Day 18, NFD, Aus
Had a rough week so VERY glad it’s Friday.
have a great weekend everyone and wishing all who are currently suffering from a lurgy or the ‘rona, a speedy recover.
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Day 18 country west Australia NFD
Still feeling a bit ‘ blahhhh’ from the mystery ailment. Headachey and just not 100%.
But Cruella is still playing nice so that is a plus. The good thing is my appetite has reduced a lot ATM so will take that!๐
@penz sorry to hear you have had a bad week and trust that the weekend is better.๐ท
@i hate lettuce, congratulations on the 2 year maintenance. Glad to hear you are having a SKI-ing holiday – Spending the Kids’ Inheritance!!) ๐ค
@songbirdme, well done on your FDs and maintenance.๐ธ People like you ๐ are my inspiration for this WOL and is certainly keeping on track this year.
Momentous March seems to have had a bit of a bump in the road for some of us but HOPING that most are back on track.๐คฃ
@stitchincarol yes I plan to keep to my FDs as currently doing them but it is interesting to read/hear of others’ views.
Anything to shift the tractor tyre, well it is now more a ute tyre- around my waist.
I feel so uncomfortable and although am somewhat thinner than I was, I still visualise myself carrying around 7 x 3 kg bags of oranges which also helps keep me motivated and appalled at the same time that I had let it get so far out of control!!๐ฅบ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ
Have a good day all.
Autumn is trying to get started here, and I am envious of you ‘ northerners’ and plans of gardens and gardening exploits, but with 34ยบC today with humidity, hmmm…….
Think the gardening will have to wait until it is somewhat cooler. ๐
DAY 18, UK – FD
Fast Day for me today โฆ Iโm very buoyed up by yesterdayโs results:)
@lilymartin – Iโm so sorry to rain on your picnic ๐
Yes I really love a drop of milk in my tea at 4pm and Iโm gutted that itโs no-go!
However I do personally think that there is a lot to be said for throwing in a couple of little cheats in order to achieve a bigger goal!! So if your white coffee Is what gets you through a fast day, then that is worth it in my book!
Happy Friday everyone ๐
Day 18 – South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ – NFD
@lilymartin, @stitchincarol – ‘lekker!’ can mean anything – good, great, awesome, nice, tasty. “Let’s fire up the braai” (barbie/barbecue) “Lekker, man!” Lekkers are also sweets, candy, lollies. It can also mean ‘very’ as in “he was lekker drunk”.
@high5 – the subjects of what actually breaks a fast or spikes insulin comes up a lot. Having a splash of milk in tea/coffee has never stopped me from losing weight or maintaining. ‘Coffee can spike insulin’ – but does it? Everyone is different. For every article/web page that says one thing, you can find another that contradicts it. I would take anything that Siim Land writes with a pinch of sea salt. From what I see he describes himself as a coach/author/blogger. I’m sure he’s very successful, but he’s not a doctor & has no medical training. He could well be a genius though, if he’s getting people to cough up $47 for his Circadian NAD+ Activation System (special launch week offer!) I hope it works!
Happy Fri-yay everyone! ๐ท
Pocket List – Day 18 ๐
@high5
Day 18 – Lake District UK – NFD
Good morning everyone
Weekly weigh in day, was expecting to be at my maintenance weight today, pleasantly surprised to be down a pound! To be honest, as I mentioned earlier it the week, it’s the 5:2 WOL, I’m pretty good at keeping to my 2 FD’s. Plus generally cut down and only have the occasional ‘treat’ but not that bothered about sweet stuff. Alcohol has also been very much reduced, maybe an odd glass or two but even then only an odd evening. Haven’t bought any alcohol since well before Christmas. OK I’ve got the ‘Den brewery’ in the workshop, but even cut down on beer as well, only had the odd one last weekend watching rugby, very surprising.
Talking of rugby …. Final weekend of the 6 Nations Internationals 3 games back to back on Saturday ! Going to be a long day ๐
@stitchincarol – Where now you asked? Well we love going on a cruise so we have some special ones over the next 2 years, organised, yes, with reason! Easy, early booking = best discounts! So later this year, Greek Islands. Next year, Iceland and Greenland then Norway and Baltic (ex Russia). Plus our UK breaks, the joys of retirement, worked and saved all our married lives, now trying to make the most of it!
