Day 1 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 236 lbs. Good progress this morning. Now, since August, I’ve been dealing with silent reflux, and it was having such an impact on my health — constant coughing and being unable to talk for more than five minutes without getting choked up. I believe this has been in part due to the weight gain over the past couple of years. Anyway, I had read about taking Nexium daily (with breakfast in the morning, so I skip FDs) and ending the evening with a liquid antacid after mealtime, and over the past month, it has worked wonderfully — feeling 80% recovered. Until, well, the past week. I finally realized it was my discovery of raw cabbage for FDs — doesn’t agree with me for an evening meal. Came to that conclusion last night, so I’ll avoid it on FDs.
All of this is setup for the Nexium regime. Since I have to take the pill in the mornings with food, I thought the best way is with an egg. I ate my last boiled egg last night. Well, with the price of eggs, I procure mine through a co-worker who has egg-laying hens. And although refrigerated, with being so cost-conscious, I try to make them last as long as possible in the back of the refrigerator. Long story short, some eggs are old. I was going to fry one this morning, but thought to use a bowl to ensure freshness as I cracked them. Only three left in the old crate (I have a fresh dozen from last Thursday to get into), and I crack the first one. Half of the egg misses the bowl (thinner shell than I thought) and went all over the cooktop and the floor. After cleaning that mess, it looked good and I put it into the pan. OK, well, let me crack another into the bowl (no mess this time) — perfect, so into the pan. That lone solitary egg … grrrr! Well, let me use it up. In my haste, not into the bowl but directly into the pan, and PUTRID, with nasty moldiness splattered across all the good eggs. YUCK! Quick, get the baking soda, scramble, cool and trash. Well, no eggs for me this morning. I was about to do some real self-pushing stuff in my anger as I eyed some heavy leftovers. I plated it up, and realized what a ridiculous thought that was, and just put plastic wrap over it and back into the refrigerator. I settled for a light wrap of about 120 calories instead.
Good morning!
Hi Louis, your post really resonates with me—sometimes even when things look okay on paper, we still feel like something’s off and want to make a change. I had a similar feeling running my small https://makca.co/business-services/ business; even though everything seemed fine, I felt overwhelmed. Using bookkeeping-services-uae helped me regain control and focus—maybe the 5:2 diet will do the same for your health journey. Wishing you the best as you start!
2nd Post – Day 1
@at – thanks for the spreadsheet 🙏
Day 1 – UK – NFD
Good morning – quick input before heading out for a walk with a friend before it gets too hot here 🥵
The spreadsheet attached by @lilymartin above is unfortunately the ONE FOR MARCH NOT MAY – here is the link for Motivated May 2025
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123MWEFEEwP9PT8hw7dHgZopZPEi6Ow_LEWHM9EfMouE/edit?usp=sharing
Catch up this afternoon after my walk
Day 1 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@jaifaim, @lilymartin – thank you! ‘Motivated May ☀’ – love it!
@lilymartin – it looks like you’ve posted a link for the ‘Mindful March’ spreadsheet there? And it hasn’t been reset/cleared, or whatever it is people do to it? 🤔
Pocket List – Day 1 🍳
@funshipfreddie
Glad to help @lilymartin 🤗
Day 1 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
156.5lbs
Hi all, good to be here and I’m setting the intention for the month to get back below 155 but also to tone… I had forgotten how important strength work is these days in my mid-50s (that number is always a shock to me 😬 😮🤭🤗) 💪🏻
I have a cycle challenge in mid-June so also have to start working properly towards that. The holiday will help. ☀️
Happy month of Merry May everyone! ☀️
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 1 country west Australia NFD
Thanks @jaifaim for setting this up. The vagaries of technology and rural life. Wifi not working due veto network issues for 2 days now.
These monthly challenges were started by @coda in May 2016 and have been going strong ever since. Goals can be overwhelming when viewed as a whole. But by breaking them down into small achievable pieces, we are able to stay focused and motivated to accomplish our goals one step at a time in bite-sized monthly challenges.
