Day 19 NZ FD 69.7kg🔺🏃🏼‍♀️

Y’day’s number was a blip!! I was starving when I woke up…
I had the Texan over and made a thick spicy bean soup and cornbread so I’m up and over on the weight front!! All will be revealed after today’s FD which is non negotiable!!
@iona72 I’m hooked on Waffle too… esp bad once I realised you can retry for the perfect solution…
What is RW&P??
We had a day of great rugby and rugby league here on Saturday. Black Ferns vs Canada was a tough exciting game ending in a 27 all draw…
Have a good day everyone!!

Day 19-No.VA USA-NFD
I am still here! Enjoying some lovely weather, puttering in the garden this weekend; had a dance recital to attend on Saturday out of town. It was amazing the energy of the girls (no boys this year for some reason). We attend due to young relative involved. Troupe is not that good, but I really feel the teaching is the problem; certainly the students have the potential. But anyway, all was good till the drive home, with some pretty bad traffic to contend with; unfortunately a problem here in Northern VA and near DC, as I am sure @ccco would attest to.
I hope everyone is well; it seems everyone is busy!
Off to work today! Not retired yet!

Day 19 – Rural Nebraska, USA – CD at the least, and perhaps less – 156.0

I have never hugged/been hugged so many times in one day as I was yesterday. The service was packed, everyone sang beautifully (a detail that always matters to an organist, of course), and the dinner afterward was a lovely time of visiting with people. There were some who showed up who astonished me (mostly from our congregation before DH went to seminary), and they were delighted to have surprised me, LOL. Then we came home and DSIL and DS33 loaded in the truck the little dorm fridge that we’ve been storing for DD, and then took the little dresser my dad made for my sisters and me when we were children, and that will all go home to Indianapolis with them. We spent the rest of the day in Lincoln at our new house, and I made Salmon with Creole Mustard Sauce, Maui Onion Rice, and a salad of broccoli, diced apple and carrot matchsticks with a (full fat, LOL) yogurt dressing. So, yes, two dinners, and then we walked two blocks to the ice cream store, but my portion was TINY.

And Friday’s dinner was absolutely glorious (yeah, @funshipfreddie, the prices are prohibitive for going very often, but we were given a $150 gift certificate last December), but I again ate very little; Saturday’s dinner was fried chicken, mac and cheese, and cole slaw (all purchased ready-prepared) but, again, I did eat large portions, and that was ALL I ate on Saturday. So being up roughly four pounds since my WF last Thursday has me puzzled. My best guess is that I’m up a bit because I’m no longer “empty” as I was on Friday morning, and I was up each morning because I ate so late in the evening all three evenings. Suppose?

So now the challenge is to figure out how to do 5-2 without the distraction of teaching piano lessons twice a week, making WFs easy–I don’t resume lessons until mid-June. It’s weird to consider doing a FD today since I’ve been doing Tues/Thur for so many years now, but it’s also logical since it’ll be a nice break from the full meals of the last three days. I’ll figure it out later.

I spent about five hours on Saturday unloading what I’d packed in my car, and putting away what had previously been taken to the house–it was absolutely tidy by the time I was done. (And then DD and her family arrived from Indianapolis around four o’clock, as they’d left at 5:15 that morning–that was the BEST part of the day! 😍😍😍😍😍) All told, I was up and down the stairs at the house about ten times on Friday and Saturday and Sunday, and my fitbit says I burned 2,000 calories or more on each of the three days. So, my activity plan for today is to be as busy as possible–which is not tough, given how much there is to pack up. Oh, and we have a moving date: on Thursday, May 29, a moving company will come to move our piano, a safe, and all the big, heavy furniture.

