I had an easy FD yesterday as I was ill in bed! Just soup to try to cure my flu! Or do Lemsips count as calories. Just woke up to a family of raccoons outside trying to be friendly with my cats! 5am here and catching up on all the posts.

Thanks for the zucchini muffin recipe – I added some feta and red peppers to mine and came out lovely. I also made leek and cauliflower soup, which is great for feeling like you ate a hearty meal.

Today we are taking MIL for high tea for her birthday (she is 91), so NFD but gluten free so we will see what the hotel has to offer. Tomorrow we fly to London house hunting, so will try some of the tips and places suggested, thanks to everyone.

I finally plucked up the courage to stand on the scales yesterday. I knew it was bad but this is the heaviest I have ever been. 🙁 Determined to stick to the WOL and doing 4:3 until it gets to a reasonable level.

Day 7 Canada NFD

I have set myself a 6 week challenge lasting till mid October, so yesterday was the second of twelve fasts. Feels good to have what feels like an achievable time line ahead. I am also working on one thing a week to improve my health. So far I have added drinking home made kefir and eating sauerkraut (thanks clever guts) and being back to the gym for some much needed strength work. This week is cutting alcohol, I plan when I am going to have a glass of wine 24 hrs ahead (thanks to Brook Castillo for this method!)

@metatuata those scales would be pushing anyone to the limit
@minka we are heading towards the same goal weight
@bert1802 I think you have the material for a best seller here!
Also looking forward to hearing from @dykask he is always here

Good luck fasters, have fun with all the extra energy a fast can bring 🙂

Day 7, Gozo, Malta, cd

I’m the same weight as yesterday.

Today I made a Dijon chicken salad for my pregnant daughter and I; spare ribs with Tex mex sauce for my son and for my OH and son in law I fried lumpuki (a bluish fish, corphene dolphin fish, caught in the Mediterranean Sea) with a salsa made of fried chopped onions and garlic and chopped fresh tomatoes, chopped black olives plus fish herbs and seasoning. For my pregnant daughter and I I’m baking a lampuka with 🍅 tomatoes and capers and serve them with the salsa for this evening. My son in law comes to eat in the evening and my OH will eat fried lumpuki again as he loves them.

Have a great Friday everyone. Today is the first Friday of the month.

Day 7 USA NFD
Had a successful FD yesterday and I want to follow it up with a controlled day today. My body is feeling very happy to be back on 5:2.

Day 7 Stevensville Maryland USA CNFD

Yesterday was a good FD staying under 500 calories. Weigh in Friday and the scale continues to be kind to me. I think I have this maintenance thing under control. The next three day will be CNFD’s and the thing I thought I wanted to eat yesterday don’t seem so appealing today.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Have a great Friday everyone.

Day 7 second post

@debster251 – thanks for asking! SIL is maybe a little chubby, but definitely not slim, so jealousy could well be the underlying emotion. We have a back history of disagreement over family issues – I won’t go into too many details, but suffice to say that her husband (my DH’s brother) once praised me highly for caring for his parents, when both had dementia at the same time and were living at home. It was a crisis situation and I stepped in. SIL didn’t like it and wrote an nasty, hurtful letter to criticise me for what I was doing. I think, basically, she sees me as a threat. Well, that’s her problem and I’m not going to worry about it. The stats (see my post above) are enough to tell me that I’m on the right track with this WOE and I am not over-doing it, so her opinion is not important in any way.

@bert1802 – I am in suspenders – your unfolding story is better than the telly! Do let us have Chapter 6 soon!

Second post.
@bert1802 – we are in complete suspense. Do you take bribes to speed up the next instalment lol ?

third post just before bed – 11.30 pm west Aust time.
@skinnyminny57 please please PLEASE don’t give up.
5:2 is a WOL not a diet and there are many health benefits as well as weight loss.
I and some others here ‘ gave up’ and now we are back to basics because it really DOES work. It just takes time with some people and some are slower at losing weight than others.
It probably took more than a week/month/year to get where you are now so it will take some time to lose the weight.
@dykask – ‘ almost done’? FD? Work? I’m just wondering. Hope all is OK with you and yours after the typhoon etc.
Off to catch some well earned zeds on our brand new bed delivered this afternoon.
DH has just yelled out that he feels like he’s sleeping on boards …..