Take care all
Day 18 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 210 lbs. Breaking fast now with some nuts and seeds. You know, the conference was the first we held in two years, so the leader asked us to introduce ourselves to the new folks and explain “how we are coming today — happy, anxious, etc.” So I said, “I’m coming to you 70 lbs lighter over 2020,” to a round of applause and congratulations. Such an awesome feeling!
Hard to believe March is half over. We have some big storms moving through today. Finally discovered that machine at home just needed some new wiring — a lot less expensive fix than I imagined. Then replaced the batteries in my smoke detectors and a bulb in my aquarium. Whew. Maybe life is on the mend.
Good luck to you all today!
Day 18, London, UK, FD800
Yesterday wasn’t even close to 800cals, but I’m not letting it get me down or make me throw in the towel. I’m just gonna keep on keeping on!!๐๐
Lots to catch up on, but there’s a mountain of housework & batch cooking for my mum’s meals this week.๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ณ
I hope we’re all staying focused on the narrow path this wagon is travelling. If I can just stay ON the path, this weight loss thing WILL be a doddle!!!๐คฃ
Onward & downwards folks!!!
Day 18 – UK – FD800
What a gorgeous sunshiny day ๐ and I had a negative test at last ๐ so out I went for lovely long walk to the top of Loughrigg down to Loughrigg Tarn and across to Skelwith Bridge before heading back to Ambleside via Loughrigg Shoulder 12.3km and over 550m of uphill – perfect day almost feels like summer!!!
Aiming for a B2B FD800 to finish the week on a positive week…..
Apologies to the Irish ๐ฎ๐ช contingent – I forgot it was St Patrick’s Day yesterday – hope you all had a good one โ๏ธ
@i-hate-lettuce – congratulations on the 2 year maintenance and finding this WOL easy – looking forward to a great afternoon of ๐ tomorrow
@caoimhe – not surprised you tested positive too ๐ค you only have mild symptoms and recover soon – OH and I were both lucky to have mild symptoms – a week from onset of symptoms I finally had a negative test today!
@high5 – must be such a relief to get rid of those plaster casts and on the road to recovery from your injuries and those 3lbs must have been water retention but a good feeling to see them go x
@ccco – I had missed about your brother’s heart attack but good to hear that he is feeling better and hopefully heading to a full recovery – thinking of you all
@penz – sorry to read that you had a rough week – enjoy the weekend and ๐ค for a better one next week
@lilymartin – sorry that you are still feeling a bit โ blahhhhโ from the mystery ailment – hope you feel better soon x
OH has just got back from a long slow run – he has decided to slow down his daily runs whilst positive so as not to stress his system too much – he is still feeling fine and has started his antivirals today as they arrived in the post this morning – we were both lucky to get them on this trial we joined
Anyway wishing everyone a good weekend – weather for the UK looks good too ๐
Day 18 16:8 CD
Lots of worries here. DHโs car starter failed and needs to be replaced. Prob wonโt be able to afford to replace phone for a few months now. Sigh. Limited to what I can do on this one, which is very little.
I can check off on my weight, exercise and eating, tho.
Wishing all a happy and healthy weekend.
Day 18. NFD. I’m from New Zealand
A bit about myself – because I haven’t joined this forum before. Im a nurse that works in a general practice we have over 4,000 patients. Some days busier than others.
I have just started back on 5:2 after my weight slowly increased since Christmas last year. So I have just finished my first week of 5:2. Monday FD was really hard I felt dizzy and nauseous but somehow made it through. Thursday was a lot easier but was craving a cheeseburger at dinner so just brushed my teeth and went to bed haha.
Hope everyone is keeping well. It’s the weekend here in NZ so plan to go out for brunch with my sister
Day 19 country West Australia NFD ( 184.8 lbs)
Aiming eventually for 65 kgs ( 143 lbs) !!!๐๐ฅบ๐ณ
The size a lot of clothes in my wardrobe are for.๐ณ๐ฅบ๐ณ
Posting the number is rather frightening but will keep me accountable.
