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My Journey - Progress, Feelings & Results

by fat girl slim 4 life on 13 Sep 2013, 12:22

I have been doing 5:2 for 5 days now and I have just found this site. I cannot believe that you can keep track of everything and blog all in one place. Amazing.

I have lost 1.9kg in total so far and am loving the program/way of life. Probably like a lot of people, I have tried a million diets and of recent years, nothing including gym work outs and low calorie meals have been able to shift even a kilo. If anything I was putting on even though I was doing everything they tell you works.

A friend and her husband came over last weekend and they had been doing 5:2 for 2.5 weeks. She had lost 2.8kg and he 8kg. Absolutely amazing, I was inspired by their progress. They told me the name of the book and from there I was glued for a couple of hours, reading. Fully determined, I started the very next day.

I weighed myself this morning on new scales and found that my actual weight was 83.3kg. More than I thought. Makes me more determined than ever to make this work. Thanks to Vicki for the link to BMI website, I can tell you that BMI is 30.60.
I have stuck to Vicki’s advice for clean tastebuds, drinking water all day, other than a coffee at breakfast. I was surprised how much water I drank and not making trips to toilet as often as I thought I would be. (Sorry if that is too much information).

Meal Plan for 500 calories was as follows:
Breakfast at 7.30am
Eggs poached x2 147 cal
Long Black Coffee 2 cal
1/2 cup Raspberries 32 cal
Almond Milk Unsweet 22 cal = 203 Cal

Dinner at 7.30pm
Homemade Chilli Con Carne 225 cal
Chedder Cheese grated 35 cal
Lettuce (under Chilli) 5 cal
Almond Milk Unsweetened 22 cal = 490 Cal in total.

I went out for a walk around the MCG at lunchtime and then a shorter walk while my daughter was at netball practice.

HOW DO I FEEL THE DAY WENT?
I loved it. I felt in control and powerful that I could make the decision not to eat anything. Every time that I felt a niggle of hunger, I just drank a glass of water. I am amazed that I got through the day as easily as I did. I look forward to the next fast, to test my will power. I know that it was easier cause I knew that it was just one day, but it felt good. I have energy and do not feel tired.

DAY 2 – Normal eating day.
Today was good, but weird. I kept thinking that I didn’t want to wreck all the good work I did yesterday, so, I ate, but I was aware, and the funny thing was I didn’t eat as much as usual. I was satisfied earlier in the meal and so did not have my usual hot chocolate after lunch, or snack when the kids got home from school, and dinner was smaller too. Weird, but if all this is part of how you are supposed to feel then great, it can only work in my favour.

Fast Day again for me tomorrow. I think that I managed so well on my first cause I was organised and at work. Tomorrow will be my first fast day at home. I am hoping that I can keep busy enough to push the thoughts of food out of my brain and not go to the fridge. I am going to put a sticky note on the fridge so that I don’t open it. It is a habit I have, just to go to the fridge and open it and stand there for a short while, deciding what too eat. I don’t want it to be something that I do tomorrow and before I know it, I’ve eaten something that I was not in my calorie count. Stay strong.
Guess I will let you know how it all goes tomorrow. I am about to plan tomorrows breakfast and dinner. Must be prepared.

I know that we aren’t supposed to weight in everyday, but as I am new to this I have decided to weigh in the morning after each fast day to see how it works. This morning I had lost 0.9kg. Pretty happy with that, but after today, who knows.
Yesterday was my 2nd fast day. It was definitely harder as I was at home all day, but I managed to get a walk in and my meals were as follows:

Breakfast at 7.30am
Eggs poached x2 147 cal
Long Black Coffee 2 cal
1/2 cup Raspberries 32 cal
Almond Milk Unsweetened 22 cal = 203 Cal

Dinner at 7.30pm
Dry Roasted Pumpkin 58 cal
Tomato Fresh 5 cal
Green beans 18 cal
Hot Roast Chicken 150g 246 cal = Total 530 Cal

My water intake was back up there, like on my first fast day. I made a cake for the family yesterday and twice I put the mixture to my mouth and then though, “what am I doing”? It did not make it into my mouth. Good new is this morning I weighed in and another 1kg gone forever, that’s 1.9kg in my first 3 days of the program. Results that I have not got on any other program, while still being able to eat what you like on the normal days. I am amazed.

