Day 26 Oxfordshire, UK – FD
Another glorious day in sunny Oxfordshire. Dh & I have volunteered with the NHS to help out where we can. He is hoping to help with delivery type things and I will phone people. Waiting to be vetted atm. Like many of you I am an asthmatic, and although it’s under control I don’t want to take any chances.
After our walk yesterday I’m taking things easy today with some yoga and household chores.
@flourbaby – you’re right if it was ‘deadly’ to all, people would take it more seriously. But you’ve only got to look at the news with many countries around the world in this lockdown state to see how serious it is.
@michelineme – well done on heading in the right direction. I hope you’re feeling better today.
@cavanya – its such a lovely feeling when the inches fall away. 16-8 seems to work really well for you.
@clemmi – well done on the loss so far. How are you coping with food shopping in France, are you still able to go out for that?
@dykask – thanks for the link, I’m hoping to watch later instead of lunch.
@ihatelettuce – sorry you got that reaction, especially from people you thought were friends. Like you DH & I reckon we see fewer people when we walk further from home than if we go locally. Saw about 6 yesterday, all well away from us and each other.
@funshipfreddie – good luck with your lockdown. I imagine its easier in some ways if it’s all or nothing, but pity the poor dogs. Ours would go loopy if he didn’t get any exercise.

On a lighter note, whilst chatting with my mum yesterday I was watching the elderly couple in the garden behind playing croquet. Every so often they sat down for a rest and out came their mobile phones. Made me smile.

Day 26 pocket list:
@i-hate-lettuce
@penz
@snowflake56
@betsylee
@suki2

Day 26 UK NFD

Another lovely day in Cheshire. @i-hate-lettuce, I think we’re all getting stressed about what we can and can’t do. You are absolutely fine to go out locally, that’s what Boris has said. I walked to the woods yesterday, I saw about 3 people in total. If anyone challenged me about it I’d tell them to mind their own business 😀😀The govt just don’t want us all getting in our cars to go to the countryside etc. I left a local Facebook page yesterday as I was fed up of people moaning about others. We don’t need negativity.

@suki2, I’m a fellow NHS volunteer. I’ve said I’ll do deliveries and phone calls. Waiting to be vetted. Speaking to my mum n dad yesterday, had to remind them again re staying in. They’re now “sneaking out on early morning walk” – mums words. Short of locking them in I don’t know what to do!
@clemmi sounds like 5:2 is really working for you, brilliant news on the weight despatched.

Keep safe everyone.

Day 26. FD. London

I’m so glad to be on this forum. It’s so positive and friendly. Another beautiful day here, which may be related to lack of traffic and businesses closed down. Looking forward to today’s FD. I’ve discovered that if I chop up leeks and cook them in a bit of water, they suit me just fine. Tasty and filling. Hope everybody has a good Thursday. H

USA Day 26 FD

Just popping in here today to add myself to the pocket list. It is my intention to try to stay the course today as since this pandemic crisis began, I have not been able to do so! I have no real good reason not to except that I am worried like everyone else. 3.3 million people here have now filed for unemployment and I worry about my family, as I am sure everyone is! Hope you are all safe!

Day 26 pocket list:
@i-hate-lettuce
@penz
@snowflake56
@betsylee
@suki2
@ccco

Day 26 UK FD

Just a quick check in. Managed another FD today . Was at work so relatively easy. Just had to body swerve the chocolates and biscuits! Very close to the end of the month so major push for a good result. Just have to safely navigate the weekend!
Stay safe and well everyone.

Day 27 – Japan – WFD #25 (I think)

While fasting isn’t always pleasant there are some aspects that I do look forward too now that I’m used to it. Right now I’m hopeful that it does also keep my immune system working well. The tension level has gone up in Japan as we are getting more confirmed infections. I’m not surprised as many weren’t being that careful around the cherry trees. I’m just lucky that the cherry tree pollen play havoc with me and keeps me away. 😀

Day 27 Melb Aust FD

Managed about 1000 cals yesterday, so not quite a FD800. Will keep under 500 cals today before tomorrow’s weigh-in.

