Day 3 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
Oops?! Forgot to post this morning. Trying to behave myself today, & will have a FD tomorrow.
Have a good weekend everyone 🌤 🌈
Day 3 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 238 lbs. Planning on making Monday my next FD, but also not losing control on my weekend NFDs.
Day 3 UK NFD
Hello , where is everyone? Hopefully all having a nice Saturday
Nice and refreshed after an early night , expecting guests shortly , check in tomorrow 👋
Good morning everyone a lot cooler today. Not decided what to have for tea, and trying to avoid anything before then. Eating to much just lately don’t know if I’m comfort eating because I’m worried about Denise. Got to pull my socks up. No bowling until Thursday next week,both teams have cancelled the game on Wednesday to attend a funeral of one of our bowlers. I’m very jealous of you lot, you all seem to live close to a river, I love walking down rivers and especially canals.Denise will be going to the Spanish lessons maybe in a couple of weeks she’s at the doctor’s this coming Tuesday.I am not sure about her being in a wheelchair, would have to hire one, Wouldn’t trust her in an electric scooter. She would run me over😄.
Morning All..
Weather temperature dropping a bit today..
Nothing really planned maybe odd bits at the shops…over my birthday eating another pound up.. that’s 5lbs to loose from goal..
Still a bit of gloss painting to do and filling in the lounge maybe Sunday it’s much cooler.
Dave ..
Sorry to hear Denise isn’t improving .. it’s hard to get away if she can’t walk.
Would she use a wheelchair to help her get out? Steve did at times
Hemmy..
I sometimes have those sort of walks.. thinking and going passed my normal route.. I think just relaxing and taking in the surroundings it does you good.
I am looking forward to all the fruit coming through, I would like getting some in the future for the freezer for crumbles.. I love rhubarb..
Steve..
I live in Yorkshire near Goole/Selby in a small village, lovely walks. I love this area I was from Hull.
My hubby passed 4 years ago and I am now just feeling more myself. So hard on your own and doing things, going places.
I keep busy reading, doing craft things for my daughters school fete, faffing in general.
Hedgehog..
Well done on 2lbs off.. the new walk around the water sounds good, Xena will love it. She might get more used to going in the car..
Nana..
What are you up to this weekend?
Have a good weekend.
Jean x
Day 3 NZ NFD 69.7kg 🏃🏼♀️
Quick check in for accountability! Will post properly…
The Auckland Art Fair is on. It’s extra busy!!
Being a WEW… Weekend Warrior!!💪
Evening!
Hemmy- oops, a longer walk than you planned missing the car! I don’t expect Pips minded! Good idea to keep the insurance for him, we had a £3,000 vets bill with Josie & that was back around 10 years ago! Really well done with another pound off!
Dave- hope that Denise’s legs do improve, it sounds really miserable…BIL’s dad has it, & foot infections which won’t clear up because of diabetes, he’s in too much pain to go out at all…is Denise okay to go to her Spanish lessons still?
Jean- well done doing a FD today, usually your day off, I’m sure you’ll get back to losing soon for your holiday!
Nana- are you out tonight?
Autumn sky- enjoy your books, not ever read anything by those authors…I love reading but only if I have time to get stuck in! Hopefully your clothes will be looser soon!
I lost nearly 2lbs this week, worth the hard work! Just had one meal today. We went out to do a river walk not that far away, a friend had mentioned walking there & I’d not heard of it! It was a beautiful day, & a lovely walk…Now I’ve sussed it out I might take Xena although it’s further than I usually take her in the car. Sis is seeing Mum tomorrow, so will be nice to do something with hubby…
Evening everyone!
One of my books arrived today. Got a few things to do before I settle down and crack it open.
Brads27- Charlie Parker series by John Connolly (I’m on book 19) and Orphan X series by Greg Hurwitz (I’m on book 9) are my favourites at the moment. Two completely different genres but I do enjoy them.
hemmy – I may weigh myself tomorrow. I try not to weigh myself too often and focus on how the clothes fit and how I feel. Probably once a week, if that.
Fasted until 13:30 today. Was not too hungry with the hot weather. I am drinking at least a few litres from the time I get up in the morning to the time I go to bed. Work was good today. Only a few tasks left on the ‘to-do-list’ before I left.
