Hemmy it definitely won’t be curry🤮 I’m having Korean chilli chicken and rice, might throw a few chips in with it.Steve I went to the world cup in 1966 ,I attended 3 games at Old Trafford.I went with my dad and uncle. I’m trying to stick to 1500 calories each day and see where that takes me.
Day 10 – USA/TN – FD
Whoops, forgot I fasted yesterday! Finally able to eat regular food this week, yay!
Day 11 – USA/TN – NFD
Day 11 North Wales NFD
Busy day today. Will post in more detail tomorrow.
Have a good day everyone 💪
Good afternoon friends.. Xxxx
Ohh not a good day today.. after the brilliant match result last night feeling very under the weather today lolol
Drank too much wine.. so glad i am on holiday from fasting this week.. Sunday to come yet !!!
After walking which was hard lol . I had planned to go to Bicester food shopping as I am out to Leamington Spa tomorrow with Pam lunch and charity shopping.. so because feeling rough … just popped to local shop and got what I needed today.
Just had a big bowl of the lovely soup I made yesterday .. it was hard going though as feeling full lol.
Mum would have said.. ” That will teach you” lol
Sym… that dinner probably did you the world of good.. When alone its easy to skip proper ones.
Dave.. Whats on your menu today..
Steve… Hope you are having a good day..
Just off with a struggle to mow the lawns while dry ….. A positive mindset leads to success because it motivates us to overcome obstacles instead of giving up. Xxxx
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Huh. @merryapple, where are you??
Day 11 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
I didn’t eat as minimally yesterday as my morning self intended…too bad my morning self and my late afternoon self are not really the same person. I didn’t eat badly, simply not minimally. Today’s another opportunity; I said it’s an NFD, but we’ll see. We’re actually going to Jazz on the Green, leaving the house shortly after four o’clock, so there won’t be the same opportunity to overeat as there would be if we were home.
@snowflake56 Like you, dresses are easy to fit to my body, but well-fitting slacks/trousers/pants are a huge challenge to find, and I prefer dresses anyway–always have. What astonished me, however, was when DH and I were in Rome in 2019. We spent a fair amount of time people watching, and it slowly dawned on me that many, and perhaps most, of the women were in dresses. You’d never see that in the States. Even at church on Sundays, a classic time for a woman to wear a dress, there are three of us who do, and a few more who do occasionally, but many of the women never do, and say that out loud. What has caused such dramatically different traditions? I find it fascinating, LOL! I hope your shopping trip to the Netherlands netted you some delightful treasures!
@funshipfreddie Despite your red face, what a delightful moment to have danced so well that you were watched and then applauded! And, I’m sorry my second paragraph on Wednesday nearly gave you a headache. 🤷🏻♀️😂 I actually edited it heavily, struggling to give it complete clarity…some stories need italics and voice inflection to be truly understandable, but it did finally make sense? My new challenge now is to re-set my brain so that I see “eating minimally” as simply something I choose rather than a very lamentable requirement I’m forced into unwillingly.
@jaifaim How fun your theater experience must have been! And, yup, I haven’t actually weighed yet, but I’m sure I’ll be well above yesterday’s much smaller number… @northgeorgia calls it refeeding, if I remember correctly. And DH was finally talked into having fun instead of being a curmudgeon (a dear curmudgeon, but nontheless…) so we’re going. I took some already cooked shrimp out of the freezer last night to thaw, but I’m still trying to figure out what to take. That’s part of what makes it so fun, is that you can buy food, or take it along (or skip it entirely if you want, I suppose, LOL), and wine and beer are both welcome. The funniest story was when I heard a really loud motor that sounded just like a chain saw and was looking around, as were many, and finally someone called out it was someone with a gas generator powering their blender to make margaritas. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@brightonbelle I hadn’t realized you were so far away from goal; I’m very sympathetic. Do you realize I was down to 138-139 and have slowly gained it all back, and never did manage to stop the gain until I got to my current weight? Yes, I’m TRULY sympathetic. We’ll do this! And great quote to remember for @funshipfreddie!
@northgeorgia I hope your morning self and your late afternoon self manage to be in agreement!
Okay, much to do, so I’m off. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 11 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 232 lbs. @stitchincarol I think “eating minimally” is a good mantra for me, too. Today, I’m organizing a conference with a lot of southern comfort food as a buffet. But I remember the last two years, I have eaten “with restraint.” Good advice for me going forward 🙂
Day 11 UK f800
The few pounds away is a dim and distant memory @stitchincarol I need to do something to reverse the constant gaining If I’m at home I find I can do 4 days ZBC , very light lunch and a decent dinner for less than 800. The weekend is another matter all together but I’m tackling things one step at a time
The line dancing incident made me chuckle @funshipfreddie but what’s that old saying about dance like nobody’s watching 🕺
Yes let’s get weighed tomorrow @jaifaim Hopefully it’ll give me the incentive not to reverse all my good work over the weekend , I just don’t seem able to get the balance right at the moment
Amazingly a bit of Sun here this morning @molij hope you e got some too
Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket List – Day 11 🥚
Good evening everyone.
