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I only checked in yesterday but this morning the scales showed I have reached my interim goal (which used to be my end goal before the CC) so I have to share this with you. Plus I am in my (Australian) size 10 pants, the pair I wasn't sure on buying three weeks ago but forum members encouraged me to buy. Thank you all for your support. Now to get to under that 70kg... I am 1.77cm so it's a challenge!!

Number 18 reporting that after a period of maintenance (conference in Italy and vacation) and period of flu, I restarted 5:2 this week. The good news is that I have broken the 70 kg barrier (original goal) and weigh now 69.2! 1.6 Kg loss. I reset my Christmas goal and will see if I can break the 68 kg wall. This would put me back 15 years in time.

Member #89 reporting in.

On track...

725 grms off. Prefer pounds, its sounds more

Edit... Holy moly.... NORMAL BMI

Number 18 reporting that after a period of maintenance (conference in Italy and vacation) and period of flu, I restarted 5:2 this week. The good news is that I have broken the 70 kg barrier (original goal) and weigh now 69.2! 1.6 Kg loss. I reset my Christmas goal and will see if I can break the 68 kg wall. This would put me back 15 years in time.

You beat me to it pamico (breaking the 70kg barrier!) well done

Member #89 reporting in.

On track...

725 grms off. Prefer pounds, its sounds more

Edit... Holy moly.... NORMAL BMI

well done to you too!

70.2kgs *gnashes teeth*
But yesterday I kept my carbs under 150g, protein was about 45g and cals 1470 so surely I'm going in the right direction?
And I keep getting up and walking about for at least 2 minutes, which strangely seems to automatically be in an anti-clockwise direction.
I WILL FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR ME TO LIVE HEALTHILY AND SANELY FOREVER!

Number 18 reporting that after a period of maintenance (conference in Italy and vacation) and period of flu, I restarted 5:2 this week. The good news is that I have broken the 70 kg barrier (original goal) and weigh now 69.2! 1.6 Kg loss. I reset my Christmas goal and will see if I can break the 68 kg wall. This would put me back 15 years in time.

You beat me to it pamico (breaking the 70kg barrier!) well done

Well, thanks, but I am still at BMI 27, you are much better off than me!! I am sure you'll get there in no time and well before Christmas.
I already asked Santa many times to become taller as a Christmas gift. No success till now

Okay, I am getting in quick before things go up again. I am down 900 grams from last week. Very happy chappy. Seems like exercise is the key. Who'd've thought it. Ha!

#15 is despondent. I thought I had gotten things moving again, but I was shocked at my weight this morning. I refuse to write it down. I didn't really fast properly last week, but my weight then was fine. It's after a weekend of eating and running my fastest 10k ever that I'm having trouble. I'm going to say it's water weight due to muscle repair and give myself a little break before weighing again...

I'm wondering if I should drop out of the tent. Don't worry, Juliana, I won't do it unless you get another member. I'd hate to screw up your nice round number

It's just… I'm seriously stalled. I had referred to plateaus throughout my journey, but I haven't known a real plateau until recently. My daily weighing is all over the place, but for the most part the trend line is flat at about 66kg. I'll never get there at this rate.

Part of me wonders if my body is telling me something (I'm at a healthy BMI, honestly if I stopped here it wouldn't be the end of the world), part of me thinks I should just relax a bit and stop worrying all.the.time.about.everything. This is the first time I've had a deadline for a goal (when I signed up it looked like I could easily reach it with a month to spare, otherwise, I wouldn't have put the pressure on myself), and it's stressing me out a bit.

I'm really getting back into the running, post broken arm/cast/splint/pins. I love running, and it's so much easier now without the extra weight on my joints. It probably is part of why the scales are going crazy. But I wouldn't change it for the world. It feels so essential for not just my physical health, but also my mental health. I guess I'll just keep running, and try not to stress about the weight too much. I'm currently lower than when I started, so that's not a bad thing.

#15 is despondent. I thought I had gotten things moving again, but I was shocked at my weight this morning. I refuse to write it down. I didn't really fast properly last week, but my weight then was fine. It's after a weekend of eating and running my fastest 10k ever that I'm having trouble. I'm going to say it's water weight due to muscle repair and give myself a little break before weighing again...

