Sym… Hope all goes well for you today.. Take care.
Xxxx
Great pics @funshipfreddie 🤗
Day 20 – Ireland – FD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
158.5 ⬆️
Oh no… the ebbs and flows of weight gain/loss… back up again and that will be because a very kind colleague brought in the most delicious GF treats yesterday… we go again! You’ll be fed up of seeing me on the list 😂🙄
@flourbaby I’m really sorry for you… after the past few years you really deserve to be able to settle gently into your lovely new home without having to worry about changes in the workplace or a looking for a new job… but life never throws us these challenges at the right time (if there ever is a right time). So I really am thinking of you and I do hope that you can have the tooth looked at sooner… as @merryapple says if it is an abscess it really should be treated asap – you poor pet. Could you try another practice or a dental hospital maybe? 💕
@excelsior12309, @michelinme, @at and others who are quiet this month, I hope you are ok and will be back with us soon…
@funshipfreddie – too funny! Of course you do – one must look their best on exit 😂😂 🚿
@molij yes I love listening to Dr Rangan Chatterjee too ⭐️
@stitchincarol, @merryapple it looks like we are all getting saturated – not today though here – it is freezing and frosty 🥶 @missybear and @molij you probably have the same weather so keep warm and safe today.
@iona72 I hope you are on the downward trend after your busy weekend
Have a good day everyone!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket List – Day 20 🐪
@jaifaim
Try drinking herbal teas, drinking lots of water, or eating a modest piece of nuts or other healthy fats to help suppress sugar cravings on fast days. Effectively controlling such urges can also be achieved by keeping active and engaging in mindfulness exercises.
Day 20 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@flourbaby – Oh no?! November is turning out to be full of nonsense for you! 😟 At least you’ve got options though. But, ditto what @missybear said. I was miserable at work back in 2002. I liked the job, but the 24 hour operation/shifts were really getting me down. So I quit, & it turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made. I fell in love with the cruise industry, I got to see the world & I don’t regret it for a second. I just wish I’d done it sooner 🤗
@molij – I like Dr Rangan Chatterjee too. He’s a fellow Mancunian & has over a million subscribers on YouTube. I spoke too soon about the weather – it’s pouring today ☔️
@stitchincarol, @merryapple, @jaifaim – we don’t even have the death penalty in SA?! I think I was about to take a shower just before I woke up. Cos, obviously you want to look & feel your best just before you have a lethal injection 😂
@stitchincarol – I agree with what you said about going to a restaurant & not eating. I’ve done that a few times – maybe not in the evening though – & just had coffee while others were eating. If it’s a FD it’s a FD & it’s not negotiable. They really don’t care, & you don’t need to give a lengthy explanation. Just a, ‘I’m not hungry/I ate earlier’ is enough if you think they’ll get weird about it. Reminds me of the Eleanor Roosevelt quote, “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realised how seldom they do”.
A couple of pics from yesterday’s mosaic class, & side 3 of the plant pot I’m working on. The place has such a great vibe. And ‘Socks’ the cat. I love him, but I don’t think Boo Boo would 😳
https://imgur.com/a/33FJqqm
Happy Hump Day! 🐫
I’m with you all the way there Neil, I was so close to hitting the 67’s and am now fighting my way back out of the 69’s! Not quite sure how that happened other than we have been travelling and are now back in Christchurch at our long stay over Park Over Property, whom we also house/dog sit for, and walk their dogs daily, so we did have a bit of a welcome back on Sunday evening. That aside, I didn’t think I’d overdone it that much, anyhow, back to tightening the reins for the next few days. Our friends arrive from the UK next Tuesday and we have tickets to watch the five day test vs England here at Christchurch, then the next one up in Wellington, so no doubt during that time the eating and drinking could be a little excessive! It seems to have come around so quickly, it feels like ages ago we were in the throes of planning everything and it all seemed such a long way away then, now it’s here and another year almost at an end. Where do the years go?
We met with our kitchen designer last week, before we left Kaiteriteri, a lovely lady, but I don’t think she will have much to design as we pretty much know what we want and have done most of the designing already. You don’t spend the best part of 40 years working in kitchens to know what works and what doesn’t! We are waiting to hear back from her and the builder with the final plans, but we gave him some time as the first house was sited on the site on Monday, a stressful time for all concerned but it’s there now. We have all this to go through, but not till next Mar/April. There are 20 new sites in the Park for us in the new permanent village, all with water, sewage and power connections at the site, (no more toilet cassette emptying!) with fencing in between and our vehicle is parked on site too. We will keep our caravan in storage for now as we’re not ready to stop the wheels turning just yet, but we may downsize it at a future date. The Holiday Park is a glorified term for a campsite, and the permanent village already on this one was borne out of Covid, the Park management and board realising that there are a lot of the the ageing community who have been on the road for some years were wanting to put down some small roots and stop and had over wintered here for some years! Some of those in the already established Village are still in caravans and will remain so. Some of them have gone on to purchase single story tiny homes but only 3 metres wide and no longer than 10 metres as the sites were not big enough for anything larger. We will be paying rent for the site and the power we consume on a weekly basis, but we own the house. I have uploaded some images to Imgur and I hope it works this time, wouldn’t last time. It may give you an idea of what we’re doing.
https://imgur.com/r7rPEx7
https://imgur.com/J4gU2Qr
https://imgur.com/MEDXFlY
Lovely to hear what everyone is up to, lots of travelling for some, sorry I missed you Anzac, but if you do get to pop in, Happy Travels.
