Day 5, Idaho USA Warrior fast day

Day 5 already! I’m so behind! Got sidelined the last week of August, still down for the month, but up a little from my lowest. I’m just on page one reading, will have to catch up and get myself in gear! Anniversary get-away in October, really want to feel great for that so even more motivation to stop slacking off. So pleased for my high days to be in the 140’s though, in the past a few bad days would always land me in the 150’s!
Need to run off now, will keep reading and check in when I can.

Day 5 Pocket List:
@moukinator
@flourbaby
@snowflake56
@fivetwofan5252
@foodfreedomgirl

Day 5 Massachusetts USA FD I always do the spreadsheet but haven’t posted in awhile here. Just thinking of you all keeps me accountable though. I’m feeling the need for a reset today so I’m fasting. I’ve been on Maintenance since last November. I do a lot of CD’s and an occasional FD. We’ve been in a rural area all Summer and it’s harder to plan meals here. Nearest big town is 90 minute round trip. I don’t own a scale so I need to stop at YMCA and do a weigh-in. What I do know is I’m missing the mark in terms of fruit and vegetable consumption. I injured my left hand very badly last week so I can’t properly cook. My husband is very capable in the kitchen though. Does anyway else feel like they’ve forgotten how to put meals together?

@rainbowsmile: Thanks for directing me to the video. I’ve tried so much for this wretched Plantar Fasciitis, support socks, insoles…nothing has helped. I must say I have looked at the idea of a night-splint. This little film may persuade me to try it. I was worried it would keep me awake…very bulky and hot, I would imagine. They are not cheap either!
Thanks again….and also all others who’ve sent kind words.
@bert1802: Special hug for your little dog xx. We had ours put to sleep on our wedding anniversary in July. She was 18 and could no longer stand up.Run free and happy ever after…

Day 5, Gozo, Malta, fd

After yesterday s feast day scale remained 68 kilos only. Today I fasted at 850 calories.

Good night everyone.

That’s a great upside! Keeping busy means no snacking!

Good idea on the lunch but London is kind of rubbish to grab something on the hop when you are gluten free as well. Will see how it pans out – it’s only 2 days out of my trip!

First lot of movers here today to give us quote – I haven’t lived in the UK for 24 years, so it’s going to be strange but lovely being back with my people!

Good luck with anyone who is FD. I am just heading to the gym to keep my hands out of the fridge!

Day 5, Rocky Mountains, US, CD

Not enough sleep, puppy is on diuretics and needs to go out during the night. Then when he is back snoozing I cannot get back to sleep. Unfortunately, lack of sleep makes me hungry. Then DH’s alarm goes off a bit after 5am during t gr e work week. I am really tired today…

I am so sorry about your puppy @bert1802 and your puppy @ciren2.🌼❤🐕❤🐕❤🌻

Have a good Wednesday/Thursday everyone!😊😊😊

Day 5, Second Post.

Mostly caught up, but alas, out of time… These are the thoughts I’ve accumulated so far, will try to catch the last bit up tomorrow with all the new.

Re-posting a couple of quotes that are inspiring me today as I haul myself back onto the wagon!

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison

“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It’s the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill

@julesmw – I recently decided to combine 5:2 with the USA program Weight Watchers. I have been a member for years, made my lifetime goal in 2007, but now I want to go lower. I reduced my official goal by 15 pounds and attend the local meetings in person.

@minka – I think we are on a similar journey. Most here are really, but I have been chanting Nourish, Nourish, Nourish for the better part of the last month. I really want to eat for that purpose, none other. (Well, aside from the cheesecake I fully intend to indulge in on my wedding anniversary next month!)

@beththenew – Weighing in is one of those things that people have very wide opinions on. I weigh every day – I like the information – but I only record my weight once a week. That way I get to see a full week trend at a time on my chart. That’s what works for me. Something different may work better for you, but I like getting a long view and a daily view. I just don’t let a bounce up one day upset me. 🙂
re: NFD eating. I didn’t track, just tried to focus on nourishing foods no calories etc, I lost about a pound a week that way, but I did a week of Weight Watchers points tracking with my plan and lost 5 pounds! After that I did a weekend of EFS and gained it mostly back, but it really made me aware that I need accountability now, while losing. I do plan to go back to the other someday though!

@gretta – congrats on the 1/2 marathon training! woo hoo! I love a good race for motivation. Right now I’m aiming for 3 miles a day consistently, but I’m starting to feel the tug towards something more again. It’s a hard time of year for me though, busy season at works means I need to run more than ever, but it’s harder to do the long ones….. I get tempted just seeing you post though!