Got to enjoy the wins when you can.
Have a great evening.
DAY 2 – UK – CD
Another perfect summer’s day 😎
Spent the day with my DD – dog walking on the coast then a light lunch by a lakeshore ❤️
Now back home enjoying the evening sunshine in the garden and promising myself to stay in control 🤞as this week has been a very controlled one so far and I would hate to undo all that hard work!!!
My goal this month is to lose at least 2kg therefore setting me back one that downward trend I have so longing for…..
So I am reminding myself “If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. and when I started, I was desperately wishing to be where I am now”
Good afternoon everyone.. another beautiful day. Xxxx
I am making the most of it as its going to be all change in the next few days… seasonal I expect.
Scales were kind this morning I had lost a lb so my lowest weight now.
Thanks everyone for pet advice.. I have decided to stay with the vets for tabs.. as they know Pip. and he gets a yearly examination .. Heart etc Also stay with Direct Line Pet Insurance £95 per month .. speaking to other dog owners ..one recently had to claim £5000 for vets bills Operation and after treatment ..a big chunk in one go. Hopefully all our fur babies will carry on being healthy.
Salmon and salad this evening .. Icecream and some of my neighbour tasty rhubarb with some honey in the micro.
A S.. Are you weighing weekly or no set time. It sounds like a good week for you .. I love reading.. a mixture really .. I am just on my 7th M.C Beaton.. Agatha Raison book.. I love them .. a lady detective with a potty mouth lolol.
Nana. Weekend… a time for Geraldine?
Dave.. Hopefully you and Denise will get your cruise really try to go … Monaco is absolutely beautiful. its just like a fairy tale ..white toy town it takes your breath away.. The most wonderful villas there as lots of the famous have homes there. I was enthralled when we went..
H H.. You have had a busy week.. so good you got Mums stuff underway at the bank. Did you go out somewhere nice today.
Sym.. So glad the food turned up.. xx Yesterday wasn’t too bad.. I said to Pam .. after 13yrs I just have to let it go being sad on anniversary’s of this and that. I think I was sent a sign by ole Mum on this mornings walk lol .. I was so busy thinking about the past that I completely forgot I had parked at a different gate while walking the bridle path . So after a long walk I had to back track about half a mile I heard Mum say “Concentrate Carol ” lolol
Enjoy your afternoon everyone.. The weekend is for no daily routine and doing what you fancy. Xxxx
Day 2 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
Yesterday’s FD800 wasn’t: I had steaks in the fridge that I realized I could make for a rare Thursday evening dinner instead of sticking in the freezer, and there were some veggies that needed cooking, etc., etc., so it was a lovely meal. I pretty much did OMAD, so that at least was a win. This morning, I’ve already started packing up additional stuff from my sewing room, and done some tidying–this moving business is time-consuming, LOL!
@daffodil2010 How lovely that you’ve maintained the 5lb loss AND that you fit into your motorcycle trousers; well done! The next smaller size isn’t far away, don’t you suppose?
@brightonbelle I wish you pleasant traveling today!
@funshipfreddie Interesting article! And, full disclosure, it was only after the fact that I estimated my calories…it may well have been worse, LOL. What’s been fascinating me, however, is that other than a bit of a troubled stomach on Thursday morning as it struggled to digest all that food, I’ve felt good, not bloated, and one pair of jeans fits better than last week. Yes, I know that calories take longer than a day to turn into fat, but I keep remembering an article decades ago that said sometimes it pays to occasionally eat a lot (of healthy food) to pump up your digestive system, as long as you immediately return to decent levels of consumption. We’ll see. I’m certainly active these days and burning more calories than usual. 🤷🏻♀️
@excelsior12309 Wow, a FD on a Friday? That’s a level of determination I’ve never possessed, LOL! Have fun gardening!
After my noontime zoom call with my sisters, we’re headed down to the new house with another load, including several shelving units to put together and start tidying up some of the stuff that went down earlier this week. We’re excited to have the seller/our friend of 40 years come over this afternoon to visit. She promised to show me some of the gardening secrets hiding under the dirt, and it will be lovely to visit with her!
