Cinque, I’m feeling your pain as I have a day wrestling with the mygov website. I completed my tax return but for the little conundrum where it requires my husband’s taxable income (which I cannot complete until I’ve lodged his return and which in turn cannot be completed until I’ve entered MY taxable income in HIS return). Who thinks up this stuff?
I logged out of mine to access HIS mygov. When I tried to switch back, I found MY mygov account is no longer linked to the ATO because it claims I used something different to authenticate my account. No I didn’t! It was just half an hour ago … I now have to contact them by phone. So looking forward to that 3am call and being placed on hold for hours and then trying to answer lots of stupid questions to prove who I am.
Apart from that, my FD went well but I could really do with a G&T.
Day 2 UK CD
Yesterday’s was only a little north of a fd800 as I made some healthy choices and resisted almost all temptation!
This morning I felt thinner and fitter. The mirror reminds me there’s a long way to go but I’m firmly in the journey. I’m rather enjoying being accountable to Future Me while away as I can’t weigh myself until I’m home on Friday morning, and Future Me is pretty keen that I’ve made progress!
I had a mushroom omelette with green and tomato salad at lunchtime. My stomach is rumbling but I’m holding out for apple, raspberries and dried mango at 4pm. About to make something with butternut squash…
Super stressful here,but doing what I can to ease things.
Sending strength to today’s fasters and everyone for an Outstanding October.
Day 2 Wales 🏴 NFD
Definitely autumnal here and time to switch from salads to casseroles, I shall be getting out our slow cooker @northgeorgia, hope you soon feel better now that you’ve had a diagnosis and got some meds.
@iona72 welcome and congratulations on being 12 pounds down since June. What type of eating plan is advised on the Pre Diabetes Programme?
@excelsior12309 we will be self catering in a cottage (converted stables) on the estate so what we eat is in my control……but its a holiday and there are nearby pubs and restaurants to be discovered!
@funshipfreddie your mosaic work is lovely!
Healthy eating within TDEE today to set me up for tomorrow’s FD. Keep going Wednesday fasters.
Pocket List – Day 2 🍳
@penz
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
Day 2 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
I saw a lovely 158.6 this morning, so my protestations were clearly justified that I couldn’t understand why the scale was being so ugly the last few days. Yesterday’s WF went entirely fine except that, as usual, it made me quite cold–and the day itself was 15 degrees cooler than it’s been, so I was shivering by the time I went to bed, and I left my electric blanket on the highest setting for all night, LOL!
Welcome, @lona72! This is a terrific group you’ve joined, full of wisdom, support, humor, common sense; continue posting and doing what you’ve been doing, and your 12lbs (congratulations!) will turn into your goal pounds!
@louloudi I’m missing any chatter from you this morning!
@funshipfreddie Congratulations on your two-year soberversary!
@northgeorgia I’m so sorry your health is so rotten at the moment; I hope the meds make you feel far, far better!
@jaifaim Welcome back!
I slept for a solid ten hours last night, and am still struggling to be fully awake, LOL, so I’m going to give up trying to be my usual chatty self, and just slowly wake up, make some coffee, and get this day going. Choir resumes tonight, so I still have a lot to do to be ready for our first rehearsal!
Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 2 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 238 lbs. Down a few ounces only because of an OMAD yesterday. Unfortunately, I have to suspend my FDs for a week. I went to Urgent Care yesterday; they did an X-ray. Shadow of heart seems normal, as do the lungs, except proof of infection. Also said my ears seem to indicate ongoing congestion. So I have a week of antibiotics (2x a day) and steroids (1x a day). And you have to take with food.
However, I am choosing healthy options. In fact, I have a homemade chicken soup with extra vegetables in the slow cooker on this morning. Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe I can get feeling better. I bet I’ve had major inflammation throughout my body for the last two months. If the infection goes away, that should calm down things and lead to more success on my FDs (but I am still reducing processed and “junk” foods during this time).
2nd Post – Day 2
Pocket List – Day 2 🍳
@penz
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
Day 2-No. VA USA-FD 800
Well, a proper fast day devolved into a controlled eating day, so going again for FD 800. I would like to to this for a week; did it in the spring and it is very tolerable for me. @michelinme, I need to drink more, but I am afraid if I drank 2.5 liters per day I would be running to the “loo” all day long! I must find a middle ground!
