Greetings to all newcomers, regulars, and those we haven’t seen in a while. Welcome to a new monthly challenge: Reset October!
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Hi @stitchincarol I’m in for Reset October too, thank you for hosting and the encouraging and smart opening post. I plan to stay in maintenance another month but will have to tweak a few things to make it easier.
@stitchincarol – I’m definitely in for the Reset October Challenge and will set up a spreadsheet for the challenge with pleasure.
Thank you for hosting 💐 🤗 and what a brilliant idea to use the SMART acronym to guide our goal setting for the month!
Hi everyone see the link to the spreadsheet below – hopefully you can all access and edit as required – names in black denote those already signed up for the RESET OCTOBER 2020 CHALLENGE!
Let me know if there are any issues
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xp-gfpaWYHVczluIjswEyA5448A26gxyCdyxIZfKvaI/edit?usp=sharing
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@at thanks for making the spreadsheet again, it works!
I am so ready for RESET OCTOBER 2020 CHALLENGE
@stitchincarol thanking for hosting @at thank you for making the spreadsheet
Do what is right, not what is easy.
@stitchincarol thank you for hosting October which I hope will prove to be a better month for me after struggling through September. I am feeling optimistic that your suggestion to focus on actions rather than results will be just what I need. I’m in!
Hello, I’d like to join Reset October – intro coming on Day 1. Thank you for hosting and for the amazing welcome post @stitchincarol and for the spreadsheet @at .
Hi, @stitchincarol, I’m in – will enter my start weight on the 1st.
Great to see many familiar monikers joining in yet again.
Thank you @stitchincarol , see you all Thursday x
October 1 is a new beginning. Southern California, USA
I am returning to fasting after having been away a few years. I had success with The Fast Diet, but I fell off the wagon, because honestly, a 500 calorie day was too little for me. It was not sustainable.
This time around it’s Fast 800. I’ve already done a little experimenting, and I can’t believe the difference an extra 300 calories makes. I don’t care how slow the weight loss is. Slow and steady wins the race. I also need to keep the carbs down, so that will help too.
I am actually starting my first fast day today and will do a BTB tomorrow.
Thank you for starting this thread,
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@stitchincarol, not in October yet – day -1 is the last day of September 🙂
I am all in for Reset October!
Thanks for hosting @stitchincarol 🎈🎈🎈🎈
Great intro, @stitchincarol……” SMART” ….that is very good! I can tell you are an experienced organizer and a seasoned motivator!
Please add me to the October challenge. Thank you so much for stepping up as host. You will be awesome!
Welcome to everyone joining in this month, whether newbies or veterans of this WOL. It’s the best thing going for weight loss, and especially for support.
Day 1, NFD, Aus
Excellent start to the month by our fabulous host, @stitchincarol. And many many thanks to our September host, @northgeorgia. I love the tips you both post.
Hi everyone. I usually do liquid FDs Mondays and Thursdays but it’s a long weekend here and I am taking tomorrow off. We’re going out for dinner tonight so it looks like I won’t get my first FD under my belt until next week. I’m SMART enough to know there’s absolutely no point in trying to do a FD over a long weekend!
Actions for this month. ZBC. DTF. And if I do those things, the weight will come off!
TTFN.
Day 1 – Country NSW, Australia – 20:4
A bit of an intro to start with. I’m 37YO, female, about 162cm (5ft3) and currently around 104kg (230lb).
I did IF a couple of years ago but because of lifestyle changes I didn’t keep it up. Due to those changes and starting a medication that pushed my appetite up to max my weight has gone from 70kg (154lb) back in mid ’18 up to 104kg (230lb) at my last weigh in. A couple of months ago I joined a gym and have been doing a workout plan with them which involves a lot of weight training with some cardio (I know, I’ll put on weight with muscle), I’ve also started tracking calories but do still fail when it comes to the junk food, especially when stressed out (and that’s happening quite a bit lately)
My goal weight is 65-70kg (140-155lbs) and I would like to get down to this by December 2021.