@flourbaby I feel SO motivated this year with this forum and being accountable. It all helps.
AND filled with RESOLVE for March rather than just hoping !
Woke up this morning feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed as they say! Most of the blah-ness gone.
Stomach still feels a little sensitive so all good as I am still not craving a lot of food.
Cruella is being stingy โน๏ธbut allowing a 100g drop since Thursday so I will take that. ๐
However the tape measure does not lie!!! And the cms are ever so slowly disappearing . ๐๐
7cms off the waist since January!! No wonder my jeans feel better.๐คช
Welcome @fastingto58kgs to this very supportive group. We are happy when anyone joins๐.
It is so good to help each other and at times just be there when someone is going through a rough patch or whatever.
Congratulations on the FD and cleaning your teeth instead of indulging is such a good tactic ๐
@mariaelena so sorry to hear you have so many worries. Sending thoughts and prayers that things will soon turn out for the better .๐
@at so pleased you have returned a negative test.๐ I love the sound of some of the places you walk. They sound fabulous though I suspect when I say them aloud my pronunciation would be woefully inaccurate.๐ค
I am still trying to get my head around Caoimhe being ‘ Keeva or Queeva’ .
@funshipfreddie, I love the ‘ lekker’ word!! Wondering if we are able to ‘ culturally appropriate it into the Aus/English language ?? ๐ค
@northgeorgia , how fabulous for you at the conference. Must have made you feel terrific.๐
@brightonbelle, enjoy your day off! ๐
@high5, I still have white tea and coffee but trying to have less milk๐
It’s a cooler day today so off to the nursery to get some plants to put in before the hot weather returns!!
Have a good day.๐
Day 19 – South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ – NFD
@lilymartin – go for it! I’m sure ‘lekker’ will be even better with an Aussie accent ๐
@fastingto58kgs – welcome to the forum. Where in NZ are you?
@high5 – I just read what I posted yesterday, & I realise I may have sounded scathing. So I’m sorry for that; I wasn’t trying to disrespect you or Siim Land. I know NOTHING & he may well be the best thing since sliced (wholewheat) bread. ๐ค
Wishing everyone a lekker weekend โ ๏ธ ๐
Day 19 – Lake district UK – NFD
Good morning everyone
Big day for rugby fans today, but first off I’ve to finish off a refurb job. Been a really good project so far. Stripped down dining table and six chairs, they’d become old and faded, well used. So sanded them down and last job today, final finish coat on the table and the last three of the chairs. Luckily sun is shining and its warm so once the final coat is on they should dry out nicely …. in time for this afternoons Internationals ๐ Brownie points by the bucket load ๐
@fastingto58kgs – Don’t forget to drink plenty of water! I’ve made the mistake in the past, particularly on FD’s. Went off on one of my MOAM walks one day and felt really bad, pretty much as you say, light headed and nauseous. Realised not been drinking enough and become dehydrated, so extra water needed on FD’s, it’s surprising how much water there is in food.
Take care all
Day 19 UK NFD
Morning all – Beautiful day here and Iโm just about to go out for a walk , meet my son for lunch then back home for Rugby fest – great day !
Just totted up on MFP for yesterday and just under 1800 cals which I think is round about my TDEE so as long as thats my weekly splurge should be able to achieve a loss this month ?
Have a great Saturday all
Day 19 USA (Illinois) NFD
Had the rest of a delicious quiche (egg, cheese, sausage) for breakfast, but will wait to eat again with leftover corned beef dinner. More NCAA basketball today for us on a rainy, windy, cold March day. My friend reminded me March came in “like a lamb” so here is our “lion” weather!
@fastingto58kgs – yes, welcome to our friendly and supportive forum! I completely agree (as will others) that brushing your teeth is an excellent way to keep from eating. Often for me it will be in the evening when I am craving a bowl of ice cream.
@mariaelena – hang in there, girlfriend. Life throws punches, for sure, but I know you are resilient and will muddle through them.
