Day 15 UK CD

Yesterday’s FD was a respectable 650 calories, making my first 5:2 week since early September.

I didn’t plan yesterday which would have made it so much easier! Got thru by finding healthy food in my freezer (thanks Past Me!) good shopping choices, sticking to my old OMAD pattern and writing everything down.

I also tried on some new clothes bought in what I thought would be my size and found they were all far too small – massive motivation! It’s that puffy thing that doesn’t really show up in anything I measure, but clothes always reveal 🙁

Defrosted some ome-made vegetable stew, quorn fillets & peas, followed by clementines. Went over 500 calories by a small apple with 20g strong cheddar – but amazingly stopped there, brushed my teeth had a bath & got an early night.

Friday weigh-day – this week I’ve lost an amazing 5.5lbs, 0.5″ from waist & hips. This is from the 12lbs / 2″ put on this last 8 weeks! But all with just one WFD & one FD. That & the shrunken clothes/inflated fat suit keeps me motivated – along with the increase in fatigue, joint pain & breathlessness.

Hoping today is a better day for everyone. Whatever it brings, go gently x

Day 15 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Winter is my least favourite season, I often get a dose of the blues as the days get shorter and colder. To feel brighter I went for a walk on the beach today, it worked, but I know I need to get a firm grip on my seat on the 5:2 wagon otherwise the comfort food dragon will drag me away…..so holding tight! So grateful to you all for being here to help me stay on track 🤗

Onwards!

Day 15 USA (Illinois) OMAD

Was up early for Silver Sneakers, yoga, then a work stint at our children’s museum. Home now enjoying a Friday afternoon glass of red wine (in expectation of some good round steak that is slowly cooking in the oven.) Decided early this would be a One Meal A Day with that One being a good one. The wine on an empty stomach is making me very happy. It’s “Menage a Trois” — a nice 3 wine blend from California – Merlot, Cab & Zinfandel.

Onward and downward.

Day 15 Ohio, US — MFD

The fasting went well today. Got my yoga practice and 10K steps in; otherwise just doing a lot of chores all day.

@michelinme Wow! That’s fantastic for a one week weight loss! What a great job you’ve done!

@snowflake56 Just by listening to your neighbors you probably did them a world of good. And of course ginger nut are always good for the spirit!

Have a great weekend all!

Day 16 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@ciren2 – I would have been clueless changing a headlamp bulb too. I once changed a tyre, years ago, and threw away the wheel with the flat, not realizing I was supposed to keep it. My friends will NEVER let me forget that. Re our weather; it is generally warm and sunny. This is our rain season though, from November to March. South Africa is about 5 times bigger than the UK, and the climate conditions are noticeably different between east & west. Here it’s more subtropical. We do get quite violent thunderstorms sometimes; but until recently I’d never heard of tornadoes here. And the storms are getting more violent. About 13 people have been killed by lightning and the tornadoes in the last couple of weeks.

@missybear – vitamin D supplements may help with chasing away the winter blues. Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’.

Have a good weekend! 🌈 🌝

Day 16. Already!!! Eeeeek! FD!!!!

Just been reading Jason Fung to brainwash myself into the right frame of mind to fast. I managed to trip up yesterday and bash my shins, and then stubbed my toes on a stupid suitcase somebody (me) had left in a stupid place. So I hurt today, but I’ve got to fast. It’ll make me feel better.
Have a good day all.

Day-16- Atlanta, Ga- USA- FD

Just got back from the gym and the grocery store. Made sure to pick up a lot of leafy greens, fish, and boneless skinless chicken breasts. Gonna meal prep tomorrow for the week. That spin class was tough this morning. Haven’t done a class in a very long time. The thing I like about spin class is that you can kinda go at your own pace. I did finish the class though. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

Thanks Flourbaby. It’s nice to be home.

