Day 28 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 238 lbs. The insanity of this week caused me to get back to my weight four years ago. Forget it. I’ll be back on track tomorrow and have to get serious in October.
It was a scary event. The hurricane tracked further east last minute, so the Carolinas fared much worse than we did. We have some small and medium tree limbs down, but no trees, no visible property damage, no flooding, and even the power stayed on (just blinked a bit yesterday morning). But there were those around who had power out for a day or so, trees down across roadways, and some localized flooded roadways and parking lots.
Day 28-No. VA USA-NFD
We finally have a rain-free morning. Rather humid, though.
@merryapple, I admire your determination to power through and go up the hill with your tiny Scottie friend. It is quite amazing how our non-dominant hand has to learn so much when Ol’ Righty is out of commission.
@michelinme, you are so admirable! Best wishes to your daughter.
@flourbaby, roof problems are the worst! We had to have ours replaced in 2021 after years of drips and ceiling spots in the house. Our handyman could not find any issues, but once the roof was replaced, all problems ceased. Of course, it was expensive. Sooo aggravating.
I am mentally preparing for hosting. I just hope to be able to keep up with all your activities!
Morning All…
A lovely walk this morning I layered up, although as the sun hot higher it was much warmer.
I have gone from 35 to less than 15 so a big drop.
A late walk I am on Katie’s time and Charlie on Fay time, so a lay in and hopefully got Charlie back to 9 am walks.
Hemmy…
I am well up on weight 9 lbs above goal, I was up 4 lbs up so 5 lbs on.
I am fasting today, Monday and Thursday I must really try and get it all off, I shall continue like that at the moment … hope back down for my end of years weigh in…
Katie found Maxi on my bed the day after I left, he was waiting for me. 😘
You are really stable better than me… have a lovely time with Kirsty…
A busy day ..washing back on line to finish off drying then ironing and grass to sort out…
Jean x
Day 28 NZ NFD 70.4 🏃🏼♀️
I took my dear furry friend Paisley the Scottie up Mt Eden this morning. My legs work and staying home with one 🖐️ out of commission was tempting fate – I was surely going to find I had to use it for something…
I have realised that FDs will be difficult because of oral antibx hmm. This means modest eating on all 7 days… cooking with one hand and eating with my left hand does slow the process.
@funshipfreddie the trouble was I didn’t stumble I kicked a uneven pavement slab (that should have been all one level) went flying and landed on my face and hand
from memory the placebo effect is 30 % will say they feel better on a placebo so a new drug has to surpass this percentage to have a real effect
Time for Val to hold up a mirror to herself…
@michelinme it’s lovely and inspiring to hear how well you are doing👏
Same goes to @stitchincarol’s new found enthusiasm
@flourbaby can one of your work colleagues put a drone up to look at the roof? I thought you couldn’t sell a house knowing it had a problem like that. Will you have some comeback on the agent and previous owners?
Bedtime for me. It’s day light saving tonight Spring forward…
Good morning everyone. Xxxx
Its a beautiful morning.. blue sky and lots of sunshine.. its been missing for awhile.
Its been a busy week catching up with things as Kristy comes tomorrow evening for a week..
I am my lowest weight for years .. I seem to at long last have weened myself of my evening wine so no more sweet cravings . .. Enjoying drinking coffee again as I did years ago. I have More energy too
H H Your dinner yesterday sounded tasty . do you think you lose more weight on Keto. Hoping Xena was ok this morning. ..
Sym.. I expect it s a big difference adjusting back to your own routine. Charlie I bet is happy Maxi will be missing your walks.
Dave.. How are you adjusting to your food and drink after the holiday relaxing. .
Nana How is your week going ..
Enjoy your day everyone When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Xxxx
Day 28 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@missybear – the whole ‘placebo effect’ subject is fascinating. I hope the viewing went well 🤞
@michelinme – I don’t remember @rainbowsmile. @fatrabbit posted a few times in July/August, but has disappeared again.
@stitchincarol – well done on seeing the lowest number in two years! I think I would’ve taken a photo of it 😅 And if you saw it, then it’s real. And repeatable. And beatable 🎯 You’re spot on about my friend. She is overweight, & a smoker. A retired nurse too. Both her middle-aged daughters are overweight as well. One seriously & the other has had gastric bypass surgery but is still struggling. I think I’ve only mentioned fasting to my friend once, & she dismissed it with one sentence, “it’s not good for you, y’know?!”. 😂 Sure Val, have some more ice cream… That sardine diet was interesting. I saw a guy on YouTube who claims he ate 720 eggs in a month – 24 per day – & actually lowered his LDL (bad) cholesterol!
Have a good weekend everyone 🌤🌈
Evening All…
Late up, late walk then cancer coffee morning.. then hair cut, haddock and chips.. phone calls…
Just a busy day..
All well here..
X
I’m here HH, Watching footie. Will go back to watching Night sleeper when it’s over. My son’s gone to Stourbridge to watch wrestling, he goes all over the country watching it. I did a long post earlier but lost it so thought I’m not doing it all again😀. Just took Chloe out, it’s getting colder each night. Will turn the heating on soon.
Quiet, not like you to miss posting Dave! Nor Jean…
Wet walk this morning, then took the table over to son & gf, he was at work but nice to catch up with her…made a keto batter to do oyster mushrooms tonight for me while hubby had steak, it tasted good but was a bit too runny…Xena has been a bit off colour tonight, hopefully nothing much!
Day 27 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
I saw a number on the scale this morning that I haven’t seen in two years. Now, keep in mind, it’s not a real number, because I’ve simply emptied out my body of everything on two WF days this week, but it was lovely to see, and I have serious PFDS, motivating me to eat very, very well today so that my number in the morning is far better than last Saturday’s weigh-in.
