Day 19 Wales 🏴 FD
Feeling hungry but that’s OK because it’s almost dinner time so it’s going to be a successful FD.
Hope my fellow Thursday fasters are doing well.
Pocket List – Day 19 🫚
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD
@ccco WFD
USA. Day 19 WFD
Today, I have embarked on a WFD. My FDs have not gone as I had hoped and I need to step it up. 🙂
Stitchincarol, we are together for our WFD! Good luck!
Pocket List – Day 19 🫚
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD
@ccco WFD
I am a little short of time today but I did read everyone’s posts! I hope everything is going well today! 🧑🏻🎄
Good afternoon all.. it s cold windy damp day here.Xxxx
We were out 2 hrs walking over the fields.. so not much else will be achieved today.
I still cant get into the Christmas mode.. everyone I meet says the same this year. maybe come Saturday when Kristy arrives I might.. At the moment though she has a cough and cold.
Egg chips and beans this evening
Dave.. No Fish N chips not cheap now.
Sym… Hope all went well at the opticians and you got signed off.
H H and Nana .. hope you are having a good day.
Better get on and do something lots to do really. lol
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” Xxxx
Date Nut Swirls from StitchinCarol and her mom, Leola
1 1/4 cup dates, chopped (8oz)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Cook the mixture over medium to low heat until thickened, stirring often enough that it doesn’t scorch on the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat and add the juice from a lemon (but zest it first to use below) and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, then let cool.
1 c butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
grated rind from one large orange
grated rind from lemon above
2 eggs
3 1/3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 tablespoons milk
Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the grated rinds and the eggs, and beat thoroughly. Add the flour, salt, and baking soda, and mix to combine; when nearly mixed, add the milk so it all comes together. It will be a loose dough.
Divide the dough in half and roll each out into a rectangle, perhaps 13″ x 9 or 10″, using lots of flour as needed–hence, starting with a loose dough. Spread with half the date mixture, reaching clear to the edges as you’re able, and roll it up length-wise (so it’s 13″ long). Roll it onto waxed paper (or whatever makes sense in your kitchen) and use the ends of the wax paper to lift it onto a cookie sheet and stick it in the freezer so it freezes flat. Mine (and my mom’s also) always start round but relax into an oval/rectangular shape, so that’s what I expect them to look like. Repeat with the other half of the dough and date-nut mixture. I’ve kept the dough in the freezer for several months and the cookies were still entirely lovely.
How thick to slice the cookies is largely due to personal preferences; I cut mine just under 1/4 inch. Put them on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes. Although, while that’s what my recipe says, I always think to myself, “No, I bake them at 350!” And my recipe says for 15-20 minutes, and there is ZERO possibility I want them that baked. If you bake them a minimal amount, they’re soft and chewy; if you bake them longer, then get crisp around the edges (my favorite way); if you bake them even longer, they become a crunchy cookie. So figure out what suits you; these cookies are very forgiving and taste wonderful regardless of how long you bake them.
Back in the day when zesting citrus was a chore on a box grater, you’d have to use a toothpick to get the zest out of the little round holes. My mom told me that, one year, because she felt she simply didn’t have time to deal with that, she skipped the zests. “They’re not worth making without the zest,” was her conclusion. I think of her saying that each and every year when I make them, and am SO thankful that modern graters for zesting citrus make the job so fast and simple!
Enjoy!
Day 19 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD
A young woman friend came over after church last night and we had a lovely time catching up over wine and cookies that she brought. As I headed to bed, I felt not the least guilt or regret that I’d indulged in her homemade cookies, both because they were excellent and also because I was able to do her the compliment of loving them so much. When I woke up a couple hours ago (at 4:15 or so, LOL), I had to rethink that opinion, as I’m feeling quite disgusting in my belly. Not sick, just disgusting from having eaten two (very rich) cookies. Yet another lesson in why I’m learning to practice restraint, sigh…
@merryapple Sadly, no grandchildren this Christmas. It’s such a long drive for DD and her family, and her firefighter husband doesn’t get Christmas off because he’s still the newest member. He does, however, get incredible money for working Christmas, so they’re never terribly troubled, LOL. And well done, you, for getting to a weight where your friends say not to lose more; that has to be incredibly gratifying!!
@funshipfreddie I felt so bad yesterday when @jaifaim asked you about the issue you’d mentioned you were working through, because I’d entirely forgotten to think about it. And to hear now that you’re on the spectrum–what a revelation, indeed, and how lovely to have different things in your life suddenly make sense. I love your conclusion to feel fine about declining invitations you simply aren’t interested in doing; we should all be able to feel fine doing so, but often we don’t.
@molij When you’re done with your home, wanna come work at mine? I have lots of cupboards and drawers that could use your attention! 😂😂
My sister arrives this afternoon, and we’ll get home just in time to have a hamburger vegetable barley soup that’s nutritious and filling but not rich, so a perfect meal after a travel day. I’m determined to do my WF day today, however, so will call on every bit of will power (“won’t” power?) to ignore the yummy soup and finish out the day with water only because it’s the last I’m likely to have until 2025. 😟☹️
Have a grand one, everyone, and I’ll post the cookie recipe separately.