@iona72, welcome. It sounds like you are already headed in the right direction…some of us will surely follow you!
@at, mackerel sounds delicious. My son also likes the tinned forms; I am more fond of the fresh fish.
@stichincarol, getting a bit of money back from the government is always a good thing. I’m glad your shingles are quickly resolving. You have had quite a busy and stressful last few months. Now for a good October.
@funshipfreddie, your work is looking beautiful!
@northgeorgia, “Baby steps, baby steps” is the way. You will get back in the groove this month.
@penz, it sounds like you are already in the groove. I admire the 10,000 steps. My Apple Watch does not count my steps, (it would if I told it to); but it does nag me to move around, stand up, etc.
@flourbaby, I am following your alcohol-free lead. One day down!
@missybear, I am trying to figure a way you can eat Mediterranean style while at an English country house. It is taking a good deal of imagination…like, olive oil…probably not…fish, maybe…pasta…hmmm.
Onward and downward, all.
Another dry walk but rain is not far away.I have lost 7lbs since I came back from holiday.So getting back on track.Still got another stone to lose to get back to where I was.I hope to lose the stone plus more by christmas.17 stone is my main target then if I get there who knows.
Great job on the weight loss! Adding almonds is a smart choice for healthy fats and protein. Totally agree with cutting carbs like toast and muffins to maintain your progress. Keep up the fantastic work!
Day 2, London, UK, FD800
Today will be soup & soup for under 800cals as I couldn’t face preparing something for lunch last night and figured raiding the freezer stocks would be better than chancing something from the supermarket of the nearby café. I might subsidise with water to get that ‘full’ feeling. This weekend I plan to make some dhal to freeze as @michelinme is tempting me with descriptions of lovely wholesome stuff!!!🤤🤤🤤
@iona72 – welcome to this month’s challenge, you’re in the right place, we’re all on the same tricky path to health! Well done on shedding 12 lb so far!
@funshipfreddie that looks amazing!! I want one!!!
@penz, I’m glad you’ll be with me in spirit, but which one…………… rum, whisky, gin????🤣🤣🤣
Ok, enough nonsense, back to work!!!
Keep the faith folks
Pocket List – Day 2 🍳
@penz
@flourbaby FD800
“Success is the sum of small efforts — repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier
Quacka, I was about to write that I will be joining you in a FD today – but now you’ve fallen off the wagon so I will have to carry the baton alone. Good luck with the rest of your day. My two fast days were always Sunday and Wednesday, not conventional. So you usually do Mon & Weds? Could a possible explanation that you find the Weds fast tricky be because perhaps you tend to overcompensate on the Tuesday eating day and then those not so good food choices might present a challenge (sugar addiction, for example) on the following FD? Just a thought. Then again, it might just be your reflux issue.
Ah yes, WA – a state heavily dependent on mining and exporting raw materials to China and India. It makes for a volatile boom and bust economy. Did you enjoy your drive across the Nullarbor? It’s been decades since we did that but we absolutely loved it. Other travellers were trying to drive it in record time and comparing notes and quite horrified when we said it took us two weeks!
Day 2 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@iona72 – welcome to the challenge, & congrats on the 12 lb loss so far!
@michelinme, @flourbaby, thank your re my 2 year sober-versary 🙏 I never imagined my sober-October ’22 would turn into +730 days 💪
@brightonbelle – have a lovely time in Sicily, & Happy Birthday for when it arrives! 🥳️ 🇮🇹🍕
Mosaicking was good fun yesterday. I finally grouted the first side, pics below of before/after. I’d just finished it, so it still needs polishing up. I also made a good start on opposite side.
https://imgur.com/a/mdVYOAB
Happy Hump Day! 🐫
Pocket List – Day 2 🍳
@penz
Oh my goodness Gday! I would have had a few choice words for that scale lol. Glad you got it sorted out.
Today’s FD has been an epic fail 🙁
My reflux was playing up so badly this morning so I ate my veggie sticks, then had a miso soup for lunch. It was still annoying me so I wanted to eat something carby and soak some of that acid up. I bought a packet of plain crackers which were quite low calorie, that is until I ate the whole packet!! Oh dear. So I am now at my FD limit and no where near dinner time.