Okay, I’m off to take stuff out to my car. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 2-No. VA USA-FD
Had an indulgent day yesterday, so will do a fast today. I am off work yesterday, today, and the weekend, so a little vacation for me. Yay. Hope to get some garden work done today. Good luck to all the fasters and to you vacationers, have a lovely time!
Day 2 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71.5 kg
It was good to kick off Motivated May with a FD; yay me! It was yet another a public holiday here – Workers Day – but I didn’t think that was a good enough excuse to skip the FD, seeing as I’m retired anyway 😅 Weight seems to be stuck at 71.5 though. It’s COLD here?! 🥶 At 7am my phone said 12C (feels like 9C) I’m going to Off the Hook down by the harbour later with some neighbours. It was planned when it was still warm though & we definitely won’t be sitting outdoors
@stitchincarol – 3000 calories?! 🤯 At least you counted them; though you probably wished you hadn’t 😅
@daffodil2010 – good for you! 5 lb down & getting into your motorcycle gear! 🥳 🎯 Enjoy your weekend getaway
@northgeorgia – shame about the eggs! 🥴 Fortunately, I’ve never had the experience of cracking a bad one – yet – but I’ve heard they smell revolting. Well done for your RESOLVE though 💪
@iona72 – enjoy your trip! 🧳
Interesting article about what fasting does to our brains..
https://www.sciencealert.com/fasting-style-diet-seems-to-result-in-dynamic-changes-in-human-brains
Happy Fri-yay! 🍹
Day 2 UK NFD
Just having a quick coffee in our hotel room before setting off for our trains home . Busy bank holiday weekend ahead and then a short 5 day trip to Naples on Wednesday, where I won’t be fasting ,but when I get back I’m determined to get back on track and register a decent loss in May
I’ll aim to catch up on posts on the train
Good morning everyone, the sun is out but it’s much cooler today. Going bowling again but shopping at Sainsbury’s first. Mince and tatties for tea tonight, got a fair bit of colour these last two days even legs are starting to go brown, normally like bottles of milk😁. And you can see where my watch goes. Denise is like a mummy with her legs bound from knee to toe.I think Yorkshire is my favourite county even though I’m from Lancashire. But when it’s cricket then I definitely like Lancashire best 🤣😁. If the weather in Britain was like it’s been the last week then I would not even think about going abroad on holiday. And if Denise is going to be bad then we may not go again. She’s been looking at cruise’s for next year, will have to see how she is. One of them is to Monaco, Barcelona and the french Rivera, have been to three french Rivera but not Monaco and Barcelona. So that’s the one we will probably do if we can and a week’s stay in Majorca.
Day 2 -2nd post
UPDATE!!!! 💃
Motorcycle trousers zip up comfortably now. Yay.
Day 2 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD
Morning. Happy Motivated May! I was out early every morning this week so did not have time to post, thanks for the shout @stitchincarol, I heard you 😄
I had a good April, keeping the 5lbs loss is very good. But more motivating is that I FEEL more toned and thinner, flabby belly slightly less than before, so all of my morning toning and “leaping about” with the 16:8 Monday to Friday is having some effect.
Operation Mototcycle Suit….well last week I could zip up my jacket without struggle. I am about to pop off now and try on the motorcycle trousers as I struggled a month ago. Motorcycle season is upon us and I need to fit into my gear!! I have outfits in all sizes, thousands of euro worth of motorcycle gear, but unfortunately it’s the largest size now I am trying to get into…but I WILL get into it.
It’s also the May Bank Holiday and we are off in our camper to the West this afternoon. We have great weather at the moment so we will go to our favourite bolt hole in Co Mayo looking out over the Atlantic Ocean, DH will fish and I will read, walk, relax.
Have a great weekend all. Xxxxx
Thanks fastdiet for helping in this…
Yorkshire is a lovely place.
I can relate to using money saved for a roof. We have been recently quoted between £12,000 and £15,000 to ‘replace’ our roof. We have opted to patch the roof for now for £3,000. Have not been a holiday for few years, often doing a few days here and there.
