Day 3, Québec, NFD

Hi
@lily Martin, I remember you from previous challenges. I did about the same thing as you did. In and off, and gaihing weight, especialy during our confinement because of the pandemic. However I guess I ate so much chips and chocolate and cookies that I came to the point where I felt like coming back on the wagon. Let’s wish ourselves courage and tenacity. Being a health professionnal, I’m sure you must be very courageous !

Today was a NFD, it went much smoother that I had I expected. Îm proud to notice that I ate rather well and that I didn’t even reach my TDEE.

Bonjour tout le monde x

Day 4, FD, Aus

I’m committing to a FD. I AM!! It was a minus-start to the day and I always feel cold on FDs so am feeling pretty miserable and watching my mojo gallop off into the distance.

But if I don’t get this 5:2 routine down pat this month, when will I.

Day 4 pocket list:
@penz!!

Day 4 – Lake district UK – FD

Good morning everyone

Yet another bright and sunny morning, going to be a warm one today!

Explored a bridleway yesterday, I’ve passed it many a time, but it looked to me heading away off in the wrong direction. As we were wandering past thought we’d give it a try and see where it took us.
What an eye opener, had looked at it on the map and it does go off in a direction that was off to nowhere (a main road eventually) But as often happens in this area, it turns out there are footpaths that are not shown on the maps! Brilliant as it turns out, from this bridleway we can get to another area which we often used to visit. However, now we can visit without resorting to taking the car, the car park access area is at the far end of the loop, but by using the bridleway and footpaths, we can access at a point nearer home, leave the car at home! Happy days.

Greenhouse going like the clappers now, tomato plants have started setting an incredible amount of fruit as are the peppers, all the planters with summer bedding are racing on. Herbs really prolific, but the star of the show, growing for the first time this year, Thai Basil. Fabulous flavour sprinkled on salads etc, better than ordinary Basil, much stronger flavour and an aniseed taste, very good indeed.

Take care all

Day 4 pocket list:
@penz
@ihatelettuce

Day 4 Australia FD
Well I’ve got through the day! I’m about to stir fry (I the wok)shredded sprouts with pine nuts or sesame seeds. with a little sesame oil at the end. Delicious, hard to believe they’re sprouts.
haven’t decided on anything else yet!
Chai etc (without milk) and other caffeine free black teas have got me thru the day!
One day down one to go.
No sun today I’m looking forward to better weather tomorrow.

Day 4 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

Another bright blue sky day, nothing much planned for today, bit of housework and my daily walk…..surprising how quickly the days are passing doing not much. Joining today’s fasters for company. Have a good day everyone 🤗

Pocket List – Day 4 🍏
@dykask WFD
@lilymartin
@penz
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@aussiejill
@brightonbelle
@missybear

Hi everyone.
I haven’t been on here since the 9th feb and am now 11 pounds heavier!!! Life has got in the way and I began to comfort eat and lost my focus.
I know this wol works so I am back and hoping to get my mojo back with healthy eating and recording on map to help me track.
You all appear to be doing well and it’s nice to see a lot of you are still logging on and sharing xx

Caroline

Hello, I am starting the challenge tomorrow. Would like to be a part please!

Day 4 USA (Illinois) NFD

“May the 4th be with you” today. We need all the positive forces we can get these days, don’t we? Life can be a struggle, just living, but add the problems of the pandemic, and well… keep on keeping on.

I love everyone’s aphorisms – we need them!

onward and downward

3rd Post

Thank you @dykask. I’ve managed to add myself to the spread sheet.

Thank you for the warm welcome back @jaifaim.

Ok @funshipfreddie, so tomorrow will be Day 5.

So far so good today. First food at 13:00. I had a bowl of home made Thai inspired Chicken soup (no noodles). Very satisfying. Evening meal will be baked cod and salad with avocado oil dressing. If still hungry will have a small chopped apple & half a dozen goats cheese pearls. As I’ve been snacking with impunity these past couple of months I’m re-training the Snack Dragon. Hope he stays in his cage until bed time 😬

USA Day 4 OMAD

Adding myself to the pocket list as I am in may second day of OMAD. I want to see how this will work out for a few weeks. I have completely dumped my evening glass of wine which is a weight gain culprit for me. As soon as I have lost a sufficient amount of weight, I will return to 5:2. I don’t think OMAD is sustainable or safe for me over a long period of time but I do believe it can get me where I want to be, so here I go! 🙂

Pocket List – Day 4 🍏
@dykask WFD
@lilymartin
@penz
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@aussiejill
@brightonbelle
@missybear
@ccco

FUNSHIPFREDDIE, I read your article but do hope all doesn’t turn out like that in the end!!