FD for me today. I just had a warm salad for dinner – mostly baby spinach leaves and a little grilled chicken.
Neil, So sorry to hear that the stressful event continue to pile up. I will be hoping for a better week ahead for you.
Cali, I’m sorry to hear that the unrelenting stress of being a full time carer has had such an impact on your weight. It’s been such a difficult few years for you and your husband and sister. I am pleased to see you posting here though. I think an online support group might be good for you. Even when you don’t have time to post, if you can grab a few moments to read some posts it may still help you feel connected.
Sending you a very big hug.
Thin, your weekend away in the Peak District with your daughter sounds lovely. It’s so nice that you are able to catch up with her so often now. I’ve never visited that area, but remember the landscape from UK tv shows (I think Peak Practice was set there – that was many years ago).
I had a family birthday cake to make today. The birthday girl requested carrot & walnut cake with cream cheese frosting. A nice easy one – yay! Her son turns one later this month and she decided I didn’t need to bake anything for him this year as he’s not used to eating much sugar yet. I did make it clear that while I’m happy to bake him something, I don’t do kids birthday party cakes. The current expectations with social media means it’s well outside my skill set.
The day began very wet and gloomy here, but there was finally a dry spell and even some sun this afternoon, so I managed to go out for a walk. I’m hoping the fine weather continues into tomorrow morning as I have the nurse coming to do my infusion in the afternoon.
Take care everyone.
Day 11 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾.
155.1 lbs
@funshipfreddie Wow! If I could have my laundry done for such a great price I would never do it myself! 😂 Your dancing sounds like so much fun!
@brightonbelle we’ll see tomorrow if I have real success… it’s mad really how much weight fluctuates! Let’s check in tomorrow and see where we are at. ☀️ A day can change so much!
You are so right @excelsior12309 we have so many options open to us and different methods work for different people… I was very surprised how well I got through Tuesday’s LFD… I really hope you get the much needed break in weather over there… I saw that a bridge in New York couldn’t close due to extreme heat.. mad!
@stitchincarol thank you – LFD felt good 👍 yes fundays! 🎭🇫🇷🥰 It was Murder Trial Tonight II and it was great. Immersive theatre – such fun! I had a lovely meal beforehand which was pretty healthy but dinner out tonight so keeping the focus for the day today. I’m back up today… Interesting to see the impact of NFD vs LFD… I usually just weigh on Fridays… so another good day today. Until later.. I’m going to FD until 6pm 😁
Enjoy Jazz on the Green – I hope you talked him around to going with you! 🎷
@snowflake56 enjoy your day out to the Netherlands and great to have taken care of the weeding… I did a good bit f the same at the weekend and it feels so good once done. Keep on keeping on…you will get there… 💪
@molij we’ve had such drizzly days!! And cold… so same here… getting out but getting wet. I’m glad to hear that you settling into the FD routine. Small steps… then these become habits… ⭐️
Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket List – Day 11 🥚
Day 11 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD – 🏴️⚽️
Yesterday’s line-dancing was fun. I think there was more laughing than dancing though. I guess I got a bit carried away during the ‘Boot Scootin’ Boogie’, because as we got to the end, I noticed a couple of the other dancers were just standing watching me. Then when the music stopped they applauded me?! Red as a beetroot, I was 🤦♂️
@jaifaim – well done! 💪 I need some of that wriggle room. Aiming for a good FD today 🎯
@stitchincarol – your post yesterday nearly gave me a headache! 🤣 The 2nd paragraph anyway. Maybe I was just tired, but I think I read it at least 3 times before it started to make sense to me 🥴️
@snowflake56 – enjoy the shopping! 🇳🇱
It’s a sunny 21 C today, so heading out for a long walk along the sea front 🦈 🌊
“If black boxes survive air crashes, why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?”
~ George Carlin
Pocket List – Day 11 🥚
@merry🍎
@snowflake56
@funshipfreddie
Day 11, Germany, FD
Day 10 NFD but ate unhealthy food
Day 9 unplanned FD and I managed to do 14000 steps
Sorry for not posting yesterday, I wanted to weed the along the driveway before the rain came in.
@merryapple What a lovely compliment you got! It’s such a good feeling when someone else notices a change.
@at You’re such a busy bee! I baked Maey Berry’s ginger nuts for my DH on Tuesday and haven’t didn’t eat any of them although I do like them.
@molij I really like the dress! I love dresses and in summer I mostly wear dresses. I can always find a dress that fit well but seldom a pair of trousers that do. I found a sewalong on youtbube to help sewing the dress but I guess you can make the dress without it.
@jaifaim Well done! I wish I did so well, my weight goes up instead od down. I don’t think I will get to my set goal.
@brightonbelle I admire you for being able to do FD800 for 5 days in a row. I’m not good at doing FD800s, I mostly overeat.
