Day 14 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Salubrious September has me on a plateau but hey ho, better than heading up. I am on Holiday from Friday morning so need to have a good week. Will try super hard, DTF etc, and then foot off the brake.

Two things to tell……and I am sorry to be going in about the earthing but this I found miraculous….

..I brought my earthing mat and patches down to my Dad on Saturday. Before we started we took his blood pressure and other vitals……his bp was 96/56 so low. He does have low blood pressure and is on meds for that and all sorts of things. His right hand was very stiff, barely open the fist and his foot was floppy.

Anyway, patches on his hand and foot, tea made, chatted, watched to, too his BP half way through, imorivement, then after an hour and a half we unhooked him……Dad BP was 122/60!!! Normal!! His skin had a lovely rosey glow. But best of all, he could move his fingers as if nothing wrong, no pain, no stiffness…..we were all flabbergasted.

I have left the earthing mat beside is bed so he can rest his feet on it while watching to. I really hope this gives him some relief.

The 2nd thing to tell….we couldn’t visit DD yesterday as she got a message grim the school saying that one of the children in grandaughters class has tested positive fir Covid 😱 So the poor little mite has to be tested today. She is only 4 😨😨 And only started school on the 26th August 😨

Hoping all will be ok. The whole class obviously has to stay out until further notice

Off to work now. Have a great Monday. Great to see you back @i-hate-lettuce

Day 14 OMAD Rome

@ihatelettuce – thanks for reminding me. I had one bad day early on when I realised I’d put weight back on, and was very grumpy, but in truth, since I went away to Norfolk in mid August I’ve ditched DTF, with predictable results. And you are right, easy on, easy off ( I hope and pray…). And SNAKES!!!! I couldn’t live in a country with snakes in it. Is it true there aren’t any snakes in Ireland?
@daffodil2010. – your earthing story is fascinating. You would think that something that has SUCH strong results would be better known. I guess because, like fasting, it can be done for free, so there is much less incentive for someone to flog it to us. I’m glad your dad had good results. Our mat is in London, hence poor sleep here as per, and DH is snoring again 😳😳😳

Day 14 FD UK

Sorry to have been absent for a while, I have been much occupied with tests and the preparation for. Not a lot of food and loss of 2Lbs but I know that is water. Anyhow all finished and results are all good so far, a couple more to come in. This beggars the question as to what is the problem but maybe I’ll grow out of it when I grow up ‘!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is now halfway through the month but for me it is really day 1 so will have to get my skates on to achieve something.
I have something like 100 posts to read! I couldn’t concentrate before my mind being elsewhere for most of the time so am posting now and will read later.

@ihatelettuce I did pick up on your post and am so pleased that you have better news and are in a better place mentally.

TTFN

Day 14, London, UK, LFD,

It’s lovely and hot🌞 at the moment, so I’m going for a LFD, lots of water should get me through the day, I’ll throw a walk around the lake in, just to keep me away from the kitchen ………………………… just in case😜!!!!

Good to get an update from the Lakes!! @i-hate-lettuce, I’m still sending healing vibes your way in exchange for stories of air pots, rugby, home-brew, walking, gardening & general bumbling😂😝!!

@lilymartin, a quick check-in keeps you tethered to that run-away wagon!!!

@northgeorgia, Salubrious September has been a bit of a struggle, but I’m keeping the faith!! No garlands for me, but I have a target table where I note my daily weight, + or – for that day and how close to my weekly target I am. I think you’re the poster boy for living up to @at‘s favourite quote, you’ve been focussed & although it may not seem it, practically flown through the 240’s, soon we’ll be cheering your entry to the 230’s dance-floor👏!!! …………….“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”

@penz, Outstanding October it is, we’re nearing the end of the third quarter of the worst year in our lifetime😢. This final quarter can only be fabulous 🙌 😁!!

@daffodil2010, I’m so pleased you’ve found something that improves your dad’s quality of life😇, I look at my mums painfully stiff hands and know those hands did sooooo much hard graft in 80 years, for me, my brothers, my dad, the WHO & the NHS😇. At times they go blue then white and I can only imagine the pain. I’m sure you posted a link to the hand patches so I’ll have a search and definitely get some for her. I hope you DGDs result is negative🙏; how are 4 year olds meant to understand this situation? They will of course, but that 1st day of school joy is slightly tarnished😟😢, there’s a whole generation of kids dealing with stuff😷, I truly wish they didn’t have to😢😭!!

