Thanks VioletP – I actually did a 3-month challenge with Hello Sunday Morning a few years ago and found it very empowering. Unfortunately I slipped back into old habits. I’ll look them up again.

Day 26. USA. FDToday, snacked a little more than I should have this evening. Tomorrow will be a NFD. Wishing everyone a great week.

Day 26: Pacific NW USA, NFD, 16:8, two meals and trying to keep the grazing down tonight!

I took your advise, thanks Hannah! I made quick pickled carrots, celery, onions and radish. I read in Dr Fung’s book that adding vinegar to your diet was one of his 5 top tips for weight loss. I’m still writing down what I’m eating in the evening after dinner though. I’m leaving the pad of paper in the kitchen and I decided I have to drink a glass of water and wait before eating anything else. I’ve had 2 nights success slowing down my evening snacking. Every small step adds up to a new habit in this WOL!

I’m planning a 36 hour fast beginning now, Monday eve, till Wed lunch. That will be about a 40 hour liquid only fast. I have to get better at my water consumption or else I can’t really say liquid only! I just get busy at work on FD’s and forget to drink and pay the price the following morning with a headache.

Debbie – My next FD will be Friday and if it’s OK I’ll weigh at the end of the day and report my totals for the month then.

Pissupoosa- like Debbie I have the 4 blade Paderno spiralizer. Here’s a review of two Paderno models and some hand held spiralizers too.
http://foodal.com/kitchen/general-kitchenware/guides-general-kitchenware/make-healthy-vegetable-noodles-with-a-spiralizer/

Day 27 – Switzerland – NFD
Yesterday’s FD was much more straightforward as I was really busy. Having my foot taped up means I can go walking with friends and get back into regular exercise, which feels really good. Off on another walk now! Back under 90kgs (89.4) which feels good too – good luck for today everyone!

Day 27 / Tweed Coast Australia / NFD

I went to the doctor who looked at the 5 mouth ulcers/cankers and said that only if I’d arrived with 60 would he be concerned. I wondered how I might even be breathing were I to have 60! Anyway, apparently the acid in the unripe pineapple (that I ate twice – silly me – I didn’t want to waste it so gave it a second go, hours after it burned my mouth the first time) the acid burned the lining of my mouth which compromised the tissue and made it vulnerable and easy for bad bacteria to penetrate. Similar to any burn being prone to infection. Hence why I’ve got these eruptions. He said to stop with the peroxide and salt water since those kill both good and bad bacteria and he wants me to instead just focus on supporting good bacteria so advised me to raise my doses of probiotics and B12. He also said to keep using this stuff I got called ‘Kenalog’. He wrote a prescription for antibiotics only if it starts to get really bad and out of hand. I think I’ll live!

I’m fasting tomorrow. Second to last fast till end of challenge!

Gozo, Malta

Whyamisoshy so you like Gozo. Thanks. I was born and lived all my life here. If you are ever in Gozo soon tell me.

Yesterday was a successful fast day. Today is a nfd for me. I hat coffee with semi skimmed milk and a brioss 140 calories also half an apple this morning. Now it will be stir fry beef and red pepper with ginger and orange and basmati rice about 470 calories. This evening it’s two drumsticks with sticky sauce and some fruit. I’ll stay within my TDEE that way.

Have a great Tuesday everyone and stay strong to enjoy life better.

Surrey UK Day 27 Better day yesterday. Feeling slightly more focused as I said before,
so one day at a time. Off to take the dogs to the park now, hope everyone has a great day!

Day 27 Australia NFD
Still on holiday with family and finding it impossible to fast at the moment. Not only that but have been having way to many treats! Would be fine with just immediate family. But with MIL she wouldn’t really understand and don’t want to spoil every one else’s fun with exploring and eating. Also want to enjoy the holiday and not obsess about it at times like this. That all being said, I just quickly read through the last days posts and feel really inspired again. Can’t water fast this week and not sure I can even pull off a 1/4 tdee fast but tomorrow I’m going to try for a half tdee day. Not sure it will work but feel like I might be able to make that work tomorrow as we don’t have any plans to visit the cheese makers or chocolate factory or out for dinner and lunch. Those have been the last two days! Though after the last few days my body is desperate for a bit of a cleanse. So hoping I can make that work tomorrow and although not as good as a normal fd, it’s better than today!
Thanks for letting me be a part of this challenge add it had certainly helped. Probably won’t finish as low as I was hoping for but trying to remember that this is a journey and a WOL and that I am making progress.
Thanks and good luck everyone.

