Day 27 NZ FD/CD

Thank you all for sharing your daily ups and downs. I am truly grateful to have found this WOL, and will continue with the October Challenge. @sc thanks for organising next month.
My thoughts and prayers are with all who have had sad times lately.

Day 26 Lancaster, PA FD

🎶🎉💐Happy Birthday! 🎁🎈🎉 Wishing you a great Day! 💐 @annemarilyn

I fasted for 24 hours…. then I had a craving for an Italian hotdog. Go figure. After that and a handful of Cheetos (I looked it up on the Lose it app it’s 295 cals.) … I’m back fasting again. 😊 Luckily I take vitamins to make sure I’m getting the nutrition I need, for days like yesterday. This evening if I can’t stop the craving I will try to have yogurt.
If anybody is interested, taking extra vitamin C, eating more fruits and vegetable can prevent cancer cells forming from Nitrates. (From meat products, hotdogs). Maybe not everybody is interested. That’s ok, I had a bout with Uterine Cancer 18 years back. (I’ve been cancer free for a while now.) So I keep my eyes open for helpful nutritional information. Here is the link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/draxe.com/nitrates/amp/

@fatrabbit Thinking of you and your boys. Wishing you all well. How are the rabbits? 🐰🐇🐇🐰
@msraven ✨🎉 Glad to hear, you are doing great! Congrats✨🎉
@belfastsink So sorry that your father passed away. Please be kind to yourself during the transition. I’m praying and wishing you and your family peace.✨

@saffy420 It looks as though you saved a new copy for October and September is still fine. Now, I see, Thanks @basyjames for helping. ✨ It seems to have worked out fine. 😀✨ @saffy420 Thank-you very much for leading the October Challenge!✨🎉 Please count me in!✨😊✨
@lindasue Sorry about the deaths in your family. There seems to be a lot of deaths recently. Wishing you and your family peace and wellness.🕊
@strawberriesandcream Very sorry for your loss. It’s very hard when best friends pass away. {{{{{{ Hugs to you. }}}}}}

@belfastsink Sorry to hear your sad news.

Hi Snowflake56 and Okeydokey, and thanks !

Thank you to everybody for making this board a “soft place to fall”.

Day 27 Sydney FD

Hello day 26 co down ni nfd.
Yesterday’s fast day went well and i even stuck to just a coffee when number 1 son took me out – result!

@big_bill I would suggest you look for an inexpensive pair of trousers more in keeping with the size you are now. Even though you have more to loose you will look so much better in clothes that fit. This will give you a boost and others may notice how well you look.

@annemarilyn – hope you enjoy your birthday 💐🎈🎉

@lilymartin – the invictus games are so inspiring and humbling.

Thank you @saffy420 much appreciated for you taking lead for October.

Welcome back @rox, @lindasue and @happymargo. Sorry for the sad partings in your family @lindasue

@debster251 nice you are enjoying some nice weather and shoe shopping lol – enjoy

@sc good to hear from you but so sorry about your friend. I wish your OH all the best for his op. Tomorrow will be the hardest then each day he will get better and better.

@belfastsink – words seem inadequate but so so sorry for your loss. Will be thinking of you tomorrow and the coming days ahead x

Day 27 FD country West Australia
@annemarilyn Happy birthday – enjoy without any guilt however you spend the day.
@strawberriesandcream – so sorry for the loss of your friend.
I have always loved your name! and have just had a strawberry and a spoonful of greek yoghurt which reminded me of you.
( I know strawberries and yoghurt is not quite as delicious sounding as strawberries and cream but still!)
@debster251 you are so lucky to be in France. It is a beautiful country and the food and wine ….
Many years ago a friend and I spent 6 weeks holidaying in France and both gained 6 kgs in 6 weeks!!!
I think we tried EVERY food available!! But oh, it was SOOO delicious.
If I close my eyes I can still taste their croissants and their Croque Monsieurs…….
Time to snap out of this delicious reverie because it is SUPPOSED to be a FD.
Will have to give myself a stern talking to before heading off to work .
Have a healthy day all.🙃🥚🍓

Day 26, Mountaintop PA, USA, CD

I list CD’s all the time now because most days are really FD’s but with a nice Cosmo or glass of wine now and then. I am 10 months into the Fast 5:2 and there are really no cravings. I eat the protein waffle with a pile of berries, kiwi, banana every morning. Usually skip lunch and if hungry a small hand full of nuts, 1/2 cup Full Fat yogurt, and half an apple (not all three but maybe one or two) keeps me going until the dinner salad with 3 0z protein or the salmon, chicken or crab cake with veggie and small potato dinner. Portions are so much smaller and I am satisfied.