Pocket List – Day 19 🫚
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@missybear
@northgeorgia
@stitchincarol WFD
Day 19 North Wales NFD
Yesterday’s Fast Day went well thank goodness. Every successful FD this time of year is a bonus. Going to the tip again today. I have nearly finish clearing every cupboard. I then plan on wrapping some glassware that we rarely use and putting it into some packing boxes. I then want to touch up some of the paint work. Luckily the most of the walls are ok. After Christmas I plan to clean, clean, clean before putting it on the market and deciding on places to hide things I don’t want out when people come to view.
@funshipfreddie out children live within 2 hours of each other. One in Leicestershire, one in Yorkshire and the other in Northamptonshire. Ideally we would like to live somewhere between them. We haven’t decided yet and will probably rent for a while to assess the area.
@jaifaim so glad you are in maintenance. ❤️
@missybear fantastic restraint at not opening the Baileys. 💪
@stitchincarol wow what an amazing weight drop well done 👏 looking forward to the cookie recipe.
@merryapple would love to share a Christmas Sherry with you. 🎄we are not sure where to move to yet. We do like Rutland.
@northgeorgia I hope your mums knee gets sorted out soon.
Have a good day everyone x
Day 19 – USA/GA – ?
Weigh-in: 234 lbs. I’m approaching today as a FD again. Yesterday went bust as the college president asked me to join him for a Christmas lunch. My mom is having major knee issues and the doctor is out of town 🙁
@stitchincarol In reality, I am a permanent member of the ZBC. I rarely have breakfast, but there are times when I have civic events with an included breakfast or my family invites me for breakfast. Heck, I even host breakfast (very late) on Christmas day. I just like to remind myself that even on days I don’t fast, I don’t have to have “breakfast” in the traditional sense, and oftentimes it can shift into an OMAD dinner or a FD 🙂
I love haddock and chips and the chippy I go to also does a lovely cod or plaice.Denise like plaice best. It a great chippy but it’s a 10 minute drive.There is normally a queue down the street to get in depending on the time but still get served very quickly. There are about 5 people serving you. So done in no time. They do chilli,I keep saying I’ll try it one day. Only problem is it’s about 1000 calories for fish and chips so don’t go very often. Andy it’s not like your used to be years ago a cheap meal.
I love haddock and chips and the chippy I go to also does a lovely cod or plaice.Denise like plaice best. It a great chippy but it’s a 10 minute drive.There is normally a queue down the street to get in depending on the time but still get served very quickly. There are about 5 people serving you. So done in no time. They do chilli,I keep saying I’ll try it one day. Only problem is it’s about 1000 calories for fish and chips so don’t go very often. Andy it’s not like your used to be years ago a cheap meal.
Day 19 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
Our line-dancers’ Christmas lunch was fun. Marie, our teacher, awarded each of us a glitter ball trophy. I got the ‘Last Waltz Award’, because apparently I’m the only one with enough energy left to do one more dance once the hour is up. Which isn’t much of an achievement if you consider I’m at least a decade younger than most of the others 😅
@stitchincarol – wow – a 6 lb drop in a couple of days! 🎯 Our bodies do love to taunt us 😏 But, to lose a parent at 9 years old? So sad.
@jaifaim – congrats on being back in the maintenance zone! 🥳️ Yes, we are a well-travelled family. We spent over a year in Canada too when I was about 9, & one of my siblings now lives in Australia 🦘️ I’d forgotten that I’d mentioned working through something a while back. In a nutshell, I kept getting a video recommendation on YouTube – ‘Are you undiagnosed autistic?’ So I eventually watched it, & to say it was a revelation would be an understatement. So many things suddenly made sense to me, especially from my childhood. I did several on-line tests too, & I only got ‘yes’ or ‘most likely’ outcomes. So I then went to see a psychologist a couple of times. It’s not what I’d call an official diagnosis; that’s a very long & complicated process & not something I need. But she told me that in her opinion I was ‘on the spectrum’. Autism isn’t something people talked about in the 60’s & 70’s when I was growing up. You heard the word & immediately thought of a small, difficult boy having meltdowns. But it’s a spectrum, & many seemingly ‘normal’ & even well-known people have it. I mean, I’m still the same person, & my life’s not going to change one way or the other. But I understand myself better, & I’m no longer going to feel guilty or awkward about declining invitations or not wanting to participate in social activities that I don’t feel like doing.
@merryapple – yes, that’s the place! About 100 km north of Auckland. It was literally just a village when my parents moved there in ’99. Now it’s more like a town. I think the crazy house prices in Auckland have contributed to Mangawhai’s rapid development, & some people actually do a daily commute, about 90 minutes each way 🥴️
@missybear – your mention of short days whizzing by made me wonder when our longest day of the year is, so I just checked. The 21st – just two days away – is our summer solstice. Despite the fact that we just started summer. So you don’t have long to wait for your days to start getting longer 🌛☀️
Gotta dash, Sending RESOLVE to the Thursday fasters! 💪🎯
Pocket List – Day 19 🫚
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@missybear
Day 19 – Ireland – FD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
154.9 🔁
Hi all, I’m aiming for a FD today.
@merryapple enjoy your new haircut! 💇 and thanks! Like you, I need the buffer zone so hoping to get back to my ATL in January which I think as 152 or 153 ish and 155 will be the limit of that maintenance zone.. I’m sure your friends mean really well but… listen to your body – we all know when we feel best in ourselves. 💪⭐️
Oh @missybear I think the days really are just whizzing by…. Well Done on holding out on the Baileys!! If there is one bottle which doesn’t last long after opening it’s Baileys – not because of the product itself just because it’s so delicious 🤤
@funshipfreddie how was your last line dancing class?