Day 27|NFD|Toronto
Not a great FD yesterday. Dinner at a friend’s where I had to balance my eating schedule and goals with not being rude or ungrateful as I apply this new lifestyle to real world living. In anticipation of going out I kept any calories earlier in the day to a very bare minimum (<150) and avoided all pre-dinner nibbles and drinks but I am sure the Mediterranean inspired dinner of roast lamb, village salad sauteed mushrooms and a few tiny new potatoes registered, while very good, at least 600-800 calories. After a weekend and the “failed” FD I am up over September Challenge goal but not as bad as I thought…Friday may hold a pleasant surprise yet as overall trend is in the right direction.

Sunshine Coast Aus: Day 27 FD that became an NFD with a vengeance. I took MIL to the podiatrist and then took her and the grandsons to an Aquapark where the boys ran off so much energy. But I allowed myself to have bread roll with ham, avocado and tomato, some ghastly coconut and jam slice (why oh why did I do it?????) more ham, nuts, but I didn’t have the chocolates, and I have had another bread roll with same ingredients, more nuts and a glass of red wine. I haven’t given in to the ice-cream. So obviously it could have been a lot worse. Following the Aquapark, we had to go to hip hop dancing lessons which meant a further hour and a half sitting on one’s derrier watching the children getting the activity. Now there is a thought for the exercise in October….maybe I should take up hip hop. No, had better just stick to polishing up the songs for the October choir concert. But it is a thought for the new year.
NorrieB, I was blown away by your profile. Such a lot of sadness in your life but you sound like such a strong woman. Such a blessing to be living where you want to be with your family around you. Looking forward to seeing you go from strength to strength.
I hope your mouth clears up quickly Lael. It sounds very painful. There are ways to lose weight and ways to lose weight. Not eating due to a painful mouth is not one I would choose.
Night all, or happy afternoon or good morning, depending on where you live.

Day 27/USA/FD. Busy today so FD should go well. I hope to drop one more lb by Friday.

Day 27 UK NFD

Thanks Brightonbelle and Ciren2 – I’m hanging in here albeit by a thread but still here I know I will get back on track but it’s so frustrating – its like being in free fall nothing it seems I can do about it and then suddenly I get my mojo back. Still haven’t worked out the hows or whys but hope my mojo comes back soon. Is it the body fighting to keep my fat cells well filled? Maybe a few early nights will help – can’t do any harm.

Day 27 USA (Illinois)

NFD for me. Gave blood (my every 6 week donation of 1 pint) late this morning, so had a eggs & Canadian bacon breakfast with v-8 juice and one piece of toast. I really do have to eat and drink (although they were not happy with it being coffee) before I give. My lunch was the GORP from the snacks at the donation center, but I will eat a good supper early this evening.

Fuvvie – sounds like your choir is much like the one I direct here. Townspeople who just all like to sing. Our first rehearsal last evening went very well with several newbies joining us. But I think you rehearse harder than we do with extra stuff going on!

Ciren – maintenance will be good for us to have a partner during the challenge. Yeah!

LoriPA – aren’t you happy when the clothes you thought were too tight are really too big?! Wow! Congratulations, girl!

Australia Day 28 NFD didn’t sleep well last night but it had been a good NFD and I am planning g for more of the same today. Well done Lori on the jeans and HUGE congrats to those on maintenance – I hope to join you one day!

Hi SongBirddMe,
A pint?. “That’s almost an armful”. No offence intended but It recalls a line from an English comedy series back in the 60s. “Hancocks Half Hour”. The programme was “The Blood Donor”. An absolute classic over here, filmed I think in black and white. (We were always behind the times in those days.). Have a look for it although English humour is hard to understand.
Good luck with your 5:2 way of life.

