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I'm not doing very well at all. A couple of 16:8's but totally out of control with sugar. I'm now working in an office where there is free fruit, protein bars and chocolates always available.

I'm in the office by 7.30am in the morning and rarely out by 7.30pm at night. I need to remember to go out and walk and if I get totally distracted, I head to the kitchen and the distractions are in front of me and by 2pm in the afternoon, even if I don't feel hungry, I'm certainly tired. A few options:

Stay out of the kitchen completely which means avoiding tea and coffee and just drinking water all day.

Remember to go out and get something. However the cafe across the road is mostly sandwiches, and soup. However they do a small bowl of chilli which is nice, but then I'm not sure what to eat at night. Tonight it has been a salad and chocolate. Not a good combo.

Bring in my own food.

Help :curse: ...

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Weight: 8st 12 lbs


Hello everyone, I decided to start a blog to keep me focussed and provide inspiration if I become successful. I have been on and off with 5:2. I have had success. I am 5 foot and quite petite. I currently weight 8st 12 and would like to get to 8st 2 or even lower. I have managed to hit 8st4lbs on this diet but fell off the band wagon. I'm just back from 10days hols so right back where I was when I started on this diet. I'm hoping it will come off quickly though.

Primarily I thought I would actually record what I am eating and the exercise I am putting in. My TDEE is 1800 which is quite high. The reason being that I am running 5 times a week for a marathon in 6 weeks. Otherwise my TDEE is a wofal 1400cals pd which is very low. I am sticking to 500 cals twice a week Monday & Wednesdays. Tues, Thurs & Fri I am doing a 16:8 of eating between 12-8pm.

So today is day 1 since hols. I have to say I'm pretty depressed at the thoughts of the day ahead. I have been...

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Someone on another forum congratulated me on my "fantastic" weight today (weigh-in of 105lbs). And asked if I'm in weight-loss mode or maintenance.

I almost cried in frustration and it was difficult to put back a response that did not sound depressing. And I had to do this despite my belief that people need to know what to expect in maintenance (e.g., puppies, rainbows, and a smooth path for some; an initial smooth path of several months/years for others, following by stoicism and relentless vigilance).

105lbs is absurd but what I can manage. I would far rather weigh another 25lbs or more if the majority of that were lean body mass because it would make it so much easier to manage my health as I age. More skeletal muscle would give me some much needed metabolic flexibility and hugely reduce my risk of metabolic syndrome related disorders (CVD, diabetes II etc.).

I think if I dug out some of my clothes from before the accident - before this loss of muscle mass - they'd fit...

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Hi All,
Iam new to the diet have been on the 5:2 diet for the last 7 weeks and lost 7lbs so far and I am delighted.
I thought initially I would like to lose 5lbs but then found when I tried my bikini on it needed to be more like 10lbs for my holiday in Oct. I normally have to hammer the gym 5 days a week and severely cut down on my food intake to lose 4-5 lbs :grin: but not this time.
I will continue on the diet and try to lose a further 3lbs and meet my goal weight and and then go onto 5:1 to maintain.
My clothes feel better and people are starting to notice the difference which is nice
After the first few weeks I felt like giving up as the weight would come of and then go back on but I am glad I persevered so don't give up if your weight lose has stalled it will go down eventually.
Good luck everyone
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I started at 68.4 kilos this year. My target is to get to a healthy BMI with 55 kg.

This morning (after yesterday's fast), I'm 60.8 - getting so close now and it really looks feasible for me to get below 60kg, which I had previously given up any aspirations to, as it just didn't seem possible with exclusion diets or simple calorie counting.

By doing my BMR and understanding TDEE properly though, I now have a much better grasp of what my body really needs - a lot less than I thought! - and the fasting has helped so much as I don't snack any more and I feel full when I have had enough.

Loving that it has also re-inspired my cooking and got me on a rocket booster to writing my next cookbook!
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