Day 14 – UK – FD800

Hello everyone. I’m back after a break from fasting and I’m easing myself back into the swing of things! I met up with old friends this weekend and was horrified at how I looked in the pictures. I do not want to wait until January to make a big change… I want to get there in better shape than I am at the moment.

I was finding fasting really hard before – way too many temptations around and my mindset almost resented the fasting as a result. Of course, that’s never going to be a recipe for success is it?!

I have now reframed those thoughts a bit! Instead of thinking of things I can’t have, my focus has been on adding lots of ‘good’ things to my eating patterns. I’ve been totting up the number of different plants I’ve been eating a week (last week I clocked 52 different plants). As a result, this has meant I’m craving far less of the ‘not so great’ stuff I was reaching for before… so hey, this is progress!!

I’ve also taken up an old hobby (dancing) in recent weeks, which has been brilliant – I feel like ‘me’ again. It’s amazing how much you don’t realise you’ve been missing something until you do it again! Now it’s time to press a proper reset and get back into my fasting.

@i-hate-lettuce – I’m so pleased to hear your news

Pocket list
@lilymartin
@malee57
@snowflake56 FD800
@i-hate-lettuce
@brightonbelle
@babs_b FD800

Day 14 UK FD
Day 13 NFD

Yesterday I stayed home & enjoyed late brunch of fried green tomatoes, scrambled egg, mushrooms & spinach with seedy bread and marmalade and an early supper of baked potato with actual cheese, apple & plum crumble and vegan custard. The crumble was delicious with a dark gingery topping and rich fruity base. But that was my first cow cheese in months and my body didn’t thank me for it!

Lovely to have DD and her BF here in passing, next up for a few days over Christmas. I’m still feeling wiped out and grumpy thanks to aching all over and exhaustion so need to prioritise rest, stretching, meditation and pacing. Yay for a quieter week with plenty of thinking/writing/planning to do but just a couple of zoom meetings – one about to start, oops!

I’m finding today’s fast hard – brain weary and crying out for protein/energy so it’s unlikely to be a WFD but i’m aiming for a solid OMAD that’s comfortably under 800 calories. It’s all progress!

Day 14 almost 15 second post
@funshipfreddie ,I should have been clearer when I said ‘ cutting down’. 😊
I do indeed mean I have cut out the aforementioned chocolate and chips !! I did not use to have them often but enough to add up the calories.
Have not had either for some time.😇
I am wondering whether it might be water weight as I am now drinking a LOT more water than the past few weeks – as in several glasses more each day.😲😲 😅And have super efficient kidneys.
So hoping it might be ‘ water weight’ and a lower number on the scales to be seen soon??🤞
One reason why I did give up doing 5:2 in 2017 is that I initially lost weight and then stayed on a plateau for weeks , as in something like 3 months!!!! 😱😱 Sad but true.
I fluctuated 500 gm up and down but no real noticeable loss even though I was plugging the numbers in MFP daily ( had never ever counted calories pre 5:2); eating off a side plate; portion control; cut out ALL snacks etc etc.
MY DH was quite concerned as I was not eating a lot.😳
As a health professional I KNOW there must be a reason 🤔🤔 but I really absolutely seriously was doing 5:2 by the book. 😇
And daily TDEE back then was 1600 calories on NFDs which I cut to 1400 – all with no success so I gave up!!!
And then made up by overeating massively for the next 5 years.
Hence back on this forum now. 🙄 Exactly 6 years since I started. ( with a few attempts in between.)
For the past week I have been eating mainly a plant based diet – very little meat; lots of veggies but not much starchy carb ones; 1/2 glass of wine for the week ; very little cheese; far fewer large flat white coffees ( which I DO love)…..
So, yes I do plan on staying on the wagon, just curious as to the physiology of it all, especially knowing the science.
I did not cheat on calories / food as there is nothing to be gained ( except weight!!)
Interestingly I listened to a masterclass series on Diabetes this week and the doc said that we should be eating a high starch, low fat diet with plenty of starchy vegetables and foods. Which seems to be the opposite of the keto diet ……….
But that is a topic for another day as it is now very nearly day 15.😴

Day 14 USA NFD
After 2 FD800 this will be a NFD. Having tile work finished in kitchen this morning, then drop DH at Adult Day Care and work at the art gallery this afternoon. Our son arrives from Florida tomorrow for his dad’s 88th birthday on Thursday this week and Thanksgiving. Our older son will join us so it will be nice to have some time together. Last time we were all together it was stressful as DH was in hospital and then rehab. Looking forward to enjoying happy times together.
Best wishes to all on this journey!