Going to Yorkshire, should have been a cruise and a week in Majorca but got a new roof so no money for the cruise, will probably go next year now.
Day 1 – 2nd post
Today ended up another FD800 – not planned just busy……Good walk with my friend this morning and then Book Club this evening
A very hot day and a lovely evening – book club was outside sitting by the lakeshore – perfect energy to the day!!
Now back home and planning an early night 😴
Day 1 Second post
What a different experience today is than yesterday: I’m back to my usual control, haven’t eaten a thing yet (it’s two o’clock) and believe I’ll make it to supper with no problem. Now, the ease with which I’m not eating may partly be just because my body is so astonished at how much I fed it yesterday, LOL, but I was actually hungry a couple different times so far today, and I had to employ RESOLVE to get through. Who knows what was up yesterday.
Anyway, I wanted to come celebrate that I was back to my normal self, LOL!
And, @daffodil2010 and @icystorm, where’d you both go??? We miss you; please come back!
USA. Day 1. NFD
Another very busy day! Maybe tomorrow I will do a FD but right now I am still on a little break! 🤗. I hope everyone is having a lovely day!
Hello all!
Brads27 – Resist the biscuits!😄 Where are you going on holiday?
hedgehog – Herts is a great place to live. I remember when we first moved there we went for a drive around the local area and saw a stand with a cardboard label with several bowls of eggs. ‘Help yourself’ the label read. It was then that we realised we weren’t in London anymore.
Started my fast at 19:00 last night and broke it at the earlier time of 12:30 today. Actually felt hungry when I arrived home at 17:45, so it was in the bread bin looking for the end slice (my go to comfort slice). Had chicken, rice and veggies for supper this evening with yoghurt.
Feeling a little excited as I ordered a few books to read for this long weekend. Love the smell of new books.
Have a great evening.
Day 1 NE England NFD
Hello May, glorious weather again today, trying to keep a toddler in the shade is hard work!!
I really must be more mindful this month and get back on track. I have my annual Kidney check coming up and hope to keep my good labs results going. Having said that, we are going away to Scotland tomorrow for 4 days then later next week we go to Wales for 4 days. Eating out and few alcoholic beverages will be involved🤭 on the plus side lots of walking too.
Dave..
It’s called All Natural Pets on line, both bottles for about £15, used for year still a lot left..
I grate carrot and give bunnies ears to help clear their systems clear of worms.
I also rub coconut oil on his coat, remembering under his arm pits, in his ears to prevent fleas and ticks.
It’s called layering..
Lots of people around me don’t give anything at all.
Worth looking…
Hedgehog..
Last meal out for a couple of weeks.. Christine is going on holiday so no coffee mornings.
I love Guinness I must try the zero… good you have one of the bank account sorted.
Jean x
Evening!
Hemmy- a big hug for you, sad day 🤗 Sounds reasonable for Pip’s flea treatment, I’m sure we pay more than that. Xena’s on Symparica, it’s a tablet so not great for them but it’s the only one we’ve found which stops the ticks, they’re a real problem around here with all the deer…
Dave- a hug for you & Denise, tough times 🤗 Try & keep strong with the food, you’ve done so well…
Jean- a nice view for your lunch, not a fan of Guinness, yuk! A nice cold cider maybe … Is that the last meal out for a bit? Not long until your holiday!
Autumn sky- you do well resisting the biscuits! Sounds like you’re quite rural, I’d love to be out in the country more, we live in a rural area but on an estate…
Got the bank done for Mum, they were really helpful, that’s one account done out of 3! Had a coffee out with sis, fasting again today.Did some more in the garden this afternoon, it’s been another lovely day…We might go out tomorrow if it’s still nice.
I’ve stopped taking Chloe to the vets all together.I buy online now. My first dog was 19 when she passed away and never once went to the vets for anything. What worming do you do Jean sound good to me. It was boiling at bowls one more game left this week. I’ll miss Monday’s game will be at speedway and it’s a funeral on Wednesday so only Thursday and Friday next week.
Hemmy..
It’s a long time since Andrew passed happy and sad memories… hugs to you.. it never gets easier.
Xx
Afternoon All…
Beautiful hot day sat under my brolly in the shade.. Charlie will have a late walk.. still he’s asleep in hot sun now.. stupid boy.