@ccco – cheering with you for that grand baby! Congratulations!!!

@happymargo – I hear you on not buying bigger! That’s always a huge thing for me, be it panties or anything else. As soon as something gets to be too big I toss or donate to keep me in forward motion or maintaining losses. No going back!

Diana123 – you are helping me remember something that I forgot this past weekend. Tomorrow. I can have that tomorrow. Thank you so much for getting my head back there.

Day 6 CFD country West Australia
Well yesterday turned into an accidental FD . Had planned to buy lunch at the shop opposite my office but when I got there it was shut due to a power problem. It was raining and I didn’t have time to get my car and drive down the street for something so I stayed in my office and ate nothing and was grateful for the ease of another good FD.
Had a little bit of chicken and 2 spoons of leftover veggies when I got home – ahhhhh! I enjoy the feeing of not feeling stuffed!
That one good fast day has reset the appetite which is key for me.

The accountability of daily posting and reading others’ journeys also helps me with WOL.
Had 2 pages of posts to read so settled down after dinner to read. Told DH that I would be ‘ 10 minutes’ but realised more than an hour later that I still hadn’t finished. Still have a few to go but have read most.
Interesting to see a lot of oldies back here and some with a very similar journey to me.
@shinything, thanks for holding my hand – can certainly feel the help it gives and no hand free to stuff the face🤝
@ccco congratulations on grandmother in waiting – what a special time for you and the family👏💐
@beththenew this forum is for long short and everything in between posts. We share the good the bad and the ugly ( let’s face it – a gain of 12 kgs is ugly in every sense)😁😞😫
@krisnia welcome back!!😁
@ciren2 – ouch! plantar fasciitis is a real pain in the foot ( deal with it professionally often.) As others have suggested, I have seen some good results with cortisone. The night splints work for some .
I tell my clients there are always 3 results from any treatments – you get better ; you get worse ; there is no change. 😕
Different things work for different people and sometimes it is trial and error. Have you tried heat? taping?
@debster251 – so glad to see you back😀
@slacknz – celebrating the 6.5 kgs loss but sorry about life difficulties. Hugs from across the ditch.🤗
@matpi – congratulations on maintaining the FD – feels so good doesn’t it?✌️
@kerryn57 – tortwah or no, 6 cms is very impressive!!😇
@sparklyshoes – ( such a happy moniker!!) don’t lose hope, it is early days. I stayed on a plateau last year for about 3 months!!!!😞
@snowflake – I too am finding FDs harder than 2 years ago but today’s FD was like the FDs of old – done mindfully and staying under 500 calories for 36 hours✌️
We have about 7000 sheep. Our sheep are shorn in March ( autumn) but the lambs born in July/August are given their vaccines for various diseases and tagged ( like getting your ears pierced) for identifying everyone’s sheep.
@daffodil2010 – WOW for the weight loss! And thank you for hosting. I am so grateful for all those who have hosted over the past 2 years. I think you are all fabulous!💐
@skinnyminny – your DH is right!!👍
@missybear – good to see you again and that is a terrific weight loss👏
@rainbowsmile – sending hugs🤗
@happymargo – I too was run over by the 5:2 wagon but sadly the 12 kgs GAIN of lard protected me ( otherwise I might have jumped back on sooner!!)🚍
Our journey sounds so similar it is amazing , right down to the French Fries . The shop opposite my office does very nice hot ,crisp, fresh hot chips ( fries) and I have consumed more in the past 6 months than probably in my whole life!!!)🍿🍩🍷🥂🍰🍟🍟🍟🍟
@basyjames – at least you were only run over by a bus not the 5:2 wagon!!🚌
@bert1802 – so good to have you back. Life sounds as if it’s been pretty hectic for you, looking forward to hearing more and good on you far maintaining calm amidst the storm of your working problems.👏
It feels so good to be back!!and amongst friends – it makes it feel a bit like a re-union!
Phew!! There were others I was going to comment on b ut feel as though this is already too long.
Looking forward to a CD today. Mindfulness, lots of water , portion control and the dreaded calorie counting to keep me accountable are all helping.😁

Day 6 NSW Australia FD
(10.40am Thursday)

Hi everyone. Looking forward to another FD today with hopefully no slip ups – usual snickers bar at 7pm will be sent on its way! Enjoying today so far – water and a cup of coffee with 40gm full cream milk.