Day 15 Melbourne, Australia NFD 8.30am

Yesterdays FD was a struggle, but I got there. I don’t know that I could do a WFD. I just kept reminding myself that I can eat tomorrow.

Now it is tomorrow and I have my breakfast oats soaking and will add in frozen raspberries, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds and some cinnamon and nutmeg. And top with yoghurt. That way I get lots of plants in to my breky and lots of protein so I don’t get hungry quickly. I have my meals planned for the day so hopefully everything goes smoothly.

Day 14 Ohio, US — MFD
Day 13 — CD

Yesterday was another busy Sunday: church in the morning, reading group in the afternoon, and a long phone call in the evening. Such is the life of a social butterfly 😉 The recalibration of my eating plan for NFD’s proceeded apace and the fasting has gone well today.

@lilymartin Yes, that presenter may be right about people getting bored with vegetables. What I do to avoid that is to make a list of all the vegetables I like to eat (or can eat without a reaction) and then rotate them. So once, I have green beans, say, I won’t have them again until I have worked through the rest of the list. Most of my meals are one-bowl (or mug) meals, so my bowl has my veggies, a “grain” (like rice or quinoa), a protein, and spices and an oil (all of which I rotate separately). There are so many different combinations that it’s months before any repetition occurs and by then it’s almost like eating a new dish again. By the way, rotations of foods seems to be the method de rigueur for controlling food sensitivities.

@maui Your work at an art gallery sounds fascinating. Does the gallery specialize in any particular types of art?

Pocket list for Day 14
@lilymartin
@malee57
@snowflake56 FD800
@i-hate-lettuce
@brightonbelle
@babs_b FD800
@matpi
@amiya
@michelinme

Day 15 UK FD

Yesterday’s FD wasn’t, so today it is! I went over by a portion of apple & plum crumble with vegan custard – a relatively mindful decision as I was simply too tired to get by on 500/800 calories. On the bright side I didn’t eat the lovely chocolate DD brought at the weekend or rampage through cupboards craving food which is a good sign! Note to self: unplanned wiped out FD don’t work well.

Still wiped out today but mentally more prepared. I plan to drink lots of black decaff coffee, cold fizzy water, fresh peppermint/ginger tea and marmite tea – once I’m awash it’s harder to think of food. Today’s also a bit busier than yesterday with a couple of zoom calls, my PA here to help and my mother for her weekly tea. I’ll give my mother a couple of portions of crumble to take home – she never makes it any more but really enjoys it when I do. If I need to eat I’ll have lentil, tomato & spinach soup which I’d forgotten I’d defrosted for yesterday’s FD.

@matpi what a good idea to make a list of the vegetables you can eat and then rotate them! I’m now salivating for green beans 🙂 Sounds like a good way to avoid developing more food intolerances too

@lilymartin congratulations on getting under 85kg! Milestones are important markers on the road

@malee57 your breakfast sounds delicious! I don’t eat breakfast but I may try that as a lunch or supper soon. My body doesn’t do grains well since covid but the odd portion of porridge is a real treat

@babs_b welcome back! I was also MIA but been back since 27 May and have lost 17lbs so far, 25lb to go I disappeared mid October for a busy period but settling back on the waggon again now

@maui how lovely to have this precious family time together

@jaifaim sounds like a lovely time with your girlfriend – enjoy!

Pocket List – Day 15 🍋
@lilymartin CD
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@michelinme

Day 15 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD

Yesterday was another day of eating decently/reasonably, although the scale is a bit higher yet again this morning. I know today and Thursday will take care of that, but I’d sure like to see the scale going down! In the meantime, I got all sorts of things done yesterday, so being productive felt good. And today is a long day of piano lessons, so being productive can’t help but happen.

@maui Awww, your two sons there with you? Sounds like bliss!

@malee57 Well done on persevering through a FD; that’s some serious RESOLVE you exhibited there!! 💪🥇

@matpi My mom had lots of allergies, and did some food allergy testing once where the doctor told her that it takes 72 hours for the food we eat to get out of our body. So she was assigned the task of eating any given food only once in 72 hours. So corn oil to cook something today, for example, meant no corn starch in pudding, no corn as a veggie, no cornmeal for breakfast, no corn syrup as a sweetener, no licking stamps–corn is in a lot of things! She was why I learned to cook from absolute scratch, something I still do 90% of the time.