We going to the Netherlands today (the border is only 45 km away) to see if we can find a few nice things in the second hand shops. I already had breakfast, a slice of toaste with butter and a soft boiled egg and later I’ll have yoghurt with frozen berries.
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@funshipfreddie
@merryapple
@snowflake56
Have a nice day everyone!
Afternoon all
I had a disastrous week this week. One of my workmates fell over in his garden a couple of weeks back and broke 4 ribs, so he has been away from work, another workmate is on leave, and another is off for the school holidays. It was stressful enough being understaffed, but then my boss “volunteered” us to do some testing, which we have to get done on top of our normal workload. To cap it off, we had some unexpected repairs needed on our car to the tune of $700, which we didn’t have, so we spent a couple of days trying to chase up some funding to pay for it. I’m in full stress mode and just stress eating as I always do. My weight was back up over a kilo from my last weigh-in. I’m so over this week, I’ve just been working, crawling home from work, eating, curling up on the couch, eating some more, then going to bed to repeat the same thing the next day.
cali, it’s great to hear from you, even to hear things have been tough for you.
I hope you’re all good, have a great one everyone
It’s a month now since we lost our favourite TV personality in the medical field. I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that Dr Mosley is no longer here. My thoughts are with his family. He was so loved by everyone!
Had a really lazy day today just reading a good book with some music on in the background.
Hemmy
I have no choice but to stay away from the teacakes as I have none left but not something I would recommend doing too often if trying to lose the pounds.
England are playing tonight so will see what happens and if Sunday will be another day of nerves waiting to see if we can end the 58 years of hurt. Unfortunately I missed the world cup win as I wasn’t born until the December of that year.
His on-going commitment to educate, inspire and to support others through his work serve as the most awesome of legacies and a form of immortality. My words may mean little, but I start today as one of his followers as my way of paying tribute. He, his family and his associates will remain in my thoughts as I lean – too heavily by ≥50kg – upon 5:2 in order to turn my health and life around. Walk with me Dr Mike.
His on-going commitment to educate, inspire and to support others through his work serve as the most awesome of legacies and a form of immortality. My words may mean little, but I start today as one of his followers as my way of paying tribute. He, his family and his associates will remain in my thoughts as I lean – too heavily by ≥50kg – upon 5:2 in order to turn my health and life around.
Afternoon All..
A busy day a bit of shopping at different shops, chatting to a few friends.
Walked with Natalie very humid walk.. won’t see her for a bit she’s away in a camper and away flying.
I think I am coming around now… I have had a chicken dinner tonight, I was going to have it with chips but I did a Yorkshire pud dinner and Charlie joined me.
Hemmy…
A nice meal for you, I just decided today to have a dinner and one a glass of 🍷 too.. I have not had a dinner for a while.
Strange how memories come and go, I miss Steve terribly and our fun times. It’s not nice on your own although I don’t mind my own company it’s a balance. I just miss him.
Dave.,
Footy tonight I will sort of watch. Enjoy your speedway.
A few people away hope everyone is enjoying their breaks.
Jean x
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Well, a new term for me! I know the use of muslin to make a practice garment, but I’ve never heard toile used in the same way. Thanks for sharing! And enjoy sewing for that baby; I have a 4month old that I’m looking forward to holding again when we get to Indianapolis in a couple weeks. 🥰 The other two know me and like to talk on video calls, but the youngest still needs to learn who her Gaga is! 😂😂😂
Day 10 North Wales 🏴 FD
@stitchincarol the word toile and muslin can be interchangeable it’s using muslin or a cheap fabric to make a mock up or a practice garment to check size and fit before you get to use your more expensive fabric to make the real thing. I have to confess to being distracted today. Instead of working on the dress I have cut out a romper for my three month old granddaughter for when she is 6 months old. 😂
Good afternoon friends.. Xxxx
Its the best day here today for a while.. Dull morning but sunny now and blue sky and NO RAIN> lol
A good walk then was going to my neighbours for a natter .. but decided to come back and do a line full of hand washing.. Then I made a pan of chicken.. bacon and odd bits of veg soup.. I am making it the old way on the top of the cooker. It smells and tastes absolutely delicious .. I swear it is much tastier than the croc pot.
So that’s easy dinner this evening. Its England FOOTBALL Yay.
I think this week I am writing off ..putting myself on holiday with Nana and H H lolol Start next Monday again.
TBH I am soo glad to have my appetite back I know Kristy was worried about it. I think I had been a bit down missing those that have gone. Life goes on though.
Time to book some lovely outings I think ..I will look at Blenheim Palace see what s on there.
Dave… Are you making the curry? Come on England. A few wines and treats tonight.. lolol …
Sym.. How are you feeling today.. These Yeast Vite seem to really be bucking me up thank goodness.
Steve .. what are you up to today. Step away from those teacakes please lolol
Have a good day everyone..
