Sunshine Coast Aus Day 4: Happy Fathers Day to all those dads out there. You’re continuing to do well Neostaford.
Managed my liquid fast and have clocked up 36 hours so far. May follow in your footsteps B2tF.
Loved Merryme’s entry. Such good advice. I remember Coldpizza actually put a rope around her fridge at one stage which caused me to lol. Whatever helps us / galvanises us is good for the journey. Visualising that picture of myself at 70kgs is thrilling and where I aim to be. Bring.it.on!

Day 4 Australia NFD
Pretty happy with yesterday’s nfd. Didn’t over eat at all. Listened to my body, had a lovely healthy brunch and dinner, then did have a treat dessert with my husband, but didn’t have much and was easily under tdee for the day. Not just that as I’m mostly always under, it was how I felt about food choices I made, and how I listened to my body to how much I needed. It was a nice change for me. That’s how I want to feel.
Today is father’s day here and we are making a roast with yorkshire puddings and brownies with ice cream for dessert. At the moment I’m feeling like I will be able to just eat what I need and not more. I don’t even want any brownies and ice cream at the moment so hopefully I will be able to follow through with that tonight! Hopefully this in control feeling lasts!😉
Good luck everyone and keep up the good work!

Day 4 / Tweed Coast Australia / FD

Swell of emotion strengthened this morning. Good today is a FD or I might have already been snacking or bingeing. Instead I’m facing doing something that, yesterday I ignored, put in hard basket and wanted to hide from. Today am making a stab at it and just being with the vulnerability that arises.

I’m extra hungry because of the extra emotion around this issue and I’m respecting that.

Day 3 USA. Tried to have a FD today , but the potluck at work was too tempting and I gave in. Maybe I will be more successful tomorrow. I am down a pound from my vacation weight gain. Stay strong everyone.

Day 3/ USA/ NFD
Sorry to post so late; just a bit (30 minutes) under the wire.
NFD…….. Did fine yesterday at restaurant. Ordered grilled shrimp. Not good later at home. Two glasses of wine at the restaurant increased my appetite, later. Had to have melted cheese on crackers. I still wasn’t over calories that much. But, that is something I need to stop….a couple glasses wine increases my appetite so much and then I have cheese on crackers or something carby. Tonight, the same problem. My OH and I have had a lovely time in the last two nights, together. So, I guess we will just have to fast an extra time this next week. That’s the beauty of this WOE. We can have a great time together and also minimal guilt because we know we can fast to deal with the over-indulgences.
Wishing the best of luck and loveliness to everyone.

D4, Australia. NFD

I seem to be making good choices and I’m travelling nicely. I hope it’s like that for most of you, if not don’t ever stop trying.

gooseylucey, I put 2 tsp of miso paste in a mug of boiling water and have that at lunch and dinner time, I have a coffee or two with a bit of soy milk and maybe a tea or two without milk, I also drink a lot of water.
I drink a glass of water with a couple of tsps of apple cider vinegar just before bed.

Day 4 England,
Good NF day yesterday, I could have easily gone off the rails though, having planned and prepared ahead saved the day. Nuts in screw top jars, at top,top, of cupboards, no biscuits,cake,chocolate ect,ect in the house, I know if this stuff had been available I would have eaten it! Sometimes I just wander into the kitchen open the cupboard and grab a handful of something without even noticing.
Menu
Yog, peat, walnuts
Avacado salad
Smoked haddock chowder
2 glasses of wine
Thanks for the insight violet, fasting tomorrow, will try 36 hrs.
Goosey X.

Day 4 Italy – NFD
Feeling Lots better, looking forward to being able to go to the wedding this afternoon and being able to enjoy myself. Well, in one way or another i have met my target…i wanted to be under 75kg today and i’m 73kg! Next week i shall try a couple of fasts.but i think i’ll eat my 500 cals instead of liquid fasting at least for a little while. So today shall be a Feast Day…hurrah!

Additional post: caved in at 2pm. That’s 42 hours. How’s this for a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson “sooner or later we all sit down to a banquet of consequences “. It really resonated with me. It’s written in the book I’m currently engrossed in “I Am Pilgrim” by Terry Hayes. Used in a totally different context but tickled my fancy.

Day 4: Gloucestershire UK: Non-fast day. Did a successful 36-hour water fast yesterday. Down 2 pounds! Big and lovely breakfast. My challenge is the non-fast days….put simply, I EAT TOO MUCH on them. This week, for the first time in 25 years, I am at my target weight and must now be very mindful of not going more than 2 pounds up without fasting again. I have the next week off work which will be doubly challenging. Must stay strong, right?
Have a great day everyone out there.

Hey k-lo sorry for not coming back sooner. and yes my first time, starting in San Fran and working my way down to LA and then onto San Diego. Any recommendations/places to visit?

Day #4/USA/NFD

Good Morning!

