2nd Post – Day 29
@at – thank you! Here’s the link for the November Challenge:-
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/no-nonsense-november/
@stitchincarol – crikey? Hope you’re feeling better by now 🤗
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2nd Post – Day 29
@at – thank you! Here’s the link for the November Challenge:-
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/no-nonsense-november/
@stitchincarol – crikey? Hope you’re feeling better by now 🤗
Day 29 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Hi all … jut trying to keep on keeping on…
Checking in and hoping to keep the habit.
Time is evading me right now 🙃
Fab and fun weekend was had – back in the groove with my bike and will be here too 👍👍
Sorry to hear you are feeling ropey @stitchincarol. @michelinme your retreat sounds divine. @merryapple well done on getting back in your bike ♥️
I hope everyone else is doing ok.
Today was to be a FD – it wasn’t 😂. Tomorrow will be 💯
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 30, NFD, Aus
OMG just realised it’s a new month on Friday!
I missed the news @funshipfreddie – where are you off to?
Second post.
Oh! And that’s a great app, thanks @stitchincarol!
Day 30 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – CD
The dentist session was not fun! But it turned out to be only about an hour + 15 minutes – I’m telling myself because I was such a good patient 😇 😅
@penz – I’m just visiting friends in Gonubie, East London, about 320 km away. Coming back Saturday; my fuzzball Boo Boo will have suffered enough by then 😿
@stitchincarol – yes, I guess I was a bit stressed yesterday. Taking Boo Boo to the cattery, a long dentist session + driving in heavy rain – some of my least favourite things to do. I got lost going to pick up my laundry too, because of a road closure. I couldn’t figure out an alternative route & my sense of direction is non-existent 🥴️ Then when I got home the power was out again! But it came back on after about an hour, phew! I hope you’re back to normal today.
Happy Hump Day! 🐫
Pocket List – Day 30 🥕
@jaifaim
Day 30 – Ireland – FD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Thanks for popping me on the list @funshipfreddie! 😇 I’m committed to my FD 💪 and thank you for setting up November. Sorry to hear you had such a stressful day yesterday but have a lovely time away.
Long days at the moment and clearly my focus is a bit shot… November will be easier. 👍
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket List – Day 30 🥕
@jaifaim
2nd Post – Day 30
Pocket List – Day 30 🥕
@jaifaim
@excelsior12309 FD800
Day 30 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
It took several hours, but by the end of the day I felt fine; who knows what my problem was. But I felt so sorry for myself that I almost caved, sure that eating something would make me feel ever so much better. I managed to stop and think and ask how I would actually feel. That’s when I realized that food would actually make me feel worse, emotionally because I caved, and physically because the last thing I needed at the moment was food in my tender belly. Whew! Crisis averted.
@penz You’re welcome!
@funshipfreddie I’m glad all the irritants, frustrations, and no-fun events of yesterday are leading into a lovely time away with friends; enjoy yourself!
@excelsior12309 I smiled when you pointed out that old fashioned coke is good for an unsettled stomach. When I was a little girl and had stomach issues, my mom tried to give that to me for that very reason, but I point blank refused to drink it. From the very first taste I ever had, I have hated any form of pop my entire life. 🤷🏻♀️ It’s not the fizzy, but the too sweet…So at least that’s one unhealthy thing I’ve never been addicted to, LOL!
@northgeorgia I too am fasting on Halloween. You might make a sign for your desk that announces no sweets will be accepted, and text your mom and warn her. Make a fun/joke thing of it: “Look how weird I’m being today!” Because you’re only foolish to think you can fast on Halloween if you have so little faith in yourself. 💪
We’re getting some desperately needed rain today…not lots, but any bits of moisture are welcome. I’m going to break my fast at lunch with some beans or salad, depending on what DH prefers.
Have a grand one, everyone!
USA. Day 30. FD
I am finally making some progress on the scale, so to that end, I am joining today’s pocket list.
Pocket List – Day 30 🥕
@jaifaim
@excelsior12309 FD800
@ccco
I hope everyone is having a great day. It is a beautiful Fall day here!
