@basyjames — “save yourselves” because you are one tough taskmaster?? Do let us know what you meant by that! We would love to have either you or @stitchincarol be our fearless leader. 🙂

Day 26 – Lake district UK – NFD

Good morning everyone

What a magnificent morning, sun blazing down and a light frost! Autumn well and truly here.

Plan for today, head off out and buy bulbs and plants for Christmas and spring! Forward planning eh ? Plus while we’re out, head off for a stroll. Dug up the dahlia tubers yesterday so they’re drying out nicely in the greenhouse, give them a few days then into the garage to store over winter.

How ridiculous… forgot my weigh in yesterday, Friday, so on the scales this morning …. this is following medical advice to make the most of being able to eat ‘normal food’ until treatment starts! Recent treats include, crispy toasted bacon sandwich, fish and chips, OBAD (one beer a day oooops, mis-counted yesterday had two)

NO weight gain, stayed exactly where I was last week, will carry on with this regime for now and make the most of it? Hmmmm BBQ this afternoon 😉

Take care all

Day 26 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Beautiful bright autumn morning here in Pembrokeshire. Cold but sunny. Just sitting with our cat purring on my lap waiting for our Tesco delivery, then I will have brunch and go for a walk to make the most of the lovely dry day 😎

Happy Saturday all.

Day 26 CD/NFD UK Lake District

I have planned my meals for a NFD today but would really like to do a CD but need to calculate the calories. Was doing a CD yesterday but that turned out to be a NFD.

Just a quick drop in today for accountability.

Pocket list day 26
@at FD800
@snowflake56

ZBC day 26
@kazoo
@at
@snowflake56

DTF day 23
@at (after yesterday’s slip I’m back on DTO)
@flourbaby (DTO)
@northerndawn (DTO)

The sun is shining at the moment so need to take advantage. Have a great weekend everyone.

Day 26 North Canton OH CD

@stitchincarol since this is a better month for you, please take it. I’ll step in next month

@songbirdme I meant save yourselves because I dont know how well I’ll do, I haven’t hosted in a couple of years

Just checking in everyone, make today as awesome as possible 🙂

Day 26 USA (Illinois) NFD

Had a great FD yesterday at 350 calories. Scale was kind this morning. Hope to take it easy today, but already had quite a large breakfast. Won’t eat again until suppertime. Have a ‘banquet’ tomorrow that was postponed from last March. Sounds like it will be a box supper at our local Historical Society.

@basyjames – you will be great whenever you do decide to host! 🙂

Onward and downward.

Day 26 UK

Very late check in just for accountability. Still here no gain and no loss…..called coasting!!!!!

TTFN

Day 27 – Lake district UK – CFD

Good morning everyone

Sun’s shining brightly, cool and still, just too nice not to be out, off out for an early walk!

Take care all

D27 NFD UK Lake District

Looks like it is going to be a nice day here today, so will be off for our usual swim in Windermere. The water is definitely getting colder so thank goodness for wetsuits. I have been trying to get a thermal rash vest to wear under my wetsuit but everywhere seems to have sold out. Open water swimming is becoming much more popular these days.

Have a good fast day @at @northgeorgia, I will be joining you tomorrow.

Good luck to those doing DTO not long to go now.

Anyone fancy joining me on the exercise list?

Pocket list day 27
@at FD800
@northgeorgia

ZBC day 27
@kazoo
@at
@snowflake56

DTF day 27
@at (DTO)
@flourbaby (DTO)
@northerndawn (DTO)

Exercise Day 27
@kazoo

Keeping posting.

Day 27 Melb Aust NFD

Just checking in to say “hi!”. Haven’t been sticking to 5:2 this past week. We had another Antarctic blast and it was just too cold for me to want to fast. I’ve really gotten into bad habits. October will be better!!!

D27 NFD UK Lake District

2nd post

I can feel a long post coming on so please feel free to just scroll on past.

After my little (big) blip earlier in the month I have been doing doing some soul searching and decided to put pen to paper or fingers to key board to be correct. I have thought about making this post for a few days now so here goes.

@northgeorgia has made a wonderful host and given us all a lot to think about. I have received for much help and support to continue my journey and I thank you all. As you can see I am still here.