Not to worry. I will call it a controlled day as my calories will still be well under TDDE and then look forward to next week. Oh and it did fix the reflux ha ha
Day 2, FD, Aus
Done my 10 000 steps and feeling much more in the FD mindset today.
Welcome @iona72, losing 12 pounds already is a great start!
Good luck for Octsober, @flourbaby. I’ll be with you in spirit. LOL.
Big shock the last 2 days with huge increases on the scales, then this morning my Fitbit app sent me an email to say batteries in the scales needed replacing. Phew, scale malfunction not a weight loss malfunction thank goodness.
HH I have had 3 dry walks yesterday so can’t complain. Just hope I don’t catch whatever my son as got. Not looking forward to going to MoreLife today. Put to much weight on 😩.I will have to pull my socks up in the coming weeks and see what I can lose by Christmas.
Good Morning Everyone
Nice one Neil! It’s ok if the weight loss is slow and steady as long as you are heading in the right direction, which you are.
I think we will make it to the Coromandel area. I’m looking forward to seeing as much as we can. Even if we don’t make it to the South Island this trip, we can always come over again. It’s only a 3hr trip.
Hi thin. There are a few reasons we were thinking of moving to WA for a while. Firstly we have friends there who we stayed with when we went over there last trip (we did have a camper so we stayed in their front yard).
Also there is great surf except there wasn’t much this time and that was the main reason we didn’t move over!! There is also plenty of work for Mr Q in the mines and even in private companies. At the time I was really over my job and was ready to move away but we are still here lol
Well today is my second FD of the week. My first FD took me back to last week’s 77.9kg and then I’m only up to 78kg this morning after a NFD yesterday. After today’s FD I should have lost some weight. We are going away for the long weekend and the town we are staying in has some really big hills. I’m going to try and do lots of walking up and down them and try and exercise some of the inevitable weekend excesses away.
Hope everyone has a great day and if anyone is fasting with me, hope it’s a nice easy one for us. i don’t know why but Monday FD’s always seem much easier than Wednesday’s. ***Shrugs**
Day 1 – NE England – IF 16:8
First time challenger I think! I’ve been on the forums for about 10 years on and off, but most names I recognise seem to have stopped posting.
I retired early 3 years ago and I don’t miss work one bit. Spend my days with my husband, a mad spaniel and baby sitting, on and off, my 2 Granddaughters. I like walking, love to read, knit and potter in the garden.
I’ve been watching my weight most of my adult life, never been totally out of control but as the years pass the weight goes up, aided by Covid lockdown. Earlier this year I was shocked to be told by my GP that I am Pre-diabetic and need to modify my life style. I have been put on the National Pre-diabetic Programme and so far it’s going well I’ve lost 12 pounds since late June but still have more to go to get to goal. It’s nice to find a vibrant community of like minded people – so here I am!
Day 1 – UK – NFD
Better late than never for a quick check in
Lovely walk in the sunshine this morning with my walking group, then a big food shop this afternoon kept me busy
Cooked some lovely fresh mackerel for dinner so a controlled NFD
Will post more tomorrow
Well done Neil, yippee, great news! I’m sure Cinque will organise some balloons and fireworks.
Morning all, well the weigh-in went well. I was down another 800g, making 10 consecutive weeks of losses for a total of 5.5 kilograms. It’s coming off slow but steady. It’s now the lightest I’ve been since December last year. I’m really pleased with myself.
Another wet day here, not too bad first thing for me, but hubby & Xena soaked! Rang my HomeStart family today, this one is a lovely lady, she does so much for everyone else but has nobody to help her out, lots on her plate…got some cleaning done, & a bit of reading. I am trying to get back in the habit of doing exercise again now my legs & feet are better, I feel so unfit! I’m doing a short workout, barely as much as I would’ve done for a warm up a few years ago! It’s a start though…
Day 1 UK CD
Hello! Delighted to be here for Outstanding October, my second consecutive month back on the waggon.