Pocket list day 14
@lilymartin
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@annabelle48
@flourbaby LFD

ZBC day 14
@penz
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@flourbaby

Exercise 30×5 day 14
@snowflake56 🤸‍♀
@mia139 🤸‍♀
@kazoo
@flourbaby

7 minutes – 7 days
@stitchincarol
@brightonbelle

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

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S Eliot

Day 14 UK FD

Right ! I’ve set myself a target this week and I’m giving it my all Thanks for adding me to the list @snowflake56

Good to catch up on the posts Good news and not so good but wishing all a positive week

Pocket list day 14 🎈
@lilymartin
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@annabelle48
@flourbaby LFD
@northgeorgia

ZBC day 14
@penz
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@flourbaby
@northgeorgia

Exercise 30×5 day 14
@snowflake56 🤸‍♀
@mia139 🤸‍♀
@kazoo
@flourbaby
@brightonbelle

7 minutes – 7 days
@stitchincarol
@brightonbelle

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

Day 14 USA (Illinois) FD

I’m echoing @northerndawn:

Going to just add myself to lists and catch up on posts/comment later.

Pocket list day 14 🎈
@lilymartin
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@annabelle48
@flourbaby LFD
@northgeorgia
@northerndawn

ZBC day 14
@penz
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@flourbaby
@northgeorgia
@northerndawn

Exercise 30×5 day 14
@snowflake56 🤸‍♀
@mia139 🤸‍♀
@kazoo
@flourbaby
@brightonbelle
@northerndawn
@songbirdme

7 minutes – 7 days
@stitchincarol
@brightonbelle

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

Onward and downward.

Day 14 North Canton OH WFD
I had a good weekend, busy but good. I was too busy to post but it is great to be back with you all this morning.
Good to see you @i hate lettuce. Glad you are in a better place mentally. Snakes ugh! That would be it for me.
@stitchincarol the blood drive I signed up for is held in the office complex where I work, so it is much easier to just walk down and donate. I probably felt lousy because I was engaging in an extended water fast at the time, next time I will avoid that
@dykask I was doing the extended water fasts there for a while because of a Jason Fung Video that advocated for it if you could tolerate it- since autophagy usually occurs after about 2 days of water-fasting. I tested this with urine ketone strips and I did not register any ketones in my urine until 60 hours into my fast; there is a weird distant buzzy feeling between my ears which I now think of as the ketone-buzz. I have engaged in about 4 extended water fasts this year and only tried the ketone strips the last time, so I can’t confirm my hypothesis until I have done at least 3 more. My only problem with the extended water-fasts was the poorer sleep quality and the tendency to binge after. I plan to incorporate extended water-fasting into my fasting experience in a more deliberate and orderly fashion because I quite enjoy them.

Pocket list day 14 🎈
@lilymartin
@dykask WFD
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@annabelle48
@flourbaby LFD
@northgeorgia
@northerndawn
@basyjames

ZBC day 14
@penz
@snowflake56
@brightonbelle
@kazoo
@flourbaby
@northgeorgia
@northerndawn
@basyjames

Exercise 30×5 day 14
@snowflake56 🤸‍♀
@mia139 🤸‍♀
@kazoo
@flourbaby
@brightonbelle
@northerndawn
@songbirdme
@basyjames

7 minutes – 7 days
@stitchincarol
@brightonbelle

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

Day 15, NFD, Aus

@stitchincarol: “half of me wants to lose weight with all my heart; half of me wants to eat what I want when I want with all my heart”. That is so true for me too! I often ask myself how much I REALLY want to lose weight, especially as it’s not a quick fix.

I did Leslie yesterday. (Oooh that does not read well, but you know what I mean.) And I am feeling it today! Let that be a lesson to me not to slip out of the habit (and an awesome reminder of how much that really is a good workout).

Day 15 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – FD

Trying for another FD…despite a decent one yesterday my scales are stuck at the same weight….no matter how much or how little I eat !!! So before it takes off in the upwards direction I want to try and get it moving down before Friday.

https://www.groundology.com/ie/earthing/grounding-patches

@flourbaby, above is the link to the patches. I bought the set where you can have two patches at a time so I could put one on the foot and the other on the bad hand. My Dad was a plasterer so a big strong man holding a hawk and trowel all day, but after his heart attack 12 years ago he lost much feeling in his right hand and right foot. I tried to ring him yesterday to see how he is getting on but phone always engaged….he is very sociable even if he is not getting out as much 😀

So it’s actually today that our Grandaughter is getting tested for Covid. DD had to explain to her why she wasn’t going to school and what had to be done….and the little one is fine, it’s a reality for all these poor babes that nobody would have wished for them…….but just the thought of the little children having to get that horrible test….ohhh I hope everything will be ok and all are negative…….