There are no rules, but as a general guide, here are some tips for any new people:
1. Posting – This is our only true rule: please start each post with the day of the month, where you are, and if you’re on a fast day (FD), non-fast day (NFD) or controlled day (CD). We’re located all over the world and in different time zones so it helps us keep track of which day we’re talking about, who else is fasting with us on a particular day etc. Look at the various posts, and you’ll soon see the pattern, and will learn how useful it is for reading.
2. In your first post, please introduce yourself to the group – this helps us to get to know each other, which is especially helpful for newbies. Perhaps say something about where you started, your journey so far, what you’re aiming for or how you are benefiting from fasting. You might like to include your starting weight or your goals for the month. But you don’t have to – share only what you are comfortable sharing online.
3. Spreadsheet – below is the link to the May Spreadsheet – It’s in alphabetical order by username. If you find it helpful, you can use it to record and track your progress as well as keeping track of how others are doing. It can help with perspective, accountability or planning. And if you need help just ask – there’s always someone happy to help. But you don’t have to use it if you don’t want to. It’s just another tool you can use if you choose.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17-IBPQOxK5UBUK-Vx7pqINE0bJqNaUSTrky_EqH0vNU/edit?usp=sharing
4. Frequency – Some people post daily, others check in every few days. Some are brief, others are long and chatty. If you’re posting for a second time in the same day please head your post e.g. Day 1 – 2nd Post. Past history shows that posting every day truly does help with motivation for staying on track with your goals, so please don’t feel shy about suddenly posting daily; we love new members!
5. Content of your post– Comments or questions, complaints or celebration – anything you’d like to share with the forum. Recipes, tips, tricks and bright ideas are always welcome. Remember: we all have good days and bad days, days we fall off the wagon or days when we are hanging on by our fingernails, days when our mojo deserts us and days where we feel completely in control. So DON’T GIVE UP – whatever it is, you are not alone!
6. Community – This is a worldwide forum so there’s usually someone online. We all do our best to offer advice, support and solidarity.
7. Pocket lists –A ‘pocket list’ is a list of the names of people who are sharing the same goal on a particular day. It’s great psychological support in mentally keeping that list in our back pocket, knowing we’re not alone. Anyone can join a pocket list or start a pocket list. Typical pocket lists are for a FD but in the past they’ve been used for people doing daily exercise or planks, or DTF (dry till Friday).
8. 5:2 basics – answers to many FAQs plus top tips:
https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/
9. The “rule”. The F word (FAIL) is prohibited!! We all stumble in our journey – it happens. But acknowledge it, think about what you can do next time, and continue. We’re all here to help!
We tend to use a LOT of abbreviations in these posts. Here’s a guide to some of the more frequently used ones:
5:2 – 5 days NFD – 2 days FD
16:8 – 16 hours fast – 8 hours non fast
IF – Intermittent Fasting
ADF – Alternate Day Fasting (FD – NFD – FD – etc)
AF – Alcohol-free
B2B – Back to Back (consecutive FDs)
BMR – Basal metabolic Rate
CFD – Controlled Food Day (a day’s eating comfortably below your TDEE)
DH, DD, DS – Darling Husband, Daughter, Son
DTF – Dry ’til Fri (no wine, beer, etc.)
EE – Emotional Eating (reflex grazing out of a need for instant comfort instead of satisfying hunger)
EFS – Epic Face Stuffing (Definitely due to a faulty OFF button!)
FD – Fast Day (500 cals)
FD800 – Fast Day 800 calories
Hunger Dragon – that dreadful psychological beast that sometimes cannot be satisfied. Some people even name theirs (e.g. @i-hate-lettuce had an inner warthog!)
IF – Intermittent Fasting
Keto – way of eating that generates Ketones
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid!!!
LC – Low Carb way of eating
LCHF – Low Carb High Fat way of eating
LFD – Liquid Fast Day (incl. tea, coffee, miso, bone broth & water)
LOL – Laughing Out Loud
M/WOAM – Man/Woman on a Mission (courtesy of @i-hate-lettuce)
MFD – Modified Fast Day (800 cals) on the new
Fast800, it’s a FD
MFP – MyFitnessPal – a smartphone app & website that tracks diet & exercise.
