Day 19, London, UK, NFD

I would love to have a FD today or join you LF-ers, but I know I would just be setting myself up for a fall. So, I’ll aim for control, and look forward to Tue-Thurs’ B2B2B.

I really need to up my water intake, I know it helps flush the system and keep things moving, I’m not sure why I’m avoiding it………….. maybe the colder weather. Herbal teas may be the answer.

Stay strong everyone!!!

Day 19 USA (Illinois) CD

Going to make today a good CD – just OMAD to get back on better track.

For our Choral Society concert yesterday, I decided to wear my Mother-of-the-Bride dress from last summer. Lots of wonderful compliments, and people even commenting on how I have been able to keep off the weight I lost. Yeah for 6:1 maintenance, but most especially THIS GROUP of wonderful supporters. You all are fabulous.

Onward and downward.

Day 19: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD
@northrancher: welcome. people join us all the time, it doesn’t matter when. We keep the monthly challenges going….ever since @coda started them in May 2016. Everyone here is really friendly and supportive.
@cornish-jane: well, yes, my job is active, wearing even. Can’t say I’m slim and trim though….just that I would be much fatter if I retired!!
Still trailing just behind the wagon….

Florida
Day 19
FD today. Weighed in yesterday and gain 1.5 pounds. I must be home. 🙂 Got to get my walking going. It’s so evident when walking all over Spain, it helped keep my weigh in check. The weather has cooled off, so there is no excuse. Although, I’m good at thinking of them.:)
Everyone have a great day.

Adding myself to the pocket list:

@judyjudes
@cornish-jane
@at
@emma-taylor
@annemarilyn
@sarahbob
@missybear
@fatfingers
@basyjames
@shinything
@moukinator
@kaywesterman

Day 19 Canada NFD

@debster251 it sounds like you had a wonderful time celebrating your birthday!
@moukinator so glad your patience and perseverance has paid off, a well deserved whoosh
@northrancher welcome, there are so many successful fasters here you will be at your goal weight for sure.
@ciren2 think of you every time I get a flyer in my mail box!

Debster251 happy belated birthday wishes for you, many happy returns!

Second post …

@debster251 Happy belated Birthday! 🎂 I hope you had a fab day 💃

@debster251 – “Happy birthday, dear Debster ♫♪♫♪ happy birthday to YOU!”

Day 19 Ohio, US — FD(#30)

A pretty good FD. A good rhythm of the FD’s every week is developing.

@emma Taylor I suppose that wine doesn’t count as part of a liquid fast? 😉

@debster251 Happy Belated Birthday Wishes! By the way, which poets were read?

@kaywesterman Like you I need to re-establish a walking routine. My old routine was to walk the dog after supper. But now that it’s dark by 5:15, by the time I transition from work and eat supper, it’s too dark (and cold!!) to do much walking.
In previous winters the dog and I have walked much less and probably slept more. When spring comes it usually takes us a while to get out walking legs back! Too bad there isn’t an indoor doggie walking track in the area!

@northrancher Welcome! Usually my FD’s are Mondays and Thursdays, but this week I’ll probably need the FD on Friday, since I’ll be eating in a group Thursday. So Friday seems like a perfect day for a FD.

Day 20, Cornwall UK, NFD

Yesterday’s fast went well.

Found myself talking to my OH the other day about trying to resign my membership of the Tortoise Club, speed up the loss of the last 6kgs, so i can drop to one fast day a week. But i need to change my bad snacking habits to do that. I have to control this constant snacking/grazing on non fast days. Still thinking how to do it.

Off to yoga this morning to an alternate class as my main teacher is away. My alt teacher is a fabulously cool 50ish rock chick and i end her sessions feeling amazing so worth a 20mile round trip and the risk of passing by the sourdough bakery.

Day 20, London, UK, FD (1st of B2B2B)

I’m back on the B2B2Bs for the final November push; although maintaining, I have definitely taken my foot off the gas!!!

I need to bank some FDs before the Xmas festivities begin in earnest, so the name of the game, until at least 23rd December, is CONTROL.

I’ll try to catch-up & comment on posts a bit later ……………. busy, busy, busy!!!

Wishing you all the best, stay strong people!!!

Day 20 UK NFD

Travelling later today aiming to stay controlled. Resisted yesterday excessive munching of Ginger Nuts that were bought into the house yesterday and OH eating other sweet treats.

@debster251 – glad you enjoyed your birthday weekend, belated congratulations and best wishes for a beautiful year ahead.

@fatfingers – it wasn’t easy telling my friends I couldn’t help them anymore, they took it well but I could feel their disappointment but I know they respect my decision and won’t hold it against me.
Well done on the park run you’ve found your thing!

@jaifaim – I have a lot of works in progress and ditching things that are just making me feel bad/unhappy is one of them, life is too short at my age to carry that around, finally listening to rational thoughts and applying the advice I’d give others to me.

@basyjames – being anonymous here can be liberating I appreciate the diversity of life experiences and hearing everyone’s stories puts your own into perspective. There’s a lot of love and wisdom here and I’m very grateful for it.

