Weighing in on the coffee debate, last year I went one month without coffee as I was drinking way too much. Now upon waking I have ACV and water and a large pot of organic green leaf tea. Then I’ll have one coffee mid morning, sometimes but not often I will have a second one. Very rarely will I have jar coffee nowadays, it’s always organic beans, ground and made using a moka pot on the stovetop. Good to see you are cutting back Neil, that was a lot of coffee in one day, especially one so late in the afternoon. Have you noticed any improvement in sleep?
My sleep has improved after taking melatonin for a week or so and I’m loving the end of daylight savings. Back to getting up at 5am and falling asleep by 8.30pm with the exception of Friday night as we went to the cinema to see the Minecraft movie – Miss GDay’s choice not mine – neither of us enjoyed the movie or the crowd. People, or I should say teenagers, although I don’t like to lump one generation into being a certain way, were noisy, talked loudly all the way through the entire movie, were up and down to the canteen like yoyo’s and the parents who took their toddlers and pre-school children – well, they were quite happy to let their kids scream, cry and carry on throughout the entire screening. I couldn’t wait for it to finish – our worst cinema experience ever.
Quacka how cool you sell Vivo’s. I bought mine from Vivo Australia direct. I can understand why the PT’s wear them as they provide great foot stability.
Last day without dairy and still no change. Happy because I can go back to dairy but not happy because I still have sinus issues 😄
Day 7 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71.1 kg
Monday morning PFDS 😇 But my Chromebook is kapputt 😓 and I can’t even blame my cat this time. I don’t think it’s anything terminal, but I’ll still probably have to pay a small fortune to get it fixed. I’m off to find out. Typing on my phone is not my favourite pastime.
RESOLVE to today’s pocket List people 💪
Pocket List – Day 7 🍏
Merry🍎
Molij
Anicecupoftea
@northgeorgia
Learn to recognize hunger.
hi Quacka, I managed 10 days in a row without coffee at all to try to break the reliance on it. I’ve had 2 cups of coffee in the 4 days since. I had one at around 11am on Friday, and one at 11am this morning. I’d be happy if I can keep myself to just a few cups a week rather than what I was doing, which was a double shot first thing in the morning, double shot at 11am, and double shot at 3pm.
Good Morning everyone
It’s Monday FD today and I may even do a B2B with tomorrow as I have just made a Wed afternoon appt with the dentist. Oh great!
The weekend was great with exercise but not so great with eating and alcohol. I had pasta (out), nachos and chicken snitzel (both home made) and also too much alcohol, so feeling a bit bleh today. A good FD will fix me up.
Thanks thin, for the congratulations. Yes, I will keep posting my weight until I get to my goal which I haven’t set yet. Interim goal is under 70kg when we go away. It’s now only 6 weeks away so it’s going to be close and if I keep eating like on the weekend I won’t make it even close!!
G’day we sell the Vivobarefoot shoes in our shop but only the men’s ones at the moment. I haven’t ever tried them but I have seen most of the PT’s at the gym wear them and swear by them. It’s interesting that any foot issues you had disappeared after wearing them.
Wow Neil, 9 days without coffee. Wondering how you are doing now and if you have had any since that post. I can take or leave coffee so it wouldn’t affect me too much but I can understand how it affects some people. I actually didn’t have any coffee for the 3 weeks we were in NZ, mainly because Mr Q doesn’t drink it. I still had my morning tea(s). Love that you used the camping stove to make a cuppa during the black out. I would have done the same!
LJ, nice to see your post. Glad you have been ok and just busy. Time definitely flies by but I hope you can find some time to post again soon.
Hi Cinque, Cali and Anzac and anyone else that I have missed.
Hope everyone has a great week ahead and I’ll check in tomorrow to say if I’m doing B2B or not.
Take care xx
Hello everyone,
LJoyce, hello! So glad to see you here. Sympathy for how busy life is, and how tricky to keep up with things when you are tired. Same same.
Was that mung bean soup edible? 1tbsp is a lot of fenugreek!
I’ve lost every email I used to have for people here. Especially because my email has changed. My old email company disappeared.
Cali, I am djoystevenson at g mail dot com.
Sending best wishes to you and Grasshopper and Mr Cali.
Gday, woot! for mayo success, sympathy for sinuses, woot! for weight management markers. Good luck finding some energy for exercise, but often it is sensible not to push yourself when your body is saying no.
I am enjoying the extra hour I keep finding, now daylight savings has ended here. It is lovely.
Quacka, big congratulations for the excellent 5:2ing and embracing busyness. Do post as often as you can, it is great to see your progress here. I hope those aches have gone.
Neil, ha re my donation, there aren’t many Joys around these days so hello to that other one! Luckily this one isn’t morally opposed to charity 😀
Excellent meal prep! I bet they make good eating too.
Congratulations on getting the lawn done! Hopefully the colder weather will slow its growing now.