NFD – Non Fast Day
OH – Other Half (e.g. spouse/partner)
OMAD – One Meal A Day
PFDS – Post FD Smugness (courtesy of @stitchincarol )
Pocket List – Names to “keep in your pocket” for a common goal for the day
TDEE – Total Daily Energy Expenditure (see the ‘how it works’ link on the home page to work out yours)
TRE – Time Restricted Eating
WFD – Water Fast Day (Water only)
WFH – Working From Home
WOL – Way of Life
WOCA – Woman Of a Certain Age
WW – Weekend Warrior (c/- @jaifaim)
ZBC – Zero Breakfast Club
Thanks @funshipfreddie – have purloined your post from April
Hi all! Just setting up the May challenge with @ccco’s suggested name… 😇
Intro etc can follow later today… I don’t want to tread on toes if someone is drafting it…
☀️☀️☀️
Morning All …
A hot one!
No fasting as going out to lunch..
Charlie’s dog food has got lost in transit hope it soon gets delivered..I am ok for a week.
Hedgehog..
It’s a worry and a good idea to go to the bank and sort POA out, just to have in place.
Nice to have the garden sorted.
Dave..
Enjoy the bowls more you than me…
Steve..
Well done on the fast day even the orange lolly 😂
Hemmy and Nana .. what you up to?
Looks like a very late walk this evening Charlie won’t like that…
Jean x
Quacka, well done, you’re romping it. Thanks for the bd wishes. Someone said to just reverse the numbers if you’re not happy with your age. That made me 96. Yes thanks, it was an uneventful FD with two walks. I also did some paintwork on the boat. There’s been no one around all week, it’s so peaceful; when it’s 23C, the British say, ‘it’s too hot to do anything’. Today it’s forecast for 26C!
Good morning everyone another beautiful day.Taking Denise to get her bandages changed but can’t go to our local clinic so got to drive across Manchester to another one this time. Ok for the next two visits to our local clinic.I think it’s getting to me Denise not well and the roof , will have to contact citizens advice again and see what they say. And stop eating biscuits.
Good morning everyone
73.4kg this morning. Yay!!
Had a great FD on Monday and a not so perfect one yesterday but that’s ok, it was still a FD. 73.4kg is 400g down from my lowest weight since restarting 5:2 so I’m happy with that. Next week’s goal is to be well into the 72’s
Thin, happy belated birthday! I hope your FD goes well today.
Neil, happy to hear your weight is finally moving in the right direction! It’s been a bit stubborn for you recently so about time it came to the party! You might be fighting off the lurgy which is causing you to be tired, hope that goes away soon.
Anzac, you’re doing great with your weight loss. It’s great to hear you are in the right head space now. It really is most of the battle. Keep making your goals
LJ, hope your weight is moving in the right direction this week too. You did well to have no choccies over Easter. I was given two chocolate cadbury bunnies this year (from the man who said he was only going to buy me a block of chocolate ha ha) but only had most of one. There is still some left on the bench actually. I was lucky in a way because Mr Q didn’t notice that the bunnies he bought were coconut rough ones and I’m not a fan of coconut and chocolate together. Love both separately though. The coconut rough bunnies weren’t as bad as a Bounty chocolate bar but still too much for me.
Well, it’s gone cold here so Winter has arrived. The weekend is supposed to be a bit warmer again so I’ll be sure to get out for some walks and hopefully a ride, that is if the rain stops. It is forecast to do so.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. xx
Day 30 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
156lbs
Thanks everyone for the group effort this month 😇 and @lilymartin for offering to host next month. I’ll be there with bells on! I promise.🤗
Closing the month out .4lbs down so counting that as a minor achievement given where my head has been at.
The next two weeks will be tricky.. cycling and walking but of course food and fun holiday times.. I will aim to be very present though and motivated of course.
See you all tomorrow – Mayday!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
May Day 1 NZ FD 69.6kg
@lilymartin I’m happy to do the set up if you need me to.
I love @ccco Motivated May!!