Hi all, Thin sunset is 8pm here. I’m usually in bed by 7pm to read or watch a bit of tv before going to sleep by 8.30-9pm so I’m not up and about to see the sun set. Now the weather is warmer I’m up at 5am every day so I need to go to be early to get my 8 hours sleep.
It was a long day yesterday for our day trip to Adelaide, left home at 4.30am and got back at 8.40pm – 8 hours driving there and back plus driving around Adelaide so I feel very exhausted today. It was worth it though, finally after 8 years of dealing with Drs, various medical professionals and the ‘let’s send you round and round in circles’ medical system we now have the ‘official’ Autism and High Range Anxiety diagnosis for Miss GDay. Not that anyone doubted it, it’s just taken this long for it to be ‘officially’ diagnosed. Now we are finally eligible to apply for supports through the NDIS, doesn’t mean they will give us supports though, they can still say no but at least now the official diagnosis means we can apply. Thankfully, the hospital will complete and submit all the paperwork on our behalf so I dont have to worry about that side of things, now we wait for a response which can take 1-3 months. Fingers crossed we get a positive outcome from our application. The staff at the Child Development Unit were amazing yesterday, they did a lot of other testing for which we will have to wait for the results but one which I found really interesting was a DNA test which purpose is to try to pinpoint a possible cause and for future genetics. Amazing what they can do.
Coffee time for me now
Day 20 NZ NFD 69.2kg🏃🏼♀️
Just been up Mt Eden and got soaked on the way back… Why does it not rain when you wear a raincoat and does when you don’t?! I‘m heading into the shower then getting glamed up for my friend’s birthday lunch.
Hmm @flourbaby If you have a tooth abscess 4 weeks is toooo long to wait. Hope you have put your name down for a cancellation… What is an NVQ??
@stitchincarol Good to hear! Your DH will be so appreciative!! I was taught the English – Queen Victoria method but use different styles now depending on what I’m making. I’m on the make it up as you go along style at present 🙂 Ugh boots in wet weather??!!
Cognitive shuffling makes me think of CD players and shuffling songs!!
Hmmm Death 💀 Row aye @funshipfreddie… And ridiculous cleaning… the two do seem to go together… Kinda like doing it over my dead body🤣
@excelsior12309 Where for art thou???
Got to jump into the shower before I freeze…
Onward and downward!!
Morning all, I was down a kilogram this week, but I’m still a kilogram up from where I was before my binge 3 weeks ago. I’m hoping now that I’m back on track the last couple of weeks, I can wipe out the rest of it next week, and then start the slow decent from there. So annoying how hard you have to work to get weight off, but how fast it comes back on when you have a bad run.
Evening!
Dave- happy birthday to Chloe 🎂 Very glad your lung check was all clear!
Jean- hope all goes well for you tomorrow, will be thinking of you 🤗
Hemmy- well done finishing your Christmas cards, you must be pleased!
Had a good natter with sis, keep dropping hints about keto hoping she might try it, she did well on Atkins years ago, now she’s at home & not working she’s baking & eating more, not good… Cooked shepherd’s pie for hubby & one for mum- took it round for her & couldn’t make her hear! Ended up unlocking the door, still didn’t hear when I kept calling her so left it on the doormat, her TV was so loud! And she tells me she can hear okay & doesn’t need her hearing checked tomorrow 😂 It will be a fun trip…
Good evening everyone. Xxxx
Its been a cold day .. woke up to quite a layer of snow.. .. it was so pretty over the fields lots of pheasant .. it looked like Christmas had arrived early.
I never felt like doing much of anything today after yesterdays shopping trip.. So I sat and finished all my Christmas cards this afternoon. ..
Brads.. Happy Birthday to Chloe .. I bet she has been super spoilt today and rightly so too. lol
H H .. Hope you had a nice catch up and coffee with your sister. .. I expect you will feel more relaxed when all the tests are completed for your son.
Sym.. I think I will leave the grass now for this year now we have had snow and frost forecast this evening..
Yes Fish and chips is quite expensive now at the chip shops and in the restaurants.
Enjoy your evening everyone. “The best things in life aren’t things They have 4 legs”. Xxxx
USA. Day 19. WFD
Fourbaby, I certainly understand your dilemma! I would be disappointed and upset, too. Maybe training to be a NVQ assessor is a good idea. It sounds promising. Also waiting four weeks for a dentist appointment when you have a toothache is tough. I am glad the pain has settled down a bit.
FUNSHIPFREDDIE, I can’t imagine what would have prompted such a dream!!
Missybear, good for you sticking with your FD yesterday.
MoliJ, I am with you. If I see no weight loss, I, too, lose motivation. I don’t weight often but when I do it’s always in the morning before eating anything. I get the best results then.
I don’t see a pocket list, so I will start one.
Pocket List Day 19
Have a great day, everyone!
Day 19 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD
Had another restrained day yesterday, so we’ll see how much magic today’s WF accomplishes…I’m eager to finally get down to 154.
