Day 13 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD

I had my best NFD in a long time yesterday; 1600 cals, well below my TDEE.

@beck100 – welcome to the May Challenge! It’s never too late to join

@flourbaby, @i-hate-lettuce – the beer was saved! Actually, it was 130 million litres, equivalent to 400 million bottles. I don’t know if it had already been bottled. But anyway, according to the press, ‘brewery facilities have a very low legal limit at which they can store alcohol. SAB had already dumped 25,000 litres before reaching an agreement with the authorities, which will enable SAB to legally transport its packaged inventory from its breweries to its depots’. Phew?!

@shinything, @penz – re alcohol – the theory was that banning alcohol would decrease road accidents, & violence/fights in the townships, especially at weekends; thereby taking pressure off emergency services/hospitals, which the government anticipated would be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. That hasn’t happened yet though.South Africa isn’t the only country to ban alcohol sales either; Thailand & India have too. Not sure what the theory was behind banning tobacco products was though?! Talk about ‘nanny state’?!

Happy Hump Day! 🐫

Pocket List – Day 13 🍒
@jaifaim
@daffodil2010
@funshipfreddie

Day 13, UK, NFD

I was toying with the idea to have an FD day today, felt like it, but I will see how the day goes. I don’t want tu burn myself out at the beginning and give up. Tomorrow will definitely be FD though 🙂

Its a first day today that I am trying the walking exercises by Leslie Sansone, thank you @flourbaby 🤗

Have a good day everyone 🌞

Day 13, London, UK, NFD,

@songbirdme, keep on lurking!! You and @at are the light at the end of the tunnel for many of us ……………………. Maintenance!! I WILL get there!! ………………………….. Someday!!

@penz, no doubt the same evil genius who works for the ‘Fat Fairy’ behind Baileys, Peanut butter (I know!!) wine gums, Wotsits, peanut M&Ms, malted milk biscuits, Sensations Thai coated peanuts, doughnuts ……….……………………… Uurgh, I could be here a while!!! I’m guessing my evening walk will have me smiling during the ‘quack, quack, quack’ bits!!

You really have got this @daffodil2010, we all fall back into mad & bad habits like breakfast from time to time. At the beginning of this lockdown one thing I bought was a loaf of bread, considering I hadn’t done that for years I think I was looking for comfort and subconsciously planning breakfast!!! Now I can see it was my ‘toilet paper stockpile’ moment – when I was out to work for most of my waking hours I didn’t keep too many trigger foods in the house, so why oh, why would I do the opposite now during lockdown???

No, no, no …………………….. do not need to sample a barm cake even though I’ve never had one!! Did I mention I have issues with ‘NEW’ foods???

@funshipfreddie, Phew!! Indeed. I was about to write a strongly worded letter!!!!

@shinything ………………… I’ll be joining you tomorrow for a back to basics 500cal FD!!! There ……………….. SET ………. IN …………. STONE!!!!!

“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

Day13 – Switzerland – NFD

Thanks everybody for the nice welcome! It‘s very motivating to be a part of this 😊

Yesterday I managed to stay 200cal under my TDEE, yay – although my TDEE might be lower, considering the actual WOL – Home Office. I try to exercise a bit more, but motivation changes from day to day.

Tomorrow is my second 800cal FD of the week, I hope I manage as well as monday.

Keep care everybody!

Day 13,Fleetwood FD
Suki2 Many Thanks for the link for the yoga tried it this morning and loved it, done yoga for years never thought about it for migraines (duh)
Having an extra fast day this week as having increased the calories to 800 also increased the fluids to avoid the headaches So far so good. Will see tomorrow on weigh in!
@flourbaby Will never be able to walk my 3 miles again without laughing. It does sound like she’s quacking.
Loving reading everyone’s posts very inspiring.

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@judyjudes LOL LOL….😂I have tears of laughter….that snack dragon is hilarious 😂

On another note, I tried my first Leslie Sansone walk, just the 12 minute Fat Burn one…I found it very manageable and so much easier than Jillian Michaels. Is there any recommendations for any particular walk to get me started?