We had a lovely lunch out, looking across the fields sat under a brolly, so peaceful. A couple of Guinness and a toasty, more than enough.
Hemmy..
I stopped Charlie’s flea and worm tablets off the vet’s last year. I believe they were giving him seizures, although he still has them.. I believe they were started off with the tablets.
I give him natural drops weekly on his body and worming drops two days a month on his food.
There is a lot on line about how dangerous the medication is.. but each to your own.
I also rub coconut oil in his coat twice weekly… I must start that again, as it will be tick time.
I stopped his insurance too.. he now has his own bank account standing at £2600 at this moment in time.
His food has turned up today.
Have a lovely time in the sun with pip..
Xx
3rd Post – Day 1
Pocket List – Day 1 🍳
@funshipfreddie
@stitchincarol FD800
Good afternoon everyone. Xxxx
Its a beautiful May 1st .. always a sad one though as its the anniversary of losing my Andrew. . 13 years today … it still seems like yesterday.
Earlier walk then went to The vets and collected Pips Flea and worm tabs for 3 months. £61..
Lots of my friends buy on line Flea and worm tabs. What does everyone here do.
Earlier lunch .. well Breakfast really as just had an all milk coffee this morning.
Ranch chicken breast .. mash and broccoli this evening.
3 months 2 weeks 2 days no wine.
The page has turned..
Sym.. Lovely day for going to lunch … I think its my favourite social time now.. a nice lunch and chat. .
Hopefully Charlies food turn s up. .. Was it from Amazon.. I had a delay once kept having notifications it was arriving it did after a few days.
Enjoy your day everyone ” Contentment is not the achieving of what you want but the realization of what you already have.”.. Xxxx
Day 1 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD800
Yesterday was a busy day, and I ate FAR too much–like, four full meals. I have no idea what was such a motivator for me, that I had to eat, eat, eat, but even as I was telling myself I wasn’t going to eat, I was walking to the fridge and getting out food. Thankfully, I ate decent food, not junk, but it was still well over–are you ready? drum rolll………..three thousand calories. Why??? No idea. Perhaps it was comfort eating, because it was a stressful day related to the move, and to an appointment we had with our financial advisor, and to the last day of catechism classes and the kids all cried when they realized all the things DH and I wouldn’t be here to do as we have in the past–and what a lovely moment that was to have them care so much… Oh well on the eating. Today I’ll eat less. (It won’t be a WF because I’m not going in to teach today.)
@northgeorgia I have never had an egg do that to my memory, and it was an astonishing and funny story, although I’m sure you weren’t laughing! And WELL DONE for recognizing the bad choice that plate of food was and putting it into the fridge! 👍💪
I had to leave the house at 7:10 yesterday morning to get to our new house by 8 for a delivery–which is why I didn’t post–and the day just never stopped. Today is much more sedate, although there’s lots to do. This moving business is tough, LOL! So off I go to work on my never-ending to-do list.
Oh, and I ended April lower than I started, but that’s only because I’d jumped up at the end of March…that seems to be a pattern, since I’ve jumped up today as well! ☹️😂
Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 1 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 236 lbs. Good progress this morning. Now, since August, I’ve been dealing with silent reflux, and it was having such an impact on my health — constant coughing and being unable to talk for more than five minutes without getting choked up. I believe this has been in part due to the weight gain over the past couple of years. Anyway, I had read about taking Nexium daily (with breakfast in the morning, so I skip FDs) and ending the evening with a liquid antacid after mealtime, and over the past month, it has worked wonderfully — feeling 80% recovered. Until, well, the past week. I finally realized it was my discovery of raw cabbage for FDs — doesn’t agree with me for an evening meal. Came to that conclusion last night, so I’ll avoid it on FDs.
