Day 9, VA, USA, FD

Helloooooooo! I’m back, was gone for 3 weeks cross country road trip. Did not fast (like I thought I would) <arm crossed> but I did manage better choices and OMAD for about a third of my days on vacation. <throwing hands up> no tooooo bad.

I had no scale with me (which I guess thinking about it, I could have brought it and just slid it under the bed thats in the van.) However it was a good lesson to see what does happen with i’m not fully watching my Ps and Qs.

My loss for the month .2 lbs *ha – considering I had no fasting days I’ll take it.

Today first fasting day in 3 weeks! I can feel the burn…. must drink more water!

Need that Pocket list today!

Day 9 – Monday Pocket list
@penz
@matpi
@lilymartin
@neilithicman
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56 FD800
@rabbette

Day 9
Florida

Adding my name to the pocket list. So far so good.

Day 9 – Monday Pocket list
@penz
@matpi
@lilymartin
@neilithicman
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56 FD800
@rabbette
@ccco
@westerman

Day 9 second post

@jaifaim so sorry to hear about your dad. You have a really heavy load at the moment, go gently. Take time to look after yourself when you can… small breathing sapces can make all the difference. Hopefully there will be some less carby things in the next few days xx

USA Day 9 TDEE

The day started out as a FD but ended up at TDEE! Well, tomorrow is another day! It could have been worse! LOL

Have a great evening/night, everybody!

Day 11 country West Australia
yesterday’s FD wasn’t – so having one today.
Home alone and find it easier to fast when not having to cook.
Plenty of housework, gardening, office work to keep me busy and stop me thinking of food.
@jai faim, so sorry to hear about issues with your parents. We went through similar with my parents and now my inlaws currently.
It’s difficult but worthwhile. Thinking of you👨‍👩‍👧
@emma Taylor, enjoy Crete – very envious!😎
@penz, must be the day for unkind scales. I am also up after being fairly restrained but am NOT going to give up like last time. Looking forward to the PFDS on Saturday! ( Scales currently superglued on a number they steadfastly REFUSE to shift from)!😖
@michelinme – sorry to hear about your friend. Hope all is OK?
@rabbette, so good to hear from you!😁

Day 10 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

It IS day 10 isn’t it? Our friends in the Southern Hemisphere have skipped a day and got me confused 😆😆. Mind you, with my imminent trip looming I wouldn’t mind skipping a day 😄

Great FD yesterday, and to be honest, I felt a whoosh coming on, awake a lot of the night using the loo, blame it on the full moon or whatever, but a whopping 4lbs overnight!! At lower end of plateau…..what will today bring?

Busy getting van ready for the trip. Tonight I am going to try on my beach/summer clothes that have not been aired since this time last year. Hoping they hang well after my months of shred 👍

While I definitely have the beginnings of a six pack going on (and believe me I am in shock at that never before seen phenomenon on me!!), I have troublesome midriff flab that is hanging about. Any idea how to shift it?

@jaifaim so sorry to hear of your poor Dad and also your Mum. It’s trying times, do take time for yourself though as your health is important.

Welcome back @rabbette….now you have given me the idea to bring my scales with me too. There is room for it and it might put a halt to my gallop whilst on holiday? I do not want to come back 10lbs heavier AGAIN

I have put today as an NFD but maybe another FD might be on the cards. However, as I did not sleep well, despite cashews and MO (blaming the full moon) tiredness may knock my FD plans, so going gently. Nothing until lunch, it will be the evening where decision will be made.

So have a great Tuesday everyone.

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Day 10 – Melbourne Aus – FD

Had a reasonable CD yesterday despite a meal out. Went for fish and veg, and it was a little oily, but otherwise it was OMAD so think I was firmly under TDEE.

FD today has been a bit challenging, but it’s almost 5:30pm so will be able to easily finish up the day under 600cal (which is my aim when I fast after a gym session in the morning).

@michelinme so sorry to hear the news of your friend, hope she recovers quickly *hugs*

@jaifaim such terrible news about the health of your parents. Stay strong xx

@rabbette welcome back! Impressed with your OMAD and loss over the holiday, awesome work.

@penz damn those pesky scales not cooperating!!

Pocket List Day 10:
@snowflake56
@gretta

Day 10, London, UK, FD (1st of B2B2B)

Back into the swing of things today hopefully, I need to see some scale results to boost my resolve. I’m keeping everything crossed and plan to guzzle lots of water to force a whoosh!!! @daffodil2010, congrats on yours, I could do with a 10lb whoosh ………… I think it’s possible, isn’t it?!!

@jaifaim, I’m sorry to hear the news hasn’t been great for your dad, I hope he gets home to your mum soon, don’t forget to take care of yourself too!!

@emma taylor, I desperately want to ask what you’re eating ………………. But I daren’t!!!!! ………………….. Enjoy your time away, fabulous food is allowed on holiday!!! Fasting can wait ‘til you get home!!

