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Today is exactly 1 month since I first started doing intermittent fasting, and this morning I weighed in at 57.5. That is exactly 3 kg weight loss!

I started ount IF by doing the 16:8 fasting/feeding window, although in practice it is mostly 18:6. I have been doing it for 4 - 5 days a week, leaving weekends off IF, which coincides with my exercise rest days. There was actually a week when I did only 1 day, because I went to holiday. I like this method because I didn't need to think about calories (which I hated anyway), and yet it naturally reduced my eating portions and snacking.

What I have been doing is basically just skipped breakfast, having only water and tea until breaking my fast at lunch time (1 pm), and then I can eat "whatever I want", have dinner with the husband between 6 - 7 pm, and the fast begins again until lunch the next day. Note that "eating whatever I want" is in moderation, besides I mostly found that I couldn't eat so much anymore after 16...

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Should have been a fast day but woke up hungry with no motivation to fast. Tomorrow we have the assessment of the electrics we have installed in the Gite. If we get the certificate we will be switched on within a week. Meanwhile I have to go back to the UK again this weekend for yet another assessment on my father. He has Alzheimer's and the care home he lives in is closing and I am trying to find another place for him.
Not likely to get any fasts in this week. My head is fit to burst with all that is going on.
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Well, as expected, my splurge after greek Easter has halted my weight loss, and I actually put on 2lbs. :oops: I am not too disheartened about this as I was expecting it. I overate considerably on the Sunday and Monday, but this week, I'm not feeling too hungry and have cut down on my snacks.

What I really need to do is keep to my limited calories when I'm not fasting. Think today (thus far) has been a better day, though yesterday I was feeling a bit low and did my usual of snacking when not hungry and eating junk, so not sure if I can turn this around.... If I exercised more then it shouldn't be too bad, but my mood & the weather is not isnpiring me to get out there at all, the school walk really just does not cut the mustard. Perhaps, if the heavens don't open this evening, I may try to get out for a walk or cycle.

Am wondering whether I should try adding an additional fast in this...

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I'm not new to 5:2, but I am new to this forum & I'm fairly new to blogging. I hope I can keep people entertained, but I have to confess this will mostly be about what I find interesting/helpful. This is because life has taught me that if you try to please everybody, you end up pleasing nobody, least of all yourself. Let's see where this takes me - & if I glean followers along the way, that's a bonus.
Good luck to you all in all your endeavours.
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Thanks to whoever put the trend line onto my progress tracker. I have an iPhone and was really disappointed that I couldn't get a certain app to plot a trend line. Once again thank you. And my fave colour too . :oops:
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