Day 11 NZ FD 74.5kg 🏃🏼♀️
I’ve joined Imgur so I could see your absolutely beautiful quilt @stitchincarol! And can see you peeking over the top!!
Here’s my darling Mr Mac. Fingers crossed it works!
https://imgur.com/a/Wd4BHTG
There is a new black cat with white mittens in the garden just now drinking out of Mr Mac’s bowl. I keep it going because the birds use it for their morning wash…
@ccco That’s wonderful to hear!! Every little bit counts!!
@stitchincarol No!!!! Wonder bread🙁Billy made a pop art work about Wonder bread in the mid 1960s😀The name says it all!! I wonder if it’s bread?!! You can see what kind of bread I like😅
Enjoy meeting Miss Mae!! And your family. And great to hear your mojo is😇
@northgeorgia Your dentist will be pleased too!! Well done on your decision making.
@leoniraats Just stay the course and it will happen… That’s what I’ve learned. Consistency is the key and your body does the rest😅 Do you fill in the tracker? At the beginning of each month I am down from the previous month but I’m often up during the month. You have already done a fabulous job to get into the 70s. Just keep it going and like I say be kind to yourself – this is a WoL🙂
@jaifaim The walking group is mostly for the pre work walkers up Mt Eden. The weekend would be doggie walks. We have a 12 yo Westie called Cherie and 2 yo Paisley the Scottie in our group. My good friend is talking about getting a bike so we can go bike riding together much to my delight.
I seem to recall you get yourself into your ideal zone then go away on hols to the food capitals of the world – Belgium choccies and French fare🤣 Perhaps your next destination should be ??Bulgaria🫨😂
After that comment my pledge is do a 2 minute wall sit and plank and 60 sit-ups plus my rotator cuff shoulder exs today☹️ I have already been up Mt Eden…
@funshipfreddie We have two Guava trees in our wee community garden. One is dark red and small, the other is a couple of bites and fleshier, not as tasty and ripens later. I shall think of you when I cannibalise them 😅 I tend to cook these.
Your brunch maker sounds great! I’m sure he appreciates someone who enjoys eating what he cooks.
Perhaps you could put a couple of pirouettes into the line dancing to increase your step count🤣
All the best for the day everyone!!
Pocket List🍒
@merry🍎
@funshipfreddie
@leoniraats
Hi all!
Dave- not nice wet bowling! Good job Chloe doesn’t mind being dried!
Jean- not good if dog boarders don’t walk the dogs much although I guess they get the playing in the house…Marissa will hire a field near her when Xena goes so the dogs can run there, otherwise she takes dogs in the car to the forest, her garden is quite big too, Xena really likes her & her partner, but it is a worry wherever they go …
Hemmy- I’m sure you’ll soon shift the 2lbs, you & Jean are so disciplined! Your garden sounds beautiful…
Nana- hope your day has been good!
We went out for breakfast yesterday, we drove down to look at the outside of some new apartments afterwards, I’m feeling empty nesty if eldest does move out, & wondering if we should downsize?! Not eaten too much today but have been hungry. FD tomorrow hopefully…
Thanks for clarifying this. I’m still fasting but eating more sensibly. I appreciate all of the tips 🙂
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USA. Day 10 WFD
Down 4.8 lbs. Finally, the scale moved. In honor of that success, today is a WFD! Hopefully, I am on a role!
Pocket list – day 10
@northgeorgia
@ccco
I can see others here are also yo yoing with our weights! It is so easy to have some success and then relax our efforts. Also, I need to stop rewarding myself every time I achieve something. That always winds up going sideways! That’s my new goal…stop rewarding myself until I reach my goal, then I can celebrate!
Have a successful day, everyone! 😊
Second post
@flourbaby Did your words and emojis mean you’re maybe buying a house???
Day 10 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD or whatever 😂 – 160.4
Oh, how much to try to report?? That’s always the challenge, huh? I’m proudest of how decently I ate while we were gone…I think it’s reasonable to say I ate “normally” and while I still haven’t figured out just what “normally” should look like for me at this age, this had to be a close approximation. 😇 And the area where the conference was took many steps to arrive there from the hotel area (all one building, but huge), so I even got to 5K steps each day; not bad for spending most of it sitting and listening. LOL!
