Still chugging away below TDEE and severe control days this month.

No fast days, thank you all for your support, I have had 3 binge days, much more than feast days which are planned.

I finished the month at my starting weight. So I will live with that as a mini triumph.

If you can bear it then I will join you in November? Please say if that’s too burdensome as I know I have some distressing stuff to come.

I do want to at least hold my weight steady if I can on my journey and my ambitions to loose are not great for this year. A lb or two would be lovely. I hope I can make it to the end of the year whilst maintaining the weight loss I have the cheese this year which is about 10 pounds of the gruesome white stuff gone off my small frame.

I wish I could thank all of you who have posted to me and have said such a lovely things which have been so supportive and kind. I’m just a little bit too stressed at the moment because of life circumstances hitting me quite hard so I understand if this is bring anyone down. I am determined to achieve the revenge b o d I so wish for in my dreams full stop I think I said that I do jive and that I love my dancing but I was too heavy to do several of the moves that I see for lovely dancers in my club taking taking part. I would love to dance in some of the advanced classes and make the moves that the groovers and shakers make on the dance floor but until recently I was too heavy to learn them and felt too clumsy on my feet. I’m looking forward next year to getting my arse into gear as it will be a smaller arse and therefore more worthy of getting into gear. Especially if that gear is dance gear as it is enormously sassy.

I did a closet clear out a few months ago and I’ve had to buy some new things which I’ve got from charity shops at remarkable prices. I want to be buying lovely dance clothes similar to those that some of the younger dancers wear. I hope that as as I get more competent I will require a better dance wardrobe. I love dancing to music and I feel freer when I do dance which clearly lifts my mood. It’s also good company and gets me out of the house without commitment. Friends who are enormous loving often simply want to discuss the awful things that have happened in my life just recently. I can’t be sad if I dance to great music. And when I’m feeling better I would like to dance to jazz and blues, this is clearly less appropriate and uplifting than lively rock music. I will need all my revenge body honed in great condition in order to be able to do this as it requires a great deal of mobility.

I will generate body heat and this will help with weight-loss.

Can’t all be bad and there will be lots of dancing at Christmas and New Year which I hope I can join in.

See you all over in November challenge if that’s ok.

Mari

Day 29 – McMinnville Oregon USA – NFD
So far so good on TDEE!!

@rainbowsmile – I hope you will hang in there with us, I will miss you if you don’t!! What a great goal you have to dance, great exercise too.

2nd post
@bert1802 – Thank you for telling your story. It does my heart good to know that this WOL works, you just have to keep trying. I needed to hear that today.

Day 29 USA (IL) – NFD

Made it home last night, and the scale this morning showed I am still right at my 160# maintenance. YEAH for that! We did have a Reformation 500 Years Sunday service and potluck (where people bring a dish to pass – tremendous cooks in our church!) but I tried not to eat many carbs. Half a piece of apple pie sure was good though. One friend said she wanted to find a new church: one where everyone is overweight so she would fit in better. She was very complimentary of my loss and continued maintenance.

One friend said she is on the “S Diet.” No Sweets, Seconds, Snacks except on days starting with S.” Sure enough: here it is – http://www.nosdiet.com/ I will watch how she does with it! I brought a vegetable medley hot dish. Of course, it had cheese in it. We here in Northern Illinois love cheese.

I’m off to join the November challenge with @jessyoursize. Thanks so much for jumping in, Jess! Hang in there, fellow travelers.

Onward and downward.

Day 30 – Japan – FD

83.4kg – Wow, seems like I just of drank the fish tank!
(Y2 FD #3)

Yesterday a typhoon was passing by, not a monster but lots of rain. Two typhoons in 8 days. Kind of getting water logged.

@rainbowsmile & @bert1802 – Lots of closet stories! I typically buy my pants in the US and I’ve gone from a snug 38″x32″ to a comfortable 33″x32″. However 33″ waist isn’t always easy to find. I can wear 32″ waist pants but the legs tend to be a little tight. One trip I when I was just down to 34″ waist, I threw out a bunch of my old 38″ & 36″ pants. My mother-in-law was here and told my wife that is good thing I was doing. The pants were pretty old as I don’t like throwing out much, but mentally it was an important task. I don’t like shopping for clothes so I have no choice but to keep the fat off now.

