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With today's weigh-in, my BMI dropped below 27 and my weight is now below 70 kg (154.3 pounds) for the first time in ages. I still have 5 kg (about 11 pounds) to go to my initial goal and it's kind of surprising to me that I'm here at this point, already. Obviously when I started on 5:2 back in March, I was hoping it would work well for me but I don't think I dared hope for the kind of success I've had. A friend commented on a photo of me on Instagram last week, saying I looked 'tiny'- I know I'm far from tiny but it did feel nice to hear that. And I'm really enjoying how I can take anything out of my wardrobe now, put it on and like how I look in the mirror. Shopping is once again fun, and I head straight for the bright colours, not feeling a need to 'hide' in black anymore. I feel like I have my life back and it's strange because I don't think I fully realised how much of an impact the extra weight was having on my life.

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Fast number 6 today and it's a struggle. I could happily eat everything in the house, whether it's nailed down or not but have so far managed to resist. I think it's because it's truly miserable outside and I'm tired (horrid baby!) and I would normally be snacking the afternoon away to keep the exhaustion at bay. I'm also supposed to be writing a presentation and researching some other teaching materials for a course later on in the week but it's just not happening. Too tired to concentrate, too tired to give a monkeys, plus I have a 17 month old surgically attached to me which is making everything twice as much effort as it should be.

But enough whingeing. I've cooked up a batch of my Mum's vegetable chili which I'm going to have for dinner. It's filling the house with lots of yummy smells and I'm very much looking forward to it. It took almost twice as long as normal to prepare as I had to log everything into MyFitnessPal to calculate the calorie content because my pocket book...

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I'm starting to notice the changes that weight loss results in. I don't wear a belt so I don't have the satisfying sensation that comes from moving through the holes but I have had the dubious pleasure of having to discard my favourite jeans because they are just too big.

I am still in awe of this weight loss strategy. Having struggled through Weightwatchers and having to convert everything to points, calorie counting and the need to weight everything so I knew how many calories I was eating and other forms of torture this is so easy. My family don't even notice I'm on it.

I'm still finding the fasting totally until lunch, apart from tea, and then a cup of Miso or a bowl of soup depending on how I feel is best for me. Then I generally have a small portion of the family dinner. I plan for meals with lots of low GI carbs and usually vegetarian with lots of veges, like sesame rissoles and ratatouille, on fast days so I'm not deprived and don't look like a martyr.

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So this morning I've been looking through old pictures for some inspiration to keep me going. I fasted yesterday but it was quite a struggle and I didn't manage to sleep well last night because of it. Looking at these pictures reminded me why this is all worth it. Thought I'd share because I'm actually feeling quite proud! :oops:

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Well I made it! It really wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I did get hungry a couple of times during the day, but it came and went in waves and I drank some hot lemon water and felt better. Drank tons of water, was peeing for England. :)

I stepped on the scales this morning and found I had lost 3 pounds. Not going to log it as a loss until Saturday when I have my official weigh in.

Today I ate my usual breakfast of porridge and dried fruit. It felt weird eating lunch! Next fast day is Friday, oddly looking forward to it.

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Onwards and upwards friends, onwards and upwards!
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