Brief bio – F60 London UK one DD. Joined Dec 2017 and lost 35lbs in 9 months, maintained for a couple of years then started to stack back on post-covid. I’ve been back for short periods but continued upward trajectory until now. I rejoined in Sept and waved goodbye to just over 7lb/3kg which is an excellent start..my motivation is high after some FD800 weeks, a reset of my relationship with food and an eye to my longterm goals..Now *just* 40 more lb to go… and longterm maintenance
I can’t weigh my way into the month as staying with DD until Thurs PM, so not quite as in control of my menus either. She’s labelled the pots of homemade dahl and soup I brought, clearing space for them in the freezer for future weeks when she’s needs easy food, so I’m free-ranging from her fridge/cupboard to make meals for two. Yesterday we had cauliflower & paneer curry with rice – a gourmet brand that just needed heating & adding panfried kale; that plus a baby apple and some dried mango kept me under 800 calories to finish Sept challenge.
So far today it’s been kale, spinach and turmeric soup with spinach & cheddar mini savoury muffins and a tiny apple – around 350 calories. I’m aiming for a solid CD today and tomorrow, then a FD for my travelling home day on Thursday.
Goals for October are:
* Say goodbye to another 7lbs – I know it’s doable at this early stage of the journey. And that will get me down to 182lb /82.5kg, tucked back into the overweight category.
* drink minimum 2.5litres water/day
* restart gentle adapted yoga – 10 mins, 3x week
* prioritise good sleep.
@excelsior12309 thanks again for hosting!
@flourbaby thank you for sharing your wisdom – I feel the motivation
@jaifaim welcome back
@funshipfreddie HUGE congratulations on your 2 year Soberversary!
@at thank you for the spreadsheet
@northgeorgia you’ve got this!
@louloudi welcome! This is a great place to be. Daily posts are also helpful for me to keep accountable. And keeping a focus on better health and longterm goals… the results roll in
@stitchincarol hope it’s been a good day for you despite the unnatural start 🙂
Sending strength to today’s fasters, and to all of us for an Outstanding October!
Pocket list Day 1
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD
Day 1 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD – 162.2
HOW did THAT happen?? So much for a loss in September.
Some key points:
* I have indeed had the shingles vaccination and am told it doesn’t at all prevent shingles, but simply prevents them from being bad, and from leaving you with permanent symptoms.
* I’m all but done with our taxes, and we even get a refund, which is only the third time or so in 18 years, LOL!
* I was out the door over to church at 7:35 this morning to do something I forgot to do yesterday, so my whole day is turned upside down by the strange beginning, LOL.
* I’m not doing an absolute Sober October, @flourbaby, because we have a couple of huge events in the month, but it will be far diminished from the norm.
* I’ll post properly tomorrow. Have a grand one, everyone!
Afternoon All..
Two wet days on the trot not very happy being drenched all the time…Charlie got his head dried with the hairdryer he can get a brown dally rash on his head if I am not careful..
Needing some decent wellies and possibly another coat, I do have another I don’t use that might come out later.
Hedgehog..
Poor hubby as Steve would say give me a gun!!! He was naughty. Hope he can get some of his ailments sorted out.
I am on salads at the moment, my freezer is getting empty slowly…ready for a refill soon.
Dave..
Hope you can get a dry walk.. we might..drizzly now. Hope your hip improves….
Jean x
Day 1 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 238 lbs. Unacceptable. I have to retrain my body to let go of the weight. The only major derailment I foresee this month are possible week-long antibiotics I may have to go on to get rid of this lingering gunk. Can’t see my doctor until November, so I’ll probably go to an urgent care center sometime this week.
@flourbaby Good tips from the past. I’ll keep those in mind, too! @excelsior12309 Yep, I’m hoping to really increase the effectiveness of my FDs this month. @missybear I’m thinking of adapting my diet towards that style, too.
Pocket list – Day 1
@flourbaby
@northgeorgia
Day 1 second post
@excelsior12309 sadly no, we are not going to the Mediterranean this time. This month’s trip is within the UK, we are staying in a National Trust property with a beautiful stately home and deer park in Cheshire. A mix of history, culture and outdoor exercise, lots of different walks.
Day 1-No. VA USA-2nd post
@missybear: good to see you. I love the Mediterranean type diet. Are you vacationing in the Mediterranean ? That would help with maintenance, wouldn’t it?