Yes, great to be part of such a positive group.

Starting today’s pocket list –

Day 27 Pocket List
@betsylee

Day 27 – Ireland – NFD
Hi all hope everyone is keeping safe and happy 💕
I found that yesterday everyone I dealt with in work was just a little tired…. a new routine and the realisation that we are in this for a while… I’m sure we will all have waves of sadness and worry etc but as @penz and others have said it’s an amazingly positive space here and for that I am so grateful!
Well done to everyone on the pocket list yesterday 👏 @ccco it’s just so shocking to see the unemployment numbers in all of our countries but this too will pass and hopefully we’ll live in a kinder less materialistic world in the future…. ♥️
I “saw” some of my neighbours last night at 8pm which was emotional…. 🕯 thanks and praise and gratitude to all our frontline staff. @metatauta and others please stay safe.
Tonight I go to look after mum and dad for the weekend… I’m nervous for them and for me but family is No. 1 💕♥️💕
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 27, London, UK, NFD,

Another NFD to contend with, I’m definitely eating too much, being at home means there’s always something to stuff in my mouth!!! Cheese was the culprit yesterday, thank goodness there was no wine or crackers!!!

@penz, don’t beat yourself up about it!! Resistance is futile around chocolate mud cake!! Your mojo will definitely return, it’s just sulking about the cake, but it WILL return!!! I managed to haul my large monitor, keyboard & mouse home last week, I just can’t use the track-pad or screen of my laptop to view construction drawings …………………… my eyesight isn’t what it used to be!!!

I’m not using our current situation as an excuse, ‘cause that’s just a slippery slope into madness, but the stress is REAL!!!! I’m not one for change (stick in the mud is the phrase!!!) so the change to working from home, being in lockdown and the insecurity of this whole thing means I’m a bit snack happy ……………………… the key, as I may have mentioned, is to NOT have anything in the house!! Luckily the cashew nuts I have are very satisfying and I can ‘usually’ stop myself after a handful ………… or two!!! Now I just need to freeze the cheese!!!

Good to hear from you @metatauta, stay safe & take care …………………….. & encourage paperless payment!!! Cash is NOT king in this current situation!!

I was out on my balcony last night clapping for our fabulous NHS, the echo around the gardens and courtyard was very emotive!!!

Stay safe everyone, we WILL stay connected and supportive, whether successfully fasting or not!!! We’ve got this!!!! ……………………….. No matter what ‘this’ is!!!!!

Day 27 – Lake District UK – NFD

Good morning everyone,

Another glorious morning, great finish to my week yesterday (Friday weigh in day) fabulous walk, delivery of groceries including bread flour! Bit of joinery work completed and the afternoon in the garden and greenhouse. To cap it all, after hitting my target last week, another pound lost, so another new low! March has been a good 5:2 month.

@daffodil2010, must be difficult for those who need social contact like your friend.
Funny how things go isn’t it, we are very fortunate here. Unlike your friend, I’m not much of a people person, quite happy with just me and OH. Will mix with few close friends but I don’t need a gang people on a daily basis. ‘Lone Wolf or miserable sod’, either way that’s me.
But in the current climate, we’re defined as a ‘vulnerable household’ so my OH told the ‘kids’ as they would find it amusing, (family jokes, long story) they’re working from home at the moment and live 3 hours away, but they now check up on us even more regularly with messages and banter which is flowing nicely!

I’m managing my walks each day, not quite MOAM walks all the time, my OH is not quite as long striding as me, but it’s great the two of us wandering and nattering on. We are very much husband and wife team and best mates as well, happy to just get through this time together. Got into a routine, morning walk, lunch, garden/house/baking jobs, the day just seems to be gone, but thats usual for us with just minor adjustments.