@ccco Your weight fluctuates because anything you put into your mouth has weight. Try this: weigh yourself, then drink a large glass of water and weigh yourself again. Clearly, since it’s water, you didn’t gain weight…but the scale will say you did. Hold on to that knowledge when you see the scale fluctuate and know that it’s all okay.
@merryapple Thank you, your words did the trick: I knitted with contentment and willingness last night finally. I can envision what you mean about you knitting with the knitting belt. Have your normally held your yarn in your LH or is that changed because of the circumstances? That’s the way I was taught, although I can also throw it from my RH now, which I use when I’m doing FI.
@funshipfreddie Wow, your post has so many details packed into it. First, three thousand calories? I’m thrilled when I get to 2200, which I only do one or twice a month. And death row? Yup, I’m SURE it was a misunderstanding; your lovely link a couple weeks back to the CNN people proves your kindness. 😁🥰😉 And that Colin Powell quote is so very, very good.
@jaifaim You would have laughed to see me volunteering at the food bank truck yesterday. It rained most of the time, and was very wet the entire time, so to stay warm, I had on my cashmere turtleneck swweater, with a thick two-color wool sweater over it, and my rain coat over it all, hood pulled over, and a baseball cap to keep the rain off my face, and then Uggs to keep my feet warm. Unfortunately, by the time we were done after two full hours, my Uggs were soaking wet, and still are this morning. But everyone was either reasonable as they drove up in the cars to have the food put in for them, or were hugely kind…all except for one woman who had an attitude with some to spare, tried using 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC as her address (did she really think I wouldn’t know it’s the White House??), and cursed me out when I told her we’d need a local address. I’ve been thinking of her a lot, wondering what made her so angry and unpleasant…amazing. So, yeah, we shared wet weather yesterday!! 😁🤣🤣🤣⛈️🌧️☔⛈️
Oh, @flourbaby, I’m so sorry your job is in such turmoil and making you so unhappy!! If nothing else, continue to post just so we can hold you close as friends do. ❤️ And that is WAY too long to wait to have your tooth looked at!! It’s so weird to me that the dentist can’t find a way to fit you in. Or, what about a cancellation list? When it’s not an emergency, but I just need to get in, I ask to be put on the cancellation list, and then when they get a cancellation, they call me to see if I can fill it. I’m glad the pain is at least manageable.
@molij What’s funny to me about the cognitive shuffling is that I’m no good at it. You just TRY to make me come up with a word that starts with a particular letter, LOL! But in my efforts trying to find one–I fall back to sleep! So it’s clearly effective for me, and I’m so thankful you mentioned it!
@northgeorgia One time when I was in California for a family event, when I was faithfully doing 18-6, so didn’t eat until the afternoon, a dozen of the family decided to go out for breakfast. So I went but warned them I wouldn’t be eating. And I didn’t. The table had enough people at it that the waitress didn’t mind, and my family just rolled their eyes at me, and it worked fine. Perhaps next time people push you to go out, try saying no because it’s a FD, and then agree, but insist you won’t eat. I suspect people will be so entertained it won’t be a problem at all. Of course, it will require a great deal of RESOLVE from you, but I know you have enough to pull it off.
@missybear Yup, I too would miss snow if we moved away from it.
Okay, time to get my day fully started and be on my way to Omaha. Have a grand one, everyone!
Pocket List – Day 19 🌰
@jaifaim
@flourbaby FD800
@stitchincarol WFD
I’ll try and get a video of Chloe in her hat and coat. Only 36 days to Christmas.Beef is expensive now just got a piece for Sunday, cost £18.My son is doing Garlic bread 🤮🤮 hate the smell of garlic.Having a chicken stew tonight for tea. Got Chloe done mince for her dinner and bought her a big chicken chew which didn’t last long.
Morning All…
Snow over night and very cold… I have had my heating on for 36 hours now, just ticking over.
Popped out for some Xmas cards, a bit of shopping I have got my beef for Xmas day…
Hedgehog..
Our farm shops are lovely but very expensive. Just got a bit of food in just in case I can’t drive..
Fingers crossed all goes ok for sons medical it’s always worry waiting.
Hemmy…
Yes popped to Tesco, I do go to Aldi too for my main shop. Fish and chips lovely ours are nearly £10 now definitely a treat.
Dave..
I am glad all ok on your lung follow up. It’s good they are keeping on top of things..
I would love to see Chloe walking up the street with her hat on.
Just having a cuppa, resting today.. I wanted to cut the grass but definitely not today ..
Jean x
Day 19 Wales 🏴 NFD
I was so hungry yesterday, probably because the weather has turned colder, nevertheless I stuck with my FD so I’m enjoying PFDS today.
@molij no snow here. I remember some heavy snow storms when we lived in Worcestershire, beautiful to see from the warmth of indoors but not so fun when you’re having to travel to work in it. We haven’t experienced proper snow since moving to Pembrokeshire and much to my surprise I miss it ⛄️
@flourbaby sorry to hear your changing work situation is making you unhappy. I can empathise, I went through similar situations twice during my working days and it resulted in me making career choices I wouldn’t have made if I hadn’t been pushed into them…..and you know what, with hindsight it was all for the good. Stay with us, stress and upset can cause a lot of damage to the waistline……I’m thinking wine, cheese, etc. 😉 and the forum is a safe space to vent 🤗
Time I got some fresh air and exercise, the grey sky and rain isn’t inviting but I have a raincoat and needs must!
