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Today is the third week of my 5:2 journey and today is my fifth fast. Its a Monday and the weekend went ok, but I did succumb to bread. We stayed at a hotel in Malaga and went out for dinner and drinks in the city. There is a speciality dish here called Porra Antequera and it is basically a blend of garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, tomatoes and bread. It is served cold with chopped egg and jamon on top and it is totally amazing! I had a portion and mopped up the bowl with some of the bread served on the side. The following morning the breakfast buffet had about six different types of bread which was all too wonderful! Sorry if I'm making you feel hungry guys. So I looked forward to my fast today, it is now 4.40pm and I am on about my tenth cup of herbal tea, the chicken has been roasted, there is a sweet potato in cooking and I have the biggest bag of fresh spinach to munch on. All under 500 calories of course! Joining the gym tomorrow and aim to do some running. X
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After losing over 50lbs with ADF/JUDDD, I've been maintaining surprisingly well over the past 2ish years. I haven't really done down days during maintenance, but I have done 16:8 most days, have done some form of exerise (mostly walking), and then I've also watched portion sizes.
However, lately due to laziness/schedule changes I'm no longer exercising, and I admit the portion sizes have gotten bigger. This has caused a slow but steady creep on the scale, and I'm now around 10lbs over my lowest weight, when I transitioned into maintenance.
So back at it :grin: I started ADF again this past Monday, and will continue to do M/W/F down day rotations until I get back in the 118-122lb range (which puts me at a 19-19.7 bmi).

Monday went really well, and today's going good as well. I'm anticipating a good weigh in tomorrow!
After I correct the weight gain creep, I will be reevaluating how I've been doing...

Continued
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Wed 1/5 It's true, it's true ..appetite decreases as the days go by & better choices are made. Lots of energy the 2nd day after a fast day. I think 'feast day' should be renamed as it gives off a signal to not take as much care. We still have to keep under a certain amount of calories to lose weight. Thinking, thinking ..Fast days & Healthy days? any suggestions?
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Also, knowing there is a weigh in this Saturday is an inspiration, isn't it? It is for me.
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we had a long day at work today but the weather was great and it really didnt matter- we had pleanty of tea and were on quite a high when we got home- then changed our usual fast day dinner to a smoked mackrel salad- yummy!!!! and all withing the limits!!!
so, weigh-in tomorrow!!!
really want to get rid of 16!!!
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So excited, another pound lighter and pleased as can be.
Really loving this lifestyle - 5:2 works for me and I do not feel like it is controlling me, I am controlling it without trying really.
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