So I got thinking about why I joined this group in the first place. It was to lose weight. Everything I have done over the years has been about losing weight. As I was swimming along this morning I thought that there is so much more to this than just losing the weight. So I have decided to make the rest of September and October about just that. I don’t want to get on the bathroom scales, I don’t need them to tell me if I have put on weight and make me feel depressed. I know what I have eaten (EFS or not) and can feel it in my clothes.

For me this WOL is more about me being healthy and if I lose weight following it then great but it mustn’t become my main objective. I want to be healthy. Over the past couple of years I have fasted, done TRE and the 12 weeks Fast800 and got my weight done lower than I have been for as long as I can remember. I am still slightly over the weight I want to be but need to stop being obsessed by it. My BMI is still in the health range now having been in the top range of obese or may be morbidly obese. It is all I think about from getting up to going to bed.

So I am going to try and love the body I am in and not put too much pressure on myself or even punish myself for eating that ice cream and allow myself that blip knowing that tomorrow is another day and I can continue my journey not needing to start if off again.

I want to continue 5:2 , continue with TRE (hopefully 18:6 but a minimum of 16:8 ), exercise, eat healthily and chat to you guys every day. So I have just made my pledge till November. I hope I can succeed. It will be hard work for me to change my mind set about my weight and I know it won’t happen overnight but I want to give it a go.

If you get to here, then thank you for listening. It was just something I wanted to write down and I thought there is no better place than here as I am sure that some of you will feel the same.

Well it is a beautiful day here so we are just going a walk to enjoy the sunshine as we don’t know how long it will last and the rain come again.

Tomorrow is another day so just keep on posting.

Day 27 …. second post

Never tried to do this before, a link to a one minute video from this mornings walk, from my ‘phone.

I just love where we live …….

https://photos.app.goo.gl/6zU1yvWquH1V2vuYA

Day 27 Minnesota, USA. NFD
Day 26 NFD

Yesterday came in at about 50 cals over TDEE….late snack of flax and granola with pumpkin seeds… and a tsp. of clover honey. I’m not sure why that became a craving for a couple hours, but I gave into it, or else the day would have been 1000 or under. Oh well.

No cookout get together today with DD’s family, as SIL had to travel for the last week, and now we are avoiding them for about 10 days just to play it safe. He was in a hot spot area where many don’t feel the need to wear masks or isolate.

I may spend the day roasting veg and making bone broth and soups for cozy FDs as the weather turns cooler this week.

@i-hate-lettuce What a beautiful area to live in and hike through! Thank you for sharing your video.

@stitchincarol. Thank you for volunteering to host in October…You will be wonderful at it. And you are so right that focusing on our action plans are the way to go to achieve the feeling and the reality of success. Scales are so temperamental, anyway. They are influenced by many factors, and only give a picture of reality if averaged over time… Actions are much easier to measure and feel good about.

@basyjames. Thank you for your comments about my earlier post, and thank you for offering to host in November. It’s great to think that the challenges are all set for the next couple months. Comforting to know they will be here and we can continue our journeys together.

@at You are at a perfect weight for your height, whether 25 or 62….You are a star of this WOL! I also have people coming to replace fascia, soffits, and new gutters sometime soon. They were suppose to call and schedule once the roofers were done but they haven’t. I really don’t like not knowing how to plan my weeks, so hopefully they call soon. We have had blizzards towards the end of October in this part of the country, and I would like to get it all done before the snow flies. And I have no idea how long such a thing takes. Fingers crossed we all get our work done soon and have it over with!

@snowflake56. Good luck with the glazing! I hope it goes well without too much of a mess. Glass shards are awful to try to clean up, it seems some are always missed. I hope you and your cat can avoid the stress. And I agree that a day or two of just eggs is all I’m willing to do. I was even wondering if I’m actually allergic to them and just didn’t realize, because by the third day I really didn’t feel well. Or maybe full and constant ketosis is best left to the young or very overweight.

Best of luck to all!

Day 27 – Rural Nebraska, USA

We had a lovely time with family in California, and got home at 9:30 last night. We still had to spend about forty-five minutes at church (a block away) to be ready for services this morning, and when we got home I fell into bed and slept almost straight through to 7 this morning, when I struggled to wake up enough to get ready for church. @northerndawn, I may appear to have lots of energy, LOL, but it sure is nowhere present today! I’m also on an eating streak…it doesn’t feel out of control, just determined. So I’m relaxing about it, and vowing to be firmly back on the wagon in the morning.