And I think my comment yesterday was more insightful than I realized. Remember me talking about choosing to take on my 32yo attitude about eating, rather than feeling sorry for myself at how little I could eat and how often I had to exercise restraint? Perhaps that is what is missing for those of us who are struggling to regain younger thinness, and to replicate the success we had the first (and second and third…) time around with this way of life. We’re all struggling to replicate the actions and the successes, but we’re forgetting to replicate the attitudes and thoughts. Who knows, but I feel myself being far stronger about RESOLVE as I work at focusing my thoughts and attitudes to align with how I felt about food when I was 32, when I weighed 132 and had a BMI of 22.7…and a flat stomach, LOL.
@michelinme Yay for clothes being looser! The name of the color of the slacks I want is often called “stone” here in the US–not white, but very light. Is that the same name you have in the UK? I have a pair of capris that work for summer, but as the weather is starting to change, it’s time to find a pair for cold weather. I tried one Goodwill yesterday and didn’t even bother to try on anything; I’ll try a different store today. Your weeks ahead sound crazy busy, which is never good for your health, so hold tight to your determination to focus on self-care and plenty of sleep even as you also focus on caring for your daughter. ❤️ And, I’m slowly getting on board with the notion that when you feel hunger pains, that’s when you’re actually losing weight, so let’s celebrate every moment of feeling hunger! 😂
@merryapple I looked at my hand and tried to imagine 7 long screws fitting anywhere. Amazing, and I am hurting for you. What a dramatic result for a simple stumble and fall!
@flourbaby Oh, no! I’m so sorry about the mess with your roof and in your–decorated!–bedroom, and hope you are able to get it repaired quickly. And I’d entirely forgotten about the apparent link between fasting and effective chemo treatment, but when you mentioned it, bells started ringing.
So, @michelinme, here’s one link of many: https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2021/06/fasting-cancer
@funshipfreddie Oh my. That’s it: oh my. How can someone think they have the right to control what others eat, so that if you are in front of food–at a MOSAICS CLASS, no less–you are somehow required to eat or you’ll be rude? Is this friend who said this overweight? Or is she one of those women who can apparently eat anything and not gain? It seems to me that’s the only explanation, is one of those. Amazing. You stick to your guns, my friend, because she is WRONG.
And, wow, that fish diet. Not willing to go that route, but it’s very impressive and makes me wonder if a tin of sardines–or other fish, for that matter–would make a good lunch, when I want food, but am wanting to eat minimally and save my calories for a lovely dinner.
@missybear I’m impressed by the woman who lost weight on a placebo; goes to prove what I’ve always believed whole-heartedly: our brains and thoughts are far more powerful than we typically credit them with being. Good luck on the house showing today!
I heard on the news that Hurricane Helene is slamming Georgia this morning, so I’m thinking of you, @northgeorgia, and praying you and your family are all safe even though wet. ❤️
Okay, a zoom call with my sisters today (as we do on most Fridays), and it’s time to pull out the tax stuff and finish it up, and I have quite a bit of choir preparation to do as our first rehearsal is next Wednesday, and we’re going to Omaha this evening so DH can visit a youngish man who’s been hospitalized since mid-May with a cancerous tumor, and then we’ll go out to dinner…there’s certainly plenty to do today to keep me out of the kitchen and away from food!
So here’s to RESOLVE, to success, and to thinking the way we did back when we were thin!
USA. Day 27. FD
I have’t fasted in a few days, so today is my day. Hope everyone is having a great day!
Day 27 UK NFD
Off out this evening for a birthday celebration with DS 30 and his GF at a lovely Japanese restaurant
Just watching Florida on the news @northgeorgia hope you and your family are ok
Well done for a left handed post @merry🍎 and ouch that sounds painful 🔩
Oh no a roof problem, not what you need @flourbaby Good luck getting it sorted
Another viewing @missybear Here’s hoping 🤞I’ll have a look , that tv show sounds interesting 🧐
Well done @michelinme great progress and I know you’ll be a terrific support for DD
See you all tomorrow 👋
Day 27 UK CD
Yesterday’s FD800 rolled into a CD with the follow up to my superhealthy dahl of halloumi and avocado then pear/plum compote and custard, then a slice of emmental cheese! I think I would have been okay without the halloumi starting the roll… I think it’s because I didn’t drink enough, didn’t eat lunch and then ate when ravenous – at @stitchincarol‘s number 4 – so the bowl of dahl jut wasn’t enough. Now I’m envying @missybear and others your PFDS!
Nevertheless despite an exhausting week and last weekend’s indulgences my weekly weigh day shows me down another 1.2b/0.5kg this week to 188lb/85.3kg. That’s a total reduction of 7lb, 2″/5cm from my bust and 1″/2.5cm from my hips since I started on 2 September. Still a Looooong way to go to my 147/goal, but a great start! BMI is down from 31.5 to 30.4 – only 1kg to go to move down into the overweight category. My waist hasn’t moved yet but looking at my tracker from last time round, it was always slower to get started…
I’m beginning to think about next month’s goals as it starts on Tuesday! I’m aiming for an October loss of 5lb/2kg, to drink more and restart adapted yoga. It will be more challenging in some ways as my busiest month of the year, plus going to stay with DD will fill my quiet weeks. But I’ve batch-cooked dahl, soup and compote and will take some down with me to share. And I’m travelling on my regular FDs which should hopefully make it easier to fast – focusing on drinking lots rather than eating on the journey, carrying healthy snacks with me so I’m not tempted.
@merryapple that’s a lot of screws in a tiny joint! I hope your recovery is as comfortable and speedy as possible. Hopefully by now you are back home resting up after all the adventure
@flourbaby it is delicious – so I’m having it again today! But I’ll learn from yesterday and eat proper lunch too. DD has been through 6 + 3 months chemo before so will stick to what works for her. She gets that I fast and is rooting for me to be healthier but isn’t interested atm. While I find I have more energy, less pain (after painful FDs) and better focus/concentration/sleep. But I’m there to be alongside as cheerleader/nurse/companion/housekeeper/cook…. and hopefully get some of my project work done on the side! i’ve got a few zoom meetings and some computer based stuff to get on with in the cracks around the edges… 🙂
@funshipfreddie thanks for keeping track of our friends. I was wondering whatever happened to @rainbowsmile and @fatrabbit?
