Day 16 Wales FD

Well the wind is whipping up here in south west Wales, though strangely we have blue sky and sunshine and it is unseasonably warm, it would be a lovely day if it weren’t for the knock you over winds……no beach walk for me today! Trying not to spend the day anxiously watching the big trees surrounding the house – silver lining, I’m not thinking about food, distraction makes for a good FD. Hoping everyone in Ireland keeps safe today.

Day 16, second half of October, joining @coda for a liquid FD. I need this FD, I was not restrained at all over the weekend. I planned an 800 calorie day on Sunday but totally lost it after an emotionally upsetting day. Thank God for resets.

Its amazing to me that some people are so comfortable commenting on other people’s weight loss efforts. A “friend” saw my picture and told me that I was way too skinny and that her husband agreed with her. I did not feel the need to tell her that she could happily lose 30 pounds and still have enough leftover to donate to charity. I mean the cheek of it!

Don’t let other people’s negative comments get you down. Do what is best for you to the best of your ability and forget the rest. Stay safe from the latest storm, our thoughts and prayers are with you @daffodil2010. Now off I go to earn my keep.

Day 16 – USA (Illinois) – NFD

Hugs and prayers to all you in Ireland facing Ophelia. May you all be safe. I remember when I read “World Without End” by Ken Follett (set in England), he described what had to have been a 14th century hurricane, and I was astounded that could happen. So here it is: an Atlantic hurricane hitting that far east and north!

Good CD yesterday, and I am right back at 161#. Maintenance is working.

Indeed! The cheek of some people to criticize anyone for getting weight under control! I agree @basyjames that those kinds of comments ought to be water off our back as we trot off to buy new trousers.

Onward and downward!

Day 16, 2nd post,

Hhhmm, well the sky over London has a weird orange/ red tinge, it’s currently hotter than Madrid, there’s a hurricane battering Ireland (Ireland!!!!???)……………. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a UFO hovering over Buckingham Palace this afternoon ………….. My friends…………..it’s the end of the world as we know it!!!!! Let’s have some cake!!!!! FD tomorrow!!!

Day 16, South Wales, FD

Hello all. Some wild winds here in South Wales in the train of hurricane Ophelia – stay safe all of you folks in Ireland and N.Ireland!

South coast those winds are hitting us here too. Stay calm and buckle up.

Mari

Day 16 Canada FD

Stay safe everyone!

Day 16 – McMinnville Oregon USA – NFD
I’m feeling better today, no headache this morning.
I hope all my virtual friends stay safe from hurricane Ophelia.

@anna6 – I took 2 aspirin and went back to bed, which helped. I’m glad your headache went away without having to take anything.
@songbirdme – I didn’t realize that headaches are more common while fasting. I wonder if my liquid fast was the culprit?? That would be disappointing as I like the liquid fast, but not the headaches.
@aljomisaza – I will try adding some salt on my fast days and see what happens. Thank you for the tip!!
@bert1802 – I will get some bananas or coconut water I understand has lots of potassium. Thank you for the tip!!
@redrockgirl302 – I’m going to try increasing both salt and potassium. I had no idea that could be the problem!!
@flourbaby – Haha, love your humor, any excuse to eat cake!!

Day 16 London FD

Day 16 – Nuremberg, Germany – FD
242.8lbs
Day 15 – NFD
Day 14 – NFD
Posting from the train between Frankfurt airport and Nuremberg. I’m due to get in to Nuremberg at about 23:19. Today has been a difficult fast day. British Airways told me yesterday the flight I had booked today was cancelled due to the weather and they rebooked me on one two hours later. That ended up being delayed by 25 minutes so I missed the 20:35 train. The 20:02 was delayed by 55 minutes so ended up on that.
Despite all that I’m on 680 calories for today and sat here working my way through a bottle of water.
It was really tempting to treat myself to something at the airport though.
I also seem to find it tougher when the scales aren’t playing nicely. Having started well I now seem to have stalled on the weight loss since I started travelling for work and am actually putting weight back on.
Yesterday and Saturday were both NFD and we were st a friend’s wedding so not at all controlled.
I guess I’m just feeling frustrated that having got under 17st I was back to 17st 4lbs this morning and I don’t see much hope of progress anytime soon.
Well done to those of you doing well – long may it continue.

Day 17 – NFD – Brisbane, Australia

Had a good fast day yesterday, stayed well under 500 cals.

@daffodil2010 I hope by now the hurricane has passed and you have managed to stay safe. They can be quite scary.
@mari84 good for you for resisting the cake 🎂 Stay strong.
@anna6 Don’t you hate it when food jumps into your mouth through no fault of your own, it is as if the world is conspiring against us.
@basyjames Some people have no tact. I have a friend and when someone criticizes her she says in her mind “boing flick” Their words have no power over you. Your true friends will be happy for you and supportive of your efforts.

Still raining today and I feel like I am getting webbed feet. Looking forward to the sun coming back out again.

DISCIPLINE, NOT DESIRE, DETERMINES YOUR DESTINATION.

