USA Day 10 FD
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The kitchen is closed and I had a successful FD coming in at 790 calories. Originally, I was going for 500 calories but I was too hungry and afraid that might lead me to a binge, so I added a salad. No wine tonight. It seems that whenever I drink a glass of wine I got up a pound! That must stop but I miss sitting in front of my fireplace with a nice glass of wine! Oh, well! 🙁 Maybe after I reach my goal!

Hope everyone is having a great day! See you all tomorrow! 🙂

Day ten, a fast day . I have lost another 400g. Weight is 68.6. I’m getting there !

Day 10, Guildford UK,last FD

Phew!

Mari

Day 10, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Just a quick check in. Very unpleasant outside, raining instead of snowing. Dark and grey all day!

Hope everyone had a good Thursday! 😊

Day 11 – Japan – WFD

My stomach is giving me a lot of trouble right now. I guess that makes the fasting easy! 😀

Oh well done @chipmonk13, dont know if i couldve done that. The smell wouldve been enough to set me off 👏😇

Day 10 – USA – NFD

Reading all of your posts with enthusiasm…no FDs yet this month, but perhaps when I travel next week, I’ll be driving a lot of the time, so hoping to fast then.

Day 11 – Melbourne AUS – NFD

FD ended at 670 cals, more than intended, but was feeling shocking – and after waking up I think it may have been carb withdrawal headaches. 4 days of virtually no sugar, and I didn’t realise that incidentally ate very few carbs as well, makes me think I was scoffing them down the carbs (more then I realised I was) if I had a reaction like that!!!

Completed my initial challenge of 4d sugar free, going to try and stay strong and carry it through today, it’s 3:30pm and so far so good – wish me luck!

@flourbaby I really need to make some bone broth, even just for snacks on FD’s. Thankfully I think I’ve avoided a cold, but no harm in bolstering the immune system!
@matpi love that Churchill quote, very reassuring.

Happy Friday!

Day 11, Emden Germany, FD

@annemarilyn thanks for thinking about me, I’m fine but have other things at my mind at the moment so won’t be around here much. MIL and friend not doing very well. x

Pocket list day 11
@chipmunk13
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 11 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Afraid I did not complete my FD yesterday.

Stressful times with Dad in hospital. My brother and sister were in the hospital from 8am until noon yesterday, trying to meet the doctor he is under (or anyone on the team) to find out what they are doing to treat Dad. He is only in paracetamol now!!! And he tells us stories of young doctors popping in and telling him he will be discharged on Monday….and he can’t walk 5 steps on a Zimmer frame yet.

Eventually they gave up and went home. My sister will keep trying (she is an ex nurse so has been appointed our go-to person to talk medical stuff). Anyway, then my niece visited him, and maybe he opened up more to get, but he told her that the ex con and junkie in the other ward was threatening to smother all the other men with a pillow if they did not stop snoring. 😡 Dad felt threatened and vulnerable.

OMG I was so so so angry when I heard this. So stressed out. I was planning what I would do to this man, and they weren’t good.

So folks, I was so upset when I got home, DH brought me out to dinner and it did calm me.

I feel a lot better today, and optimistic that today will be a good day. My poor Dad, a big strong man who took no sh#t from nobody all his life…and now this. At least we got him moved. Thanks @at for the hug, I needed it.

Have a good Friday all, and sorry for the vent.

Good luck to all the fasters today. I’m not sure what I’m doing today on the fasting front but I’ve not eaten yet. Will see how it goes… Doesn’t matter if I do or don’t. The beauty of 5:2 is flexibility.

Day 11 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Good 800 FD yesterday. Haven’t done enough walking this week, the grey days are making me feel lethargic….I must make more effort!!!! Oh and I must also remember to drink enough water, so easy to forget that during winter.

Wishing the Friday fasters a successful day 🙂

Day 11 UK CD

Another successful 800 calorie FD yesterday – I could easily get into the swing of regular 800 calorie OMAD weeks with the odd NFD. 800 calories feel an abundance for one meal, esp when used to thinking about 500 calorie ceilings.

Friday’s my weekly weigh-in and delighted to be back down to 143.5lb, only 0.5lb up on pre-Christmas weight. No time to measure but feeling thinner and less sluggish, plus slept really well after v early night – will do this again for the next few days to refill my sleep bank.

I’ll come back later to read posts – hope you all have a good day x

Day 11 USA (Illinois) NFD

Good FD yesterday, just about 500 calories, but most of them were in fats from my homemade Caesar salad dressing that I like. I will just live with the fact I really do like fats.

@daffodil2010 – hugs to you as you learn how to navigate your dad and his time in the hospital. Having ill parents is no fun at all.

@bert1802 – I am always cold, but moreso on FD’s. My opinion of your boss and his comments about your eating (or your stomach) is nothing I can write here.

@michelinme – Agreed on the niceties of 800 calorie FD’s. They have become pretty common for me in maintenance as the 1 of 6:1.

Onward and downward.

Day 11: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD Trying to be careful!

Day off today. Unhappily strained my back yesterday evening. Not allowing for the fusion, I overstretched it painfully. Hope it won’t become a problem. Painful, sleepless night.
Spoke to dear daughter in Australia for the first time since she left us, via Skype (strange slightly dis-jointed experience owing to the long distance), great to see her face and hear her voice from 11,000 miles or so away. Amazing really!

@at: You live a very busy and fulfilling life, I would say. Good for you!
@jumpgoldpenguin: You fasted for 27 hours…in my book that’s a great success.
@rosyposy: Yes, you can do it! Great progress so far.
@daffodil2010: Oh that is so awful for your poor dad…I do hope things improve quickly ((hugs)) You did get him moved? Well, if so that’s a relief. Stay strong xx

Awwww @Daffodil210 im so sorry your going through this with your dad. Its bad enough seeing your dad vulnerable like that without the added agro from others on the ward. Big hugs coming your way.
@ciren2 hope your back gets better soon, i strained mine a week ago lifting a heavy box wrong, my own silly fault, but its ok now thankfully. Yours will in time too.
@michelinme good news about your weight loss.. keep going you can do it 🙂

Happy fastin everyone.

