@bigviking – http://bradpilon.com/weight-loss/how-much-do-i-weigh/

You are the only one that sees wild and weird scale changes!

“You are the only one that sees wild and weird scale changes!”

Should have been:
“You aren’t the only one that sees wild and weird scale changes!”

Ugh I hate my limited writing ability!

Day 23 Chester UK NFD

Scales have been kind this week. I’ve lost 6 lbs so far in September so declaring challenge achieved as away from Tuesday next week with work then away visiting family next weekend so no access to scales. @liathanail I’m following your lead in keeping to 5:2 whilst in hotel room. Although I’m nowhere as exotic as Nuremberg, more Nottingham.😀

@bigviking, can I come to your house 🏡 in October, sounds like you’re going to have some lovely wines to try. The scales can be very infuriating and our bodies are weird things. One Monday in August, I’d managed to acquire 6lbs over the weekend. Using very unladylike language I cursed the scales and had a real good sulk. By Friday that week, those 6 plus another 2 had gone. At that point I decided I was going to weigh less frequently and try to be philosophical about the numbers Cruella shows. That last bit is still a work in progress😀.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Day 23…..Florida…. FD

I had a great date day with the hubby, although my food choices we far from good. Mexican for lunch, yum, yum and grill salmon, sweet potatoes and coleslaw for dinner. Also had a few fancy high calories coffees and ice cream too.

It’s my Saturday to work, so it will be a FD and with leftovers tonight it will be a solid day. With all things considered, I’m only up a lb this month so far, so I’m happy with that.

Had a lovely day, we stopped by the garden store. I found a indigo red tomatoe plant. It’s half purple have red but so good. A little pricey then I normally pay but sometimes our hobby will do that to you.
We did find some sad little purple mums, root bound on the clearance rack, so, we picked them up brought them back to our garden to nurse them back to healthy beautiful flowers.
I love going to this particular garden center because of their clearance rack. About 10 years ago, we bought this decorative palm, he only stood about 2 feet tall in a pot. He was so pathetic looking, droopy, sad and lost its way. We brought him home, nursed him back to health, now he’s nearly 9 foot tall and we had to bring him outside because he was hitting the ceiling. We done that to all our decorative in door plants, nursed them from the brink….

Okay, I’m just a rambling this morning…..

My husband told me to stop acting like a flamingo, so I had to put my foot down!

Day 23 Newcastle UK 🇬🇧 NFD.

@dykask thanks for that link, it speaks the truth!

@saffy420 I think I’ve gone from habing a calorie consumption problem to having a wine buying problem… 🥂🍷 I hope my wife doesn’t realise how many bottles I’ve got stashed away!! 😂

Day 23 – USA (Illinois) – NFD

Certainly indulged out to dinner with friends last evening. Of course, we rounded out the night with a stop at our favorite ice cream shop for my baby turtle sundae. Will have to be very controlled today. With the very summery temperatures in the 90’s, ice cream made perfect sense.

Onward and downward!

Day 23, Rocky Mountains, US, NFD

Maintaining nicely! 😊😊😊
Really need soup today, 1 degree Celsius in the morning, almost freezing. @songbirdme: I am sending you all this cold weather! I am a summer baby. Please send me your heat!

Have a good weekend everyone!😊🍂😊🍃😊

Day 23, Gozo Malta, nfd

Ate out with two of my daughters and their children after going to a reading lesson with them. I choose a salmon salad but ate just three chips from one of their chip plate. I only had coffee with milk and a peach at home.

This evening I’m eating out as well but will avoid pizza to eat to my tdee.

Enjoy Saturday everyone, onwards and downwards.

Day 23, Emden Germany, NFD

I’m glad you all started the day yesterday with a giggle!

@annemarilyn I’m Dutch so my first language is Dutch, but after living in Germany the last 31 years my German isn’t too bad either. In the nineties I studied German and English literature, but most of the English vocabulary is hidden somewhere in my brain. But retirement is coming, so then I’ll have enough time to get out my books (still on a bookshelf, waiting to be used again).

The Sweet Dreams & Ab-ers

@basyjames
@lynned
@snowflake56
@keetseel
@lilymartin

I had a hard day today, wanted to eat something sweet, not allowed. Then I remembered we had a little bit of leftover oxtail soup in the fridge, I wanted a slice of white bread with it, not allowed. I really have to think now before I eat. But the planks are going great, twice a day 1 min high planks,1 min elbow planks. Because of the rib I can’t do side planks and leg raised planks, will try those in October. How are my fellow Pocket group members doing?

Have a nice day/evening everyone!

Day 23 – McMinnville Oregon USA – NFD
My FD ended up closer to 800 calories but I’ll take it.
@bert1802 – Love your nurturing story!! 🌴
@rainbowsmile – A big virtual hug to you from me. (((((Hugs)))))

Day 24 NZ CD

I really need to not have planned FD in the weekend, it doesn’t work as social life takes over. LOL
So next week I’ll try b2b. Hope everyone’s weekend is going well.