I'm wondering if I should drop out of the tent. Don't worry, Juliana, I won't do it unless you get another member. I'd hate to screw up your nice round number

It's just… I'm seriously stalled. I had referred to plateaus throughout my journey, but I haven't known a real plateau until recently. My daily weighing is all over the place, but for the most part the trend line is flat at about 66kg. I'll never get there at this rate.

Part of me wonders if my body is telling me something (I'm at a healthy BMI, honestly if I stopped here it wouldn't be the end of the world), part of me thinks I should just relax a bit and stop worrying all.the.time.about.everything. This is the first time I've had a deadline for a goal (when I signed up it looked like I could easily reach it with a month to spare, otherwise, I wouldn't have put the pressure on myself), and it's stressing me out a bit.

I'm really getting back into the running, post broken arm/cast/splint/pins. I love running, and it's so much easier now without the extra weight on my joints. It probably is part of why the scales are going crazy. But I wouldn't change it for the world. It feels so essential for not just my physical health, but also my mental health. I guess I'll just keep running, and try not to stress about the weight too much. I'm currently lower than when I started, so that's not a bad thing.

dont leave dont leave. not cause of the numbers.

i only have a short time to reply as i have to step out but you should not consider the tent as being anything to cause stress and somewhere in my long diatribe in early posts i think i said its even fine to adjust the weight target downward as in to go for a lower loss or even maintain where are are at, at the moment.

whilst i put people maintaining in green or reaching their goal in green it doesnt matter if at December 25 have the tent dwellers dont get a green. dont mean that nobody should see what they can achieve but its no fail, not even a slap on wrist thing.

this is all for a bit of fun motivation.

but of course if you need to sneak out the door its all good.

anybody else in tent want to give MaryAnn reassurance that its ok to stay in the tent.

#15 is despondent. I thought I had gotten things moving again, but I was shocked at my weight this morning. I refuse to write it down. I didn't really fast properly last week, but my weight then was fine. It's after a weekend of eating and running my fastest 10k ever that I'm having trouble. I'm going to say it's water weight due to muscle repair and give myself a little break before weighing again...

I'm wondering if I should drop out of the tent. Don't worry, Juliana, I won't do it unless you get another member. I'd hate to screw up your nice round number

It's just… I'm seriously stalled. I had referred to plateaus throughout my journey, but I haven't known a real plateau until recently. My daily weighing is all over the place, but for the most part the trend line is flat at about 66kg. I'll never get there at this rate.

Part of me wonders if my body is telling me something (I'm at a healthy BMI, honestly if I stopped here it wouldn't be the end of the world), part of me thinks I should just relax a bit and stop worrying all.the.time.about.everything. This is the first time I've had a deadline for a goal (when I signed up it looked like I could easily reach it with a month to spare, otherwise, I wouldn't have put the pressure on myself), and it's stressing me out a bit.

I'm really getting back into the running, post broken arm/cast/splint/pins. I love running, and it's so much easier now without the extra weight on my joints. It probably is part of why the scales are going crazy. But I wouldn't change it for the world. It feels so essential for not just my physical health, but also my mental health. I guess I'll just keep running, and try not to stress about the weight too much. I'm currently lower than when I started, so that's not a bad thing.

Don't drop out of the tent! You are a lot lower than when you first started this WOE and even if you ended up just maintaining, it's better than nothing. You have lost loads so maybe you have just hit a plateau.

Leave? Don't leave, @MaryAnn! Don't you like us?

I'm also stalled, also at a weight that I could just accept as final, but really don't want to. If it takes longer than I planned, so be it. You should approach it the same way (in my opinion). Don't obsess. I'm trying not to.
I'm impressed at your running. I told my runner daughter that I was going to start running, in an effort to motivate myself (figured I'd be ashamed if I had to tell her I lied ). But so far I haven't done too well

Well done Juliana.Rivers - this is a great thread.
I don't suppose that I will get anywhere near the Christmas target myself, but I will keep plodding on...
It does make me realise how many of us folks there are currently doing 5:2 (or variations of) and that is a motivation in itself.
Now I'm off to make some mince pies (for guests of course!)

Had a bit of a plateau last week so didn't check in but back on track and another 0.6kg gone!
Was unsure if I could make my Christmas goal but feeling very optimistic now!

Good luck all

Just come over to the section of the tent where the going is slow but the spirits are high @MaryAnn and @wendyjane