@missybear Congrats on your successful FD! Enjoy the PFDS. The TV programme sounds fascinating! What was it?
Sending strength to any fasters today. And wishing you all a happy weekend, whatever it holds. I’m excited to be on an online course tomorrow morning, then at church on Sunday morning. other than that I’m resting and enjoying seasonal trim of lavender, picking last tomatoes/chillis, making some rosemary oil and restarting yoga – perfect.
This is really interesting post. Thank you for posting
Day 27 Wales 🏴 NFD
Checking in with PFDS after a slightly hungry but successful FD. I’m surprised how quickly this week has gone by……if only the pounds shifted as quickly.
Last night I watched a TV programme about injectable weight loss drugs and the part I thought most interesting was about a woman who participated in a trial taking what she believed to be the drug for many months. She endured all the side effects and lost a huge amount of weight. At the end of the trial she discovered she had been taking a placebo. It was her own belief that the ‘drug’ would work that enabled her to control what she consumed and with that knowledge she continued on her weight loss journey and lost more. A lesson there me thinks 🤔
Personally I’d prefer to do FDs than stick needles in my belly.
@merryapple it seems like you have had good medical care, take it easy when you’re home x
@northgeorgia hope you’re safe and don’t get any storm damage 🤗
I need to get a wriggle on, we have someone viewing the house today so I need to do a tidy up.
Happy Friday everyone!
Day 27 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 70.5 kg
@brightonbelle – I vaguely remember watching Grange Hill in the late ’70’s. I found that ‘Just say No’ song on YouTube?! 😳 I’m guessing it never reached #1? 😅
@stitchincarol – well done on swerving that popcorn. It does smell amazing, but the taste is usually a bit of a letdown. If it wasn’t for the salt or sugar, there isn’t much to it. But 5 net carbs in just one cupful! Just saying ‘no’ can be tricky. I was telling a friend a few days ago about the weekly spread of junk food at the mosaic class. She wasn’t impressed by my not indulging, & actually suggested it was a little rude of me to not partake 🤷♂️
@excelsior12309 – I finally finished 1 side of the giant plant pot I’ve been working on. I’ll be grouting it next week & then starting on another side. Poco a poco..
@merryapple – you must be home by now?! Macrame or making fishing nets?! 🤣 Highly unlikely. Maybe a parachute jump.. 🤔 @at is still using the spreadsheet, at least. We last heard from @snowflake56 on the 3rd, when she said she was going to the Netherlands ‘for a short break’.
@northgeorgia – stay safe!
@flourbaby – Oh no?! I hope the rain abates soon, so that leak at least doesn’t get any worse
A fishy diet…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13895089/sardines-diet-weight-loss-70-days-Dr-Boz.html
Happy Fri-yay! 🍹
Day 27, London, UK, NFD (CD)
Despite ordering the prawn salad for lunch today, paired with my omelette for dinner not to mention the avocado, I doubt it will be <800 cals, so I’m calling it a NFD and it WILL be controlled. I need to hang onto that 1lb loss and not yo-yo on NFDs!🪀
@stitchincarol, I wish I could send this weather your way, 1 months rain in a few hours is insane when it falls on the ground saturated with yesterday’s 1 months’ worth!!! Sadly the rain has revealed a leak in my (newly decorated😩) bedroom ceiling, roof repairs will have to wait until I can find a roofer, those I know/trust are in demand because of the appalling torrential rain! It was my one area of concern, but my FULL survey revealed nothing!🤬 So NO, your need for rain does NOT temper my irritation, I could easily murder the vendors, the estate agent, the surveyor & fossil fuel burning global warmers around the world; but I’ll have to settle for berating myself for not following my gut and getting the roof looked at!!😥😥……….Rant complete!🤭
@michelinme, your dhal sounds right up my alley!🤤🤤 Your DD will be so grateful to have you there🙏🏼 Have you looked into fasting with chemo, don’t quote me, but I recall reading it helps with relieving the sickness & other symptoms after treatment, because autophagy followed by refeeding generates multiplication of the good cells …………….. or something like that!🙏🏼
@merryapple, such a long post for left finger typing! 🥇🏆💐💐 I can’t imagine them fitting 7 screws between the knuckle & 1st joint!! Your injury sounds horrendous!😲😱 I hope you get discharged soon so you can get yourself home and under a blanket on the sofa with a cup of hot chocolate ……………………….. mandatory for any injury that takes you below 100%!! Sending some healing vibes your way!💌
Onward & downwards folks!💪🏼💪🏼
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”- Buddha
Day 27 NZ NFD 🤕
I’m going to be d/ced after my last IV antibx this afternoon. I have 7 long screws through a tiny plate between the knuckle and the first joint holding the bones together. It’s a “ moderately severe fracture “ to quote the consultant. Not quite I wanted to hear but knitting etc will get it going in the future 🙂
@ lilymartin I’m so pleased you have clocked back in and saddened to hear you have been so unwell. All those steroids won’t have improved your waistline ☹️. This 5:2 forum is becoming more about good health than looking drop dead gorgeous although we aim of course for both 😁
@michelinme All the best for you DD’s first chemo session. Take care and I’m enjoying hearing what’s on your menu!!
@flourbaby Glad you were nice and relaxed for you nose dive!! Yes librarians generally don’t get injured…😀
@funshipfreddie Your are picking up fun activities . I wonder what’s next? Macrame an making fishing nets??
@northgeorgia Stay safe
The UK crowd. You sound like you have Auckland weather – 4 seasons in one day including heavy duty showers… maybe you’re becoming sub subtropical 😆
Where is @snowflake56??? @at??
@excelsior12308 I’ll give you a hand (haha) with the sheet if I can… I have a back slab to immobilise all my fingers for a week plus .
@ stitchincarol congrats on doing the hard yards mentally to get into the losing weight zone. You can get your old posts back by clicking on your name then c lick on replies
That’s a wrap from me… left finger typing takes 4 Eva!
Anzac, sorry I forgot to answer your question – 33 years.