@at – B2B
@cocorocks – B2B
@daffodil2010 – B2B
@debster251 – B2B
@coda – Day 30
@annemarilyn – Day 30
@jessyoursize – Day30
@JustinB – Day 30
@louis05 – Day 30
@mari84 – Day 30
@melania – Day 30
@missybear – Day 30
@molij – Day 30
@msraven – Day 30
@onedayordayone – Day 30
@snowflake56 – Day 30
@Strawberriesandcream – Day 30
@taraga – Day 30
@tenoro – Day 30
@emmataylor

Day 30 FD country West Australia
beautiful sunny glorious day in the country.
Sun is shining, birds are singing and I am trying to fast – despite having just made an enormous Pastitsio which is calling to me from the fridge.
I have succumbed to a cruskit spread with a smidge of peanut paste, drunk 2 large glasses of water , but STILL it calls …….
@dykask re teenagers, my only suggestion is to choose your battles. Whilst they are testing their boundaries and parental authority most teenagers , I think, actually DO want to have the safety of boundaries but it can be exhausting so we tried to choose our ‘ battles’..
We tried ( not always successfully!) to choose what was REALLY important and sometimes not engage with the other ‘stuff’.
Funnily enough our children have grown up into wonderful human beings (of whom we are inordinately proud ) DESPITE our parenting!!

Day 30/FD/Melbourne Australia

Day 30 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD B2B

Very proud of myself – I ignored the sweet siren call of the red wine and crisps last night, and enjoyed BigBills chicken noodle soup very much. I lit a fire, got into my pj’s, read the Sunday newspapers by the fire, and was in bed nice and early.

I fought the dragons and won!!! Yay me!! 🤗

Two days to go. B2B FD’s and delighted to see so many doing the same. I can’t copy the list for some reason but I am with you guys.

It’s a bank holiday Monday here in Ireland. The streets are quiet. I have to go to work (double time so happy days) so it’s liquid only until dinner when I will have chicken and chickpea curry with konjac rice.

@rainbowsmile I am a relative newbie so don’t know your backstory, but I wanted to say that a friend of mine has also found a new lease of life and happiness from dancing. Her marriage broke up years ago, she always loved dancing, she took lessons, now she is out spinning around at least 3 nights a week with her new partner, slimmer, trimmer, much happier. You go girl ☺️

From Uk
FD today.
Plan to keep to 500 calories

Day 30, Newcastle UK, FD (1st of B2B)

Some wonderfully inspirational posts to kick off the last two days of October.

Of course you must stay @rainbowsmile x

Love that last quote @at – thanks for the reminder about how much of this WOL is about mindset.

Let’s go for it! Together we are stronger.

Day 30 – Woking, UK – FD
241.5lbs
Day 29 – NFD
Day 28 – NFD
Day 27 – NFD
Day 26 – NFD
I’ve fallen off the wagon and it seems to have driven off somewhere. I’ve been bouncing up and down in the same 4lb range since mid September and I don’t seem to be able to get back on track.
Although I’m sticking to my fast day on a Monday, the Wednesday one has fallen by the wayside a bit whilst I’m travelling so the 2 part of 5:2 isn’t happening. This just feels too hard when I’m consistently working 12-15 hour days and commuting between countries.
Sorry I haven’t been contributing to the group. I’m not up to date with posts at all so I just hope you are all doing better than me.

Day 30, Gozo Malta, fd

I need to fast as my weight is up this morning. Doing a B2B2B.

Onwards and downwards. Have a great Monday everyone.

Day 30 – 🇬🇧- NFD

Apologies i’ve been AWOL – I did manage 2 fast days last week. I’ve weighed myself – I am ending Oct at my starting weight. I can’t be disappointed as I haven’t gained! Onwards and downwards for the Nov challenge 😊 motivation a LBD for Christmas do!!!!

Day 30 – Cumbria UK – FD (1st of B2B)

What a cold morning – frost on the car!!!!!!

@saffy420 – the names seems to have all disappeared from the October Challenge Spreadsheet????