Have a good day all.

Pocket list Day 15
@daffodil2010

DTF
@daffodil2010

Day 15, London, UK, NFD

Yesterdays’ LFD went well, no real hunger pangs, but I was a bit lethargic & spent the day relaxing rather than getting the housework I had planned, done …………………… mañana, mañana!!! I like that @i-hate-lettuce ……………………. “Ah, but I didn’t finish!”, enjoy your MOAW, you can revert to being on a mission when the time is right ……………………. Mrs. IHL will let you know EXACTLY when that is!!!! 😜😂

Thanks for the link @daffodil2010, definitely ordering some today🤗!! My mum always says her hands were damaged by fishing instruments out of boiling water in the days before there were autoclaves, so the continual change in temperature from hot to cold did the damage. If that happened today there would be lawsuits flying😢!!!!! Crossing everything for a positive outcome for your DGD, by that I mean a ‘negative’ test result😝!!!

Have a great day everyone, I’ve a Pilates class in 7 mins, so, I’m off!!!!

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Can’t seem to add my name to Pocket List but I’m with you in spirit.

Day 15 USA (Illinois) NFD

Good FD800 yesterday. Hoping for an okay day today with likely our last pool day for the season.

@northgeorgia – you are doing SO well and oh so close to your goal for Salubrious September with 15 days still to go to meet it. Congratulations on your great progress!

Onward and downward.

Day 15 – Rural Nebraska, USA – Fast5

My FD yesterday went fine after all. I did a longer Leslie than usual, and did my 7min/7day exercises (I’m having doubts that my waist will go down an inch in this week, but the muscles are sure aching with every move I make throughout the day!), and I’ve so far this month met all my daily action goals. So I’m tickled. But I’m not losing. So is this a plateau? Am I actually consuming more calories than I’m realizing? Is my body simply that unwilling to part with itself? I have no answers, only questions. I can’t control results; I can only control behavior, so I’ll just keep on keeping on, and time will tell.

@northgeorgia, as long as you keep on keeping on, I’ll just bet you’ll exceed your goal for September, given you still have two weeks and only two pounds remaining. So, so, so fun to watch and celebrate your progress!

@i-hate-lettuce, DH and I moved our 1-gallon and 5-gallon batches of beer (two different IPAs) to secondary fermentation yesterday, so bottling day is close!

It’s a highlight of my day to read everyone’s posts; I delight in being part of this group!

Pocket list Day 15
@daffodil2010
@annabelle48

DTF
@daffodil2010
@stitchincarol

ZBC Day 15
@stitchincarol

Exercise 30×5 Day 15
@stitchincarol

Okay, it worked well yesterday, so I’m holding onto it again today: “It’s going to be hard, but hard is not impossible.” And, yes, @annabelle48, “I’m possible”!! 🙂

Day 15 North Canton OH OMAD

I lost my post 😭😭😭😭

Day 16 Melb Aust CD

Doing okay so far, hoping to persevere till the end of the day as it’s the evenings when I often weaken. Yes, I know I should say the kitchen is closed after the evening meal, but like a disobedient child, I often don’t listen! 🙂

Have been feeling considerable concern for the western US participants on this forum due to the horrific wildfires there. From photos I’ve seen, the orange air colour at times in some cities has been similar to what occurred for Sydney during our summer. Very unpleasant, poor air quality, and please take care if you have any breathing problems. Exercise indoors if you can. My prayers are with you all.

Onward and downwards everyone!

Day 16 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD/FD

Not sure what today will be but I plan for the best. Could not weigh myself this morning as my scale is in the main bathroom and we had DS stay over while he is at a course in town, so I certainly didn’t want to be interrupting his morning ablutions by demanding the scale. But probably just as well as I will be interested to see what tomorrow brings.

Weather is so good….will it last for our camper van holiday to the North West on Friday though? Hopefully we won’t get rained out of it.

@i-hate-lettuce so good to hear of the bimbling going on

@stitchincarol I have found when I am doing a rigorous exercise routine (like Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred) that I gave remained static weight wise BUT muscles sure tone up. Now I do Leslie about 3 or 4 times a week, I feel my waist line is slimmer and absolutely more flexibility in my 53 year old legs….but weight still around the same. Don’t despair. It will happen.