Good to see you @brightonbelle – hope your London day out was lots of fun!
@stitchincarol ahh you’ve gone and overtaken me! Go you!! Keep on keeping on!!!! 🏹I’d love the recipe and the freezing method sounds so efficient! I have lots ifnmedjool dates at home so would be glad of the recipe too!
Same here… continuous tidying at the moment… but you’re right… not worth worrying about … 💕💕
Pocket List – Day 19 🫚
Morning All.,
Very chilly out..
I am going to the opticians later hopefully to be signed off .. I then can ring the hospital and sort my next appointment out.
Going to Jacqui’s for lunch on Sunday and will be seeing William which will be nice. Swapped my day as he’s going to footy on Saturday.
Hemmy..
I do enjoy haddock and chips, I have to go lunch time as I am still not driving at night.
Have a good day all..
Jean x
No change on the scales or the tape measure which is so disappointing. I am at a loss to know what to do to reverse this and fasting doesn’t seem to have any impact at all.
I was going to skip breakfast but now I question whether there’s any point. I might just wait until the boys have left after Christmas and then start again.
How are you doing Iona?
Day 19 NZ FD 68.9kg
Haircut day!! Yeah!! My hair dresser works on movies now and does one day per week for his favourite clients if we’re lucky!!
@funshipfreddie Maungawhai = maunga plus whai or stingray = mountain of the stingrays. A lovely resting place😘
For the others: It’s on the coast and has a harbour. It’s a beautiful spot and is fast becoming a hangout for Aucklanders so realestate is on the⬆️
@jaifaim Fantastic!! I had to do a conversion to understand where you are down to!! 155lb = 70.3kg
It seems like a different mindset ‘getting back into the zone’ vs ‘losing weight’. Maybe because of trusting yourself to do this💪
My goal from the beginning was under 70kg but I’m now aiming for 65kg/ 143lbs. My friends say don’t lose any more weight(!!) I’m doing it slowly and quietly now because I look fine but it’s going to give me a buffer…
@brightonbelle I love the thought of watching a Christmas pantomime!!! Have fun and a really good laugh!!!
@missybear I love having a cold snowy Christmas and being tucked up inside. It’s our summer hols and everything shuts down for 6+ weeks…
@molij Enjoy Christmas celebrations and sherry with your lovely neighbours. At least it’s served in wee glasses!!
Where are you thinking of moving to?
@northgeorgia Its a weekly food total not a daily one in the end!! You’ll balance this out!!
@stitchincarol😇 Your summary is fantastic to hear!! Well done you!! I imagine your house is so Christmasy and your grandchildren will love your efforts!!
@at Your area must be stunning at this time of year.
I can smell your Chistmas baking from here!!🤣
@ccco How about planning what you eat with meds so it doesn’t interfere with your with your fasting plans – then you’re not ‘breaking’ your fast, you’re taking your meds??
@excelsior12309 Do you have more of an Italian tradition at Christmas or am I getting your love of pasta mixed up!!
@lilymartin How are you getting on??
I’m hoping @penz will be back in the New Year.
Quality not quantity 😋🎄
Pocket List
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@jaifaim
@missybear
Good evening everyone a wet one here again. Its been so nice having the dry days
A lovely afternoon in Banbury.. A light sandwich lunch at M&& .. always so fresh.
Got some last minute good buys .. I think The White Company must be closing down as 50% of all stock.. Found a lovely sweater for Kristy
Feeling tired now.. when I got back at 4.30 I had to go straight in the garden and play with Pip as he had been such a good boy… really though could have put my feet up with a cuppa. lolol
I have just had fish and chips from the van that comes to the village.. So not a brilliant eating day lol.. But you have to sometimes don’t you.lol
I really wish I could get into the spirit.. I will have to pull my socks up.lol
Nana what are you up to today.
Dave.. I used to do the gammon years ago in the oven.. But covered it with a mix of honey and mustard .. I think that probably is nicer kept basting it with the lovely juices.. Denise is soo lucky . that she has her very own chef..
H H How is Mum.. Lovely to have a break now from Home start till New year.
Sym…Glad all went well yesterday its different entertaining alone .. Lovely to see your Grandson I bet.
Enjoy your evening everyone. You’ll get there, just keep going Xxxx
Good evening everyone a wet one here again. Its been so nice having the dry days
A lovely afternoon in Banbury.. A light sandwich lunch at M&& .. always so fresh.
Got some last minute good buys .. I think The White Company must be closing down as 50% of all stock.. Found a lovely sweater for Kristy
Feeling tired now.. when I got back at 4.30 I had to go straight in the garden and play with Pip as he had been such a good boy… really though could have put my feet up with a cuppa. lolol
I have just had fish and chips from the van that comes to the village.. So not a brilliant eating day lol.. But you have to sometimes don’t you.lol
I really wish I could get into the spirit.. I will have to pull my socks up.lol
Nana what are you up to today.
Dave.. I used to do the gammon years ago in the oven.. But covered it with a mix of honey and mustard .. I think that probably is nicer. Denise has her very own chef..
H H How is Mum.. Lovely to have a break now from Home start till New year.