DAY 4 & 5 – Normal Eating.
I have eaten normally on these days, having something sweet if I want, but finding that only a small piece is enough to satisfy me. A glass of water with a meal and I feel really full, almost uncomfortable, so I have decided to eat a much smaller portion for free day meals and have the water and see if I feel a little more comfortable.

Sorry if this is boring for people to read, but it is also a diary of my journey for me. To work out thoughts and be really honest with myself as I have never been before. To face the mirror and really voice how I am doing, feeling and changing.

For me, there is no underlying reason why I have eaten in the past, I just love food, cooking and seeing others enjoy my food. It is an escape for me. So, having 5:2 means that I can still enjoy the food and cooking the food, and if I listen to my body about having smaller portions then I should be able to have my cake and eat it too. Sounds good in theory, lets hope that it works.

Jenn

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Hi,

Haven't made an entry in a few weeks as I have been busy, but I have stuck to the program of 5:2. I feel that I am doing really well. Today I am in the 70's but only just. Have not seen this number for a long time. 5 Weeks in and I have lost 3.4kg and 4 cm from my waist. This is so sustainable that it is almost a no brainer. Jenn
Glad to hear you're doing well Jenn. Just keep going and the results will speak for themselves!
I am in my 5th week now and loving it. When I fast I do not get hunger pains at all now. My body just cruises along, to the point that today I went to a restaurant with my dad and my son and I just drank water while they ate and it didn't bother me at all. Just seemed normal. Weird hey? I have lost a total of 3.8kg (8.4lb) and it seems like a dream. I have a lot more to go, but my clothes feel more comfortable and I have not suffered at all or felt like I used to on other diets, where I was deprived and feeling miserable. I am really happy with 5:2 and am doing the occasional 4:3 when I have a spare day. My dad was saying at lunch that he had seen this great program on tv about fasting. It ended up being our WOE that he was so impressed with. I hadn't told him that I was doing this as I wanted to see if family noticed any change. Well I ended up telling him and how I was doing and he was supportive and going to give it a go himself. It's exciting to see how he goes too. I also have a girl at my work that is going to try next week. It's fun spreading the word of something so wonderful. Have a great week. Jenn
Loving your posts hun. Good luck and looking forward to reading more about your journey.

Nicky
Hi,

Just wanted to post that I have now lost a total of 4.5kg in 8 & 1/2 weeks and am loving it. I stuck to it all long, but after each fast I was stuck on the same numbers. Plateau. So to try to move on I ate my 500 cal on a fast day at dinner only. Wasn't sure that I would be able to make it, but I lasted till 7pm. I even went to a friends for an hour while they were having drinks and wasn't persuaded to have a drink. I am pretty impressed with my will power these days. Well the proof was on the scales this morning, 800grams down. I think that is around 1.8 lbs. Not bad considering that I went away for 5 days and we drank at lunch and dinner much more than I usually would have and didn't put on.

I am still really impressed with this WOE and will continue improving my health along with the other wonderful benefits, as my clothes are starting to feel more comfortable.

Nicky, thanks for popping in. Jenn
Update time, 7 months in and still sticking to Monday and Thursday Fasts. I have lost 7.3kg in 7 months. Still haven't done any exercise other than house work, gardening etc. It's a slow journey for me, but this way of life is so maintainable. I am amazed that I have stuck to it and feel so great in my body and clothes. I still have 2.7kg to get to my first goal and around 10kg in total to get to a final goal which I will re-access along the way as I think that it may be too low. Just love being able to be social and reasonable about eating and still see progress. Jenn
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