Weight-wise, last Friday I dipped into the 150s, but on Wednesday morning, I was a pound heavier than I am today, so perhaps that means I’ve actually lost a pound. It’s so hard to tell with a body that fluctuates so wildly all the time, but I’m tentatively hopeful.
We fly to Indianapolis tomorrow (couldn’t bear the idea of that long drive there and back), arriving in time for supper with our daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters, including one-month-old Mae, so I’m not going to WF tomorrow. But WF until we get there and call it OMAD? Eat normally today or really minimize the calories to make up for the lack of a WF tomorrow? Dunno, too many other things racing through my head. But that 160.4 is motivational…
Finished the binding last night, and got our tax extension filed, so I now have until October to get taxes filed…but I plan to accomplish them in June, or sooner if I can. Oh, and got the theme set for my Ascension Hymn Fest so now I need to choose music for it. I mention it because it’s the equivalent of a 75-minute organ recital for me, so it’s no small undertaking and the planning of it is the most challenging part, and the most relief-producing when that’s accomplished, LOL!
@merryapple Thanks for the bread recipe. I would adore it, I’m sure; DH and sons would not…despite my best efforts over the years, they all lean toward Wonder Bread. 🙁 But I may make it anyway, making it GF for the elder son to also enjoy. We’ll see, but thanks!
@excelsior I’m totally dazzled at the weight you continue dropping.
@brightonbelle So sorry to hear about your father-in-law’s fall. ❤️
Okay, I’ve managed to read all posts, and am smiling at all the various news. We did manage to see the eclipse on Monday also, just at the beginning; that’s always a fun thing to witness. In Indiana, it was a full eclipse (I think) and it actually got dark, and we got lots of pictures from them.
My cleaning lady comes today, which seems like the hugest inconsequential detail I could spend time on…but it’ll sure be lovely to come home to a clean house on Monday, and it’s certainly a cluttered mess now, so I’m pulling on my big girl panties and tidying this morning.
Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 10 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 229 lbs. I’ve been shunning soft drinks all week, obviously on FDs, but now on NFDs, and I think it is really helping. I notice I eat less and reach for more fruit and less candy or baked goods. I really want a soft drink to be as occasional or even less occasional as a slice of cake 🙂
Planning on a FD500 OMAD today.
Pocket list – day 10
@northgeorgia
Good morning everyone it’s chucking it down and I’m bowling at 1:30. The met office days 95%chanch of rain then. Will put full waterproofs on today, hate bowling in the rain, bad enough just wearing a coat. Bowls are so slippy and the green is very heavy. Just took Chloe out so had to rub her down when we got home. She enjoyed that😁.
Good morning FB Brits .. hope all is well with you Xxxx
A lovely start to the day so hopefully it lasts .. temps look high in the next few days. It needs to dry up again after all yesterdays rain. we got soaked again.
The garden is looking so pretty with all the blossom and the birds singing their little hearts out.. I love spring and getting back out in the garden.
Yesterday I made chicken and veg in the Crock pot .. again I am not mad on it put in lots of spices etc but it definitely doesnt taste like when oven slow cooked . I am thinking of blending it into a soup.
I think the answer for me is to batch cook fill my oven up to make it economical.
I am 2 lbs up in weight .. I have been eating up bits and pieces back to just meals today.
Enjoy your day everyone. The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.” . Xxxx
Day 10 – NFD – South Africa 🇿🇦 – 79.6kgs 🙈
@jaifaim I am going through the exact same thing. The whole yo yo thing mine is just between 78 and 80 and I still need to achieve the weight loss of 2kgs within 20 days. Wish I could weigh the same as @merryapple at this point, 74 so close to that. When I weighed 70 I complained about not weighing 60 anymore. Now I would give my front teeth for that 70. Lol I’m with you it’s any woman’s dream to be called so skinny and to be fed by someone.