Day 24, UK, NFD
The last 7 days of the challenge. 4 NFDs and 3 FDs. Onwards and downwards!

Day 24 – UAE – NFD
Day 23 – UAE – NFD
Day 22 – UAE – NFD (weigh-in 79.1kg, gained 0.5kg)
Day 21 – UAE – FD

I don’t know what is going on, I am gaining weight though I am fasting at least 2 days a week! I know this had worked very well for me, I just have to keep doing what I have been doing..

@penz I sense you are in training for a Dry Wino challenge in October 😉

Day 24, London, UK, CD

Aiming for a controlled day today, which might morph into a FD as I’m a little under the weather.

@taraga, 5:2 in theory should work due to the calorie deficit, or at least you shouldn’t be gaining, could it be water weight, high sodium consumed? Having lost weight, have you re-calculated your TDEE, or are you still eating to the TDEE of your higher weight? I usually eat to my goal weight TDEE on NFDs, just so I’m used to the lower calorie allowance when I finally get to goal. Good luck and stick with it!!!

Good luck everyone, stay strong!

Dry wino’s………….. we’re almost there!!!

Day 24 Wales NFD

Cold wet day – perfect for getting some indoor household chores done if I can just get off my bum and make a start!

Last week of the challenge and 2 more FDs to weigh in day, as usual I will be fasting on Monday and Thursday.

Well done to all you Dry Winos, nearly October.

DAY 22/23/24 – UK – NFDs

Just checking in – 3 busy days – but still clinging on by my fingernails!!

Good luck all.

Day 24 – USA (Illinois) – CD

Staying at maintenance but it’s a constant issue for me. I am very careful with what I eat, and yet I do treat myself to a dessert or some carbs when I wish. I am so glad this is all working for me.

Still incredibly hot here in the midwest for a couple more days. I’m looking forward to cooler fall days!

Onward and downward.

Day 24…..Florida…… CD

Not sure what type of eating day it will be, Both the hubby and I have off today and I told him that I did not want to go anywhere. I want to get my guest room uncluttered, and since neither kid will be home, I’m going to ask the hubby very nicely to help get those old but working TV’s out of the closet, so I can take them to the good will. Plus help me move that heavy old bed. But I’m not sure what he plans or wants to do today.

It seems like we’ve only have a couple more days of Sept., left, so I really need to buckle down. It would be nice to see a loss rather than a gain for the month. I’ve read that others are struggling too. Sometimes the smallest changes can have the biggest impacts. What works for me maybe it will help you…. more water! I notice my weight stalls and tends to go upward when I don’t drink enough. Maybe, hopefully, this is the same for you?

My husband told me to stop acting like a flamingo, so I had to put my foot down!

Day 24, Gozo, Malta, nfd

Last Wednesday I had my brother help me to get a lot of things I didn’t use for years and clear the large box room we have at ground floor level. Suddenly there were room on the shelves we have at the back for the toilet paper, the charcoal, the carpet cleaner machine. Three folding chairs, a kids scooter and the step ladder found place neatly between the extra freezer we have and a small unit. And the old ammonia printing machine my husband used (he is an architect) is going to be collected from outside our home facade tomorrow by the local council. Also I had my jackets, coats and vests which were also in the box room got transferred to our downstairs bedroom which my eldest daughter vacated when she left to live in Malta with her son end of July. I put some jackets and school blazer of my son in the box room though. Now I can walk in the box room which has become uncluttered and full of space. Today we got the printer outside on our pavement to be collected tomorrow by the local council at around 7,30 in the morning local time.

Today I skipped breakfast as I have done this past ten days and ate with the family a three course meal which I served for lunch. It was a lentils and bacon soup, duck breast with cherry sauce and potatoes, fennel and onions boiled and then backed with cheese topping, and then a bought snickers cake. Everyone loved the food but my son didn’t take the vegetables with the duck.

I’m fasting B2B2B tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday. Then I’ll weigh on Thursday and see how much I lost hopefully.

Have a great Sunday everyone. Keep strong, we can do this.

Day 23 – Cumbria UK – NFD
Day 24 – Cumbria UK – NFD

I did not dare weigh myself this morning after too much socialising involving 3 course meals and much wine consumed (sorry Pocket Winos and “Dry September Winos”!!!) over this past week however I did manage to fit in 2 FD but this will not be enough to undo the damage caused I suspect…….

A great day today doing a yoga workshop in a yurt in the middle of a small forested area with a great session of Nidra Yoga at the end – feeling very mellow……

Unfortunately another meal out again tonight with one of my sister-in-laws who came for an unexpected visit and she is a wine lover too……

Tomorrow will definitely be a FD as I need to firmly press that reset button as I know that my control has slipped somewhat this past week; and I need to have a good last week of this September Challenge if I’m to keep below my maintenance weight at the end of this month……..

Sorry for being completely out of touch about what has been happening to everyone – hope all are OK – will try to catch up tomorrow and Tuesday when I have a bit more time…….

“Setbacks are just Setups for Comebacks”

BigViking, no way! Unless you can resist the temptation of your newly stocked wine fridge(s) and join me!