Walking every day is a goal achieved 28 days of the month. Weather is the only hitch. My Fitbit is with me 24/7/365. Keeps me focused.

@lindasue nice to see you posting. You have been an inspiration to me for many months. I could not imagine reaching lower than my 150 lb goal after I had lost 35 pounds from basically just walking before starting Fast 5:2 in November 2016. I have been 142 to 144 lbs for almost 2 months including a month long family vacation to the National parks with lots of delicious dining and lots of hiking. Maintenance feels good and I am comfortable with my weight. The clothes are so much looser and I am replacing slowly. The 14’s and now the 12’s are for sale on eBay or finding their way to the Salvation Army. Shopping is always fun.

Congratulations to all the steady Fast 5:2 posters. This WOL has so many benefits.

Day 26 NFD St. Louis USA

All my best to all of you.

Day 26 and Day 27 North Wales both NFD

First day yesterday that I forgot to post 😩. Having work done on the bathrooms so the house is a complete tip. All routine is out of the window. Having to get up elier than normal for the workmen too so I am tired. First one is coming at 7.15am this morning.

@maddyg keep repeating to yourself it’s a way of life not a diet. Dieting becomes onerous and that’s why we give up especially if we do not see results on the scales. I get very despondent when the scales don’t show the result I want. When I started this way of life I decided that the only way I was going to become healthier and keep the weight off for good was to permanently change the way I eat. So what if I do not lose the weight one month, those fast days have made me healthier. I agree with many here, weigh yourself if you want to after the second fast day of the week to see the best weight loss, or do what I have started to do which is to weigh twice a month. I have only seen that way weight loss or maintenance and that has helped me focus. You can do it. You are strong 💪💪💪. I hope today is a better day.

Day 27 UK NFD 🌈

Goal – drink water. 💦🐉

Day 27 – Ireland – NFD

Finished B2B FD last night with a couple of glasses of red wine 😱😱. Oh well. Apart from that it had been successful with 42 hours liquid only, then boiled eggs for lunch, and homemade tomato soup for dinner. I drink at least 3 litres of water a day and 2 cups of green tea, so the resulting trips to the loo help.

I lost a quarter pound, so the B2B means 2.5 lbs down. NFD today but not eating lunch of soup until 1pm and dinner tonight will be controlled. Then the final push from tomorrow with another B2B to round off September. Unlikely to hit goal but hope to get close.

@belfastsink so very sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself now
@strawberriesandcream really sorry to hear about your friend

Everybody take care, love yourselves, and feel good that we are all in this together. ☺️

Hello from co down ni day 27 nfd

So today I get the bandage off my foot – where have the last 2 weeks gone?

@at I hope everything is ok with you 🌻

@maddyg – someone recently put a link about an experiment about someone weighing on the hour over a long weekend and the variations, the peaks and the troughs of how weight varies. Please don’t let the scales get you down. It is just a number. In that link it shows how weight can go up and down but it is the overall trend that matters. If you had weighed later or earlier than you did you may have found a big difference. Work on your mindset and why you want to throw your toys out of the pram because of a number on a scale. This is not a diet but a way of eating for the rest of your life. I started July 2015 and my journey has been at times painfully slow. I am still not at my ultimate goal but i have learnt so much on my journey. I have learnt to accept being human. I have a better idea how I work. So don’t focus only on that number look at other things. Health and fitness and eating to nourish your body.

@maayyaa – Well done on reducing your consumption of diet coke. Its not easy but will be so worth it to break free of such an addictive drink. Despite their advertisements it does not make the world a better or happier place. What about instead of buying a bottle (when you are feeling strong) you drop the money in a jar and instead of adding to the coffers of a very rich company you can get yourself something? Like what some people do when they give up smoking

Day 27 UK NFD.