@funshipfreddie I’m sure you will make up for your steps. So far I lost 10 days of exercise, not reaching close to my 8000 steps goal and can’t even manage my 3L water on fast days. My fatigue and headaches just gets the better of me.
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕 “copied from @jaifaim“
Day 10 – Ireland – CD – 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
Hello all
@brightonbelle I’m so sorry to hear that your father in law is not well – I’m hoping that he is comfortable and being looked after.
@flourbaby all the best with the plans and what fabulous news 🏡 🙏
@merryapple well done on another great walk – a group sounds great 😊 Would the people who suggested join you? It’s great to have the option of walking with others… you may go further or faster with the distraction of chatter or not.. but it’s a great way to catch up with friends and get that exercise in… I’m trying to remember strength work.. you are right it drops off without you even realising 🤔
Danced , walked and cycled yesterday… just short ones but good to be out in the …. Sun!
@northgeorgia great to hear that your mum is supporting you – that’s great now to have people around you who understand the changes you are making for a healthier you 💕💪
Good to see you @stitchincarol and @ccco!
@leoniraats keep the faith.
Yesterday was more FD800 but inching down again I think… feeling like a yo-yo between 155 -158 these days… just need to yo-yo three lbs lower and I’ll be happier.. still where would I be if I wasn’t keeping an eye in things? Hmmm let’s all think about that for a second…
Right off I go into the rain again…
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 10 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@merryapple – that brunch was so good! Last night all I could manage was soup & some cheese/crackers. And I only managed 3000 steps, so I’m on a mission to catch up today. The line-dancing is always a good start to racking up the day’s steps though. Guava – I’d never even heard of it until I came to South Africa. I do like guava juice, but when I see the guava chopped up in a fruit salad I always think it looks like little lumps of raw flesh 😳 I just watched Trump’s new campaign ad 🤣 Yep, that head is definitely big enough to conceal the sun 😜
@brightonbelle – hoping all goes well with your dad 🤗
Gotta run. Happy Hump Day! 🐫
@ogdebhannes – just be sensible on non-fast days. Remember, eating ‘whatever we like’ is how we all finished up here. There’s no magic bullet. Counting calories on non-fast days might help you to reach your goal. Stick to your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) on the days you’re not fasting. There’s a calculator on this site, & plenty of apps to make the calorie-counting relatively painless.
I am glad it only took you one week to realise that eating high calories from fat sugar and alcohol led to weight gain. Lesson learnt!
The current recommendation from Dr Mosley is to follow Mediterranean diet guidelines.
Day 10 NZ NFD 74.4kg 🏃🏼♀️
Our guava tree is loaded with fruit. I stand there popping them into my mouth thinking all this Vit C and antioxidants have got to be good for me!!
I have just come back from Mount Eden. Several friends have asked if I would set up a walking group… Who needs to pay gym fees?!! I do need to remember to do planks for core strengthening. Funny how you forget to do exercise!!!
@brightonbelle Oh dear. Take care and I hope everyone is kept comfortable and well cared for.
@flourbaby Best of British with your house!!! 🤞🇬🇧
@ccco You’ll get there… 💪
🇺🇸 I see Mr Trump has posted a “bizarre solar eclipse campaign ad with his head plunging the US into darkness”
There’s nothing like harnessing the powers of nature!!! 😅
@funshipfreddie I would love for someone to call me too thin and take it upon themselves to feed me 😄
@leoniraats Thank you! My losses are slowing down now I’m closer to my goal weight of 70kg. Although if I listen to @funshipfreddie and want someone to feed me up I’ll need to readjust and aim for 65kg!!
Have a good day everyone!!
No you can’t just eat anything!
Basically the way I read it from any of the books is you increase the daily intake from from 800 cals & 5g fat to 1000cals/ 20g fat, on the nonfast days.
Just managed to get a dry walk in at last. First of the day after two soakings.The weather says a 90% chance of rain while I’m playing tomorrow. Better take my full waterproofs. Just watched the football, my heart rate climbs every time Madrid got beat out goal🤯.
