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Well I watched the program last night with my husband and we were both very excited by the great improvements Michael made with his health.
My husband and I both love our food but both have IBDs. I have Crohn's disease and my husband has Ulcerative Colitis. I manage my Crohn's with a SCD/Paleo diet and don't need to take any drugs. I feel really well, but have put on about 5 kilos that I'd like to lose.
My husband says he'd like to lose about 10 kilos so we'll see how we go.
We haven't read the book and feel we need to order it to get more info. The 5 2 concept is easy to understand and we both can't wait to get started.
I was keen to start today but realise I've bought our meat for the week and if we fast it will go off! So I've cut back my food today and will probably start my first fast day on Friday.
I'm looking forward to the journey!
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I've finished my first week and in reflection, it wasn't really that bad - this 5:2 diet thing. Like many people my bathroom scales are way too old and the readings can literally change from one moment to the next. I actually believe if I stand more to the right when I weigh myself I get a better reading than if I stand squarely in the middle of the scale. That being said, I definitely lost one pound and maybe even two. I should simply get a new scale with a digital readout to remove any temptation to "create" weight loss. I've also lost a full cm from my girth - but I breath in and out so it's a bit of a moving target to get an accurate measurement. I am glad that the 5:2 software allows us to edit our data input - I entered my weight in pounds instead of converting it from pounds to kilograms - that was a shocker! Tomorrow is another fast day and I'm not even worried about it. Hopefully my fast days will become just part of my routine. Thanks 5:2 and I'm looking forward...

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Day two of trying out Fast-5. That is: eating only within a five hour window. It should not be that hard really, as the last few months have been between a 7 and 8 hr window for most of the time. It's a way of enjoying my hols without worrying about when to fast and what the cal count is.

We have been shopping in Palma today as I wanted to buy my friend Paty something. She is a petite Columbian with striking dark features. I found a beautiful chunky red, black and gold necklace in Bimba & Lola. It has 3 giant ladybirds on it. I know she will love it as a)she loves anything red and b)is a sucker for statement jewellery. And this is something of a statement! Trust me it looks better than it sounds. I also spotted a navy sleeveless blazer which I nabbed for myself. 40% off in the sale. Bargain. Don't mind if I do :like:

Lunch at Marc Fosh, a fave place of ours. 21 euros each for...

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Today was a fast day of which most was spent working in the 95 degree heat and keeping busy doing gardening and landscaping. We discovered that while reading the label of a jar of dill pickles spears that they have zero calories! So 'lunch snack' was a spear and a slice if lite cheese! Got me thru to dinner of grilled salmon and a massive amount of grilled veggies! Treating ourselves to a trip to our favorite bakery tomoro for a pastry and I will slip in a four mile walk to break even on the calorie intake. Now if the scale will just cooperate with me in the morning! If not I will always have Thursday's fast! Stay tuned!
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Have done my weigh in today, instead of tomorrow, as going on holiday (first week away from strict fasting - yikes!). It may be a slightly false loss, as it's the first time I've weighed in after a fast day, but gives me the 2 stones on this diet and puts my BMI in the "merely" overweight category for the first time.

Yesterday, I went and bought some new trousers, as my current ones are all hanging off me - thank goodness for belts to save my modesty! Anyway, bought size 16 jeans - it has to be at least 10 years since I could get into that size, so that was amazing
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