Let’s pretend we had wonderful grandmothers who appreciated world cuisine.
I do want to emulate your grandmother, Thin, with her fresh produce and three small meals.
Lovely to be in Morse country.
Oh dear those nuts, but take heart that we don’t digest a lot of the nut carbs https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/resource/are-all-kilojoules-in-nuts-absorbed/
I had a good sleep, much better than usual, but I am groggy today, as so often happens. My daughter has been making laksa often and gave me a container of the broth she makes. Yum yum, that will be my next meal.
Hope you all are as lucky.
Speedway called off already tomorrow, threat of rain🤬. So not looking good for bowling. We play a top team tomorrow so expect to get slaughtered. But you never know.
Day 14 – NFD – South Africa 🇿🇦
Hi everyone. Had a relaxed weekend. Tried to tick all the goal boxes. Although I didn’t meet all my goals, I kept at it and kept showing up for myself. Tomorrow is a new day.
Everyday we get a do-over.
Well done to everyone still persuing their goals and not giving up.
Have an awesome Sunday eve.
Hi all!
Have a lovely holiday Nana, hope the weather stays nice! Great to have had an early BBQ!
Dave- you’ll be aching next week with all that bowling, hope it stays nice for you as well… expensive getting tyres done!
Jean- poor Charlie, a worry when they hurt themselves!
Hemmy- naughty Pip, they always seem to roll on the worst possible days as well! Hope your lunches out are good…
Had a busy day cleaning out our utility cupboard on Friday (can’t remember when I last posted, page has turned so sorry if I’m repeating myself!), that was hard work! Yesterday walked early with my friend & her dog, then hubby & I went to the beach for the day, which was lovely…quiet day today, put my feet up a bit! Have a new second family to start tomorrow for HomeStart.
Started veg seeds off a week ago, they’re all growing quickly, hopefully we’ll have lots of beans again. Not doing any tomatoes this year though unless I get given plants, not worth the work & watering!
Have a good evening everyone 🥰
Hello everyone, it’s certainly been a lovely day – we’ve had out first BBQ of the year and managed to eat it outside but have now come in as it’s getting a bit chilly.
Managed to lose 4 ounces this week but to be fair I’ve not had a fd day but kept reasonably low calorie wise. The trouble is we’re off to Norfolk tomorrow until Friday and I’ve been getting in the holiday mode to early.
Dave good the new tyres all sorted.
Jean hope Charlie is a bit better bless him.
Hemmy enjoy your two lunches out this week.
Hedgehogs hope you’re feeling better now.
It’s limited wi fi where we’ll be staying so will check in again on Saturday.
Nana xxx
Hi FB Brit friends on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Xxxx
Its been a lovely weekend here .. lots of warm sunshine. Mr Pips very naughty today rolled in fresh fox poo lolol .. little devil I did swear at him I can tell you lolol
I am out to lunch tomoz and Tues so I had cleaned all through before walking .. thinking after a nice lunch and glass of wine .. I would get my outfits sorted.lol
Well I had to come back .. filled watering cans with warm water Fox poo shampoo and vinegar to neutralise .. its quite a job lol .. Thank goodness a lovely day and was able outside.
Dave.. Glad all sorted with your car .. always a hassle.. I don’t know how you can resist not weighing lolol I weigh every morning I like to keep track of my weight and nip it in the bud if I have gained .. I find then it goes quickly that way.
Sym.. Yes safety is top priority for Charlie limited time walks wont hurt for a while . .. you give him lots of good runs everyday..
What are you doing today.
Hope everyone is having a good day “Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” –.Xxxx.
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Second Post
Excelsior12309, in reading your post, I think I am in the same boat as you! It seems that I also have to eat fewer calories than recommended to lose anything and I also think age may be the reason. Congratulations on your progress so far!👍
USA. Day 14. FD
Pocket list Day 14
@fastingnurse
@at
@funshipfreddie
@excelsior12309-FD800
@northgeorgia
@ccco
Still trying to lose more weight but adhering to my FDs.
Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend! The weather here is beautiful!
Tyres fitted at 3pm. So thunderbird’s are go🤣. Keeping well away from the scales, I will get weighed on Wednesday morning before I start the weight loss program in the afternoon.
Day 14 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 231 lbs. Boo to the 230s, but still, yay!! I’m at the exit door. Outing has been postponed to next Saturday; my nephew was suffering from horrible allergies like I was, so going somewhere to enjoy the floral outdoors would not be a great idea today. Because of that, it’s a WFD! And best of all, I should also be able to have a FD500 tomorrow.
Avoiding soft drinks was difficult this week, and I did slip up and have sweetened milk yesterday — but it was a bit of a reward to myself for avoiding the more addictive carbonated demon all week long 🙂 I think it has helped though in not as much weight gain. In fact, last week was about a two pound average loss over the previous week (although I’m 2 lbs heavier today over last Sunday).
I wasn’t so “good” yesterday with snacking all day, including some candy, and couldn’t really decide on a meal most of the day. But even so, the weight gain was only two pounds, which was also the maximum weight gain for any day in the previous week. I have noticed 4 lb gains were common when the soft drinks flowed freely — I think not only due to the empty calories being stored away, but those kind of carbohydrates make you crave more food (not to mention a refill on your soft drink!). I don’t eat as much fast food as I did, either — they package those “deals” with a soft drink. I would rather pay nearly the same price for a better quality meal at a “sit down” restaurant, and following my nephew’s lead, I’ve opted for water with my meal so I can savor the food more. As I said, my goal is to make enjoying a soft drink as rare as enjoying a slice of cake or fancy dessert.
Tired of playing around with these 230s. And not too fond of the 220s, either. There isn’t room in my schedule for a 3 day B2B2B Fast as I was able to do back in January, and it REALLY helped. But even so, I should be getting within range of my 225 lb. target for April this week. I would like to get partially back into the 210s by mid-June in time for vacation. If I can get the momentum going and my body cooperates, I might even get back to the 200s this year, and then the 190s beckon, which will be an exciting day!
Pocket list Day 14
@fastingnurse
@at
@funshipfreddie
@excelsior12309-FD800
@northgeorgia
Day 14-No. VA USA-FD800
Doing oK on NFD, I find I actually have to keep calories below the calculated limit on the 5-2 website in order to actually lose weight. In other words, about 250 calories less than the non-fast day recommendations. Perhaps this is a function of age and slower metabolism. I am trying to eat lots of protein and still am avoiding sweets and breads, and that seems to have helped me the most.
My weight is almost 20# less than a year ago in March 2023, but I still have another 15# to go to meet a reasonable goal for me to maintain. But right now I am at an intermediate goal which I didn’t think I would see, six months ago! Group support is helpful, even from half a world away!
@funshipfreddie, your house numbers are brilliant. @stitchincarol, chocolate covering would not help me swallow any insect deliberately. EWWWW.
Welcome back, @fastingnurse!
Pocket list Day 14
@fastingnurse
@at
@funshipfreddie
@excelsior12309-FD800
Day 14 NZ NFD 73.5kg
I’ve had a lovely weekend with far too much to drink…
I’m watching Florence and the Machine on YouTube.
Monday is a new week.
@funshipfreddie Judge Judy will be right along I fear…
@fastingnurse Great to hear from you and have you back in the fold.
Bedtime for me.
Cinque, thanks for asking about my foot. It’s been one year to the day since the original surgery. After the second surgery in December, everything was going well following the dratted elevation regime. And then about three months in, I developed the same weird ganglion problem as before but in a slightly different spot and not as large or painful. I found some walking shoes before we went away that have no eyelets for the laces so there’s been no rubbing and I think they helped a lot (whereas I’d been told to wear tightly laced up shoes to decrease swelling – a problem I didn’t experience).