Ate way too much and enjoyed just a bit too much 🍷last night so really looking forward to FD today! Planning a liquid low calorie FD today and a 500cal or less FD tomorrow to end the month on a high note. Not planning on breaking my fast on Wednesday until my evening meal as going out with OH to celebrate our 37th Wedding Anniversary that evening 🥂

@daffodil2010 – I have added you to the list 🤗
@liathanail – I have added you to our list to give you some support – together we can do this! Just keep checking on here for motivation – hope to see you in the November Challenge x

Day 30 and Day 31 FD List – TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER – I have added everyone who has stated a FD today and also those planning on B2B to finish the month 😇
@at – B2B
@cocorocks – B2B
@daffodil2010 – B2B
@debster251 – B2B
@Strawberriesandcream – B2B
@coda
@annemarilyn
@jessyoursize
@JustinB
@louis05
@mari84
@melania
@missybear
@molij
@msraven
@onedayordayone
@snowflake56
@taraga
@tenoro
@camcd
@dykask
@emma-taylor
@lilymartin
@fatrabbit
@onahealthyhigh
@jarbia
@aarjee
@liathanail
@anna6
@maayyaa
@bert1802

Last 2 days of this challenge – Let’s make it count and then look forward to the November Challenge with @jessyoursize

“Weight loss is like driving: If you ever veer off the road, just make a U-Turn and head back in the right direction”

Day 30 Wales FD

Enjoyed a long beach walk before breakfast. Its a really beautiful sunny day today which will help me to have a good FD.

@rainbowsmile – good to see you’re back with us.

@coda – hope you’re foot is better and you’re doing OK?

Stay strong everyone……..I’m going to need your strength next month, I’ve signed up for @bigviking ‘s Dry November challenge!!!!!

Day 30, London, UK, NFD,

@bert1802, Happy 1st anniversary, we’ve been travelling the same path!!! My 5:2 anniversary is November 1st, and I too (depending on which way the wind is blowing!!) have lost 35lbs, I started 20lbs heavier than you at 195lbs, so I’ve still got at least 20lbs to go to a healthy BMI.
Funnily enough, like you, during ‘tricky, plateauing, bouncy-bouncy scale’ times, I never considered giving up. For me, mainly because in this WOL cheating was allowed, on other ‘diets’ cheating meant throwing in the towel and waiting a week to start again………….. and again…………..and again!!!! I soon stopped seeing it as ‘cheating’, after-all I was only cheating myself, now I call myself out for self-sabotaging, and even a year down the road it’s difficult to control that particular dragon, but I will get there and join you, @at and the others in maintenance, my road is just a little longer!!!

@dykask, If only I could say ‘I don’t like shopping for clothes’, my bank balance would certainly be healthier!!!

@jarbia, that 5lbs hasn’t got a chance of survival!!! I’ve got everything crossed for your OH, positivity, positivity, positivity!!!!!

@liathanail, stick with it, this WOL has to fit into YOUR life however you can do that!!! 6:1 is way better than 7:0, that’s where we were before. Maybe choose 2 days that are consistent in their schedule as FDs and don’t deviate until you see results you’re happy with?

We did something similar a couple of challenges ago, so I thought I would kick off the….

‘Things I’ve learnt this month’ list
1. There was a song (I know I’m showing my age!!) that said ‘You don’t have to take your clothes off, to have a good time’…………. I’m substituting the naked bit for alcohol!! I haven’t missed it, I haven’t felt deprived, I’ve had that good time and I’m firmly in the mindset of I could have it, but I don’t want/need it, rather than I can’t!!! However, I have stocked up on numerous bottles of booze, creating a fabulous booze mountain a la @bigviking !!!!!!
2. This should be something I re-learnt, ‘cause I KNOW this!! I got complacent and thought I had soooo much more control than I actually have!! So I can now admit…………… My name is Flourbaby and I have a problem with…………well Flour!!! I’ve fallen off the refined carb wagon a few times this month, there was cake, there were doughnuts, there were biscuits, there was more cake and then there was a minor wine gum incident, ok major then!!!
3. I’m in awe of so many of you who can say, ‘I’ll just have one’…….. this may never apply to me so I need to remain vigilant and controlled enough to do a Nancy R and ‘just say NO’
4. I know myself so much better than 1 year ago, so I wonder why I sometimes think I can live like my friends and family who don’t have eating/weight issues?? I don’t need to eat what, when, how or as much as they do ‘cause my WOL suits ME and me alone!!!!
5. This month I’ve found I’ve used B2B2Bs as a recovery from an EFS weekend (Epic Face Stuffing) far too many times, that’s not the aim of this WOL so I need to pull my finger out for November and stick to 5:2 or ADF, rather than B2B2Bs or liquid fasts!!!