Day 11. UK. CFD

@northerndawn thank you for wishing me luck. TMI warning. Who’d have thought carbon dioxide would cause so much pain. Not in my bowel but in the centre of my upper abdomen just under ribs. Radiographer said, ‘oh I’ll turn it down a bit’. It was as if he was blowing a tire up! It caused proper pain where you have to do controlled breathing in and out to manage it. I’ve been told I’ll be called to see consultant in the near future to discuss the results. Although I feel whatever was bleeding in November will be healed and there will be nothing to see. I don’t feel being celiac is the cause of the bleeding as I havnt found anything online to suggest that being celiac can be a cause.

@songbirdme lol EFS aka epic face stuffing … I’m sure I’ve been guilty of that from time to time.

Just a quick post as feel a bit under par and that crappy migraine is back. On a positive note it’s been a CFD as didn’t get to eat until 2:00pm and now I’m ready for bed 🛌

Peace & Love

Day 11, UK, FD

I woke up sneezing this morning 😱 , and I still feel a bit rough. I really don’t want another flu/cold 😡 . But the FD has gone ok so far. Mind you, I do feel like eating. Maybe because I feel rough 😔 . I’ll try to stay the course, don’t really want to ruin it 🙂

@ccco yes, we both seem to be plateauing, lets try and make a move forward 🙂 . Holding your hand tight.

@daffodil2010 I really feel for you, and your dad. My mum was in a similar situation the year before, totally vulnerable and dependant, and its really hard to see that, because she was really strong and independant all her life. I’m thinking of you and sending you a huge hug 🤗 xx

Have a great day everyone 🌼

Day 12 -Melbourne AUS – NFD

Managed to limit the sugar yesterday to whatever was in about 2tbsp of vanilla Greek yoghurt, not totally sugar free Friday, but happy with that effort. Weight is still up due to recent NFD’s, but focusing on the good food choices, strong training, and limited sugar for the week. Will keep plodding along!

Nice mild day today so heading for a walk and coffee with a friend, then helping DH chip solid render off some walls. Has a very high cement content so it’s going to be tough (dodgy diy job years ago I think). Good exercise though!

@daffodil2010 that sounds absolutely awful! Thoughts are with you.

@bert1802 mine did that in a meeting yesterday!! And it wasn’t even a FD 😂 haha. It can be frustrating, but my response is always “understand fasting isn’t for everyone, but it works for me, and fits in well with my life”
@ciren2 ouch! Hope your back pain resolves, sounds terrible
@judyjudes I went through something similar a few years ago, the cause was helicobactor pylori which was dealt with, but symptoms still went on – tests showed up not much (would cry in frustration as I just wanted them to tell me what was wrong so i could move on) and was told simply have IBS/food intolerances as a result, so I absolutely sympathise with you, fingers crossed for some good news for you.

@at, I was trying to access the google sheet but it’s telling me I need to request permission. Maybe I’m doing something wrong?

Day 11 second post

Today has been too full and i’m super tired again. Weird day’s eating – 4pm gf bagel,30g cheese and an apple 5.30pm some banana, date & cinnamon cake over tea with my mother. It’s made with coconut flour & sweet potato, gluten- grain- & sugar-free (must remember to calcuate the calories for future reference) Not eaten well but too late & too tired – need another 10 hrs sleep.

@judyjudes that sounds so painful – I hope the consultant appointment is soon & helpful.Hope the migraine passes too x
@daffodil2010 your poor Dad; what a worry. I hope he has helpful treatment & is home again soon x
@flourbaby congrats on your 3lb whoosh – & good luck holding on to it! 🙂
@borealis hope you had a good restart x
@rozb thank you 🙂
@ciren2 so glad you talked with your DD 🙂 Hope your back is better for the rest
@shinything hope you’re not sick again 🙁 I’m trying to remind myself that getting back to my plateau will be progress, post-Christmas 😀
@snowflake56 I’m sorry for your troubles x
@chipmunk13 2kg in 10 days is amazing – well done!
@at I also have a problem with the spreadsheet which seems to have become View Only

Here’s a link to Dr Michael Mosley’s segment on effects of having a dry month (it’s the signed version as shown in the early hours of this morning!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bmfpg2/sign/trust-me-im-a-doctor-series-8-episode-5

Wishing you all a good weekend, whatever it brings 🙂

Day 11 Belfast CD

Yesterday’s FD wasn’t so controlled, but will try again next Monday.
Feeling good; I spent today doing serious gardening, and have ticked off quite a few chores.

@judyjudes – I hope you find what’s causing your problems. I’m waiting for an ‘urgent’ endoscopy – 34weeks here. It’s ridiculous.
@daffodil2010 so sorry to hear about the trials and tribulations with your dad. It’s not nice for anyone if he is feeling under pressure. I hope his problems are sorted soon. ((Hugs))
@ciren2 I hope your chat with your daughter has eased your mind a bit. It gets easier!

Off to bed now. Night night

Day 11 3rd post

@at sadly the spreadsheet still says it’s in “View” mode & won’t let me edit… I think only the person who set it up can change this?

Day 11 – USA – FD

Woo hoo….my first FD of 2019! 738 cals total. Also experienced a whoosh even before this FD, which leaves me below my goal of 150. I’m a happy camper. @annemarilyn, just wanted you to say hi…you asked me a question a while ago and I forgot what it was, but hello and happy 2019 to you and yours!