@annabelle48 no you don’t need a cable to ground or earth yourself if you have access to grass or concrete or tiles on the ground floor where you can go barefoot. But the grounding tools with the earthing cable are for those times when you cannot get outside or down to the basement or have fitted carpets. They are not live, simply connect to the earth part of the plug and the earths energy flows through to the mat or the patch or whatever.

@flourbaby I hope those patches help your mum, it’s terrible the things that our parents did in work that is now deemed unsafe now. My Dad would often come home covered in lime which is corrosive 😨

I finally got talking to him yesterday, I left him with the earthing mat for the side of his bed and he uses it while watching his tv……wel, he told me that his hand and his foot is now much improved since Saturday 😀😀 he can now hold his pint of Guinness with the one hand again (he needed both hands to lift a pint which is so sad to see)…….delighted.

When I come back from holidays I am back down with my earthing patches to give him another go, it’s almost miraculous.

Poor little DGD got her Covid test yesterday so we should know the results today bit took three attempts to get the swab, it’s such an invasive test, I would have serious issues staying still for it, so can you imagine a 4 year old? 😨 Praying all will be fine and all back to the new normal soon.

@betsylee I agree with you, it’s absolutely terrible to see what’s going on in the US with these wildfires, and I hope everyone takes care, some harrowing stories in the
Newspapers…..

Have a good Wednesday Hump Day. 🐫🐫🐪 OMG I found I gave camels after all, so here are the two and the one humps….🐪

Day 16, London UK, FD,

I’m going to try a bog standard FD today at <500cals, I’ve woken up feeling like a LFD is just out of my reach, due to a poor nights’ sleep.

@daffodil201, goodness!! Lime dissolves EVERYTHING, it’s the stuff I had planned👿 to use to get rid of the body😲!!!! …………………………………. Don’t you love the anonymity of this forum??😜😎

@northgeorgia, I think I’ve taken my eye off of the ball this month, NFDs have been Epic ……………….. and not in the good way😨!!! I know the rules (and they work!!) if you don’t plan or want to eat it, don’t have it in the house, why I restocked my trigger foods for September, we’ll never know. I’m giving that reset button a good hard whack now😏!!!!

So, it’s a day to reflect on why I’m struggling a bit, hormones? Laziness? Resignation? I’m on a bit of a rollercoaster as if I have a couple of good FDs or LFDs, I know I’ll be all 5:2 loved-up all over again🤗. My mojo is still here, he’s just a bit too laid back for my liking right now!!!!

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

Day 16 UK NFD

Really trying to buckle down this week , weight wise I’m sort of where I was aiming for and I know it’s not how it works but I’d like to concentrate on my waist ( or big belly ) so concerted effort on exercise and low carbs this week and we’ll see Yes @emma-taylor I was thinking about @funshipfreddie and a few other regulars that I don’t think we’ve heard for a while @jaifaim , @at @michelinme Hope they are all OK

Happy 🐫 day all

Nice to spend your anniversary in Rome @emma-taylor We are hoping to go out in a couple of weeks for my birthday 🤞

Day 16 USA (Illinois) NFD

We are taking a day trip today for DH to have a thorough health checkup so leaving shortly. I’m quite happy with the scale this morning, so that is good.

Onward and downward.

Day 16 UK nfd

Yesterday went well UNTIL 6pm when I opened the fridge and saw some CHOCOLATE. I ate it I’m afraid but the good news is no gain. Today is a bit of a mix up so not sure where I will end up.

I have to confess to being a procrastinator. There some things I need to do but keep saying to myself oh well i will do that tomorrow without fail but I don’t. I am a fully paid up member and so good at it that I am thinking of running for President.

I am looking forward to Friday as I have finally (see above) got round to booking an appointment with a chiropodist to deal with a callous (I think) on my foot which is now very painful to walk on. This is a result of a foot operation some years ago which has altered my gait somewhat and causes a built up of hard skin.

@daffodil thank you for the information re grounding, I am wondering if it will help with some arthritis in my knees.

@ihatelettuce very pleased to hear your progress and positive outlook.

Now off to find out why iPhone has de died to stop ringing.

TTFN

Day 16 – Rural Nebraska, USA – Fast5

I managed to stay around 1000 calories yesterday, which is a huge victory for me. I’m aiming for the same today, so we’ll see if my mantra of “It’s going to be hard, but hard is not impossible” gets me through!