Yes, it will be an expensive holiday for you with the Aussie dollar performing so poorly. I’m grateful that we’re not relying on our Aussie finances to live here. The cost of living is out of control on the west coast of Oz though – and of course there’s a housing crisis. Properties have supposedly gone up 65% since we left and there’s literally nothing to rent. Professional people with decent jobs are sleeping in their cars. Fortunately, we always planned to downsize significantly and move away from the inner ‘burbs – even so, returning to an overheated property market isn’t very appealing. Especially in a place that’s becoming hotter, drier and increasingly prone to bush fires. It might be fun to settle in a different part of Oz or even NZ – any ideas anyone? I just need a low population, a great view and a decent climate please. Thank you.
Day 26 UK FD800
Yesterday I may have gone a little bit over calories with a handful of dried mango after supper, but landed somewhere between a FD800 and an excellent CD. Woke up today feeling distinctly less puffy and still motivated, with a promising number on the scales. Holding off until tomorrow’s weekly weigh day and crossing fingers it’s still there 🙂
This morning another set of clothes fitted more rather better than last time I tried them on. It’s amazing how it boosts the confidence to be more comfortable and less puffy even tho I’ve still got c 40lbs to go! My kind friend chopped lots of veg for me to cook a big batch of butternut squash, sweet potato, courgette and pea dahl with red lentils and tomatoes. There was so much that I had two pots on the go and have ended up with around 8 portions. I’ve just had a heaped steaming ‘tester’ bowl for early supper- it’s delicious!
DD starts chemo next week and has just realised some company would be good, so I’m off to stay with her for a few days on Monday afternoon. Now likely to be back and forth for around 7 or 8 of the next 12 weeks, through to the end of the year. It does hoover up all my quieter weeks but I’ll just have to focus on self-care and plenty of sleep as a regular daily habit rather than an occasional oasis!
I’ve just booked vaccinations v covid and flu for next month. Apparently I’m now in a high risk group because of very high post-covid BP spikes as well as autoimmune neuro issues and asthma. Now I’ve given my DD all my quieter times it was really hard finding a time when I can potentially stay in bed for a couple of days for any side effects!
@lilymartin it’s lovely to see you here again but so sorry you’ve had a terrible time with health. I hope things settle down now and you are restored to better health. Meanwhile it’ll be great to have you as a companion on this journey. It’s my first month back after a long time away, with health and fammily issues, working my way down from 89kg to 66kg
@excelsior12309 thank you for hosting next month’s challenge. I like Outstanding October – a lift and a challenge!
@flourbaby @brightonbelle @missybear today has been wild – the torrential rain followed by blue sky and sunshine, then heavy rain again. I dashed into town after the first rain, enjoyed the warmth then got caught by the second lot on my way home:( And so cold!
@davinac non-food treats – esp clothes that fit well – are great rewards!
@brightonbelle empathy re not fitting into Big Clothes. I seem to have ended up with a whole new ‘stretch’ wardrobe that suddenly couldn’t stretch any more. I refuse to be bigger than a size 18 so I squeezed myself in – and am now wearing them slightly loose 😀
@northgeorgia Your weather sounds disturbing – stay safe
@missybear yay for late onset motivation! There’s good time left to make a great platform for next month
@stitchincarol that’s exactly it, the sense of being deprived as tho we ‘deserve’ something- which isn’t a helpful or healthful something! I’m consciously eating really well atm because i’ve made it a priority. I read something last night about ‘I need to focus on my well-being or I’ll be forced to focus on my ill-health’ or similar. Today in the midst of co-cooking I realised I felt hungry and really enjoyed that sense of being in touch with my body rather than one of shovelling in fuel. Sugar doesn’t make me happy. Cheese however…
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
@at
@funshipfreddie
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
@davinac
@brightonbelle
@stitchincarol WFD
@michelinme FD800
Afternoon!
Safe journey home Jean, nice to have cuddles with Charlie! Did he behave with Faye?
Dave- that’s a good plan for Monday, hope you don’t play the captain!
Hemmy- & Nana, hope you’re both having a good day…
We were up a bit late so Xena didn’t get a very long walk, she was lazy & not bothered about running for her ball anyway! It was dry but kept coming over black … Hygienist went okay, but I might as well sign up with a dentist as if I wanted to keep seeing her I’d have to have x-rays done anyway. I thought a front tooth had died as it’d gone all grey, but was just stained…Just done some jobs & tried making eggs Florentine for brunch but I messed it up 😂
Day 26 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD
As is to be expected, my weight is up this morning, but not very much at all, so I’m feeling optimistic about my Saturday weigh in. My RESOLVE yesterday petered out at supper time, and I ended up eating more than I’d intended–as I said, I have a huge appetite, and didn’t find the discipline to say, “No, you’ve had enough.” And I was not stuffed when I did quit eating, so at least I didn’t eat to actual excess. Today should be easy enough, and I’ll spend my thinking time planning out tomorrow’s food, with the plan being to make it OMAD, or at the very least 20-4.
@michelinme, @missybear nailed it when she said, “I was being careful and controlling intake constantly.” That’s a diet. 🤷🏻♀️ I have, however, been “on a diet” most of my life, so can take it more or less in stride as the norm. It does get tedious. But something hit me yesterday: I was feeling very sorry for myself that I needed to make careful choices on what I eat, and abruptly realized that, back when I was thin, I never felt particularly sorry for myself, but simply accepted it as part of being a responsible adult about my body. And at that, my spine straightened a bit, and I felt fine. I’m going to work on remembering that attitude!
@lilymartin Oh, golly, what an awful time you’ve had of it! Do you see a path that will allow you to return to your former health, or have things changed enough that you’ll always have some lingering symptoms? Regardless, we’re so glad you’re back, and yes, there will be an October challenge (and beyond!), and we’ll do our best to nurture and cheer you on. ❤️
@funshipfreddie Well, after eating far more supper last night than intended–and, thus, not saying no–DH made popcorn. It smelled lovely, but I found it easy to smile and say no thank you when he offered me some. Sometimes that “no” word is easier than other times, eh? 😂
@excelsior12309 There used to be a gal a mere 11 minutes away who was astoundingly skilled at altering clothes. I’ve sewn clothes since I was a child, and I know how exceedingly difficult some of things were to accomplish that I took to her. And then she had the audacity to retire. Broke my heart, LOL!