Day 7 UK NFD

Wow it’s busy on here today. Sending you all positive vibes. Just a quick check in as I’ve had a super busy day but I am feeling loads better and I did day 7 of 30DS 💪

Day 7 – Eastern WA USA – NFD

What a busy forum! Love it! Was glad to make it a LFD yesterday and the scales are reflecting a downward movement today.

@rainbowsmile – so glad you’re focusing on healing and that you’re making progress. TY for the doc on the run link. It has some helpful info on a variety of issues.
@daffodil2010 – what great progress when you back up and look at the holiday to holiday perspective! Enjoy your time in Spain. Can you give a location? I love looking things up so I can envision the beach etc. Of course, I do have a special connection to Spain. I will enjoy it through your eyes this time.
@wellrounded – congrats on your restraint on the macaroons. Only 1; that’s a victory!
@lilymartin – good save with the PB I’d say!
@bert1802 – unbelievable story!
@ali wants to wear a bikini – to which zucchini recipe are you referring? I must have missed it.
@michelinme – congrats on your new low!
@songbirdme – Wow! a size 1 at Chicos. That’s a great accomplishment.

Make it a good Friday 5:2er friends!

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@at get well soon. I like to take local honey with lemon juice and hot water. Take care dear.

Day 7 UK second post

Just caught up with the amazing number of posts over the last 3 days. Feel as tho i’ve read a book – and i don’t just mean @bert1802‘s epic thriller!

@debster251 hope you’ve had a great trip to Dublin, and thank you for good wishes for my trip 🙂
@daffodil2010 My body shape has changed fair bit since younger, esp going by old clothes. Arms &waist bigger, bust smaller, bum flatter!
@missybear AFAIK in the UK clothes sizes have changed x2 in the last 30 years, so a modern size 10 is a 1980s size 14 and vice versa – really useful info for charity shopping among vintage clothes! There’s also a great website that calculates your size in different brands http://sizes.darkgreener.com/
@beththenew you might find it handy to use the tracker on this 5:2 site which calculates TDEE for your weight based on activity levels
@at hope you feel better v soon
@fasterjo – Welcome! i saw your first post when reading through the last few days. Drinking lots of water is really helpful on FD, as is a hot salty drink to keep salt up and avoid headache – I drink 1tsp vegemite made with boiling water. Great info re plantar fasciitis – @ciren2 you might like to look at Jo’s post from couple of days ago for some personal advice from a physio 🙂
@flourbaby i read your day 6 post re wine and took a break to fetch a beer – thanks 🙂 My first alcohol since I think holiday in April – amazing 🙂 – and went straight to my head! Fab motivational post too 🙂
@marylousw welcome to the Sept Challenge 🙂
@kerryn73 hope you have a lovely time in London/Slough 🙂
@anna6 i find myself drooling over your meals and I’m a vegetarian! you describe very well 🙂
@diana123 so glad you are happy with your MIL’s care giver – what a wonderful gift to know she is comfortable, happy and in safe hands
@gretta congratulations on your happy weight today
@cateaus maybe your GP hasn’t come across 5:2 and thinks it’s a crash diet? There’s plenty of research out there eg https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321690.php
@cornish-jane thanks v much for the great information on fat mass.I’d had no idea of my body fat composition but suspected it would be quite high. Relieved to find it’s 31.5:)
@ali wantstowearabikini I’m in London, GF & vegetarian and it’s pretty straightforward. For quick food on the go Pret & Itsu are everywhere
@metatauta scales can be weird 🙁 I had a similar thing happen earlier this year & send huge empathy! i moved my scales and weighed 8lbs more – the floor was uneven and they’re mechanical scales. I’d weighed daily for ages so suspect that i may have weighed 8lbs when i started 🙁 Whatever the reason it’s happened you have lost the weight once and can do it again. ANd it is *just* a number – you will feel Even Thinner when you get there xx
@basyjames hope your dental pain is settling down
@annemarilyn congratulations on your new job – that was a short retirement!
@rainbowsmile yes to the energy for healing, and Well done in making it your top priority. So glad your recovery is going smoothly. Take care of yourself xx
@wellrounded well done in avoiding blow out and keeping on track. Every time we change our behaviour patterns we’re building new normals for ourselves 🙂

After which epic read & post session I’m going back to bed – my entire recovery day has been sleeping or lying on my bed and time to get back in! But so glad I caught up, this is an inspiring international community. Have a great weekend everyone 🙂