Morning all, weigh in again and no movement, At least it’s not on the way up, but I would like to get it moving in the right direction. I’ll have to watch our 7 Sharp programme tomorrow night. Apparently Dr Mosley is going to be on talking about his latest research into getting to sleep and staying asleep. Something I’ve had issues with recently.
I hope everyone is ok
Hi, all. I have two minutes before the next session to say I’m missing chatting with you all. I ate decently yesterday (but keep in mind we were fed well, lol) and am water fasting today, so tomorrow’s weight should be decent. Talk to you then!
USA. Day 9. FD
Another fsst day! Hope this one goes well!
Pocket list Day 9 🍑
@jaifaim
@leoniraats
@flourbaby
@brightonbelle
@ccco
Hope everyone is having a great day!
Horrible weather this week very wet. Chloe loves being rubbed with her towel, Heidi used to like it as well. She’s on the sofa with me at the moment but she takes up more room than I do. I was sat on her bum but she wouldn’t shift. I’ve never known a dog stretch so much, she does it every time she moves.
Day 9 UK f800
Thanks for sweeping up the list @funshipfreddie
Will be absent tomorrow as just arranging a quick visit to see DH parents, they are both declining rapidly but DHs dad had a fall last night and is currently in A &E but it doesn’t sound good and whilst we can’t do much we really need to visit , catch up Friday
Pocket list Day 9 🍑
@jaifaim
@leoniraats
@flourbaby
@brightonbelle
2nd Post – Day 9
@flourbaby – exciting! Good luck! 🍀🌈🪙🤞🤞🏡
Pocket list Day 9 🍑
@jaifaim
@leoniraats
@flourbaby
Day 9 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 229 lbs. My mom said of my co-workers, “they just don’t understand how hard it is to fast.” I don’t know if she meant that in reference to trying to sip water in a restaurant while others are eating food, commitment to fasting in general, or both, but it was nice to hear the support.
Ho hum. Today is a luncheon, but tomorrow should be a good day to fast.
Day 9, London, UK, FD
Morning all.
It’s a quick one from me today and I think it’ll be sporadic posting this week. For good reason ………….🏡🏡🏠🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼!
No chicken counting here, but fingers crossed!
Must dash, I should be working but I need to sort out solicitors & surveys and, oh yes, actually do some work today!!🤣🤣
Hope everyone is KOKO, the scales once more are NOT playing ball, but I’m still just trusting the process!
I’ll catch up and chatter when I have a minute!
Day 9 – FD – South Africa 🇿🇦 78.6kgs
Glad you hear you are feeling better @jaifaim. Sounds like you have the perfect plan for your FD today. Good luck, I hope today works out the way you planned.
@funshipfredfie Enjoy your lunch. Good luck with those steps today.
@merryapple I saw your weight-loss progress when I logged my weight this morning. WOW well done!
Have a good day everyone.
Pocket list Day 9 🍑
@jaifaim
@leoniraats
Day 9 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
Weather for ducks again today ☔️ I don’t think I’ll be getting my 8000 steps in today. But we need the rain; we keep getting messages from the municipality to ‘use water sparingly’.
@ccco – you got to see the eclipse! Lucky you, it was on the news the whole evening. It’s a very eerie experience. I was lucky enough to be working on Holland America’s Volendam in 2016, during the 30 day SE Asia & Solar Eclipse cruise. The captain was able to position the ship so we were in the ideal location to witness the spectacle, off the coast of Indonesia.
@excelsior12309 – I hope you got to see it too. 14 lb down since January! 💪🎯
@merryapple – 🤣 I think Judge Judy’s sunglasses will do the trick 😎 I tried to put up the numbers yesterday, but my old drill bits were useless against the brick, so I’ll have to get new ones.
@stitchincarol – ditto what @jaifaim said – we do miss your chatter. I hope the trip went well..
A sleep disorder ‘even doctors don’t know about’ :-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13284211/Wake-tired-hours-rest-sleep-disorder-doctors-dont-know-about.html
A neighbour/line-dancing buddy is making brunch later. He tells me I’m ‘too skinny’, so I’m quite happy for him to keep feeding me 😅 And his liver pâté is incredible. Luckily, his place is only a 2 minute walk from mine, so I won’t look like a drowned rat when I get there.