Happiness is in the small things. Xxxx
Day 10 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 160.8
My water fast went well yesterday; I had a couple of truly hungry moments, but zero time to even be tempted to do something about it, and was fine shortly after each rumbling. And, I love that my low weight this morning confirms I have been eating reasonably, even if I was creeping up by a few ounces each day; the gain was simply evidence that I had lots of food digesting in me, but I knew the quality and quantity of the food consumed was spot-on. Sadly, this low weight will pop back up once I put food into me again, so the challenge is to eat minimally and mindfully and with restraint as I go on.
I discovered yesterday something I’ve been thinking for a long time that I suspect has gone a long way to preventing any weight loss. Basically, I was sympathizing with myself at the need to eat little, at the need to deny myself anything, at the need to eat with restraint. But with my memory of a few days ago that I was so frustrated that I kept being in situations where the norm was to eat a lot, rather than being consistently in my life without friends around, where the norm was to eat little–that was such a huge eye-opener. So everytime yesterday I’d sympathize with myself, whine a little, and really feel like the martyr, I’d stop short and say, “No, I WANT to eat minimally; this is the choice I make because I like how I feel and I know it’s healthy for me. I CHOOSE to do this.” I’m holding firmly onto that memory, LOL!
@molij I’ve never heard of “Sew Over It” but googled it, and found the Eve dress; looks lovely, and what a fun company! You’ll have to give us an update as you get it sewn and decide whether or not you love it! But why do you seem to use the word “toile” as a synomym for “dress”? Toile is a type of fabric, and the way you use the word is not familiar to me, so I’m fascinated!
@brightonbelle Hmmm…only 800 calories M-F? That’s some serious commitment! You only have a few pounds to go to hit maintenance, though, right?
@bert1802 That plaque sounds fascinating, and I well understand how it would be moving. And well done on eating minimally on Tuesday!
@merryapple Wow–I’m envious that you’re so close to done on your sweater! Not knitting at a gauge of 34st=4inches, and two colors on every row, does make it faster, huh? LOL!
@jaifaim Congratulations on a strong LFD yesterday. What will you see at the theater tonight? Sounds like two fun days! And just read your second post with your excellent weight! Well done!!!
@at Your social life is rather packed, isn’t it? I hope today’s FD gets you thoroughly back in the groove so that tomorrow’s evening out can have just a smidge of restraint to it (well…assuming that’s what you want. 👍😉)
@funshipfreddie Your quote today made me think of a conversation with one of our dear friends. With other friends, we simply chatter and laugh a lot, but with this one particular friend, it takes all of 30 seconds to be deep into a huge–often philosophical–discussion of a deep subject. I love her for that.
@excelsior12309 Your weight may be static, but that’s FAR preferred to creeping up, right? Thus, I think you’re doing perfectly. You’ve established the good habits, and once this heat isn’t overwhelming every thought and feeling, you’ll get back on a downward trend!
@northgeorgia Maybe I’m off track here, but it strikes me as quite impressive that, despite being without AC, your weight has stayed stable. May this FD bring you a lovely drop!
Jazz on the Green, a fixture in Omaha every July, starts tomorrow. I’m trying to persuade DH that he would NOT prefer to stay at home, LOL…we’ll see if I succeed. And then we leave for vacation on Sunday the 21st. Very much looking forward to that!
Okay, just thought of something else I need to do today, so I’m off. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 10 North Wales 🏴 FD
It’s a very rainy day here and predicted to rain for most of the day. We managed to get out for a walk with the dog. We did get wet but it was enjoyable. Managed to get my daily steps in. I feel I am settling down into the swing of FD’s despite it being only the second week. I can definitely go all day without food until about 6pm without feeling like I could chew my arm off.
@jaifaim fantastic weight loss. Hoping for a good weight loss when I next get on the scales. I had a lovely catch up with my friend yesterday. Seeing another friend tomorrow. We meet at Waitrose most weeks. We walk around the shop, a buy a few things and then sit in the car in the car park with a coffee and usually a cake. We then talk for an hour or so about sewing, cooking, gardening and grandchildren. The car park has lovely views into a wood where we often see red squirrels. Will look up the Atlantic diet. I have never heard of it.
@at your day yesterday sounded a fab day out. I love having wine and a meal with friends.
@stitchincarol your scavenger hunt sounded fun. Thanks for the tips and advice on the liquid FD. I will give this a few more weeks and then I will give it a try.
Have a good day everyone.
“It’s never too late to CHANGE old habits.”
FLORENCE GRIFFITH JOYNER
Day 10 Pocket List 🌿
@at
@molij
@excelsior12309
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia
Hi lona,
Its slow progress here. I am going away in a week and a half, but I don’t think that I will be able to wear the walking trousers with tags on.
However the incremental changes all add up. I am now 10.7lbs/3.9kg less. It has taken 3 months, so no prizes for speed but the buddha belly is shrinking and clothes look better.
How are you doing MM?
Hello one and all. A dull day here, footie tonight and speedway. I’ll watch the football and I can get the speedway on catch-up I think. Feeling hungry now but will try and hang on until tonight. I think I’m having Korean chilli and rice, it gets 3 peppers so must be 🔥. Well check out the calories in case I have something now.