Day 1 Wales 🏴 NFD
Hello to a new month with old friends and welcome @louloudi
@excelsior12309 thank you for setting up this month’s challenge and thank you @at for the spreadsheet.
F65yo first time on 5:2 was in 2017, by 2018 I was at target weight having dropped 30 pounds. I maintained until 2020 when the upward creep commenced. Now I’m working on getting back to a healthy weight. September went well, I lost 2 pounds, I never lose quickly so I’m happy with that progress. October will be challenging as DH and I are going on holiday on 21st for 10 days but I am still aiming to dispatch another 2 pounds this month.
My plan is to eat a healthy Mediterranean style ‘diet’ everyday, no processed carbs or sugary foods. Only counting calories on FDs. Wine in moderation!
Ready for an Outstanding October. Together we are stronger 💪
Day 1-No. VA USA-FD
Welcome all, to Outstanding October! Glad to see old friends and new ones (@louloudi). Short introduction: 74 yr old, still working as a pediatrician, joined fasting in 2016, lost 23#, regained the pounds and then some from 2019…restarted in March of 2023 and have again lost the 23#, but am still about 8 # from my goal weight.
I like to do some FD 800’s, because they are easier for me sometimes than the more limited 500-600, and I still lose. I agree with @flourbaby that calculating my TDEE based on my goal weight has been helpful in gradually losing. I will join you in an alcohol-free month, @flourbaby. I think that is helpful, too, in eating management.
@penz, good to see you and I think keeping the promise to yourself is as important as making it to someone else! “Future you” will thank you!
@jaifaim, I hope your Mother is well, and I hope you will share some of your vacation experiences in the US with us!
@merryapple, I am sure you will get to your goal this month. Maybe if you can off-load all the metal they put in your hand, it will help! I agree with @funshipfreddie: don’t get arrested with your can of orange spray paint…we don’t want to see you in an orange jumpsuit. Or what color do Kiwis wear when they are in jail? Orange is popular here, though some states still use the old traditional black and white horizontal stripes. We are big on some traditions here in the South….:(
@northgeorgia, you have weathered the hurricane winds and rain, now you will settle down to a good month of mindful eating.
@at, thank you for the spreadsheet! You have our backs!
@michelinme, we are in this month together. I like @louloudi‘s expression: “like-minded co-sufferers”–I know we are all trying to be positive, but sometimes, we are also struggling and it is good to know there are others out there with the same issues.
@stichincarol, glad to hear your shingles have resolved quickly. Think about getting the Shingrix vaccine if you haven’t yet. It is extremely effective. It does have some unpleasant achy side effects. but good to be protected, because people often get recurrent shingles.
Onward and downward, all!
Day 1 UK CD
Thanks for taking up the reins @excelsior12309
I’m off to Sicily very early tomorrow for a week so I’ll be joining you all after that and I’ll be a year older as it’s my birthday whilst I’m away
A bit about me – 62F living on south coast of England with DH been IFing with varying degrees of success for 8 years , had a serious health issue last year which has made me re examine things , my aim is to be the healthiest happiest version of my self , I started the year well but seem a bit stuck so hoping to reboot next week
Good Luck , be back soon 👋
Day 1 London, UK, FD800
Firstly, thanks to @brightonbelle 💐💐💐 for herding us cats during last months’ challenge, I truly did succeed in September with a 3lb loss ……………. All in the final week mind, when I actually did some proper fasting!!!!
Secondly, thank you @excelsior12309 for guiding us through ‘Outstanding October’, I will be aiming for a minimum 3lb loss🙏🏼
@jaifaim, good to see you’re back & that you had a fantastic time, I bet your mum is glad you’re back🥰🥰
I never seem to introduce myself properly, so I went back to an earlier intro from 2019 and fell into the rabbit hole, now resurfacing after an hour reading old posts ……………. A little bit about me, ex-civil engineer, 50-something, started 5:2 in Nov ’16, easily lost 45lbs, but have regained what I lost and acquired some extra timber to boot!!! I’m a dedicated member of the ZBC but vino is definitely my nemesis!🍷🍷 I’ve been getting back the discipline I had many moons ago, when fasting was so easy, by doing FD800 with a little leniency on weekends but the aim is to get back my mojo💪🏼 and fall in love with fasting again so it becomes 2nd nature!🥰🥰
Something I wrote in an old, old post during lockdown 2020 ……………………..