Keep on keeping on everyone 🙂
Day 19 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 235 lbs. Yesterday was a disaster! I protested several times, but the meeting participants insisted on going to lunch together, so it was hard to say no. I could have, but it would have been as if I didn’t want to debrief with them after the meeting — isn’t it strange how food is strangely woven into human culture that refusing a meal feels like rejection of policy? I didn’t go crazy with my choices, but the few carbs I had did mess me up. I feel really bloated today. My next opportunity is Thursday. It is a shame, because I know I could have gotten a really good number on the scales this morning.
@flourbaby How horrible about your work situation on top of the toothache! Have you spoken to your supervisor about other opportunities in the company? I wouldn’t blame you for moving on.
Day 19 North Wales NFD
Successful FD yesterday. I haven’t weighed myself. I prefer to weigh myself at the end of the month. If I see no weight loss I lose my motivation.
So glad so many of you liked my post about cognitive shuffling. I really like Dr Amir Khan. He is on the TV in the daytime but I don’t watch daytime TV so I just follow him on Instagram . I also like Tim Spector and Zoe and Dr Rangan Chatterjee. They are on Instagram but they also have their own Podcasts which I listen to regularly.
Thank you all for your comments about my Granddaughter’s first Christmas outfit. Still working on the dress. I will post a picture of that soon. I only have the label and hem to do.
@jaifaim I have had one night where I found the cognitive shuffling not working as well but what was interesting was that I did not stay up the rest of the night stressing about things that might happen and I did after an hour manage to fall back to sleep. My mind does feel a lot calmer.
@funshipfreddie jealous of your spring weather. It’s very cold here at the moment but we have a least managed to avoid the snow that a lot of places have woken up to this morning.
@merryapple sounds like yo had a lovely time with your family.
@missybear glad you had a relaxing weekend. Hope you haven’t had snow.
@ccco you are doing so well with your weight this month stay strong 💪
@iona72 I used to love baking when I was not watching what I eat. My husband loved what I made. He is one of those infuriating people who can eat whatever they like and not put a pound on. 😡🤬
@stitchincarol well done on your CD turning into a FD
@flourbaby nothing worse than toothache. I am sorry you have got to wait for treatment. I do hope the drugs work. Sorry you are down in the dumps re work. Hope things improve. Sending you a 🫂
Have a good day everyone ❤️
Good morning everyone it’s Chloe’s birthday today she is 7. Will buy her something nice at Sainsbury’s for a birthday meal. It’s only 1°C here at the moment so she had her hat and coat on when we went to the park. A woman stopped me she was walking her dog and said she loves Chloe’s hat. Then we seen two big dogs coming so we hid behind bushes until they passed. Another dog which we know came up to her a boxer called Chester it doesn’t upset Chloe but she’s on guard when it’s near. I just got the results of the scan I had on my lungs and there is no sign of lung Cancer,I have another appointment in 2 years. They said they’re is coronary calcification which is normal for over 55s. I’m already on statins and won’t smoke again. I’m losing weight and do her exercise so I’m on the right track.
Day 19, London, UK, FD800
So, the toothache has settled down to minor sensitivity, which is lucky because it’s 4 weeks until my appointment!!!😳 It will certainly need looking at before it returns with a vengeance!!
My posting may be a bit sporadic from here on as, despite promises that nothing would change, my role seems to have been the only one to suffer major upheaval in the company buy/sell out!!! I’m being transferred from the office to manage a site again ………………. just as the weather turns to 💩!!! I thought I had left that all behind, but apparently my salary & skillset are more valuable elsewhere!! I’m livid and feeling like a commodity!!! I’m going to suffer this winter outdoors!!🥶🥶
It’s time to move on I think. I was considering retraining to be an NVQ assessor which would enable me to work from home and properly be my own boss…………. the choice seems to have been made for me!!!
I’ll try to post, but I’m a bit down in the dumps right now, a bit rudder-less, a bit despondent and just a tad peeved!!!.
Perhaps I’ll become an evening poster!!!
Keep the faith folks!!!
Day 19 – Ireland – FD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
157.5 ⬇️
Hi all, greetings from a cold and wet Ireland…
@funshipfreddie – congratulations on your first commission! There will be lots of colour around the houses there soon! 💕💕 I am so sorry to hear you experienced death row 😂😂😂 what an awful dream!! That would be an interesting one to have analysed – or not 😂😂
Thanks for reporting the post.. that was a particularly sneaky one 😮
@stitchincarol I enjoyed our deluge for you..😂😂well I didn’t really as was cold too but was telling myself that someone somewhere would welcome this 😂 and I’m taking the deep breaths and will have to try catch you up at 156.6 – well done to you!
Welcome back @brightonbelle – I totally understand but hope you are back on track now… holidays knock us a little out of kilter.
@flourbaby thinking of you as tooth issues can affect everything… a little like back problems … I hope you have found some way to manage with the pain… it may not help but I find a mouth wash with alcohol can help at those times… 🙏
I didn’t see @molij’s link to cognitive shuffling but isn’t that funny that we are obviously tuning into the same types of information – I had heard of CBT as an aid for sleep and menopause symptoms and started looking into it and bingo! Cognitive shuffling came up as something many people found useful. I had another great sleep last night but I am still very tired..