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons”. ~ Jim Rohn
Day 9 – Ireland – FD – 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
The week is becoming a little tricky FD wise so I’m going to aim for another today as yesterday was a good day but made some lovely light veg soup which will do me today along with some nice protein at lunch.
Feeling better than recently thankfully.. really think the weather is affecting so many of us… a very very long wet winter….
So glad someone got to see the eclipse @ccco and well done to you in resisting the treats.. that is no mean feat ⭐️
@northgeorgia these things happen… we go again…
@merryapple not a super long walk but there and back and I forced myself out at lunch in the rain… nearly forced myself out again last night but thought enough is enough… will it every stop 💦🙃. What an interesting life Billy lived 💕 and your essay sound so interesting… you must have had the most amazing times together 💕 Yes “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” as they say in French… some things never change… 🥲
Have a great day everyone!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Pocket list Day 9 ⛴️
@jaifaim
Hello everyone,
Thankyou Thin,
I have just about recovered from Centrelink day!
It is so awful to know how many lives have been burdened with Long Covid, but such a shining light that it has led to lots of research that helps ME/CFS’s tiny amount of research too.
(I am also going ‘oh dear, 30 years of inflammation. My poor body’.)
Sigh, It is so hard to see how those big food industry corporations, making zillions of dollars, will be made to change but I am glad people are trying.
Ooh macadamia nuts, what a temptation, deliciously difficult to keep them to appropriate amount.
My eating has been pretty good. I haven’t managed to post for days, but I kept planning to, and that does help my decision making.
My health and my sleeping haven’t been good, so I am concentrating on just following my good eating rules and not sneaking in extras. But once I am in a better place I will have some days with only three small meals instead of four.
Anzac, how was that terrible rain for you? I was thinking of you so much.
Sending out good wishes to everyone
USA. Day 8. FD
Thank you, Merryapple. Today’s FD went well and I am trying very hard to defeat my night time stress eating.
I hope all of you who could see and witness it, enjoyed today’s eclipse. It was quite fascinating to watch.
I hope everyone had a lovely day! 🤗
Day 8 – second post.
Sabotage.
As expected, and as I hope to disappear before it happened, after the meeting my coworkers insisted we get lunch together. I didn’t see anything on the menu that would be both under 500 calories and satisfying so I gave in. The good thing is I won’t have such a big supper and I will fast again on Wednesday.
Day 9 NZ NFD 74.2kg
The 73s are beckoning if I stay the course…🤐
We have rain heading our way but the South Island has a dreaded ‘atmospheric river’ heading towards it from the NW. Years ago Billy did a work about a Severe Tropical Cyclone that developed in the Pacific Ocean when he was travelling on a freighter as a guest of the captain with produce going from NZ to Japan. I researched and wrote an essay on the weather, satellites, sea states, the butterfly effect etc… Aristotle, YES ARISTOTLE, described the hydrological cycle correctly where water evaporates from the sea to sky to become rain clouds 🌧️ 350 odd years BC which is what we are having to deal with now with these terrifying floods…
@jaifaim It was either a very wet day or a long walk to the office to get soaked three times!! I love the title of the book in @flourbaby’s article about sugar – Pure White and Deadly.
@daffodil2010 That’s so frustrating for you… I hope she acknowledges you…
@northgeorgia💪💪💪 ⛑️
@excelsior12309 Yeah on being a whole stone lighter!!! This sounds so archaic doesn’t it!!
When I first worked in Oakland a Dr prescribed Panadol using grains. I burst out laughing when I read it and said Who still uses medieval apothecary measures? He was standing right next to me and wasn’t amused!!!
Your garden pond sounds lovely with bullfrogs and fish! I thought the cats would be more interested in lizards than a corgi!
@brightonbelle It sounds like you had a great weekend!!
@leoniraats Hang in here🙂
@ccco Hope your FD went well for you.
@funshipfreddie Maybe you should buy Madame Judy some eclipse glasses for when she next passes by 🤣🤣
Cheers to everyone out there @lilymartin, @stitchincarol, @penz, @at…
Steely Resolve!!