Things I’ve learnt along the way –
Calculate your NFD intake based on your goal weight TDEE, it’ll get you used to just how much you ‘should’ be consuming, so it’s not such a shock😱 when you get there!!!!
Alcohol can derail your efforts as quickly as blinking 🍺🍷🍻 …………… NO joke, my best months have been the dry months, but WFD’s have meant the vino hasn’t been too prominent recently😇.
Water is your ONLY friend – that hunger dragon🐉 just needs drowning when he roars, glug down a bottle of water to douse his fire, count to 100 and you’ll be good!!!!
Nobody said it would be easy, but this WOL is truly the easiest system I’ve EVER used for weight loss and it comes with a bonus of improved health, and that alone will help, especially at this time (what a year😩😠😢😷😨😱!!) to get us as fighting fit as we can be to fight this deadly enemy ………………………….. Win-Win, I say!!!!!
Checking in to keep accountability is a must for me, I’m the queen of procrastination and my friends here keep me honest!!!!
I was evangelical and gung-ho, all guns blazing, Water fasting & ready for some fasting action!!! This month I aim to get back there, not just saying it but meaning it too!!!!
So, this month WILL be , wait for it ……………………………………
• Sober October!!! 🛑🍷🛑
• I Will continue with FD800’s until my fasting muscle isn’t as withered & wasted as it has been recently!💪🏼💪🏼
• NFDs will be controlled and based on my goal weight TDEE😳😲😱
• I will drink 3L of water a day, to keep me full, to drown the dragon, to make sure I can distinguish thirst from hunger!
• I will introduce some exercise no matter how busy I am!!
Welcome, @louloudi! You’re in the right place, I said it in 2020and it’s true today ……….”Checking in to keep accountability is a must for me, I’m the queen of procrastination and my friends here keep me honest!!!”
@funshipfreddie, many, many congratulations on your 2 year Sober-versary!!! I can safely say you’re a better man than me!!!🥴🤭🤣🤣
Anybody joining me for Sober October??? @stitchincarol??? …………………. I’m in for just one single solitary month for sure!!!!
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Khalo
My hip hurts now, I keep forgetting to put my hearing aids in 🤪. But I can hear fairly well without them. A nuisance when it’s windy, they just whistle.My Bluetooth buds(headphones) can be used as hearing aids and if I’m listening to music and someone talks to me the turn off the music and listen to what’s being said, very clever and they are very good hearing aids. Tell him to try them and see if it makes a difference. It’s finally stopped raining so will take Chloe to the park later, bought her a snood to keep her ears warm😁.
Day 1, NFD, Aus
Thank you @excelsior12309 for hosting this month. Without wonderful people like you, this long running forum would wither and die!
Welcome @louloudi, great to have someone new join us. You’ve done it before; you can do it again, but be gentle with yourself if it takes a little while to get back into the groove.
Thank you for the kick up the rear, @funshipfreddie (last post in Sept). You’re right – doing a successful FD is more than just wishing it will happen. I have to commit to myself. And make promises to others – breaking a promise to me is easy but unfathomable to do to someone else. Maybe I can promise future me! 🙂
Hmmmm I’m not sure @merryapple 😂😂😂 but I’ll do j my best to get back to routine before Friday and the scales ⚖️… thank you! Good to be back 💕💕
Day 1 – Ireland 🥲😂 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Copied from last night in September.. 😁
I hope everyone is well 💕
Well the holidays are over… was just fab!!! No idea what I weigh… 🫢😬
I am not going near the scales for a few days and will be back on the forum later in the week.. 😬 I’ll be spending precious time with mum now that I’m home to Ireland. Thank you @brightonbelle! Sorry I was missing for most of last month but did think of you all often particularly the Americans. 🇺🇸
@excelsior12309 thank you for taking over for October! 😇I’m looking forward to reading back over the posts and rejoining you all soon!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 1 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD Two Year Sober-versary! 🎉🎊 🚫🍷
About me:- David, 62, originally from Manchester, England. Retired & living in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Been 5:2-ing/IF-ing since 2014. I joined the Challenges in 2018. Currently maintaining at 70.6 kg. I do basic 5:2, having around 600 – 700 cals on FDs – one evening meal – and I have an eating window of around 12 noon to 8 pm on NFDs. I recently started following LCHF too.