I just spent some time looking at the Facebook post from church of the service and of the dinner afterward, and decided this is as good a time as any to show pictures. So, here: https://www.facebook.com/stmatthewchurchcedarbluffs

Okay, some tidying is in order and then to start today’s packing effort. Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 20 NZ NFD 68.8kg🔻

My focus today is making good choices at meal times so I can solidify my drop ie no extras!!
It’s cold and clear here so I’ll do a fast walk on my own today

@stitchincarol ❤️Loved seeing photos of your farewell and your church community gathered together for you and your DH. They must be so sad to see you both leave after 19 years… You have beautiful shiny hair!!
@jaifaim Welcome back!! We’re all still here!!
@northgeorgia 🤞for the bill vote for you. It must be so unsettling…
@ccco I can picture you sitting on your freshly painted chair on the veranda watching your plants grow!!!
@excelsior12309 Glad you have checked in and hope you’re not having to work too hard…
@anicecupoftea I’m a one finger typer on the phone. @stitchincarol has rescued a few of my lost posts over time!!
Great to hear your confidence!!
@funshipfreddie It’s your arty and dancey days coming up so your hands will not be idle!!
@lilymartin I love hearing about food tales from the tractor!! My cousins are farmers and I think the women run unofficial cafés catering for the farm workers making the best bacon n egg pies, roast lamb and chutney sandwiches etc etc

Onward and downwards!!

Day 20 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 238 lbs. Looking forward to a little getaway.

Day 21 NZ NFD 69.1kg🔺

Up a wee bit but the trend is🔻slightly🤣
It’s cold 13*C, clear and sunny here. I haven’t turned any heaters on yet. It’s not winter!!! And perfect for warm jerseys!!
@stitchincarol That’s a lot of rain at once!! But I guess your part of the world is flat. Here it would create brand new streams down the hillsides!!
I wish you every success with your garage sale!! What a relief it will be when the house is empty!!
I took a bathroom mirror snapshot of my shawl for you
https://imgur.com/a/Qthux6h
That’s a great number @northgeorgia!!
Have a great day everyone!!

Day 21 UK f800

It certainly is hard getting rid of a lifetime’s accumulated “treasures” I’ve been chipping away for months @stitchincarol @funshipfreddie

What a lovely pic @merryapple , I’m envious I always manage to look strange – trying too hard to look natural on photos 🥴

Onwards and downward

Pocket List – Day 21 🧅
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@brightonbelle

Day 21…….Florida……

Hey guys….. didn’t mean to drop off the face of the earth. I’m still here, the last couple days I was not feeling well and took everything I had just to be me.
Still feel a bit funky but I am at least coming out of it.

I’m going to attempt today to return to civilization and I hope to get caught up with all the posts

Not sure if it will be a NFD, CD or FD, but it will be a day that’s for sure

Day 21 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

The funeral is over and done with; I’ve stopped at home for a bit before walking up to the Legion Hall for the catered lunch. Tonight a friend is taking us out to dinner. Hopefully, my restraint of the last two days will help minimize the damage of two meals in one day, plus, I’ll limit my choices at each meal.

@merryapple Your shawl is lovely!

I’m not sleeping well at all from the stress of trying to pack and sort through things and get rid of lots…I toss and turn as I think of what to pack and in what order, and eventually I give up, and pull out my Kindle. Gah. Those of you who have recently moved, or are preparing to do so, know the full pain of what I’m going through, LOL. At least I discovered the reason my back was hurting so much was because the sofa, where I normally sat in the evenings, had given up the ghost of providing any support; I’ve moved elsewhere in the living room for evening relaxing and I feel hugely better.

Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 22 – Ireland 🇮🇪 -NFD

I have not posted in a while, so busy in mornings now that I cannot post and then I forget!!! Still here with you guys, in Club Tortoise (Tortwa) and grinding on.

Weight not doing much, so won’t mention it. ☹️

I have taken today off. Some of you may remember I had a 17 year old cat Missie, and this day last year we unfortunately had to get the vet to our house and off she went over Rainbow Bridge. It was the best thing for her, but devastating for us. A year later, I am taking this day to relax and remember by poor old girl. I have a Little Missie day lily growing outside which should bloom soon, so a permanent reminder ☺️

Getting my hair cut soon, then a nice lunch in my garden quitely contemplating. Still doing 16:8, no bother to me now.