Or May Day!! Remember the TV series Fashion Emergency!!! It has that ring!!
I’ve had way to many biscuits today. Got a week to my next weigh-in. Not very confident this time. Just took Chloe out it’s cooler now 21°C outside but 24 inside will need the fan on cold soon at this rate. Not had any alcohol since the 4th of February but could have murdered a point today. We played bowls at a club that useed to be a working men’s club.Now it’s just a club but the bar was closed otherwise I’d have had a pint, I wasn’t driving. Just fancy a Guinness.
Evening everyone!
Warmed up nicely today.
hedgehogs – I live and work in Hertfordshire. Moved from London a quite a few years ago, never looked back. Only challenge for me are the narrow lanes and the lack of street lights in some areas, which can make winter afternoons a challenge when I leave work.
Fasted from 7pm last night to 13:00 this afternoon. Made an egg salad for lunch and did indulge in an orange ice pole when I popped out with a colleague toward the end of lunch.
hemmy – You’re right. There are always snacks around: birthdays (always someone’s birthday), Easter, Christmas, anniversaries, or just because we want one (like today). Which can all add unnecessary calories. Not to mention there are always biscuits in the kitchen area. I don’t eat chocolate, so most of them I will not eat, but others… very tempting.
Enjoy the rest of your evening!
It’s still 25°C here just talking Chloe out morning and night while it’s so hot. It’s enjoyable bowling in the nice sunshine much better than rain. Shorts on so that’s keeping me cool. If the weather keeps up I’ll have a nice suntan by the time I go on holiday. Denise always says I’m brown by the time we go away.
Afternoon!
Dave- not sure what the limit is for small claims court, probably not enough for your roofing costs,but they’re easy to do claims with …ask at CAB. Early start again tomorrow then, hope Denise doesn’t have to wait too long…
Hemmy- I couldn’t eat a main meal at lunch time often, the morning would go cooking it & then I probably wouldn’t have much get up & go afterwards! Pip is doing fantastic for his age! Just youngest son coming tonight, I’m doing a salmon stir fry & strawberry cheesecake. Fasted still so looking forward to it soon! Yes, Mum loves sitting in the sun.
Jean- you’ll be fed up with ham by the end of it!
Nana- have you been out for lunch today?
Autumn sky- will be hard fasting at work, but at least with summer salads are easy to pack up! Whereabouts do you live?
Had to do our shopping today, had a bit of a sit outside & then did cleaning, inside seems a bit neglected when there’s stuff to do in the garden! All organised for dinner now. Had a difficult time with Mum, she’s got very confused over money, & lost her purse, I had to go round twice. Sis & I are going to the bank tomorrow to get ourselves on her account as LPAs, it took a while to get the official activation done. I feel bad not telling her, but I think she’ll be stroppy about it & today proves she needs more help! Sitting in the garden posting this, it’s still really warm!
USA. Day 30. FD
Pocket List – Day 30 🥑
@molij
@anicecupoftea
@at FD800
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
@ccco
I can’t believe another month is over!! I remained the same this month. Onward to next month! I hope everyone is having a lovely day! 🤗
Jean yes I’ll go back to citizens advice
It was roasting playing bowls and got to do it all again tomorrow and Friday.I won today for a change but the team lost 142 -131. Feeling very hungry now hope Denise as made plenty. Hot to take her to a different health hub tomorrow it’s is all booked up. Got to be there at 9-30am so will be up early again.
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Day 30 NE England IF18:6
Ending the month up a few pounds, but it has made me sit up and pay attention! Still a fair bit of Easter chocolate in our house but I’m doing okay resisting!
Looking forward to a new month, do we have a title yet @lilymartin? Motivated May perhaps!
Day 30 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 239 lbs. Very nice result — not even up a pound from yesterday’s NFD. @stitchincarol Yes, we used to be so engaged. Time to get back to the basics and also think about TDEE a bit more. It helped that my business lunch was at one of those restaurants that had the calories listed out. It was a late lunch, which helped, and I did eat well, but I realized I was eating a little over half of my allotted calories for the day. I knew I couldn’t eat a meal heavy in carbs and high in calories that night. So, I think this will help going into May.