I’ve just sliced up a whole load of mushrooms and braised them with a little bit of milk, some garlic powder, some paprika and seasoning. You feel like you’re eating quite a bit but actually it’s not very calorific. We are off again before Christmas, Madrid this time. I have to really attend to FD when I’m home cos it’s pretty tricky to fast when we are away, tho I do try to keep to OMAD. I daren’t go near the scales, but I think you know by how your clothes fit whether things are going well or not. ( coughs…).

Day 17 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@flourbaby – 😂 but no one ever told me! And I’ve never been the sharpest knife in the drawer 🤪

So far so good this weekend. I’ve managed to stay away from the cheese and nuts, which are always my downfall on NFDs.

Happy S🌞nday!

Day 17 UK FD

FD today after slightly indulgent day yesterday. Was out for dinner, had 1 glass of wine and some Chinese starters and small amount main course. Strange how that now feels indulgent and a lot when before I’d have scoffed the lot and not given it a second thought.. And had more wine!
Planning FD today and possibly tomorrow to cancel out yesterday.

Good luck to everyone today.

And yes, please protect me from Bailey’s. Who invented that drink. They need shooting.

Day 16 & 17 UK NFD

Busy weekend so forgot to post yesterday. Also I went to a (ridiculously early) Christmas craft fair with friends yesterday and we had lunch out. Something I ate made me feel very ill so I didn’t eat anything else for 24 hours. So a semi-fasting weekend!

I weighed myself this morning and I’m another 1.5lb down which I’m pleased with. I’ve made the usual pot of soup for fasting work lunches, leek and celery with a few fennel seeds. Planning to fast Monday Wednesday and Friday this week.

Day 17 Ohio, US — NFD (60 bites)

A regular NFD, not much to report.

@ciren2 You’re so right: We are the TEAM! If it weren’t for the great people here, I’d have flat-lined at a horrendous weight a long time ago! Thanks everyone for helping me keep going!

@dahliafan Congrats on the continued weight loss! It seems as though you’ve got the FD planning down to a T. I just follow exactly the same pattern every FD. I prefer to cope with FD’s by eliminating planning. Surprisingly the regularity helps to keep me on track.

@emma taylor Bailey’s in eggnog is one of my favorites. That’s one of the reasons the week between Christmas and New Year’s can really pack on the pounds for me. That week is the only time of the year I drink eggnog. Of course, Bailey’s is good the whole year round!

Day 18 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD

Here we go again – Monday FD. Where is everyone…?

Pocket List – Day 18 🍏
@funshipfreddie

Day 18 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

Overindulged on cheese, wine and nuts over the weekend. I could make excuses but in the end it comes down to my greed! So planning on a good FD today.

Pocket List – Day 18 🍏
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@missybear

Day 18 NFD London.

Daffodil2010. If you gave me that Baileys guy’s address I’d go round and give him a piece of my mind. Honestly! How can somebody make something sooooo addictive? It’s like legalised crack cocaine. And as for being a taster for Baileys!!!! Did you have to go cold turkey? I have to avert my eyes in the supermarket.

On a more sensible note, my FD on Saturday extended until 4pm yesterday, which is new for me. And I discovered raw coconut in Sainsburys. I must have eaten it as a kid, but never had any since. I now discover just how much I like it. Good for a snack, on a NFD. Have a happy Monday, all.

Day 18 UK FD

Well yesterday’s planned FD went out the window so to speak early afternoon. I was just soooo hungry. Ended up not too bad but can’t count as a FD . So today will be… it will be !!! Bought loads of veg so will make soup to have both lunch and dinner.
Have 7 weeks before I have to meet the Australian sun and come out from under all my winter clothes so better buckle down and lose those last pounds. By my reckoning about 8 to go to get back to the weight I was when I bought all those “sunny’ clothes!!

Good luck to everyone today.

Day 18 UK FD

Stuffed myself after not planning food at all & over-doing weekend commitments. Dim memories of tortilla chips, vegan icecream, percy pigs and lentil crisps. Feeling puffy, cross with myself and full of cold – and back up 4lbs on the scales 🙁

The start of my hugely social week – today i’m out for tea, early supper & a poetry evening. Aiming for pots of peppermint or ginger tea and gallons of fizzy water while staying away from tempting food. Last week’s WFD made me feel so much better – here’s to a repeat, but fall back into soup if needed.

