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I consider myself reasonably intelligent but can I heck work out this tdee lark ?!
How on earth do u do it ?!?

Help help help :grin:
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Not sure why but I felt like moving my regular Monday fasts to Tuesday this week, not sure why just felt like it lol. I'm really noticing the cold today, I'm all bundled up in a warm jumper and wooly socks. So far today I'm on my second cup of tea and second glass of water. I've really cut down my fluid intake from my first fast. I don't feel the need to constantly be putting something in my tummy any more.
Today was the first day in almost 4 weeks I have woken up and moved around without any pain in my back :victory: I did some of the pilates exercises my physio gave me and I could feel that I had done a workout but I wasn't in much pain. I really want to go back to work so this is looking promising :smile:

I'm really looking forward to my bean and chorizo stew again today, it was soooo good the...

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Well, I told myself if I made it to this point, I'd see if it was worth staying on and doing. It is. :like:
12 weeks in, 11.8# down. Couple of points down on the BMI. Needing a belt and moving to the 4th notch from the first. Better blood glucose readings, more energy and I'm wearing some clothes that were just a bit tight at Thanksgiving (Nov 2013). :lol: As much as I kept saying I liked it, it was great, I didn't really believe it would work for me, in my heart of hearts, I figured it would be another in a string of "try it diets" that would leave me too hungry, too deprived, too frustrated to continue. I'm not there, so I'll give it another 12 weeks - one week at a time, two fasts a week - and see how it goes, I'm thinking it will go well - if all of you are evidence of what I have to...

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I am away this weekend visiting my daughter and granddaughter. Had a family dinner last night, roast chicken and veggies, baked rice pudding and rhubarb sauce and wine ++. Now I wake up this morning a little worried that I have over eaten and have undone all the good work and progress so far. Hopefully not! Will be back on track this week. :?:
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In a few days it will be a month since I started the 5:2 way of eating. I have shed 5.7 kg, which I believe is pretty close to a stone - I like the image that evokes, dropping stones by the wayside on my road to a healthier, much lighter me! My waist circumference is 5 cm less than when I started, and I can definitely feel the difference in my clothes. I have also noticed how much more comfortable I am in my weekly yoga class!

I have found it delightfully easy to adjust to this new way of eating. Had some headaches when I first started but now I feel just fantastic and have a lot more energy. On fast days I skip breakfast and lunch and usually have the same dinner as the rest of the family, so it's minimum fuss. On feed days I eat pretty much what I like, including the odd chocolate and cake (in reasonable amounts though). I also enjoy my usual few glasses of wine on the weekends, but interestingly I have noticed that I've almost completely stopped snacking. I don't count my calories...

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