@flourbaby and all others who are sick to death of your rain…just realize how much we in Nebraska are LONGING for a heavy soaking rain! I know it doesn’t make your weather any more pleasant, but perhaps it tempers your irritation???
@brightonbelle After my lack of success on Tuesday, it occurred to me to go to Goodwill and see what I can find there. I’m not too proud to buy used clothes if they at least fit, LOL!
@northgeorgia I’m certainly keeping you and everyone impacted by Hurricane Helene in prayer.
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
@at
@funshipfreddie
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
@davinac
@brightonbelle
@stitchincarol WFD
I’m listening to Florida Governor Desantis speak on details of the approaching hurricane that is apparently also going to include multiple tornadoes and will hit areas that have never been hit before…makes me shudder to think of how awful this could end up being.
I cheer you all on to eating success today, whatever that looks like for you. 💪💪👍
Day 26 Wales 🏴 FD
Strange weather here, torrential rain interspersed with very brief sunny spells. Managed a very quick walk in between showers yesterday and hope to do the same today.
@lilymartin welcome back. Sorry to hear you have been so horribly ill. Hopefully the fact that you feel like coming back to the forum is an indication that you’re on the mend. Take care 🤗
After a poor start to the month I have been feeling motivated to succeed this final week….who knows maybe I’ll drop a pound or two 🤞
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
@at
@funshipfreddie
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
@davinac
@brightonbelle
Day 26 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 235 lbs. Probably won’t do a FD today after all. In fact, you’ll be lucky to hear from me in the next few days if the hurricane strengthens and hits us with the force they’re predicting overnight. They are predicting 80 mph gusts and a foot of rain this afternoon into tomorrow morning. After personal safety, I hope we’ll keep the power, internet, and cell service on most of the time, and that we don’t have major destruction to homes, cars, and infrastructure. And I’m hundreds of miles from the coast — it’s just the storm is supposed to be very powerful and then move quickly north. Everything has closed down for two days.
Day 26 UK f800
Welcome back @lilymartin , what a time you’ve had 💕
I agree getting a good shape can only help
Just say no made me laugh for all the wrong reasons @funshipfreddie I remember the song the kids from Grange Hill brought out and went over to perform for Nancy Reagan 😂
I know – what is it with the weather ☔️@flourbaby
Clothes !! I’m struggling to fit in my “big” gear so I feel for you shopping @stitchincarol
Right had another morning procrastinating – time to move 💪
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
@at
@funshipfreddie
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
@davinac
@brightonbelle
Good morning just about, HH it’s happened speedway cancelled today and rearranged for Monday. The bowls team only have 7 players of I don’t go so I said if I can go on first and play my game then go straight to Belle Vue to catch the coach, that’s what going to happen.We play the top of the league in the cup final so not expecting to win it but you never know .Charlie will be very excited Jean to see you. The broadband was put in yesterday and is working ok. Got to reset lots of things but done most of it already.
Day 26 Germany FD 500
Hi all,
Today is my 2nd FD this week and I am really enjoying trying the recipies from Mimi’s book. My husband is also enjoying the food although he has a few carbs with his meal.
I have just been out for a walk in the rain and went into a new Boutique in the village, but refused to buy anything until another 3kg are gone forever…
Sorry to read about the ill health of some member. Get well soon.
Happy FD everyone
2nd Post – Day 26
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
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@funshipfreddie
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@flourbaby FD800
@excelsior12309 FD800
Day 26, London, UK, FD800
Oh no @merryapple!! This just reiterates my point ………………….. ANY form of exercise is hazardous to your health!!!🤣🤣🤣 Take care of yourself, take ALL the drugs (prescribed😳) and recovery will be swift!!🍇 I once fell over and nearly severed a finger when my ring squashed together like pliers; no comparison to your tumble since mine was entirely vino related!! 🥴🍷🤭
I hear ya @stitchincarol, we’re all travelling the same path, just in different ways. Be gentle with yourself though, I’m a big eater too and I find filling up on bucketfuls of salad or mushrooms satisfies the glutton in me for very few calories!!😉 Those ‘tan slacks’ WILL be yours, sooner rather than later!!!
Welcome back @lilymartin, you have been in the wars haven’t you? Wishing you an easy journey back to normality. At least you’re in the right place here to take control of your diet which will help you on that journey!🙏🏼🙏🏼
I’m not one to moan about the weather😉, but …………………………..What’s with the apocalyptic weather in the UK??? I might need a boat to get home today!⛵
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
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@funshipfreddie
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@northgeorgia
@flourbaby
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” -Napoleon Hill
Day 26-No. VA USA-FD800
Joining the fasters today. Welcome back, @lilymartin, and glad to hear you are still among us, so sorry for your miserable health experiences of the summer. We are indeed having an October challenge, which I have said I would monitor, but we need a good name. I am thinking “Outstanding October” as per @jacko5‘s suggestion. We will just commit to outstanding performances!
@merryapple, what a disaster from a stupid piece of concrete. I hope your recovery is smooth and as pain-free as possible. Rice pudding as a reward for surgery seems reasonable to me. Here in the US, it would probably be Jello of some sort.
@funshipfreddie, I hope your mosaics are taking shape!
@stichincarol, I have always been aggravated when buying clothes larger than I would like, but well fitting clothes do make us feel better. I always think I need a resident tailor to fit them properly, though.
@missybear, hope your rain has let up. I think our friend @northgeorgia is in for a pounding from the advancing hurricane which is going to make lots of water in Georgia, not just Florida. We will get some here in VA, too.
Happy fasting, all.
Quacka, great job, well done. You too, Neil. Single digits over 100 – I got it eventually but was having trouble with your maths until I re-read it.
