DAY 9 – UK – NFD

Enjoyed a brisk 7km walk up on the fells this morning with my usual walking group – cold breeze but no rain! Cup of tea and a yummy fruit scone with butter and homemade damson jam afterwards – my only food today until dinner out tonight with OH 😋

Hygienist appointment this afternoon – all good! 😁

I’m so glad that the poem I shared yesterday resonated with many of you 🤗

@michelinme – well done you on that strong Day 8 FD
@gretta – a tub of magnum!!! I have been known to do the same………….🥶
@judyjudes – sending you healing vibes – self care at times like these is so important x
@cornish-jane – well done our Cornish tortoise 😉on that drop in weight – that BMI of 25 or less is in sight now!
@dingping – definitely stick with us and your mojo will soon find it’s way back – TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!
@bert1802 – is the family wedding this weekend? 🥂
@snowflake56 – a special 🤗 for you and thinking of your DH and MIL too – I do hope that your niece’s wedding tomorrow can be a joyous affair and great memories created.
@missybear – how wonderful to drop another inch from your waist – bet you looked fab in the vintage👗
@songbirdme – how wonderful for your family to share an ability to sing and thank you for sharing your DD website – she has a wonderful voice

Looking forward to a meal out with OH this evening and especially the jazz concert afterwards and not forgetting the enjoyment of🍷🍷too……………

Hope everyone has a great weekend doing whatever gives them joy – “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow” Albert Einstein
AND
Especially for anyone struggling at the moment “SETBACKS ARE JUST SETUPS FOR COMEBACKS”

Day 9 UK CD

Tired & grumpy after late night waiting up for visiting friend. Woke up this morning with crashing headache, nerve pain, aching all over and feeling hungover. I wonder if it’s to do with fasting or simply my body struggling with temperatures, overall health and late nights?

After yesterday’s successful FD, this morning I’m 1lb down back to 146lbs, only 1lb up on previous plateau. Measurements are the same as September end but still feeling puffier than last month – a useful reminder to keep away from carbs & sugar & let my dragon settle down for a sleep.

Thus far today I’ve had some almonds, raisins and a banana, probably not enough to drink and yet to plan my evening meal. But wonderfully stocked up with lots of vegetables to batch cook a stew, and the freezer is full of blackberries and elderberries from the autumn harvest. It makes good choices so much easier if healthy food is readily available and unhealthy food has to be sought out -plenty of time for wisdom en route 🙂

Finding it hard not to get down at the moment, and I’m easily thrown off balance into catastrophising by small things. But also realising yet again I need to stop resisting and simply go with how things are; the biggest battle is always the one inside my head. And if my body is slow to process and recover from a virus, that’s a helpful reminder to go gently rather than a failure to get better quickly enough!

One more week of Stuff to get thru then no more events or commitments until january. Today has been mostly lost to feeling tired, ill and easily distracted so I’ll need to knuckle down for a couple of hours work this evening to get stuff out ahead of next week. Breaking now for yoga, meditation and food prep then hopefully I’ll be a bit more focused.

Day 9 NFD Montana
Just stopping in wish everyone a wonderful weekend. What a blessing you are all!!

Day 9 – Eastern WA USA – FD

On a water fast day and doing well so far. Sipping on some Trader Joe’s turmeric ginger tea at the moment. @basyjames – also managing to cut cream and stevia today. If I understand, Dr. Fung correctly, it depends on one’s fasting goal what is acceptable. If I want autophagy, the cream, stevia & bone broth need to go. I’m still learning about this piece.

@murph58 – glad this forum is a blessing to you!

@snowflake56 – may God give you strength during this time & may the wedding be a joyful day in the midst of everything! I bet you’ll help make it a special day!

@ccco – sounds like you have had a great week & that the scale is moving the right direction!

@at – thanks for sharing the poem! I remembered it since grade school in Canada. Needed the reminder.