Laughing at the shoe talk. I was always the sort of person who had about three pairs of shoes. Now I have many more even though I probably need even less. I am super picky getting them from op shops, but I think people donate very new ones that they buy online and then don’t fit, so I have gradually gathered a lovely selection. I went through a stage of buying lots of different colours, but now I am back to classics.
Anzac, hooray! And hopefully the lovely people will go longform with all the acronyms until you are used to them. You never realise how many there are until a new person comes to work. But phew for WFH.
I hope that now you do get the chance to fit 5:2 with work and lose those unneeded kilos.
Thin, interesting that Australia is so acronym prone. We do like to shorten everything we can 😀
Sympathy for all the computer/email hassles. Even when mindful, consumerism seems harder and harder to avoid.
Sending lots of good wishes to everyone
Oh no @merryapple- I haven’t caught up on posts but see yours there above mine … please mind yourself on the ladder and of course with those pesky ants 🐜 you poor thing!
Day 6 – Wales – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Late check in.
Fabulous times being had, quality catch ups with friends – lots of emotion and fun and good food and great hiking and the most amazing weather.
Swam today- it was cool, as in very cold 🥶🤗 but great.
Hope everyone is ok 💕
Slán!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Morning all,
Good to hear from you Ljoyce, sorry to hear you’ve been struggling a bit recently. I hear what you say about time flying. It doesn’t feel like we should be halfway through autumn, but next Tuesday will be exactly that. This year is motoring by.
My weekend was OK, I got out for a ride yesterday, and got the lawn mowed for the first time in about 2 months and it was halfway up my calves the grass was so long. I’m hoping I can put in a fast today and tomorrow, because I had cards with friends on Friday, and we always eat too much junk when we do that (luckily we only meet once a month). We had a big power cut last night that affected half of the western area of our city, affected around 3,500 households. It was quite nice hanging out in the dark with candles and camping lights around the house. My wife wanted a cup of tea so we broke out the camping stove to boil up a brew. Really roughing it 😉
Have a great one everyone.
Day 7 NZ FD 70.7kg🔺🏃🏼♀️
G’morning!!
It’s Monday and I am going to have a cleaning&vacuuming frenzy🙁… I have mohair ‘dust’ everywhere (jersey is finished), ironing and mending to do, the rubbish bins go out and garden path clean up thanks to the storm… Also I have had an invasion of ants in the ceiling which have been coming down the ‘swinging’ light fitting and dropping down onto the bed. They have been intermittently biting me over the last 18 months in the night leaving itchy welts. I couldn’t work out what was biting me or from whence they came. Was it a spider? Or something coming up through the floor boards? I even thought I might have had bed bugs from my last OE trip although this didn’t quite stack up…??? When I came back from holiday I discovered evidence – dead ants between the white sheets… They then swarmed on the ceiling 🐜 👀 so I have been up and down a big ladder with ant poison trying to defy gravity and put out ant bait… Fingers crossed after two bouts I have done it!!! Otherwise I might need the pest controller to visit😬
Got to get going!!!
Pocket List
Merry🍎
Molij
Anicecupoftea
Day 6, second post
@funshipfreddie Yeah, I have also wondered at the name…”Plank” as in what pirates make you walk????
Here’s a fun detail from our dinner out. We each had 6 oysters on the half shell, and an appetizer of fried oysters in a lettuce wrap, and then my meal was the lobster and shrimp roll; I figured at $35 I would NEVER ordinarily order it, so at the half price special we were enjoying, it was the time to do so (and it was every bit as glorious as the reviews said it was). And, to be as noble as possible, even though I suspected Plank’s fries (chips) were excellent, I ordered the salad to go with my sandwich. “But,” I whimpered, “can I please have ONE fry??” Our waiter was truly taken aback by such a request and struggled to find something reasonable to say.
But he came through for me, because another order came up at the same time, and they’d ordered fries, so he took one rather small fry and put it on my plate! 😂😂😂❤️ So I had half and shared the other half with DH, and it was just as good as I’d figured it would be, but I got to be virtuous by having only the one small bite, LOL!
USA. Day 6 FD
Pocket List – Day 6 🥚
@funshipfreddie
@ccco
Merryapple, thank you for the help.
Day 6 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
Had to race out the door yesterday morning for an early meeting at church, where I knew there’d be food. Then I had to leave early so I could get to a family baby shower, where I knew there’d be more food. I wasn’t thinking clearly when I announced Saturday would be a FD, LOL! I skipped the food at the meeting, and ate very reasonably at the baby shower, and then cooked a healthy supper, and didn’t nibble until we ate, so was proud of that. And on Friday, I managed to make it an OMAD to compensate for the calories of going out to eat, so I’m up only 2lbs from my Friday morning post-WFD weight. That amount is to be expected, I’ve learned, and I’m pleased with the good choices I made on Friday and Saturday.