Would like to start today’s pocket list – please copy and paste to add your name, if fasting – enjoy!

Day 6 pocket list:
@arelkade

Enjoy whatever you are getting up to and bye for now!

2nd post…..

You all have made my heart dance and cry at the same time with all your love. I’m truly sorry, I fell off the side of earth for a bit!
Does anyone know the movie Footlose….. the original of course….. this is one of my favorite movie! Well anywho…… does anyone remember in the last scene when Kevin Bacon comes down the stairs in their transformed grain building? Bear with me I am going some where…….well when he hits the dance floor, he yells….. Let’s Dance!!!
Keep that in mind….for just a moment!
Today, was my NFD, I did really well until lunch which happened to be yogurt, peanuts, raisins and cheese…….. then instead of my mind and body yelling Let’s dance……It yelled Let’s Eat!!!!!
So, I just ingnored Matilda until she bit me! and made me eat a Yogurt Parfait from McDonalds…. Then for dinner….. loaded Nachos!
Right now, Matilda is locked in her cage!
Matilda and I need to reestablish who’s in charge!

Chapter 2

So, I made sure I was getting out of work whether it be on a call or in the warehouse across the street. One day, I was just wasting time over in the warehouse and began to try to make some head way in the enormous mess! I picked up a box of tile about 50lbs lost my grip and when I tried to regain my grip, I heard my elbow pop. Thank Gosh nothing broke but recovery has not been good. I have no grip strength and my muscle burns if I use my arm to much! Uggg!
So, I made myself disappear for a good part of three weeks…..
Well, one day I was in the office doing statements, one of the jobs given to me. My boss comes to me and shows me a email from his credit card company! I look at it, it says that it flag one credit card ending in 0000, for an excessive amount of refunds about 11,000$ worth. As I was looking it over, reading it, trying to make sense of it and figuring out if it’s a scam. I tell my boss, it looked like a scam, because the person writing it can’t spell if her life depended on it.
About 5pm, the women who wrote the email called by boss and confirmed it was legitimate! I go home for the day!
P.S……. this happened on the first day of that one co workers vacation! So this, why I was in the office!

It was me…..I admit it…..I let the dogs out!

Day 6 (Day 5 here) Ohio, US — NFD

Stayed sort of on target today, and even was able to maintain my “meta-rule” and didn’t have any big dessert.

@RedRockGirl — I can empathize with you about your dog. Starting two weeks ago my pup got a bleeding diarrhea that lasted until the vet put him on an antibiotic. Most nights I had to get up around 2 am and clean his quarantine room with Lysol and give him a mini-bath. I don’t think I’ve yet recovered from the sleep deprivation, but am glad that he’s now sleeping like a baby.

Day 6 – FD – France

Good morning all.

Ate mindfully yesterday, and still gained back almost every gram of the kilo lost after my fast day of the day before.

@ lilymartin your comment about being on a plateau for the first few weeks is giving me hope, THANK YOU! I am an annoyed woman right now. my body is fighting the weight loss with every ounce of fight it’s got. But i will win! Ha!

Day 6 pocket list:
@arelkade
@gretta
@sparklyshoes

Day 6, Emden Germany, FD

yesterday’s FD went fine, I’m getting into this again, only had chicken soup, we both shredded another 500 g.

@basyjames how did the root canal Treatment go, any pain left?

@diana123 how fortunate your MIL is to live with you and your DH, not everyone is so lucky to have loved ones around to comfort in the last stage of life.

@daffodil2010 regarding family and friends on this WOL. My DH always was very supportive but with friends it was much harder. Most of them didn’t understand at all what I was doing and just found it a very unhealthy behaviour and thought I was starving myself. The worst one was a girl at work who was on WW and very convinced of it. She lost a lot of weight but didn’t learn anything about healthy eating, it was just about counting points and her WOL resulted in a serious eating disorder. When I reached my goal weight last year my best friend (chubby with huge breasts) told me I looked boyish and unfeminine, that really hit me. It was weird, we know eachother since 1984, in the past I didn’t look any different and always wore the same style of clothes.

@valleyview hi and welcome! A lot of us put the weight on after a serious life Change, but you know how to get it off again. How is your husband doing now after the injury?

@anna6 I miss your mouthwatering recipies.

@dingping no, you didn’t trigger anything, I did it myself, I’m the one putting the pressure on. Everything is fine again now.

