Australia Day 27 nfd

Weighed in after fd and up since Monday’s fast! HA! I am doing really well sticking with the 12 week exercise program I’m on and am super sore today so hopefully it’s retaining water and building muscle, which is what I want, just not showing on the scales.

Thanks HollyLJ, great to hear what you think about water only fasts. I agree with what you were saying about the feeling of power over yourself when finishing it.

Lael I have had that kale slaw from Coles, it is delicious, I might get some again soon. Thanks for bringing it up. Yum.

Gozo, Malta
Day 27
NFD

Today after going to mass this morning I had coffee with semi skimmed milk and small packet of salted cracker 160 calories.

I’m having cheese ravioli for lunch and yogurt plus banana for supper.

Stay strong everyone. Happy Thursday.

Day 26: Pacific NW USA, the day turned into a NFD

“On the road again🎶”, actually never really left the road, but I have a new teeny-tiny little grandson who got to call the shots on my itinerary.

Today was going to be a FD but turned into a NFD with 2 meals under TDEE. Also today was my stats day and I am down 1.5 lbs this week.

Going to hit the bed because taking care of baby’s 20 month old big sister is lovely and exhausting. Tomorrow is gymnastics day, AKA little people bouncing and running.

NZ, Day 27, FD
Doing back to back FD days to fit them both in this week – feeling good.
Thanks for kind words regarding my self destructive experience on Tuesday – I think I had a heavy heart all day more than anything because I was so aware of how awful I would feel afterwards (bingeing – there, I said it, phew!!) but couldn’t pull myself up. Not a wasted life day but definitely a wasted one on this challenge!!

I’m pleased that I managed FD the next day rather than delaying FD till the next week (or two!!).

Take care all – well done those getting good results / keep shining those who are facing challenges.

Good Morning All – USA, Missouri Ozarks, Day 27, Non-Fasting

Weight in Day – 147 pounds – exactly as I hoped. I believe I have weighed 147 the last three Thursdays. I have been charting my weight on a different site since 2007 so it is easy to see the progress. I started at 160 but have never gotten to that weight again (happily) – most recent high was 154 about a month ago. I have been as low as 135 which was too low, I looked ten years older than I am.

My best weight is about where I am now, maybe 145 at the lowest. What is interesting to watch is how different I look this week at 147 than I did two weeks ago at 147. So, for those that don’t see the scale moving, do you look better in your clothes? Is that middle getting flatter? Are those zippers getting easier? How about those measurements? Lots of way to gauge success, and yes – the scale is one of those. I am going to start watching the ten day average to see the trend.

Plan to spend the day out with the hubby, we do that once a week. Always have fun. Won’t eat breakfast (either of us), will have a late lunch which will be my dinner as well. He will probably eat popcorn or soup or something later tonight.

Still getting all the exercise, lots of water and tea, sleeping great.

Very happy to have found this site and some stability.

Enjoy your day all.

Tweed Coast Australia / Day 27 / NFD

I feel like I ate a lot today. I was hungry! I’m studying and feel the stress and pressure of assignments that are coming due and I know this makes me hungrier!

Surrey UK Day 27 So this has been mostly a disastrous month for me. Giving up is not an option, I don’t really know how or what took place for me to lose focus like this. I want to re focus and see if I actually have any backbone, which at this point seems unlikely.
On my way home shortly, and will start again. I saw something about a November challenge and really want to be part of it and I will try and be a more useful part rather than the lack of anything useful this month. Good luck everyone.

Day 27. Sussex U.K.
NFD.
Not too bad fast yesterday but still feel that once I begin to eat, I want to graze for the rest of the day. Had split my calories between two meals but very difficult. Also was at home all day and too near the kitchen. Lessons learned?

Thanks, fuvvie.

Let me add my congrats on the new grandbaby ! We are have a new great granddaughter in March (maybe on my birthday). Always so exciting !

Day 27: Pacific NW USA (away from home), NFD

I’m sure I was sleep-writing last night. I think I’ve forgotten how to sleep! I’m also trying to log in our November challengers – by hand since I did not bring my laptop with me (past challenge organizers will sympathize)!

My OH joins the family’s “welcome to the world new baby” party today so that means we will have a reunion of sorts since I’m on back-to-back trips away from home. Hope he doesn’t mind me being a zombie!

My plan is to eat lightly and smartly as I am now focusing my TDEE on my goal weight so I can get familiar with what I want to be my new normal. Lunch was a lobster consommé (basically lobster bone broth), dinner last night was fresh halibut and veg. Have a good end of the month everyone! Yeah, Cubs!

Day 27 USA (Utah)

NFD today. Mostly taking care of details today but hopefully will get in a good power walk.

Tried on some ski pants I had left here from last snow season with daughter. They were really tight and uncomfortable last winter, but today they were about 3″ too big around my waist! Yeah! Good thing they have adjustable velcro bands to tighten them, or else it would mean a new ski outfit. That’s what losing nearly 30 pounds since March will do for me.

Still reveling in the great Cubs win last night! GO CUBS GO! Fly the W!! Thanks for all the kind regards about the team of my youth.

Onward and downward!

Had a nice broccoli quiche for breakfast – bought at Costco yesterday, and it’s pretty good. I do enjoy pie crust about as well as anything. Will only snack for lunch then have a good supper with daughter.

Day 27. FLA USA NFD Good day yesterday – light brunch after my back to back fast days- almost 60 hours and saved myself for my favorite. Fried Green Tomatoes with Romalade sauce – probably blew calories for the week but they are soooo good! Behaving today. Have a good day.

Songbirdme. I love quiche – any kind – but am not a fan of pie crust – I lightly butter the pie plate sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese pour in filling and bake ad usual – so good. Calories cut way down.