Day 10 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 234 lbs. Yes, A/C is now fixed, and I bought a new router for my WiFi. Also, the dryer seems to be working again… so maybe all is right with the world. Tomorrow is a training tomorrow and a banquet is prepared, so today is definitely a FD.
Day 10 Pocket List 🌿
Day 10 UK f800
Oh that laundry sounds perfect @funshipfreddie Even though it’s only the 2 of us with this terrible weather the washing and drying seems a permanent fixture
I’m really hoping I can copy your success @jaifaim I’m holding on weighing until Friday 🤞
Day 10 Pocket List 🌿
Day 10-No. VA USA-FD 800
Headed for FD 800 today. Weight is pretty static. I think I have been eating just a little too much on NFD, and then there was the EFS on Sunday. I don’t think I could do a complete liquid FD though. I am pretty sure I would sabotage it by the end of the day, even if I didn’t do too many calories. Fortunately, we have many ways to fast.
Everyone sounds busy and energetic! I am not so energetic, but I feel it is the continuing oppressive heat here. We are hoping for a “break” by Friday, by which I mean maximum temperature in the high 80’s. Gee, I hope your air conditioning is semi-functioning, @northgeorgia!
@stichincarol, I too love to bake and I have really done very little over the past few months, because I also love to sample what I make…and that is deadly!!!
@funshipfreddie, I think your way of doing laundry is just right!
Joining the pocket list for today!
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Second post.
153.2lbs
Just had to come back in after hopping on the scales..
seems the healthy smoothie didn’t scupper my efforts..
Needed wriggle room.. and down nearly 3lbs overnight – have that now but will make good choices.
Still feeling a bit off but happy.
💕
Day 10 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@merryapple, @molij – I have to confess, my laundry days aren’t very taxing. I throw everything into a large bag & drive 13 km to ‘Fresh – The Laundry’. Then I collect it the next day. Everything comes back washed, dried & folded & it costs me the equivalent of about US$8 🧺️
@northgeorgia – hope you got the A/C sorted? Just think, once you reach your goal weight the heat won’t bother you nearly as much; but the cold will! 😅
@jaifaim – seems like the whole country’s been affected by this cold front. We’ve had snow in some parts of the Eastern & Western Cape ⛄️
Almost line-dancing time. Happy Hump Day! 🐫 🕺
@stitchincarol – I’m glad you like the quotes. A more philosophical one today…
“I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.”
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Day 10 – UK – FD
Day 9 NFD 👿
Apologies for not posting yesterday……busy day….too much cake after our group walk……a fab meal out in the evening with friends with perhaps a glass of wine too many…….but I’m parking that and going for a good FD today before another evening out tomorrow…….
I have go get ready to drive to my Yoga class – then my usual afternoon of volunteering so hoping to stay busy and on track for that FD
Will try to catch up on the posts either later today or tomorrow
@merryapple – thank you for putting me on the pocket list and for that “Steely RESOLVE!!” post – I will need it today…..
Anzac, yes, I’m back and finished my first fast day this week. Going back to the original 5:2. It’ll be good to get rid of a few kg’s. I’m still going back and reading some of the posts from the past couple of months.
Thin, We watched both of those movies and loved both of them. We’re starting to run out of things to watch. Recently finished the series Your Honor. That was a good one, on Netflix. I have to go back and look up some of the titles of ones that we liked. Are you still on the boat?
Day 10 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾.
Feeling good after my LFD and looking forward to two busy nights ahead now… theatre tonight and a meal out with french friends tomorrow. 🇫🇷♥️ we won’t mention the match ⚽️.
A great reason not to post @bert1802 🤗 with family around! It’s lovely to hear that one of your children bought the old family home. 💕 I don’t look forward to letting ours go in time.
@funshipfreddie we posted around the same time again yesterday. So weird that you are cold there… we are too but not so strange for Eire.
@metatauta hope you are feeling better day by day…
@brightonbelle – good for you kickstarting the process. I feel my LFD helped yesterday… although my “LFD” did include a homemade smoothie with fruit and veg from the fridge. I’m not sure that is technically pure liquid… but felt right to do at the time. I must make wise choices when out tonight and tomorrow 🤔
@northgeorgia – glad to hear the a/c issue has been resolved. Happy days!
@stitchincarol wow! Over 3lbs drop in a day.. bravo and how wonderful! That’s what we like to see! Isn’t it revelatory though… imagine you ate pasta every day? I felt quite “empty” for the first time in a long time going to bed last night but I did wake at 2.30 and took a while to get back to sleep… could be down to that emptiness or pure coincidence 🤗
@molij your dress sounds lovely – all the best with it. 👗 I hope you had a lovely catch up with your pal.