Day 1 so far – I started of a 16:8 at 6:30pm last night and had planned to just go til 10:30am today, but as I type this it’s 2:30pm and I’m thinking I really should eat something. I also need to go shopping for suitable foods as I’m planning on doing some reduced calorie days as well as the 16:8 (20:4 or whatever it turns into). Surprisingly (given the medication) I’m not that hungry right now but know as soon as I take that first bite it’ll all flood back.
D1 NFD Lake District UK
Goodbye September and hello Reset October . I really need this.
@stitchincarol Thanks for hosting.
@at Thanks for doing the spreadsheet, I use it everyday.
I am a 63 year old female living with my DH in the north west of England, the Lake District.
I started my weight lost journey this time round early in 2019 calorie counting. I started TRE in May 2019 and in October 2019 did the Fast 800. I got to my goal weight of 60Kg in January 2020. Since then I have struggled to maintain
My aims for this month are:
See it out and continue to post every day. This is essential for me.
2. Do 5:2 and try to be mindful of what I am eating on NFD
3. Continue with TRE minimum of 16:8 (18:6 if I can) and joining the ZBC every day
4. Carry on exercising.
5. To stop obsessing about the bathroom scales. I don’t need them. They just make me depressed. I know this WOL works, so I am going to put them away for a while and concentrate on other things like a healthy life style and just sticking to my plan.
6 Try not to punish myself for that little blip. Just accept that these happen. In the scale of things it is not be an issue, just write it off and continue my journey without the need to restart it.
I know this is a long list . I need to change my mindset. This will not be easy for me to do but with your support I hope to achieve it.
Pocket lists
ZBC
@kazoo
Exercise
@kazoo
Day 1 – Lake district UK – CFD
Good morning everyone
@stitchincarol – Thanks for steering the monthly WOL tour bus, with all our ups and downs 😉 I’ll keep calling in as usual.
Another fresh start, the monthly challenges never feel too onerous, it’s just a relatively short time, but stitch them all together, brilliant.
I’m a 65 year old guy who through the last 15 monthly challenges has managed to lose 41 lb, 18 kg! still a way to go, but have settled into this WOL. Currently = 224 lb or 101.6 kg.
September was another weird month, have a ‘bit of a health issue’ 😉 which has involved more tests/expensive machinery/surgery etc, but this WOL and this motivational group have been a big help! I’m not good with groups usually, but call in on the monthly challenge each morning and find it really helpful, although at the moment not so much looking to lose weight.
Early in and out this morning, starting October as I know it will go on, day trip for more tests. Catch up again soon.
Take care all
Day 1, Emden Germany, FD
Hi everyone!
I’m a Dutchwoman living in the North of Germany, married, owner of an adorable cat, 64YO, 163 cm/5’4″ tall. My weight was 56 kg/123.5lbs all my adult life until starting a new job in 2011 where my weight crept up to 72.9 kg. I read the book and joined the challenges on and off from March 2017 on. I lost 20 kg very quickly but gained much of it back. Since last month I’m in maintenance again, my goal weight is 60 kg/132.3lbs, my weight today is 59.3 kg/130.7lbs (BMI 22.3). My DH starts at 75.9kg/167.3lbs and he plans to go to 75 kg/165.4lbs (BMI 22.4).
My actions for this month are: signing in every day, 5:2, ZBC, 18:6, dance class 3 times a week.
@markie99, @sheryj2021 and @toady welcome!
@at I hope everything stayed dry.
Pocket list day 1
@snowflake56
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@snowflake56
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
Have a nice day everyone!
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I changed my mind from doing a NFD to a FD today and saw on the spreadsheet a few others are with me today so I hope you don’t mind I put you on the PL as well. I don’t have a plan what to eat yet so it’s good to know I’m not alone on the list. @toady, as you didn’t have breakfast this morning you’re qualified to join us on the ZBC.