All of this is setup for the Nexium regime. Since I have to take the pill in the mornings with food, I thought the best way is with an egg. I ate my last boiled egg last night. Well, with the price of eggs, I procure mine through a co-worker who has egg-laying hens. And although refrigerated, with being so cost-conscious, I try to make them last as long as possible in the back of the refrigerator. Long story short, some eggs are old. I was going to fry one this morning, but thought to use a bowl to ensure freshness as I cracked them. Only three left in the old crate (I have a fresh dozen from last Thursday to get into), and I crack the first one. Half of the egg misses the bowl (thinner shell than I thought) and went all over the cooktop and the floor. After cleaning that mess, it looked good and I put it into the pan. OK, well, let me crack another into the bowl (no mess this time) — perfect, so into the pan. That lone solitary egg … grrrr! Well, let me use it up. In my haste, not into the bowl but directly into the pan, and PUTRID, with nasty moldiness splattered across all the good eggs. YUCK! Quick, get the baking soda, scramble, cool and trash. Well, no eggs for me this morning. I was about to do some real self-pushing stuff in my anger as I eyed some heavy leftovers. I plated it up, and realized what a ridiculous thought that was, and just put plastic wrap over it and back into the refrigerator. I settled for a light wrap of about 120 calories instead.
Good morning!
Hi Louis, your post really resonates with me—sometimes even when things look okay on paper, we still feel like something’s off and want to make a change. I had a similar feeling running my small https://makca.co/business-services/ business; even though everything seemed fine, I felt overwhelmed. Using bookkeeping-services-uae helped me regain control and focus—maybe the 5:2 diet will do the same for your health journey. Wishing you the best as you start!
2nd Post – Day 1
@at – thanks for the spreadsheet 🙏
Day 1 – UK – NFD
Good morning – quick input before heading out for a walk with a friend before it gets too hot here 🥵
The spreadsheet attached by @lilymartin above is unfortunately the ONE FOR MARCH NOT MAY – here is the link for Motivated May 2025
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123MWEFEEwP9PT8hw7dHgZopZPEi6Ow_LEWHM9EfMouE/edit?usp=sharing
Catch up this afternoon after my walk
Day 1 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@jaifaim, @lilymartin – thank you! ‘Motivated May ☀’ – love it!
@lilymartin – it looks like you’ve posted a link for the ‘Mindful March’ spreadsheet there? And it hasn’t been reset/cleared, or whatever it is people do to it? 🤔
Pocket List – Day 1 🍳
@funshipfreddie
Glad to help @lilymartin 🤗
Day 1 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
156.5lbs
Hi all, good to be here and I’m setting the intention for the month to get back below 155 but also to tone… I had forgotten how important strength work is these days in my mid-50s (that number is always a shock to me 😬 😮🤭🤗) 💪🏻
I have a cycle challenge in mid-June so also have to start working properly towards that. The holiday will help. ☀️
Happy month of Merry May everyone! ☀️
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 1 country west Australia NFD
Thanks @jaifaim for setting this up. The vagaries of technology and rural life. Wifi not working due veto network issues for 2 days now.
These monthly challenges were started by @coda in May 2016 and have been going strong ever since. Goals can be overwhelming when viewed as a whole. But by breaking them down into small achievable pieces, we are able to stay focused and motivated to accomplish our goals one step at a time in bite-sized monthly challenges.
There are no rules, but as a general guide, here are some tips for any new people:
1. Posting – This is our only true rule: please start each post with the day of the month, where you are, and if you’re on a fast day (FD), non-fast day (NFD) or controlled day (CD). We’re located all over the world and in different time zones so it helps us keep track of which day we’re talking about, who else is fasting with us on a particular day etc. Look at the various posts, and you’ll soon see the pattern, and will learn how useful it is for reading.
2. In your first post, please introduce yourself to the group – this helps us to get to know each other, which is especially helpful for newbies. Perhaps say something about where you started, your journey so far, what you’re aiming for or how you are benefiting from fasting. You might like to include your starting weight or your goals for the month. But you don’t have to – share only what you are comfortable sharing online.
3. Spreadsheet – below is the link to the May Spreadsheet – It’s in alphabetical order by username. If you find it helpful, you can use it to record and track your progress as well as keeping track of how others are doing. It can help with perspective, accountability or planning. And if you need help just ask – there’s always someone happy to help. But you don’t have to use it if you don’t want to. It’s just another tool you can use if you choose.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17-IBPQOxK5UBUK-Vx7pqINE0bJqNaUSTrky_EqH0vNU/edit?usp=sharing
4. Frequency – Some people post daily, others check in every few days. Some are brief, others are long and chatty. If you’re posting for a second time in the same day please head your post e.g. Day 1 – 2nd Post. Past history shows that posting every day truly does help with motivation for staying on track with your goals, so please don’t feel shy about suddenly posting daily; we love new members!