I’ve just attended a foot and ankle clinic in Oxford and was seen by an orthopaedic fellow from Sydney. Apparently I’m just one of the unlucky few that reacts in this way. The sudden onset after a prolonged period of excellent healing will remain a mystery. It does now seem to be decreasing in size. So, yes thanks, I can live with this level of scar irritation and put it all behind me I think.
Last night, we watched one of our Morse DVDs. It was ‘The Last Enemy’ episode. It was like looking out of the portholes throughout. Almost all of it was filmed right here in Thrupp, we could readily recognise specific areas of the canal, towpath, the Thrupp basin, local pubs, canalside cottages and the lift bridge. It’s fun to think of Morse and Lewis walking right out where we’re currently moored. Thankfully no headless bodies though.
FD for me. This is my fourth week of 5:2. I have just discovered the shock revelation that 100g of macadamia nuts represents over 700 calories. They’re now being counted out.
Day 14 U.K. NFD
Sorry for being gone longer than planned , just finding it difficult to get my head in the right space at the mo , but I’m back 💪
Loving the 62 @funshipfreddie – my age too
Off to do plan meals etc for next week , see you on the list tomorrow
Pocket List – Day 14 🥕
@fastingnurse
@at
@funshipfreddie
Oh dear, you’d better not add that to your respective food mantras then! My nan used to walk her shopping cart across the footbridge into the town, rain or shine every morning, stopping at the butcher, the greengrocer and the grocers to buy her fresh food for the day’s three small meals. Nothing much out of a packet or a jar other than coffee, a small yoghurt, and so on. In those days, fruit and veg were eaten in season. Half a guinness every evening to help her gain weight on doctor’s orders.
Day 14 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@northgeorgia – enjoy the outing. I’ll just have to bask in Monday morning PFDS without you 😜
@fastingnurse – welcome back!
@stitchincarol – chocolate covered 🪳?! No – not even if you held a gun to my head 😱
@jaifaim – well done on that short – 22 km?! – bike ride! I guess that’s one way you really can get the butt you want while sitting on it 😅🚴
I finally got my shiny #62 sorted out 😎
https://imgur.com/a/4wHb9U6
Happy S🌞nday!
“Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going”. ~ Julian Michaels
Pocket List – Day 14 🥕
@fastingnurse
@at
@funshipfreddie
Day 14 – Ireland – NFD- 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
@fastingnurse great to see you and I hope all
Is ok with you. We always hope people are checking in in the background so great to see that you were! 💕
Hi to everyone else out there… we miss you but know you may be out there checking in. 👍
Up And out early this morning … I did fit a cycle in yesterday but just a short one… 22km in the afternoon.. it was sunny – hooray! And then… it rained 💦🙃😂
@northgeorgia, @ccco we are on the right path…
We will get there. 🎯
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
If I only ate stuff my grandmother would recognise, I’d be eating mince, peas, carrots and potatoes every meal 😆
USA. Day 13 FD
I have been so good on my FDs lately but I seem to have stopped losing weight1😡
I will keep trying. I am sure the weight loss will start up again! Jaifaim, I still weigh in the 120s, which is a lot for me. I am small and until I was in my 50s, I always weighed 100 lbs. I want to get down to 110 lbs. I must be eating more than I thought! At the weight I am now, I am very sluggish.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 🤗
Day 13 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 229 lbs. Well, there’s a rumor the family wants to go somewhere tomorrow, which might mean the FD will have to wait until Monday. No soft drinks yet, but if we travel and do fast food, it might break the streak. Anyway, been proud of myself and it has made me realize how often I might have been sneaking a sip over the past two years. I know I have a few business lunches next week, but I am ready to focus with @jaifaim to get the weight under control. I want to be a bit lighter and closer to my weight last year by the time my mid-June vacation rolls around 🙂
Day 13 – starting an FD tonight – NZ
Wt: 111.5kg
Sorry team MIA again. A lot has been happening and I’ve been so busy but committed to coming on here every week minimum. Keeps me motivated.
Between now and Feb I’ve been doing 5:2 most weeks had a few hiccups here and there but would say I stayed on course most of it.
