@mychoice7
@daffodil2010 1st of B2B2B
@rainbowsmile 1st of B2B2B

Mari

Day 8 UK FD

Right bank holiday weekend over & I had a fab weekend. I have 3 & 1/2 weeks until my Birthday & 6 weeks until my Birthday night out. Time to be good and lose some some more pounds.

Sending positive vibes. 😁

Today’s pocket list

@snowflake56 2nd of B2B
@debster251
@mychoice7
@daffodil2010 1st of B2B2B
@rainbowsmile 1st of B2B2B
@ktcaroline
@sarahbob

Day 8, London, UK, FD (1st of B2B2B)

I’m trying to be kinder to myself, but again feeling the urge to kick my own a*se!!! Anyway, it’s another week, and another chance to reset, I fear that button will be worn out soon!!!!

@coda, good to hear from you and glad you’re counting the mindfulness & control as successes – at the moment the control is missing from my life so it’s a bit All …………..or Nothing!!!!

I’m with you @shinything, after-all NOTHING has ever worked before, so what else can we do but carry on??? The mind is a powerful tool, I must practise using it only for good, rather than evil self-sabotage!!!! @onlyhermes, I must re-read the transcript you posted, it was a lightbulb moment at the time, then as with lots of things these days, I blinked & it fell out of my brain!!!!

@michelinme, I’ve never had any issues with MO, just a little underarm soreness when I over use it as a deodorant. I would think it’s the bread causing the bloating, could your GF oats be contaminated and not as GF as you expect??? …………………… or was there 1 slice too many????

@emma1202, congratulations on the fantastic swerve of the dessert table, I’ve used magnesium oil as a deodorant for a couple of years now, and also I spritz it on the soles of my feet (apparently bigger pores so better absorption – who knew??) before bed and I wake up in the exact position I fell asleep in, refreshed & wide awake, I think there are additional benefits to transdermal absorption rather than tablets. Have a look at the benefits of magnesium oil, it really is a ‘miracle oil’ – I buy the flakes and make my own to the recipe below,

https://wellnessmama.com/5804/make-your-own-magnesium-oil/

Stay strong @mjrbcd44, you can ALWAYS press that reset button, we don’t like it, but if it wasn’t there I would have thrown in the towel by now and be drowning my sorrows in chocolate fudge cake & red wine!!!!!

I refuse to start a cycle where I have a good month followed by a bad month!!!! Nightmare!!!!

Today’s pocket list, copy, paste and add your name if your with us

@snowflake56 2nd of B2B
@debster251
@mychoice7
@daffodil2010 1st of B2B2B
@rainbowsmile 1st of B2B2B
@ktcaroline
@sarahbob
@flourbaby 1st of B2B2B

Onward & Downwards folks, we really have got this ………………….90% of the time!!!!!!

Day 8, Amsterdam – FD.

Having a delayed fast day due to the weather ruining my attempt yesterday! Again today is a beautiful day but I am going to be stronger. Seeing a friend for a picnic in the park after work and I suspect I may end up more as a CD but going to try. I’ll be saving all my calories for hte evening (so hopefully a supermarket salad [400] plus a canned gin & tonic [because I’m just so classy haha!] should be OK.

Pocket list:

@snowflake56 2nd of B2B
@debster251
@mychoice7
@daffodil2010 1st of B2B2B
@rainbowsmile 1st of B2B2B
@ktcaroline
@sarahbob
@flourbaby 1st of B2B2B
@catch87

Have a wonderful day today everyone!

Day 8, USA, CD

Good morning! Just checking in. Have a great day everyone! 🙂

Day 8 USA (Utah visiting) NFD

Pretty good FD yesterday (accompanied by poor sleep last night) at about 850 calories. Going to Silver Sneakers class this morning. I don’t often skip breakfast before exercise, but I might today and come home to get a good, healthy lunch.

Onward and downward.

Day 7 WI, USA

Today is a FD. Had a long weekend, and things went okay. Looking forward to a productive day and good outcomes. Lots of water, a cup of coffee, a plate of raw spinach/veggies, olives for lunch and the same for supper. Will hit my 10K and 60 modified push ups today.

Thank you all for your inspiration. I am not responding to posters individually, but I am reading them as often as I can. May you all feel loved and content with who you are today, because you are amazing!

Day 8 – North Carolina USA – NFD

Good FD yesterday. For some reason it was harder than it had been so far. I was hungry and tired (probably from my fun weekend) so I was anxious to have it end. 1 down, 1 more to go this week.

Congrats on all the successes so far. You are keeping the rest of us inspired! And it’s heartening to hear all the new mental breakthrough we have on this WOL beyond the weight loss.

@flourbaby, I don’t think that reset button can ever be worn out. lol. Awesome job hanging in there and recommitting to what you want. In the big picture, I don’t know that these little detours off the path are that consequential when we reset. We’ll still get to our destination ultimately. I genuinely believe that. It may be a month early or a month late, but every stride in the right direction is a positive steps for our health and quality of life. A stand still or a step backward doesn’t undo all that 🙂 Also THANK YOU for the link to the oil. I’m absolutely going to make some. And my son who will be coming home from college for the summer has insomnia so I will try it on him. It has to be better than the sleeping pills he uses every night to knock himself out.

@basyjames Thanks for sweet words and the reminder about teachers and nurses, I need to send a few emails to say thank you!!! Great job on avoiding the pizza yesterday. It’s so so hard! I just know if I stick around the food, I’ll crack so I do think it’s easier to leave. But it’s hard in social situation because you still want the friendliness and camaraderie of the gatherings. Hang in there this week with all the temptations.

@diana123, sending continued prayers to you brother and your family. Wishing you strength and peace.

And for those of you fasting today, make it a great day!

Hello everyone, day 8, FD in NI

So far so good and just some Kefir and one coffee to date – off to yoga shortly so hopefully will make this a very good fast day – if I can avoid any thing more for the rest of the evening. One day at a time.