@cateaus if you’re uncertain about the results on the scales go by the way your clothes fit. This often tells you more than the scales do. The weight variation on the scales can be caused by holding back water or food in Transit. For this reason I have my measurement dress,I trust the dress more than I trust the scales.

@gretta what a throwback, I hope you get well again. I can imagine how it must feel to run in a Stadium with people cheering at you, what a great help for the last meters this will be. Any improvement on your back this morning?

@wellrounded 0,7 kg down is a good start, well done!

@debster251 thanks for holding my hand, together everything seems easier to do. We will get there! I’m so glad you offered to host October’s challenge, thanks!

@bert1802 I’m so sorry for your loss, animals around you can be such a comfort. Do you still have to work with this terrible person?

@at nobody did anything to me, I did it to myself, I’m very good at this at times. Don’t worry, I’m fine. Hugs x

@beththenew I went for my goal weight TDEE with a sedentary lifestyle and never had a thought of having a small or large frame, I think I have a normal frame. I did’t up my TDEE when I exercised, it’s always less than you think it is.

@northerndawn I tried to do a liquid fast days once and was so hungry. I stick to the 500 cal a day, it works, so I don’t see the need to do liquids only. Try to be busy in the evening, do something with your hands, knitting or so. Don’t nibble in front of the TV.

@fivetwofan5252 welcome back!

@beedoo I’m sure my parents wanted the best for us, it just didn’t work out. One of my sisters Held a reeally mean speech about this at my dad’s funeral and upset everyone. It’s sad it’s so hard to get over the expectations others have and we just can’t be ourself.

@mogaman hi to you, how is your puppy doing?

@ciren2 sorry for the loss of your dog, they are such great friends.

@ali-wants-to-wear-a-bikini your travel plans do sound well. Perhaps one of the Londoners can answer your question of where to go out for a healthy dinner. I just saw @beedoo answered your question.

@sparklyshoes just stay with this new habit!

@redrockgirl I hope you had a better sleep this night.

@lilymartin that’s a lot of sheep to care of. Here the flocks aren’t that large, mostly about 50 mother sheep and then from spring on the lambs. After almost one week in the FDs are getting easier, I’m on FD nr. 5 today, have to compete with my DH.

@metatauta you can’t gain that much in only 3 days! How do your clothes fit, any change?

@annemarilyn what a travel you had, glad you came safely home in the end.

When I started this post there were 274 of them, a while ago now. I’m going to post without editing, I’m too scared to lose it.

Day 6, 2nd post

pooh, that post took me forever and then it didn’t show up. It does now, it seems it takes a while to show up.

@gretta I’m glad you’re feeling better now, be careful though.

@sparklyshoes just stck to this WOL, you will win in the end.

@cateaus although small, it’s still a loss. How you read @lilymartin‘s post?
Let’s just do this FD together.

@sarahbob take care and eat more if you think you need it.

Day 6 pocket list:
@arelkade
@gretta
@sparklyshoes
@cateaus
@sarahbob

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 6 Spain FD

Just wrote a ‘feeling very sorry for myself’ message and I lost it! The gist of it was that yesterday I ate for England and drank for the whole of the uk and today I weigh more than I did at the beginning of the challenge!! Really, really need to get the drinking under control and work on the NFDs!! Was going to add myself to the pocket list, but for some reason can’t work out how to copy it – just not my day today!!

Day 6 UK FD

1st proper post

Hi everyone,

My plan was to keep reading the thread every day before I post, and have made a valiant effort, but am realising it is not possible with other life commitments, especially as the first weekend I was visiting with family, and this coming weekend will be catching up with some friends. So apologies for not being up to date, but it seems like that is a regular phenomenon this month, not sure if the group is larger than normal, or if we are all just a chatty bunch, whichever way, the posts I have read (up to start of pg 5) have been fabulous, funny, inspiring, supportive and always extremely human.

*A little about me*: I am a 50 yr old physiotherapist (and do not feel much of an example as the common expectation is, a sports mad torturer, not a moderately squishy middle aged non-sporty person). I also recently moved in with my partner (2 hours away from previous home) which meant a job change (started last week) and therefore a completely new routine. I did a ‘taster session’ of 5:2 just over a year ago for 3 months, and lost 4.5Kg (10 pounds), was completely sold on it, and even tried to stick to it on my hols with my 20 yr old daughter (who was also motivated to try it given my results), but as I had just started this new relationship, the wheels came off, and never went back on. Back to my start weight (which in itself is motivating, as it took a year to come back, which in my books is a win, of sorts).