Anyway glad to be back!
Day 13 – post 2
@jaifaim thank you for your kind words of encouragement.
Day 13 – NFD – South Africa 🇿🇦
Weight the same as yesterday, thank goodness!
Reached yesterday’s goals.
Water 3L
Steps 9,800 🚶
Abs 30 mins 💪
Brisk walk 48 mins 🚶
Fast 20:4
Have a lovely day everyone, hope you have a fabulous weekend.
Good morning everyone waiting for the tyres to come. Then we can go shopping, you might know it’s raining. Hope it dosent put the fitter off from doing my tyres. I’ll stand over him with my fishing umbrella 🤣.
Day 13 – Ireland – NFD – 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
Hello everyone, I woke early to cycle but one look out the window and back to bed it was… more foggy/mist and rain here at the sea and not a day to be safe on the bike. I’ll see if it improves later but will just get out for an hour or so while mum sleeps. Mum sleeps most of the time now.
@ccco what are you down to now ⚖️? Seems like you have been on a great losing streak recently but maybe your body needs a day or two to settle and get used to the new weight?
@funshipfreddie enjoy that sun and the warmer temperatures later! A friend is just back from
a family trip to SA 🇿🇦 and was regaling me yesterday with all their news… I asked him if he had a lekker time – he had no clue what I was asking 😂😂
@stitchincarol yummm! Chocolate covered cockroaches🪳 (I can’t believe there is an emoji for them!) – mmmm not sure I would partake… 🤢. Have a super special time getting to know lovely baby Mae 💕
@merryapple I hope you enjoyed Piha beach – I looked it up – so beautiful! Your post sounded so super light and happy and I hope a fun day was had in your red band gumboots! (Why is there no emoji for gumboots/wellies)?
Ok will read another chapter of my book and then get up to seize this misty day.
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 13 Indianapolis NFD
Hi, all! We’re having a wonderful time playing with the older two girls and holding and cooing at Baby Mae. Today we’re going to Spring Fest (formerly Bug Bowl) where, among other activities, we can enjoy chocolate covered bugs… cockroaches?? https://ag.purdue.edu/springfest/ I’ll report back if I end up managing to ingest anything… 😂😂😂
Food-wise, I’m doing okay. Sleep-wise, not so well, since I’m posting at 3:04am! Oh well.
@penz You’ve sure been silent; having a grand time on your year off?
Okay, perhaps back to sleep now. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 13 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
Almost half-way through Amazing April already?! I had a sensible Friday, & I’m aiming to be on my best-ish behaviour today. Then I plan on being on the pocket list with @northgeorgia tomorrow.
@merryapple – I hope you enjoyed the beach. No shorts-wearing here; it was 11 C when I woke up a couple of hours ago 🥶️ Feels like winter’s arrived early. But the sun is shining & it’s supposed to creep up to 19 by lunchtime.
Michael Mosley’s column:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13300829/health-secrets-drink-wine-blush-cancer-risk-waistline.html
Have a good weekend everyone 🌤🌈
“You are not going to get the butt you want by sitting on it”. ~ Unknown
Day 13 NZ NFD 74.0kg…
I’ve had a poached egg on sourdough for breakfast and I’m off to Piha Beach, a Wild West Coast beach. The Piano by Jane Campion was filmed there, which inspired Alexander McQueen’s early haute couture collections especially Highland Rape. I shall be wearing my red band gumboots, shorts and a waterproof jacket… It’s 98% humidity here thanks to the current weather systems coming in over the ocean from the tropics.
👋
Evening All..
A lovely warm day..
Hair cut and blow all tidy again…
Charlie is still stiff getting up and down, walking a bit stiff too. He went back to bed all afternoon when I went to the hairdressers I went up and wrapped him up.. he was asleep for about 3 hours.
Hemmy ..
Good you have lost a pound.. I have 2lbs to loose to goal..
I know the sitters won’t walk as we do, it’s the safety I am concerned about. He is booked overnight when I go to a wedding and two weeks when I go to Texas with them… you just have to do the best you can.