@at – good to see you back; thanks for the spreadsheet 🙏
@merryapple – 8 days?!! 😱 I had the same problem when I was in hospital in February; but I’m sure it wasn’t that long. Maybe 5 or 6 days, & that was bad enough 🥴️ I feel the same way about the spreadsheet – keeps me honest. Orange paint?! Don’t go getting yourself arrested; there are cameras everywhere these days 😅
@louloudi – welcome!
Gotta dash. Wishing everyone an off-the-charts Outstanding October 🎯
2nd post
Welcome back @jaifaim!!!
I take it you have a couple of FDs planned before you resurface. Your numbers may not be as bad as you are anticipating!!
One Day Over… NZ
Thank you @at for the spreadsheet.
I have grown rather fond of using it because it keeps me honest!!
Thanks so much @brightonbelle for hosting
Whoever selected a kiwifruit for the pocket list – it was very appropriate for me. I bought some for their medicinal qualities as you will see in next month’s post!!!☺️
See you all in Outstanding October
Remember to plan your reset strategies💪
Day 1 NZ NFD 70kg 🏃🏼♀️
I seem to have lost 2+ weeks of last month thanks to a South Island holiday and a literal trip to hospital… ( two separate events!!). I am here, committed to Outstanding October to concentrate on going below 70kg😃
I restarted 5:2 as a NY’s resolution in 2023 and have shed 23kg, gained my fitness back and dispatched all my large size clothing – there is no going back!!
I’m 66, currently left handed and aiming for 66 kg… I now live on my own in a 105 year old house with a big garden, it’s spring, I love dogs, wool and cooking amongst other things…
@funshipfreddie I am going to buy a can of emergency orange spray paint and highlight the public pavement which is out of whack in my walking zone…
Hi everyone, especially those who are joining us for the first time👋
Day 0 UK
I’m in for Outstanding October! Thanks @excelsior12309 for hosting this month’s challenge, and @at for the spreadsheet.
I’m’ looking forward to being alongside old friends and new for a month of steady progress to better health 🙂
Day 30 – Ireland..🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Well the holidays are over… was just fab!!! No idea what I weigh… 🫢😬
I am not going near the scales for a few days and will be back on the forum later in the week.. spending precious time with mum now that I’m home to Ireland. Thank you @brightonbelle! Sorry I was missing for most of the month but did think of you all often particularly the Americans. 🇺🇸
@excelsior12309 thank you for taking over for October! I’m
Looking forward to reading back over the posts and rejoining you all soon!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Morning all
Quacka, I hope you enjoy your trip here. Top of the North Island is a lot warmer than it is down here in the deep south, so you should be alright. The Coromandel is a nice area if you can make it there, my wife and I spent a week around the Hahei/Whitianga area on our 10th wedding anniversary, and it’s wonderful there, it’s a couple of hours from Raglan.
I was joining you on the fast yesterday, and I’m fasting again today. I went completely food free until dinner yesterday, having just a flat white during the day, then I had a lamb chop, salad, roast pumpkin and kumara for dinner, around 600 calories. I’ll be fasting again today since we had our big family lunch on Saturday, and I ate far too much dessert. It’s tricky when everyone brings something, and you want to try a bit of everything. Although it seems to be my norm at the moment. Eat too much in the weekend, fast on Monday and Tuesday before my Wednesday weigh-in.
Thin, Ha, some people have a cheek. My wife and I never usually go overboard when eating out because it’s far too expensive. We’ll get a meal each (my wife usually gets entree size as she doesn’t eat much, we have one drink each, then split a dessert. It’s usually more than enough food for the two of us.
Building up for my bike trip. I’ve spent the last 2 months doing a whole lot of elevation to get my fitness back up, this month I’m going to concentrate of getting a few more distance rides under my belt, then I should be all set for the 240km I’ll be riding at Labour weekend.
Have a great one everyone, and I’ll check in tomorrow when I’ve had my weigh-in
Evening!