@stitchincarol – I hoped Creighton would pull out a win, and they did! Our ILLINI had us in near heart failure with a last minute win. Michigan plays today (of our 4 kiddos, #2 and #4 went there for Musical Theater while #1 and #3 did Liberal Arts at Illinois). How cool that you have a Creighton student as one of your students. Oh, and my 6:1 is solely intended for maintenance, although I probably ought to go onto 5:2 for a month to get rid of just a few pounds. Lazy, am I? Guess so … content to be at 162# for now.
@lilymartin – thank you for the props. I appreciate being someone who shows this WOL can work even in maintenance!
Onward and downward.
Day 19, London, UK, NFD
Uurgh another NFD, this doesnโt bode well for my FD800 12 week programme!!! Determination & resolve are required in abundance to take on this challenge!!๐ฏ๐ฏ
Welcome @fastingto58kgs, youโve joined a group of supportive, knowledgeable & determined fasters, we can & we will!!!๐ช๐ฝ๐ช๐ฝ re. water content in food, what I wouldnโt give to be able to say Iโm eating this entire pack of biscuits to increase my water consumption today!!!………………… If only life worked the way I want it to!!๐๐คฃ๐
@mariaelena, no stressing! Youโre nailing this WOL, the car WILL be fixed and youโre managing with the โoldโ phone!!! Life might not be perfect right now, but itโll do!!! Stay strong๐ค๐ค
@stitchincarol, funnily enough when batch cooking I NEVER nibble, because I weigh every ingredient in order to calculate exactly what Iโll be eating๐ค๐ค๐ค, any nibbling would defeat the objective!!!
“It’s going to be hard, but hard is not impossible.” Chuck Palahniuk
Day 19, Wellington, New Zealand. NFD
Thanks everyone for welcoming me to the group.
@FUNSHIPFREDIE I am in Wellington ๐
@i hate lettuce I did have lots of water and electrolytes. May have been that I haven’t done a fast like this in a very long time?
@stitchincarol no not new to 5:2, have done it before but I guess I made excuses and pretty much stopped. Well weight just piled on after that, so back again and going to do it right with a maintainence plan. I am wanting to lose about 30kg, I’m currently sitting at 110kg so 80kg is a good start and then go from there.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day! It’s Sunday here so planning to walk along the beach and get a nice brew โ๏ธ
Day 19 – UK – NFD
Another gorgeous sunny day – 2nd negative test ๐so went out for a 12km hike with some 600m elevation to celebrate – Wansfell Pike via Blue Hill Wood then down to Troutbeck and back to Ambleside via Robin’s Lane and Skelghyll Woods – feeling good!
Then an afternoon of relaxation watching ๐ and ๐
What an evening of Rugby ๐
The Azzurros ๐ฎ๐น broke their seven-year Six Nations losing sequence with a shock late win over Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช pack starred as they beat Scotland to clinch their first Triple Crown in four years BUT the night belongs to
France ๐ซ๐ท who have smashed up this Six Nations with their final win over England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ. They’ve been simply the best. They thoroughly deserve to be champions – Go Les Bleues ๐ and not only can France play, but they can party too.
Weight this morning was 57.6kg lowest since last year sometime – giving me some wriggle room from the top of my maintenance range for the first time in ages!!
Catch up with the posts tomorrow!
Day 20 – Lake district UK – NFD
Good morning everyone
@at … Well what a day for rugby fans yesterday, started off with a fantastic spectacle, Italy putting one over the Wales team, who were playing at home!
Followed by Ireland beating Scotland and picking up the triple crown!
Then at 7pm I had to go out to a function ….. not getting home until 10 pm, luckily it was in the village and never heard anything about the England France game, which we were recording. Finished off our day watching France beating England.
Congratulations to Six Nations Rugby and the winners.
Amongst all the games in the tournament this year, two things really stood out for me, Italy winning yesterday, they just didn’t give up.
The second was the Welsh player Josh Adams who was named as man of the match by the commentary team a few minutes before the game ended. After that Italy went on to win, a fabulous last minute try made by the young Italian fullback Ange Capuozzo.
After the game Josh Adams went to Capuozzo and gave him the man of the match medal, an excellent example of sportsmanship.
No wonder I’m a great fan of this game and this tournament.