Cold and wet here and I’ve a lot of work to do today as focus was off yesterday… I have been trying Kefir recently and I’m not sure it agrees with me… I think it may be causing some sinus issues… will see.
Have a lovely Tuesday everyone. I’m back on the list today as yesterday turned into a FD800 as some pistachios brought from Turkey were sent to test me.
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket List – Day 19 🌰
@jaifaim
Day 19 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
I didn’t have the most controlled day food-wise yesterday, far too much snacking. But I did clock up 12,200 steps after going into one of my afternoon cleaning frenzies. According to my tracker I burned up almost 3000 calories. I had the most bizarre dream last night; I was on death row?! No idea what I’d done though, & I’m sure it was all just a terrible misunderstanding 😅
@ccco – congrats on mustering enough steely resolve for a successful FD! 💪
@flourbaby – I hope you managed to get that nasty toothache sorted out?
It’s laundry/mosaic day so I need to get moving…🚗
Have a great day everyone
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure”. ~ Colin Powell
USA. Day 18. FD
Steely Resolve! I think that must be what helped me today. Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! Today was successful and the day is over!
Good morning,
I have been frustrated that my reflux/bizarre repsonse to ulcers – cough has been getting worse, but finally figured out I have a chest infection and some heavy duty cough medicine is called for. I think it is working!
Hospitals are strained at the moment (underfunded) and my biopsies are taking a long time to be tested and reviewed. Hopefully the more urgent things are being done more quickly.
Sending best bon voyage wishes Anzac and Quacka!
I think I need to make chicken jalfrezi soon! (I never have made it).
LJoyce, I have switched to panadol!
Gday, cheers for those wonderful sunrises, what a lovely start to every day!
I hope the busy week goes well.
Neil, sympathy for the covid. Such a relief to understand why you have been so exhausted. I hope you recover quicky.
Thin, all power to you 5:2ing this week. ha, wherever you end up there will be irritations and annoyances, I am running away from being to blame for them! But what a wonderful world with so many wonderful places to choose.
I am off to have an easy healing day I hope, but I do need to buy milk.
Here is an article about our pesky fat cells. When will they return to normal?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03614-9
Ciao
Day 19 NZ NFD 68.9kg 🏃🏼♀️
Weight can be a roller coaster!!
At last I had a big sleep!! Y’day I talked to two Californian nursing friends. One is a expat Kiwi and has just bought a house in a seaside township north of Wellington (Waikanae, on the Kapiti Coast). She is still working and I think will stay put until her son finishes Cal university before contemplating retirement.
My other is a SF Chinese/ Tennessee mix!! I so want her to come and live here because we’re such great mates!!! It’s great can WhatsApp each other!!
Well done @ccco You’re aceing it this month!! Enjoy the beautiful weather.
@stitchincarol Think of me and you’ll get back to the cosy safety of knitting!! I am doing a lace edge to a shawl because it’s light – 15 st across on dpl sock needles. I stick one end in the hole of my belt and flick the wool off with my index finger while my left hand does the work. I’ve done 62 points, 10 to go!! Then I pick up 359 stitches…
The pumpkin slice was roasted with pomegranate seeds etc.
Our pumpkins are v solid – meaty?- unlike the more watery texture of the UK and USA.
@funshipfreddie First commission. You’re on your way!!
Congrats on pulling yourself back into your zone.
Thanks for reporting the post trying to lure us into gambling!!
@flourbaby Ooooh the symptoms of a tooth nerve going to heaven… Hope you survived the dentist…
@iona72 Family’s are wonderful things!!
I’m the only one in Auckland and not having a DH or Macintosh the Westie around makes home life quiet but I have close girlfriends nearby and we look after each other.
@brightonbelle I’m green with food envy. I looove Spanish food!!!
@northgeorgia Your numbers are fab!!💪
@missy bear, @molij and @jaifaim Cognitive Shuffling seems to be just the ticket!! What a great tool!!
@jaifaim Keep up the good work!! You’ll be back in your zone shortly!!
Not that I’m quite there but maintenance seems to need a different skill set… like getting back on the wagon asap and having confidence in your body to adjust back to the zone when you apply yourself… I’ve done some great seesawing this week!! Previously I would have fallen off the wagon then gone for the EFS… 😬
@excelsior12309 👋How are you doing? And the cats and dogs? And goldfish?
@penz Of course!! Your Blue Heelers are the ultimate cattle dogs!!
It’s my friends birthday on Wednesday and we’re getting together to make Stephanie Alexander’s Chocolate and Almond cake (which Carol put the link up for)😋
Have a great day now you have all had enough sleep 😴 😁
STEELY RESOLVE!!
Evening!
Had trip to youngest’s today to drop off washing, poor love is stressing in case he doesn’t pass the fire service medical, shouldn’t be a problem but until it’s all definite he won’t relax…Caught up on some jobs, still doing 18:6 & 2 meals a day, except for Sundays, I think because it’s quieter I can’t distract myself. Sister’s coming for coffee tomorrow 😃
Neil, ha ha, so you developed covid once you were home for the weekend! What a clever test kit.
Interested that so many like jalfrezi. LJ, there are so few spice ingredients in it that you could easily make it and enjoy the superb aromas. I used to love lamb too, I probably still do, but we gave it up as a family when, as a student, DD discovered firsthand how they’re slaughtered.