Dave..
A nuisance with your tyres it’s an expensive job. Well done on all the bowling.
Have a good weekend..
Jean x
USA. Day 12. FD
Ugh! My weight has stopped going down!!! Oh, well! Back to another FD! Perhaps, I need to lower my calorie intact again!
Pocket List Day 12
@ccco
I have to read everyone’s posts later. Spring brings too many chores and at my age, I move like a snail! 🙁
Hope everyone is having a lovely day! 🤗
Back from bowling, can have a rest until Monday now. I will be playing Mon, Tue,wed, Thu and Friday next week 😲🤯🤪. It’s nice to bowl in the dry and it was warm enough to. Not been on the scales for over a week, it would drive half of you mad going that long🤣.
Also just to say… bravo @ccco – with osteoarthritis exercising is not easy… that and your weight loss is an inspiration ⭐️⭐️
How are things now in the Baltimore Bay area without your super important bridge??
Day 12 – Ireland – CD – 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
Hello all
@brightonbelle good to see you but I hope all is ok there with your FIL and all. 💕 remember to look after yourselves also.
@stitchincarol LOL – you are right… life is quite hectic right now but… I also post on my phone so I end up with lots of typos which I only spot once I’ve actually “posted” to the forum and reread..so I think you see the unedited version as you receive update emails… 😂😂 sorry! Often these contain lots of gobbledygook text as, and it’s a curious thing…, you enter the perfectly written text… it looks perfect and then you post it and reread words that are not even words in any language… I don’t understand it… I have two “keyboards” on my phone which may confuse things but even still.. many of the words that end up in my first draft of a post are neither English or French… 🧐🙃😂🤣
@northgeorgia I’m up again – let’s focus together next week. 👍 I’m committed to a better 3 weeks ahead. Will be coming in at 153-155 end April 🎯
Bravo @merryapple ⭐️⭐️⭐️ in the 73s and a whoosh… I love to hear of whooshes! I want one toooooo☝️
Excellent @funshipfreddie – surprises like that are just great! I’m sabotaging myself a little this week and don’t really understand why… but at least I’ve recognised it… 👍
@leoniraats keep going “poca a poca” along with @daffodil2010 and all of us… it’s great for us all to find inspiration here!
@flourbaby I hope all is going well.. 🙏
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Hi F B Brits hope all is good in your world. Xxx
Its a lovely day 19 deg and sunshine.. such a welcome change after all the rain of late.
Its beautiful over the fields with all the blossom on the trees. I took my camera and going to send the pics to my friend in the states.
Just phoned my monthly gas and electricity figures through and it is half the amount I paid last month.. I wont have e smart meter or pay by DD as lots don’t work.
I have lost 1 lb of the 2 I had put on.. so onwards and downward this week.
Nana .. Hope you are having a good day.
Dave.. What a nuisance about the tires.. Still at least now all will be ok for a while.
H H … Lol you better wait a while to see whether all is ok with your boys.. they might come back for mums cooking lolol
Sym.. Well done on your pound loss Re charlie .. I think I wouldn’t worry to much about the length of walks out with these minders.. I expect their time is limited as to how long they can walk the dogs. I would be more concerned about the feeding .. and sleeping conditions .. overall surroundings.
Enjoy the rest of this lovely day .. back off out to shift some more compost ..
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”Xxxx
Day 12 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 230 lbs. The 230s are ugly, but before the month is over, I should be saying good-bye. Considering I had a hefty weigh-in last week of 236 lbs after weeks of no fasting, I’ve been satisfied with this week. No soft drinks yet either! I was tempted yesterday on our meeting/field trips. But I failed in other ways — we tasted local honey and local candy/ice cream/etc, and I went along with it — and when you taste once, you want more! Anyhow, two more days of no fasting, and then back on the wagon.