Went for meal with colleagues last night. Not much healthy in Weatherspoons! I had a burger without the bun and a few chips. Dry winos – I drank fizzy water. I think this group are going to be very social and I don’t know if my willpower will last till Friday.

Anyone else having issues loading the 5:2 site on their ipad? Mine looks like a weird beta version and I can’t move between screens? I thought maybe it was down for maintenance but loads up fine on the phone.

Ah well off to be trained again. Luckily we’re staying in the same hotel so training room is about four floors down. We start in half an hour and I’m still in bed!!

Day 27, South Wales, NFD/16:8

Catching up on posts after a crazy few days. @strawberriesandcream @belfastsink and @lindasue, so sorry to hear about your losses. Thinking of you.

Good luck everyone for the last few days of the Sept challenge and a huge thanks to @saffy420 for offering to host October. Looking forward to it!

Day 27, London, UK, FD (1st of B2B)
So yesterdays’ FD turned into a 1300cal NFD in spectacular snack avalanche fashion!!!! It started with a small square of 85% dark chocolate and spiralled quickly out of control!!!! I haven’t had one of those days for a while, yet I’m still down ½ lb this morning!!!!!

@happymargo – I have NO intentions of being a cheap date, the more £££££££££££ the better! I can’t wait to slur my words & make some poor food choices whilst buzzed!! I think I’ll go a little crazy on 1st October, maybe a bottle in each hand? Then I’ll settle into a semi teetotal life for the remainder of the month, it really hasn’t been THAT bad!!!!

How are my fellow Dry-winos getting along?? There’s lots of chatter here about wine and what it ‘made’ people do!!! Been there, done that!!! Actually I can’t always blame the wine, hence last nights’ snaccident!!!

Stay strong everyone, a few days to go and PLENTY of time to press to reset!!!! @saffy420 Thanks for taking up the October baton, I’ll be there……….. with bells on!!!

Day 24,25,26 over TDEE, varying amounts of junk. Only consolation the healthy stuff was in there too and most eating was within an 8 hour window.

Day 27, Northumberland UK, NFD

More control today. Broke fast at 11, not succumbed to junk to slake the sleep deprivation. Gym done instead. Just need to see it through.

Day 27, Emden Germany, NFD

@coda great to have the bandage off, how does it feel?

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 27, USA, Missouri Ozarks, FD ( only eating at 7 p.m., 500 cal or less)

Hello all, feeling great- ate exactly as planned yesterday (well a little less than my allotted 500 calories as I wasn’t really that hungry.)

Rearin’ to go my grandma would say, did my planks at 5 a.m. – drank a little coffee and now it will just be water and green tea until about 7 tonight.

Wishing everybody the very best. I truly care about you all and share your joys and your grief.

Thanks, Bert, Lynne, steffie eagle and anybody I missed. You are all so very sweet.

Day 27 – USA – FD

@maddyg, I second @okeydokey‘s most eloquent post; you have received a lot of tips and hints here so far, but may I add: that the quality of the food you eat, not especially the quantity, is what will satiate you and give you a good night’s sleep. @coda, congrats on getting the bandage off; @basyjames, consider switching the ingredients of your favorite sweets without spiking your cravings? For example, I make “fat bombs” that have enough sweetness and healthy fat in them to satiate me. There are lots of substitutes for muffins, cakes, crackers, desserts out there that use ingredients that will not elevate blood sugar, leading to cravings. @redrockgirl302, I have a nice bunch of cayenne pepers from this summer’s plantings, and I dry them on a piece of parchment paper on sunny days (along with various spent marigolds) in the back of my car! It’s a bit primitive, but it works!

2nd post
So bandage off and not sure what I expected. OH thought I looked a little disappointed but I’m not really, as I know I am only 2 weeks post op. Doesn’t quite look like my foot lol The pin in one toe will remain for another 4 weeks ha ha just hope it’s an nice warm autumn. Plan on going back to work on Monday, might as well sit there than at home earning nothing. However will play it by ear and see how it goes. Just need to concentrate now on getting the toes moving.

Also everything now in place for our chickens and we will collect our girls on Friday!🐔🐔🐔🐔

Day 29 USA.

Day 27, FD
Can’t remember if I checked in this morning.. btw, what’s up with the site? Doesn’ look right on an iPad today!