Today will be the challenge, as we’ll be home all day, but I’m working on a strategy to keep me busy and out of the kitchen today, and I’m hopefull that I’ll find enough RESOLVE to follow through on my intentions.
My paperwork is nearly done, then I’ll start the process of filling out tax forms (TurboTax, for those of you who know this American stuff), and then I’ll be able to breathe better.
Have a grand one, everyone!
Good afternoon everyone,Derby day here City v United. I’m blue and Denise is red. She used to go on her own to Old Trafford then with her brother.Another sunny day again. Chloe’s day near the kitchen where the chicken is. 😀
Day 6 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 239 lbs. Tomorrow will be my FD. Thanks, @lilymartin! Looking forward to getting my weight down.
Day 6 country West Australia NFD
Why oh why do I sometimes think my Fast day has an ‘e’ before the ‘a’??? 🙄🙄
Anyway, the weekend has been full of visiting/visitors; morning tea out; leftover quiche for lunch so just scrambled eggs on toast fro dinner.
@icystorm, A CD and a FD sounds like you are doing very well with living 5:2.
The thing that does me in is anything beginning with f, has ‘oo’ in the middle and ends with ‘d’.😲😲Seriously, can a person eat just one salted cashew or peanut? And cheese !! Yum!! and sandwiches and bread/toast; and ….yada yada yada. You get the drift.
Hence I need to be on this thread and do 5:2 sensibly as you are doing.
It is so easy to think one is doing 5:2 but unless I actually DO fast on a FD then I can’t really say I m doing 5:2 and that was the problem with me for some time!!
Despite visitors tomorrow and 2 lots of visitors Tuesday I plan to do a FD tomorrow and make a salad from Otto Lenghi’s yellow book. I love his recipes. 😍
@Excelsioor12309, good luck with the FD on your ‘vacation’. I am with you in the bread department.😬
Some bakers make the best bread. I do make bread in the bread maker quite often but have been very busy lately.
And the smell of freshly baked bread is not so good for my ‘won’t power’!
@brightonbelle, I am seriously impressed with the number of steps you are doing at present. It should go close to offsetting the fish and chips and hotel breakfasts !
@funshipfreddie, like you I have to not buy foods that tempt me because if they are in the house they don’t stay there for long!
But I am feeling extremely virtuous as I cleaned out my freezer today and didn’t find too many UFOs (unidentified freezer/fridge objects).😁
@penz, I am sure the evening reminiscing with your friend was very good for her. I am cooking a roast for visitors tomorrow but will serve it with a salad so it doesn’t get too much out of control.
I don’t think you can beat a roast.
@merryapple I loved the vision of your being like a salmon swimming upstream with all those youngsters!
I’m glad you enjoyed your evening with your art family – it sounded like fun.
How busy you are! How is the sewing up of the jumper going? I always loved knitting but sewing up garments – not my favourite pastime.
I tried to knit the most beautiful dress for a granddaughter aged 18 months. It looked gorgeous in the pattern and I am a reasonable knitter but with this particular pattern, no matter how carefully I followed it , the holes which were supposed to be there in columns always ended up on a slowly ascending diagonal. I pulled it out so many times the wool started to look very manky so I gave up in the end !
@northgeorgia we are here to hitch you to our wagon and assist you with Astro and Amazing and Accountable and Awesome April so you will get rid of a few of the pesky kilos.
I have been trying to lose the same 3 kgs for a year!!😱😱
@ccco, congratulations on yesterday’s FD. One has to live a little and a nice glass of wine can be a thing of great joy. 🍸
Happy Sunday everyone.
Day 6-No. VA USA-FD 800
I am on the third day of my three day weekend, which is like a vacation for me. But fasting today!
Weather very warm, above average for the month. Will turn cooler tomorrow, I think.
Lots of tree pollen floating around, turning everything yellow.
@icystorm, I think good old bread (particularly toast) is one of my weak points. I try to avoid it, and I love to make it, also, so I avoid that, too. One slice, and off we go! @funshipfreddie, I am pretty sure icy storm was referring to “crisps”. They are also very tempting!
@merryapple, your days sound so busy and fun. Good luck with the mohair construction!
Good fasting, everyone!
Day 6 UK NFD
Last day of my relaxed time , back on f800s tomorrow 💪
I had to check my steps as I usually have it set to miles , not quite there with you @iona72 but the last 4 days I’ve done in between 15- 20k steps a day, I somehow think won’t be enough to compensate for hotel breakfasts and fish and chips
Day 6 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@merryapple – I didn’t see your post until after I’d posted mine yesterday. $270?! That seems harsh. And a tongue-lashing from the cop too? I bet he was still wet behind the ears, & I think I would’ve been tempted to tell him that if everyone was perfect he’d be out of a job 🤪
@icystorm – potato chips? Do you mean french fries, or chips as in ‘crisps’, as we Brits call them? I avoid both anyway. I never buy potatoes or crisps/chips, mainly because of the reason you stated, & I don’t think potatoes are particularly nutritious anyway. But roasted/salted peanuts are my kryptonite. So if I do buy nuts I usually stick to the raw/unsalted varieties. And I don’t buy cookies, cakes or any types of desserts either, they’re just too addictive & I’d demolish the lot in one sitting 🤣
Eish, @iona72?! You’re a machine! If I was clocking up all those steps every day, I wouldn’t need to fast & I’d probably look like a whippet 😅
Hop on the pocket list, fellow fasters. You’ll be so glad you did when you wake up tomorrow. It’s only food, don’t forget! 😜
Happy S🌞nday!