@at You’re also a member of the ZBC, aren’t you?
Pocket list day 1
@stitchincarol
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@snowflake56
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@penz
@toady
@at
@snowflake56
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
Day 1 – USA/GA – FD
Happy October! Had a pretty hefty late dinner last night complete with homemade banana pudding my mom had made, so I’m sure it’s all still swirling around inside. Oh well, inflating my starting weight on the high end of 243 lbs. this morning. So glad I’m going into a FD today before the weekend hits!
Let’s see, a quick intro… I’m a 47 y/o man in the far suburbs of Atlanta who has been hopelessly watching his weight rise for years on end, particularly in January into the realm of what’s termed “morbid obesity.” In early to mid-May of this year, I discovered 5:2 on a YouTube video and realized this was a WOL that I felt sure I could stick with, but wasn’t really sure about results. I’m proud to say that I have lost between 35 to 40 lbs. so far this year and am continuing my long-haul journey to get down to a healthy weight. I so appreciate the daily support we all offer each other on this forum. I think it gives me that constant encouragement to keep going, knowing there are so many others in the world also in this WOL.
My SMART goals will remain the same, but I’ll be more mindful:
1. To weigh in daily, but not to fret should I gain a couple of pounds or so within a day — it’s not possible to store fat that fast. Keep the course!
2. The kitchen closes at 8 p.m.
3. Try strategies if the plateau doesn’t want to break through: ZBC, 4:3 instead of 5:2 for a week, adding a day or two of intensive exercise through major chores, gardening, or some moderate exercise such as walking.
4. To lose a minimum of two or three pounds this month. Any direction that isn’t up over the length of a couple of months is a good direction.
As I’m still lingering in The 240s Club, let’s rejoin Wesley and Lola…
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“Excuse me, miss. I’m looking for some women’s shoes in there. Would you mind?” I mindlessly ask the first woman to pass by me. The 30-something year old recoils in disgust. “Get out of here!” she says. I obviously have to change strategy. Another lady walks by. “Excuse me. My friend has lost her shoes, would you mind checking in the cubicles to see if she may have accidentally…” She swiftly turns and walks quickly in the other direction. “Sir, may I ask WHAT you think you’re doing?” I turn to see the bartender scowl at me. “I, uhh..” “Stop harassing our clients, or I’ll have security escort you out of here.” I nervously respond, “I’m so sorry! Actually, we’re trying to leave. You see, we’re just looking for my friend’s shoes. She seems to have misplaced them sometime this evening, and…” The bartender stops me mid-sentence. “Are you serious?”
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Good luck to all of us on the pocket lists today!
Pocket list day 1
@stitchincarol
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@snowflake56
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@penz
@toady
@at
@snowflake56
@northgeorgia
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
Day 1 North Canton OH LFD
A bit of an introduction: 45 year old female who stumbled on IF 6 years ago, lost 20 pounds very quickly (4 months), maintained for a while and then gained 10 back over the next 5 years, 5 of those pounds were gained this year –nuff said!
I am starting the month at 164 pounds, a five pound loss this month is the goal. My goal is to do so in a slow and steady manner- I committed to a 48 hour Liquid fast with a group that I am part of- and I am keeping my commitment; the rest of the month will be mindful, regular and consistent. Exercise 5 days a week, ZBC on weekdays and Sunday, TRE daily, DTF, OMAD (most days except for Saturday). Calorie counting does not work for me, but I intend to be mindful with consumption of refined carbs and alcohol because they exacerbate my hot flashes.
Good luck to all of us on the pocket lists today!
Pocket list day 1
@stitchincarol
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@snowflake56
@basyjames
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@penz
@toady
@at
@snowflake56
@northgeorgia
@basyjames
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
@basyjames
Day 1 Wisconsin, USA 16:8 CFD
Hello Everyone,
I’m excited to be part of Reset October and grateful to everyone who makes this group possible.