CalifD, there’s an annual winter works schedule to repair and replace locks between November and March when it’s quieter on the canals. It’s published every August so, in theory, constant cruisers like us can plan around it. Lock gates typically last 25 years and each one is made to measure. Unfortunately, the Canal and River Trust has lost control of the infrastructure due to poor management. Works that were scheduled last winter didn’t get done. They don’t maintain anything, but go into damage control when it inevitably breaks.
Thanks to those who expressed concern, it is a worry. But we’ve since changed our plans as when I called to see if the first lock would likely be completed on time, I was informed that engineers hadn’t even started on it (despite closing it to boat traffic). Ten vital days already wasted so little hope for us to pass before the second one closes two days later. So, we now have to take the very long way around – an additional 40 locks and 100 miles – where anything can go wrong from downed trees to broken lock paddles. And one flood-prone river. We bought foot and hand warmers yesterday. We’re still waiting for the spare cylinder for one life vest to arrive before we can set off. OH’s self-inflated while he was operating a lock paddle recently – it was a funny sight but an annoying and expensive one.
Day 26 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@lilymartin – welcome back! What a horrible time you’ve had? Sending you healing vibes 🤗
@merryapple – are you home yet?
@stitchincarol – “just say no”. Or maybe even yell it. I’ve been having to say that a lot lately, & not just to myself 😅
Pocket List – Day 26 🥑
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@funshipfreddie
@missybear
@northgeorgia
Big cheers Quacka!
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/illustration-ducks-flapping-wings-dancing-600nw-1967985532.jpg
And that’s Neil and Cali dancing with you because well done you two too.
Whoo hoo Quacka! Doing the happy ducky dance with you! You had a great FD. Now, easy does it for the days ahead so you can stay in the 77’s. I need to do the same. I do great on FD’s but I don’t pay enough attention on NFD’s.
Neil, how’s your son feeling today?
Day 26 country west Australia CD 82.3 kgs
Started the year really well with 5:2 and then it has been downhill ever since.
Too much to relate. 3 hospitalisations seriously unwell.😢
Never having taken any tablets I am now on massive doses of everything.
So much prednisone that a doctor and pharmacist both queried the script but yes, 60 mgs a day it is. With BP from normal to now 168/89!
Suffice to say, with all the meds and illness I am not sure my gut will ever recover or be the same again. Taking prebiotics, probiotics, salpraz as well!!
Finally managed to get my head above the parapet yesterday and had a good FD 800.
Looking forward to getting my life back on track and dietary habits somewhat back to normal.
Hi to everyone on the thread.
Keen to finish the rest of September on 5:2 and join October challenge if there is one.
Whoop whoop!
Well done Quacka. My goal is to get single digits over 100. Over the last few years I went from my lowest of 85 kilos, up to my highest since I first lost the weight of 117. My last weigh in was 112.3, so I’m 2.4 kilos away from single digits.
Yay! I hit the 77s! 77.9kg this morning after FD yesterday.
***Does the happy ducky dance***
Have a great day everyone xx
Afternoon All…
On my way home.. sat through security in airport.
I have had a good family time holiday.. a bit busy at times these teenagers keep you on your toes.
I got up early and caught them all before school, 6.10 was the first go..then a surprise as Cole returned after school before work to see me for 5 mins, as I was just leaving.
A 9 hour flight and I have three seats so hoping to sleep.
Dave..
Hope the WiFi is in and working you are always doing tech stuff.
Hedgehog…
Cole was happy when home doing 18th stuff, photos, food and a Oreo ice cream cake… he seems to have got over his moody bit.
Katie’s and I were talking.. we could both see him as a history professor 😂🤣, he is locked in his own world at times, obsessed with history…
Hoping Mum is ok.. do you think she will tell you brother?
Hemmy..
Hope you enjoyed your walk with Mary Ann this morning .. looking forward to going home but not really leaving here, feeling a bit sad. Looking forward to seeing my boy.. I have taken Maxi out each morning for a hour, sweating buckets!!!
Enjoy Kirsty this weekend.
A few shops open, very unusual… generally only two it’s a poor show….
Pick up a coffee…
Jean x
Evening!
Safe journey home Jean! Lots of hugs with your boy soon 🥰
Dave- shame about the speedway & bowls clash, hope it doesn’t happen 🤞
Hemmy- did you have a good day out?
Another wet walk today, it was supposed to be dry! Did our shopping & some jobs, keto cauliflower cheese for me & normal one for Kevin, not feeling so hungry so that’s good … Mum has been in such a state again, still fretting about her will, said she has to write a letter to go with the will? She had been not too bad & more cheerful recently, I think this is going to set her back, so unnecessary 😢 Sister went to do the cleaning today & spent most of the time calming her down!
Dental hygienist for me tomorrow…
Day 25 FD800
I slept like a log from c9.30pm until 7am, took meds and slept again until the doorbell rang at 9.30am. Still feeling wiped so a little gentle admin from PJs today plus two friendly zoom meetings then rest and an early night.
Supper last night was beans, eggs and rice plus a little dried mango. This morning I felt very puffy indeed with a lot of joint pain – prob yesterday lunchtime’s glutaceous wrap. It encourages me to eat better today!
I’ve had a late lunch of lentil and veg soup, cottage cheese, baby cucumbers and tomatoes and a baby apple – total 300 calories. That leaves a whopping 500 calories for supper – cauliflower/broccoli/mushroom/spinach in the last of the cheese sauce, followed by pear and blackberry compote.
@flourbaby I make myself eat a variety of fruit and veg via a medium fortnightly box of rescued/misshapen produce from Oddbox. I don’t have to choose – tho I can choose substitutions for things I don’t like – and the variety helps me stay motivated. I also restarted 5:2 with consecuitve FD800 days and it’s really helped bounce me back into this WOL. Both because weight loss is much easier at the beginning and bc the speed of results has helped hugely with motivation too. I’m 24 days in and if I stay focused I’ll be down by 8-9lbs down this month. AND you’ve inspired me to pull an extra FD800 today – so thank you!
@penz I hope you’ve had a lovely mini-break!