Pocket List – Day 6 🥚
@funshipfreddie
Day 6, NFD, Aus
A very lovely evening reminiscing with my friend last night.
Looking fwd to re-set FD tomorrow.
Day 6 NZ NFD 70.4kg🔺🏃🏼♀️
We went over to Takapuna Beach for the morning dog walk. We arrived to find the beach bursting at the seams with 1,000s of young joggers. It was the junior school kids 5.9km Shore to Shore run. I felt like Salmon trying go up a river as they trotted past us… It was lovely to see them all enjoying themselves.
It was daylight saving last night so we have an extra hour in the day.
@ccco RNZ is Radio New Zealand, who put up the article. If you highlight the digital address and copy it you should be able to paste it into an email to send to your sister.
Have a good one!!
Wonderful to hear from you LJoyce and welcome back x
Evening!
Dave- that’s rough for Denise having to go & wait that long …
Jean- well done doing sewing, I’m rubbish at it!
Hemmy- definitely make the most of the weather & enjoy your garden! Indoor jobs can wait ..
Nana- hope you’re having a good weekend?
Day out didn’t happen as the road was closed with an accident, detour too far & roadworks…I didn’t mind really as plenty to do at home! Did some gardening, cleaning & cooking- eldest’s birthday tomorrow, he’s coming with gf, asked for a roast & chocolate fondant puddings, youngest hopefully coming too.
We need to decorate our hall, stairs & landing really, I’m happy to do it but hubby hates it, he does it as fast as possible to get it done & not a proper job, I think if it’s worth doing at all it’s worth doing it properly, so will leave it!
I have had chilli tonight and chicken tomorrow. The walk-in you don’t get appointments that’s why people go because they can’t get an appointment at their GP.I waited 5 hours last time I went. I’ll drop her off go bowling and pick her up if she’s still there. She as appointments for the following 2 weeks. Looking at her ailments online there isn’t really a cure as HH said just manage it. Horrible when you think she’s going to have it the rest of her life. The two weeks are up now and the roofers have done nothing so will have to wait and see what happens next.
Hemmy..
Nice to be in the garden.. I have been altering a dress, so high around my neck it’s now a V..much better.. a summer dress nice for holidays..
Still collecting bits for my decorating.. I might finish my kitchen sealant around my sink and bottom of the units, only a small bit.
Then a lot of filling in my lounge around the French door where Charlie goes out it’s very bad…
I have every room to do it just seems a big job.. no excuse for the garden with me..
I have had a beef dinner tonight I enjoyed it.. can’t usually be bothered..
Jean x
Good afternoon everyone. Xxxx
What some beautiful days we are having. It so lovely to be out in the garden..
I haven’t food shopped since last Saturday .. pleased with myself.
I was tempted today for some Saturday treats at the local shop .. but no decided against it will do a shop tomorrow at Tesco .
Jacket potato with cheese and beans this evening. fruit.
Dave.. Its a long time for Denise to wait… are things really that bad now .. What’s for tea today .
HH.. Poor Mum and you .. its not easy. Xx You did so well keeping your weight level after a busy weekend and week.. cooking for your men
Sym… I really need to decorate every room really .. I did the lounge a few years ago and kitchen but all needs a coat of paint again. I cant get motivated and now the garden calls lol.
Nana.. hope you are enjoying this lovely weather.
A sporting weekend with Grand National today and Grand Prix tomorrow.
Enjoy your day friends … “Do one thing every day that makes you happy.” Xxxx
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Day 5 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 239 lbs. Looks like I’m trending 2 lbs down from my post-vacation weigh-ins last week, so that’s good. Unfortunately, I’m up 10 lbs from over last year. Except for Easter, going to really push for getting the weight down this month.
USA. Day 5 FD
Pocket List – Day 5 🐟
@stitchincarol
@ccco
My FD went well yesterday, except that I had my weekly glass of wine. That means that today will go well, as I will not be having any more wine until next week.
Merryapple, I will try to send you that link but first can you tell me what an RNZ address is?
I did too much yesterday, so today is a rest day. I am so tired!
Have a great day!
Morning All..
Walked in the local country park, more like a forest with walk ways. A fair few dogs about with it been Saturday. I went with Andrea ( Natalie’s mum)
Need to go for a bit of shopping.