@anna6 – sixteen such a transition age, yet still full of teenage embarrassment and rebellion! Your son and family are lucky to have you making their worlds safe and loved.

@moukinator – yay a whoosh!

@cornish-jane and @anna6 – do you think it’s the darker nights and colder weather is making you nibble?

@songbirdme – lovely to hear those comments, such a lift.

@matpi, @northerndawn and @kaywesterman – walking is one of those good habits I’ve let slip, trying hard to pick up the strands and forcing myself out into these variable autumn days and the Christmas lights that are starting to appear are brightening up the evenings.

@northrancher – welcome, glad to hear you’re well on the road to recovery following your health issues and wish you well in picking up this WOL again.

Well done yesterday’s water fasters, not bagged that skill yet!

Have a good day all.
Ta x

DAY 20 – UK – NFD

Second post
@ciren2 – thank you and double ouch!

Day 20 – Eastern WA USA – NFD

Planning on breaking my WFD begun at 7PM Sunday through probably 1 PM today – 42 hours. Looking forward to breaking it with breakfast food. It’s good any time of day in my estimation. Good for @missybear for making it through with liquid only for the 1st time. I drank warm water with a little lemon, black coffee, herbal tea & lots of water.

@debster251 – belated birthday greetings! Glad you had a lovely birthday weekend!

@cornish-jane – It’s lovely that your waist was down even when the scale remained the same. I need to measure my waist again. I’ve decided that my goal is to get to at least .5 on my waist to height ratio rather than the BMI.

@dingping – a waffle feed is not uniquely a house warming tradition. My brother & sister-in-law are known for their waffle feeds & had promised my son one some time ago on a previous visit. They said they were fulfilling their promise. Yes, my mom is dealing with dementia brought on initially in the fall of 2009 by too much prednizone (sp?) for too long. My dad keeps praying for a miracle to get his sweetheart back.

@basyjames – is it too much work to share your roasted cauliflower soup? I too am into things cauliflower. For Thanksgiving, which I’m hosting Thursday, I’m planning on using some cauliflower stuffing from Trader Joe’s. I was in line buying some cauliflower to make stuffing from scratch and the cashier showed me what was in the freezer already made. It looks yummy.
So you’re seeing yourself all over the place. Any way to give us a link?

@ciren2 – so glad your plantar faciitis is improving! Your shots do not sound like fun.

Glad we’re on this journey together!

Day 20 nfd
Day 19 cd

Fever flared after weekend, yesterday was mostly asleep or dozing listening to Harry potter audiobooks, slept again by 8.30pm. Today was a rest day, caught up with chores and laundry but still in PJs. Tomorrow I will aim to get up, yoga and meditation, start tackling the project work backlog.

Totally flummoxed by laptop harddrive failure at the weekend, while simultaneously my backup laptop died! Trying to function with just my phone while I research a new (eBay) laptop, and it’s hard! No document work, and everything takes so much longer! And I’m hosting November, which would be v tricky on a phone!

Meanwhile i don’t have a single bra that fits well, and my winter wardrobe is now miniscule – as in nothing to wear rather than tiny clothes 😉 Today i gave away a top whose neckline is as wide as my shoulders – how have my shoulders shrunk so much??? I’d love being smaller a bit more if I had clothes, but ATM it all seems either sacks, black dresses or uncomfortably clingy. Must prioritise bra fitting and making sure I’ve got enough clothes to get me through a week at least!

Doing OK on the food front despite Sundays EFS reunion – inc prosecco, nibbles, pizza and chocolate! Monday’s FD was a cd rather than FD, today a 18:6 nfd with late lunch of freshly baked seedy oat bread and salad. But only 100g bread and the rest easily sliced and frozen. Supper was vegetable stew and vegan sausages with a little stewed apple and blackberry.

Caught up with posts but Past my bedtime already -so slow on phone!
@snowflake56 great post about supporting each other 🙂
@dingping glad you are feeling better
@basyjames how exciting! Where can we see your advert? 🙂
@annemarilyn glad you had a good visit with your family
@rainbowsmile glad you are dancing again, hope you are soon restored to cooking and electricity too XX

Okay… Bed! Go well, good people x

Day 21, Cornwall UK, NFD

All this talk of bras. I had a look at sloggi and may give them a try. Thanks @emmataylor. Because i searched online for bras my family will now get lots of bra adverts on their phones!

Trying to pretend Christmas is not approaching. I feel under pressure to make it fun for everyone. But truthfully i get anxious about all the food on offer as its 24x7x7 temptation. At least in the UK we don’t have Thanksgiving as well!

Day 21 – Ireland – FD

The soup looks delicious @basyjames! I need to get back into soup making – particularly in this wet and cold weather we are having… I’m trying to perfect wet weather commute wear – you would think Ireland that we would have this area sorted…very few waterproof clothes are truly waterproof and breathable……very important!!
FD for me today and still trying to get to bottom of morning tiredness but sleep study scheduled (thanks to those of you who suggested that) it’s been in process for a number of months but in Ireland you need a referral..and..even with private health insurance and there is a 9 month wait..so will know more in 2019!