Evening All…
I have had a good fast day a bit high at 700 calories but it’s fine…
Two dry walks so all was good. On a river warning it’s very high, just finished now.
Dave..
No food in the cupboard and freezer Hemmy and I keep working for that but not getting there😂
Hemmy..
Lovely to eat with someone but you always eat more.. you will soon get back to normal.. good to have time off. Good you have had Kirsty home.
I am looking at some kennels tomorrow.
Hedgehog..
You have to get someone really good as a home boarder you can really trust.
Charlie didn’t get his walks.. Elaine his first one he had three good walks out of 17 days, most days 30 mins for the whole day. That’s not good.
Fay took them to a dog field once a day, very occasionally you see her out with the dogs again for 30 mins, although they play in her house.
A very money making area… she was much better when she first started always saw her out.
Jacqui only told me tonight her neighbours dog got out at a home board and was killed on the road, she knew I did it and didn’t tell me.
Sam had one to let Twigs out paid for 30 mins but only in house 10 mins…( she got a new doorbell!!)
Its pros and cons I am very up in the air about it all.
Hoping Xena soon improves..
Jean x
Day 8 – Ireland – FD – 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
Happy Monday everyone!
I had to force myself up and out of my bed this morning.. and went to the office as, like you, @merryapple getting up and out walking sometimes sorts out my fuzzy brain… was glad I did… even if I was drenched three times in all 😂 yes @daffodil2010 no chance of spotting any hint of an eclipse with this weather… shur you can’t even see the sun let alone see it being eclipsed by anything other than many many clouds… boo hoo! But can’t wait to hear the reports from the US!!
@northgeorgia you can do this… I’m also planning to get back to lowest and hopefully a little lower than that weight – ideally this month but if not… this year will do. Then that is where I will stay. But as @brightonbelle says… good to concentrate on getting back to good health before cutting out too much.
@merryapple your bread sounds just divine… I would have to swap out a number of the ingredients but it’s definitely doable – the question is – would it be risky business to have such a delectable treat in my house… 🤔
Bravo @excelsior12309 ⬇️ a stone!!! Bravissimo 👏
@funshipfreddie and @brightonbelle thanks for the resolve you sent.. I caught it and haven’t had a bad day at all.. had thought my restrained weekend and big cycle would affect my numbers in a positive way (Ie a negative way 😂) but no.. the usual frustrating Monday increase.. 🙃
@leoniraats I hope this WOL will work to make you feel a little better but it’s good just to know that you have support here. 👍
@stitchincarol I hope the travels are going well – we miss your chatter when you are away.
Was too busy all day to pop myself on the list but I was there 💪
Bye for now 👋
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting other
Evening!
Jean- shame about your dog lady, at least a little while to sort something else. My worry with kennels would be how much exercise they get, the ones near where we stayed for our last break barely walked the dogs for 10mins & they were cooped up the rest of the time 😢
Hemmy- glad you had a nice weekend & that the weather’s been good!
Dave- hope you got to watch speedway! I like soggy Yorkshire puds, don’t like crispy ones! Does your freezer need defrosting?
Nana- hope you have had a good day 😊
Xena’s not been hobbling today thankfully, gave her shorter walks again & hopefully she’ll be fine for a walk in the woods tomorrow…rang my HomeStart family, cleaned some windows, cut hubby & son’s hair…not up to a liquid FD as I felt a bit shaky, just over 500 cals instead.
Hi FB Brits hope all is well in your world. Xxxx
Its been so warm here although a wind and no rain for a few days now.
I had a lovely break with Kristy .. nice to have company and lovely to have some meals cooked for me. lol I can see it must be harder dieting with a family.
Out in the garden today most of the afternoon mowing and weeding.. My favourite place.
Nana .. You did so well staying the same weight Easter week.. Lovely for your neighbours you are dog sitting.
Dave… Its a good idea clearing the freezer and starting afresh… Enjoy the Speedway.
H H … Hopefully Xena is ok today .. Pip often looks like he had injured himself then after resting is fine.
