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Yet another rambling blog.. if anyone actually reads this, please accept my apologies for maintaining a 'boring' blog writing style... this feels more like stream of consciousness than anything else. But here goes...

If I make it to the end of this week with no mishaps, this is the longest I've ever made it on 5:2! It's barely long enough to claim real evidentiary success, but so far so good... When I first tried it in early 2014, I made it about 3.5 weeks and to be honest I was not very good at settling into it. I feel like my second time around has been luckier than others.

I've managed to lose 10 lbs so far (4.4 kg), which is very pleasing indeed. Each Friday (when I step on the scales) I keep expecting to see I've either gained a bit or not lost anything.. this is mostly because of feeling a bit out of control on my feed days, though I've noticed this week that my appetite has started to drop on feed days. If that keeps up I'll stop worrying about sabotaging the benefits of the fast days.

One of my work colleagues has been doing 5:2 for two years and apparently (I didn't meet him until after he'd reached his goal weight) he's lost a 'tonne' of weight (his word). It's been great to chat with someone who's been so successful with the process and we both joked about being real 'converts' to the process. I find that most of the time when I speak with people about 5:2 they are often really doubtful about it and they often comment about how hard the fast days must be. Ironically, I tell them, I find the fast days easier than the feed days. I think they find that hard to believe. Ahh well.. it's definitely not for everyone!

I lived in the US for a number of years and fell in love with Thanksgiving. I think it's one of the best holidays out there--all about family, friends and food (and football if you're in the US, I suppose!). My son's half American and since moving back to the UK I still do Thanksgiving.. mostly because the food is so tasty and because it's great for him to get to celebrate an important holiday. We always invite a few good friends to come and experience Thanksgiving with us. (The only thing I refuse to make is the green bean casserole... never quite got that.) So.. this Thursday is Thanksgiving. Gulp. That's usually one of my fast days. I'm fasting on Friday now instead. So I'm faced with a wonderful Feed Day of Thanksgiving yumminess but wanting to stay under my TDEE. My plan is to try and eat more of the veg and lean turkey and less of the (yum) gravy and stuffing... I'll probably avoid baking a pie this year (mostly because I think we're all too full to eat it and it'll just prove to be a lot of extra calories). I was also thinking of aiming to make it a 16/8 day... might help control the over-eating as well.

At the end of the day even if I don't lose anything this week it's not the end of the world, I suppose.. I shall soldier on!