Good morning everyone I was bowling yesterday then I had to go to the post office to return the old passports. On the way back I got a tyre pressure light on my dashboard so I checked the tyres when I got back and there is a big chunk coming out of one tyre and another is on the way out. So I was looking to buy new tyres online. I eventually found some Bridgestone tyres do ordered 4 new ones. They are coming to fit them tomorrow. Not cheap cost over £600. So can’t use the car until then. Lucky I sent the hash in the tyre, it could easily have gone on the motorway.
Day 12 UK NFD
Morning all , relieved to be back home after a few hectic, stressful days , I’ll be catching up on all posts as soon as I can ☀️
Day 12 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 69.7 kg
Had a good FD, & clocked up + 12,300 steps 💪 But I was still surprised to be under 70 kg after what I’ve eaten this week 🐷
@merryapple – oh well done! That was a well-deserved whoosh! 🥇 I think Andy Grove could’ve used a better word than ‘paranoid’ though. ‘Vigilant’ maybe?
@leoniraats – I just had a peek at your spreadsheet numbers. It’s odd that your weight has gone up after your last couple of FDs. Are you counting calories, or just winging it? Do you weigh yourself at the same time every day? I’m just curious. Or you can tell me to mind my own business 😅 As for reaching 8000 steps, sometimes I catch up on them just by walking on the spot in the evening. It may sound weird, but it works. And if I’m watching something interesting on TV I can almost forget I’m ‘exercising’. For me it works out at roughly 7 minutes for 1000 steps.
@flourbaby – where are you? I’m sure we’re all dying to hear about your new place! 🏡
Happy Fri-yay y’all! 🍹
“If you eat what you’ve always eaten, you’ll weigh what you’ve always weighed.” ~ Unknown
My grandmother wouldn’t recognise an eggplant Thin!
Morning All…
A small walk today.. Charlie has pulled a muscle on his rib cage and he’s very sore. Having bed rest and a duvet day. I had to help him off our bed and he needed help to come down stairs. Tempted him to walk but he wasn’t keen to go.
Snuggled now.
I have managed to loose 1 lb, so pleased I wasn’t expecting it.
Boiler service at 9 am do was up early and walked.
Hemmy…
The last two days have been lovely, lots of blackbirds about getting frisky, mud drying up. Cows are out so have to do different walks. They do spoil the summer.
I like my batch cooking, my last batch of potato and leek soup was the best ever oooo I might have some for lunch…
Your 2lbs will soon come off..
Hedgehog..
It’s a worry where ever the dogs stay .. I saw Fay with all of her dogs yesterday first time in ages, about a 30 min walk with all her stopping and talking. Its pro and cons with all of it… I have paid my deposit so I will give it a go…but it’s a worry.
Have a good Friday….
Jean x
….. and nothing that your grandmother wouldn’t recognise, Cinque! 🙂
Day 12 – NFD – South Africa 🇿🇦
Good morning everyone.
@stichincarol Thank you, you’re kind. It doesn’t feel like I’m progressing at all but I will keep my RESOLVE!
@merryapple great job, gosh I’m following your progress more than my own. You’re almost there. Keep up the good work.
@jaifaim ditto. I do the same. State my plans here and see the ugly truth on the tracker 😁 it’s a good tool as it gives you a truer picture of reality.
@daffodil2010 just keep going.
@northgeorgia well done. A pound is a pound less to worry about and a pound closer to your goal weight.
Happy Friday everyone!
Good morning everyone,
Autumny 18 degrees today here Thin, I have my woolly jumper and warm trousers and a thick dressing gown on top. (Hopefully I will acclimatize soon).
Neil, I am so glad that your diet and meal timing has helped your digestion so much. Brrr that South Island weather, and to think I have been complaining about lack of sun.
Lovely 5:2 work Thin and hooray for all the appointments done. Is your foot feeling nice and normal these days?
Haha yes, but so sad re the birds and nature generally. More and more people are just never out in it. I feel so ignorant, not knowing the names and calls of all the birds around here, but at least I know some.
Anzac, cheers to you. Slow creeping weight loss is probably the best. Is work settling down a bit?