Still giggling at @judyjudes Jaffa cake 😀

Day 13 – UK – FD800
Day 12 – NFD

Well managed a good FD500 on Day 11 but Day 12 was a bit of a EFS one involving some rather nice wine……so today is another FD and aiming for it to be FD800 🤞

A great stretching/twisting yoga class this morning followed by my weekly shop – there certainly seems to be more cars around but the shops were quiet – I did wear a mask 😷 whilst inside the supermarket for my own peace of mind and will continue wearing one when inside shops for the foreseeable future.

Also fitted in a brisk 5km walk this afternoon in around 42mins – I love going outside for walks, be they power walks or a more leisurely wander up the fells – fresh air and lately plenty of sunshine too – time to clear the mind and enjoy the views, listening to the birds.

Back home to cook a healthy vegetarian dinner, large portion for OH and a small one for me 😇 also was very kind to OH as I made him a large rhubarb, ginger and apple crumble – he loves them – I’m holding firm and not having any until tomorrow……

@dee22 – well done on dispatching those 7lbs over the past 2 weeks 👍
@michelinme – I think you might need a big virtual 🤗 sounds like you’re on the mend – self love and care required x
@sjenkins and @beck100 – welcome on board – we’re an international group so people posting at different times and lots of support and advice willingly given
@flourbaby – Thank you – very happy to be part of these challenges as they help me to stay in maintenance……unlike @songbirdme I tend to need my 2xFD, sometimes 3 depending on how much overindulgence takes place on my NFDs – I only ever have 2 meals a day and I can’t remember when I last ate on waking up……I have a light brunch late morning/lunctime and then an early evening meal – seems to work for me….
@judyjudes – 🤣🤣 no words!!!

Lovely to see the May Challenge getting busier and lots of newbies joining us – big welcome to all

Pocket List – Day 13 🍒
@jaifaim
@daffodil2010
@funshipfreddie
@betsylee
@fasterlorna
@at

“If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started, I was desperately wishing to be where I am now”

Day 4 ( returning newbie) UK. FD. Working full time from home. Second fast day at 500 cals. Just about made it with black tea, fat free greek yoghurt, banana, ryvita, a pile of veg and a little chicken. Was feeling really cold, so found a Fight Klub work out on Facebook, and just completed 30 mins of hard work. Feeling proud. Back to 1600 cals tomorrow Looking forward to egg and toast in the morning!

Day 14, FD, Aus

Looking at the all the resolve from Day 13 posts I expect lots of company for day 14 pocket list!

Day 14. FD (1st one in a while in which I’m aiming to keep sub 500) UK

Good Morning All

I’m pleased my little covert cuddle with a Jaffa cake raised a giggle or two. I must admit it made me laugh out loud. I pleased to say no such escapades occurred last night and the Snack Dragon 🐉 stayed in his cage.

Today’s menu is miso soup for lunch. Baked fish and vegetables evening meal. Hot drinks & water to keep hydrated and feeling full.

Wishing everyone a good day.

Take care, stay safe.

Day 14 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Having a B2B and looking forward to it. Good loss from yesterday’s FD, but I know how it goes, and want to just get back on FD track and start fitting into my clothes.

So nothing except coffee and water until lunch when it’s a tuna wrap being delivered to the office. Taking that into account and looking forward to it, means that evening meal is lentil soup.

Had another Leslie Sansone fat burning walk this morning and my muscles were a little tighter than yesterday which is good as it’s starting to work. It’s fun. Kind of reminds me of Salsa Slims with the side steps and taps, but it is so manageable. And I like that Leslie herself looks normal, not ripped with muscles like Jillian Michaels and her scary team 😄

I then had my normal outdoor walk but burned it up a bit more MOAM style! I normally take a spin about at lunchtime but due to lockdown and my offices being surrounded by green fields and a river by the edge of a big town…well, it’s chock full of walkers, runners, families, dog-walkers, kids on bikes….so I don’t enjoy my lunchtime walk due to the sheer number of people about.