@northgeorgia You and I are functioning in such similar ways: our FDs are managing to be stellar, but our NFDs are reminiscent of what got us to the situation of needing to lose weight. Didn’t you say once that you used to be quite thin? What was different about both your eating habits and your attitude then? Perhaps reclaiming those will help now…if you can find a way to reclaim them.

I bought a beer-brewing kit a LONG time ago–and haven’t brewed since I got it home. That kit has been waving its arms and whistling at me every time I walk past it on the shelf, so decided yesterday would be the day–and then couldn’t find my copious notes that I never brew without, and that includes the directions for that kit. (I was wishing for your relaxed ease at brewing, @i-hate-lettuce!) So I need to hunt a few more places to find the missing notes and then will brew tomorrow if I find them; that should be enough time to have it ready at Christmas when the family is all here.

And so the days go, with things accomplished and things stymied, LOL! Have a grand one, everyone!

Pocket List – Day 15 🍋
@lilymartin CD
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@michelinme
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD

Day 15 Ireland – FD 🚫✅🚶🏽‍♀️

Hi all just jumping on quickly to pop myself on the pocket list… I had a busy day and a FD – not actually tempted by much food today… I’m feeling a wee bit ropey and putting it down to the booster… not ill per se just a little “off” … focus shot…

Welcome back @babs_b 👋

Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕

Pocket List – Day 15 🍋
@lilymartin CD
@i-hate-lettuce
@funshipfreddie
@michelinme
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD
@babs_b FD800
@jaifaim

Day 16 Melbourne, Australia CD

I agree with others about the problem with control on my NFD. That’s when my bingeing brain lizard arrives. And it is a constant battle to not undo the hard work of a FD. I’m going to try to remember to not worry about the “perfect approach” but go for the “better approach”. I don’t want to go back to overeating. but if I do make sure I am overeating fruit or carrots or snowpeas.

Working tonight so hopefully that will be easier to do a CD.

Have a good day all.

Day 16 country west Australia FD 84.7 kgs
Yay!! Cruella de scales being nice for a change, 2 days in a row.
100 gms is actually not a lot and probably the water weight but at this stage I am taking ANY lower number on the scales.😊
@penz it is really good having someone to ‘ hold my hand’ on the journey. It really does help especially when tempted to overdo things in the calorie department.🤝
More sensible eating for the past 2 weeks has helped re-set my appetite which is great.
I am now mindful when my stomach says ‘ enough!!’ rather than continuing to stuff food down thoughtlessly.
( Still day at a time at the mo, so not getting too carried away…)
@funshipfreddie, I do love your jokes. Always make me smile, so thank you.💐
@northgeorgia, I sympathise with days that get away from us with our food choices.
I would really love to know the psychology of why we self-sabotage ???
5 years ago when I lost weight I then proceeded to eat like there was no tomorrow. I ate and ate and ATE, putting on more weight than I ever had and weighing the most I ever have , including during 3 pregnancies !! And so here I am 5 years down the track starting off much worse than when I originally started 5:2.
@maui, congratulations on your new low.
@babs_b, this forum is so good for support.
Onward and downward.

Day 16-UK-FD

Didn’t have an amazing FD as I had a headache, that’s my excuse though. I’m better on NFD’s tbh, as don’t really get hungry until quite late in the day, @matpi I agree with you about the big food companies and like your idea of a small bowl. Palatable foods, the ‘half and halves’ (1/2 fat and 1/2 sugar) are all too readily available to grab ;-/

Exercise is the key for me, helps with low level depression. Yesterday with the ‘comedy’ weather (rain/wind) I racked up 3000 steps indoors just repeating some basic steps to music (20 mins) luckily the rain stopped eventually and I got out so got to 10,000 goal, such a great antidote to staring at a screen. I resent the time I spend working, but cie la vie.

Sending positive virtual hugs to those fasting today!

Day 16, London, UK, NFD…………… again.

Clearly I’m with you @penz, slowly breaking myself back into this WOL, I’ve cut calories & carbs, emptied the house of the dreaded vino & upped my water intake from ‘only what was in the vino or coffee’ to 3L/day!! Next challenge complete a bloomin’ FD!!!!