Sym…Glad all went well yesterday its different entertaining alone .. Lovely to see your Grandson I bet.
Enjoy your evening everyone. You’ll get there, just keep going Xxxx
I would try it for Denise I don’t like gammon myself. Had a couple of hours bowling today. Had a drop off rain but not too bad I did get soaked this morning taking Chloe out though.Cant believe how soon it goes dark. Three more days then it will start getting light again. Roll on summer.
Day 18 – Rural Nebraska, USA – CD – 153.4
I’m thankful for that six pound drop from Monday–I was fairly certain the ugly weight wouldn’t last, but I’ve thought that before and been tricked, LOL! I’m not actually losing weight in December, but not gaining is an achievement all on its own, and I’m ten pounds down from last summer, so there’s plenty to be pleased about. The additional twenty I want to lose will eventually disappear.
@molij Nicely done on getting right back into fasting after ten days of traveling and visiting and eating! How lovely to have neighbors who love you so much that they’re so sad you’re moving; hopefully you’ll be able to become just as close to the new neighbors when you move!
@merryapple Wow, that’s a lot of earthquakes so close to you. All of my Christmas cookies happen to be the kind you roll into balls (rather than drop from spoons), so I do the cookie dough in the freezer already scooped and ready to bake so that I can produce freshly baked cookies with only the need to put the dough on the cookie sheets and bake…no mess, no cleaning up, almost no time. And, the date nut swirls–a beloved old family recipe–is supposed to be frozen so it can be easily sliced, so it’s a perfect holiday cookie to have a few at a time. @molij mentioned she loves dates, so I’ll post the recipe when I can grab a moment. And good point about my sister’s appetite not being huge, but few of the planned meals are large, they’re simply consistent, LOL.
@funshipfreddie Condolences on your parents. My dad died at 57 in 1967 when I was 9 and my mom in 2015 at 96 when I was 56…but I still ache for my mom, and wish I’d had more time to get to know my dad. As a book title I once read proclaimed, the loss of parents is “The Loss that is Forever.” 💞
@jaifaim Congratulations for being firmly in the maintenance zone!
@northgeorgia Here’s something I’ve often wondered about you: have you ever considered being a permanent member of the ZBC? Even on NFDs? That might help you stay closer to the losing track than the maintaining or even gaining track…?
It seems all I do is tidy my house these days. All that shopping I’ve been doing–presents, groceries–makes a clutter that removes the peace from being home, so I’m trying hard to stay on top of it all. I folded origami stars to give to my piano students along with a small bag of candy, and that mess is still in front of me because I have three more stars to fold for tomorrow’s students, and I have one more batch of cookies to mix up, scoop, and freeze, and two final presents to wrap, and then I think I’m done with crafts and baking and wrapping gifts, and it’ll be down to practicing the organ for Christmas Eve and Day services. Or at least, I like to think it’ll be so easy and peaceful, LOL!
At any rate, Christmas Eve and Day will get here regardless of how “ready” I am, so I’m not bothering to stress about it…age has its advantages, as we learn that little piece of truth eventually, right?
Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 18 Wales 🏴 NFD
Maybe it’s the short days, less daylight, making me feel like the days are whizzing by. There also seems to be a general air of things must be done this week before Christmas, bit crazy really because things only shut down for a couple of days.
@molij sipping a sherry sounds so cosy and Christmassy. I’m looking forward to breaking the seal on the Baileys but doing my utmost to hold on until Christmas Eve.
@funshipfreddie you made me realise that I am fortunate to still have my dad who will be celebrating his 88th birthday on Monday.
@jaifaim congratulations on being back in your maintenance zone!
Have a good day everyone 🤗
Day 18 – USA/GA – ZBC
Weigh-in: 233 lbs. It’s an iffy next two days, so I can’t make promises I cannot keep. However, this could turn into a FD or OMAD or something, so, starting out with a ZBC 🙂
Day 18 UK NFD
Well done to all that are managing the festive season better than I am , currently on a train for our annual trip to London for a Pantomime and dinner out , will try and squeeze in a CD if not a FD soon
Hemmy it sounds very sweet 😬 I will let you have a go first!
I usually I bring mine to the boil twice throwing the water and foam away after each time, then bring to the boil and simmer until cooked, then leave in hot water let it cool down.
(If there’s fat around the edges I take it off while it’s hot and put back in the water to cool down.)
Jean
Hemmy it sounds very sweet 😬 I will let you have a go first!
I usually I bring mine to the boil twice throwing the water and foam away after each time, then bring to the boil and simmer until cooked, then leave in hot water let it cool down.
(If there’s fat around the edges I take it off while it’s hot and put back in the water to cool down.)
Jean
Day 18 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
154.9 🥳
Well I am very happy to be back in my maintenance zone… 🥳 I am tempted to say “for however long it lasts” but… I’m
not going to… I have had a mindset shift in the past few weeks and although I might pop out of this newly revisited range on the coming weeks because of one dinner, one choice, or one day… this is where I will be in 2025 if you are looking for me 😂😂
The aim is to go lower and for this to be the high end of my maintenance.
I ate well but as planned yesterday and other than the GF small cake there were very little carbs.