I am altering dress, having a bit of advice from Andrea, collecting my eggs and she is taking one of Charlie’s harnesses to try.
Hedgehog..
Had the day went well with mum, it most be so hard when she has got the dementia but it’s not too bad. Did you buy anything nice or was if general shopping?
Dave..
Still thinking on decorating.. I don’t know whether to start or leave it till after holidays.
It seems a long time to wait for Denise doesn’t she get an appointment time? Or just wait…
Cows are out one side of the village but not the other… it’s two separate river banks..
Hemmy, Nana are you doing anything this weekend?
Jean x
Yes treat yourself HH, you deserve it for all that you do. The sun is out again so summer is almost upon us. Need to do the decorating but just can’t find the motivation at the moment.Jean if this weather continues the cows will be out soon. I do like cows but have to be very careful around them.Denise as got to go to the walk-in centre at the hospital Monday and Friday too have her dressing changed.I will drop her off at the hospital, when I’ve been there it’s at least a 4 hour wait sometimes 6 hours so don’t envy her. She is ok the following two weeks she can’t go to our GP to have it done.
Day 5 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 🌤
@stitchincarol – congrats on the number!🎯 I hope you enjoyed the restaurant; but – ‘Plank’? Seems like an odd name for a restaurant? 😅 Sending you RESOLVE for your Saturday FD 💪
@lilymartin – yes, I think I’ve got the FDs nailed down, though they will never be my favourite days of the week. It’s been a long time since I did B2B FDs though. I might do an occasional 3rd FD, maybe on a Tuesday. I’ve gotten used to the ton of food that appears at the mosaic class, but this week I was surprised when someone produced a large container of what looked like small Eccles Cakes at the line-dancing?! 😂 The line-dancing is only an hour long, but we usually have a brief 5 minute break midway, because most of the gang are in their 70’s & even early 80’s. But I never expected to see someone passing around snacks, & I hope it doesn’t become a regular thing.
@daffodil2010 – Yes, Boo Boo is still a furry little diva. Sadly her nemesis Popsie succumbed to kidney failure just 3 days before Christmas, so Boo Boo is happily ruling this end of the village. I also wonder how @flourbaby – & Bo-Bo – are doing. @flourbaby disappeared around mid-November after mentioning problems related to her job. Hopefully she’ll be back soon too! 🤞
It’s a lovely, sunny 22 C today, but the mornings & evenings are noticeably cooler. Winter is on the way…
Have a good weekend everyone 🌤 🌈
Pocket List – Day 5 🐟
@stitchincarol
Day 5 NZ NFD 🏃🏼♀️70.3kg🔻
I had a lovely night with my art family at the Auckland Art Gallery. I didn’t eat (I had dinner before I went) but had several glasses of🍷 then the chap who dropped me home came in for more🍷 I woke hungry and had two slices of sourdough and two scrambled eggs for breakfast before heading up Mt Eden with Paisley the Scottie😋
I spent the rest of the day sewing up a rather difficult mohair/wool lace stitch jersey because of trying to get the right amount of stretch in all the seams. I have undone more than I have stitched up…
@penz Being able to reminisce about her mother over dinner I’m sure will be a great help for your friend’s grief.
@icystorm Probably icecream is my Achilles heel so I don’t have it in the house or buy one on a stick!!
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@iona72 That’s still a lot of steps esp if it’s up and down ladders!!
@stitchincarol That menu is gorgeous. There are so many things on it I’d love to try!! Our seafood restaurants tend to lean towards Asian (Chinese) or Mediterranean flavours rather than Mexican. I am drooling!!!
@daffodil2010 Congrats on the 3lb loss. Success breeds success!!
@ccco Can you not highlight and copy the RNZ address and then paste it into a email or text? I’m with you on the three FDs. I will do it intermittently to claw back a big food day!!
@jaifaim Enjoy your Welsh walking. I used to watch Baldrick (can’t remember his real name!) walking the tracks and trails around the country. Wales looked wonderful.
@funshipfreddie A fair where you can sell some mosaics sounds rather fun. My good friend was picked up speeding in her Holden on the motorway y’day ($270 fine) weaving through the slow traffic to get to a job. She was wearing scrubs and the policeman said “You should know better, you’re a nurse!!”
Have a great Saturday night!!
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LJ, good to have you back and I’m sorry that things took an ‘uphill’ slide for you. You’re here now and back fasting, the heat of summer is over so hopefully you’ll be back to your old self (and weight) very soon.
Anzac, I forgot to say that your post made me laugh. We’ve always called Australia the land of the acronym. People can speak a whole sentence using them. It’s like another language to learn. ‘BIRs’ was the first one to baffle us when we moved there looking for a house to rent.
Hello everyone.
I’m sorry if you were worrying. I really didn’t mean to leave it this long, but I just got out of the habit of checking the forum – and time goes surprisingly fast.