Day 4-Netherlands 🇳🇱- MFD 800
Today I went a little bit over because I thought that I needed a bit protein. So I had an egg on top of my 800 cal. But that will be fine cause I’ve been working in the garden like Monty Don and Charly Dimmok together💖🌺. My whole body hurts, lol.
@floorbaby and @saffy420 thank you guys for your empathy and super advice. I will follow it
@betsylee 🥰 thank you
@ihatelettuce did you bought the plant or seeds? I have a really nice herb garden myself and love basil 🌿. I would love to have that Thai basil in my collection too
@mia139 funny that you want to go out of the kitchen. I just need to go in to make sure that I prepare and eat the right stuff 😁
@songbird thank you, tomorrow is my birthday with cake 🧁 yummy 😋

Day 4 – UK – FD

After an indulgent weekend today is a much need FD – started the day with a 7am Broga class with OH joining me – an afternoon Pilates session and ending the day with an evening Yoga class 🙏 No hiking today, but caught up with some housework and a much needed telephone call to a dear friend 🤗

@songbirdme – OH said it was the best recipe so far……praise indeed!!!
@cavanya and @hyacinth – lovely to have you with us once more – joining the group and logging in is a great motivator in itself 🤗
@judyjudes – welcome back to you too – you are on the spreadsheet and should be able to add your details – here is the link xx
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BrpNA3zKN-OuMxfDqKidy6MirQ518cqQgWw0sYbvWYs/edit?usp=sharing
@lilymartin – stick with us and we will help you find both your ‘won’t power’ along with your “mojo”
@penz – great to see you joining us again – I find drinking hot water on FDs helps keep me warm – Go on and grab that “mojo” rein and stop it galloping off into the distance…..
@jaifaim – sounds to me that you are more than capable to tackling that Fred Whitton when it runs hopefully next year……..lots of time for training until them!!!
@i-hate-lettuce – it is nice to discover new paths in what we think of as familiar terrain – I too have discovered new paths on Loughrigg near me
@caroline-esty-akporokah – welcome back – you know 5:2 works and what you need to do – jump on our bandwagon and we will pull you along
@chellek – welcome – I have added you to the spreadsheet in case you want to use it for motivation

For anyone struggling at the moment – this is for you:-
DON’T EVER GIVE UP.
Don’t let frustration knock you down.
DON’T LET FEAR STAND IN YOUR WAY.
Don’t let time get in your head.
WHO CARES HOW LONG IT TAKES OR HOW MANY TIMES YOU TRY.
Your only competition is yourself.
WHEN YOU FINALLY SUCCEED, THE STRUGGLE WILL ALL BE WORTH IT.

Adding myself to the pocket list as I need to stay out of the kitchen and stay on track for that FD
Pocket List – Day 4 🍏
@dykask WFD
@lilymartin
@penz
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@aussiejill
@brightonbelle
@missybear
@ccco
@basyjames
@at

Day 4
FD- USA

So far so good for my FD – just coffee, then will have eggs for dinner. When I stay busy, as I was today working from home on the (darn) computer all day, it’s pretty easy to have FD.

Plan on getting in my jammies early tonight and curling up with Belgravia on Netflix. – not as good as Downton Abbey but satisfying.

Hang in there everyone. Brighter days ahead. ☀️

4th Post 😮

Thank you @at. Yes I figured it out and added myself. I will do my body measurements tomorrow.

OAN Does anyone use NutraCheck app? I like the interface but the pre set calorie targets are just too high for me. I can’t find a way to input my own so I’ve emailed their support. Being older, disabled with thyroid illness I’m not a regular loser. Their calculated 1200 cals a day would see me gaining.

Nearly bed time and the Snack Dragon 🐉 has remained in his cage 🙏

USA Day 4 OMAD

Second day of OMAD is over successfully. I just have to keep my mind set. The weather has been good, so I have managed to keep myself busy outdoors, making eating OMAD much easier. Another day tomorrow! Bye all!

USA Day 4 OMAD

Dykask, I just had to respond to your post. Years ago my daughter used to bake up a storm and leave plates of cookies everywhere. I tried to explain she couldn’t do that to her father and me because we shouldn’t be eating all that but it didn’t deter her! LOL

OMAD is working so far, even though it has only been two days. I have my fingers crossed and I am not yet hungry!