@merryapple o no – you poor thing! what a horrible accident. I hope you are well enough to be discharged soon and have an uneventful healing journey. What a bummer
@brightonbelle I slept like a baby for almost 12 hours which was fab, thank you. This 8 weeks or so is always full because of run up to/follow up for an annual conference in mid October. But it has somehow got busier -not helped by ‘agreeing’ to help with hospitality for an autumn education series which is many Mondays Sept-Nov. I’m also being mindful to switch off and pace better than I have before. Currently looking forward to a retreat week at the end of next month. Home stuff rarely gets a look in!
@stitchincarol I wish you well in your search for the perfect pair of tan (beige?) trousers. Having things to wear NOW that fit, feel good and expand our wardrobes is very important. My weakness is linen or jersey tunics with pockets. I have A Lot – for all seasons and colours, and now in 4 sizes. I will miss my size 18s when they re tent-like, but rejoice in regaining my size 12/14s. BTW I’m not alone in having zoom calls in PJs and a scarf – it’s both a post-covid thing and very handy for chronically ill people, to save the energy of getting dressed 🙂
@missybear @flourbaby I’m also learning from Past Me via this site’s tracker. I’m watching patterns of weight loss and emerging health, the habits I developed and the things that made me stronger and happier. I’m helping to motivate myself! I used to have 2 x FD, 4 x CD and 1 x NFD each week when losing, then 2 x FDs and 3 x CDs and 2 x NFDs when maintaining. Intentional eating and keeping to good habits, not rewarding myself with food, having more relaxed days each week. The difficulty kicked in when treats became habits or life intervened and I fell out of the rhythm. The key this time is to roll with life events and stay here…
@stitchincarol thank you for sharing your old post re resolution. That’s the difference for me too. I can feel that ‘hoping’ is weak and ready to fail, whereas resolving is setting my intention. Hence meal planning, veg box buying, taking my healthy snacks out with me etc are all part of making progress. As is posting my food diary here each day. I find the external accountability of this group just what I need!
@jacko5 hope your DH’s medical procedure went well today. Scooping you up for the pocket list – we’re always stronger together.
Pocket List Day 25
@flourbaby f800
@brightonbelle f800
@michelinme F800
@jacko5
Day 25 second post
@missybear Yup, that’s exactly what I mean.
I’ve been getting hungry (it’s 11am Wednesday, and the last food I ate was sometime on Monday evening, so hunger is to be expected, LOL) and have been frantically negotiating with my will power, and decided to go look at August 2021, because that’s when I first started be truly successful with 5:2. There is so much more that I wrote, but I can’t find anything on my laptop, so here it is:
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I’m going to think out loud in hopes it’s helpful for someone else. What’s going to be different about this month, so that the success we all aspire to actually takes place? We none of us aspire to over-eating, to letting down our guard, to being indifferent to our goals. So why do we sometimes fall so abysmally short of reaching them? Something has to change, but what??
I don’t know–oh, that I did!!–but I think it centers around our mindset. I think that we all think we resolve to do well each day…but we’re actually stating a wish, not a true resolve. “Resolve, to firmly settle on a course of action.” There’s no “hoping” involved in “resolve,” right? I don’t know about you, but I seldom actually “resolve” to eat correctly on any given day, I “hope to eat correctly”…and when I give in to temptation, I’m seldom anything but resigned. I’m resigned because, in the back of my mind, I know I was merely hoping, I wasn’t truly resolved.
So today, I aspire to being truly resolved. I won’t snack on anything else today (so far I’ve had two chocolate chip cookies from those I made for coffee fellowship after worship, so I have to stop there). I won’t pop a beer at 4 o’clock and keep going. I won’t snack while I’m making supper. I won’t skip water in favor of beer/wine. And I’ll have only a small portion of the dessert I’m making for tonight’s supper.
That’s my resolve, and I’m truly “resolved,” not merely “hoping.”
So what does resolve look like for you? Like a firm course of action, or more like a weak hope? Can you resolve something today and truly mean it, not simply “hope”?
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Wow. Chocolate chip cookies, beer, and dessert for supper? Who was I then???? I haven’t made chocolate chip cookies (kind of my signature cookie), casually opened a beer, or made dessert for supper for just DH and me in forever. No wonder I struggle with what’s normal, LOL!
So, I hope this is at all helpful to someone, and I’m going to keep reading and reading and reading it, so that it sticks with me.
Day 25 Wales 🏴 NFD
Relentless heavy rain here today so neither I nor the cat want to go out, we’re cuddled on the sofa. There are some health related podcasts I’ve been meaning to listen to for weeks so I’ll use the lazy day usefully to reinforce my motivation.
@merry🍎 you poor thing 🤕 wishing you speedy healing 🤗
@stitchincarol following @flourbaby’s example I looked back and reflected on my previous positive experience of 5:2 and I wouldn’t describe my success as an everyday diet but I was eating a Mediterranean style restricted carbs no processed sugars ‘diet’ everyday, just less of it on FDs and 🍷usually only at the weekend. I commented often that I didn’t feel hungry or deprived but I was being careful and controlling intake constantly. That’s the behaviour I aim to replicate so I think I understand what you mean when you say you have to “diet” on NFDs. I have to be mindful of what passes my lips everyday.
While I’m typing this the rain has stopped so I may just get a walk today after all. Have a good day everyone, I will be back for FD company tomorrow.
Day 25 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
Yeterday’s WF produced a very impressive loss on the scale, so perhaps I’m more on track to be losing a pound a week than I thought. I spent some time yesterday reading The Obesity Code, and got a sample of another book that was hideously edited, so wasn’t much impressed with anything in there, although I did find a couple of sentences I appreciated. And I ordered another book that wasn’t available as an ebook, so we’ll see how helpful it is when it arrives later this week.
I also had time to go to two different stores in hopes of finding a pair of tan slacks. The pair I was wearing yesterday was…tight. Ugly. UGH! I’m so very tired of wearing only black, dark gray, and burgundy pants–the colors of the three pair that fit reasonably. I wear jeans on other days, but on days I teach piano, I don’t. So I decided that I didn’t care if I was losing weight, I’d pay money for a pair that looked decent now instead of waiting to lose some weight. And I couldn’t find any: by the time they were big enough for my butt and thighs, there was room to put a pillow at the back of my waist.