Hopefully from 18th when restrictions start lifting the crowds will lessen…..but it’s
an ongoing thing.

@funshipfreddie I really don’t know how you have coped with that dry strict lockdown
but good to see that sense prevailed and Brewers could get their package to the depots. I used to work for a large multinational brewer, the product was brewed in Dublin but shipped to Liverpool for packaging into bottles and cans…..and I heard its booming now due to increased demand during lockdown!!!

@flourbaby thanks again mate for pulling me back onto the wagon, just go to keep on it now, but if you can do it, I CAN do it!!! Remember when you you couldn’t do FD’s at home….now look at ya, not a bother and losing inches too. So you are my muse right now ☺️

Have a great Thursday everyone

Pocket list Day 14
@penz
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010

Day 14, London, UK, FD,

LOL!! @judyjudes, Naughty jaffa cake & snack dragon conspiring against you 😂 😂 …………………………. The real question is …………………..Did you eat it??????

@saffy420 such dangerous places supermarkets ………………… ‘bargain’ foods are my downfall too!!!

@daffodil2010, these are the walks I’ve bookmarked in order of preference for me, enjoy ………………
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enYITYwvPAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUQXg5V7y2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ggHwtb-Zg
I like to do at least two a day, if I miss one I do a 45min walk. We truly are in this together, this forum has gotten me through many plateaus and y’all will get me through the current weight gain!! (inch loss helps too 😂!!) Thanks for the reminder, FDs at home were my nemesis, now with the time to exercise (3hrs not driving to & fro means I have NO excuse!!) and prepare more elaborate FD meals I’m actually finding a positive in this nightmare!!

So true @zzzzz45, although weight loss is at the forefront for most of us, we mustn’t forget the health benefits, perhaps imagining my cells having time to repair & restore & getting a well-deserved rest from either digesting copious amounts of food or staggering around with a hangover, will help boost my mojo!!

Pocket List – Day 14
@i-hate-lettuce
@zzzzz45
@penz
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby

We’ve got this folks, stay strong!!!!

Day 14. London. FD

Just adding myself to the pocket list. Happy Thursday all

Pocket List – Day 14
@i-hate-lettuce
@zzzzz45
@penz
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@emma-taylor.

Day 14 UK FD
Experimenting with a Thursday fast
Pocket List – Day 14
@i-hate-lettuce
@zzzzz45
@penz
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@emma-taylor.
@jaifaim (FD800)
@brightonbelle

Day 14 Melb Aust TDEE

Think I’ll be under TDEE today, but not low enough to be a CD. Then a FD tomorrow before weighing in on Saturday morning. Weight hasn’t shifted this week, despite 2 FDs already, but it will.

@flourbaby, thanks for posting the YouTube addresses for the Leslie Sansone exercise videos – looked at part of the first one and decided it looks like something I can do, so I’ll try it out. Usually, I just do some walking and some flexibility exercises, but I’d been curious about her due to all the posts here.

@judyjudes, also laughed at your jaffa cake experience, and echo others in asking – did you eat it, or did you bin it? 🙂

@michelinme, hope your health is improving.

Onward and downwards everyone!

Day 14 – Switzerland – FD (800cal)

Second FD of the week for me – second FD after a really long break from fasting. It’s funny, it was impossible for me to do a FD in months. But now it seems I got the right mindset again, and all of the sudden it works again. It’s after lunch and I have 400 cal left for dinner, I think that should work.

@funshipfreddie: the southafrican approach to a lockdown seems to be very detailed…;-)

@fasterlorna: I used to do 500cal FDs but during my short period of fasting a year ago I tried out the 800cal version. 300cal make the FDs easier for me and the difference in weightloss is minimal – maybe I overate less on the other days?

@all: what does the pocket list do?