@merryapple you are so right! We were raised to get back up after knocks and power on. I often have this conversation with my sister looking at the next generation… I wasn’t as adventurous as you in my twenties but had left to live, study and work abroad at 19 paying all my own bills, make decisions and manage tricky situations… my parents knew very little of what was going on day to day as simply couldn’t be in contact… but god they were great times 😂😂😂 thank god I made it through 😉 🍹 💃🏻🇫🇷♥️
Do something today that you future self will thank you for ⭐️ w wise man once said (Joe Wicks 🏋️♀️)
Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 10 NZ NFD 71.6kg 🏃♀️
I’m back to my usual self after a big 💤 and this morning I headed up the cone with the gang.
@funshipfreddie Did you get your laundry done and hung out? It’s such a balancing act here with the weather at the moment to wash and get my sheets dry… Maybe tomorrow…
@jaifaim Lovely salads are absolutely not to be passed up!!
Thank you and others for your support. I was looking back at my life and thinking about all that travel I did on my own with no cell phones etc – 6 mos backpacking in Sth East Asia, China and Russia, 7 mos through Central and South America, working in California and London etc etc etc. It does help with the resilience I need now to carry on. I wonder how these current generations are going to get on? Not that I’ll be here to find out!!!
@molij Yummy – new potatoes out of the garden and only one…😶 Look up the Atlantic diet!! It includes potatoes in it!!
@bert1802 A country town sounds a lovely place live!! And those are wise words from you for us all not just @excelsior12309 🙏
@northgeorgia I hope your chez nous FD is going well! And you are cool inside at least…
@stitchincarol I imagined you were visiting all the second hand shops looking for treasure!! That sounds so interesting learning about your town’s history via its’ buildings. Well done on the restraint!!
YOU have to be really good to even contemplate playing that piece!!! How did your WF go?
I have about two rows to go on my ribbing then I can cast off and my jersey is finished. It’s perfect for winter dog walking… Lucky I have other dog friends!!
Yeah!! @brightonbelle Well done on f800s!!
@metatauta Are you back up to full speed ahead yet? Hope so!!
Steely RESOLVE!!
Day 9… Florida………. CD
Today went well. I was surprised especially being on the road and unsure of what I was going to eat……
I actually was able to stay under my calories which I set up in fitness pal to lose weight. So happy about that…..
I am going to try and fit in an FD tomorrow as I am hopeful I can make it work.
@northgeorgia.. glad that your A/C is getting fixed. The weather has been so darn hot… no one should be in a home with out it. We are getting heat advisories seems like everyday now. Then on top of the afternoon storms. I am ready for summer to be over.
@stitchincarol the scavenger hunt sound like tons of fun. I love walking around the towns and seeing all the historical buildings and the stories about them. When we walked around town on Friday, we stopped at this one building it was built in 1910, it was the first building in our town built and held the offices of the important officials…. Cool all in itself but what really got me is that they had a plaque in its foundation that honored all the men who had helped build it, each of their names were on the plaque and told what part they did… I love history, so I am happy finding things like this.
@excelsior12309…..You can do this……. Sometimes all the resolve we need is to find it in our mind to forgive ourselves.
Okay well, I have some computer work, I need to finish before I can put the day to bed. I hope you all have a wonderful day, evening or night….
Day 9 – USA/TN – NFD
Well done. Hopefully it will get easier the more you do it – but always remember that if there is one day when you just can’t face it, don’t stress too much, just try to do it again as soon as you feel able to.
It’s a balance between finding the willpower to stick to it and not making yourself miserable in the process. It can only become sustainable once it’s no longer a battle, but a way of life.
Mr Data
The link was an Interesting read.
I feel inspired to carry on with the 5-2 diet based on the success stories from this forum and I’ll look at incorporating as many plant foods as possible too .
The first fast day after restarting was really tough but I have feel like I can do it now .
Hemmy plenty of sport still and the speedway world cup is on Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday all close by. I can hear the engine’s from our house.I normally go bit it’s £200 if I went to them all.I have recalculated my TDEE so knocked a couple of hundred off it.
Day 9 UK f800
So logged EVERYTHING yesterday and came in at 739 so in an attempt to kick start some weight loss I’m going for f800 Mon – Thurs
Thanks for being such a diligent reader and responder @stitchincarol -I feel you’ve done a good enough job for the both of us
Pocket List – Day 9 🧶🪡
@merryapple
@jaifaim
@stitchincarol WFD
@brightonbelle f800
Good afternoon everyone. xxxx
Its a dull day here but dry so far .. “where is summer”
Its such a shame as lawns need mowing but too wet today.. hopefully we will soon have some sunshine again.. I have gone back to woollies again.
Still being erratic with my eating… I seem to be all or nothing… lol I must pull my socks up as they used to say. I blame all this exciting sport of late .. Come on England tomorrow evening. Xx
Steve .. Well done staying the same this week ,
Dave ..how is it going for you.
Nana .. are you still away.
H H .. enjoy your away days.
Sym… I started the Yeast Vite yesterday..you can have upto 8 a day .. 2 every 4 hrs. I am just having 4 a day 2 at 8am .. 2 at 3pm already I feel perkier today lol.