Day 17 Gold Coast CD
I had a great LFD yesterday, even managing to resist the over-abundance of yummy things at the local shopping centre. Even though day to day the scales are all over the place, the bottom and top of the variation are steadily going down. Not fast enough for my liking, but that’s probably a good thing.

Thinking of all those experiencing weird weather events in Ireland and the UK, while here we are getting a very welcome deluge, reducing our fire risk significantly. Although I agree with @aljomisaza, it’s time for some sunshine now so I can attack the weeds in my garden and enjoy our holiday. Hubby wants to go fishing, but the winds are far too strong to be out on the water.

Hoping everyone stays safe, and strong!

Day 16 FD Iowa

My son surprise me this weekend. It was great spending quality time with him. My diet got derailed. I am back in the saddle. I got a good workout in this morning. I took the dog for a walk. I did a liquid fast for 24 hours and tonight I had 500 calories. I’ve challenged myself to a plant based method of eating for 21 days to see if it works well for me. My meal tonight was very satisfying.

@aljomisaza: I agree with your explanation of headaches and needing more salt. I also put a little pinch of salt in my coffee.

@sirisan I understand. Fasting seems to be the only way for lasting weight loss. I know other methods have been proven to regain but … with fasting I see a lot of people who are able to keep it off.

@daffodil2010 @debster251 @rainbowsmile I’m thinking of you all. I hope you’re safe.

@fatrabbit your meals sound really good!! What is a cooker?

@saffy420 congrats to your hubby on his retirement!

@Strawberriesandcream I am going to look up the Wondercore Smart. Sounds fun.

@onedayordayone try not to be hard on yourself. We all have those weekends. It is more important what we do daily than what we do occasionally.

@coda it is frustrating that no one has told you they’ve noticed your weigh loss. No one has mentioned my weight gain so I figure they won’t notice the loss. My assumption is that we carried the extra weigh well and/or knew how to dress in a way to hide it.

@mari84 good job resisting the cakes!! It will pay off— you’re strengthening your willpower muscle.

@liathanail that does sound like a stressful travel day. You did a great job not giving up at the airport. Well done.

@big_bill you’re doing great getting your family to eat healthy. It is so important.

Waiving to everyone and hope you’re all doing well.

Day 16 Late Monday California NFD

Sorry I haven’t posted here for several days. Between being busy with work, getting together with friends, decorating the house (indoors) for Halloween and posting on another thread, I seem to have neglected this one. Thank you so much to the people who were concerned and missed my presence. With so many people posting here I didn’t think anyone would notice. I’m really touched. And thank you to @coda for dragging me back here. 😁

Today should have been a FD, but ended up going out to lunch with my OH and DS to a newly opened casual restaurant that we were finally able to get into without a long wait. So my FD will have to be tomorrow and Thursday this week. It is definitely needed since I’ve managed to put on about 2 kg since Friday. A lot of that is probably water, but still…

FD aren’t usually a problem for me but lately NFD are. Too much tempting food everywhere lately! And bread is hard to resist too. It’s not a food that I can keep out of the house because other family members eat it. I need a big reset button, a change of attitude.

Is the worst of Ophelia over now? I thought it was supposed to be winding down but it looks like Ireland got hit pretty hard. Hope @daffodil2010 , debster251 and @rainbowsmile are safe. Thinking of all of you who have been affected by it.

Well, going back to read and catch up on the posts now. Take care and eat mindfully, everyone!

Day 17– UAE – NFD
Day 16 – UAE – FD

Day 17 – Ireland 🇮🇪 -LFD

Thank you all for your kind wishes and thoughts during Hurricane Ophelia. It turned out to be freaking scary by late afternoon, but luckily we did not lose power. A huge amount of the country are without power, the damage is colossal, even loss of life, God rest their souls.

DH was in work early this morning and has rang me to warn me that the road from our village is passable but trees down all along its route. I guess I will be dodging debris on my way to work. I hope all my fellow Irish and UK 5:2’ers got through Ophelia. I have never experienced a hurricane before in Ireland…it just does not happen 😨

Needless to say yesterday turned into a NFD as I rode out the storm with a glass of wine in hand.

Firmly pressing RESET and attempting a liquid only fast today.
Better leave early for work, I reckon it will be slow going negotiating the debris 😱

Day 17 UK NFD

I had nothing but black coffee and water until half past nine when I got home but there was still a pepper enchilada left so I ate that followed by two apples and a pear. As I am still two pounds down from yesterday to a new low of 150.6 lbs I can hardly regret that approx 800 calories. And it was delicious. I am sure the enchilada was even better cold. Lovely apples too, someone donated them from their tree, freshly picked ones are so much better than the ones supermarkets have had stashed somewhere for ages.

A cooker is what you cook on. I think you call them stoves in America. My sister splashed out and bought a really fancy range one with seven burners and two ovens. I am having great fun with it and with the enameled cast iron pots I have bought to use on it. I ordered a lovely big purple pot from America that turned out to be made in China – a very well travelled pot now.