Second post.
Couldn’t be bothered trying to edit first post as I usually lose it.
@ Springer, Happy Birthday for today. Enjoy the day and your cake.
@at, thank you for your kind encouragement to all of us. Unfailingly optimistic which is what we all need at times.
@songbirdme and @quebecoise – thank you both for your encouragement. I really need it ATM.
@i hate Lettuce – do you really?? Your greenhouse sounds amazing! All those lovely fresh herbs and veggies – what a treat.
Don’t know if my garden has been affected by the Covid virus, but my tomatoes are just coming into fruit ( usually December/ January here) and my fruit tress which usually flower in spring ( Sept/Oct) have a lovely display of blossom when they are supposed to be dormant!

Day 5, NFD, Aus

Well not so much PFDS but post FD relief. I did it! Took myself to bed early after a hot shower and was nice and toasty under extra blankets with a full night’s sleep. Happy days! (Hot drinks only warm my hands while I’m holding the mug – otherwise seems to have no benefit in reducing my FD chills. But thanks for the suggestion @at, and I think @brightonbelle)

@lilymartin – if I find my mojo, I’m handcuffing it somewhere good! Maybe I’ll just replace it with good old fashioned won’t power. Our native bush garden also behaved oddly this year but I put that down to the long drought, bushfire smoke filled air then late rain. I think it suddenly went into spring when it should have been preparing for autumn. Flowers bloomed at an odd time of year.
Hello @hyacinth. I’m with you on FDs Monday and Thurs and dry to Fri. We can do this.

@Ihatelettuec. I love thai basil but we never have that much luck growing it sustainably. I love coriander (cilantro to some) too and some spontaneously sprouted in our vegetable bed weeks after our pup hopped in and scatted seeds far and wide. I debate whether (normal) basil or coriander is my favourite herb.

GL to the fasters today!

Second post.

I almost said, @lilymartin “I’ll handcuff it to the fridge” and then realised what a dangerous proposition that would have been!

Day 5 Melb Aust TDEE
Day 4 FD

Haven’t eaten today, but have dinner planned. It’s kind-of like @ccco‘s OMAD, but not deliberate, just busy with other things

@penz, yay for a successful FD. I sent you back some of your mojo – does that mean it has finally arrived?? 🙂

Hope everyone is doing well. I love reading of various folk’s walks. As I live in a suburban area of Melbourne, it’s the flowers in other people’s gardens which I can enjoy. One thing, though – my daphne, which usually flowers in the winter months, is already flowering, so the seasons are a bit out of whack here, too.

Onward and downwards everyone!

Day 5 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Amazingly did not put on weight over the weekend so this will be a good FD I hope. I do have that lunch deliver in work however and I have forgotten what I ordered but they are all relatively low calories ….I think it might be a tuna wrap today………then maybe some kefir tonight and see how we go.

I am bloated though so lots of water today. . Not sleeping well either with hormonal stuff and night sweats, and that’s despite magnesium oil and body cream, sage and red clover tablets, and ACV every morning. Boo. Keep on keeping on.

@i-hate-lettuce amazing the difference between us over the miles, my tomatoes are nowhere near flowering yet, and I have just potted on my chillis but it will be a good while for them too. And good luck on that egg fast

Pocket list Day 5
@jaifaim
@i-hate-lettuce
@daffodil2010

Day 5 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Welcome to – @aidan64 & @chellek!

@springer – Happy Birthday! 🎉 🎊 🍾🥂🎈🎂 enjoy the cake!

@ccco – I read that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey eats only one meal a day?! I can manage that on fast days, but wouldn’t want to do it every day. I hope it works! Article here from Men’s Journal https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/twitter-ceo-jack-dorseys-diet-intermittent-fasting-or-disordered-eating/ I don’t know how old this article is, but Dorsey no longer does the weekend water fast.

@i-hate-lettuce – good luck with the 🥚fast!

Pocket List – Day 5 🍒
@lilymartin
@jaifaim
@i-hate-lettuce
@daffodil2010
@aidan64

“Quitting is the only thing that really brings permanent failure.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

Day 5 NFD London UK

@funshipfreddie – thanks for the link. I followed it to several other articles, all interesting. I remembered that I started skipping breakfast altogether when I started 5:2 and it suited me just fine, but since this nonsense started I’ve reverted to having breakfast. ( I use that term loosely – we go to bed and get up so late that conventional meal titles area bit meaningless). Anyway, I’m going to skip breakfast in future. Reading those links made me remember that fast days are a whole lot easier when your mind is in the right place. I must remember to read the fasting books regularly to remind myself why fasting is so good. It’s not just losing weight. It’s good for so much else.

Weight unchanged but have not been seriously compliant….someone brought cheese balls in a giant tub to work….they are like crack cocaine….addictive and salty. Starting again today with a fast!

Day 5 UK NFD

Agree planning is important, for me I find getting the balance can be tricky if I spend too long thinking/planning/ stressing about food it becomes counterproductive . Onwards