Thanks, @basyjames, for your kindness, and I’m excited to be hosting October. I’ll get it going soon.

@diana123, it’s great to “meet” you; welcome back!
@northgeorgia, I love your skill at taking a weight goal and turning it into a visual goal, a little story, a vignette. Beautifully written!
Wow, @i-hate-lettuce, such a gorgeous little video, and a beautiful area. I had no idea England looked like that anywhere!
@kazoo, you’ve done so well; congratulations!

Have a grand day, everyone, and we’ll all be joining lists tomorrow!

Day 27 – Second post

Okay, I just got the October challenge started. After “Auspicious August” and “Salubrious September,” I really felt the pressure for something glorious for October. The best I could come up with, however, was “Determined December.” Since we’re not there yet, I gave up on a clever name and went with one that echoes what so many have said over the last week plus: they need to hit the re-set button. So “Reset October” it is. I invite you all to join in the fun and festivities! 🙂

https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/october-2020-monthly-challenge-reset-october/#post-317722

Is there someone who’s willing and able to set up the spreadsheet for us for October?

day 28, NFD, Aus

I usually do FDs on Monday. @stitchincarol‘s wise words about taking control of actions rather than future results goals struck a chord. And then I mindlessly let my feet take me to the cafe for a schnitzel roll for lunch. Why?!?!??!

If I can turn this into a OMAD then it won’t be so bad.

Hanging on for Reset October. OMG I Will Do It October. Optimistic October.

thanks @stitchincarol – you’re so right.

Day 28 – Lake district UK – CFD

Good morning everyone

Pleased the video link worked, not tried it before! Glad you enjoyed it, Yes @kazoo, it is Tarn Hows. We have so much fabulous scenery and the walks can be everything from estuary to mountains, all within half an hour or so of home.
We just had to visit early in the day while the sun was low and it was quiet, traffic was getting busy as we were heading back home for lunch.

Quiet day today though!

Take care all

Day 28 – UK – FD800

My usual early morning start on a Monday with a 7am Broga Class with OH via Zoom – certainly wakes you up and very energising!!

I have my contact lens/eye check/test at 1100 this morning and afterwards will pop into our fantastic local deli for some fresh sourdough bread, flapjack for OH and some fresh eggs from one of our local farmers – will try very hard not to be tempted by any of their delicious home made cakes/treats!!!!

Meeting 3 friends for a coffee and catch up this afternoon, one of them is feeling very low as her OH who is quiet a bit older than her is back in hospital and no visiting allowed – so difficult for her.

Planning on joining a Zoom Pilates class late afternoon to keep me focused – that’s my day organised!!

@stitchincarol – I’ll happily set up a spreadsheet for the October Challenge and will post it on the page later today. RESET OCTOBER is an ideal tittle in view of the issues a few of us have had recently 😉 Good to hear that you had a fab time with family in California.
@northerndawn – Thank you for your kind words – 5:2 WOL has been brilliant for me and there is no way that I’m going back to where I was before I discovered it 😊 My gutter chaps have returned this morning so looks like the job will get finished today and then we have to wait for the roofing people to come and sort out the roofing on the extension – they promised to get it done before winter sets in 🤞
@kazoo – I love going out for hikes on lovely days with blue skies and sunshine, the cold does not bother me much but not so keen on the wet days so try to make the most of any sunny days
@snowflake56 – I missed your glazing issues – hopefully no stray bits of sharp glass finds anyone feet!! And yes my mojo seems to have come back home and I’m trying to hold on to it firmly – This WOL works so I’m definitely sticking to it!!
@i-hate-lettuce – I thought it was Tarn Hows – such a beautiful area – good for the soul especially when it is deserted!

Like @brightonbelle – I’m also aiming to end the month on a high so adding myself to every list this morning !