Enjoy your day everyone what ever you are doing.
Motivation can make
you start the journey,
determination can take
you to the end. Xxxx
Day 9 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD – 164.2
Just for the record, on Day 8, I weighed 167.4, which filled my heart with dread. But I knew I’d not eaten that many extra calories, and figured it was probably the pasta we had for supper on Day 7. Thus, this morning’s weight looks glorious by comparison.
Yesterday was purely delightful, with our scavenger hunt and dinner. The scavenger hunt was nothing more than a mile and a half walk around downtown Omaha looking at the buildings specified in the app and noting details about them…which sounds dull when typed out, but it was actually fun and interesting. At the restaurant for lunch I had a bruschetta appetizer, and was pleased at my reasonable choice. Dinner at home was sous vide pork ribs, two veggie-heavy salads, steamed baby red potatoes, and strawberry shortcake. So, not a low-cal dinner, but neither was it decadent, and I didn’t even eat all I put on my plate, so was pleased with that restraint. Perhaps I’m learning to control my eating? LOL, if so, it’s about time! 😂
@excelsior12309 I so admire your simple RESOLVE to get back on the wagon after your EFS on Sunday; that’s clearly what’s enabled you to steadily lose weight, albeit more slowly than you were wanting (at least, that’s what I have been picking up from your comments).
@northgeorgia I’ve been sympathizing with how miserable it’s been for you with your AC–and then your home wifi–out. So glad it’ll all be replaced today and you can be comfortable in your home again.
@flourbaby Have an absolutely glorious time on your vacation!
@at I love how much you bake, and miss the days when I did, but my DH eats little of what I bake, I have no kids at home to scarf it down, and no walking group to serve it to, LOL! So, my choice has been to eat what I bake, or to stop baking… So, I enjoy reading your descriptions, and get just a tiny sense of having participated in the baking. 🥰
@snowflake56 Reading all day sounds delightful; what do you enjoy reading? Are you a book-in-hand or a Kindle reader?
@merryapple What a glorious compliment, and I’m glad you enjoyed that piece of music. Whether I play the same as Charles Ore is entirely dependent on how good are the ears of the person listening: those who know little music would say I play it exactly the same; those who have a more discerning ear would say I play it very well, but not nearly as well as Charles. 😂 It took lots of practice when I learned it…
@funshipfreddie I love all the quotations you give us; I shared your “the propeller cools the pilot…watch him sweat when it stops” quote with our friends and they were entirely amused.
@jaifaim Switching from LFD to healthy veggie salads sounds the perfect antidote to feeling awful; I hope you’re feeling better today and as the week goes on.
@molij What I have found about liquid FDs or water FDs is that if I keep busy enough that my thoughts are entirely focused on my activity, I’m not in the least hungry. Or, I get hungry, but once I drink a healthy amount of water, and focus again on what’s keeping me busy, the hunger goes away. When I go to bed, I don’t so much feel hungry as feel empty–and that’s a glorious feeling. But. Every body is different, and your body might not react the same way. Are you ever able to work straight through lunch and forget to eat until 2 or 3 just because you were so focused on whatever you were doing? If so, you might be a candidate for a water fast; if not, it’s clearly not for you. 🤷🏻♀️
@bert1802 Your day with your youngest sounds lovely; my smile is always brighter when my kids are here.
Pocket List – Day 9 🧶🪡
@merryapple
@jaifaim
@stitchincarol WFD
Day 9 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 232 lbs. A/C replacement is happening today. I was able to sleep at home last night because they put some refrigerant in and replaced a capacitor. As I’ll be at home all day, I figured tomorrow will be the better FD.
Day 9….Florida…..NFD
Sorry about not posting yesterday, our youngest came and stayed the night. We ended up watching a movie and it ended so late I just went to bed. All my kids live about an hours drive from me and when I get to see them I try to spend every minute I can with them. I use to see them a lot but then I decide to have a home built in a small country town away from the craziness. All the kids live in the town they grew up in and my youngest bought the house he grew up in.
My weigh in on Sat. went better than I expected. I lost a pound and I completed a FD yesterday well it was not quite 800 calories but just over the 500 calorie day.
Today starts my week of traveling and I tend to get another FD in on Wed or Thursday. I booked a hotel that has a nice walking trail. So, I hope to get a walk or two in this trip as well.
So, many plans now I just need to make sure I put in the effort to get it done.
Well, I must be off I have a long drive and a full day ahead of me
Have a great day!
CalifD, a BIG welcome back. I was actually thinking of you specifically when I posted the last two Amazon viewing recommendations (Clarkson’s Farm and Daisy Jones and The Six). Are you still Amazon’s biggest fan? I have your email address and could/should have contacted you directly but I knew you had your plate full and were probably absorbed with caring for your OH. I’m so sorry that things have been so hard for you all. I bet your sister has been a wonderful support for you mentally and physically.
