Cornwall, Day 7 NFD
Checking in feeling pleased that my first week is over and I am as motivated as when I started. This eating plan really does fit in with my life.
Happy weekend all.
Joy
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Day 7 USA(Illinois) NFD
I am finishing my FD shortly. I am just plain stuck on 162 – been there 2-3 weeks. I can’t imagine what I would weigh if I weren’t doing 5:2! Do I gain that easily, otherwise as I am dieting I stay the same? Plateau indeed. Just 2 more pounds is what I want to lose and then maintain through the holidays.
Even though we vary our weight postings between stones, kilograms, and pounds, we all use calories the same. I find that interesting.
I go to my 50th high school class reunion tomorrow. Even though I have not seen these people since our 40th, I am glad to have lost the weight I have. I will be busy this whole next week working at a children’s museum event in our town. I am the PR chair for this fledgling museum, so very proud of the efforts so far.
Onward and downward!
Day 7 cornwall uk
Northen dawn, yes your memory is correct its really hard and it continues. Its exhausting with little sleep. So stressful. Thank god for my OH, my rock.
Fuvvie my apologies for not posting yesterday.
NFD day today,but may turn into a fast day as I’m really not hungry.
Keeping busy made a list which will keep me motivated and great to tick things off! A spot of deep cleaning, good exercise too!
I tried on a few winter jackets they are so loose on me! Time to go through the wardrobe and pass on to a charity shop.
Hoping you are all keeping safe in the hurricane x.
Day 7, Brussels, FD
Decided to do a 3rd FD this week after stepping up on the scale this morning showing me that I’m only 0,3 kg away from my first milestone. I’m a bit torned today as I’m really hungry and can’t get my mind of food but also want to reach my target so I’ll try to stay strong and picture what I can eat for breakfast instead tomorrow!!
Official weigh in tomorrow for the week so will post my stats then for week one!
Good luck to everyone and have a nice weekend and those of you that are affected by the hurricane, stay safe! x
Day 7 (day 7 already!) | Ohio, USA | NFD
I weighed myself this morning and it was 129.8 lbs. Nice, got under 130! It won’t last; I’m sure it was just morning weigh-in plus this is a NFD, but still, nice to see.
NFD yesterday was good. Ate healthy-normal, nothing too crazy. I go to the gym and trainer later today, first time in 2 weeks. While there I’ll try to get a sense of how many pounds my bathroom scale is less than a high quality scale.
Coldpizza, sending good thoughts for your family in Florida.
US, NYSE Thruway, NFD. 119.8
Allergy he’ll. Appetite down. Missed my workout last night because I hit a wall and just couldn’t do it. Hoping to get lots of waking in this long holiday weekend
I found a container in my freezer labeled Eggplant. I turned it into a delicious sauce for lamb meatballs with chickpeas. Most of the water that remained in the Eggplant froze and then drained off when defrosted. A serendipitous lesson!
Hi Slim – are you over eating too much on your non fast days perhaps which would negate the fast days? While the general rule is, for a woman 2000 cals on non fast days and 500 on a fast day, if you use the TDEE calculator on this site it will work out what is relevant to you. Are you drinking plenty of water? Please don’t give up – stick with it. At least see this challenge through to the end and then re-evaluate. Try to commit to posting everyday if possible as that keeps you accountable and committed as i see your last post was 5 days ago. Even write down here for the next few days what you are actually eating on both non fast days and fast days.
Day 7. US. NFD. Walking 4 miles on treadmill this morning. Down 1.5 lbs. the first week of this challenge. I’m posting weight today instead of tomorrow because I’m afraid of what a Friday night might do to my weight. Not much confidence in my will power lately. (Sigh!!!) For those of you with constipation problems I have found a veggie flush that works great.
2 cups water
2 cups spinach
2 stalks celery
1 cucumber with skin
1 pear with skin
Juice of one lemon
Add one ingredient at a time to blender. Drink half today and half tomorrow. It’s surprising how full this makes me feel.
I think it’s interesting how I can eat all these same things in the whole form and it doesn’t have the same effect as the blended form.
Day 7 Floruda USA NFD. Wow it’s been a crazy four days preparing for the Hurricane Matthew and then living through it thank God South Florida dodged the bullet and we just had some Wind and Rain nothing to get upset about. I decided as long as I had to be in for the hurricane I would make Thursday a fast day and it turned out perfect hunker down with a good book and a pot of coffee and case of water.