Yesterday was peculiar. It just didn’t get light properly yesterday morning and the sky was a very strange colour as if the storm was about to hit us and wasn’t hundreds of miles away. When the sun did finally appear it was pink and later turned red, then orange. It was very eery. It was a very windy walk to the station, I was hurried along by the wind behind me. The campus was even more blustery as it is open, and I had trouble walking when I came out after the class as my feet were blowing sideways as I stepped. Again the storm felt a lot closer than it was and highlighted just how bad it must be to actually be caught by one. I could taste the smoke in the air as I walked face into it. It hasn’t helped my cough and I am needing my inhalers for the first time in six months. The smoke in Portugal itself must be dreadful.

I actually get far fewer headaches now I fast regularly. I used to get them all the time before I discovered fasting, now they are rare and usually because I ate something that I shouldn’t have. I did get some bad ones while I adjusted, a withdrawal symptom from bread etc and a sign of the adjustment to burning fat instead of sugar, but those are gone now.

Day 17, Newcastle UK, NFD

Prayers for the people who lost their lives yesterday and their families.

@mari84 – well done on avoiding the cake. Fortunately, cake will always be there for our NFDs. @flourbaby – did you really have cake yesterday lol? It was indeed an eery feeling day yesterday.
Maybe go for a walk at lunchtime on your FDs @afridgetoofar – gets you away from your judgemental colleagues and will be a good distraction from food as well as fresh air and exercise. Win win all round. Lush recipe @flourbaby – will let you know how it goes when I try it out.
I remember how gruelling business travel was @liathanail – especially when there are delays. Don’t despair, just keep at it – you know it works. I remember looking longingly at all the sandwiches and cakes on offer at airports then going for a coffee and maybe a banana. I would always feel so relieved that I’d managed to be strong and recalling that good feeling would help with the next dodgy food situation I’d find myself in. I’d also think about the healthy meal I could order when I finally arrived at my hotel.
I really can recommend the Wondercore Smart @xoxo – the 30 minute programme is a mixture of warm-up, cardio, warm-down exercises with the wondercore exercises in between. The half hour flies by and is really enjoyable.
Good to ‘see you’ @ Sirisan. I remember you and I were neck and neck at one point – but I’ve now got a way to go before I reach maintenance. Good on you.
Arghhhh – bread. @califdreamer – that was the beginning of my downfall recently. I was making the most delicious fried egg sandwiches for OH in soft white farmhouse bread. I just couldn’t resist and that was it. I’m over it now thank goodness. However, being able to have what we crave occasionally has only got to be a good thing in terms of sustainability of this WOL.
@maayyaa – we need to chase those devils along with all the dragons. But they really do exist sitting on one’s shoulder. However, I like that you have an Angel on the other shoulder and I shall now invite mine to visit whenever the Devil is in town.

Ok, busy morning, Doc for me, Vet for dog, Optician for me, Physio for OH.

All the best everyone – keep on keeping on and stay safe.

Hello day 17 from Co Down NI nfd

Sadly my LFD was not as successful as in the previous week – not sure why – I felt really tired and out of sorts. I did last until about 5pm then had some soup but with a bread roll but then felt unwell. I am unsure if bread agrees with me, even ‘healthy’ bread with seeds, since my 3 day fast I have left a bit queasy when I eat but haven’t pinned it down 100% to bread. Still monitoring.

@mogaman – I hope that was a typo and not a Sicilian delicacy lol

@debster251 – congratulations on getting a replacement engagement ring, but still sad over the loss of the original. My rings are quite safe – I can’t get them off my fingers. That will be one of my signs that I have reached goal. The first thing I intend to do will be to leave it in to a jeweler to get cleaned.

Day 17. London. UK.
I’m going to try a liquid fast day again. It was quite tough last week but in some ways the lack of choice makes life easier. Have dropped one whole size so even though I don’t know how much I weigh I’m happy with how it’s going. This forum really keeps you on track. Even when things go wrong.
Hoping that everybody is keeping safe and well. The world is a strange place at the moment.

Day 17 North Wales NFD

Very successful fast day yesterday.

Very windy day yesterday. The noise of it frightened my dog. @missybear I did walk near the beach yesterday. Even though I was in the dunes it was still an experience. Spent the afternoon trying to prevent the neighbours workshop roof ending up in our garden. Much calmer this morning and a sunny day.

@coda very few people have commented on my weight loss despite me losing 2 stone since Christmas. The one person that made a big deal about the loss was my daughter. Instead of being negative as I thought she would be she was very encouraging and in favour of me doing the 5:2.

@awilson, I had to go to bed with a headache last night. It definitely wasn’t due to a lack of sodium or potassium in my case. I do not usually get headaches, I wondered if it was dehydration. I thought I had drunk a lot, but perhaps I hadn’t drunk as much as I thought I had.

Onwards and Downwards we can do this 💪💪💪💪💪💪

Day 17/16:8/CD/Melbourne Australia

Day 17 Wales NFD

Hi everyone, have a good day.

Day 17, South Wales, NFD/16:8

Ho hum, despite FD, now up 1lb on the scales – grrr. I’m sure there’s a good explanation, water weight or something, but still it is very dispiriting!
@liathanail – I feel your pain! It’s the ‘psychology of the stone’ isn’t it? Hoping the scales have good news soon.

Day 17, Emden Germany, NFD