Have you fasted today.
Sym… I hope you can find some good reliable holiday boarding for Charlie..Maybe the vets have recommendations.
Enjoy your evening everyone.
Don’t focus on what you eat Focus on how much you eat. Xxxx
Cinque, (and Merry and LJ), as I was reading this, I was thinking of you and wondering if the studies would be related to further investigation of CFS. Finally, in the last paragraph, a link was mentioned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68762171
Hello. I started my first fast day 4 days ago (Thursday). From Friday to Sunday I ate what I wanted. Not my normal diet though. I usually don’t eat fried foods or big sandwiches or pasta or ice cream. I had all of those and then some, plus a several cocktails on the week end. Results: a 4 pound gain. I actually expected that.
I read TheFastDiet. But maybe I misinterpreted what to eat on non fast days. They seemed to suggest that you can eat anything and still lose weight. But that approach does not work for me.
I would like some real guidance for eating on non fast days. What has been your experience?
Speedway tonight if the rain stops. We ride against Leicester lions. Not had any food yet today and not got much in so might be beans on toast. Denise kept at me too empty the freezer.
Day 8 – Ireland 🇮🇪 – NFD
Feeling a bit tired today. Work is giving me a headache, the same person has rang in sick again and I have to pitch in to assist…that’s the 3rd time already this year with her…I hope she is ok but I also feel put out that I have to take up the slack 😔
I see some great results this weekend with @northgeorgia and @stitchincarol, well done.
I was down at the start of the weekend but bobbed back up this morning.
Have a good Monday. Enjoy the eclipse those of you who can see it. Not much of a chance for anything here, skies are dark and rainy, so even a glimpse of the partial eclipse out west is highly unlikely.
USA. Day 8 FD.
Pocket List – Day 8 🍌
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle
@excelsior12309
@northgeorgia
@ccco
Day 8 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 227 lbs. Not a major drop since yesterday, but still nice. This is an incredible 8-9 lb drop in a week! My throat is feeling about 75% better, and my coughing fits are diminishing, so that’s good news. I plan a FD500 today but have to travel a bit, so I will have my “emergency kit” from work just in case any nausea appears. I decided 225 lbs will be my goal this month, but I expect I may dip lower. I’m on my way back to 210-land.
Pocket List – Day 8 🍌
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle
@excelsior12309
@northgeorgia
Day 8 UK f800
Much more of a relaxed weekend than I intended, but not all bad , got a few long walks in but far too many 🍺🥂 but hey that’s life , only day 8 3 weeks to turn things around , I do love these reset Mondays
Impressive recipe @merry🍎- I’m limiting bread to the occasional slice – I could quite happily eat a loaf otherwise 🍞
That sounds an achievable plan @northgeorgia but concentrate on getting back to full health first
Very good @excelsior12309 You’re very inspiring
I can just picture Boo Boo following you round @funshipfreddie 🐈
OK let’s do this 💪💪
Sending RESOLVE to the Monday fasters! 🎯 🏋
Pocket List – Day 8 🍌
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle
@excelsior12309
Day 8-No.VA USA-FD800
Today is eclipse day; we will only get a partial eclipse here, but I am ready with special “glasses” for the afternoon event. Hope it isn’t too cloudy.
We did a lot of yard work yesterday, around the little koi pond we have. It is a pretty spot which would be a lot prettier if my corgi didn’t make it her business to knock all the rocks around the margins all over, looking for little lizards. The pond is home to a few koi and lots of bull frogs and tadpoles. And waterlilies.
I am officially down one stone, since January, as @merryapple said I would be, a few days ago, if I lost another pound! Now only one more stone to go….!
Pocket list, day 8
@merryapple
@excelsior12309
Day 8 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 69.0 kg
Yesterday’s FD was a bit of a struggle, I think due to the cool & blustery weather. I tried to stay busy, but just wasn’t in the mood for doing much. So I went walking around the complex to stay away from food & to reach my 8000 steps. I was closely followed by Boo Boo, to the amusement of some of my neighbours. I’m sure she thinks she’s a dog sometimes. This morning it’s pouring with rain, & she’s gazing forlornly out of the patio window 😿
@leoniraats – what’s ‘ING’ fasting? I haven’t heard of that. I’m sure switching to 5:2 will feel easy after completing your 72 hour fast. I think most of us find the NFDs trickier than the FD’s.