@i-hate-lettuce, you’d have laughed to see me after reading your explanation of what you do with beer. HUH?!? LOL, I can follow the directions that come with the kit, but I still haven’t wrapped my head around the details enough to know what you’re talking about. I’m part of a FB group that also can talk like that. Someday, I’m going to learn enough that it’ll all make sense!! 🙂

@basyjames, losing a post, especially a longer one that you’ve carefully composed, is truly an irritant, and you have my sympathy!

@betsylee, thanks for your prayers. Two of my sisters live in California, and they say the smoke isn’t nearly as bad as it was; a friend of mine lives just north of Seattle in Washington State, and she says it’s worse than ever. And, @bellyblast, didn’t you say there’s smoke in Canada?? So perhaps the winds are gradually driving the smoke north?

Re: earthing/grounding sheets. We got ours on Monday; I promptly plugged it in, put my bare feet on it…and nothing. No sensation whatsoever. Ever the optimist, I kept my feet on it for about a half hour, then set it up for DH. On Tuesday morning, I realized a miracle but didn’t say anything. Tuesday evening, did the same routine. This morning, the same miracle had occurred: DH slept with his mouth shut. He doesn’t actually snore, but his breathing through his mouth is LOUD. We talked about it this morning, and he said he was startled when he woke once or twice in the night to find his mouth was shut–and not bone dry. Back in June, he started keeping a thermos of water by his side of the bed, so he could take a drink to moisten his parched mouth when he woke up. So there’s another success story.

Day 16 – FD Pocket list
@Snowflake66 (FD800)
@flourbaby
@EmmaTaylor (OMAD)
@northgeorgia
@basyjames

ZBC Pocket list
@northgeorgia
@basyjames
@stitchincarol

Exercise 30×5
@stitchincarol

DTF Day 16
@stitchincarol

I have a long to-do list that, like @annabelle48, I’d rather put off until another day…but it’s that very procrastination that has made it such a long list, so I need to get at it. We celebrate our youngest’s 24th birthday this Sunday, and I’d like the house to be not only tidy but clean. <<snort>> NOT my greatest skill to accomplish, LOL!

So hold on, everyone: “It’s going to be hard, but hard is not impossible…not impossible…not impossible.”

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Darling Grandaughter is negative for Covid 19! Such a relief. She has to remain at home for another 48 hours and if no symptoms then she can get back to her normal little life of going to school and playing with friends and visiting grandparents ☺️☺️ Such a relief for everyone. The other prospect was too horrible to contemplate too much.

Phew 🍾

Day 16 – Second post

@daffodil2010, Whoo-HOOOOO!!! I’m so pleased for you and your whole family, especially that darling granddaughter!

@basyjames, I’m the first to acknowledge that two nights of sleeping with a closed mouth does not a miracle make…but it sure was astonishing to wake up and not hear DH breathing out his mouth! I’m interested to hear your husband’s reflections on what has improved.

I just shared all the grounding details we’ve been sharing with a friend of mine who has some serious back issues and various aches and pains; she’s intrigued and is looking into it further. Such a fun group to be about 5:2 and to incidentally discover grounding!

Day 17, Emden Germany, NFD

@daffodil2010 What a relief!

@emma-taylor Happy anniversary! Are you glad to be home again?

@i-hate-lettuce “the fruit is chopped up and poached in sugar free lemonade”, that’s a good idea, I never thought about doing that.

@songbirdme I hope your DH’s health check went well after having health problems a while ago (sorry, not a good sentence but you know what I mean).

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 17, London, UK, NFD,

Yesterday’s FD went well, so today I’m determined to have a good CD, there’s no point undoing my FD achievements😇 ………………………….. no matter how strong the siren call of the cashew nuts😱!!!

@basyjames, I’m joining you in getting off of the blasted bouncy-bouncy scales, how was this soooooo much easier 2 years ago???😣 I suppose I have to remember something someone far wiser than me once said …………… “several years of 5:2 have persuaded me that losing weight is not difficult, so I got too casual. Time to start again!”

@daffodil2010, Phew indeed🤗🤗🤗!!! Enjoy the bimbling😉, I can almost feel how eager you are to get away, enjoy it🍷🍾🥂!!!

I’m off to have a shower before Pilates at 9:30 since I just did a 2-miler with Leslie and I look like I got drenched in a rainstorm☔!!!!😂

“Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman 💕