Day 14, Bavaria (Germany), NFD

Here I am, after another full week! 😀 I may not write all that much, but reading your comments is highly motivating and keeps me on track.
Today is my first NFD for this week—and it feels like I have already eaten my weight in bread, so dinner will be rather small. In general, FD are not a problem for me at all, but NFD are real tricky. Last weekend, for example, I had drinks with friends (lockdown regulations have changed in Germany) and was shocked when I looked up the calorie count the next morning.
Still, it’s going downwards, and that’s what matters. After a week of barely any change, the scale surprised me this morning with a weight loss of half a kilo.

Day 14 – USA – FD

Ready to join you ladies for a successful FD. The sunshiney, blue sky gives me motivation. I’m getting used to these 500 calorie days. More of a mind game with me – and yes, whoever said it: no picking!! I’m definitely losing on top – Iwhich is nice for all of my zoom meetings, but I wish the weight would leave south toward my middle!

We got this;

@i-hate-lettuce
@zzzzz45
@penz
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010
@erikaa67
@flourbaby
@emma-taylor
@brightonbelle
@suki2

Day 14 Canton OH CD
I keep logging on and trying to post but then something comes up!
@judyjudes hilarious – it’s the mystery of the hidden Jaffa cake  which led me to wonder what is a Jaffa cake?
@songbirdme I was able to open the link. Thanks!
Have to get back to work, but keep on keeping on people

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Thanks @flourbaby and @shinything for the YouTube links, I have saved them to the home screen of my iPad and will do one of them in the morning.

It’s a good long list of fasters today. I am about to have my lentil soup. Let’s all hang in there 👍

Day 14, Québec, NFD

My FD yesterday paid off. Youppi, I lost some weight. This little success will help me fo on.

Tomorrrow I am supposed to fast …that is IF I remember that it is Friday. LOL

I just read a very sad news concerning the COVID. In Montreal, in a older people house (I don’t know the exact word in English but I think you understand what I mean) all the patients got the virus. Also all the health workers eventough they had the complete protection kit ! The number sums up close to 400 people sick and a lot of dead !!!! The cause would be the bad ventilation system. So so sad and terrifying !
We get presse conferences from our prime minister every day but I decided to stop watching …. I try to concentrate on positive ideas.
@michelinme
Just like you, I hope that the only thing that we will lose is weight.

Have a good day everyone ! Sending virtual hugs around the world xxx

@jaifaim & @basyjames — thanks for letting me know that links like that one likely will work to share.

🙂

Day 14 Ohio, US — FD
Day 13 — NFD

The NFD yesterday was going well until in the evening something hit my immune system hard and prompted me to overeat. Then I slept 13 hours which is incredibly unusual for me. The FD has gone surprisingly well — it appears that I’m completely recovered from whatever hit my system. Strange —

Now off to an episode of Brokenwood.

Day 15 – Lake District UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Weigh in day, no loss this week, but changing shape, some of my old clothes are getting ridiculously large, not even fit for gardening!

After yesterdays frosty start the temperature went up very nicely, forecast is much warmer overnight …. so the planters were moved out of the greenhouse (which was crammed full) spent a happy couple of hours moving stuff out. That gave me chance to give the tomato plants, the peppers and Thai basil, more space in there, they will do much better with air circulating as well.

@jaifaim – Dawn rising in the Lakes, when the weather was clear and still we used to head up Helvellyn in mid-summer and sit up there watching the sunrise, spectacular doesn’t even get near!

@penz – Good for you on the PDFS, lucky digging out the Levis, I’m in for a big shop for new clothes when the shops reopen!

Friday, not Groundhog day, but ‘Inner Warthog’ day for me 😉 Big bowl of porridge with blueberries and rhubarb for breakfast, then BBQ afternoon, strong possibility of beer being involved! Us blokes have certain associations, BBQ and Beer is one! Mrs I-hate-lettuce may well have a glass of something white and sparkling, yes like many of you girls, likes a glass of chilled Prosecco while sat out in the warm sun 😉

Take care all