B2TF. Congratulations on your new grandson.
thanks so much for taking on November

Day 27: Gloucestershire, UK: Non-fast day. Eating for England!
Pissupoosa: Yes, I’m reading the new book by Dr Fung. It’s ok…not sure about the way it’s arranged, but some interesting information so far. What do you think?
NorrieB: Yes, you have plenty of backbone….don’t be too hard on yourself…I hope things work out for you. Hugs xx

Day 27|FD| Toronto
May be a very easy FD; I dutifully made the trek to a second fun morning in an oral surgery chair today.

London | Day 25 | NFD
London | Day 26 | NFD
London | Day 27 | FD

Hi everyone, sorry for the misinformed entries. Had a few long and tiring days. Can’t believe the month is nearly over!

Australia, day 28, nonFD

Day 27 – E. Canada NFD

Looking at the posts, I see yet more proof of how intimately related emotions are with food. We long to feel better, and yet I think sometimes we have to risk being sad, to just hold on to those feelings and accept them. This is very scary, this learning to divorce food as a source of comfort, so ease up, you guys (thinking especially of GoldenSun and Norrie B. and Pattie67.) I just do not believe you or anyone else here doesn’t have backbone. Picking yourselves up, dusting yourselves off, and trying yet again, that’s what takes backbone, and that’s what you are doing.

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Went for a walk today with a friend. It actually wasn’t too bad in the trees, away from the wind. But out by the water, oi, that wind cut. And we’re nowhere near winter yet!

Breakfast, bran flakes, 200. Caffe latte, 150/350. Small bowl of leftover rice and chicken – hmmn, 200/550. Another caffe latte, and a large cookie – 470/1020. Stir fry pork, rice, and salad – 350/1370, banana with a square of chocolate, 150, 1470, just squeaked under the TDEE. Pleased about sticking to the banana and the single square (spouse got for me from his hiding place, as I cannot be trusted around chocolate… yet)

I needed this food today, I think I fought off the cold.

Day 28 NFD NZ

HELP! I have tried to be much more conscious of my NFDs this week but this morning the scales initially read 200g up then exactly the same as last week!

I haven’t had a loss in 3weeks, yet I’ve been more closely monitoring my intake on NFDS and Fasting well
under 400cals, not always perfect NFDs but nothing to explain the stall.

I started in September and lost about 3kg so easily straight away but now nothing is happening.

I’m feeling really disappointed and I know it’s something I’m doing but I can’t identify the issue. I’m pretty good food wise I think. I fast easily (other than yesterday’s dizziness and fog brain) twice every week and I exercise for minimum 1hour 6days out of 7 like I have for years.

I just so desperately want my jeans to be comfortable so I can look in the mirror and not see ugly fat bulges staring back at me. I don’t need to be skinny, but every time my OH hugs me I can feel myself shifting and twisting to minimise the bulges he might feel under my loose tops. He doesn’t judge but I do and I hate the way I feel so self conscious.

So sorry for the miserable gloomy post, having a real Eyeore moment about my fat little Winnie the Podge belly, it really helps to ‘say it out loud’ to you wonderful supportive people knowing I won’t be judged for how I’m feeling.

I am so happy for everyone who is seeing good results and feeling more on top of recent challenges, I hope you don’t mind if I lean my bulk metaphorically on you for the day and get some support, I’m not doing well on my own today…tomorrow will be better I’m sure but today I’m wearing my sad face😥😥😥

Hi Lany:

You say you started in September and have lost about 7 pounds so far. The average weight loss on 5:2 for women is a little less than a pound a week. So you are right on the average. Your weight loss will not be constant and will not be fast. And you can’t measure your progress by comparing it to that of other people. Just keep on going and you will be fine. You might read this for some perspective: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/really-no-weight-loss/

Good Luck!

Perth, Australia, Day 28, NFD

FD went well in respect of keeping to it. Same as usual, only the splashes of milk from my coffees (3). However, a combination of emotional fallout from previous day and feeling under the weather from a lurgy, I pretty much didn’t do anything. I was able to make myself go for a 4km walk late in the evening but that was it. Today, I’ve at least left the house already, so I’m off to a good start despite the throat still giving me grief.

Weighed in at 87.5kg today. A 5 kg loss for this challenge and 5.3kg since I started one month ago.
It is only a 200g loss for the last 6 days, which is a little disappointing but not surprising after the escapades of this week. I have a birthday catchup tonight with an old, dear friend that I already know is going to involve pizza and bubbles. With a wedding on Saturday, I don’t expect to be losing anything further for this challenge.
Although this month seems like evidence to the contrary I don’t normally drink a lot of alcohol and I can see the impact it has on me, on how I feel, on what it does to my body when I overindulge and importantly, how it upsets my weight loss! Lessons learned.

Sorry for ramble, enjoy your day everyone 🙂

NFD Nz second post
Thanks for the link simcoeluv, it did help.
Bigbooty I’ve done super low carb high fat moderate protein before, as a vegetarian I found it difficult, and also mentally destructive for me personally to be so obsessed with every tiny bit of carb hiding in my meals. I fully understand the science behind the theory and I don’t eat bread, rice, pasta or potatoes anyway but the remaining carbs in some fruit and vege are not excessive in my diet I don’t think.
Thanks so much for the advice though I appreciate the support

Australia Day 28 FD

Hi Lany,

Hmmmm not sure what you can change up then?? Keep doing the same thing and your likely to get the same results. Was just trying to come up with some alternative that you hadn’t tried. Good luck.

Gozo, Malta
Day 28
Half fast day

Lany keep going you’ll get to your target. Weight sometimes remains the same and then there’s a drop to it.

Today I’m fasting till noon then going out to supper with my sister in law. I ate low calorie yesterday evening to make it half fast day yesterday.

Happy Friday everyone.