Day 18, London, UK, NFD,

I had a chuckle at the ‘legalised cocaine’ reference to Baileys!! I used to jest that those Sensations Thai coated peanuts were dusted in crack, since they were sooooo moreish, I’m not sure how much of a joke it was considering my complete & utter addiction!!!

You can do it @brightonbelle, I’m still not totally entrenched in this WOL as I used to be, but we have no other option (apart from ill health & a fat a*se!!) but to get back on the wagon. I didn’t battle with my weight for 35 years just to give up on the only thing that works after 3!!!

@ Yo-Yo Fletch, welcome back, way to go slotting straight back into fasting!!

@funshipfreddie, I’m not sure where your fellow Southern Hemispherites are but us Northerners are getting on board!!

Staying mindful ……………………………… just!!!

“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

Day 18- Atlanta, GA- USA- FD

Happy Monday all!

Day 18 Oxfordshire UK FD
Today is going quite well, keeping busy and should come in at around 600 calories.
Wish I could say the same for the weekend. friends to dinner friday, so icarefully chose a menu that would be sensible calorie wise but I’m afraid the wine devil was sitting on my shoulder & I lost track of exactly how much I’d had. No hangover or hazy memories so I don’t think it was awful but could have been better. Then a pub lunch yesterday but on teh up side I didn’t eat much in the evening.
I’ll weigh in tomorrow and hope the damage isnt too bad.
i’ve decided that Days 19 & 20 will be CD as im out shopping with my mum one day and a friend the other and there is always a lunch involved. no wine though so should be ok.
Then I’ll fast Day 21. FIngers crossed the strategy works.

well done on the wieghtloss @irenak

general question – when you do a water fast do you only have water or do you still have 500calories of solid food, or soup?

Happy Monday

2nd post

So true @ciren2… Just BE here. Attend! ……..posting gives accountability and maybe somebody might be inspired…

Like right now I am inspired by @flourbaby‘s words to @brightonbelle…re not battling with weight over 35 years to give up on the only thing that works after 3…I hear ya @flourbaby!

Cold this evening, I have just had half a veg stick cube in a mug of hot water to heat me up. Then I plan tomato soup and 2 boiled eggs for supper…weird combination but it will be 500 calories and a full tum for bed. Oh, and already today there has been 2lbs water weight lost since this morning 👍👍👍👍

Have a great rest of evening.

Day 18 Ohio, US — MFD

The fasting went well today. I got a fair amount accomplished, but it feels as though there is still a mountain of pressing matters to take care of. A couple more were added late this afternoon when I found out that some retirement matters that I had thought were in place starting September 1st, may not be in place after all. In the next couple of days I’ll have to work through the bureaucracy and see what’s going on. Maybe water fasting for a week would be preferable?!

@suki2 and other wine aficionados: Next week I’ll be visiting relatives and the wine will be freely flowing. I don’t usually drink, so I’m not sure of a good survival strategy. One idea that I’m thinking of is to have a sip of wine and then three sips of water. With any luck that would keep things under control, while I still participate in the festivities. I’ve never had good luck with trying to nurse one glass of wine for a whole evening. Do you this strategy would work?

@songbirdme Your Monday sounds like my Thursdays now. With a long, intellectually demanding meeting my fasting Thursdays found me almost falling asleep during the meeting. At least I now can stay awake and relatively lively for the meeting. Then I nap when I get home.

Here are two quotes that might help with our struggles at this time of the year: (I still think that the hibernation instinct is in the background!) The first is from Michael Boyle “Most people give up right before the big break comes — don’t let that person be you.” The second is from Teresa of Avila: “Patient endurance attains to all things.” Indeed! We can endure and we can attain to our goals!!!

Pocket List – Day 18 🍏
@funshipfreddie
@daffodil2010
@missybear
@snowflake56
@mia139
@yo-yo-fletch
@michelinme
@therealwil78
@irenak
@suki2
@matpi