Thanks for the kindness re my reflux, I can be nicely philosophical about it, it is similar to my weight problem (ie if I don’t watch it, it will start creeping back) and what works for reflux works for healthy weight maintenance (ie small meals and no snacks). So it means I have double impetus and two lots of danger signals, which can doubly help me be sensible. I hope.
I had some tinned sardine with my breakfast and there was roe in it! Never come across it before and freaked out: “Ooh this piece of fish is hard. Eek what is this gritty sandy stuff that is getting everywhere!”. Sorry to waste a delicacy but I got most of it off.
After that little excitement to start the day I am going to write a list and try to get some things done.
Best wishes to everyone or a wonderful day with real food, not too much, mostly plants.
Day 12 NZ NFD 73.7kg Woosh!!
At last the 73s… I have ribs but they still fail the ‘dog test’ of a nice edge to the rib cage… As you point out @ccco, I too have never eaten so little and for me, baked so little and cooked such ‘simple’ food – more Mediterranean in style. I have started making biscuits rather than cake. One biscuit is smaller than a slice of cake. And if I make small biscuits sometimes I have two😅!!! On Monday I had to throw out banana cake made with three bananas and sour cream😋because it went mouldy…
I have had a good breakfast (after saying I’m not eating much) of porridge with a wee bit of cream and 1/2 tsp of brown sugar, sourdough and marmalade and 2 cups of tea… I do like to vary the amount I eat at different meals so my body doesn’t get used to routine… Who am I fooling?!!
It’s pouring with rain, the whole country is sodden except for east (Christchurch etc) of the Southern Alps which is still in drought.
@stitchincarol I can’t wait to see the fair isle jersey! Is it worth taking a snapshot and posting it?!! I have been spinning and have loads of wool to knit up. I need to get on with working out a pattern for my nephew.
@jaifaim It is a race with the birds to get to the Guavas. I love gooseberries too – similar flavour profile – sharp and sweet. But we can’t grow them here in Auckland. It’s too humid and they go mouldy.
I did a 2 min wall sit and a 1 min plank plus 60 sit-ups. I haven’t done any ex for a while so thought I should quietly build up the planks… plus my shoulder exs with the stretchy rubber things the Dr gave me. It’s too wet for a morning walk but might see what the weathers like later in the day. I need to do one more walk this week and I’m having a haircut on Saturday. I won’t want to wreck my new coiffure with a sweaty windy walk…
@funshipfreddie Looking at our current crop of world leaders that quote is spot on!! I have now looked up Andy Grove. He was head of Intel and a Hungarian American engineer who published a book called Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Country and Career.
I’ll eat lightly for rest of the day.
Thank you for all the Mr Mac comments 🐻❄️. I’ll get a Macintosh II puppy in around year I think, in time for next summer ☀️
This evening I’m going out to two art openings. Happy Friyay everyone!!
Steely RESOLVE!!
Evening!
Dave not been on?
That’s a first, hope you’ve had a good day bowling Dave, & hope you had a nice trip out Jean!
Got some cooking done first thing, made a rice dish to take over to youngest, he’s having the Gousto meals on offer, has been pretty adventurous & he likes cooking, but he can always fit in an extra dinner 😂 Went to see him & picked up lots of washing, did some gardening, spent ages doing my moderating…managed a liquid FD, it’s weird, I’ve been fine today but felt rough when I tried on Monday 🤔
Have a good evening everyone!
USA. Day 11. FD
Pocket List – Day 11 🍒
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@leoniraats
@daffodil2010
@jaifaim
@ccco
Joining today’s pocket list! A little late!
I think that I can do all these FDs because my body has adjusted to it. I am not sure if that is good or not! I worry that this adjustment could mean I need even fewer calories to lose weight because I don’t seem to need what I used to eat to lose. Well, I guess, I can always readjust if I stop losing but I am trying to increase my exercise program. I am an older woman with severe osteoarthritis, so I have to keep that in mind when exercising. 🙁
I hope everyone is having a lovely day! 🙂
Day 11 – Rural Nebraska, USA – Probably OMAD
Yesterday wasn’t the best, as I had a problem pop up that was troubling, so I did what any reasonable person would do and tried to drown my sorrows in food.
