TrueMirror,
I am fasting today. How are you? Feeling better? When will you fast this week?

TrueMirror,
My weight is 148.I lost only 2 lb in April, not very satisfactory, but better than nothing. 🙂
Overall I lost 15 lb for 4 months. I need to speed up my process, or I will not complete my goal for this year (120 lb). I joined 42 day challenge (another thread here), the requirements to report every day on the thread. I am hoping it give me more discipline and boast my will power.
When is your next weight in?

Probably 3 kg per month is too much. I am aiming 4 lb per month, and cannot complete that too. I lost 5 lb for first and second months, and than 3lb in the third month, and 2lb in the forth. My weight loss corresponds with my completion of fasts and eating calories during NF days. So I know the reason of my slow loss, and working on it. 🙂

What about you? Do you stay under your TDEE during NF days?
Yes, please continue! This is the way of life, eventually, the loss will show little by little. Even if you lose 1 kg per month, it is better than gain one. Stay positive! You are wonderful! You are doing right! 😀
I am fasting today.

TrueMirror,
So happy for you! Great loss!
I am also struggling to keep both – my fasts, and not overeating on NF days. I am 1/3 thru my goal, but now kind of marching on the same place. I know what is my problem – and it is mostly luck of will power. Still, I count my small victories – I definitely eat about 90 % less sugar, and about 60 % less bread. I start counting calories, not every day though, still getting better understanding how much I am actually overeating. I was so shocked to learn that my favorite nut – Brazil nut- has 33 cal in SINGLE nut. I easily chomped about 10 per day. Now I limit myself to 3 and maybe not every day.

Now, when the great lent is over, I am eating a lot of meat, but lean meat – turkey, chicken. You should see me cuddling on sofa with smoked turkey leg… Dog is sitting next to me and drooling.

I had a little scare this week (did not go to loo for 3 days). I was so panicky that did not even keep my Wednesday FD properly, and ate at evening with a lot of laxatives. I had the problem before, but thought that I am so careful to eat fiber and drink a lot of water and prune juice. Probably switch from vegan to meat eater diet trigger that problem. But everything is ok now. 🙂

I am glad that you are happy with your loss. I believe that our mood have real effect on our determination and success. I am not losing much this week, but every day morning my weight is less than my set up maximum (148). My goal this month is 143, but it is probably not achievable (still we are allowed to dream!). 🙂

I just brag yesterday that my weight is below 148 this month, but today my scale shows 148.4. There is no free binging. I am fasting today.

Interesting that some food is so easy for me to give up, but some are so hard. For example, I live without soda for really long time now. Once in a while I try one, but no craving at all. The same way is pizza. We just don’t crave it. My daughter bought a pepperoni pizza some time ago, I ate half of the piece and fell nauseous, probably from grease. I buy sometimes frozen vegetarian thin crusted pizza, but still don’t have any cravings for it. I also don’t crave ice-creams anymore.

I wish I could give up french fries, or cheetos, or donuts, or cookies, or chocolate candies as well. I try to avoid them, but it takes a lot of will power, and I still have strong cravings for them.

Happy fasting today!

coldpizza, I had a dinner party for some old college friends on Saturday. I was doing pretty well, even made baked apples for dessert….and then out comes a gift box of really fine chocolates. Well, the box did not make it to the next day. And the scale showed it on Sunday. I did a great job on Mother’s Day of staying well within TDEE, and back down today. Phew.

And it’s Monday, so I just slid right into a fast.

K-Lo,
Thank you for reminding me of this great dessert – I used to “bake” apples slices covered with cinnamon in microwave. Have to do it again – so little calories and great taste.

I’m fasting today too, though it was tricky this morning as I was in a B&B. But no toast so I just had egg and bacon with tomato. But now I’m rather hungry, in spite of a piece f baked salmon and some broccoli. I’m going to choir practice but will need soup when I get back. So will be a bit over, probably about 650. All low carb though.

Hi cold pizza, congrats on your success. Ran into this post and decided to read along you guys’ journey the past few months, how fun! I am in Texas too, but I have lots of weight to lose. So far I have managed to lose about 10lbs in 10 weeks. I wish it was coming off faster…but I don’t exercise. Pretty lazy.

coldpizza, that’s what knitting is for!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keeps your hands and your mind distracted while you’re watching TV. You can’t eat and knit.

K-Lo,
I am slow when deciding for a new project, choosing yarn, and so on.. I sign up on ravelry.com (saw some of your projects – nice job!). So I start looking. 🙂

TrueMirror,
Great that you regular running! I am not good at running, I am more walking briskly type. I walk with my dog every morning, and sometimes join in when my husband walking the dog at evenings. But my husband is a runner, and he does not have any fat in his body. So I believe that running is really great when trying losing weight.
You make me laugh with your statement that you think that you will binge tomorrow. 😀
I never plan to binge, it is just happened, always in current time. Good for you that you can predict or feel your binging ahead of time, maybe you could prepare some resistance plan? Go for clothes shopping? or plan a closet clean up?
I also noticed that after gym visit, there is not hunger. Paradox right? Maybe running will help you with binging?

TrueMirror,
Sounds like you will have fun tomorrow! 🙂

It is soooo cold in the office! And HOT outside! (it is Texas). I don’t know why they are putting the air-conditioner that low. I think I need to knit something really warm and add some gloves!
That is funny, that I have to wear a sweater in-side, but light summer outfit outside.

Hi TrueMirror,
I am fasting today. How was your week?
I screw up Friday fast, but I guess I ate reasonably Saturday and Sunday, so today’s weight was not too bad. 🙂

Hi TrueMirror.
Today, after the fasting my scale gave me 144.0. This is a significant number for me – the top of my healthy weight! 🙂
I was so thrilled, and all of the excitement made my hungry. So I had breakfast after walking my dog (usually I don’t have any breakfast at home): smoked salmon sandwich and coffee.
Of course, I could not resist to see the damage from the breakfast – 144.8 – overweight again. My husband cheered me up pointing out that the whole HOUR I was “healthy” today. And now I just need to make that period of healthiness a little longer every day.
As you guess, no fasting today, but I will fast again tomorrow.

Yes ColdPizza, I agree it’s addictive. But since I know that my lightest for the day is going to be first thing, before I’ve drunk two cups of tea, I only weigh myself first thing. I did weigh myself post-tea once, I’d gone up a quarter of a pound. So no more!

catching up!
in response to truemirror: I lost the weight by using an eating window of 16:8 and then 20:4. I suddenly got sad when the weight stopped coming off, I know it was only a few weeks, but I plunged into 22:2 after I didn’t see the scale move. Unfortunately it made me depressed to only eat in such a small window, and to top it off I didn’t lose any that week! So, I am back to implement 4:3.
coldpizza: thanks for the thread rec! and congrats on the 144! I hope to be there myself someday.

Ah, not too many worries Coldpizza, one day at a time! I was a little stressed that my SO’s birthday is throwing off my fasting day. I really want to fast! But I decided to let it go and just fast 2 times this week. Today I shall enjoy some crab & wine. I am not going to stress, easier said than done though!