Sorry, for boring non rugby fans ๐
Relaxing day gardening, finishing off with a polish coat for the dining room furniture and maybe even watch the highlights from yesterday ๐ ๐ ๐
Take care all
Day 20 NFD country west Australia
Not the best day food wise but not a disaster as RESOLVED to be mindful on a NFD ( often a downfall as FDs take care of themselves pretty much.)
Homemade tomato soup simmering on the stove and a slice of homemade wholewheat bread will be Sunday dinner. ๐
I am not a rugby fan at all – don’t understand the game though my DH enjoys watching it.
I am an AFL ( Australian Football League ) fan big time but such a fairweather fan๐ข.
I follow the Fremantle Dockers aka The Shockers.
They were the most inaccurate team in the 19 team national competition last year.๐
Today we were 20 points up at half time then the opposition kicked 6 unanswered goals and we were so far in arrears that I turned the TV off and went and did some housework and then some sheep work with DH.
Just finished walking the sheep down the paddock and a friend rang to say that he was still recovering his hearing after his wife’s ( fellow Freo supporter) screaming at the TV.
The Dockers won by a solitary point almost on the final siren !!!!!! ๐ณ๐ณWhaaaatttt????? And I didn’t even record it. So that will teach me.๐
@high5, I have resorted to sometimes drinking lemon and ginger tea to make up for the milk in my tea. ๐
@i hate lettuce. You sound as though you are very busy ! I trust the table and chairs turned out as well as you hoped they would.๐
@at, glad you enjoyed the rugby which does sound interesting though as mentioned for the life of me I do not understand it!! Congratulations on the low weight. Very nicely done.๐
@fastingto 58kgs I went to Wellington many many years ago and thought it was a lovely city.
NZ is a beautiful country and I think they make fabulous ice cream and the seafood in the north island…๐ It was 30 years ago and I still remember it !
@flourbaby, we can do this together girlfriend ! ๐ค๐ค I need resolve by the truckload BUT here I am showing up almost daily for accountability and inspiration and motivation. Together we are stronger. ๐ช๐ช Happy to give you a leg up or a hand up or whatever to keep you on the wagon if that I what you require.
@stitchincarol so pleased to hear that you are getting better and ‘ only have a cold’. ๐ท
Off to whizz the soup and toast the bread for an early dinner.
Have a good rest of Sunday.
Day 20 – South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ – NFD
A lovely sunny day in Durban during our long weekend; Human Rights Day tomorrow.
@i-hate-lettuce – have you watched ‘The Cruise’? I stumbled upon it on You Tube recently. It’s an ITV programme from a few years ago. Each episode is about 22 minutes long & follows passengers & crew during their cruises on board the Regal Princess. There are some very intriguing characters, & it made me feel quite nostalgic for my cruise ship years. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville from Downton Abbey.
Happy S๐nday & see you on the list tomorrow….
Day 20 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 216 lbs. My weight is like gas prices — the numbers fall a pound every week or two, but when they go up the numbers skyrocket by three pounds. I even felt bloated this weekend. But, time for a reset and to get back to my success before mid-month. I’m sure Easter next month will play out similarly, so hope to see some good success in April before that upset ๐
B2B WFD starts today. The last full week of March begins. Time to start thinking about April goals. I must return to the Fung principles, because I behaved very badly this weekend for no reason at all. For me: stop snacking, more water and less sugar drinks, up the vegetable intake, beware of candy. Easy stuff; not sure why it seems so hard on the day.
Pocket list – Day 20
@northgeorgia
Day 20, London, UK, NFD
Late check-in from me today, just back from an 11k (steps๐) walk and pub roast dinner (The roasties we’re SCREAMING my name, unfortunately sainthood is a loooong way off๐ฒโน๐ฅ)
@lilymartin, I guess I gonna need some gorilla glue to keep me on that wagon, tomorrow? ………………. I start the Fast 800 ……………. again!!!๐ฑ๐ฑ
The weather is fabulous, so salads shouldn’t be an issue ๐ค๐ฝ๐ค๐ฝ, I just wish I could postpone Mother’s Day and Easter for a few months!!!๐คฃ๐คฃ
Time to knuckle down ………… again!!
Keep the faith folks!!