US Day 27 NFD second post

DebbieQ – glad to hear it’s ok to do our final September weigh in on Saturday morning! I feel much better now 🙂

Sunshine Coast Aus Day 28: FD: Last ate at around 7pm last night. Had a coffee this morning and glass of water so far. MIL has just been picked up on the bus and gone off to day respite. I have listened to Jason Fung on you tube this morning. I really needed to recharge my determination and he is so inspiring. I think I have managed to copy the link for anyone wanting a bit of inspiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIuj-oMN-Fk
Coda, I can see that you are in the pit of despair with about another half dozen of us. But you are holding on by a thread, and it is this thread, and your previous threads. My goal today is to go through the July thread if I can find it and copy some of your stuff as it was so inspiring and I freed myself of a ton of unwanted 6kgs at the time. My buddies helped with that too. I have put that good advice aside as I thought I can do what others seem to be able to do on this thread, eating some pasta here and bread rolls there. A glass of wine or 3. But….wait for it…. I CAN’T. Broke out and did all that yesterday. Result……pitting oedema, hello! Scales up…..damn! What did I expect?
Back to basics. I have to get with the programme. Do the same old thing, get the same results, good or bad. I’m going to put a sign up on the fridge My desire to lose weight is stronger than my desire to eat what I know hurts me. I don’t want to write crap, as the cupboards don’t hold crap, but they do hold food that everyone else in this 4 generation household eat. Whilst their bodies seem able to handle it, mine doesn’t. Dr Fung said in this video clip that we can do it, it isn’t easy, that’s a whole other thing, but we can do it.

Rocy65, I am reading The Fast Diet again as well as watching Dr Michael Moseley on you tube. They make it as plain as day and it will help us to wave the flag and get where we want to be. Why is it impossible to stay on track when on holidays? Do we choose to do what we do, or is there some horrible switch that gets thrown that lets us tell ourselves it’s ok. Then we beat ourselves up afterwards.

Loved that link, SongBirdMe. Inspire of what I know, I have been so guilty of just that. Hilarious.

I’ll weigh in on Saturday morning as well, DebbieQ. It will be my end weight for this challenge and the beginning weight of our October challenge.

Happy fasting everyone. Happy non fasting to those not fasting.

Croatia, Day 28, FD
Weight: 76.3 Kg

Day 28 Australia NFD
Was trying for a half tdee today as a holiday compromise but not looking fanatic at the moment. Morning went well then MIL wanted to take us out for an unplanned lunch.

NZ NFD day 28
One more FD to go tomorrow before the weigh in.
My NFDs this week have been pretty relaxed so I’m curious about Friday mornings results.
Overall feeling quite positive, even if I havnt made a big loss Im still feeling more comfortable in my clothes and in truth being more relaxed about food is a really healthy thing for me.

Day 27 USA NFD 11:58 pm
I haven’t had time to read posts today. My weight was up another pound this morning to 143 pounds (goal 140, was within sight a couple of days ago).
That can NOT be explained by my food intake over the weekend. I had a very benign and bland weekend. It certainly *can* be explained by the excesses I’ve had, small sometimes, but daily, over the last 3 weeks: cream in my coffee, maybe more than I’d like to think I poured in? To the tune of 100 to 200 extra calories a day. Just 2-4 tablespoons a day. Good fat, but still, too many calories.

I think that we should all consider a longer term influence on our weight: as in, 2-3 weeks before it shows up on the scale? It really makes more sense that way, although I think if you fast and have a great deficit, it can ameliorate that increased intake. I’ve added up my calories “in” for the last 27 days, and they do, indeed, exceed what I was taking in during August, and especially during June when I had a very nice weight loss. So, I have nothing else to blame but my own indulgences.
Just passing on my thoughts and experiences. Good luck to all.

Surrey UK Day 28

On my way into the garden, doing some heavy weeding and digging today. Another day, a new opportunity. Dr Jason Fung’s description of how insulin works does make a lot of sense. FD tomorrow, weigh in on Friday.

Day 28 – Switzerland – NFD
Doing fine, feeling fit, planning a healthy dinner. Good luck for the homeward straight!

Day 28 USA (Illinois)

NFD for me. Should be a pretty normal day.

Couscous – I found that “The Blood Donor” episode on You Tube! British humor classic, eh? I will watch it shortly. Thank you for sharing it with me! I am up to having given about 9 gallons in my life. For a while I gave at a blood bank that did not congratulate you with each new gallon but this one does. I think donating makes me feel healthier, plus I am glad that I can help others with my blood.

NorthernDawn – yes, indeed we need to watch the overall downward trend on that line graph rather than the day to day ups that seem to bother us more than the downs for sure!