@excelsior12309 thanks! I’m hoping the control is paying off.. I hope you are looking forward to a very well earned holiday break 🎄? did you manage to sort out your staffing issues from earlier this year? I hope so 🤞
@merryapple I realised after my post that I hadn’t read your post properly on my morning rush… I’ve read about Vanuatu before as I’m a little obsessed with islands 😂 So terrible for such a beautiful place. Yes.. your food read as more than 500 😂😂😂
@funshipfreddie wow your parents are both buried in NZ? You were a well travelled family? It must be in your blood. Thinking of you today on your dad’s birthday. 🥰 btw.. I hope that you are well as you posted a while ago that you were working through some stuff so as I wrote my intro above regarding mindset shift I thought of you. 💕
@molij it must be bittersweet to think about leaving a place you have loved living while knowing that it makes so much sense … you will always have it to go back to ♥️ 🏴 ♥️ I felt that leaving France but I’ve never regretted the move and love skipping back from time to time (ok lots 😂😂😂)
@ccco I hope your WFD went well and maybe have some soup or a broth with your medication?
@stitchincarol we are around the same numbers now…⭐️ How lovely to have your sister visiting but I know it will be tricky… I’ll be on the move a lot over the holidays so that will be a challenge but Kia Kaha as @merryapple says..
@northgeorgia well done on reaching the 220s 💪
Ok.. I’ve just lost some text on my phone.. grrr..
Have a lovely day all… I’ll be back on the pocket list tomorrow 💯
Day 18 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
It would’ve been my dad’s 82nd birthday today. My aunt in Auckland took flowers to the cemetery in Mangawhai where both my parents are buried, as she does every year. I can’t believe it’s nearly 8 years since he died. And almost 20 years since I lost my mum! She died just days after that terrible Tsunami on Boxing Day, 2004.
@molij – I’ve visited Cape Town a few times, though I don’t think I’ve ever been to Witbank. I love Cape Town, although I prefer the climate where I live now. Have you decided where you’ll move to once you’ve sold up? Goodbyes are never easy. I remember you saying you want to move closer to your children & grandchildren. Are they in England?
@stitchincarol – I don’t recall anyone offering to host January yet, so thank you! 🙏 If December is the toughest month, I guess January must be the easiest, because we’ll all be full of resolve & raring to go! 🏃
@merryapple – our ‘Parktown Prawns’ are related to the New Zealand tree wētã, according to Wikipedia. Luckily we don’t get them this far south. Even the regular little crickets can make a racket if they get indoors, though I quite like hearing their chirping at night, from a distance 😅
It’s our last line-dancing session of 2024 today. Then right after, we’re all off to Doppio Zero, a ‘Mediterranean inspired’ restaurant just a couple of km away. But I will be on my best behaviour. And back on the list tomorrow 😇
Happy Hump Day! 🐫
Day 18 NZ NFD 69.2kg 🏃🏼♀️
I ate lots of vegetables and a punnet of strawberries y’day as well as cheese, a venison sausage and a slice of sourdough… Not too bad despite the scales pinging up. Oh and a small Christmas mince pie. When you write it down it seems to exceed 500 cals🤣
Apologies – my area is the Pacific Ocean and I didn’t think that you might not know about Vanuatu. It’s an island archipelago (about 80) in the Pacific Ocean north east of Australia. The locals are Melanesian and Port Vila is the capital, where the earthquake hit. 14 are reported dead at this stage.
@excelsior12309 We do get lots of earthquakes but fortunately not this one!
https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake
The San Andreas fault line in California moves 5cm per year. The problem occurs when it’s unable to move and the pressure builds😬
@molij Love to hear you’re having a Christmas sherry. If I could I would join you!!!
@northgeorgia Fantastic you have made it into the decade below!!
@stitchincarol You are always putting cookie dough in the freezer. It’s not a habit I’m familiar with!! I’ll make shortbread in a mold for Hogmanay and put it in the fridge before tipping it out onto a baking tray or a cheese cake base in there.
You might find your sister doesn’t eat as much as you think and will enjoy a simple supper??? Enjoy her stay!!
@funshipfreddie We have a cricket which hopped over from Oz and is a very noisy pest. The grubs eat the roots of grass etc. If they get into the house by jumping on a passerby they make a helluva racket esp at night but go quiet when you’re trying to track them down…
Remember quality not quantity!!
Hello everyone,
Okay Gday, YOU should have got the Isle of Skye heatwave swap!
I hope today isn’t too bad.
Your capsicums sound wonderful. They are terribly expensive here at the moment. My favourite is roasted red capsicums and I prefer homemade to jars, so I hope the price comes down soon.
My contribution to the pepper family is the same chili plant (just about a tree now) that I have had for years. It is covered with green ones at the moment. I still have my fridge and freezer packed with last year’s chili oil, chili paste, sweet chili sauce, roasted chilis and frozen just plain.
I’m also complaining about the heat, and remembering how I complained about the cold, haha. I am enjoying my summer clothes, lots of linen and silk and lovely cotton.
We had 41c on Monday and I wilted, and was also minding my 8yo granddaughter. Eep. We managed to have a nice time but I think I am still recovering.
The hot day must have germinated all the pumpkin seeds in the garden so any of my little seedings that survive will soon be shaded by however many pumpkin plants I let continue.
Thin, I have the same trouble trying to put thoughts and my point of view into words. I might be worse in a cafe setting! But it would be fun to try, with the time to just casually work through conversations with plenty of time to explain and listen.
Neil, yay for a good weigh in. 600g down is good!