It didn’t really work.
🤔
But today’s a new day, I’m coping with that problem, and we’re ready to leave for the airport an hour early–rather delightful to have pulled off everything on our to-do lists!
@ccco Well done on being down 5lbs!
@merryapple Yeah, I know…mind you, I NEVER bought the disgusting white bread, but no matter what kind of “lovely” (read: healthy) bread I brought home/baked, no one liked it, from DH to all three kids, and they’d all eagerly sieze on the whitest bread offered when we were other places. Weird people. And I’ve told them so. And Mr. Mac? Adorable.
@leoniraats Sounds like you’re doing well on all fronts; your determination and commitment are very impressive!
@daffodil2010 I’m thinking about how miserably hungry you get in the morning and a thought has occurred to me: would it be simpler to eat a protein-rich breakfast and skip lunch instead? It doesn’t give you as many fasting hours, but misery isn’t terribly pleasant! 😂❤️
@funshipfreddie LOVE the quote, and thanks for the encouragement for the pound down.
@jaifaim I hope you’re able to accomplish lots in efficient spurts so you can have a bit more down time–your posts have been sounding as rushed as I often feel.
Thanks for the compliments on the quilt for Mae; it was fun to take time to do it, and I’m looking forward to seeing it get used over the years.
I created a time-table for finishing DH’s fair isle sweater that I started January 2023, and if I stick to the rule of at least one entire row a day, I’ll have it done before Christmas. That one row, however, can take close to an hour, so it’s no small addition to my day, but I’m wanting it to be done so I can start other projects. 😂
Have a grand one, everyone. I am likely to be able to read posts while we’re gone, but between the pull of granddaughters and my dislike of posting on my phone, I’m not likely to post much of anything. We’ll be home about 8:30 Monday night, so I’ll “see” you all on Tuesday morning!
2nd Post – Day 11
Pocket List – Day 11 🍒
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@leoniraats
@daffodil2010
@jaifaim
Day 11 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 228 lbs. Well, my body was not very nice. I did a great FD500 OMAD, and all I got was a pound off. Haha!
Anyway, next FD should be Sunday. I’ve been soft-drink free all week.
Day 11 – Ireland – FD- 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
Hello all 👋
@merryapple well spotted!!! You are indeed correct! 😂😂 there is a definite trend there… 🤔🙃😂
How did your exercises go? I did some squats, plank and lunges outside as it was weirdly balmy last night.
Awww, Mr Mac is just how I pictured him! He looks like a real gent. Too cute
@leoniraats I decided to keep track in the tracker too – thanks for the reminder… so I post here what I hope the day will be but will record on the tracker how the day actually panned out. Hope to be see a trend …
Hi @daffodil2010 – day by day … well done on ZBC! All of that daily movement should help with your mental health too 🙏. I’m doing the same… too many pressures (perceived or otherwise) in me taught at the minute. 💕
I did a @merryapple and got out first thing for lovely fresh air and a bit of a hill to push my lungs to help my brain this morning 🚴
@excelsior12309 I don’t know how I feel about guavas 😂😂 we don’t get them much here… they sound a little like gooseberries in that people don’t really rate them much except in jams etc… I personally like them.. and eat them off the tree but only when super ripe.. and then the birds have usually got them before me… thinking of birds makes me think of @songbirdme and @i-hate-lettuce 🦅… the webcams, the eagles, the ospreys… then I think of @at up in the same area as @i-hate-lettuce… see how our brains go off down a rabbit hole.😂 hi all!
@stitchincarol great to see you back and Mae’s quilt is just adorable! Fabulous well done to you!
@ccco I’m amazed at your progress not also your ability to fast on consecutive days 💪💪
Ok I’ve run out of free time for catch-ups.. I need more time in my day ⭐️
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
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