Day 8, Tas, Aust-NFD
What a supportive thread this is. I’ll try to keep up!
@Debster- I think I am eating enough on NFD’s (about 1600 cals) & I decided against reducing them any more. I won’t mess with the basics.
@kerryn73, @fatfingers @shinything @michelinme
– Thanks for your queries. My Dr said, “So, what do you eat on fast days?” & seemed horrified that I don’t eat anything until the afternoon & then usually some celery & maybe a small tub of low-calorie yoghurt & a small dinner. She suggested I have some hummus with the celery & have some nuts etc. I thought she knew about 5:2, but she mustn’t. I have been trying to stick with her as she saw what happened when I went into shock after being exposed to perfume at the medical centre back in March. I have been trying to educate her about MCS, but that has been such a battle. I really am wondering if I should start all over with one of the other doctors. There is absolutely no reason for her to be worried about me doing 5:2. I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic & have never had any issues with glucose levels.
I feel really good today. I went to a bbq last night & resisted all the unhealthy options, had 2 small glasses of bubbly & am happy to be starting a week without any wine at all. I am going to be extra careful this week.
Happy Saturday, everyone 🙂

Day 8 NFD country west Australia
@cateaus , I am not a doctor but as long as you feel well can’t see why you should stop 5:2. Sadly some of our medicos are not always up with current research in certain areas. But to be fair they do know an awful about an awful lot in other areas.
@at sending virtual hugs🤗
To the peeps with unwell doggies – hope they improve🤞
To those unwell – hoping for a speedy recovery🙏💐
@michelinme – great effort for reading and posting on as you recovered. Hope you continue to get better.💐
Up until June last year I was a daily weigher, weekly recorder and monthly stat taker . I would whip the tape measure out and record bust, waist, hips, thighs, knees, ankles, biceps just to see where muscle/ fat was residing.
Whipped out the tape measure this morning for the first time since then – and it has obviously shrunk!
I have gained 7 cms on my bust and 10 on my waist. No wonder my work pants feel so tight.😲
Great motivation however. Now more determined than ever.
I find reading the posts here so inspirational as I did previously.
Just off to do the fat stat as per @beththenew
Have a good weekend all.🙃

Day 8 – Japan – NFD 80kg

62 – 36+ hour water fasts done in 2018 so far. 28 to get to my goal.

Day 8 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

@at get well soon 🤗

@michinlinme thanks for the sizes info I feel better about those vintage size 12s feeling tight now 😉

After yesterday’s upward swing of the scales I calculated my fat ratio as 28.6 so felt better.

Aiming for a controlled alcohol weekend…..I’ve been enjoying too much vino since the wedding. Have a great weekend everyone, I will pop by later to catch up on the next chapter from @bert1802 🙂

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@anna6 – your lunch time recipe just wafted me back to one of my favourite times having supper on a Tuscan terrace at sunset over looking a beautiful valley with my OH. We ate simply with wonderful Florentine steak and chianti. Happy days.
Ta x

Day 8 UK NFD

Going to be mindful but relaxed today, esp as I woke up and STILL weighed 142lbs – a weight last seen either yesterday or in c2003 😀 I can feel a 3-egg cheese omelette and green salad brunch coming on – yum!

More exhausted than yesterday despite rest day, but not surprised. Going to get going now with yoga & meditation then spend today gently preparing for early start/full morning tomorrow and the week ahead. Maybe make some very seedy oat bread and carrot & ginger soup for warming cooler evenings, then finish off a couple of knitting projects for friends’ birthdays – and get to bed early! Feels like a day for gentle practical projects and thinking with my hands so my brain can reflect. Also looking forward to regular telephone catch up with wonderful friend.

The sense of relief having got through this week is astonishing. So many firsts and overwhelming unknowns, and somehow it seems to have worked. Not sure what will happen next, but going to let go and be where I am and see what the future brings 🙂

Wishing you all the day you hope for x

Day 8, Emden Germany, FD

no @dingping I’ll be fasting also today. We both seem to be doing very well this week, our motivation seems to have come back. I was hungry this morning so already had a small bowl of fruitsalad with yogurt and 2 Finn Crisp with an egg-spoon of home-made peanutbutter on both of them. Later on we will have melon with ham.

@anna6 thanks for posting, I always enjoy reading your meals, your family is lucky so have you as their cook.