Take care all, it’s weekend, grocery man delivered beer as well as bread flour yesterday, essential shopping!

Day 27 Oxfordshire, UK – NFD
Another sunny day. Time to get out into the garden for some fresh air I think. Yesterday evening I used Zoom to speak with my book club buddies. 1st time. It was lovely to catch up and have our usual laughs. But it made me realise just what I’m missing. I think I had been kidding myself somehow. Needed some chocolate. But I still came in under my TDEE so although not a FD as planned, all was not lost.
In light of that feeling I have set my intention for the day to be as positive as possible.
@saffy420 – I think I might follow your lead and leave one fb group that is full of moaners.
@emmataylor- I think I came across that recipe years ago in something I think was called ‘why French women don’t get fat’
@metatauta – stay safe
@snowflake56 – you are so right about wanting to enjoy being with our loved ones.
@daffodil2010 – we all have days where we feel overwhelmed by what is going around us. I try to acknowledge it and then move on. Easier said than done sometimes though.
@ihatelettuce – glad to hear your OH is your best mate. Mine is too. Couldn’t think of anyone I’d rather be stuck in with. Hope he feels the same.
I’ll sort out the new thread over the weekend. Is someone able to help with the spreadsheet please? Thx

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@songbirdme gosh, what to say about that!

@suki2 I can try to make a spreadsheet. I did it a year ago and forgot how to do it but I did it then so I can do it now.

USA Day 27 FD

Saffy420, It’s wonderful how you creatively recreated your restaurant and concert experience. You still had a wonderful evening! Things like that will help to make these trying times more bearable! Kudos!

I exercised this morning, weight lifting and all! I am still on my FD, although my real challenge comes in the late afternoon when I start stress eating and can’t stop these days but I will find a way to this challenge.

Hope everyone stays safe and healthy today! 🙂

Hi everyone
Just logging my last Friday of the month weight in the Tracker so popped in to say hello 👋. Still maintaining and continuing Monday and Thursday FDs. Dropped 2 pounds this month giving me some wriggle room so going to enjoy some guilt free vino this weekend. Certainly feel the need for a drink or two……like just about everybody I am overwhelmed by how quickly the world has become so different, tragic and frightening. DH has a heart condition and I have asthma so we have been in precautionary isolation for over a week. Not too bad, we enjoy each other’s company, the weather is gorgeous and we have a lovely walk we can do outside our front door, but its only week one and the prospect of months of isolating is daunting. So pleased to see how positive you lot are being, it has brightened my day to catch up with your posts. I will join you more often next month.

Keep on keeping on everyone and stay safe 🤗

USA Day 27 FD

Okay! So today’s FD didn’t go well. I seem to start stress eating in the afternoon, which is not normal for me! So, instead at 5 p.m my time, I will begin a WFD, which will end tomorrow at 5 p.m. I do better not eating anything at all and I desperately need to fix the damage I’ve done! We have off and on rainy weather, which begins again this evening. That kind of takes away my best way of relieving stress by walking outside! 3 minutes and I am ago!

Hope today was a good day for everyone! 🙂

USA Day 27

CateAus, you can count me in! Definitely need it!

Day 27 Ohio, US — FD
Day 25 — NFD (64 bites)
Day 26 — NFD (64 bites)

The two NFD’s went well and I kept on target both days. The FD is going well, although with a few more calories than usual due to having to make substitutions for my regular foods that were out of stock at the stores. Even so, the calorie level qualifies as a bona fide FD. Since classes have started again, my Thursday class means that I’ve had to switch back to Fridays for doing the fasting.

@dykask Thanks for the YouTube link. The article discussed is the one that had been floating around in the back of my mind.

@basyjames and @daffodil The virtual lunch after our virtual class went off in perfect form. I set the lunch up using the free version of Zoom. I think that Skype might give better results, but my lunch compatriots are not real tech savvy and Zoom is by far the easier to use for those who don’t cotton to tech.