I’m a wife and mother and a Nana to my grandchildren. A few years ago I retired from work as a registered nurse, arrived at our local YMCA and became certified to teach yoga, yoga for seniors, basic tai chi and water aerobics. I also did indoor bike workouts almost daily for myself.
Work at the Y came to an abrupt halt because of the pandemic, although I’ve taught an outdoor yoga class in a nearby park throughout this time. Our weather is getting cold and rainy and the outdoor class will end soon.
My current exercise consists of walking, outdoor biking, and participating in online classes, mostly yoga and pilates.
I was on this forum and participated in a few challenges several years ago. I got very close to my goal weight and maintained until recently. While maintaining I often came back to the forum to read your posts for inspiration.
16:8 or 18:6 has worked well for me, and the more I prolong my overnight fast the better. What I eat affects my success greatly – eating sugar and processed foods results in cravings that I find hard to resist. I seldom eat breakfast, so I’ll be a permanent member of the ZBC.
Three Things I Know:
Intermittent Fasting offers health benefits.
Avoiding sugar and processed foods helps me control my appetite.
Exercise is beneficial for my mood and body.
Goal:
Lose 4 lbs (2kgs) in October.
Ultimate Goal: Lose 15lbs (7kg) to accomplish my goal weight of 145lbs (66kg) by April 2021(fingers crossed we are able to go on a long-awaited vacation!).
Plan:
Practice 16:8 most days, while avoiding sugar and processed foods
Continue walking, biking and daily yoga practice
Read and post daily on this forum
Thanks to @stichincarol for hosting and for the very helpful welcome post, to @at for sorting the spreadsheet and to my fellow participants for making this a place where I want to be. Looking forward to a great month! Take care everyone.
Day 1 USA (Illinois) NFD
Can’t get rid of me, yet. I’m happy to be back for another challenge. I am Gwynne, 72 YO female, retired school music teacher living 2 hours west of Chicago in rolling hill, farming country of Illinois. I began 5:2 March 2016 and then with @coda in May. This forum has been amazing for loss as well as maintenance. I began close to 200# (90kg) and lost 38# over about 9 months. I am doing my best to stay about 160# (72.tkg) but it still takes perseverance. I generally do 6:1 with my 1 being under 500 calories.
@markie99 – glad to have another Midwestern retiree! Our youngest daughter teaches yoga in Texas, and I join our local group occasionally. More often, I do Silver Sneakers Circuit 3x a week.
I look forward to getting to know the newbies and continuing to connect with our stalwarts. Thanks @stitchincarol for leading us in October!
Onward and downward.
Day 1 Melb Aust NFD
Tomorrow will be my first FD for October, and hopefully the first successful one of many.
I’m a single lady, retired August 2018 but still working on a doctorate degree. Household is ruled by a ginger cat named Wilbur. Will turn 71 this month, 154 cm tall (just over 5 foot) and currently weigh 71.6 kg. I’m walking 40-50 minutes every day and doing some gentle weight work 3 days a week. Generally go over 10,000 steps daily.
I need to lose weight mainly for health reasons, and it’s been an up and down journey in the past 2 years. I started this WOL in November 2018, lost 14 kg, regained 11, lost a further 15 kg (so 18 kg overall) and have regained about 3kg in the past 2 months.
RESET October is definitely what this month is all about, as I have no desire to yo-yo back to whence I came 🙂
So, action plan: Continue with the walking and weight work.
Add some rowing and cross-trainer exercise 3 times a week as well, for more aerobic fitness.
FD twice a week, plus a CD once a week, then TDEE (at goal weight, which means around 1550 cals) 3 times a week, and one day where I relax the rules – usually Sundays.
Weigh daily, but only do a full “weigh and measure” on Saturdays.
Ensure I increase my daily protein intake, to reduce the “carbs craving”.