I had an unusually busy and tiring time over Dec-Jan and I completely withdrew from all online interactions. Even when things calmed down, the fatigue seemed to continue and I didn’t come back to this forum or to some vlogs that I used to follow regularly. I barely turn my laptop on these days. There are other habits that I have that are far less helpful – I wish I could break those as easily!
My weight has been a struggle. Over December and January, when life was very hectic, I gained 8kg. While I managed to stop the weight gain, I am having little success getting my weight back to where I was 5 months ago. I’ve even had difficulty sticking to some of my FDs, which had not been a problem before. My low exercise levels haven’t helped either. I’ve been walking much less than I used to. This is partly due to knee pain, which reduces the distance I can manage. We have also had a particularly hot dry summer in Adelaide and I find it quite unpleasant going for a walk in anything above 28C. Now that temperatures have eased, I’m still having to cajole myself onto getting out and walking each day – another habit that I broke for long enough that I easily forget to go out and walk.
Today is a FD for me. I’ve been for a walk and called into the green grocer for limes on the way home. I need them for Cinque’s mung bean soup that I have made for tonight’s dinner. I hope it tastes ok. I misread the recipe and put 1 tablespoon each of fenugreek and cumin, instead of 1 teaspoon.
I hope you are all ok. I haven’t been reading posts so I’m not caught up with what has been happening in your lives. I will go back a few pages and read some posts now.
Take care everyone.
Day 5, NFD, Aus
I had to do some online banking which was the perfect excuse to jump on here for accountability!
Cooking a roast tonight for a dear friend who just lost her mother after a long illness. It will be a sorrowful evening I fear.
Day 4, USA, CD
It’s hard to believe we’re already about five days into April (less than three hours away for me—and many of you are already well into Day 5).
It was a CD for me today. I’m planning an FD tomorrow, aiming for a total of 600 calories.
Here’s a question for everyone: What’s the one food you know will lead to quick and undesired weight gain for you?
For me, it’s potato chips. Baked potatoes and mashed potatoes don’t have that effect, but potato chips definitely do. I can get away with eating a lot of things I probably shouldn’t without affecting the scales—but potato chips are the WHAMMO food for me, and I always try to avoid them.
Wishing everyone a great weekend and progress toward your goals.
Kind regards,
Joseph
Cali thanks for the LJoyce update it’s a relief to know she is okay. Like Neil, I was having Penguin thoughts.
Quacka yes Aquafaba is very good for health and I’ve seen mayo recipes using it but haven’t tried to make it that way, maybe next time if I remember.
I have 2 pair of expensive shoes, over $300 retail each but purchased on sale. They are Vivo Barefoot shoes, I have a black hiking boot and a white gym shoe and they were worth every cent. They are designed for the foot not for fashion by being very wide across the toes and minimalist sole so the foot and toes have room to spread out as they naturally should and minimalist sole allows the foot to feel the ground contact while allowing the sole of the foot to walk as it was designed to. I wear them all the time and since using them and ditching the standard shoes I no longer have foot and toe problems. With all the walking we did in Adelaide during the fringe my feet felt just as good at the end of the day as at the start. I still have tons of standard shoes which I rarely wear nowadays but on the odd occasion I do need a pair to suit an outfit.
Saturday weekly weight tally has recorded another loss of 0.6 and a reduction in body fat %, bmi etc but still no change in sinus’s condition but I will continue dairy free until Tuesday which will make it 2 weeks, I figure no change in that time means dairy is not the culprit. However, I’m thinking that it may be helping with my weight loss as I’m not consuming the good dairy fats so I will be mindful when I return to dairy to keep a check on the good fat intake.
So lovely sitting on the front verandah this morning I’m feeling very unmotivated to get moving and do some chores. Have a good weekend everyone x
DAY 4 NE England NFD
I was supposed to be fasting until lunch today but I just couldn’t resist breakfast, unusual for me. The rest of the day has been more controlled but I’m having a glass of wine this evening. Not quite so many steps today @funshipfreddie currently 16,926!!
The weather has been lovely this week and set to continue so hope to get some garden work done next week when we are back from decorating duty!
Have a great weekend all, stay strong. 🏋🏽♂️
Afternoon!
Dave- that’s good they’re finally treating Denise, I don’t think it’s something that can really be cured but more managed, not nice … Keep strong with your goal, & hopefully trading standards do something about the roofers…
Jean- so sad about Tony, especially with the connection to Steve, hugs to you 🤗 Well done losing a pound.
Hemmy- well done for you as well! Shame about the bunny, stuff like that upsets me lots too …
Nana- hope all’s well with you?
I stayed the same this week, which I expected after last weekend. Mum wasn’t too bad yesterday, quite muddled today, she’s not going out as much, saying she can’t walk as far, it’s partly the dementia I think, losing motivation…I did try to encourage her to come to a keep fit class aimed at the elderly but she won’t. Rang one of my HS families, they’re doing really well so that’s good. Had a haircut, did a bit of shopping, some housework & a bit in the garden. Maybe a day out tomorrow!