Have a great day all. Xxxx

Day 23 UK f800

What a lot going on , I don’t have any words of wisdom so I’ll catch up tomorrow Hoping you all have a good day 💕

Pocket List Thursday🥝
@at
@funshipfreddie
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle

Day 22 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 237 lbs. Got a little travel for work to do today, and a lot of travel with family to do this weekend 😉 My next FD is in June, so I’ll have to be mindful the rest of the month.

USA. Day 22. FD

Pocket List Thursday🥝
@at
@funshipfreddie
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle
@ccco

Good day, everyone! It’s raining outside, so that means I have more time to write here today.

Stitchincarol, I commiserate with you about all that rain. We seem to be in the same situation. My son just told me that he and his wife took some things they didn’t need or want anymore to some kind of fair here where you can sell things rather than have a yard sale. I have never been to one but he said it went well. I guess that is a good idea because people are deliberately going there to buy something, although sometimes, if you live in a populated area, people can walk by a yard sale, become interested and just drop in. I hope your garage sale goes well. I have moved my family and myself a few times, so I know what an undertakinng that is. I wish you well.

Merryapple, I know you are right about that salt for potassium swap. It isn’t so popular here anymore but I thought I would give it a try. I am glad my doctor checked my potassium levels. In the meantime and I should not be surprised, after not using salt for a while, I don’t miss it, so I will move on with my DASH heart diet without it. I have become so sensitive to salt now that I immediately swell. That can’t be good! I am glad to see that you sew your own clothes. I did so when I was younger. I also liked designing my own from time to time. Today, however, so few people seem to sew, so I can’t find the quality and quantity of fabric I like, so I stopped. I would love to make something for my granddaughter, though. It would be special

FUNSHIPFREDDIE, my arhtritic hands don’t let me do much handwork anymore like you do. I did make some bracelets for my grandchildren recently in a jewelry makig class. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to handle the beads but I managed and I think they appreciated them. I used to knit at my church in a group who knitted for the homeless but I finally had to give that up, too. I still enjoy making flower arrangements. I take a class before every holiday, so I always have something for the occasion

NorthGeorgia, good luck on your next FD.

Lilymartin, thank you. This year I had double the work, since I was too sick last you to do all my daily spring jobs. It is such a feeling of accomplishment to finally have finished all that and my vegetables are getting so big already. I can’t wait to see the little faces of my grandchildren when we harvest them. This is a first for them and I think they will love it!

I hope you all are having a great day! 🤗

Day 22 NE England

I can’t seem to get back to normal after our trip away. Feeling generally a bit down, thinking about family members who have passed away lately, and worrying about elderly parents. I don’t seem to have much energy for anything.
Rain certainly needed here not had any for weeks, very unusual.
Lovely to see your photos @stitchincarol and @merry🍎

Day 23 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71.6 kg

@stitchincarol – congratulations to you & DH! 🥳 🎉🎈🍾 Enjoy your dinner tonight

@merryapple – a dog called ‘Oprah’?! 😂

@anicecupoftea – enjoy France! 🇫🇷 🥐

@iona72 – I hope you manage to cheer up & get back your mojo soon! 🤗 Make the most of the dry weather while it lasts 🌤

@ccco – arthritic hands? Must be very irritating. Aren’t there any remedies for that? All the amazing advances in medicine; maybe AI will help to discover cures for some of these common ailments soon 🤔

@lilymartin – yesterday’s Wordle was tricky! I went from POLIO to FOLIO, on my 6th attempt. I did a little better today though. Sending you & @anicecupoftea RESOLVE for your Friday FD 💪

Happy Fri-yay! 🍹

Pocket List – Day 23 🧀
@lilymartin
@anicecupoftea

Day 23……Florida….FD

Got on here this morning and realized I never hit the post bottom yesterday….. lol is this a sign of me losing the last few marbles I have.
Today is going to be a FD or at least try my hardest.

Yesterday I had small bout of the illness that effected me last week. I had no illness sickness except I couldn’t keep my eyes open and super lethargic. So, while I being a bump on a log, I did some research and reviewed my food log.