@michelinme – may you recharge and be able to go through your full week ahead in good form.

@songbirdme – looking forward to checking your daughter’s link. Music so enriches life!

Just learned yesterday that my adult kiddos & hopefully my grandsons will all be part of American Thanksgiving at my place. This is the first time we’ve been in the same geographic location to make this possible, in many years! Bought the turkey today 🙂

Glad we’re on this journey together!

Day 10 – Melb AUS – NFD

Weighed in at 67.4 this morning, down 0.5kg from just over a week ago, so my 1 FD, and a couple of very controlled and healthy days has worked well 😃 pretty happy with that as it was a week filled with social hurdles, so I’m glad to know that I can be flexible and not fall off the wagon completely (all or noting is often the way with me, that is slowly changing). 0.4kg off goal weight, which with the wedding only 7d away I think I can do! Even so I’ll have to re-evaluate after the week away, so I suspect maintenance isn’t going to be imminent.

Thanks @dingping! I also suffer from anxiety from time to time (and hence a 4h sleep last night), i find it takes such discipline to control it, and when life gets overwhelming or challenging, I find that discipline is the first thing to go – not easy, feeling for you!
@missybear I had the same thing, weight had totally plateaued, bfp was dropping. I put that down to fasting, and it reinforces strongly that it’s not all about what the scales are doing!!
@ccco very impressed with your planned eating to WFD regime, looking forward to hearing progress!
@debster251 here with you ready to pull you back up onto the wagon when you’re ready!!!

Happy Saturday all!

Day 10, Guildford UK, MFD

Still truckin. Did my first judo class yesterday, I am going to learn how to fall over with minimal damage.

Life is learning.

Mari

Day 10 UK FD

Fascinated by what we take from each other posts and what we choose to comment on. I need to focus on the positive I’ve allowed myself to circle into too much negativity.
@gretta & @debster251 – ta x

Day 10, Cornwall UK, NFD

Feeling good this morning ’cause I lost weight last week. Feels so shallow of me, but it really does affect how I feel about life. It helps me stay on track too, as I have no plans to buy a large loaf of sunflower sourdough bread and that would normally be the first thing planned on my weekend list!

Been talking to the OH about keeping going with the Dry Til Fri thing. Its a big change for us as its one of our rituals having a little drink and snack together in the evening. But on the other hand, its not a great habit long term. Its so nice to see my OH all pleased with himself as he has lost so much weight and looks all sleek and fit. He even boasts about his 4-pack!

The storm was bad in Cornwall yesterday. Ripped the doors off my new ‘polyhouse’. Repairs have now started. At least the plants are all OK. I see the structure will need to be more robust for our exposed site. Thats the trouble with doing new ventures – they always throw up even more things to work on!

Day 10 Wales NFD

So so wet here ☔️ not sure if I will get in my daily walk, it’s been a bit of a paddle in waterproofs for the past couple of days so I may not bother today……except I too am a slave to my Fitbit and feel bad if I don’t meet my daily steps target! Actually this is a good thing, I used to be a real couch potato.

@gretta enjoy the countdown to your big day.

Happy weekend everyone 🙂

Day 10 Canada NFD

Seems like the post I wrote yesterday got lost, oh dear!
On track for making this week an intensive challenge- no nonsense on the NFD’s is the goal and so far so good. Love this WOL it is the first time I have felt like I have found a way to enjoy food and be healthy. I don’t think I have had a drink this month, just haven’t felt like it.

@songbirdme what a gift your beautiful DD has, thanks so much for sharing
@sparklyshoes what an exciting journey your DD has ahead
@cornishjane congrats, I don’t think it sounds shallow rather that you are happy and healthy. Sounds like you had quite a storm
@daffodil2010 It’s a shopping day for me as well. A few gifts and a couple of new things for me. Don’t do it often but feel the need for something new!
@rainbowsmile glad you are still truckin! I also wear a HP moustache tummy and the strangest thing is happening, it is shrinking more on one side than the other. It makes me laugh!!!
Congrats on the loss @northedawn @gretta @missybear @ccco @basyjames
Thanks for the wonderful poem and the recipe @at. I love sumac and will give it a try soon
@dykask your WFD’s are extraordinary, hope the fumes have abated.