Thus, I am even more motivated to lose weight now than I was before, LOL! Today’s eating plan is a hamburger-vegetable-barley soup from the freezer for lunch, and supper will be the rest of the rotisserie chicken and a salad.
Oh, @jacko5, being so hard on yourself is a bad place to be. I fully understand it, but also know it’s not helpful. I hope yesterday’s restraint and today’s FD do restore some pride and contentment in yourself.
@michelinme I chuckled at the image of PJs plus a fancy scarf; I hope you were able to stay awake enough to have a good video meeting and then fall asleep promptly!
@penz I love the word “drat” and thank you for using it and reminding me of it! Have fun on your mini getaway!
@flourbaby Yeah, I get why you recoil at the use of the “D” word, LOL, but when I’m controlling my eating as I did at 32–which is my natural mindset even today–then I’m simply eating too many calories. So I need to find a way to persuade myself that what’s reasonable now is far less. I’m getting there, truly, but I’ve always had a huge appetite and I have a lifetime of eating like that to adjust. But I want to wear some tan slacks!!!!!!!!! 🫤🤣
@merryapple Oh dear! I do hope the pain is being managed nicely for you, and that you heal rapidly and can go home soom. My eldest sister took a similar tumble several years ago and she looked a fright, so I have a clear sense of what it did to your face. But to your pinky finger also? Ugh, you poor thing!
@brightonbelle Nope, NFDs are a beast to navigate. A phrase just popped into my mind: “Just say no.” I think I remember that was Nancy Reagan, and her suggestion to children in order to avoid drugs. She was so hugely ridiculed for how that was far too simplistic a suggestion. On the other hand, she was always tiny and very slender, and I suspect she “just said no” all her life, so it made perfect sense to her. So perhaps that can be our NFD mantra: “Just say no.” Like it at all??
Okay, I have some clutter to tidy, a few dishes to wash, and thus the day begins. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 25 UK 2nd post
Duh forgot the pocket list
Day 25 Pocket List
@flourbaby f800
@brightonbelle f800
Day 25 UK f800
Trying to get back to normal, a couple of f800s before I enter the danger zone aka the weekend
Moving house 🏠 How exciting and daunting at the same time @stitchincarol – Good Luck You’ve summed up the NFD dilemma perfectly, you , me and @missybear are all having similar issues , it’s not easy is it 🤔
Hope you get back on track by tomorrow @jacko5 💪
I really hope you got that early night @michelinme ,just reading your schedule exhausts me 😴
Enjoy your mini getaway @penz
Have a great day mosaic ing 🖼️ @funshipfreddie
Well done @flourbaby I’m really getting in to the f800s but as a few of us are experiencing it’s the NFDs that are the problem , surely us smart women can crack this 🤷🏻♀️
Oh no @merry🍎 How dreadful 🤕 wishing you a speedy recovery 💕
Right- bit late but getting my yoga mat out 🧘♀️see ya tomorrow 👋
2nd Post – Day 25
@merryapple – oh no?!! Sending you a big 🤗 & wishing you a full & speedy recovery
Hi everyone💓
My name is Kate, I’m 37, and this is my story about how I changed my relationship with food and my body through intermittent fasting. For 8 years, I struggled with an eating disorder — my life was dominated by strict diets, restrictions, and constant guilt over every bite I took. When that battle finally started to subside, I began overeating and gained an extra 10-13 kilograms. I still felt trapped — this time by overeating….
It was tough because it felt like I had completely lost control over my body. Every attempt to go back to dieting would either turn into rigid restrictions or end in a binge. So, when I first heard about intermittent fasting, I decided to give it a try. Not because it was another diet, but because it sounded like a system that could help me build a healthier relationship with food.
At first, things didn’t go as smoothly as I’d hoped. I set unrealistic limits — either fasting for too long or overeating when I finally allowed myself to eat. But day by day, I started listening to my body better. I began using the “Wait intermittent fasting 16 8” app to not only track my fasting hours but also log my meals. This was an important step because I no longer had to keep everything in my head or on paper, where it was easy to miss something crucial. I also started tracking my water intake in the app.
Over time, I began to feel much better. My energy started to return, and most importantly, I stopped viewing food as an enemy or something to be controlled. I’m learning to listen to myself, to give my body what it needs, and not to punish myself for small deviations from the plan. After several months of practicing intermittent fasting, I’ve not only lost some weight but also started to feel much more confident and free.
And I truly believe that anyone can give intermittent fasting a try if they’re looking for a way to build a more harmonious relationship with food and their body. It’s not a magic solution, but it can be a great start for those who, like me, want to learn to listen to their body and find balance.
Day 25 NZ NFD
I ‘ve been in hospital for two days after kicking an uneven raised concrete pavement slab on my morning walk and going down on a face plant like a ton of bricks…Duh … I landed on my upper lip which looks like I’ve combined filler and boxing (it was superglued) and have munted my wee pinky finger R hand – unstable compound# at base. I was transferred to the teaching hospital that does plastics and came back from surgery ORIF an hour ago… I ‘m using my L hand thumb to type so this will be short… but really it could it could have been worse with concussion etc. My surgeon asked if I had any questions and I asked if his tools needed sharpening… Reassuringly he is German and never works with blunt tools!!
On th bright side I’m back from theatre and had rice pudding for dessert 😃
Tomorrow is another day!!Have a good one everyone!!
HH going on a coach, I must admit I don’t like driving at night anymore. I can still do it but some places don’t have any lights at all and then I definitely don’t like. Getting out new broadband fitted today. Hope it works ok. I have heard yesterday that the Leicester speedway track was under 2 feet of water so it may be postponed tomorrow. Could be played on Monday which is unfortunate because we are in the cup final of the bowls on Monday.I would miss that. We do play the top of the league in the final and they have to give us 7 points start which is nothing against them. Better take Chloe out then get ready for the engineer to come round.
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