Pocket List – Day 30 🥑
@molij
@anicecupoftea
@at FD800
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
Day 30 UK f800
Definitely a yo- yoing month on the weight front and I finish where I started but I like your style @jaifaim . I’ve a lot going on at the moment so I’m taking it in my stride and I’ll look to improve next month
Hope to be able to sign in tomorrow @lilymartin but I’ll be on trains from 7am – off to visit our aging parents so see how it goes . See you all in May
Pocket List – Day 30 🥑
@molij
@anicecupoftea
@at FD800
@brightonbelle
Morning All…
A very warm walk… house is already at 20 degrees inside..curtains are nearly closed with door open.
Changed my duvet this morning felt very hot last night. I have a much heavier weight now since Steve passed.
Steve..
I always do my decorating but really felt it this time, taking extra care climbing… 3 rooms finished it’s a bit of glossing to finish. I shall pay someone next time. I am 76 now.
Hedgehog..
Always very busy with the family.. sounds a nice different walk..
Dave..
Sorry on trading standards I thought they would help. Would citizens advice help again. Love Denise’s name..
Hemmy…
Ham for me for the week 😂.. I shall be sitting out later, Charlie already wants me to sit with him, a bit of ironing first. I like my 10.30 breakfast and dinner at 4.30 ish it suits me.
Enjoy the weather everyone..
Jean x
Hemmy it’s chicken casserole for tea, the last two dogs I had both lived to 15 years of age. Chloe is half way there. My first dog lived the longest 19 years old but that was a small dog, a Manchester terrier. Might be the last casserole it’s too hot really to have them now. Bowling today but it’s a long way to get to the venue about 12 miles, it’s almost in Macclesfield.
Good morning Friends. Xxxx
Its going to be a hot one today.. and yes Dave Mr Pips and I will be in the garden for hours after our walks over the fields. Pip is in his 14th year now. and still going strong . which is brilliant English Springer Spaniels don’t have a long life .like some breeds 12-14yrs as they are so active retrieving. My Beau lived till 12yrs .
I must have an earlier lunch today as 2.30 etc is too late and I am not having a proper meal in the evening. I dont think cooking midday would suit my way of life though.
I might try cutting out breakfast tomorrow just have an all milk coffee and then have my breakfast at lunchtime. Its what I did when losing years ago on here.
A S .. I would imagine its a lot harder trying to limit eating while amongst working colleagues .. but you can do this.
Nana .. Lots of lovely weather for you to meet up with friends. Is your daughter settling ok.
Dave.. Ohh I just love Pippylongstocking.. I just told my Pip that s his new name lolol.
How is Denise now… is she pain free.x What are you cooking up today for tea.
H H.. How is it going with you. What’s for dinner and who’s there to eat it lol. Does Mum like the warm weather.
Sym… This shifting the few pounds.. it sso unpredictable.. sometimes It seems like we can eat less and not lose..
Enjoy this glorious early spring weather everyone. Get out there and live your best life. Xxxx
Day 30 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71.5 kg
No change to my weight after yesterday’s FD, so I must have really enjoyed myself at Monday’s braai! 🥴 Not a bad month overall though, up by 0.3 kgs
@stitchincarol – I haven’t read the Tom Venuto book. I do like Jason Fung though. I’ve read his ‘Obesity Code’ book a couple of times, & I sometimes re-read the last couple of chapters if I need some inspiration. His down-to-earth, common sense approach appeals to me. He also has a YouTube channel.
It’s line-dancing time. Happy Hump Day, & ‘see’ you all next month! 🐫
Pocket List – Day 30 🥑
@molij
@anicecupoftea
@at FD800
Anzac, thanks for the birthday wishes and so pleased your weight is down by 2kg in 3 weeks. That’s a lot. Yay for spreadsheets! I’m a big fan. Glad you enjoy my random musings.
Quacka, Maldives! Sounds perfect.
Neil, good job. Expensive fish and chips, I hope it was good. Hope you both feel better soon.