Day 31 NZ FD 69kg
All Hallows Eve 👻 🎃☠️
I got there!! 1 kg down for the month🍀
Now I’m starting a FD feeling v hungry…
I’m meeting with friends who like to party tonight hard and we are dining out – not quite what I had intended but I’ll be OK if I swerve the pre dinner drinks cheese, salmon and biscuits… Is this likely? Time will tell😀
There was a lot of traffic in my hood y’day and when I returned home, I heard the LOUDEST sound check ever from Eden Park… plus loads of pimply youth were wandering around… Anyone heard of Travis Scott? Reading his rap sheet on Wikipedia I’m amazed he’s allowed into the country… 10 people died and 100s were injured in 2021 because of crowd surges at his concert, which he egged on… amongst other charges he’s got away with…
So I was up late keeping an eye on the kids loitering in our wee Monkey Hill Reserve…
@excelsior12309 My grandma used coke to clean the chrome on her car!! We use ginger ale to settle stomachs.
Thanks so much for hosting. You have done a sterling support job on top of your busy work and family schedule 😘
And thank you @at for the spreadsheet!! Good to see you quietly trucking along on the top row although I do miss your amazing cooking descriptions 😋
@ccco Well done! Just in time for the month’s end weigh I 😀
@funshipfreddie Enjoy your drive!Is it along the coast or inland? I imagine it’s quite beautiful. Do you see any 🦁&🐯😅
@stitchincarol Good on you for making the best decision!!! If you can do it, so can we all!!!
@Brighton-belle, @penz and @northgeorgia See you next month full of vim and vigour
To those on hols @missybear and @michelinme Have fun and lots of R&R!!
@jaifaim You’ll be back and into it when you’re ready. Next month???!!!!
To all you Americans, I hope you don’t get toooooo spooked tonight!!!👀
Thinking of those MIA @lilymartin, @bert1802, @molij, @daffodil2010
Cheers everyone!!
Pocket List
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@merry🍎
Day 30 – NE England IF 16:8
I’ve been really hungry today but stuck to my 16 hour fast, light lunch of salad then greek yogurt and had nuts for mid afternoon snack. Chilli con Carne in the slow cooker for this evening, ready for the final weigh in tomorrow.
We went to view another house today, down sizing is looking less appealing when we see the size of the rooms. May have to stay put and spend the money on a new roof.
Looking forward to another challenge next month, thanks for making me feel so welcome everyone.
Day 31, NFD, Aus
Thursdays are supposed to be my FDs but I am just not in the mood. Instead I will try and eat mindfully and minimally.
Thanks for hosting next month @funshipfreddie. See you all in November!
Day 31 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
157.5lbs
Thank you @excelsior12309 for hosting this month 🤩 and I’m only sorry that I was missing for most of it… I can feel it – slightly puffier than usual but on the right track back… after a few false starts 👍 I am happy to have dropped 2.5lbs with a good LFD but I’m hungry now😂.
I know this is generally my tricky time of year – end of summer – generally a September trip and a birthday all come together for a perfect or imperfect storm 😂- it’s when I tend to drop off posting also as life seems to get busy even though all of those events are great. I thought I could make changes this year but nope, back into those pesky habits…
This has been a very sad year with a lot of loss and sadly all young people (50s) so I am grateful for the health and energy I have even though it dips from time to time. And all the while mum is still with us and for that I am so grateful although we think it is a sad existence for her even though she seems very content – an amazingly beautiful stoic mother 💕. We do what we can and are keeping mum at home with the most amazing caregivers but it can be very sad at times.
So thanks everyone for being here to always come back to. 💕 Looking forward to November and a reset with zero nonsense 🤩
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
2nd post NZ
Apologies @iona72 I accidentally missed you off my final post… It’s lovely to have you with us and hear this is working for you. See you next month!!
@jaifaim Well done on your weight loss
It must be comforting to know your darling mother is content despite quietly losing touch with her world… And sad to think about the loss of your dear friends. If we could gaze into a crystal ball and see what life had in store for us we might not get out of bed… Sending hugs 🤗
Day 31 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 236 lbs. Looking forward to starting AND ending November nicely, after the disaster that was the start of this month 🙂
Pocket List
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@merry🍎
@excelsior12309
Day 31 UK FD
I’ve been pretty good for a week , scales have been nudging downwards then this morning up 2lb!!! – I know it’s probably just a fluctuation but very annoying so I’m holding out until tomorrow to register my end of month weight.