That lingering cough can take so long! Patience. (Mine is still going too).
One day your energy and bounce will return! Soon I hope.
Best wishes to everyone,
How was the Isle of Skye Anzac? I hope your trip continues it wonderfulness.
Hi Lindsay, Turn, and LJoyce how are you going?
Ciao
Just a quickie.. lol xxxx
Just saw this on Facebook .. and thought I would share and what are your thoughts.Xx I feel like trying it with a small gammon joint.
Best. Gammon. Ever!
Cup of brown sugar at bottom of slow cooker, place gammon joint on top, another 1/2 cup of brown sugar on top of joint.
Cook on low for 8 hours.
Just trust me – you’ll never do it any other way again.
And before anybody asks me the same question 100 times. NO you do not need to add any liquid. As it cooks the sugar draws out the salt from the meat and creates its own gorgeous juices which make a nice gravy!
This will be served with egg and chips 😉
Lush!
Enjoy all 😘
Evening All..
I have had a lovely day with Louise and Sheila, the food went down well. I have got out of the entertaining mode…
William is home he goes back on the 2nd January, I am going up on Saturday to see Jacqui so hoping he is in.
Dave..
Good you are feeling much better. Lots of smart stuff it would be too much for me.
Hemmy..
It all went well.. I make a mean quiche most people enjoy it. Bright and cheerful for tomorrow.. I like red, possibly more a mucky red as I call it 😂
Enjoy your day.
Hedgehog..
Yes all happy in the Jacqui household, tricky getting home on the train he thought a suicide on the track, over 5 hours to get home from London, usually a couple of hours.
Good you have got your tree, get you in the mood…
Jean x
Morning all, weigh in was down just 600g, feeling crap still, my symptoms are all gone except for an annoying lingering cough that won’t go away. Feeling bloated and yuck.
Evening!
Dave- glad you’re on the mend today 🤗 I’m not keen on the gadgets, although I like my phone now I’m used to it!
Jean- hope you’ve had a good day, must be a long way for them to come just for a day? Poor grandson, good he’s got ideas for moving on though. Jacqui will be pleased to see him I’m sure but not the circumstances…
Hemmy- well done with losing a pound. No harm in taking it easy, you deserve some lazy days! Hope Kristy gets better before she visits, & have a lovely day out tomorrow!
Nana- hope your hubby is on the mend too…well done with your loss, forgot to say yesterday!
My friend was poorly so walked on our own, had set the alarm too, a beautiful sun rise though! Rang my HomeStart family, that’s it now until the new year. Picked up the Christmas tree, did a big butchers shop, then found the lady had forgotten to put the adapter in so had to go back for it…did more cake decorating this afternoon. Have been quite hungry today, but just had the 2 meals.
Day 17 North Wales NFD
Good fast day yesterday. Thought I might have found it difficult. Managed to fast until 12.30pm today. It went down hill a bit after that. I decided that today I would tell our neighbours and a few close friends that live nearby that we would be putting the house up for sale mid January. Lots of tears, coffee and cake and now I am sitting with my feet up drinking a glass of sherry watching the Grinch. I only ever drink sherry at Christmas. 😂
@funshipfreddie never heard of the crickets being called Parktown Prawns. I do remember Dooming them. They are not nice creatures so I understand your reluctance to move them. I lived in Witbank and Melkbostrand. I worked in the hospital in Witbank and at the Red Cross Children’s hospital in Cape Town when we lived there.
@jaifaim sorry you didn’t get a woosh but glad you are in the 155’s
@northgeorgia well done on your weight loss 💪💪💪💪.
@stitchincarol glad you are at a better weight. Your date nut swirls sound lovely. I love dates and nuts.
Hope everyone has had a good day x
Pocket List – Day 17 🍏
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@excelsior12309 FD800
@stitchincarol
@ccco
USA. Day 17 FD
Yesterday turned into a regular NFD. It was not my plan but today I hope to do a better job at almost a WFD. My problem with WFDs is that I take medications that require me to eat something!
Pocket List – Day 17 🍏
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@ccco
Hope everyone is doing well! 😊
Good afternoon everyone.Xxxx
Its a very dark day here but at least dry for walking Xxxx
Feeling tired today and I cant be bothered with much I will be glad to see lighter nights again.
Tomorrow Chris and I are going to Banbury for a light lunch and M&S for some last bits. Just got my clothes ready .. bright red sweater and jacket hopefully cheer me up. lol
It will be lovely to see Kristy on Saturday till Boxing day.. ..have a nice rest from walking although at the moment she looks full of cold .. hopefully though its just being non stop busy with Xmas events.
Nana .. How is hubby ..
Dave.. Lol Lovely to hear you back to your gadgets .. you must be feeling better.
H H .. Did you have an enjoyable walk with your friend. How is Mum .
Sym.. Hoping you are having an enjoyable day .. I bet that quiche is lovely. I haven’t made one for years.
Enjoy the afternoon everyone.. Just going in the chilly damp garden with Pip..
Not being lazy, just being in an energy saving mode Xxxx
Day 17 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD – 156.4
Yup, one behaved day yesterday got me back down to a better weight. I’m not celebrating it as excellent, but it’s acceptable, and today should dispatch more of it.
Another busy day, with a single batch of Date Nut Swirls FINALLY made and put in the freezer to slice and bake as needed, and it’s only 9:30am. It’s been a decade or two since I only made a single batch, so I’m proud of the restraint I forced on myself.