On my 2nd FD for the week, my 6th overall for this round. Biggest issue has been tiredness and brain fog on fast days, but that seems to be getting better overall. Managing it with early nights, any other advice greatly appreciated.

*A little about you*: All your stories are so inspiring. I really take so much from hope, especially from women in my age category and older that weight loss is possible, even if it does take longer for some, the key word is perseverance. Also that you are also not a bunch of ‘motivational speakers’ who want to brandish the whip of what we all ‘should’ be doing, but rather a bunch of inspirational real humans who live in the real world and deal with normal day to day drama’s as we all do.

*On Plantar Fasciitis* I feel I should weigh in here, as a physio I see people weekly with this condition, and whilst an injection is useful, it really should be a last port of call, especially as tears have been known to occur in the fascia of post injection patients. It irks me that GP’s don’t just send people off to physio at the first sign as there is so much you can do to not only alleviate but completely cure this condition. The man ingredients are stretching the back of your legs (calves and hamstrings), stretching the bottom of your foot (stand on your toes – one foot at a time as both together might be too painful, so essentially lift your heel and push it forward as much as you can), use ice to reduce swelling at the end of a busy day, and make sure when you walk you have soft shoes on and walk from heel to toe (most people with this condition walk ‘flat footed’, this makes the problem worse as your foot doesn’t get the normal stretch it should get during walking). Most patients feel a relief within a week, and complete cure within the month. Sometimes the plan needs tweaking (footwear, deep tissue massage, stretch technique).

Sorry for ‘banging on’, but as a plantar fasciitis sufferer myself years ago, it is a matter close to my heart, pity I had to do a degree to figure out what to do (did the degree in my 30’s).

Onward & Downward

Jo

Day 6 UK FD

Hi everyone, wrote a long introduction post, but it didn’t seem to load/not showing. Will try again another day.

Happy FD

Jo

Day 6, UK FD

Yesterday was a bit rubbish (need to sort out my TDEE calcs and not go crazy on NFDs) so I’m actually looking forward to the fast. Planning to have tea and coffee during the day and then maybe soup in the evening.

Hi all. I’m still reading everything but not posting much. I’m away again so just trying to keep an eye on my eating. My OH says he wants to lose some weight while we are in Greece for 3 weeks, so that helps. I know I’ve said this before, but the book Alcohol Explained by William Porter is very helpful, not preachy in the slightest, if you want to cut down or stop drinking. I read it a year ago and stopped drinking. Never been happier, or felt healthier. ( Mind you I was a complete toper, so I HAD to stop drinking before I did myself in…). Have a good day all. H

Day 6 – NFD; Dublin, Ireland

Hi everyone,

what a result, down 1.3kg after just one FD after our holiday. Fiance down a whopping 2.4kg! That was some water retention…

Food market at work today, looking forward to my usual burrito which is so big that I rarely feel like having dinner afterwards, so hopefully today will be a controlled NFD.

As @flourbaby advised, I think it’s best to log absolutely everything that goes in your mouth on any given day. Especially those glasses of alcohol or biscuits with tea/coffee. I got some Swiss chocolate while on holiday and 1 square is 93kcal! Another colleague brought some chocolates back to and his is a frickin 200kcal for 1 portion, which is insane – that’s my whole breakfast allowance on a FD.

I had no idea about any of these numbers until I started this WOL and have been logging all of my food using MyFitnessPal, I find it really helpful because it’s still not second nature to me to eat healthy. At least this way if I overindulge on a NFD, I’m not surprised or disappointed if my weight goes up the next day.

I hope that helps anyone struggling with slow weight-loss, I hope it didn’t come off as preachy. I hit a month long plateau in June and then had a sudden whoosh of -1.5kg in July which came after two weeks of meticulous planning and eating.

Good luck to everyone fasting today!

Bert- 4 months? Wow! My undies are starting to feel baggy I must say. It’s weird that the weight is hanging on, but I’ll stick with it!

FlourBaby encourage me to join you folks. This is my second day of fasting. I am afraid that I will be going nowhere. What and how to I share with all of you? Looking forward to being on this journey with you.

2nd post
Day 6 NC USA CFD
Found height weight calc https://qz.com/1002707/bmi-calculators-arent-accurate-but-our-body-fat-calculator-is/
Looks like my waist needs to be 33 inches or less. Starting at 41 inches 8 inches to go.