@stitchincarol – our ILLINI squeaked out a victory by 1 point on Friday, but were soundly beaten today by an excellent Univ. of Houston team. It was a great season. ๐
Day 21, FD, Aus
Thanks for your thoughts re my tough week. I’m not enjoying my job anymore and I’m now planning the long game to extract myself without too much loss of face.
Hang in there @mariaelena – looks like life is throwing some challenges your way at the moment but you’ve already proved yourself one strong tough lady, so I know you’ll succeed (and certainly deserve that new phone!)
Day 21 FDWR ( Fast Day With Resolve!!) country west Australia
Thinking my FDWR will melt into a FD…W!!๐ข
Doing well until DH came out with a delicious fresh fruit salad .
And 1 small spoon of fruit salad magically turned into a BOWL of fruit salad WITH 1/4 cup muesli AND 2 tablespoons greek yoghurt…. AND a crumpet. So OK let’s stop pretending.
Today is probs NOT a FD. ๐คAlthough I do not plan to eat anything else.
So might ๐ค๐ค๐ค?? just ?? squeak in with an 800 FD????? ๐ค๐ค
@penz such an awful place to be in . Hope the extraction process is not too painful. Do you have any plans for future jobs? Sending good thoughts your way.๐ท
@flourbaby, you and me both !!!!!!!!! re 5:2 . Luckily each day is a brand new start.๐
Day 21 – Gold Coast Queensland Australia – FD
@at I’m putting you on a pedestal for today.. you rock lady! What an inspiration to us all that you are.๐๐๐ you are where I, and all of us, want to be…. in maintenance WOL!๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ
I’m calculating that today is my fourth last FD for this MOMENTOUS MARCH. Wikipedia says March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 285 days remain until the end of the year. How quickly time passes, especially when you’re having so much fun fasting ๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐ and for me that’s 5:2.
So today I’m full of RESOLVE because I just can’t turn back… can’t waste my efforts to date and as someone said, “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 nowโ..
I desperately do NOT want to have to repeat all the hard effort to date.
Results for MOMENTOUS MARCH have NOT been eye-watering (in any good sense).. This plateau thing for me seems to be very real, because I have been absolutely focussed on my FD and NFD calorie intake, not fudged the regimen once(!) and only budged a kilo in three weeks. Not good enough!
So another fun day of FD for me! Telling my fat that it’s time to jump off the plateau, I say!๐๐คฉ๐คฉ
Thank you to all for your wonderful blogs, I read them all and connect with the joy and sometimes pain as we reach out to support each other. We can and we WILL do this together๐โโ๏ธ
Onwards and downwards
Pocket list โ Day 21
@linda.b
Day 21 – Wellington, NZ – FD
First fast day of the week. Doing pretty good so far, no light headedness which is great! Conveniently have my dental hygienist appointment booked for tonight so should prevent me from eating haha
Another busy Monday at work, probably helps with fasting day too. Next FD this Thursday.
@lilymartin icecream is still delicious here ๐ really love the real fruit icecream on a hot day!
Day 21 – Lake district UK – FD
Good morning everyone
What a fabulous weekend, finished it off yesterday bimbling round the garden, sorting out planters/pots and tubs ready for planting in a few weeks time. Even sowed some early salad greens etc in troughs, cut whilst young and throw them straight onto the plate.
@funshipfreddie – Yes we saw that programme first time round, as you say, always some characters around!
Expect there might be a few names on the pocket list today ….
Take care all
Pocket list โ Day 21
@penz
@lilymartin
@linda.b
@fastingto58kgs
@i-hate-lettuce
Day 21 – South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ – FD
@at – wow, 12 kms?! I was trying to convince myself I didn’t need to fast today, but now I’m inspired.
Going to try to keep busy & if the going gets tough I’ll just daydream about tomorrow’s Jewel of India lunch.
Stronger together ๐ช
Pocket list โ Day 21 ๐
@penz
@lilymartin
@linda.b
@fastingto58kgs
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
Day 21 โ Gold Coast Queensland Australia โ FD
@i-hate-lettuce – bimbling? That’s a new word for me and I had to look it up. Love it…. bimbling around the garden…. sounds so idyllic … and I will use it myself ๐๐๐ conjures up an image of balloons just bimbling around the place. ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Day 21 – Ireland – FD
Hi everybody!