@merryapple – no, I’m not putting the numbers ON the window?! That would just look weird, & even I’m not that rebellious 😅 I’m going to drill through the bricks & fix them to the wall, above the window. If the rain ever stops. Hanging pictures is a big pain. It took me about 3 or 4 days to hang my pictures after I moved in last year, because I’m a bit OCD about them looking right & all being equidistant from each other & the ceiling. So I just hung 3 per day until they were all up. Something I’d never trust anyone else to do for me, even if they worked in a museum! 😳
Sending RESOLVE to the Monday fasters! 🎯 🏋
Pocket List – Day 8 🍌
@merry🍎
Morning All,
Well my sister is so much better now and planning to downsize to a retirement village which is a good decision. Being so ill as really made her want to move asap.
I have had a rotten cold for the last 3 weeks and finally feel well. My plan is to get back to lifting some hand weights and avoiding anything with sugar in for the next 2 months to start shrinking the inches.
Off to help my sister pack, sort and de clutter for a few days before I go back to work. Hopefully she will be able to move in the next couple of months.
How is everyone doing?
Morning All…
A fasting day.. well needed.
Miserable day drizzle and damp…
I have been let down with Charlie’s holiday boarding for February.. I am trying to look at luxury kennels. I don’t like him going to different people, I like to stay the same.. a lot of home boarders seem to be money making and not putting any effort in. I am not sure yet.
Nana..
It’s nice when you can look after a dog and give back… much like grandchildren!
Hedge..
Hope Xena’s leg improves she’s been too busy. It will be quiet again when your son moves on again…
Dave..
Glad the puds were good.. we all make them different..
Hemmy..
Hope you are having a good time with Kirsty..
Jean x
Day 8 NZ FD 74.3kg 🏃🏼♀️
It was daylight saving on Saturday. I went to bed late because I watched 1984’s Wonder Woman on TV. The first 5 mins were great with the Amazons but after that 👎 Then I woke up early… I walked up Mt Eden to wake up because I need to use my brain today ☹️ It’s a lovely autumn day here.
@funshipfreddie Ooh Glitter numbers on the window!!
Next advice to take or leave!! Find the vertical centre line of the glass and space your numbers evenly either side despite whether they are above or below each other. If you’re hanging art works, standard museum practice is to find the horizontal centre of a work (no matter how big or small it is) then hang the work using that that center line at 1500mm from the floor with a low ceiling or 1600mm with a high ceiling.
@jaifaim I especially like that avoiding housework to get into the great outdoors!!! My bike ride was to have coffee at a fantastic restaurant which runs a deli. Luckily all the pies had sold out otherwise I would have been sorely tempted!! They have access to a lot of wild food from the Deep South.
@leoniraats Congratulations on your success so far despite any difficulties in your life. Because this is both a journey until we get to maintenance and a WoL we are all trying to establish good habits so we can have a good relationship with food, be healthy and look Absolutely Fabulous!!!
My remark about be kind to yourself is to help with staying positive. There is no failure on this forum. It’s all about us helping and supporting one another to work out how to loose and then maintain weight loss. As well as more than a wee bit of chatter!! In other words, Keep that mojo rolling!!!
Onwards and downwards one and all!!
Day 7 – Ireland – NFD – 🚫 ✅ 🚶♂️ 🌾
Late and very quick check in from me… have been focussed this weekend… hope it stands to me this week…
Wild wild weather here this weekend but also some glorious and much needed sunshine and surprising heat… managed a good beach walk and a pretty long cycle and avoided all housework and a lot of the usual weekend foods… 🤗
@merryapple I spotted you got your bike out… I hope you enjoyed the spin… thanks so much for posting the bread recipe which I have only skimmed (looks yum and full of goodness) but will read all weekend posts in the morning.
Night all! Here’s to a great new week everyone!💪
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
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