@northgeorgia How glorious to have hit 229–I’m sure you’re thoroughly chuffed even though you understand it won’t last once you eat anything. But STILL! Well, well done.
Have I said my 81yo sister is coming on Thursday and staying until December 30? It will be lovely but adds its own level of stress to have someone here, and to need to cook a real supper every night for those 11 days. So today I not only have piano lessons, but intense grocery shopping, and the final pick up of Christmas gifts that have arrived at the various stores, as well as a few returns already…LOL, ’tis the season, eh?
So sorry I can’t chatter more; once Nadine arrives, it may be simpler for me…or may not, LOL!
Have a grand one, everyone!
Pocket List – Day 17 🍏
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@stitchincarol
Say, is anyone lined up for January? I’ll volunteer unless someone else was planning on it.
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@northgeorgia – congrats on reaching the 220’s! 🎯💪
Pocket List – Day 17 🍏
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Day 17 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 229 lbs! Last time I weighed this was my birthday this past summer. Now, the reality is the holiday season is about to set in, so I am well aware it could be the last I see of the 220s this year and I was really just expecting to maintain weight through the entire month of December. However, I also didn’t expect to actually hit the 220s at all this month either, so … wow!
For those of you struggling, don’t worry, it’s the holidays — just remember not every single minute of every day is a celebration of mindless stuffing of treats, only certain moments are 🙂 I think it’s OK to celebrate; we are human and we have our cultural festivities! It just doesn’t have to be a three or four week non-stop munchathon.
@merryapple I hadn’t heard about the earthquake. I heard so far there is one confirmed fatality and many more injured. I hope the aftershocks will be very mild in the area.
Thank you for sharing this information…
Day 17-No. VA USA-FD 800
Wow! Everyone sounds so busy. My weight is steady from the other day, so OK, as I did a lot of carbs yesterday and the day before.
@stitchincarol, your get-together with family sounds epic. I imagine all those young children and holiday festivities must have been fun but also controlled chaos, as they say. For me, it would have been a “busman’s holiday”! I did not come from a big family, but my husband’s family get-togethers at Christmas were large and noisy and fun.
@funshipfreddie, I hope we shall see some impressive work from your last class! Also, I am distressed about the idea of a prawn-sized cricket…I don’t mind beetles, which are pretty slow, but crickets and their cousins the roaches move too fast for me!
@molij, it sounds as if you had a wonderful visit, and not too much weight damage done!
@merryapple, you are remarkably cavalier about the earthquake and aftershocks!!! But I guess you don’t have much choice when you live where you live. The price of the stunning beauty of the islands. Hope your hand mobility and strength is increasing steadily.
@northgeorgia, your weight is slowly dropping! Try adding a spoonful of “soup base” to the broth. It comes in many flavors and adds some really good concentrated taste to soups. (Available in the canned soup aisle of your local grocery store!)
@missybear, staying out of the kitchen is hard to do this time of year. Good you are busy.
@jaifaim, keep the momentum. Your holding steady, with all your activities, is inspiring.
Happy day to all!
Good morning I feel much better today. Hemmy well done on the pound loss and Nana, you both do well. Got lots of smarthome stuff to play with, thermometers for each room which also tell the humidity as well. Sensors to turn on lights when I enter the room and turn off when I leave the room.If I can work out how to do it 😁.Smart plugs that tell exactly how much electricity you have used to whatever is plugged into it.All can be done from my phone. I can get Alexa to turn the telly on and off and even change TV channels so no searching for the remote.Denise used to call all the smarthome stuff but when the internet was down one night she was moaning because she had to get out of bed too turn off the light😀😃😃
Second post.
Somehow did not see the last few posts on the page.
@funshipfreddie enjoy your last class for the year and love the story of your guest cricket.. 🫣
@merryapple 👏👏 to you!!
I have not seen any news so am off to look.. I have a friend travelling over there at the moment so must check in with her. She is hiking somewhere near Milford Sound this week I think…
Kia Kaha 💪 as you say… I love it.
Day 17 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
155.9 ⬇️
😁 in my most optimistic of moods I thought I’d see a super whoosh this morning 🫣 even though I’ve never worked out what causes a whoosh for me… but with a controlled weekend and a great FD yesterday and increased exercise over the past week or so I thought it might be so… but nope.. still here hovering.. but happy that I’m in the 155s. Today will not be a usual mid week CD as I’m having a nice breakfast (protein only) but then off to a cafe mid morning which does yummy GF cakes. So there you go! My plan for the day…will then have a good rest of the week. We can do this 💪
@molij – so great to have you back and to hear you had such a lovely day one with the family 💕💕
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 17 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@merryapple – December goal reached?!! Now to stay there 👏 🎯 🥇
@molij – no more power outages recently. Interesting that your DH worked for Eskom. That’s half the problem here now though, in many government depts; so many people in jobs they aren’t qualified for. All aboard the gravy train. Those crickets – they call them ‘Parktown Prawns. Or African king crickets. Truly revolting creatures! One appeared in my bathroom years ago when I lived in Johannesburg. It was sat in the tub, looking around like it was mentally remodelling the place & not planning on leaving anytime soon. So I got the caretaker to shift it. It took her about 10 seconds. I felt like such a wuss 🤣
A little late maybe, but – ‘7 holiday situations – and how to navigate them’. From the low-carb dietdoctor.com site:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/holiday
Gotta dash, last mosaic class of 2024 today.