Iโm sorry Iโve been MIA. Hols, short work week and long weekend means my focus was shotโฆ
And of course Iโve bobbed back upโฆ 161lbs.
Time to focus for the end of monthโฆ
Iโll catch up on posts later but hope you are all well my online friends.
Onward and downward again โฌ๏ธ
We rise by lifting others ๐
Day 21 UK FD
Suns out I feel a good week coming on ๐ช
Pocket list โ Day 21 ๐
@penz
@lilymartin
@linda.b
@fastingto58kgs
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle
Day 21 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 213 lbs. Starting my 2nd WFD. Whew, got to keep working hard to head downwards. Last week showed an upwards trend, despite keeping to the WOL. Just the slight change in pattern having 5 NFDs in a row plus an extra weekend where I wanted to stuff my face (in solidarity with my 5 NFD streak?) took its toll. I must learn: carbs, especially simple sugars and processed starches, do not satisfy; they give a quick burst of energy and leave me just as hungry if not more so. I can do better ๐
Pocket list โ Day 21 ๐
@penz
@lilymartin
@linda.b
@fastingto58kgs
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
Day 21 – UK – NFD
Hi all, sorry I’ve been MIA – I tested positive for Covid last week and just coming out the other side of it now, I’m still positive but it’s on its way out of the system. DH is a couple of days behind me. I spent 3 days locked away in the bedroom trying to spare him from the viral load. He made sure there were plenty of snacks outside the door so I’ve definitely not been fasting but I wouldn’t anyway, I’ve needed the energy. Though I’ve not had the biggest of appetites! Looking forward to picking up the FDs once the lateral flows turn negative!
Have a great Monday all ๐
Day 21 UK NFD
Still under the effects of COVID so this past weekend has been pretty much a write off in respect of FD or anything else for that matter. Really have just eaten what is easy to prepare, what was available and what I actually felt like eating (or not). Hope to be rid of this soon and RESOLVE to get going again asap. All your posts have been great to read so thank you one and all. Have a good week everyone.
Day 21 Melb Aust CD
Well, despite not posting, I’ve been quietly persevering with this weight loss journey. Actually haven’t managed a FD yet this month but I’m about a kilo down anyway, so I’m not fussed. We get there when we get there. I’ve decided to gently watch the kilos disappear, allow the occasional “treat” but not go overboard. Being a bit lighter does have the positive side-effect of slightly more energy.
Having said all that, I really do mean to begin “proper” 5:2 soon. My CDs range from 1000 to 1500 calories, so a little more off and I’ll manage a couple of FD800s.
Good to read all the positive posts and the RESOLVE being expressed. Keep up the good work. Let’s face it, being lighter just makes so many things that much easier.
So: Onward and downwards everyone!
USA. Day 21. FD
Pocket list โ Day 21 ๐
@penz
@lilymartin
@linda.b
@fastingto58kgs
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol
@ccco
My fasting has not gone well this past week! I had way too much on my mind but after looking over a catalogue of close I would love to buy, I am doubling down on my efforts, so added myself to the pocket list again!!
I am sorry to hear of those of you recovering from Covid. I can’t wait for the days when this problem is in our rear view mirror!
Good luck to everyone on our pocket list today! We have a big one today! ๐
Day 21 โ 5:2 800
Accountability post – on track here.
Still on funny small phone, likely to be for a while. DH car trouble more than we thought.
Alarming weather (tornadoes, hail storms predicted for later today) so hunkering down.
Many thanks for well wishes during these trying days.
Warm thoughts to all.
Day 21 USA (Illinois)
Joining the pocket list today, well maybe it will be a full 500 calories for my one meal, but need a few pounds off.
Pocket list โ Day 21 ๐
@penz
@lilymartin
@linda.b
@fastingto58kgs
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol
@ccco
@songbirdme
Onward and downward.
Day 21 – Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช – NFD
Sorry, I was MIA due to the long bank holiday for St Patrick’s, then today it felt like we were punished for having two bank holidays in a row while the rest of the world was at work….the backlog!!!
I haven’t weighed in, but I know I am up. Tomorrow will be a better day.
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