A quick comment on visualization thank you all for bringing up that conversation I’ve done that my whole life and never really thought about doing it combined with 5 2 I’m going to start visualizing several times today thanks so much! PS as of this morning I have lost the three pounds I gained during my tiad trip so I’m back down where I was just before the end of September now I’m psyched for October to get off another 5-7 lbs.
have a great day.
Good Morning All, USA, Missouri Ozarks, Day 7 – Non Fasting, spending the day out with the hubby so we will end up at our favorite Mexican restaurant, I am sure. Am not eating breakfast, my meal out will be my only meal of the day.
Had a good time with friends yesterday, got a nice pair of dress slacks in a nice muted brown plaid and a fuzzy pair of houseshoes in a crazy hot pink and purple Aztec print. Had chili for lunch and a rootbeer float, both were yummy. Had salad for dinner. It is funny but the last two nights I haven’t been able to finish my plate of food whereas normally I would have eaten even more. Feels great.
Have a great day, all.
@slimsylv hang in there!
Day 7. Wisconsin, USA. Sorry I did not post yesterday. At a work conference.
Yesterday was FD. Broth and raw veggies got me through the day, as well as water with lime, and coffee. Bowl of chili for dinner.
I want to encourage people who are starting this to not be hard on themselves for having bad days. I just realized that I began 5:2 in the spring, and while I have “fallen off the wagon” a bit here and there, overall, following this program is becoming easier. I remember feeling like I would NEVER get comfortable with fasting.
On another note, the more I educate myself on the biology, the easier it is to follow. I find myself thinking more about how what I am eating is effecting my insulin, and making me unable to burn fat, than about flabby arms and legs and what not.
Currently, using a triple threat of 5:2, ketogenic menu and Fitness Blender workout videos and walking to maintain good health. I have not found anything that works better, and has more health benefits.
UK Nottingham-Day 7 NFD
Gutted, got on the scales for my daily weigh and I’ve gone up to 241lbs and this was after a fast day. Looks like I’m not going to lose anything this week, and possibly put on!!!
I was looking forward to a couple of glasses of wine tonight, don’t think I’ll bother now.
Happy birthday Patti xx
Surrey UK day 7 NFD….Very happy birthday Patti67! Hope it has been a really good one so far. My sister-in-law lives in Miami. as does my 96 year old mother-in-law, who is an absolute hoot! I am so fond of her. A quick story: the other day I had a frantic call from my sister-in-law to say her mum had disappeared from the assisted care facility she lives in…we were very concerned but before too much panic set in, they found her…she had gone in search of a bottle store to replenish her beer supply, she had run out of beer!!! My sister-in-law said from now on she will make sure there is enough beer. To top it all she is as thin as a rake. Not fair!
My fast day yesterday went well until around 7 p.m. I think this is going to be my challenge, to curb what happens in the evenings. I had some salad with beetroot and feta cheese, and then for some absolutely unknown reason laid into two slices of bread with butter. Why do such a stupid thing? I just want to do one complete fast day with liquids only for 36 hours. That is my goal for the next one.
Weigh in this morning was 200g down for the week, better than nothing I suppose.
Edzeko, totally agree with you about knowing what is going on and understanding. It really does help. Have a good weekend, everyone.
JaneyB69, don’t be disheartened! Rather let it renew your resolve…easier said than done, I know, but stick it out, we are all here and many in the same boat and if we hold virtual hands through the internet, we will move forward. This thread reminds me of that song, I don’t know it’s title, but one of the sentences in the song is …’he’s not heavy, he’s my brother..’ we could say she instead of he but it’s the same principle. Take heart!
Sussex UK Day 7 NFD
Interesting day! I am making a wedding cake for my best friend’s daughter so surrounded by cake and frosting all day! But apart from the odd tasting to check flavours, I haven’t succumbed. I have no idea what time the cake will be finished – possibly bedtime! Will deliver to the venue tomorrow lunchtime. Very stressful! I love baking but I really want this to be perfect.
Obviously not fasting tomorrow as we’ll be at the wedding but back on track Monday.
Happy Birthday Patti67 – have a great day.
O&D
SSB
Day 7| NFD| Toronto
Start of Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend with spectacular warm sunny clear weather.
