This water fasting is only water and morning coffee ( without anything added). I haven’t used measures but I can start doing it and I order a new scale today.
I haven’t exercise. Just walking but not consistently.
Im studying and also working and sometimes do feel weak after 60 hours of fasting so thats when I give up.
Its a problem since I need to keep both things going on and also loosing the weight for so much reasons…
Appreciating your opinion… Thanks
Fast Into FALL
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Shocked myself silly will 179 this morning 
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I know it won’t stick yet but the first step is seeing the number.
I’m fasting today and supposed to refeed tomorrow.
Going to jump into some more cleaning up the kitchen today.
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Congratulations!!! A new decade is so exciting. And you’ll probably lose a pound or two today so you’ll have a bigger cushion to try to keep in the 170s.
I’m 161.4 this morning. I’m ending my fast tomorrow morning so I’m hoping for good weight loss today. I’m always a little jealous of people are cold while fasting. I’m hot and sweaty. Last night, I got to experience a little bit of the coldness. It was wonderful. I got to sleep under my down comforter from about 3am on.
Null_Nerr and Adri, how are you both feeling today? Better or worse?
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Good morning
I ate yesterday 
after having the sight sensation that I use to have each time that I have been fasting more than 65 hours…
Probably nothing but I drive (work) and
my eyelids tends to close briefly… Very briefly.
Still feeling strong on that moment.
I also was thinking A LOT on the frozen berries that I had on the fridge. Cravings yes…
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This happened to me too…
I understand the feeling
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I’m holding in. Not hungry but just excited to eat and trying to figure out what I’m having other than broth and avocado.
The blackened fish I had Tuesday was so good.
Have to be cautious not to buy too much fresh produce.
I should Pop out now before afternoon showers sneak up.
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So I’m changing up my prize for the end of this challenge.
I’m dangerously close to 177 and my shorts were falling off in the store.
So, when I first see 177 I will allow myself to wear the shorts.
My new end goal of Fall prize is a haircut and pedicure. 
Those were my prizes back on my 17.5 day fast - which was back in June so I’m due for a refresher.
I’m being very good right now. Picked up some booze for tomorrow and would love a cocktail this evening already but I need to ease in with a refeed and refuse to do that now. I want to see what the scale says tomorrow.
I’m having a iced black tea and that will have to do. 
Have my chicken feet bone broth and a nice ripe Avocado for the morning snack.
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Glad you’re getting a new reward! I usually get something big when I reach a particular goal. Like working on my all time favorite space ships tattoo sleeve on my leg… I save up money for the weight I lose, the habits I develop, or the situations I cope with effectively. I skipped the tattoos this time and invested in a puppy instead. More unconditional love after almost dying seemed a better choice than the Millennium Falcon.
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I’m at 160.2 lbs per my 2nd weigh in of the day after I ended my 5 1/2 day fast this morning. I keep forgetting to give myself rewards. I think hair and nail salons are open in my mom’s town so maybe I should get a pedicure when I’m visiting her. We were notified yesterday that, NO, they’re not opening anytime soon in L.A. A puppy would be a nice reward; it’s too bad I travel so much. Sadly, I’m actually going to see my sister’s dog (her beloved baby) next week to say goodbye before she’s put to sleep. She’s suffered from ill health her whole life and now has inoperable cancer. And, on that upbeat note, I wish you all a wonderful successful day!
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Congrats on your weigh in. I love the idea of rewards! I saw beautiful roses at the grocery store the other day and for a moment thought, I should get those for myself… but I didn’t. We need to do nice things for ourselves. We’re worthy! I’m sorry the salons aren’t open. I love getting a good pedicure. Haven’t done on in about a year now.
Losing a pet is SO hard. It really is like losing a family member. I’m sorry you all are going through that. 
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You can send me roses🥰.
Happy Sunday all!
I have 15 more Fasting days to go. One of them is today.
I’m 178.5 today. Refeed regain not showing up yet.
This week I’m shooting to see 176 by Saturday and never see anything over 180 again.
Gosh, if I’m a really good girl I might get a glimpse of 169 by the end of this challenge! Just over 3 weeks left.
Made dinner for me and the downstairs neighbor last night. He is getting a little wiggy on me and telling me he thinks I’ll be unhealthy at 142:rofl:. I’m only 5’6 on an upright day so y’all can compare me to a healthy weight chart if anyone is concerned. He lost a couple of pounds and is about 5 lbs below me. He thinks he’s going to stay that way 
. His love of budweiser tells me otherwise.