Just to round out the day’s list:
Pocket List – Day 27 🥕
@dykask
@betsylee
@funshipfreddie
@ccco
@basyjames WFD
@matpi

Day 28, Emden Germany, WFD or FD

@cateaus I already made a spreadsheet yesterday.

@suki2 you can copy the link to the spreadsheet and add it to your first post of the April challenge, if you want to.

@betsylee thanks, here is it.

April 2020 Challenge link to the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nnNHtjmq5Nb7SF8XA1PN4kwDk1C-0eccGtKW3fmFVNA/edit#gid=0

I hope it works.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 28 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD

Well, it’s total lockdown now. Everyone to stay at home except if you are an essential worker (list to be provided today so right now I don’t know if I am or not), solitary or with family exercise within 2km of your house, shopping only for food and medicine, all people over 70 to cocoon and not go out at all.

So that made the decision for my friends suggestion of meeting in the park! I had already told her I wasn’t going to make it and suggested a virtual coffee but she was SO very dissapointed. And that made me feel bad but I was not caving. After the announcement last night she began to realise that “Stay At Home” really means stay at home.

@i-hate-lettuce I too am very happy in my own company and would never fall out with myself 😄 My DH is also a bit of a loner and although we both have lots of friends we don’t actually go out socialising much. We do a lot together with the motorbikes and the camper van, so those travel plans are curtailed, but we do tend to stay at home otherwise. We looked at each other last night after the announcement of restricted movement and to get some humour out of this crazy situation we said “So not much change for us then” 😄 I know it’s not funny in reality.

DH is deemed essential so is off at work. I went for my normal 6am walk around my village, nothing about but the village cat and the horses in the fields. I will have to venture out to the local shop later to get a bottle of gas, newspaper and heck, a bottle of wine….but that’s it.

I have written a long list of Thing To Do that will keep me busy, the garden needs tending, seeds to sow, Windows to was….lots of things to do at home. And not planning to eat until lunchtime. Next week will fast again.

@suki2 thanks so much for offering to host April, you can be sure I will be in.
I am loving all the positivity on this forum.

Remember “Even the darkest night will end. And the sun will rise”

Take care everyone.

Day 28 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

I managed a good FD yesterday, despite it being ‘lockdown day 1’, & fasting being the last thing on my mind.

@i-hate-lettuce & @daffodil2010 – I’m also not that stressed about the ‘isolation’. In fact I’d probably be quite happy on a desert island with my Kindle & a couple of cats for company! More of a ‘lone wolf,’ than a ‘miserable sod’, I think! Although I do think the measures being taken here are a little extreme, not even being allowed out for a walk. But I suppose it’s human nature; as soon as we’re told we mustn’t do something, we want to do it even more. I guess it could be worse; imagine being confined to 10 Downing Street for several weeks?!! 😱

@missybear – nice to hear from you!

Wishing everyone a good weekend

Day 28 UK NFD

Lovely to have a few glasses of wine last night and still on track to meet my March target ….must start thinking about April Have a good weekend everyone ( although the days are just indistinguishable now for me ) x

Day 28 USA (Illinois) NFD

Managing fairly well. Off to pick up some groceries and the like. Sure do appreciate how the gasoline prices have dropped precipitously the past couple weeks! (About like how our investments have shrunk… oh well. Here’s to a good rebound!)

Hugs to all —

Onward and downward.

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I had to stop the planned WFD and changed it in a normal FD, a WFD makes me too cold.

@missybear how nice to have you back with us again!

@suki2 you’re welcome!

@michelinme thanks! It’s so good to hear you’re planning a relaxed weekend, you had a rough month and you deserve your spot on the sofa!

@ccco I’m joining you today!

Pocket List Day 28

@ccco WFD
@snowflake56

Have a nice evening everyone!

USA Day 28 FD

Just really wrote a nice post but it suddenly got lost! 🙁 Well, anyway, thank you for joining me on the pocket list, Snowflake56!