I have a little bit of an idea of what you may be experiencing as my step-mother is in rapid decline from Alzheimer’s and her poor husband is really taking a battering. He is such a kind man and wants to care for her at home but she accuses him of all sorts of awful things and, to make it all worse for him, our step-brother has come in for the kill trying to syphon off money. That’s another story.
I can understand wanting to avoid the political scene there too – I had to laugh at the Russian and Chinese responses to the presidential debate. The Russians said it was like a pensioners’ reality TV show and the Chinese enjoyed the bickering over their golf prowess. What an embarrassment that a great country like the USA can’t put up a single decent candidate.
I’m so pleased that you’re back fasting – yay! – it’s music to my ears to hear of more fasters here. I look forward to hearing how those kgs are disappearing. Which are your FDs – if you have regular days? I’m continuing with 6:1 and Sunday has always been one of my fast days. I’m considering changing it to Saturday permanently as our DD now works a 3 day work week and has often been staying on the boat on Sundays/Mondays with us.
Yes, it was a tragedy to lose Dr M. under such bizarre circumstances. Everyone has expressed shock. There’s a tribute page at the top right if you feel inclined/have time to post a message.
Day 9 North Wales 🏴 NFD
Successful FD yesterday. I managed to get to 6pm before I ate some fish and salad. Had the first of the new potatoes from the garden and managed to show great restraint by just eating one small one. Going to see a friend this morning at the local Garden Centre. We meet each week for coffee. I have started to drink black coffee again and I am enjoying it. I do not intend to have a cake.
@jaifaim thank you for your comment about my sewing. I hope today’s FD helps you feel better. I have never tried a liquid fast. I don’t think I would sleep very well if I was really hungry.
@funshipfreddie have a good laundry day. My husband does all our washing. I am very lucky. My husband sticks to the shopping list when he goes shopping. I take a list but it’s a guide only and I never stick to it 😂
@merryapple no need to apologise you did have 3 very busy days and we all need time off. What a lovely compliment you received. It’s lovely to received words like that, real motivation. ❤️
@snowflake56 I am making the Eve dress from Sew over It. I have bought some sale fabric from Minerva to make the toile. It’s a wrap dress. I thought if I make it now and I don’t like it I will have time to have a re think.
@at very envious of your cake baking. I love cake baking but I would be too tempted and would eat too much. I have bought some mini lolly moulds. I often find myself craving a sweet treat in the evenings. I thought I could make yogurt lolly’s and put some fresh fruit into them.
@flourbaby have a brilliant holiday. I love Italy and the food there is fabulous.
@excelsior12309. I am hoping to get back into shape for the wedding day. I thought I would start early so I could do it nice and steady.
@stitchincarol self control can be so difficult at times. There is always another day.
Have a lovely day everyone xxxx
Good morning all
From an overcast morning here so wouldn’t be surprised if we get some rain some time during the day.
I weighed myself this morning and nothing has changed so on the positive side I haven’t gained anything which is a bonus.
I had some Tunnock’s teacakes over the weekend so that probably hasn’t helped the weight.
Oh Cali, thank goodness you are back with us! We missed you terribly and worried whether you were ok. I am so very sorry to hear that your husband has is in the later stages of Alzheimer’s and I am thankful you have your sister to help to look after him
It was such a shock when we heard about Dr M and I feel for his poor family
Looking forward to catching up more
I’m so sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted here. It’s been very difficult with my husband suffering from Alzheimer’s/dementia for the past 3+ years and caring for him at home. He’s in the later stages now and I have to help him with just about everything. I am determined to keep him at home. Thank goodness for my sister living here since he’s a fall risk and we have to watch him all the time. I don’t think I’ve ever suffered from depression before, but I’ve always been a fixer and this is something I cannot fix. I can only try to make things better for him.
I’ve decided that I need to get back to the 5:2 way of eating again as I’ve put back all the weight I lost when I started here. My knees are older now and are really not liking all this extra weight. And this is the only way I’ve ever lost weight and kept it off for a long time.
One of the first things I read here yesterday was about the death of Dr. M. I hadn’t heard about him before since I try to avoid watching the news with all the crazy political stuff dominating the airwaves. That is so incredibly sad. He helped so many people and was the nicest person to listen to on his shows and videos. He took the complex subject of weight loss and made it simple to understand. And if it hadn’t been for him, I would never have met all of you lot. I think about all of you often. I need to be back here. We go to bed late every night after watching streamed movies and tv series. He’s soundly asleep once he’s in bed and I can find time to be here again. I am in the process of catching up on at least your latest posts.
So, I’ve lost a little over a kg in the past 6 days since I’ve started. (I’ve kept my scales in kg all these years.) It’s been very hot here, around 37 – 45 during the day for over two weeks straight. The weather forecasters keep promising cooler temps in a few days and then those days keep getting pushed further out. We usually have cooler nights but there have been too many warm ones lately. The weather seems to be so crazy all over the world.
I’ve missed you all and I’m glad you’re still here.
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