Pocket List – Day 17 🍏
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Day 17 NZ NFD 68.4kg 🏃🏼♀️
I walked up Mt Eden on my own today which meant I could concentrate on waving my arms around with the UFC 1 kg weights on my wrist.
There has been a 7.3 earthquake in Vanuatu at a depth of 57km which is shallow. The epicentre was close to the downtown and city buildings have pancaked, including the newly built American Embassy… Our defence force is on standby to go there. The thing about earthquakes is that there is never just one. Christchurch had more than 3,000 aftershocks…
NZ trashed England in the last cricket test. England won the first two so they have won the series👏
@jaifaim I never thought of using chippies / crisps as a source of salt replacement 🤣 until now😬
@stitchincarol A good controlled day will mean you drop back to your new range so Kia Kaha!! (stay strong)
@molij Welcome back home!! Lovely to hear you’ve had a great time with your family. I’m sure a lean week leading up to the 25th will correct any rises!!
@funshipfreddie Great to hear you’re back on track!! I can feel the PFDS glow from here!!
I’ve got to disappear out to the Guild Christmas party now.
Remember quality NOT quantity!!!!
Nana..
Well done on your half a pound off, you are so regular with it.. hope hubby soon feels better and you don’t get it…
Dave..
Hope you are soon feeling better.
Hedgehog..
My pastry was balanced both ways so I joined it together, it should be ok.
His partner did this about 6 months ago, no one knew and he was very upset, she came back after a week. She left this time and told him she would tell him Friday if she was coming back or not. He got the first flight out. He won’t be taking her back. He is already planning ahead .. he would like to go to the mines to work for a year, make some money and come back home UK and buy a house. Still things change.
I don’t like Christmas any more, I had such fun with Steve over Xmas. I can understand your mum especially when she’s not good either.
Hemmy..
Well done on your pound off you do really well. I have had a good fd not hungry at all.
All ready for tomorrow, quiche to build and bake and trifle topping to go on.. pastry all well, resting in the fridge. I will do after walk..
Jean x
Good evening everyone.. .. the days are going on wheels now..Xxxx
Another very mild day. hopefully it will last a while yet I dont like snow and ice.
After walking did a shop at Tesco.. cheeses nuts and other bits..
I was pleased this morning to see I had lost a pound of the two I had put on. Hopefully the other one gone by Friday.
Dave… I wonder what caused you to feel so ill. Did you eat anything that might have been suspect.. ..Hopefully it s just a 24 hr bug.
Nana.. Well done on your loss. Hope hubby is feeling better soon.
H H .. Its no wonder Mum is stressed .. there is alwasy such a lot of rush and pressure at this time of year.. You can feel . plus a sad time for many.. missing loved ones. Christmas never seems to get easier .
Sym… Hope your fasting is going well. Are you all pastry ready now for vistors tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening everyone Peace, Love, Health, Comfort, ✨- all the rest is nothing.. Xxxx
Evening!
Poor you Dave, I hope you feel better soon, an unexpected FD 🤗
Jean- have a nice day with your visitors tomorrow…very annoying with the pastry! I do some new recipes grams & some old ounces, can’t convert one to the other very easily though! Poor grandson, is he really upset?
Nana- hope hubby feels better soon too, shame to miss your meal tonight. Is his back any better?
Hemmy- what have you been up to today?
The tractors were brilliant yesterday, very late though! Have been to see youngest son today, & got the Christmas cakes iced, will leave that to dry for a couple of days & then decorate them. Going out early tomorrow with my friend & her dog.
Disappointed that the scales are exactly the same but I skipped breakfast and didn’t eat until 3pm.
Shall aim to do the same for 2 more days this week. Sharing out the work chocolate with the boy.
How wonderful to see your little granddaughter in her dance show, Iona. I don’t have any grandkids or expect to have any which is sad.
Onwards and downwards fast friends
Posted a few Christmas cards stamps cost a fortune. Over 20 quid for a few stamps and they were second class. On feeling absolutely lifeless.No energy at all. Managed to take Chloe out twice one more to go. Might be an early night tonight.
Day 16 – Rural Nebraska, USA – FD800 – 159.2
That weight is a result of thinking I could rest on my “laurels”…turns out my laurels of restraint are not so very strong! Sunday was the extended family Christmas (DH’s family, since mine is mostly in California), and it was a race to do all my church stuff and then get home to cook the already-marinated pork tenderloin and wrap two presents for the exchange and then be on our way–whew, LOL! There were 39 of us, and 16 of them were children, most of them under the age of 10, and the announcement that one of the neices is pregnant with her first–what a fun time it was. I had a reasonable meal, but way too much wine and dessert, and then thought I ought to eat more when we got home, so that explains the hideous weight this morning and the decision for a FD800. It is also likely responsible for the four hours I was awake in the night, but I knitted and made some solid progress, and then went back to bed for another four hours of sleep, giving me a total of eight, so I’m not feeling in need of any sympathy, LOL. But I AM feeling in need of additional hours in this day because my to-do list is very long, so this is my chatter.
Have a grand one, everyone!
Pocket List – Day 16 🍅
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle
@missybear
@molij
@northgeorgia
@jaifaim
@stitchincarol FD800
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