Have a great day everyone!

Day 10: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD
@gretta: You’re going to be at your goal weight for your wedding day….yay!!
@cornish-jane: Not much luck with your greenhouse and now your polyhouse! However weight lost is always good, eh?
@missybear: Raining in Wales! My daughter is going there to watch the Rugby in Cardiff later, so I hope it clears up by then.

Day 10 UK unexpected FD

Got up earlier this morning and made bread, determined to have a more productive but gentle day. Was just about to do yoga & meditation and my friend came in having decided to skip the morning events and hang out with me. Despite having fed her both breakfast & lunch, I’ve managed an unexpected FD bc I kept saying that I would eat after yoga & do yoga after she’d gone… In the end she didn’t leave until 7pm! I’ve had a little seedy bread and have vegetable stew for supper so it’ll either be a FD or MFD – yay!

We had a lovely day of non-stop talking while making stew and having a wet walk to charity shop for emergency clothes. It’s hard to believe it’s only the 3rd time we’ve met IRL after meeting on an internet forum 6years ago. Such a lot in common, and so much to share – it felt very much like we already knew each other on the inside and were just letting our outsides catch up 🙂

Tomorrow is all about morning remembrance then day of community food prep for an evening party with ceilidh. I won’t be doing much dancing but I’ll really enjoy being part of the welcome and hospitality team, hopefully with my friend coming along after her event. I just have to resist temptation of yummy food and wine, so no bad thing to get an extra FD in today 🙂

Wishing you all a good weekend, whatever shape it is, and hope there is some peace and space for you. Here’s a hand to all who are struggling xx

Day 11 UK NFD
Grateful for a successful FD yesterday.

@annemarilyn – thanks for sharing. I’ve got myself into an anxious state thinking a catastrophe is waiting for me around the corner. It’s been a challenging year or so and I’m anxious something else is going to come along. I have no evidence on which to base this but it’s a thought that overpowers me and I need to move on from this. What struck me in reading the posts and the reply’s is that I seem to pick up on the negative/struggling elements of someone’s post where as someone else reading the same post will see and comment on the positive side. Made me realise how invasive negativity had become within me, trying hard to turn this around.

@michelinne – what a lovely weekend with the added bonus of the joy and distraction of chatting.

Peace, love and harmony to all on this poignant Remembrance Sunday.
Ta x

Day 11 – Netherlands – NFD
Hi Basyjames, would love to join the novemberchallenge. I’m an 60 yrs old female, living in the Netherlands. Fasting now for about one and a half year. Did a very succesful FD yesterday and monday (nov.5) Weightloss is around 7 ounces. I can’t add myself in the schedule, I think you have to do that? If you do, I would be very grateful ! My next FD is tuesday 13. Great job this novemberchallenge !

Day 11, Guildford UK, MFD.

Still truckin.

Wore a belt yesterday! A belt! A wide belt.

And I went dancing.

Still no kitchen, no electricity downstairs ring until it all dries out. So no tv or sky. Still keeping on keeping on.

Yesterday went to a birthday party and ate cake and crisps.

I want to catch up.

Welcome @longlife1.

Mari

Day 11 USA (Illinois) NFD

Quick check in before church. Hope you are all doing well.

Onward and downward.

Hello @longlife1: We always welcome new people! You sound as if you’ve been very successful sticking with this way of life, it would be great to have you with us. Hints and tips from successful people always needed and welcomed…
Have you reached your goal weight yet? I did in 2016 but fell off the wagon during maintenance and have never really got back on. Currently running alongside!