Log in regularly for accountability and/or encouragement – of myself and others.
Re weight goals – I always aim for 4 kg loss per month, as I know that’s achievable if I am really strict, but I’m rarely really strict so I’m happy if I lose half that. In reality, anything over 2 kg loss is a victory.
Onward and downwards everyone. Definitely a reset month!
Day 1 – UK – FD800
First a big thank you to @stitchincarol for leading us into this Reset October Challenge 💐
My aim for this Reset October Challenge is to
*stay in maintenance
*continue with my regular exercise regime
*stay alcohol free for 4/5 days per week
*increase my awareness of calories consumed on NFDs
An early Broga Class at 7am with OH via zoom and forgot to weigh in so will do it tomorrow morning and log it on the spreadsheet!
Then I baked a batch of Khorasan flour fruit scones for OH before going out for a lovely wander of some 10km at an average pace of 9.52/km – got caught in a short light rain shower but otherwise a really enjoyable walk! and of course the sun and blue skies appeared as I returned home!!!
For those new to these challenges a little bit about myself:-
I am a 62y.o. female living with my OH, we have a married daughter who has 4 fur babies – 3 cats and an adorable beagle called Archie.
Height = 165cm/5ft 4in
I started this WOL on my own in January 2016 as I was fed up with being overweight and wanted to get fitter!
I decided to join the challenges in November 2016 as I had plateaued for around 3 months and managed to reach maintenance in early December 2016 with the help of these challenges and have remained in maintenance range of 54-56kg/119-123.5lbs and a BMI of just over 20 since then!
Total weight loss = 22kg/3st 7lbs
I retired in December 2013 and moved to the Lake District – best decision we ever made – OH and I love our new life here!
In my retirement discovered a love for exercise, currently doing yoga 🙏 which I discovered over 5 years ago and it has just been the best thing for me, both physically and mentally. I also do Broga, pilates, aerobics and hiking on the fells in my beloved Lake District ⛰ and in my spare time do some volunteering in my local community
My personal motto since reaching maintenance has been “If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. and when I started, I was desperately wishing to be where I am now”
@i-hate-lettuce – hope your day of tests was not too stressful and you are back home relaxing
@snowflake56 – surprisingly we did not get the heavy rain that was predicted but enough of it and there were no leaks!!! And YES I’m a permanent on the ZBC pocket list and usually on the Exercise one as well and thank you for adding me to the pocket lists 🤗
Lovely to see some new names joining our challenge so a big welcome to @israel @sheryj2021 @toady
and welcome back to @markie99 and of course where would we be without our regulars to these challenges!
Pocket list day 1
@stitchincarol
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@snowflake56
@basyjames
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@penz
@toady
@at
@snowflake56
@northgeorgia
@basyjames
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
@basyjames
@at
Remember that even if you can’t physically see the results in front of you, every single effort is changing your body from the inside – Never get discouraged!
Day1 UK FD
Bit late checking in , I’ve been on tenterhooks all day waiting to see if our planned trip to Rome can go ahead on Monday – it can Hurrah !!
So fast today , weekend , week in Rome , I’ll be mindful and then Fast on Monday 12 th and aim to get a few good weeks in
Quick bit of background – I was one of Codas originals got to my goal weight Jan 17 stayed steady for 2 years then series of mishaps and back to square 1 , its taken me a year but I’m now round about where I want to be , maybe another few pounds but if poss want to whittle down my waist .So it’ll be a lot of ab work for me , Good luck to all xx
And thanks to @stitchincarol for guiding us
Pocket list day 1
@stitchincarol
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@snowflake56
@basyjames
@brightonbelle
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@penz
@toady
@at
@snowflake56
@northgeorgia
@basyjames
@brightonbelle
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
@basyjames
@at
@brightonbelle
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Forgot about the ZBC and Exercise Lists – I’m a permanent on both of those.