Onward and downward! Have a good day all!

Pocket list for today:

@jaifaim

Day 20, Gozo, Malta, cfd

Dingping you’re right about teenage years full of embarrassment and rebellion. Except our son wasn’t embarrassed by us he hugged me when I went near him infront of his friends and picked up his neices and nephews. As for rebillion we try to compromise with him and discuss his outings and warn him about drugs and a lot of alcohol. His sisters discuss with him too and he does have his own ideas but he is quite mature for his age and is determined to study medicine. He also has his moods.

Today trying for a cfd as at the moment that’s the best I can do. I made a chicken, walnut, blueberry, avocado, feta, spinach leaves salad with yogurt dressing for lunch and I’m going to cook a beef pilaf for this evening.

Yesterday I made pan a cotta and have one in the fridge. It was calling my name but I refrained and it’s still in the fridge.

Keep on keeping on everyone, onwards and downwards.

Day 21 Minnesota, USA FD (2nd of B2B)

Yesterday’s FD went well with liquids until 5 PM when I had a cup of chicken bone broth and a kale, brussel sprout, lettuce variety- chopped salad with 1 TBS lemon vinaigrette and a TBS of Asiago cheese and an apple an hour later. All came to under 380 cals. That felt great!

Little 6 y/o GrandD has strep throat, and is now on antibiotics but had to miss the “Harvest Festival” at school today: they are not allowed back with strep until on ATB for 24 hours. She was very sad about that. But, DD just texted and said there was a threat called in to one of the elementary schools in her town, so they cancelled all the elementary schools for today, anyway. What a world we live in!

@basyjames….thanks so much for the recipe-it’s sounds wonderful. I’m a lover of all things cheese and I feel that the calories from cheese are perfectly justified by the low calorie content of the cauliflower. 😉

@anna6…your son sounds like a lovely young man! I’m sure he will be successful in whatever he decides to do in life. You can take much of the credit as you are so dedicated to your family and have taught him to love and nurture by your example.

@dykask…your goals simply amaze me! Your attitude towards achieving them is truly inspiring.

@dingping and @jaifaim…I also use to find myself talked into accepting projects and responsibilities that added to my own responsibilities, but I was afraid to offend or disappoint people by saying I could not or did not want to do it. Then I realized that often times, not always, but often enough, the people trying to persuade me to take on these extra responsibilities were manipulating me or others to do what they didn’t want to do themselves. Some people have an uncanny knack for picking up on other people’s vulnerabilities, such as wanting to please others or feeling guilty. And they use that to manipulate.

A very wise friend taught me to always ask myself if a relationship, whether business or personal, is truly reciprocal. Would they do the same for you? Do they help you out, or others? Do both sides benefit? IF NOT, then they are just using you when it’s convenient. And they count on your guilt to keep you cooperative.
Keep your own best interests in mind and simply make sure yours are treated equal to theirs. And of course, sometimes people just have no idea that what they are asking is too much at that particular time. These people are happy when you speak up and tell them you can’t do it. No hard feelings.

@missybear…congrats on your water fast! I plan to try it in January and February.

@ciren2….I really feel for you with your daughter flying off to Australia soon. You shouldn’t worry about her staying longer than planned, not yet, anyway. She may not like it that much. She may miss you, and her family after a time. My daughter moved away but then wanted us close when she started a family. And as others have said, you’ll have some great trips ahead of you when you go to visit her.

@rainbowsmile…I love the way you balance the positives with the negatives in your post. You are a lesson in gratitude and perseverance!

@michelinme….take care and I hope you get your computer woes straightened out. There’s little in life that is as frustrating as suddenly being without a computer. Best luck bra hunting!

@emma-taylor…I had to laugh when you said you shucked your uncomfortable bras because life is too short. Then I thought…hmmm…good idea! I wonder why I’ve been putting up with a couple that I really don’t like. Shucking them today!

@cornish-jane and @flourbaby…..I also am worried about Christmas bounty this year. I will have son and daughter and their families here, and the older grandkids love their carbs! There will be plenty cheese boards, charcuterie boards, cookies (biscuits), ice creams, and many pasta dishes and deserts (puddings?), as well as healthy vegetables and entrees, but just having all of that stuff around will be extremely hard to resist. I am such a carb addict. Maybe I’ll have to really plan out my own treats and allowances well ahead so that I can control it without feeling as if I’m missing out. Maybe a lot of fruits and only a couple of refined treats. I’ll have to put some thought into it, that is for sure.

Best of luck to everyone today! And Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Day 21 USA (Utah visiting) NFD

Pretty easy travel day yesterday – airport and plane weren’t nearly as crowded as I feared they might be. Here with DD and her husband who loves to cook, so I will do my best not to overeat for my time here!

I’m off shortly to finish up the shopping for tomorrow’s dinner. It will include wine for sure. 🍷

Onward and downward.

@northerndawn – I hope shucking and chucking are the same thing ( just with the Atlantic between them ). They must be. And WHO invented crisps? ( chips to our American friends). They are the work of the devil. I can’t eat one. I can only eat a hundred…. sigh.