Evening All..
A good walk no cows… might catch up with Natalie’s mum as she’s flying tomorrow..
Played boules won one lost one. I am playing quite well with my new eyes.
Sat in a garden with wine relaxing, the boy likes me with him.
Hemmy..
Tony was a good friend he was always there for me with any help or advice I needed. Steve and Tony were very close, he use to ring me at 7am in a morning, strange the time came I was thinking about him. Well done on the pound off .,me too lost a pound..
Dave..
Glad there has been some progress with Denise’s legs..they are so slow.. hope it all helps.
Hope all going well hedgehog and Nana.. what are you up too?
Have a good weekend..
Jean x
Good evening everyone, Denise as been to get her legs done they cleaned them and put a pad and a compression sock on her legs, she’s got to go Monday and Thursday for the next 3 weeks. And is have a dop test whatever that is on the 24th. Another lovely day, don’t know how the bowling went because I went too the doctor’s with Denise.
USA. Day 4 (already!) FD
Yesterday’s FD turned into a NFD, so today I am back in business. I am still journaling both my calorie and salt intake. It has been helpful.
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Merryapple, I read that 4:3 article that FUNSHIPFREDDIE sent us, too. It is tempting. I think I will do it from time to time. I have to be careful because I can get too tired, if I don’t eat enough! Good luck with your effort. Let us know how it goes. I also read your New Zealand article. I wanted to pass it on to my younger sister, who is a professor at the University of Maryland and a political reporter in D.C. but I wasn’t able to share. In any case, know that al of us here, as well as everywhere, are concerned about all of this. I hope this doesn’t last long. Even the price of second hand cars has gone up already, just like during Covid. My nephew’s car is old and he wanted to buy a new one but it is too expensive, even for an older one. He will have to dip into his education funds. He is saving to get his Masters and PhD. Also, thank you about your grandma comment. I am definitely enjoying being a grandma, plus they are among the few that still tell me out loud that they love me. They are so sweet and cute and never fail to make my day! Enjoy your book launch!
Jaifaim, enjoy your trip!
NorthGeorgia, good luck with all your appointments.
FUNSHIPFREDDIE, I think you should exhibit at that art fair. I have seen some of those art fairs and was impressed with many of the projects I saw. There really was quite a bit of talent there!
Daffodil12010, it’s great that you are getting all those walks in. I haven’t been able to take any recently due to my renovations but they are done and I wil be back on the roads again! I love taking in nature during my walks. Also, congratulations on your 3 lb. weight loss!
That sounds great, Stitchincarol. That encourages me for my fasts.I have the same reaction to a WFD. Afterwards, my hunger is dampened. I don’t quite understand why but it’s useful. Good luck with all that paperwork. That can be daunting.
I hope everyone is having a great day today! 🤗
Day 4 country west Australia NFD
On a very quick 2 day break with DS and family by the beach for 2 days so no FDs for a few days but then a definite FD starting next week.
@stitchincarol😇😇, well done on the 153. Long may that number continue !! Especially with all the crazy busyness of your life at present!
@daffodil2010😇😇for you too on your 3 lbs loss. Some of you are doing extremely well with your health and weight loss.
@northgeorgia 😇😇on the 237 lbs and also on being proactive with your health checks. I absolutely HATE 😵💫the colonoscopy prep but so worth it to get everything checked out.
@funshipfreddie, yes what a pocket list !! Well done to all those doing a FD. 😇😇 Halos left, right and centre today !!
It sounds as though you and the rest of the residents are going to be busy with making
lots of things for the sale. Hope your creative flair gets a workout !😊
Glad Boo Boo is going OK.
Don’t feel badly about the KitKats – they are delicious. Food is just food and you are vey good at FDs and B2B FDs so I’m sure a couple of KitKats won’t derail you !😁 No shame needed.
@anicecupoftea, as @jaifaim said, many of us have lurked with and without intent at times. But it is so good to have you join us. We all help each other through the ups and downs of this journey. 😊
@jaifaim, enjoy the hiking/trekking for 5 days. May you be blessed with sunshine, good company and lovely views.🚶🏾♀️🌞
@merryapple, good luck with the 4:3. 70.5 gs sounds pretty good to me 😇- looking to get in to the 70s myself !! Enjoy the book launch. A salad sounds ideal.
@ccco so sorry to hear your had singles even after the injection – it can be very painful, shingles that is.
How precious to be able to read to your grandson’s class. What fun times and so lovely.😊
Have a good day everyone.😊
Day 4 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 153.8
Whoop-whoop!! That’s the first time I’ve hit 153-anything since January, and more than compensates for the ugly weights I had earlier this week. I’ve decided to add a third FD to my routine, as @merryapple is saying, and as your article suggested, @funshipfreddie. This week, it will be Saturday, but my plan is to schedule it whenever it works in my life. So, @jaifaim, at least for this morning, I’ve blown right past the 154s!! And have a lovely time on your hiking trip in Wales!