@linda.b, I really hope you feel better soon, I guess we’re getting new variants regularly, it’s a bit of unlucky dip as to how severe they are💐

It’s a quick one from me, loved the Raid joke!!!

Chicken salad today (OMAD) might come in under 600cals (blame the avocado!!, but I’ve given up sweeteners & coffeemate in my coffee but replaced them with ………… double cream ………. I’m guessing that plus 2 babybels will have me at 900cals+ so I can’t quite call it a FD!!

Stay strong folks💪🏼💪🏼

Day 16 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 213 lbs. LOL! Yes, I wrapped all the presents for Christmas…took a day and a half, and I’m sure there may be a few stragglers come in — did a couple last night, but such a nice feeling haha

I will remember today that I don’t need a “perfect approach,” just a “better approach.” Have a great day!

Day 16 UK NFD

I really don’t know about the scientific benefits @stitchincarol but you sound to be doing pretty well to me

I’m aiming to get back on track but I’m finding it incredibly difficult
Happy 🐫day all See you on the list tomorrow

Day16 USA/HI. NFD
Still 173 lb. today. Those FD800 days have given me encouragement and a new mindset. Looking to break into the 160’s soon and keep going down this time.
Trying to keep calories at 1200 on NFD and it seems to be working ok if using MFP app. Interesting to see how easy the calories jump up with a little wine. But my son brought in a bottle to celebrate his arrival so of course I had to join him. Such a delight to son enjoying being with his dad in person again. Great moments.

Day 16 – UK Cam – NFD
Just had a delicious supper of veggie bake, in tomatoey spicey sauce with cheesey potato topping (sorry about spelling) – loads of carrots, cauliflower, celery – anything that was lurking in the bottom drawers of fridge… DH wolfed his down (altho’ I did grill him 2 rashers of bacon to go with it). Had a quiet day today, tidying up greenhouse plants and putting plants under cover before cold snap forecast later in week. In afternoon I tuned into my audio book and cut out the bunting flags and tape for the local musical group to use with their Christmas gigs – hope to finish it tomorrow.
@stitchincarol – love the analogy food and quilting – I have an autumn quilt which I must finish – sitting on the pile of ‘stuff to do’ which never seems to get smaller. Also sympathise with the bread nibbling – my flatbreads, with garlic oil drizzled over just disappeared but fortunately I was not the only culprit – invited our neighbours in to try some and DH smelled the baking so came out of his den.
@northgeorgia – already wrapped???? I have just started to do my shopping and some I need to post early next week to ensure it arrives before 25/12. Thank goodness for a certain online store with next-day delivery!
@babs.b – yep, it’s the carbs that are my downfall too – rice, pasta, bread – lovely stuff but not good! Have you tried cauliflower rice? It is really good, dead easy to prepare and you can freeze it too so it is very quick to use. I try to have some whenever I have a spicy meal rather than rice.
@linda.b – hope you are soon feeling better – it’s quite alarming how many folk I know are going down with covid despite vaccination, fortunately they are not seriously ill.

FD tomorrow, all organised (well, sort of) with annual health check up early on, interview mid-morning for new volunteering job and then plan to go to nearby town for some seasonal shopping (northgeorgia – all your fault!!). Hope to grab a salady lunch to break my fast but will take hot drink with me.

@funshipfreddie – laughed out loud at Raid joke!