Welcome back @rabbette, you’ve certainly had some brain re-training if your choices have led to a loss without fasting, well done!!!

Soup and salad planned for the week, NO airy-fairy Wotsits, NO cashews (sleep, be damned!!) NO cheeky mocha’s, just peppermint tea and water ………….. & absolutely, positively certainly NO booze!!!

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

Day TEN! – New Zealand – FD

Whoops, yes it looks like it was me that was jumping the gun on the days, subconsciously trying to hurry up my holiday to Fiji probably. Had a good fast day, just a handful of nuts, a 2-egg ham and cheese omelette and a some vegetables today. I had a sneaky weigh on the scales at the gym today and it looks like I may be down a bit this week judging from what their scales usually show compared to ours, but I’ll find out tomorrow.

Have a great day everyone

Day 10- Atlanta, GA- USA- FD Let’s try this again!!

Day 10, VA, USA, FD B2B

Yesterday – could feel the struggle (in my mind which then translated into my body) about fasting. Also since I only drank 1.5 canisters of my water (usually 3+ on a Fasting day) I could tell that it was a struggle and while I knew I needed to drink MORE water my body was so resistant.

Tricks I used to get me through
Drank miso broth for lunch (that gave me an extra boost to drink more water funny enough)

Soup for dinner (my simple soup) Broth and fresh cut veggies – what ever is on hand, yesterday was carrots, onion, celery, peas.

This morning scales are down -1 lb.

I feel re-inspired to continue my 3 to 4 Day B2B FDs which is what I was doing before I left.

@jaifaim – Hugs to you and your family. I have found this WOL grounding. I too used to struggle with the easy foods that are ready to eat – however, I have used a trick and replaced some of those easy snacks with keeping carrots in the fridge and then (freshly cut 1 or 2 when ever I’m feeling like eating snacks)

@penz – you gave me a good smirk over PFDS, I too get all excited about the scales, but I will say sometimes Mr. Particular (my scales name) doesn’t always throw me a bone. Nope especially if hormones are involved, however I have noticed a trend… that if I have a non-loss after a FD usually a whoosh (a 1 or 2 lb loss) is on its way in the next week. Keep on going you can do it.

@lilymartin, @rafiki44, @snowflake56 – great to read about all you guys again.

@matpi @flourbaby – It was good to “FEEL” when needing to eat, or feel the few times I over indulged slightly (dinner at a restaurant on the road and have no place to store leftovers, but too good to stop with 5 bites left) never knew 5 bites more could have me feeling so much more full. However as the upside, I wouldn’t be hungry again until dinner, so I found as long as I was “listening” I could eat without getting stressed over not being in my regular FD routine. @daffodil2010 I think if I did have the scale it would help me stay a bit more in the mindset… However as I was explaining up above I did try and “listen” a bit more, which is super challenging for me. ((( I did pack 3 baggies of fresh cut carrots ))) which ended up being one of my favorite snacks *especially with these awesome single serving “Wholly Guacamole” I found. Good fats and fiber.

@gretta – It wasn’t much of a loss, but hey I’m happy it wasn’t a gain. I mean I’ve done this trip before 2 years ago and 3 weeks was a Ten Pound Gain last time. So I call it a win all the way around!

Pocket List Day 10:
@snowflake56
@gretta
@funshipfreddie
@flourbaby
@neilithicman
@therealwil78
@lizzy agatha
@rabbette

((Added some of you that listed your status as FD)) Lets do this!

Day 10 USA (Illinois) NFD

Quick check in – hope to catch up with peeps later on. Sounds like some are struggling for various reasons. Hang in there – people here care about you.

Onward and downward.

Day 11 – New Zealand – NFD

Oh man! Weigh in today and I dropped a whopping 1.6 kilograms. Tipping the scales at just 92.7 kilos. I was only aiming for 92.5 by the end of September so it looks like that won’t be a problem. It’s hard for me to believe that I was 132 kilos just over 8 months ago.

Have a great day everyone

Day 10 Ohio, US — NFD (62 bites)

The NFD went well with me staying within the targets for each meal. Using the bites as a measure really helped today, since the day was one continual stream of activities from 7:30 this morning till 8:30 this evening. As a result, most of my meals were eaten away from home. Also as a result, I’m really tired now.

@winsome waif My deepest sympathies with your friends and all those who lost loved ones on that day. It has surprised me that in the US newspapers and some British papers very little has been said in commemoration of the day. Maybe stories will show up in the online editions later on.

Have a peaceful day all!

@rafiki44 – Not all heroes wear capes 😉

Day 11, Emden Germany, FD

no FD800 yesterday so I’ll try again today.

@daffodil2010 congrats on the whoosh!