@anicecupoftea I too have been astonished at how the hunger level is not necessarily reflective of what you’ve eaten. For me, it’s that I go to bed ravenous at the end of a WFD and wake up with zero interest in food, LOL!
@daffodil2010 Well done on your 3 lb drop this week! The dramatic results when first resuming fasting are very inspiring, aren’t they?
I continue to be buried in paperwork, both the bookkeeping I’m doing for taxes, and also the digital copies of my MIL’s will, her death certificate, etc (because we’re using the money from her as a large part of our down payment), as well as statements of our own…it’s truly daunting. Tonight we go to a lovely seafood restaurant in downtown Omaha, so a longer drive than usual, but we’re SO looking forward to it! We got a coupon for everything half-price, a one-week promotion to celebrate their new menu, so it was impossible to ignore the offer! Here: https://www.plankprovisions.com/main-omaha Yum, yum!
Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 4 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD
Yesterday was a very good controlled NFD day with two walks and lots of fluid…and this morning after my walk and leaping about to my metabolism exercise I am so happy to confirm a 3lb loss since Monday 😀
So happy was I that I decided to skip breakfast again ( I love breakfast and it’s not my natural state to not have it), and waited until lunch to have chicken, cucumber and black olives with little gem lettuce. Halo is shining. 😇
The weigh in was a round number, planning to move down to the next decade by early next week, must control myself this weekend.
And it’s the weekend. @penz with Red Wine& Pizza Night comes to mind 🍷 Ha ha.
But will be mindful and stick to a homemade chicken curry or something.
@funshipfreddie happy to hear BooBoo still going strong with you. I often thought of how the cats of the forum were getting on over the past year, there is also @flourbaby and BoBo and somebody had a Wilbur that ruled the house?
I remember my Missie daily, but no more pets for me. 😔
Day 4 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 237 lbs. The doctor visit yesterday was to gain access to the exclusive club (according to my attending nurse LOL): the colonoscopy screening club! Anyway, the appointment is set for mid-June. Now I’m off to the dermatologist. Same thing — I haven’t been in over 10 years (oops, time gets away) and I didn’t care for my last visit, so I’m changing back to the practice I saw about 20 years ago.
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No problem @anicecupoftea – some of us lurk from time to time too. Good to have you with us amd there is no judgement here. ☀️
Enjoy your brunch @funshipfreddie 😋
You’re right it was an impressively healthy pocket list yesterday- well done everyone! 💪
Day 4, SE England, FD
Trying a back to back FD today – been going since Weds evening…. it’s really bizarre that after a certain time point, there is just no hunger at all – feel like I could go for days. Planning a stop tomorrow lunchtime though and then back to a 5:2 next week but not b2b.
Been thinking about triggers having read some of your posts – there are things I need to avoid to prevent the “bruce bogtrotter” effect once I open the gate. Honestly don’t think I’ll ever be able to moderate some items so need to just put them aside. Easier said than done.
Thank you for all of the welcomes, I’ve been lurking here for a bit so feel like I know you all somewhat – sorry if that seems strange. Just needed time before joining in.
Have a wonderful day, I hope the sun is shining wherever you are (insert sun emoji) – don’t know how to do this….
Day 4 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71 ⭐
What a pocket list yesterday?! Double figures – it’s been a while since that happened. I achieved my stellar FD, & was patting myself on the back for reaching + 9000 steps. Until I saw @iona72 clocked up + 23,000! 🤯 A gold star for you! ⭐
@penz – accountability April – starting next week..? 😅 You’re funny! As for the spam mail – don’t just delete them. Maybe you already know this; but you should just move them to your spam folder. This will help your email provider better identify & filter future spam messages from the same senders.
@lilymartin – how did we ever survive without the internet/wifi?!
@excelsior12309 – I haven’t really made anything post-worthy recently. Just lizards, house-numbers etc for neighbours. We’re having a small ‘art fair’ later this year to mark the 40th anniversary of the retirement village I live in. Anyone who paints, draws, knits or does anything creative has been asked to exhibit and/or sell their creations. So I’m going to make lots of coasters & other knick-knacks to flog at the fair.
@merryapple – my sweet tooth IS all to do with Chunky KitKats. And anything else involving chocolate & wine gums. The KitKats were on special again recently, & I just couldn’t resist. I ate two in one day! The shame 😳 At least I’m resisting the peanuts, & I’ve been teetotal now for 2 & a half years! The wee darling – Boo Boo you mean? She’s fast asleep on my lap after putting away two breakfasts. I think I need to introduce her to IF 😅 A Friday FD?! Go for it! 🎯 💪
@jaifaim – enjoy your trip! ✈
I’m off to Doppio Zero for brunch again. Happy Fri-yay y’all! 🍹
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