Onward and Downward everyone

Day 17 country west Australia CD 84.7 kg
Good FD yesterday, not hard, drinking litres of fluid until home from work and dinner for DH.
Is it sensible to cook a roast beef dinner with all the trimmings on a FD ????
Cut one very thin slice of beef and was going to have some of the cauliflower cheese when the thought popped into my head ‘ Why do I choose to be fat??’ 🤔🤔🤔which stopped me in my tracks !
Not something I had really thought about before but kind of makes sense.
After all I am the one who chooses to put every morsel in my mouth and over the past 5 years have consumed truckloads of food I obviously didn’t need , so am doing some mindful introspection whilst doing 5:2 and ACTUALLY fasting on FD.
@matpi, I remember a counsellor friend said many years ago that anyone with an addiction to anything , be it food/ booze/ FB/ TV/ exercise /cigarettes etc was self-medicating and trying to cope with something in their lives.
And until they ‘ peeled the onion’ and discovered just what was driving them/ the reason for their addiction, they would never really conquer it.
I remember telling her that I just liked food!!!! 😊
@michelinme congratulations on the new low, well done.👏
@gardenlily, the veggie bake sounds delicious. I make ratatouille with loads of veggies and keep it in the fridge. Lunch today for my CD.
@jaifaim, good to hear the 3lbs vanished💐
@maui, we need to celebrate the lovely moments in life and son and father together in person certainly is one of those moments.🥂
@songbirdme, lovely to hear from you again.’ Shawshank Redemption’ is one of my all-time favourite movies. I LOVE it and don’t know how many times I have seen it. Great story and so well acted. 💜
@stitchincarol, don’t know about the science but you seem to be doing quite well at the moment anyway.
@northgeorgia, 213 WOW!!! Trying to work out the secret between wrapping gifts and weight loss???
Mr Moseley please explain!!
@amiya, apparently food companies spend a LOT of money on food scientists who develop ‘ crave- ability’ factor in foods. The right mix of fat, sugar and salt to appeal to our tastebuds and get us craving more.
@funshipfreddie, love the Raid joke. 🤣
@linda_b, hope you recover from Covid soon. Not nice. 💐
@flourbaby, hiya. Good to ‘ see’ you again.
Off to work I go. hi ho!
Onward and downward.
PS Is AT OK? I haven’t kept up with all the posts but haven’t seen a post from AT in a while.

Day 17 – UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

Plan B re my usual Thursday FD, visitors this evening and another celebratory meal and a lot of laughs! So with the flexibility of 5:2 will postpone my FD until tomorrow (and possibly a B2B on Saturday if tonight is a bit overindulgent 😉

But that’s the beauty of this WOL, just don’t have an overindulgent night every night and expect 2 FD’s to put it right, it won’t. It’s straight back to being sensible plus 2 or occasionally 3 FD’s.

@jaifaim – Yes, you can enjoy a break, once you’re back home book tickets for the 5:2 wagon and jump on, you’ll soon lose any holiday gain. Luckily I haven’t much of a sweet tooth, but can develop a bit of a thirst on holiday 🙂 but as soon as I get home, I focus on getting back on track.

@stitchincarol – Re ‘extra’ calories on a FD … I tend to really try on FD’s to make sure I stick around 600 calories, even if I just have a taste of something, it’s added! I found early days it was too easy to be tempted and ‘con’ myself I was still on target for my FD. So don’t know the answer to your FD question, but would suggest any extra ‘unlisted’ or unaccounted calories are still going to spoil a FD, my only way is to count them all. Sorry 😉

Take care all

Day 17 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD 152.0

I’m working hard on not nibbling ever–I’m not yet to the point where it’s second nature, but I’m making progress. So, while yesterday’s eating was perhaps, uh, “heartier” than a woman on a diet might reasonable consume, I didn’t snack ever, so it’s a further sign of progress. That impressive mojo I had a year ago is flat out gone, but the work I’m having to do to retrain my brain feels important, and I’m making progress, so it feels good, even if it’s frustrating. And, @northgeorgia, I’m still determined to beat you on our race to being down 4 pounds!!!

@brightonbelle Thanks for the encouragement. 😘 Until I learn otherwise, I’ve decided no little nibbles at the end of a WFD.

@songbirdme I loved Shawshank Redemption when it first came out, and have seen it once or twice on TV since then; great movie! Any fun pieces of trivia yesterday?

@jaifaim Oh, what a lovely trip that will be! Have a grand time, and good on you for a second FD today to be ahead of the game before you travel.

@gardenlily Yeah, I have lots of PhDs also…”Projects half done” for you who don’t speak Quilt. 😂 And I have little to no sewing in MONTHS. On the other hand, my sweater is close to done, and would be done if it weren’t for the dreaded seam-sewing that I like so little in sweaters, LOL.

@michelinme Well done on the unexpected FD! Have you found out if there’s room for you at the retreat? It sounds lovely in the middle of holiday commotion, but the prep would be more work than the quietude would provide; have you figured out if it’s worth it for you?

@lilymartin “Why do I choose to be fat??” Wow. Great question! I’ll use that myself!!