FD for me again. The weather has been super this week and just perfect for towpath G&Ts. So today, I must put the brakes on.
Good morning everyone couldn’t sleep so up early again. No joy from trading standards so don’t know what to do next. Another hot day today will take Chloe out before it gets to hot, she never had a wee last night so will be ready to empty her bladder.Hope we do get a good hot summer.Hemmy you will be out in the garden with pip soon, my wife’s nickname is Pip, she had long hair in pigtails or whatever you call it so I called her pippylongstocking and shortened it to pip, she answers to it now, never gets her proper name😁. Will put my suncream on now then I can go out in 15 minutes. Is great cream,I never get burnt but it’s expensive.Called Ultrasun.
Morning all
Weight was down half a kilo, not back to where I was 2 weeks ago, but better than I was last week. Still feeling really tired and I don’t know why.
Day 29 – Ireland –FD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
157.5lbs
Hello all!
I am with those desperately hanging on this month. It has been a tough one for me and I had hoped to get back to good habits ahead of my holiday in May (next week… eek).
Definitely the least toned I’ve been in a good few years but…. Still not looking too bad for mid-50s and with life being a little tough this year, I am going easy on myself.
I’ll catch up on what I can tomorrow and see what the news is from you all and of course will submit the Astro April weigh in.
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Evening!
Quick post as I’ve left it too late, wil catch up properly tomorrow hopefully! Doing another long fast, we went out to a reservoir for a wander & a coffee. Jobs done when we got home, youngest coming for dinner tomorrow night so got his washing & ironing done… Sleep well everyone! 🥰
Dave.. I have just seen this re Butter beans and Tesco apparently not only.. Butter beans.
Tesco has issued an apology following a shortage of tinned beans on store shelves. The shortage reportedly affects butter beans, borlotti beans, black beans as well as chickpeas. …
Evening everyone!
hemmy – thank you! Clothes are a tad looser in general.
Brads27 – Definitely the weather for it. Enjoy water to start the day also. I don’t drink tea or coffee, never have really, but I do enjoy an apple juice every now and then.
Symba7 – We decided to get someone to work on our garden as it’s too much for us now. It usually takes us about four days to do the entire garden. But we don’t have the energy for it anymore.
Broke my fast around 13:20 today. Work was kicking my butt, but I managed to stop for lunch, which was salmon and lots of broccoli. I don’t normally leave my desk for lunch, but today I decided to eat with a few other colleagues on the benches outside our building.
Home now, but heading out to do shopping shortly. Had my last meal at around 18:45, so will settle with the family when I return.
Have a great evening.
Had a good bowl, very hot but played for 90 minutes. Will have a nice cuppa then take Chloe out. Need a rest first.Salad for tea tonight.
second post, @at you are an angel 😇😇🙏
Day 29 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD
I shook my head in astonishment to see how much I’d managed to store on the shelves in my current sewing room; it all covered every bit of the living room floor when finally all pulled out. It all fit into my car, but the shelving unit in the closet in the new house was not what I remembered (just a rod and a shelf, not floor-to-ceiling shelving like all the rest of the closets in the house), so now I’m rethinking how to store it all away again. But at least it’s down there, and most of the rest of the sewing room will be far easier to move. It’s getting harder and harder to leave each time we’re down there, and I’m so impatient to get actual furniture down there. But, as my mom used to say, “Don’t wish your life away!”
Your comment yesterday about Tom Venuto of Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle fame, @lilymartin, made me hunt up the book, and I was able to borrow it from our (new!) library for free. I didn’t get very far, but @northgeorgia and all, it struck me that we used to talk LOTS about various books that were full of solid information and golden inspiration. Is that part of what we’re missing, along with the importance of TDEE, that we’re not making the progress we’ve made in the past? I don’t have much reading time right now, but I always read to fall asleep, so am going to continue reading the Tom Venuto book. Who else thinks reading Venuto or Fung or any of the others would be helpful?
Have a grand one, everyone!
Pocket List – Day 29 🌊
@lilymartin
@excelsior12309
@brightonbelle FD800
@funshipfreddie
@at FD800
@stitchincarol WFD
Afternoon All..