Thanks for hosting @excelsior12309 👏
See you all in November 🎃
Pocket List
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@merry🍎
@excelsior12309
@brightonbelle
Day 31 🕸 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 🎃
Yesterday’s ‘CD’ never happened. For various reasons, starting with a Wimpy brunch around 1 pm. It was all downhill from there. No idea what I weigh, & I won’t know til Sunday 🤷♂️ No FD for me today either. My friends have a new dog, Foster. +/- 12 months old, but already the size of a small donkey. I’d been here not even 30 minutes, & he decided my new reading glasses were a chew-toy & destroyed them. Luckily they were the fairly cheap, non-prescription variety. Then he barked on & off for most of the night. I’m starting to figure out why he was abandoned by his previous owners 🤯
@penz – ‘Do or do not – there is no try’ 😜
@excelsior12309 – thank you for being our gracious host 💐
@merryapple – it is a nice drive, a coastal route over a lot of rivers/bridges & some spectacular scenery. I dropped a neighbour & his yappy dog Sparky off at his cousin’s place in Bushman’s River, which is sort of the half-way point between home & East London. He never stopped talking for 90 minutes, & my ears were ringing by the time I said goodbye to him. I’ll be collecting him on the way back on Saturday. I didn’t see any wildlife, apart from a few sheep & goats. Sometimes there are monkeys too.
Happy Halloween, Happy Diwali – Hope to ‘see’ everyone during ‘No-Nonsense November’.
Pocket List – Day 31 🎃
@northgeorgia
@merry🍎
@excelsior12309 FD800
@brightonbelle
Day 31 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD
Yesterday was a massive hunger day, and I mostly behaved in terms of sweets–and skipped any alcohol at all–but I sure ate LOTS, so today’s WF has lots of food to dispatch. But for the first time in nearly two weeks (or actually longer?) I slept through the night, so I’m feeling good this morning and fully equipped to deal with any hunger that may pop up. 😁😇
@merryapple Well done on achieving your 2kg goal; the closer you get to goal weight, the harder it is to drop, and when your accident is added in, that loss equates to stellar food choices! And, nope, haven’t heard of Travis Scott; I hope the aftermath of his concert had no violence!
@lona72 We’ve been viewing houses on Zillow, and aren’t finding much that’s truly appealing either…it’s TOUGH to find a house you love, isn’t it?
@jaifaim Well done on an excellent LFD, nice loss, and I hope you slept as well as I did! Isn’t it funny how some people with dementia are so content and pleasant while others are just grumpy? I’ve told my kids that if I turn into the latter kind when I get old, that they are to scold me into kindness, LOL. As to old habits that are interferring with your food-discipline, I always find straightening my spine–if not physically, then mentally–helps restore the inner strength I need to stick to my food decisions and not go off track. The trick is remembering to straighten it, LOL!
@excelsior12309 I too love my soda machine, and often add a splash of lime. I hope the results of your husband’s tests are what you are hoping for–good news, or a solid plan of action, or whatever is good.
@brightonbelle I too am waiting for tomorrow to report my October loss–today is, after all, still October, LOL!
@funshipfreddie Bummer on the chewed-up readers! And barking off and on all night long? They need one of those collars to gently zap the dog. Although I never did manage to commit to one for our own dog who barked way too much… I laughed at your description of your neighbor who talked for 90 minutes straight. I have a friend who does that, and despite being known as a woman who talks a lot (not a surprise to anyone here, right?), I often cannot get a word in. Hopefully it was pleasant enough chatter even though unceasing.
@excelsior12309 You did a stellar job hosting, thanks so much!
@funshipfreddie I’m looking forward to No Nonsense November, and following through on the title!
Pocket List – Day 31 🎃
@northgeorgia
@merry🍎
@excelsior12309 FD800
@brightonbelle
@stitchincarol WFD
Have a grand one, everyone, and may you have exactly however many trick-or-treaters you need to make your evening smile-worthy!
Day 31 NE England IF 16:8
YAY~ I made my October goal…..just ~ 145 (and three quarters) absolutely delighted!!
@excelsior12309 thanks for hosting, I’ve really enjoyed being with you all and will continue next month with @funshipfreddie.
@stitchincarol yes house hunting can be very draining, I think we are going to abandon the idea until next year and see how we feel.
@jaifaim we too have suffered loss this year, both family and friends. Hope you are coping.
@merry🍎 thank you for your kind words, looking forward to engaging with you all in November
@brightonbelle and @northgeorgia hope you see a number you like for the end of Oct weigh in!
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