Day 11 pocket list

@penz
@snowflake56

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 11 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Good FD yesterday, and still bang on target. Disappointed with the latest news re artificially sweetened soda. Apparently there are all kinds of health risks with just two drinks per day; I can easily get through a 1.5 litre bottle of diet coke. It really helps me through FDs, but I guess I should stick to sparkling water. I’ve cut the coffee/tea sweetener to just one tiny pill 😳

18 years since 9/11?! Doesn’t seem possible. I think everyone remembers where they were & what they were doing when they heard the horrific news.

@neilithicman – wow?! Great job!👏

@daffodil2010 – good luck getting off that plateau!🥊

And a Happy Hump Day to all! 🐪🐫

Day 11 – Pocket List
@penz
@snowflake56
@daffodil2010

Day 11, London, UK, FD (2nd of B2B2B)

So yesterdays’ FD turned into ……………. Wait for it ………….………….. a regular FD of 506 kcals!!!!! It’s been a while and I can hear rapturous applause and cheering, and I can see the ticker tape as I raise my arms and receive the plaudits in acknowledgement of actually completing a regular FD!!!! Can you tell just how chuffed I am??? There is no upper limit of 800kcals where I’m concerned, I’ve gone back to basics 500kcals and that’s that!!!

@neilithicman, your 8 month results are astonishing, congratulations!!! Did you ever get derailed on your journey? I’ve chucked myself off of the wagon sooooo many times (I always get back on though, as there’re too many people here dragging me back onboard!!) Half the battle is actually sticking to the plan, it works so the results are inevitable, your results show what can be achieved if you apply yourself!!!

Happy fasting folks, today WILL be a good fasting day!!!

“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”

Day 11 – Stratford Upon Avon, UK – FD

Oh man! how easy it is to go from hero to zero in 5 days 🙁
It has been way too easy for me to slip back into the bad habits I have tried so hard to shake over the last couple of months. I was doing so well and I suddenly feel like I have just lost my way.
Soooo……enough of the self pity, how to set myself right? back to 5:2 basics for me today, drawing that famous line and digging in for a much needed FD today – and tomorrow too. I guess you could say I’m ‘In Recovery’ 😉
The Hunger Monster and the Mind Monster are lurking today, trying to drown them in black coffee and water.

On a positive note, I met with friends I hadn’t seen for awhile at the weekend and both noted my weight loss and thought I ‘looked great’, hanging onto that, there can be no going back…..

Sending positive, togetherness vibes to anyone sharing the struggle with me today! Here’s to a successful day…..

Happy FD Fasters!

Day 11 – Pocket List
@penz
@snowflake56
@daffodil2010
@yo-yo

Day 11 – 2nd post.

@lizzy-agatha – we’re on day 11 now, even in Holland!😅. I put you on the Pocket List. I knew about aspartame being bad for you; but then it seems to change from one month to the next as to just how bad. I’m secretly hoping they’ll eventually decide that sucralose is actually full of antioxidants and can stimulate new hair growth🤨 As for making my own soda, er, won’t happen. I’m way too lazy. But we have a ‘Simple Truth’ brand of sparkling water, with all natural ingredients. So I’ve got no excuse! I really should try the Stevia again too.

If anyone is confused by the post from @neilithicman – ‘lollies’ is Kiwi for candy, or sweets 🍭🍬🍫

Day 11 – Pocket List
@penz
@snowflake56
@daffodil2010
@flourbaby
@brightonbelle
@lizzy-agatha
@yo-yo

Day 11 USA (ILlinois) NFD

Yesterday ended up being a FD800 for me, and glad for it. I need those fairly often.

Yes, lots of memories of 18 years ago. I was most concerned for NYC as son lived there, and I knew he was “temping” someplace that turned out to be quite a distance from the World Trade Center. But he did see the 2nd plane come past where he was (40th floor of a building near the Empire State Building). They thought it might be a fire department plane to help put out the fire they heard of, and saw smoke from, that the 1st plane created. I will try to talk to son today… lots of family memories of that day.

@yo-yo_fletch — isn’t it amazing how compliments from others help keep us in this WOL? I know it certainly has for me. Congrats on your great progress!

@rabette – welcome back. Glad you had a great cross-country trip!

Onward and downward.

Day 11 – 3rd Post

@betsylee – In the UK ‘lolly’ is short for lollipop, which is a sweet/candy on a stick. Eg ‘ice lolly’ is an icecream on a stick. I’m a Brit too; or at least I was for the first half of my life. I still have to watch Corrie; sad but true 😳 Another odd Kiwi/Aussie expression I heard is ‘pokies’ – for slot machines!

I meant…. day 11 Holland FD
OK

Day 12 – New Zealand – FD

FD to balance my post weigh-in NFD. Managed to not get too carried away yesterday and only indulged in one of my favourite treats for morning tea, a sausage roll.

@funshipfreddie – it’s not that odd to call slot machines “pokies” because it’s short for “poker machine” which is what we call them.

We do tend to run words together over here though. We had someone visiting from overseas and they asked why people kept saying “airgun” and “good onion” It turns out she was mishearing people saying “how are you going” and “Good on you” 😀 😀 😀