Day 11 Canada NFD

Had such a busy day yesterday shopping, today is going to be totally home based. Sunshine, snow and fresh air are outside my door. Such a contrast to the malls and supermarket, seems like the Christmas rush has started!

Day 11
Florida

I’m back from a great trip to Spain and Portugal. We always love traveling in Europe. Due to the all the walking, I only gain 2 ounces. 🙂 While I didn’t stay directly on the fasting plans, we did only eat 2 meals a day. I was nervous I would gain on the cruise ship home but didn’t Well it’s back to the plan tomorrow. Since I have reached my first goal, I have a new one set for the next few months or however long it takes.

@basyjames I wasn’t able to log in my weight info and sent a request to be able to.

Day 11, UK, NFD

Its been an indulgence weekend, I’m not even going to bother with scales for now 😶 ….

@northerndawn I’m not sure what caused impingement, I vaguely remember when it started though, because I started having pains down my arm and I was wondering if I’m having a heart attack 😮 haha , but no idea how it happened.

@longlife1 welcome and good luck 🙂 , this place is great for support and encouragement, but also just chatting 😀 , I added you to the spread sheet so just fill any info you want, the link is below 🙂

@kaywesterman welcome back 🤗 , try this spread sheet link, its been changed:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sm19V6MpRZxaWSg4rd8fdqbvpgt_L89L1RTiu5dpUDc/edit#gid=710521371

Hope everyone had a great weekend 🌼

Day 11 – Eastern WA USA – NFD

Enjoying a healthy eating day. My son & a friend of his popped by and helped my eat a new dessert I’d made – a Chocolate Avocado Mousse with whipped cream and they could add raspberries and sliced almonds as desired. It was sweetened with healthy sweetener. The verdict was a thumbs up!

@metatauta – glad to see you posting. Probably your new job is using up a lot of your energy. Wishing you well my friend!

@longlife1 – welcome! You might check the beginning posts by @basyjames, our host for the month, on the 1st page. That’ll give you a good idea about how this challenge works 🙂

@ciren2 – that’s interesting to hear how 11/11 is marked in London. I can visualize it from your description.

@bellyblast – it’s more like winter here as well! We got our first snow on Friday. I got a great fire going in the fireplace after I got home from work, & buying the Thanksgiving turkey. I was glad not to have to go out driving after the snow started. Will be needing to buy winter tires as I live on a large hill of the city. I don’t want to be sliding down to the schools I need to visit.

@kaywesterman – good for you doing so well on your vacation! Wish we could see some of your pictures. I’m hoping to head to Spain during Spring break. Just checking with my supervisor if, as a part-time person we can make that work. It’s a 9-day trip organized by a group called Women of Faith.

All the best my fine forum friends!

Day 12 – Melbourne AUS – FD

Hi all, so posting here over the weekend definitely helped me moderate my sunday blowout, so that’s something I need to make a big effort to continue.

Pretty peckish today, but will have jumped onto the forum for some inspiration, and will try and stick to somewhere between 450-600 calories, and will go for a MFD/CD on Wednesday. Not to mention a few gym sessions, and that will be it pre-wedding!

The weather is thankfully looking dry, and a mile 23 degrees, as we’re getting married outside, so that’s all good news!

Happy monday everyone!

Day 12 Pocket List:
@gretta

Day 12 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Much needed FD after a weekend of eating and boozing.

Then on Thursday morning I am off to Spain! Yay! Flying to Madrid, hiring a car and driving to fabulous Valencia for 4 nights for the finale of the Moto GP. The championship is already won, but I so look forward to winter sunshine in Valencia.

Just have to get through the next few days. Feeling slightly hungover this morning…I dont usually blow out on a Sunday but I did last night. Oooops. Dry till…..Thursday in Valencia 🍷💃🏁

Day 12 Pocket List
@gretta
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010

Day 12 Wales FD

Happy Monday fasting!

Day 12 Pocket List
@gretta
@judyjudes
@daffodil2010
@debster251
@missybear