I missed my check-in yesterday as I had an early start to my day to meet some friends to go to a race. It was a 5k with inflatable obstacles along the way! It was fun, but the terrain was VERY mountainous and slippery. I made it over all the 11 obstacles, but some of them were quite challenging.

I have several NFD’s in a row and am hoping not to stray too far. I typically fast on Mondays, but this Monday is a holiday here and I’ll be at the golf course. When I’m not in my normal routine, FD’s become very difficult. Maybe a Tuesday/Thursday fast schedule this week?

Hope you all are doing well!

Hello everyone. I’m new to this forum but not new to the 5:2 diet. In the past year I’ve lost two stone that I didn’t know I had to lose. I’m 52 and a mother of three young teenagers who do not stop eating! As a result over the summer school holidays I have kept them company in their food eating habits and have gained 5 lbs despite trying to maintain my exercise regime (which I love). I know I’m a few days late but would love to join the September challenge to keep me motivated and meet like minded people.

USb, Day 4, nfd. 119.7. Managed to eat sensibly eating out with friends last night. Only one cocktail. Only one bite of hubby’s dessert. Waiting for Hernine.

Amc18, my sister was just in SF. She took a walking tour Wild San Francisco that she highly recommends. Wildsftours.com.

My son and his gf are in San Diego right now. I can check.

Day 4 – USA (Utah – visiting) NFD

Doing pretty well. We opted away from the all-you-can-eat-buffet restaurant last night (even though it sounds pretty good) and went to a BBQ place. Ribs, chicken and some sides with one beer. Decided it may have put me over TDEE for the day, but no dessert or other extraneous calories.

Congrats to all of you who are making 5:2 work for you! I am trying to do a power walk each day of 15 minutes even on my FD’s. Every few days I am going to a gym for at least a 30 minute stint on machines. At 68, staving off osteoporosis is a goal of mine.

Be strong, everyone!

Surrey UK Day 4……FD today, finally back home, ready to start in earnest. Will read all the posts when all packing washing and ironing is done!

Day 4. Sussex U.K.
NFD today. Keep busy I think and will fast again tomorrow.
Thanks for advice Merryme. Have ordered a fridge magnet demanding I “step away from the fridge NOW’. Lol. Have a great day everyone.

Day 4 FD 139 lbs. FD yesterday also.

Day 4 Barnet England.

A little confused – does FD mean fast day or food day? Either way today was non fast day, but have been reasonably good. Small homemade blueberry muffin and coffee for breakfast and a ham and Brie panini for lunch – thin slice of ham and not tooo much Brie – it is good because it melts nicely and oozes over the ham. Trying to be good on both fasting and non fasting days for September. Have set up a menu for next week for evening meals with calorie count – and no alcohol during the week. My husband is doing this with me which will make it easier. Evening meal is a rack of ribs – I have made my own barbecue sauce so at least I know what is in it.

Fast day tomorrow – also back to work after a holiday – also makes it easier – less time to think about food!

Have a good week everyone. 😉

Thank you for that Micky42

Day 4 USA FD
I typed my post but must have forgotten to hit submit! Anyway.., here it goes again.
Weighed in at 175.4 lb this morning after a NFD – up slightly from 175.2 so not too bad. Decided to make today a FD.
Question: Has anyone had good results going to 3 FD per week instead of 2? I’m considering Sun. Tues.Thurs. for the first 2 weeks of September Challenge. Really want to make my goal of losing 8 lbs by September 29 as that will be our 50 anniversary.
Reading the daily posts are so encouraging and informative.

Maui, each to his own, but I needed to go up to 3 X fast-days per week after a few weeks to kick-start my weight-loss after a plateau. Try not to fast more than you need to in order to lose one or two pounds per week, then you have something in reserve for later on, if you need it.

London-day4-NFD

Weekends are completely off the chart for me in terms of trying to keep healthy and sugar-free! I tried but failed 🙁 Saying that, I did manage to only eat when I’m hungry and not snack in between.

In terms of working outs – did a 5k Parkrun on Saturday. It was a pleasant day and did myself proud with a new PB 🙂
Simcoeluv – your post about weight loss is very interesting and somewhat controversial (lol) judging by the responses 🙂 It actually nicely explains my slow weight loss. As frustrating as it is, exercise is my ‘anti-depressant’. The change in my body shape has been more significant than the actual change on the scales.

Second post: If anyone want to have a look, I’ve started an Instagram account as a way of keeping motivated and on track while I lose my considerable heft. Check out ‘BulletproofBeth’ for my recipes and pictures (eek!) of my weight loss journey with Drs Moseley and Fung. x

Simcoeluv – yes, I am and I agree with you about the contribution of exercise to weight loss. I thought exactly the same before (i.e more you workout, more weight you lose), but now having read Dr Fung’s book and started intermittent fasting, I realise that’s not the case. It’s also a lot more complicated as you say – contribution of genes etc. I think we’ve been taught to think in a certain way by the ‘so called experts’ and we don’t question it anymore, even when their methods don’t work.