Good News: First Pomegranates of the season have made their way to our stores. Healthy, full of antioxidants, maybe best eaten naked in the bath tub…too much visualization there I think:-)
Bad News: gave into the plate of food put in front of me at a community Thanksgiving Celebration last night, even when I exercised restraint and avoided a lot of the carbs I bet it was easily 800-1,000 calories. It was a good FD up to that point.
Our South Eastern Coastal American friends are very much on my mind. Please take care.
Day 7: Gloucestershire, UK: Non-fast day. I DID intend to fast, but didn’t sum up the motivation in the end.
Happy Birthday Patty67. Don’t lose heart, remember there’s always another day.
VioletP: you’re doing well today.
slimsylv: Plateaus happen, all the time, stick with it, and the weight will start shifting again; I know that from my own experiences.
Good luck, all xx
By the way: is anyone else waiting for Jason Fung’s new book, “The Complete Guide to Fasting”? Amazon keep putting back the expected date of delivery, and now they don’t know when….!
happy birthday Patti67! and congratulations GreatLakesUS123!
itsmyturn – wish i had done the same… i ended up sitting out on the back porch with the cats enjoying the weather – with a bottle of wine…. and ended up having ice cream at around midnight…. blech! i need to put it all into MFP to calculate but definately was NOT a FD!
My excersise yesterday and the day before was putting up shutters… today it is cleaning up the yard and taking down shutters. Not my best showing so far – but plenty of time to make up for it!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Gozo, Malta
Day 7
FD
Fast dY went well. Did a low calorie salmon quiche. I’m exhausted though, babysat granddaughters and then my other daughter Was ill so I went to babysit my eight month old grandson in the afternoon. Then went to mass and did some shopping for daughter no 3 and this evening she was feeling slightly better.
Then when I prepared for bed and had my iPad my son came to complain about the food I made him etc etc. he is going to be fourteen next month and sometimes he argues with me and when I shut up he says he hates it when I don’t reply. Oh well teenagers!
Tomorrow I’ll report my weight.
Onwards and downwards
Happy birthday Patti.
Good night
UK, Day 7 FD
At last! Travelled home today. My first fast day.
Breakfast: Instant porridge 137 cals
Cup of tea 15 cals
Cup of tea 15 cals
Nothing for lunch except water and more water.
Supper: Tarka Dal 237 cals
1C cucumber and tomato salad, no dressing 62 cals
125ml red wine 85 cals
TOTAL 551 cals and really easy to do.
Got a bit rumbly at lunchtime, but read a book!
No wine next time, just had a bit left over so it had to go!
Extra post.
Thanks Ciren2, I didn’t realise Jason Fung had a new book, thanks for the tip.
it’s nearly 7am here on Saturday, (36 hr FD so far) I’ve just had a cup of coffee and I don’t feel hungry so I’ll keep the kitchen closed. I had a mixed up week without any sort of rhythm but the scales were kind this morning on my weekly weigh. I have some knee trouble at present and fasting seems to help with my aches and pains. I’m curious if other folk have reduced aches on fast days. I had a massive outdoor day yesterday, gardening, house and window washing which continues today when I get of this site, I get a lot done when I dont have eat stops!
NorrieB I love MILs spirit, nothing like an independent adventure to the botttle shop! I hope they and Coldpizza’s family are safe. Itsmyturn what a relief for you.
Be good, behave and I hope you all stay safe and well. VP
London | Day 6 | NFD
Sorry, I’m a day behind. Yesterday was another bad day and the kind of self hating thoughts I was left with in the end are better not put in writing!
I was supposed to fast but was invited to dinner with a person who I will likely not see again for a long time so I figured “Let me just move my fast day to Friday. That’s the beauty of 5:2, right!”
Yesterday then turned into the third of three binge days and just thinking about it now brings the hate back. I don’t know how much morw I can take of my food crazy 🙁
London | Day 7 | FD
So grateful today was a FD. The terrible last three days still have a sugar overdose hold on me and my mood is in the gutter but at least I only had 424 healthy calories today.
I don’t feel like I fasted though because I’m so full of food waste that I do not feel hungry at all. I’m constipated and my insides seem to be on strike. Thinking about fasting for a third day this week tomorrow to give my body rest.
Also, I’m dreading to have a NFD tomorrow because I’m just going to eat bad things again. I’m kidding myself if I tell myself I won’t.