@at get well soon, sending healing hugs to you xxx

@daffodil2010 my body has changed over time, my hips, waist and bust stayed about the same (when ~ 56 kg) but the ribcase broadened, this makes it difficult to zip up older tight dresses. I bought my measurement dress (weight 56 kg back then) in 1991 in Toronto, it’s a Canadian size 7. It’s a low back cocktail dress. If I had to zip it up higher than I have to now, the zipper would probably be stuck near the shoulderblades or even lower. I don’t have a photograph of me in the dress, when it fits again(the zipper can go up but it’s still a bit too tight) I’ll do that. It’s such a lovely dress.

@bert1802 gosh, what a story, looking forward to the next chapter.

@rainbowsmile take your time to concentrate on the healing, your doing well.

@northerndawn how is your back doing, are you able to do the run today?

We all seem to have problems catching up with the posts, I’m one day behind already, just skimmed them.

Day 8 Pocket Fasting List
@dingping
@snowflake56

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 8, Guildford UK, NFD

ankle is very sore and achy but not a lot of pain except on waking. I am barefoot most of the time. Solid shoe when I go out. Yesterday I drove my car back from the office.

I was planning to go to the gym today to start my rehab and get some cardio in. But I am so tired, so following your advice @northerndawn, how can I be tired when all I do is rest? I suppose healing such a little bone with such a little tiny avulsion is very very tiring. Also can anyone explain why the other ankle (the non injured one) has started aching in sympathy?

Been eating more nuts and seeds, discovered I don’t seem to digest them, never noticed that before so I may have to start soaking.

I tried Chia seeds and don’t quite get the hype, does anyone have any suggestions? I have a huge bag left.

Still doing bone broth and am adding veg to make soup, I seem to have gone off it. BTW I do not recommend Chia seeds with bone broth…………..

I have had to modify the 30DS so substantially @michelinme that I wonder if it is worth it? Basically I just switch the exercises so I wonder if it’s the 30DS anymore! I guess I can measure progress by how easier it becomes. @sarahbob and @beedoo I note you are doing the 30DS and this has helped me keep at it too. This is the super super doopy easy peasy version of it so @flourbaby I am with you on 365DS!

Sports physio said I am amazing at healing and I have the Dnd2 gene allele g type so I have a very high pain threshold meaning I could quite easily over do it. I have the reverse Brca3 snp the one that is disease resistant and super healing (they refer this combo as wolverine) aged pa had it too. Aged pa gave his daughter a great gift. I had my genes tested for exercise and food together with hereditary testing. Aged ma had expressed haemachromatosis, a gene I carry but has not expressed itself. This epigenetics is fascinating stuff. I went very nerd into it.
@trxgirl let me know your progress, sending you healing (nearly wrote heeling)! @ciren2 feeling your sadness at your BF big hugs. @at your song choice was just spot on for me when you posted it, I was so in need of a boost that day, big hugs. Thank you @fasterjo for the info, I am worried my PF may worsen because of the injury. I used the stretcher boots at night that really really helped me. Now I know why.

I would like to welcome the many newbies and returnees individually and will post to you all over the month. So I apologise for being MIA for a few days and just a little introspective at the moment. @shinything keep sending those vibes, i am holding on tigbt. My abusive ex has been seen in my village every day this week, he usually lives in Italy with an ex exotic dancer (truly real life is strange). He has the rest of the world to play in so why my village? I don’t go to his. It’s triggered all my old eating patterns and I am concerned. I ate a bar of chocolate and bread binged. But I am here to turn it around again. @dingping I understand how easy it is to feel despondent, hold on tight to us, I have found this group to be so supportive and non judgemental that I can be open about my challenges and receive the support I need.

@at I love jazz so when you post about the band’s I greedily Google them. It is introducing me to new artists so thank you. I love jazz blues dancing too, but there is np reason why I can’t still enjoy the music. Thank you for the flowers, when people send me those I visit Sainsbury end of day and buy myself a bunch and put the name of the poster on them. It’s a treat I can’t eat. @babs_b I note you love jazz too so new suggestions welcome.

@lilymartin haven’t seen @fatrabbit around for a few months. I loved the very humourous posts and jokes with @stevetoontaxidriver. It was a lovely phase when my weight loss was smooth and steady. Instead of this ziggy zaggy line thingies.

@snowflake56 and @beedoo sometimes the things that get written give me odd quirky picture images. My first thought was why does @beedoo want to buy french fleas? So now I have a very odd image in my head indeed. It is how I remember stuff about posters building 3D moving picture images of them. Sorry.

@skinnyminny57 rooting for you for that goal. Although do remember at your current weight and holding that’s better than 97% of all traditional dieters.