@malee57 I’m trying to work this out: “when I am not working I am not near my kitchen so I am not tempted to overeat” So when you’re working, you’re at home, and thus, near your kitchen? Then, where are you when you’re not working?? LOL, I was really stumped by that, and intrigued that you had a solution to temptation from the kitchen!

@funshipfreddie My original reasons for WFs are fuzzy now, but came from Fung’s The Obesity Code. (Now I do them because they work and I feel so very good during the day and the next morning.) I guess the answer to my question lies in reading the book again, huh? And that article on BMI? Wow. Just WOW. My doctors have NEVER scolded me for my weight/BMI, and when I’ve asked about losing, my main doctor assured me I was fine, that losing weight might be good, but I was fine. And I was and AM fine, but simply larger than I’d like to be. I feel so sympathetic to those women whose doctors were so awful to them.

@i-hate-lettuce You’re absolutely right about those extra nibble calories on a FD–and NFDs also, LOL–but my question was about water fasting: how much does a nibble in the middle of what is normally a 40+ hour water fast impact the efficacy of water fasts?

@northgeorgia Good job on making “better” choices yesterday.

I’m still enjoying that Yoda quote, so I’ll post it again: “Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” That was exactly what I was saying in my August 2021 posts, but MUCH more concise, LOL! And, @lilymartin, I’m going to be asking myself your question on a regular basis, every time I start to indulge: “Why do I choose to be fat?” GREAT question to ask ourselves!

I almost succeeded in not nibbling on cookie dough yesterday, and am actually proud that, once I gave in and had a nibble, the nibbles remained just that–nibbles, three of them, and not epic globs of dough, and no EFS of dough. I do love cookie dough, sigh… 😂😂

So, time to get this day started. Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 17 Pocket List 💪
@malee57 CF
@northgeorgia OMAD
@stitchincarol WF

Day 17 USA/HI NFD
Still holding at 173lb.
Today is DH’s 88th BD and we are taking him to Tommy Bahama’s for lunch. I will enjoy but still try to be mindful of selecting healthy choices. Actually my favorite is the roasted veggie bowl but it’s those hurricane tater tots that get me every time!
It will be a fun day. Our older son arrives this morning from Honolulu so we will have both of our boys with us. Great to justvbe together without a medical emergency taking place. Very thankful for this time together.
Best to everyone for a successful and happy day.

Day 17 UK FD

For some reason my brain was buzzing and I simply couldn’t sleep last night – finally got off around 4am and reset the alarm for 9am

Weigh in at 172lb after yesterday’s unplanned FD800 morphed to a CD with the addition of some 80% vegan chocolate (Oooo, was that why I couldn’t sleep???!!!) Lots of pain and hard to get going this morning. Had an appointment for an eye scan for early detection of glaucoma which has run in my family but all clear.

Just before I left home my washing machine suddenly spun out a very strong burning smell during the spin cycle – a double load of bedding also now stinks of smoke. Digging out the guarantee I found my extended 5 year warranty ran out 3 months ago but after a rummage online I’ve booked an engineer for the earliest appointment – next Thursday! Then an electrician came unexpectedly to inspect the fuseboard/wiring after a change in the law last year. Apparently there’s tons of remedial work needed including three alarms fitted – fire, heat and CO2. My home to do list is getting so long!

After all that I’m more than ready for supper, bath and a very early night. I’ve not done any of the things I’d planned to do today but I have at least kept up with what’s come in, and done some good list-writing!

@stitchincarol that’s exactly it – squeezing things into a shorter time to enable the time away can make life more stressful and reduce the benefit. But also yes to @jaifaim – there’s something about time away after illness and looking after other people that is just life-giving. And I am feeling at the end of my capacity as all the lists get longer. I need to know there’s time away when I can switch off for a week or so and recover/restore…. Most of my project load has to be done by 1 Dec so squeezing in the home stuff on top of that is going to be hard – but not impossible? First thing tomorrow I’ll see if they have room for me!

OMAD supper is going to be rich in vegetables – I have broccoli sprouts cabbage and spinach that need eating up so either a pile of steamed veg or stir fry with ginger, garlic and chilli plus some lovely chestnut mushrooms for texture, followed by copmote of pear blueberry and ginger with vegan yogurt

@maui hope you have having a very special day!

Day 17 Pocket List 💪
@malee57 CF
@northgeorgia OMAD
@stitchincarol WF
@at FD800
@brightonbelle
@michelinme