Day 28 Pocket list ☄️
@dykask WFD
@at FD800
@kazoo FD800
@brightonbelle

ZBC 🚫🥐
@at
@kazoo
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle

DTF🚫🍸
@at (DTO)
@flourbaby (DTO)
@northerndawn (DTO)
@brightonbelle

Exercise 🏋️‍♀️
@brightonbelle
@at

Florence Griffith Joyner “It’s never too late to change old habits”

Day 28, London, UK, NFD

My FD went well yesterday, not a LFD but a back to basics old fashioned regular 500cal FD!!! Thanks for the crossed fingers @kazoo🙏.
@northgeorgia, I see you being kicked out of the nightclub sometime in the very near future😂!! The 230’s garden sounds like a place you have to visit sooner rather than later!! For me, I never thought I could fast at home, it was sooo hard,😢 I used to do B2B2B’s because I only work Tue-Thurs and FDs at work are easy. Lockdown meant I really couldn’t let the fear of a home FD get to me and it gave me the opportunity to move on to LFDs ………………who knew??? Anyway, the key for me has been to spread my work out through the day and also to add a couple of exercise classes per day which always reduces my appetite!! Win-win!!

@i-hate-lettuce, WOW!!!! No wonder you love your MOAM or more recently MOAW’s……………………. what a fantastic view 👀!!!

@dykask, I’m the same as you today, moving very, very slowly after a terrible nights’ sleep, although I have just finished an hours’ yoga class!. Perhaps it’ll be a CD for me😇?

Stay strong everyone, roll on Reset October, I’ll be making it a Sober October too!!!

“It’s going to be hard, but hard is not impossible.” Chuck Palahniuk

Day 28 Melb Aust NFD

Quietly persevering. Will try for a FD800 tomorrow.

@kazoo, agree with you that just losing weight is not the main goal for most of us here, though looking better in particular clothes can be a real mood booster. I began this WOL because I have health goals to meet. Even though I’ve gotten a little off-track this month, RESET OCTOBER will be a wonderful re-start (though I will admit that @penz‘s “Optimistic October” is another moniker I resonate with).

@northgeorgia, your humour and encouragement has been great this month – I should have listened more! I loved your last post with the description of the approach of the 230s 🙂

@stitchincarol, you’ll be a another great host for us in October. Onward and downwards we will go!

@basyjames, you’ll have to come up with a brilliant name for our November challenge, but thanks for already volunteering.

Only 2 more days to go – don’t really want to get on the scales, but it will encourage me to see it all going down again in October 🙂

Day 28 North Canton OH WFD
I know we have talked about this before but what a dumpster fire of a year we have had! I just remember how wonderful 2020 was supposed to be and then whack! Wham! Bam! in the face and then when we doubled over, we got clobbered over the head! Lots of reeling going on. It has been quite a year and we still have a few months to go- I seriously wonder what is next!
@i hate lettuce, thank you for sharing that video. Just beautiful, just beautiful….and it is free for everyone to enjoy, amazing!
@kazoo I understand exactly what you wrote down and I can empathize. Good for you for identifying exactly how you feel and for pledging to love your body just the way it is. It is difficult to care for anything that you do not appreciate and our bodies do a lot for us, they may be a little more padded than we like but they have carried us through thick and thin. When we start with self-love and work towards health and wellness, we can’t go wrong. Thanks for the reminder.
@northgeorgia those vignettes put a smile on my face, keep em coming 😁

Good luck to everyone in the pocket lists today!

Day 28 Pocket list
@dykask WFD
@at FD800
@kazoo FD800
@brightonbelle
@basyjames WFD

ZBC
@at
@kazoo
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@basyjames

DTF
@at (DTO)
@flourbaby (DTO)
@northerndawn (DTO)
@brightonbelle
@basyjames

Exercise
@brightonbelle
@at
@kazoo
@basyjames

Day 28 Canada FD

A busy day ahead so going to throw in an extra FD to finish the month strong. Looking forward to reading posts during the day!

Day 28 Pocket list
@dykask WFD
@at FD800
@kazoo FD800
@brightonbelle
@basyjames WFD
@bellyblast

ZBC
@at
@kazoo
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@basyjames
@bellyblast

DTF
@at (DTO)
@flourbaby (DTO)
@northerndawn (DTO)
@brightonbelle
@basyjames
@bellyblast

Exercise
@brightonbelle
@at
@kazoo
@basyjames