5. Content of your post– Comments or questions, complaints or celebration – anything you’d like to share with the forum. Recipes, tips, tricks and bright ideas are always welcome. Remember: we all have good days and bad days, days we fall off the wagon or days when we are hanging on by our fingernails, days when our mojo deserts us and days where we feel completely in control. So DON’T GIVE UP – whatever it is, you are not alone!
6. Community – This is a worldwide forum so there’s usually someone online. We all do our best to offer advice, support and solidarity.
7. Pocket lists –A ‘pocket list’ is a list of the names of people who are sharing the same goal on a particular day. It’s great psychological support in mentally keeping that list in our back pocket, knowing we’re not alone. Anyone can join a pocket list or start a pocket list. Typical pocket lists are for a FD but in the past they’ve been used for people doing daily exercise or planks, or DTF (dry till Friday).
8. 5:2 basics – answers to many FAQs plus top tips:
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/
9. The “rule”. The F word (FAIL) is prohibited!! We all stumble in our journey – it happens. But acknowledge it, think about what you can do next time, and continue. We’re all here to help!
We tend to use a LOT of abbreviations in these posts. Here’s a guide to some of the more frequently used ones:
5:2 – 5 days NFD – 2 days FD
16:8 – 16 hours fast – 8 hours non fast
IF – Intermittent Fasting
ADF – Alternate Day Fasting (FD – NFD – FD – etc)
AF – Alcohol-free
B2B – Back to Back (consecutive FDs)
BMR – Basal metabolic Rate
CFD – Controlled Food Day (a day’s eating comfortably below your TDEE)
DH, DD, DS – Darling Husband, Daughter, Son
DTF – Dry ’til Fri (no wine, beer, etc.)
EE – Emotional Eating (reflex grazing out of a need for instant comfort instead of satisfying hunger)
EFS – Epic Face Stuffing (Definitely due to a faulty OFF button!)
FD – Fast Day (500 cals)
FD800 – Fast Day 800 calories
Hunger Dragon – that dreadful psychological beast that sometimes cannot be satisfied. Some people even name theirs (e.g. @i-hate-lettuce had an inner warthog!)
IF – Intermittent Fasting
Keto – way of eating that generates Ketones
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid!!!
LC – Low Carb way of eating
LCHF – Low Carb High Fat way of eating
LFD – Liquid Fast Day (incl. tea, coffee, miso, bone broth & water)
LOL – Laughing Out Loud
M/WOAM – Man/Woman on a Mission (courtesy of @i-hate-lettuce)
MFD – Modified Fast Day (800 cals) on the new
Fast800, it’s a FD
MFP – MyFitnessPal – a smartphone app & website that tracks diet & exercise.
NFD – Non Fast Day
OH – Other Half (e.g. spouse/partner)
OMAD – One Meal A Day
PFDS – Post FD Smugness (courtesy of @stitchincarol )
Pocket List – Names to “keep in your pocket” for a common goal for the day
TDEE – Total Daily Energy Expenditure (see the ‘how it works’ link on the home page to work out yours)
TRE – Time Restricted Eating
WFD – Water Fast Day (Water only)
WFH – Working From Home
WOL – Way of Life
WOCA – Woman Of a Certain Age
WW – Weekend Warrior (c/- @jaifaim)
ZBC – Zero Breakfast Club
Thanks @funshipfreddie – have purloined your post from April
Hi all! Just setting up the May challenge with @ccco’s suggested name… 😇
Intro etc can follow later today… I don’t want to tread on toes if someone is drafting it…
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Morning All …
A hot one!
No fasting as going out to lunch..
Charlie’s dog food has got lost in transit hope it soon gets delivered..I am ok for a week.
Hedgehog..
It’s a worry and a good idea to go to the bank and sort POA out, just to have in place.