This is not even a weight thing although I didn’t weigh myself today. Couldn’t face the scales. Might do so tomorrow or skip this week. Just really upset about the poison I choose to put inside my body. I hate the same old dumb decisions I make about food…
Ah HealthyTanja, I want to give you a big hug, don’t beat yourself up, it’s done, let it go and hop back up again, ignore the scales until you get back on track so they don’t add to your angst.
I only weigh once a week otherwise I get too focused on numbers. Don’t look ahead, just deal with now, guzzle water and flush all the poison out. Use visualisation as Coda mentioned earlier in the week.
Hugs. Xxx VP
USA (Minnesota) Days 6 & 7 NFD
Sorry, Fuvvie, I fell asleep last night before signing in. Keeping low calorie today. Weight was 139.8 lbs this morning! Under my goal of 140. Feels great! I hope I can get back to it after this weekend.
I will probably not be able to sign in tomorrow for Day 8, and maybe not on Sunday for Day 9.
Hopefully, I will be able to catch up on the last 2 pages of posts sometime this evening.
Best thoughts and wishes sent to all of you!
NZ Day 8 NFD
Big splurge yesterday on another NFD.
Felt really quite sick physically, but no guilt which is a victory. Eating without attaching emotion to food, either good or bad is a huge achievement for me.
I need to fix my thought processes around eating to fix the physical damage that those thoughts and emotions have created, and eating without feeling guilty or righteous about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods is fabulously freeing.
Weekend day today and heading to the gym with my son soon then out for coffee for a friends birthday.
Lovely relaxing afternoon to look forward to with a good book.
Day 7|NFD|Buckinghamshire
Weighed myself this morning after yesterday’s FD and numbers have gone down which I’m pleased about but not as much as I would have liked.
I think I will do a 4:3 next week to push myself a bit…
Today I cooked a lovely caribbean one pot with veg, best way to get my nearly teenage daughter to eat some of her 5 a day.
I bought a yoga ball today… yea still sitting here looking at it… yea maybe I’ll use it tomorrow…
Perth, Australia, Day 8, NFD
Happy Birthday Pattie67. Hope you enjoyed your day.
Yesterday’s fast day was a struggle. Another liquid fast, I only consumed 15 cal (milk in my single coffee). I persevered courtesy of an afternoon nap and a visit to my friend’s house where we watched baking shows. Curiously, my hunger abated and I breezed through the evening. Go figure. Won’t want to try that again though, just in case.
Managed to go for a walk yesterday, so keeping up with that side of the challenge too.
Weighed in this morning at 90.1, a loss of 2.7kg for the month so far, which I’m delighted with.
I’m off to breakfast with a couple of friends this morning.
The rain is back, hopefully it will clear sometime today so I can go for a walk.
Enjoy the weekend!
Day 7: Pacific NW USA, 1/4 TDEE FD
I’m tired after three, 10 hour days, but I’ll be done after this weekend then it’s back to the regular work on Monday! It’s sort of odd to be able to keep going even though the caloric intake is so low. Not a water fast today, however, I just felt so depleted I knew I better eat a small serving of halibut with a side of broccoli tonight.
I’ve just read the last 2 pages, the ups, the downs and yet all are contributions toward our mutual learning curve. I think I most appreciate the way our group members have evolved into such astute advisers! Sorry that fatigue just about has the better of me so I won’t add any specifics but appreciation to you all!
Fuvvie – I love your posts, long, short, medium, whatever you want to give us. Your quotes are timely and right on the money! Thanks!
SongBirdMe – yes, the Giants squeaked into the Wildcard once again and we’re off to the ballgame! We’ll have some fun watching the next 3-5 games “together”! Happy 50th reunion!
Australia, day 8, nonFD,
Yesterday’s FD did not happen. I clocked in here very early in the day, ignoring a headache, but then went on to feeling wonky and a bit dizzy. OH and I are looking after 2 little grandees while their parents have a little break, I’m recovering from a virus and so decided this wax not a good situation for a FD, and hoping the virus isn’t coming back for a 2 NFD run.
Fuvvie, that quote was from me. I wasn’t in the last challenge but dropped in occasionally. I think it was Walk. Away. From. The. Kitchen. I sometimes need distance from the w hole kitchen, not just the fridge😊
Onwards and downwards,
Merry
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