I got the grass cut and a few bushes trimmed… took all the cuttings to the tip with a bit more out the garage.
Just sitting in and out of the sun, Charlie’s hot he’s unsettled it’s as if he wants me to turn the heat down, silly boy..
A nice gin and cider…or two to hand ..
Dave…
Nice Peter is joining you for practice .. nice together..
Jean x
Day 29 – UK – FD
I’m just about hanging in there……..Trying to end the April Challenge on a positive note before joining in for the May one – I need a good month to lose some of those unwanted kgs/lbs before my birthday in June……
Spreadsheet for May is ready to post once the challenge is up and running @lilymartin
Pocket List – Day 29 🌊
@lilymartin
@excelsior12309
@brightonbelle FD800
@funshipfreddie
@at FD800
Peter is coming with me to play bowls, when I joined the second club I got a membership for him as well. Is the closest to our house and it’s cheaper considering he will only go a few times.
Day 29 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
Pocket List – Day 29 🌊
@lilymartin
@excelsior12309
@brightonbelle FD800
@funshipfreddie
I’m going for a bowls practice on my own. I keep getting beat when they bowl right near the edge and only bowl about 19 metres.I prefer double that distance. It’s roasting outside so better put my suncream on first. I don’t blame you avoiding the cows,Be careful Charlie dosent get sunburn,I keep Chloe out of the sun she’s only got a very thin coat.
Day 29 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 239 lbs. Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I’m sure I have to be really going over my TDEE on NFDs. Of course, that’s bound to happen around holidays and celebrations, but to gain that much in a year, I must be doing it pretty consistently.
Day 29-No. VA USA-FD
Memo to self: more self-control, less self-indulgence! Re-set mind for May!
Day 29 UK f800
Wise words @lilymartin @merry🍎 We all know this works , but it takes a lot of effort and I really believe it does get harder as you get older , my brain just needs to catch up with my body in understanding I need less calories I’m going to take a static month as a win and continue to try and tweak next month to try and get things moving in the right direction
Thanks for guiding us next month @lilymartin , as you say once it’s set up it runs its self really , hoping a few “old regulars “ return next month
Pocket List day 29 🌊
Morning All…
A lovely early walk away from the cows..
Just finishing my cuppa then grass cut and three bushes trimming..
Lots of green flies about not nice at all.. I have decided against boules can’t be bothered it’s in a sun trap it will be too warm for me.
The boy likes to sun bathe too.
I have had 2 fast days together and not an ounce has moved!!… it never works for me.. 2 separate days only works..
Nana..
Lovely to get on the bike and get back into routine.. holidays are nice but I like home too. It’s strange as soon as the weather is good the DIY and builders start and kill the peace…
Steve..
You seem to have had a good day.. well done..
Hedgehog..
It’s the senior prom, it’s the only time the girls wear long dresses and guys tuxedo.. last one for them. She paid £600 for photos with passing out gown on.. ridiculous ..
Veggies all sound good.
Hemmy..
Well done on the bargains and the brasso found.. that was made in Reckitts Hull at one time.
Large joint of ham cooking for tonight and all week by the looks of it 😂 I usually go smaller??no idea on the big joint.
Dave..
The cows have frightened me.. I never realised how fast they are.. like galloping horses. Keeping well away…
Well must get moving or the grass won’t get cut..!!
Jean x
Hemmy I can’t never down to bowl anymore, knees are too bad. Losing weight as helped a lot and I stopped talking my co-codamol a couple of months ago.I have to only bend slightly and then deliver the bowl but do lots of bending to pick them up. Still no sign of butter beans yet? HH they write your name on the scorecard and turn it over then the opposing captain turns the cards over one at a time so it’s all down to chance who plays who. The only thing they can control is who is going on in the first half and second half. Jean hope the cows don’t suprise you, you will have to train Charlie to herd them😁.Nana plenty of rides on Geraldine while it’s good weather. Autumn keep drinking water and it’s salad weather, I think it’s better in summer to lose weight apart from being on holiday.