So, I think it’s becoming clear of what one of my new fall to end of the year goals needs to be. I don’t want to quit, but I do want to curtail the cigarettes massively. I’d like to be one of those people who maybe has a few just during my cocktail hour in the evening. It’s primarily an oral fixation for me. I have to be honest and admit it has kept me from putting food in my mouth many times.
I roll my own, and smoking for me is cheaper than my bottled water consumption most days😲.
So, I think I’ll set up a calendar thing and start planning for an additional self challenge to begin October. A counting of the cigarettes I have every day that I’m allotted. Let’s see if I can get down to 2 packs a week.
I think I have a firm enough grasp on the fast now to give it a whirl. And have time to find support groups I might like.
Hope everyone has a great day today!
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WOW! Quitting cigarettes! I couldn’t be happier and more hopeful for you! I have such bad memories of my mother smoking (she’s 71 and has smoked since she was 14). I begged and begged her to quit since her brother died of lung cancer in his 30’s . When she was in her mid 40s she lost all her teeth and had to get dentures because of her addiction. She also looks ancient. She looks like she’s in her upper 80’s. Her whole face has sagged my entire life like rolling elephant skin.
I highly recommend seeing a dr to help you quit. Any type of support you need feel free to contact me at any time!
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Wow Kristy - your description made me want to quit and I’m not even a smoker !
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My neighbor used to smoke all day everyday and she slowly started skipping every other normal time she would smoke and finally got to the place where after her day was over (kids in bed, dishes done, etc) she would go out on the porch every night and have one glass of wine and two cigarettes before before bed as her treat to a long day. She never overate … that was her sweet little vice. You can do it! Rooting for you!
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Thanks all!
Yes, baby steps. Slow down will commence at end of this challenge.
I roll my own and it’s tobacco without the chemicals so it should be easier.
Had a pretty productive day today. Just water. Love getting past dinner hour. Excited to see if there’s any drop on the scale tomorrow. Feeling water bloated atm.
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Good morning!
Anybody tell you all how wonderful you are today?
177.5! Half pound to fall goal and a new pair of shorts.
I’m tempted to go to the discount store today and try on some new shorts. Need underwear too.
I’m not a belt person and need to force myself to just rid my closet of my favorite shorts that are literally falling off me. Leave myself no options to put any of this weight back on.
3 weeks left of this challenge!
28.6 is my current BMI. I’ll be focusing on getting this down to 27 - which I initially thought this coincided with that 177 number but apparently not. Need to look more into that today. Bad math on my part I’m thinking. Hmmm.
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Ok, figured it out. 167 is a 27 BMI for me. A number slip from 177 when I was calculating.
Big question, can I safely drop another 10 lbs in the next 3 weeks . I’m already losing at a pretty good rate but don’t need to over stress my body - especially when it was a mistake in calculating.
Ok, just going to focus on a clean day today and tomorrow seeing 177 and a nice refeed day.
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Watching “Family by the Ton.”
Painful to see people who think surgery is their only hope. I just want to tell them to try some fasting first because they are going to have to reprogram their eating either way.
It’s 90% mental.
Didn’t realize things like Steak - I don’t eat a lot of steak, but when I do I want to be able to swallow it. One gal can chew it but has to spit it out because of the surgery. That seems terrible and such a waste.
One of my neighbors decided we need to have a Labor Day party. Debating how to handle that this weekend. He just confirmed it’ll be Sunday, so I’m going to talk myself into fasting until Saturday evening and break easy into Sunday. Looking like I’m on a 4 fast day right now .
And just maybe I’ll be wearing those new shorts on Sunday. They’re snug around the stomach and I think that will keep me from eating too much.
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Oh my goodness!
Here’s what’s on my September Calendar:
Going to have to do a lot of “leave it” .
179.5 today. Let the whooshing begin already.
We have a cookout day this Sunday.
I’m contributing watermelon, shrimp cocktail, and deviled eggs.
Excited and a tad unmotivated atm. Need to get my butt moving.
Have a bag of soil in my car and seeds to plant. Ugh. Lots to keep me busy.
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Good Morning!
- My body keeps teasing me.
More projects.
19 days left!
11 fasting days to get in.
And would be nice to get well below that 177 so it sticks after end of month refeed.
Where we all at today? Anybody betting on the Derby tomorrow?