Nice to have the garden sorted.
Dave..
Enjoy the bowls more you than me…
Steve..
Well done on the fast day even the orange lolly 😂
Hemmy and Nana .. what you up to?
Looks like a very late walk this evening Charlie won’t like that…
Jean x
Quacka, well done, you’re romping it. Thanks for the bd wishes. Someone said to just reverse the numbers if you’re not happy with your age. That made me 96. Yes thanks, it was an uneventful FD with two walks. I also did some paintwork on the boat. There’s been no one around all week, it’s so peaceful; when it’s 23C, the British say, ‘it’s too hot to do anything’. Today it’s forecast for 26C!
Good morning everyone another beautiful day.Taking Denise to get her bandages changed but can’t go to our local clinic so got to drive across Manchester to another one this time. Ok for the next two visits to our local clinic.I think it’s getting to me Denise not well and the roof , will have to contact citizens advice again and see what they say. And stop eating biscuits.
Good morning everyone
73.4kg this morning. Yay!!
Had a great FD on Monday and a not so perfect one yesterday but that’s ok, it was still a FD. 73.4kg is 400g down from my lowest weight since restarting 5:2 so I’m happy with that. Next week’s goal is to be well into the 72’s
Thin, happy belated birthday! I hope your FD goes well today.
Neil, happy to hear your weight is finally moving in the right direction! It’s been a bit stubborn for you recently so about time it came to the party! You might be fighting off the lurgy which is causing you to be tired, hope that goes away soon.
Anzac, you’re doing great with your weight loss. It’s great to hear you are in the right head space now. It really is most of the battle. Keep making your goals
LJ, hope your weight is moving in the right direction this week too. You did well to have no choccies over Easter. I was given two chocolate cadbury bunnies this year (from the man who said he was only going to buy me a block of chocolate ha ha) but only had most of one. There is still some left on the bench actually. I was lucky in a way because Mr Q didn’t notice that the bunnies he bought were coconut rough ones and I’m not a fan of coconut and chocolate together. Love both separately though. The coconut rough bunnies weren’t as bad as a Bounty chocolate bar but still too much for me.
Well, it’s gone cold here so Winter has arrived. The weekend is supposed to be a bit warmer again so I’ll be sure to get out for some walks and hopefully a ride, that is if the rain stops. It is forecast to do so.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. xx
Day 30 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
156lbs
Thanks everyone for the group effort this month 😇 and @lilymartin for offering to host next month. I’ll be there with bells on! I promise.🤗
Closing the month out .4lbs down so counting that as a minor achievement given where my head has been at.
The next two weeks will be tricky.. cycling and walking but of course food and fun holiday times.. I will aim to be very present though and motivated of course.
See you all tomorrow – Mayday!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
May Day 1 NZ FD 69.6kg
@lilymartin I’m happy to do the set up if you need me to.
I love @ccco Motivated May!!
Or May Day!! Remember the TV series Fashion Emergency!!! It has that ring!!
I’ve had way to many biscuits today. Got a week to my next weigh-in. Not very confident this time. Just took Chloe out it’s cooler now 21°C outside but 24 inside will need the fan on cold soon at this rate. Not had any alcohol since the 4th of February but could have murdered a point today. We played bowls at a club that useed to be a working men’s club.Now it’s just a club but the bar was closed otherwise I’d have had a pint, I wasn’t driving. Just fancy a Guinness.
Evening everyone!
Warmed up nicely today.
hedgehogs – I live and work in Hertfordshire. Moved from London a quite a few years ago, never looked back. Only challenge for me are the narrow lanes and the lack of street lights in some areas, which can make winter afternoons a challenge when I leave work.
Fasted from 7pm last night to 13:00 this afternoon. Made an egg salad for lunch and did indulge in an orange ice pole when I popped out with a colleague toward the end of lunch.
hemmy – You’re right. There are always snacks around: birthdays (always someone’s birthday), Easter, Christmas, anniversaries, or just because we want one (like today). Which can all add unnecessary calories. Not to mention there are always biscuits in the kitchen area. I don’t eat chocolate, so most of them I will not eat, but others… very tempting.
Enjoy the rest of your evening!