Had a very wet walk this morning, met another couple of dog walkers all going the same way- as one of them said we’re wet anyway so might as well stay out! Took son’s washing over, going to be a pain getting it dry if it carries on raining…made a shepherd’s pie for hubby + 2 extra for the freezer, made a veggie chilli thing with mozzarella for me, it was lovely…hubby is feeling old, he had to get his ears syringed this morning, has made an appointment to get his hearing checked as he thinks he might need a hearing aid in one ear, & made an appointment with the osteopath for his neck/ shoulder as that’s bad again! He can only lay on one side in bed so now that hip is painful from laying on it all the time! Will be nice to go away in a couple of weeks…
Still pouring down, didn’t take Chloe out for her usual 4pm walk, hope it stops later when we go out.
Thank you for your kind and helpful reply @stitchincarol! I’m only on a statine trial since april so maybe it is the shrinking. Because indeed that was another shocking discovery. A few weeks ago I put on a favourite pair of summer jeans which were favourite because it was one of the few
pairs ever that fitted right from the shop peg, instead of having to fix the hem first. I was shocked to find the legs suddenly at least 5 cm too long. But then again: there’s also a lot of tummy and ‘bra fat’ that was never there so I shouldn’t fool myself. It’s fat and it should go!
Day 30 UK FD
I’m on a train to stay with DD. Amongst my luggage are 3 pots of dahl and 2 pots of soup. Hopefully I’ll get to eat some of those to keep me on track over the next few days.
Just realized that I can’t weigh again until back home for Friday’s weekly weigh day, so I’ll take last Fridays as my month end/start. I rejoined the waggon on 2 September after a long time eating my way through life in the wilderness. I’m now down just over 7lbs/3kg for the month with rather a long way to go.
Thank you @brightonbelle for hosting Succeed in September. Despite ups and downs I’ve made solid start and that’s helping hugely with motivation, and changing my relationship with food. And thank you everyone for a warm welcome and generous encouragement. This challenge is what makes this WOL work for me. Here’s to a solid FD andan Outstanding October!
Pocket List – Day 30 🥝
@penz
@merry🍎
@at
@michelinme
@missybear
@excelsior12309
@flourbaby FD800
@brightonbelle FD800
@davinac
That sounds great, Iona. Lets see how its been for us at the weekend.
Its 12 weeks until Christmas Week. I was hoping to shift a stone. Lets see how it goes.
Day 0 – Rural Nebraska, USA – CD
Welcome, @louloudi! I’m on statins and have not noticed them making a difference, but perhaps they are and I haven’t realized…who knows. Also, are you suddenly shorter? That’s been an issue for me for my clothes fitting properly…
I’ll weigh tomorrow morning in hopes that a good CD today will give me a lovelier number than this morning, and then I’ll be seriously committed for the new month. I’m slowly taming my rebellious mind and inner two-year-old (“I WANT that, and there’s nothing you can do to stop me from having it. It’s MINE!) and am even toying with Sober October…I have one day left to make up my mind, LOL!
Day 30 – Rural Nebraska, USA – CD
The pain is entirely gone from the spot of shingles, the “rash” itself (is that what it’s called?) is slowly disappearing, and I absolutely understand how blessed I am to have had such a tiny case of it. Does it cause serious need for sleep, however? Or does the medicine? Because I’ve slept 11-12 hours two nights in a row, which is NOT my norm.
The bad news, however, is that I’ve eaten far too much this weekend. That whole “hunger level 3” needs to be my mantra for October, although NOTHING yesterday afternoon made me content and willing to stop looking for whatever it was would soothe me and my huge longing. Thus, that’s what I need to work on in October, because I WILL lose weight and get out of these 160s!!!!
I’ve made some good progress on tax work and am hoping to complete everything today; we’ll see if available time and my own motivation line up appropriately. Poor DH is preparing for a funeral tomorrow, a wedding and its rehearsal on Friday and Saturday, and three more funerals soon, so I’m seeing him very little. I’m thankful the funerals are all at the other church where he’s helping out, so I’m not involved in the least, except as a supportive wife.
@brightonbelle Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful hosting for the month!
Okay, see you all in October!
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