Pocket list day 1
@stitchincarol
@at FD800
@northgeorgia
@snowflake56
@basyjames
@brightonbelle
ZBC day 1
@kazoo
@penz
@toady
@at
@snowflake56
@northgeorgia
@basyjames
@brightonbelle
@betsylee
Exercise day 1
@kazoo
@basyjames
@at
@brightonbelle
@betsylee
Day 1 Wales 🏴 FD
Heck do I need a Reset! Stepped on the scales this morning to see that I gained 5 pounds during Struggling September. So I am welcoming the different actions driven approach of October and my actions for the month will be:
5:2 do FD800 on Mondays and Thursdays
Minimum 150 minutes exercise each week
DTF
Late to check today as we have enjoyed a long walk on the beach, fewer tourists around now the school holidays are over so we were able to keep a safe distance from other people……I have so missed beach walks this year.
Welcome to anyone new to monthly challenges. Bit about me: 61 year old, retired, live with DH and cat in Pembrokeshire. Weighed 10.25 pounds at birth and have had a lifetime weight problem. Done every diet invented, would lose some weight get fed up of the diet plan then regain what I lost plus more. Started 5:2 in June 2017 and slowly lost 30 pounds over a year and happily maintained until this year which has been a year of personal grief and worries in addition to the awful pandemic we are all experiencing……and I have been drinking too much wine and eating too many treats for comfort. So I have reached a crossroads and I either carry on the road I followed in September or I change route and head back on the 5:2 low carb, no processed foods, moderate wine drinking path to success. Checking in today so guess which way I’m heading 😉
Day 1 Murrells Inlet South Carolina FD
Wow so far so good, 21 hours into my first fast day in a very long time. Feeling a little dizzy but I am drinking lots and lots of water. Going to have a light dinner and hopefully not over indulge tomorrow.
Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you. Have a great day.
Day 1 Minnesota, USA. NFD
Late getting on today. So sorry. About myself:
I am a 63 y/o woman married to a wonderful DH, mother of two great children and grandmother of 4 beautiful grandchildren ages 17 down to 4 y/o. I am a retired registered nurse who started 5/2 in March of 2016 and was one of the original participants in Coda’s first challenge in May of 2016. I went on to lose about 30 lbs within 6 months and maintained that for a while; but I have gained back, lost, and gained back the same amount (and this time a bit more) over the years since. I do well when I am on these forums, and not well when I don’t read and post here for support and accountability.
Currently 163 lbs, or 74kg, 169.5 cm (about 5ft 6 3/4 in tall….I may have lost 1/4 inch lately) BMI at 25.5, and have lost 12-13 lbs since late July. My first short term goal is to lose another 8 lbs (to 155) by Christmas.
I am a permanent member of the ZBC, the exercise list (150 minutes/week minimum), DTF, and will fast 2 days a week at around 500 calories or less, and another FD of 800 once each week. I will use the TDEE of my goal weight at 1460 calories on NFDs, on average.
Thanks again to @stitchincarol for hosting and @at for the spreadsheet, which I may actually start using this month. Welcome to all the new posters and welcome back to everyone who is here continuing on with their journey.
D1 NFD UK Lake District
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What a difference a day makes.
My mojo is back and I am feeling very content this evening after a successful NFD. Kitchen closed at 6.08pm
Quite a good day in all. I completed an 18 hour 42 minute fast and we managed a 48minutes swim in Windermere this morning. The water temperature is definitely getting colder. I did manage to buy a rash vest this afternoon to wear under my wetsuit.
I have been reading everyone’s post today and hope that we all have a successful month and fulfil our aims and goals. Welcome to those new to here or returning I am looking forward to getting to know you all. Just remember to keep posting whatever.
My plans tomorrow. I am hoping to do a FD800 tomorrow so will be joining the pocket list, ZBC and the exercise list. Thinking of going for a run.
Enjoy your evening and remember tomorrow is a new day.
Press that reset button,October is here.
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