Cinque, thank you for being vested – and I’d love it if you could make our next move decision for us. Not Norway though, I’m afraid there are too many dark hours. We must be the most indecisive couple on the planet. What a ridiculous problem to have. We will have to do something even if it’s wrong.
Cinque, why do you have to wait so long for the follow up appointment? It is nice that you’ll have someone youthful to look after you when you’re 80. 😂
GDSA, gosh what time does the sun set in your part of the world? Good that you’ve found a way to make those expensive trips to Adelaide and have some fun.
My FDs this week are the standard Monday and Thursday, popular with so many on these pages. It felt odd not fasting yesterday but DD was here for the weekend and I wanted to be free to enjoy a pub dinner. And I think I mentioned that we’re going to London on Wednesday to see Lion King so Mon, Th worked better. It’s been an easy day so far. We went for a long walk, saw the resident kingfisher and heron. But so cold. On Wednesday, I’m taking foot and hand warmers. This is my third week of 5:2 and it’s served me well. I’m back in the 59s. I think I’ll keep it going throughout November and then revert to 6:1.
Anzac and Quacka, safe travels although I doubt you’re reading.
Sainsbury’s for us, Been bowling today it was absolutely freezing, couldn’t feel my hands after an hour. Egg and bacon tonight not had anything all day. My son keeps nicking my food so no beans, will buy a few tins tomorrow. Do just poached eggs bacon and sausages. Will have toast with it.
USA. Day 18. WFD
You all seem to have similar experiences with FDs and WFDSs as I do. For reasons unknown to me, if I keep fasting, I can retain the weight loss, so I am continuing today. I weighed myself and I was .4 lbs. up! In looking over the situation, it might because I ate bread, even though it was multigrain. It might also be I gained a little water weight back but that is still discouraging! :(. I won’t eat bread after this WFD and see what happens. To this end, I am putting myself back on the pocket list.
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
@brightonbelle
@flourbaby FD800
@northgeorgia
@ccco
I really want this month to count! 👍🏻
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. My weather here is beautiful and inviting me to take a walk! 😊
Good evening everyone Xxxx
Its been mixed weather here ,, cold but sunny and dry till late afternoon then the rain came..
Its been a busy lovely day .. early walk then at midday went to Leamington Spa with Pam … A nice tasty fish and chips for lunch then charity shops.
Lots of nice things.. for both of us. I got the rest of my cards .. so will finish writing them this week.
So just some fruit and cheese this evening.. easy meal.
Dave .. You cant beat homemade chips.. but there again homemade anything is better. than mass produced.
H H … I think the farm shop produce is so much tastier and better for you.. as Kristy always tells me.. its not expensive if you stop buying the other stuff.
Sym… Did you go to Tesco today.. I have just read that Good Housekeeping has voted Aldi top for Christmas goods.. .. beating .. Sainsbury and M&S .. Just goes to show.
I must go back there haven’t been for ages.
Nana hope you are having a good day.
Enjoy your evening everyone.. Monday is a good day to put right the weekend wrongs. Xxxx
Day 18 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
I say NFD but this is the day the Lincoln Food Bank truck comes to our church parking lot and DH and I and various members of the congregation help hand out food, which is surprisingly like a gym-workout with all the bending and lifting and stretching–and it happens between 1:30 and 3:00, which is a great way to to avoid nibbling during hours that are tempting. So who knows what the day will turn out to be food-wise, but after two days of stellar behavior and a lovely weight (156.6), I’m content to have a day that’s more about normalcy than about restraint…especially since it’s forecast to rain all day, so we’ll be doing all that in raincoats, LOL, and will be very ready for a treat when we get home!
@merryapple Wow. Just wow. That’s a LOT you crowded into that week or so, and your dinner party menu sounds glorious (and you did it with one hand??? I’m hoping you had lots of help) and I’m amused that they washed your house for you in addition to cleaning out your gardens. Great guests, even if one ordered the most expensive slice of pumpkin ever, LOL! What was ON that pumpkin that made it appealing???
@jaifaim Deep breaths to get through the week with aplomb! And, yup, the shuffling is working for me as well!
@funshipfreddie I know! And not only an unplanned FD but I was AF both days–I knew that would get your attention. 😉😁 And how delightful you have a mosaic commission; I love what you’re doing so much that I’d give you one too if it weren’t all so complicated!!!!!
@brightonbelle Welcome back; I missed you!
@flourbaby Oh, no!!! You poor thing; I hope that tooth problem is resolved quickly and easily!
@iona72 We all watched a link that @molij provided a couple of days ago; here it is: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCWTN6KIonx/?igsh=bmprNzVuNDR0Z3po
@missybear We too have rain today, but it’s far from pouring…and that’s my favorite kind as it’s what I grew up with in the furthest NW corner of California, and I do miss it. So when you get sick of it, think of me, and try to enjoy it for me, eh? 😁🤣🤣
@northgeorgia Your week sounds very doable and “fastable.”
Can I just say I’m sick to death of DH’s Fair Isle? I really don’t want to knit on it, but he’s getting impatient for it, which is certainly encouraging…but, still… I need knitting mojo, people, and need it desperately, LOL!
Have a grand one, everyone!