Months ago, I found out that I have a gluten intolerance not celiac, so I’ve gone gluten free and started to feel a whole lot better but the doctor did say that once we removed gluten from my diet other intolerances could pop up and to keep a food diary. So I could spot any changes and make necessary changes to avoid feeling as horrible as I did which made me seek out medical advice.
The days leading up to my sleep for day’s episode, my food take while healthy, they were very heavy meals, items such as stuffed peppers, a large salad, etc.
then yesterday, I had a large breakfast which included eggs, hash and gluten free bread. Then the symptoms came back.
I didn’t actually start feeling better with the original illness until eating was too much work and ate very little. Yesterday was a NFD day and symptoms started again.
Conclusion, I have reached is that even on NFD, I have to watch my quantity consumption and eat smaller meals perhaps more frequently. Well that’s the plan anyways
So for the foreseeable future, I’m going to watch and track my food intake and see if my changes are effective.
Today is a FD and let’s see how this goes….

I hope everyone is doing well!

Day 23 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

My painful back has returned. Just too much lifting and carrying? Hopefully, because that will mean an end to the pain is in sight.

My weight is up half a pound this morning, but I’m going to weigh again in awhile and see if it has dropped. Dinner last night was actually a goodbye party with our circuit pastors and their wives, but I ate exactly what I’d planned (half a burrito, some chips and salsa, and a margarita, and two eggs for lunch), and my fitbit says I burned just shy of 2200 calories, so I’m not worried I did any actual damage. Tonight will be the bigger challenge because of the restaurant involved…

But first, it’s time to do more sorting and packing and head down to the new house to unload and put it away. We’re getting VERY impatient to get furniture down there!

This is my limit for posting on my phone. Have a grand one, everyone!

USA. DAY 23. FD

I went a little off the rails yesterday but I am back in business.

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@lilymartin
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@brightonbelle
@bert1802
@ccco

Stitchincarol, sounds like you are getting down to the nitty gritting with your move. Sorry about your back, though! When you get your furniture in there then you will feel like you finally have arrived!

I hope everyone is having a lovely day!

Day 24 UK NFD

So pleased to see a very modest loss this week , my challenge is now to remain static over the weekend

Have a good Saturday all

USA. Day 24. WFD

I can’t believe how close we already are to the end of May! Time does fly!

Today I am doing a WFD. I haven’t done one of those in a long time. I thought it was about time.

Pocket List-Day 24

@ccco

@northgeorgia, have a nice trip to Florida.

@brightonbelle, every bit counts. I keep going up and down. Frustrating.

@bert1802, I am spending the holiday the same way. Most of my family is out of town, so I, too, am spending a quiet weekend. I am also spending it babysitting my daughter’s dog, who is good company, even if I have to get up extra early to take her out.

For all Americans on board, Happy Memorial Day!

Day 25-No. VA USA-NFD
Fast Day tomorrow. Having a long weekend, doing lazy things around the house. Going to a tapas restaurant for lunch today with DH and DD. She lives north of us, near Washington.
Healthwise, weight is stable, but I am not losing this month. Perhaps a motivated fast day tomorrow will kick start things!

USA. Day 25 FD

My waterfast went well and I my weight is down a little today. Today will be a regular DASH FD hopefully coming in at around 800 calories. I can’t believe that May is almost over already, too!

Pocket List Day 25

@funshipfreddie
@ccco

I see everyone has planned a relaxing Sunday. Me, too!

Have a great day!

Day 25…..Florida…..NFD

Another quiet day at home, we talked about going out for the day. I declined the opportunity, being the holiday weekend everything is going to be crazy busy and I just didn’t want to fight through the crowds.

Yesterday, I came in around 1500 calories for the day which for a NFD, not to shabby. Today, although a NFD, I don’t think it’s going to come in as good. I guess, I’m just gonna take the ups and downs, this is life.

Well, I’m off….. have a great Sunday!

Day 26-No. VA USA-FD800
I am joining @merryapple on the pocket list today!
@merryapple
@excelsior12309