@daffodil2010 I was actually rusting! Being the nerd I am I wanted to find out where that slightly peculiar bronze colour in my foot came from. Apparently it’s due to the bruising. The arnica helps with the red blood cell breakdown in the bruise, there are three components and the arnica helps breakdown two of them quickly leaving the third one to last. That last colouring is bronze. Without arnica the last colouring is a greenish one.

@metatuata I am a frequent bible reader, bit of an old testament fan, it has got lots of action in it. Some books more than others. As a child i was fascinated by the begetting, pillars of salt and towers.

@debster251 I have a holiday flat in Madeira and I used to go out there regularly but now it’s rented out as I can’t afford it because of the divorce. It is the most wonderful and beautiful peaceful island.

@slacknz 1 kg is 2.2 lbs. So I always double the kilos and add a fifth. This is a great safe place to get support, I found once I was open about the challenges I faced then the support I got was much more targeted. The ups and downs of life can affect our WOL how could it not be So? From one limping warrior to you the biggest of big hugs and sunshine.

@kerryn73 I am a tortwah too. I am an L on top and an M on the bottom, so a swapsie on clothes? I can’t buy sets as if the fit on top then I have a baggy bottom (as if it’s not baggy enough on it’s own). It’s my HP moustache tummy that does it that’s my body change @daffodil2010. About 2 months ago I got fascinated (and also concerned) about why when on a long WFD I kept pooing. Sorta odd to me. So I spend 10 days investigating poo and took an online healthy gut course and attended two poo symposiums for retailers selling supplements (yes one of my clients put me down as a member of staff). I have a lot of knowledge now about a few things. So ask me about urine nothing, but poo loads. I now am learning about metatarsal 5, forget the others!

@dingping, @snowflake I found myself saying the same things about hosting so I asked for a very quiet month (August) and the lovely @shinything set my spreadsheet up for me. I think if it had been this month then I would have been really scared as already there are 8 threads. The posting part you are both already supportive. When you are ready do try it, the well established posters are so supportive. There was one very hidden benefit, it increased my confidence a great deal and also I held myself super accountable for my own WOL in that month.

@flourbaby thank you I am glad it was 0.8 of water! Funnily enough the benefits of Tortwahdom is that there is less loose baggy skin. I have just a little bit and on my long water fast I noted the between the thigh saggy wrinkly and the top of arm have almost disappeared so it was worth it just for that alone.

@happymargo I love that phrase “will this get me nearer to my goal”. That can apply to so many things in life. Thank you for sharing.

@basyjames , @diana123 and @dykask I fret about you when you don’t post. It’s worried of Surrey here. I have been including you in my daily votive.

@bellyblast I have added the podcast to my playlist. I confess to a recent discovery of rhubarb gin and tonic and find it very refreshing. I tried going sober in August and made it to the weekend following the wedding day of our beautiful @missybear (I also had a friend getting married that day). Thats worrying really to not resist. Especially as alcohol inhibits bone healing. I am sober this month and added the days on to August. I am nipping this in the bud now.

@valleyview I can understand your challenges, hang on to us. It’s a WOL that will offer great healing benefits and extra energy.

@bert1802 looking forward to your thrilling catch up. I love flylady and Mari Keno methods.

@beththenew the trouble with scales is they weigh everything, bones, muscles, fat, water and poo. So up and down is a trend, it doesn’t tell, you if it’s the white subcutaneous or in body fat that you are losing. My scales broke in (I think May). I was a bit obsessed and had naughty thinking weight up meant fat up weight down meant fat down. It isn’t true of course. I haven’t replaced my scales so I now go and have monthly checks at the gym where they do my body composition (Surrey Sports facility in Guildford). Now I will do this every 3 months. Otherwise it’s clothes and a tape measure. It WS a horrible withdrawal but necessary. @sparkly shoes, look into the woosh concept. It’s fat you want to lose especially the nasty inside cavity stuff. That tends to burn with exercise and the fat cells die (half life 6 months), subcutaneous fat cells have a half life of about 7 years. Anyway when fat cells lose triglycerides the structure changes to grab extra water, it closely binds to the remaining tris to hold structure to the cell. No one quite knows why or the mechanism but when the body is fasted it does this more and when fed the water gets released. They don’t even know if there is an insulin effect. All of a sudden the weight drops off. It’s water of course. So the WOL has lost fat and held on to water then the water goes. It’s how my body works, I can whoosh up to 3 kilos. Just plateau, plateau, plateau then whoooooooosh. It works the other way folks can eat loads on hols and not seem to put on, what has happened is that a whooooosh and a fat gain have balanced out but body fat has gone up. Fortunately easy on easy off comes into play as the body uses the latest deposited fat as it generally is laid next to muscle and it’s bonds are looser. That’s how I understand it. So it’s likely you are losing saturated fat but it isn’t showing on the scales. @crnish-jane I can see how relative fat mass fits in. Muscle is denser than fat, so putting on muscle and losing fat will change body shape when weight doesn’t change. Because of injury my composition may change in reverse.