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
@brightonbelle
@flourbaby FD800
@northgeorgia
3rd Post – Day 18
👆 Reported
236 lbs is still progress on your journey—well done! Turning yesterday into an OMAD shows your flexibility, and an FD500 today sounds like a solid plan. Remember, it’s all about balance and adapting to how you feel. Stay positive and trust the process—you’ve got this! Every step counts toward your goal kolkata ff. 💪😊
Day 18 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 232 lbs. Going for another FD today. Lots of lunch meetings this week, every day not including today and except on Thursday, where there is a function reception at night. Judging on past experience, I should be able to avoid Thursday evening’s food.
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
@brightonbelle
@flourbaby FD800
@northgeorgia
Day 18 Wales 🏴 FD
Enjoyed a relaxing weekend and very glad we had a long beach walk yesterday because it’s absolutely pouring down here today so I’m not likely to get much outdoors exercise today.
@molij thank you for mentioning cognitive shuffling. I hadn’t heard of it so as an experiment I tried it last night and fell asleep really quickly. I sometimes find it difficult to get to sleep because of an over busy mind so it’s a technique I shall use now 🙂
@merry🍎 sounds like you have had a great time with family, good you managed to do so much despite your injured hand.
@flourbaby sorry to hear you’re in so much pain, hope you’ve got a dental appointment booked 🤗
I need to find something to do to keep me occupied. I’m starting to feel hungry and it’s too early for brunch….today’s FD is going to need willpower!
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
@brightonbelle
@flourbaby FD800
Does Ocean Land Support provide 24/7 assistance for yacht maintenance needs?
2nd Post – Day 18
Oh crikey, @flourbaby?! 🤞🤞 you get an appointment soon! 🤗
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
@brightonbelle
@flourbaby FD800
Day 18 NE England IF 16:8
A frosty start to the day but easing now. After my coffee I’m out dog walking, my step count was down last week. 🫤
We had a hectic weekend with family here, dashing about trying to fit everything into a short couple of days! Glad to see there is no increase on the scale so this WILL be the week I make downward progress.
I’ve not heard of cognitive shuffling so I will look it up.
Catch you all soon. 👋🏼
Day 18, London, UK, FD800
I’m not sure what will happen this week as I have had a toothache since Day 15!! I’m currently on hold with the dentist📞 but 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 that I get an appointment ASAP.
Short post today as the pain shooting up to my temple is literally & figuratively getting on my nerves!🤭😳😭😭😭
Hopefully I’ll see y’all tomorrow, I’m off to look for some drugs to help!!
Day 18 UK FD
Morning all , got back from hols late Saturday and spent yesterday in a weird state , it’s only a 3.5 hr flight but with getting to the airport etc etc I find it takes its toll these days , scales seem to have died so I’m in blissful ignorance so I’ll hunt out some batteries, try and catch up on posts and do a bit of gentle yoga and I think that’ll be about it for today
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
@brightonbelle
Day 18 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 70.8 kg
I survived the deluge of junk food again at the Sunday afternoon card game, although I’ve got a couple of things stashed away that someone insisted I take home ‘for tomorrow’ 😱
@merryapple – That burger sounds amazing! 😋 You’ve had a busy few days?! It must be nice to have your home back to yourself, & your injured hand certainly doesn’t seem to be slowing you down. Down a kilo after a NFD – you’re back on track! 🎯
@stitchincarol – an unplanned Saturday FD?! 🥇
@ccco – almost 5 lb down! 🥳️ 🎯 I’m the same on FDs with eating & hunger. I can’t have small meals throughout the day. So I have to delay my one meal for as long as possible.
I’ve had my first mosaic ‘commission’. A neighbour has asked me to make his house numbers, so I’d best get busy.
“Achievement requires more than a vision – it takes courage, resolve and tenacity. All you have got to do is plant that seed in your mind, care for it, work steadily toward your goal, and it will become a reality.” ~ Earl Nightingale
Pocket List – Day 18 🍳
@merry🍎
@jaifaim
@missybear
@molij
Day 18 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
159.3 ⬆️
Hi all, more fun, more food, more exercise yesterday…but more numbers ⬆️
That’s how it goes… let’s see how the week pans out.
@ccco that’s often how it goes for me although I find WFDs super tough… but once I eat the floodgates of food open up 😂 Well done to you! 💪
Woke at 4, thought briefly about all those things that rush to my brain… started shuffling and thought this is never going to work tonight… next thing I knew… ⏰ 6.30.
Hope everyone has a good day and that the only challenge is good food choices.
I’ve a busy one and busy week ahead so going into it in the right frame of mind is great. 🤗
Just spotted your post @merryapple! I sometimes choose vegetarian options when I’m out but often am so shocked 😮 at the price of those dishes so make a call on it – if it’s a rare veg or really intricate dish it might be worth it but most often it’s not… 🫣it sounds like you showed them an amazing Auckland time!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ok must dash.