Thanks @saffy420 for keeping us together for another challenging month!!! @jessyoursize, I look forward to joining you in November………………. Is it a No-Booze November for you again???!!!! (you and @bigviking might persuade me ….. I said might!!!)

One more day to go, mine will be a Fast one!!! LOL

Day 30 – USA – NFD

Day 30, S.Wales, NFD

My eldest is home from university this week, so deviating from the normal FD and hoping the effects on the scales are not enough to sabotage a modest loss of 2lb so far this month. We’ll see tomorrow morning!!

Good luck for the last 2 days all – big thank you to @saffy420 for hosting Oct, and @jessyoursize for November!

Day 30 London UK FD

After stopping alcohol for four months, I’m now drinking again and wish I wasn’t. I’d like to join dry November but off to Italy soon so it’s not likely I’ll manage to resist those Campari spritz. Maybe I’ll try to do first week of November without booze.

Thanks for the support all. Your posts keep me on track. Onwards and downwards.

Day 30, US, FD

I’ll be with you @at for almost a B2B FD to round of the month. I’ll do a LFD today and tomorrow until dinner time. So that sort of counts!

Day 30 – NFD – Norway

Thanks for all the support from my previous post. Im so glad Im not alone!

@bert1802, your story surely was an inspiration!
@camcd, I will try and download that app, maybe itll help me :) Ill give a review after some time!

NFD today as I have a 13(!) hour shift at work. Tomorrow normal hours, and Im cleaning the house after work, so Ill get an FD down then. Still off the sweet stuff, and I feel really good about that! The goal is to go through November and then try some chocolate and see how it feels. hopefully itll be too much and Ill be satisfied after one bar.

Day 30 California FD

Another repentant FD Monday. I need to be more mindful on NFD instead of cancelling out all my FD progress! Do I hear an “Amen” on this? 😇

If you’re fasting today, please add your name to today’s FD list.

@at – B2B
@cocorocks – B2B
@daffodil2010 – B2B
@debster251 – B2B
@coda – Day 30
@annemarilyn – Day 30
@jessyoursize – Day30
@JustinB – Day 30
@louis05 – Day 30
@mari84 – Day 30
@melania – Day 30
@missybear – Day 30
@molij – Day 30
@msraven – Day 30
@onedayordayone – Day 30
@snowflake56 – Day 30
@strawberriesandcream – Day 30
@taraga – Day 30
@tenoro – Day 30
@camcd – Day 30
@basyjames
@califdreamer

Day 30, USA, Missouri Ozarks, Controlled eating day

Hello all. Back to work from my four days off, back to eating more sensibly. Made homemade “soft batch browned butter – brown sugar cookies” this weekend and some marshmallow brownie concoction when family was over on Saturday. Ate my fair share of both goodies but weight was down today from last Monday’s weight (which was three pounds down from the Monday before). I think when I overindulge on foods I normally don’t eat I automatically eat less at meals. So, it’s all good.

Feeling great, drinking my green tea. Today would normally be a fasting day but I felt a little queasy and weak (probably from the sugar overload) so I decided to spread out my calories rather than having them all at 7 tonight.

I ate a grapefruit about 9 a.m. and an avocado about 1 p.m. Will eat an apple about 3 p.m. and then a sensible dinner. I so identified with Simon Cowell when I read about him fainting and falling down the stairs due to low blood pressure. Same thing happened to me (luckily no stairs, just hitting the kitchen floor and then later the same day crashing through the bathroom wall – leaving a big hole in the wallboard !! ) After the second episode I couldn’t talk my way out of it so my husband called the ambulance. The EMTs said my blood pressure was critically low and that I was dehydrated. I begged to avoid the hospital and they were kind enough to allow me to stay home with instructions on what to eat and drink. They even called later that night to check on me (small town – they eat at the diner with my husband most mornings if they are not on a call). Scary stuff.

Have a lot of reading to catch up on, stayed off the computer the last few days to devote time to the hubby and kids.

My best to each of you.

Rainbowsmile –

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”

― William W. Purkey