@skinnyminny I fill up on water! Really I do! But i have a friend who consumes celery cabbage and cucumber to fill up. Bone broth also helps me too. You will find what works for you.

@krisina love your idea on fruit and veg in the fridge. I am immediately copying. It’s time my fridge was cleaned.

@bellyblast ouch ouch ouch. Three times? A boot? Fortunately my issue is a traumatic not stress fracture for which I am truly thankful, to be acute not chronic. I have strong lovely bones, I think this WOL and good genes have helped. Several posters here will be wagging fingers at me but I took the boot off, am driving (a little) and barefooting. Exercise 4 times a day too. Rest seems to make my ankle ache. I hope you are ok now, what did you do to rehab? Have you any resources or hints? I got a knee scooter and used it when I went trail hiking with my Goddaughter and her two sons. Easy trail though. That’s one reason I want to hit a low target less stress on the bones and joints.

@mogaman sorry about your injury. Sending healing vibes.

@aliwantstowearabikini welcome back to the UK. I love London, it so so vibrant and energizing. And the shopping!

@lilymartin, accident and FD aren’t designed to be in my vocabulary. Sulk and pout with great jealousy.

@fatfingers do you remember the TANGO ads and the bitchslapping? Well I have that in mind for your SIL. Get her tangoed.

@anna6 I just adore your lovely food reports and meal suggestions.

I think I have caught up, apologies if I missed anyone or something exciting.

I am basking in all the hugs and well wishes. I just know it’s helping so more hugs please. I will store and pay it forward.

https://youtu.be/0JVwfJGfins

Pharrell Williams (don’t listen if you get offended by swearing)

Mari

Hi Bert! I will wait until I have some success with 5:2 to try to educate my GP. Actually I think I will see another dr in the practice. I’m going to have to think of a name for the creature who made me eat “all the things” today. It is a he & I think he’s a gremlin. Hmm- Tyrone I think- Tyrone the terrible! I’m glad today is coming to an end. It was a reminder of the person I once was & am no more.

Day 8 NC USA NFD
My FD went good yesterday and I woke up to about a 3 pound lost. Still in the early phase of weight loss where it happens faster I guess but then I have a lot to lose so it is a good motivator for now. Now I am hopping it stays about the same tommorow and doesn’t jump way back up. Looking at my stats for the week on MFP it looks like with the 2 CFD and 2 FD the one 1900 day got overcome as I ate 4,000 calories under the 1680 MFP goal! I don’t know if I will add in CFD days this week but its good to know I can add them in for faster loses if needed. Right now I am 190.3 lbs (86.3 kg), almost into the 180s!

Went to the eye dr and it’s offical I need progressive lenses or reading glasses just barely. I am going to try the progressives. I asked if I could also buy a pair of cheap readers but I have an astigmatism and my script is -1/-1.75. Regular readers are all positive which I guess is a negative for me. ha ha!

Thank you all for your supportive messages. I keep meaning to try to write down user names somewhere to keep track of everyone but it hard for me to find time just to speed read all the posts. Wish this form had a daily digest feature so you could get all the days posts in one email. Also a search feature would be great too.

Day 8, London, UK, NFD

Late and quick post, busy, busy today!!!

@minka, never a truer word was spoken (written)!!………………” I welcomed the relief of today’s FD. It’s a return to sanity. Thank heaven for FDs!”

@dykask, glad to hear from you!!! I hope the typhoon and earthquake had no effect on you & yours!!

Get well soon @at, you MUST be under the weather!!!! I’m so used to enjoying your lengthy posts, summarising all the good bits I missed!!!!

Onward & downwards folks!!!

USA Day 8 FD

Very busy weekend, so a quick check in. I added wine back into my diet plan and immediately gained 2 lbs. I guess that tells me something! Have a great weekend, everyone!