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket List – Day 18
@merryapple
@jaifaim
Day 18 NZ FD 69.6kg
What a frenetic time… My family ended staying 3 days longer than anticipated (washed the house and tidied up most of the garden). I took them out to dinner at a wild food restaurant and my nephew selected a vegetarian dish on the menu👀. That was the most expensive slice of pumpkin I’ve ever paid for… We went clothes shopping with me as tour guide. I provided 3 lots of Coldplay at Eden Park parking and aprés concert entertainment; and managed a Saturday night dinner party; and went to the NZ premiere of a new Chinese movie that has just been accepted to Cannes…
Saturday night dinner: melted Italian Taleggio cheese on sourdough toast topped with a wild pork burger (made with sweated down onions, a grated Granny Smith apple, garlic and fresh sage mixed in) then added truffle oil on top plus spinach and potato salads. Yum if I do say so myself 😁. You will notice my daily weight is aaalll over the place!! I have done a successful FD today so fingers crossed I’ll be back below 70kg!!! All will be revealed!!!
STEELY RESOLVE to everyone!!!
morning all
Anzac, my dad’s dog is exactly the same when she goes into the kennels, the place my Dad leaves her is a farm home stay and she gets to tear around the paddocks chasing after the quad bike. She absolutely loves it
It turns out I had a really mild case of covid last week. I was feeling a bit run-down on Wednesday and Thursday and feeling a bit blah on Friday, so I did a covid test. It was negative after 30 minutes; I absentmindedly threw it in my desk drawer and forgot it. When I turned up to work this morning and opened the drawer it was still in there, but with a very faint line on it. That explains why I was feeling so exhausted after doing some work around the house I normally would have no issue doing.
Well I’m hoping to fast today and tomorrow, but I’ll have to see how I feel. If I’m still feeling fatigued by the end of the day, it’s probably best not to be fasting on top of it.
Have a good one everyone.
Evening!
Hemmy- didn’t seem to be too many stocking up in our Tesco, although some fruit was quite short…we but smoked Basa instead of haddock, much cheaper & we have it with a cheesy lemon sauce so can’t taste it too much! Yes, I did put my feet up today!
Jean- will be a little while before your eyes are all done then…glad your steak was good, hubby had the same tonight.
Dave- the crackling was the only bit of the pork I liked! Chloe is a funny thing, doing her business in the road. Xena will only go on grass.
Watched a few farmers on YouTube today, saying they’ll stop supplying supermarkets but want people to buy local instead, we do have a few farm shops around here but they tend to be really expensive, maybe that’s more the true price it costs to produce rather than what supermarkets pay them? Now it’s just the 2 of us we probably could pay more for better food, we eat less than the boys did …we might try it for a bit. Eggs we get from local farms and no more expensive.
I’m a celebrity starting, that’s the count down to Christmas!
Evening All…
A big change in the weather very chilly.
Hemmy..
Trying to think of my op as going to the dentist !
Short and quick…it’s about 30 mins but I am there for 3 hours.
Think I shall pop to Tesco tomorrow for a few bits.
Dave..
Chloe is naughty! Upsetting the traffic.
Steak and chips for me tonight if was like butter delicious..
Jean x
I enjoyed the pork chop Chloe as the crackling. Got soaked going for our walk this morning, Chloe held a taxi up We was walking down there street when Chloe pulled to go in the road for a poo, got her trained so she dosent do it where people walk. The taxi driver laughed then changed the way he was going to go. Had chicken for tea and I made some homemade chips in the airfrier, they were delicious.Crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside.
Good evening everyone. Xxxx
Its been a mixed day with the weather .. sunny till midday then its been drizzle rain.
Did a big stock up at Tesco and it seemed lots of others had the same idea lol.
I expect anticipating shortages re the farmers. So I got milk for the freezer.
I have plenty of eggs in.. and veg.
A salmon steak for dinner .. I am trying to eat more fish .. I like smoked haddock.
Dave.. how were the pork chops.. are they on your menu now..
H H .. I hope you managed to put your feet up to day .. you are always doing for others.
Sym.. How is your day going.. I expect you will be glad to have eyes underway to being sorted now. .
Enjoy your evening friends
Sunday is a day to be grateful for the little things, the quiet moments, and the people who bring joy to your life❤️Xxxx
Day 17 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
I’m smiling with PFDS: yesterday’s 1100 calorie CD turned into a 415 calorie OMAD FD. I didn’t eat lunch until almost 3pm, and then the turkey sandwich I had was sufficient to last me until 7 or 8, at which point I relied on RESOLVE to get through the rest of the evening. Today’s plan is to eat another turkey sandwich–I do love them, LOL, and this is the season for them–and have a huge salad in an hour or two or three; that should turn into the 1100 calories I was planning on yesterday. And I ended up not baking anything, a combination of too little ambition and knowing I had too little restraint to ignore anything I baked, so I’m free from temptation for another week.
@molij & @jaifaim I’d already forgotten entirely about congnitive shuffling until your comment, @jaifaim, and suddenly realized I tried it last night. So I was mentally preparing what I’d say, and was going to start out with, “I don’t know if it actually worked–” until I remembered that I was six or seven words into my first letter last night and then I must have been asleep because I remember nothing more! 🤣🤣🤣 So thanks for sharing that tool!
@funshipfreddie So glad Cognitive Shuffling worked for you as well, and thanks for the reminder about @brightonbelle.
Okay, I’m going to pick up my knitting now, watch a movie, and wait until later to eat. I’m hopeful that will allow little food to feel like plenty! 👍
Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 17 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 235 lbs. Too many carbs last night — nothing I prepared for myself, but I should have resisted the extra bread and the soft drinks. It’s starting to be that time of year…
Pocket List – Day 17 🥚
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@ccco 👍🏻
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