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Hello,

I started 5:2 this time last year and even after a few cheaty weeks I got the body I wanted by October and felt very pleased. Come xmas I said I'd eat what I wanted coz I now knew of this easy and effective way to lose weight. Then I just carried on.

I've put on a stone. This is more than I've weighed for years. Why? Because I lied to myself that I was following 5:2 properly. I binged on non-fast days. I told myself a bit of extra weight didn't matter. I had wine every night, crisps every day. I made excuses because it was my birthday, my brother's birthday, bank holiday. Someone brought cakes in.

It does matter, I don't feel confident, my clothes don't fit and it's nearly summer.

My biggest worry is that I'm just going to carry on gaining. That I'll keep deluding myself and making excuses. I'm 4'11. If I don't operate some self control I'm going to look like a cube for by my 30th birthday next year.

Firstly, well done for getting back on here. Being brutally honest with yourself as you have done is the most important step forward in terms of moving forward. Think of it as your mapping device finding the GPS signal so you can plot your route

Secondly, I'm living proof that you can fall off the wagon for months and get back on it. My tracker shows a long period last year where I went on holiday and never picked up the threads again, or at least not until this year. I'm still not setting the world alight with my weight loss stats, however a year after first starting 5:2 I'm lighter than I was and still going. That's what counts.

The trick for me was accepting that I did NOT want to be the size I was, that i needed a regimen of some kind to control my weight - and, this is crucial - that actively managing my weight was a FOREVER task, not a short term project.

Therefore, the only decision was which eating plan I was going to follow. It made sense to do the one where I didn't have to pay out any money or buy special stuff. Simples.

Welcome back, and good luck

Thanks for your reply. It's almost like it was an unconscious test to myself when I said 'I don't care if I put on weight, I'm on holiday', or 'This social event is more important than my weight loss'. It's like I was planting a subconscious seed. But now I feel unhappy, so I obviously do care if I put on weight!

Self-sabotage seems common but you are on top of it now, surf that wave of 'I will properly fast twice a week and stick to TDEE on feed days' and break through to win :0)

well done for coming back and understanding what went wrong. I had a look at your graph and I see you lost a good amount of weight quite fast when you started the 5:2 last year. Good luck on getting back to that. I find the forum hugely supportive and couldn't have kept on track with out it.

Good luck @Katastrofee and welcome back.

Welcome back. It happens to many of us here. I put on 10lbs in between Christmas and April in the midst of moving jobs and country. I still fasted 6:1, but did not watch my TDEE. I'm ashamed of my now weight 'loss' when you look at my tracker. I feel that I have wasted so much time.

This week I have lost 2lbs already, so it is possible. Don't lose heart. This is what we are all here for. Head down now and think of where you might be by the end of May.

Welcome back and for being honest with yourself, good luck, you know how to do it

Ballerina x

Hi - don't despair! The good thing about 5 2 is that it is a tool to help you deal with gains and falling off the wagon and stuff - you are being honest with yourself about why you have gained; now you just need to get back into the fasting and it will disappear again. And better 1 st on than 4!!! Good luck

Welcome back - wishing you lots of luck on your journey. You can do it.

I haven't done this WOE for too long but I did develop a habit of over-eating on my normal days as I thought I deserved it after a fast day (it's funny how the mind works sometimes, well mine anyway!) but I came up with a plan to stop myself ...

I printed off a couple of spare pics of myself when I was unhappy of my weight and when I was at my lightest / slimmest and I blu-tacked one of each on my fridge at home and also pinned one of each on to the pinboard next to my computer. Seeing the difference helps me remember why I am trying to lose the weight I have put on and how I want to be and for me it has really helped me to stop going overboard trying to reward myself all the time on normal days.

Hopefully, you will find a method which works for you too - everyone is different - unfortunately I am not very strong willed so need to see my goal graphically to keep me on track

Best wihes

Hi and welcome back. I also really really really enjoyed Christmas and then continued enjoying myself. I think I am starting to reign it in finally. At least we know this works so let's get it working again.

Hi i know as a short person 5ft 1" how easy it is to put the weight on and how different a stone makes you feel I have used ww for years and had recently lost 10lb then i started to sabotage myself with excuse after excuse.
I heard about 5.2 and thought i'd give it a go, so far so good
Don't beat yourself up you are far from alone in putting weight back on, the fact you have been honest with yourself is the main thing
I wish you luck.

Happens to the best of us K..i'd lost30 lb from last sept -december but jan to april ive messed around,stopped losing,started gaining
Never too late to get back on your horse and ride again...giddy up! I am just about clambering back on my horse tho i think he might be a mule coz he keeps kicking up and trying to throw me off!
Youve done it before and you can do it again,older but wiser! X

Best of luck, bite the bullet come back on board and join the fast day threads, choose an IF combination that is doable and maybe enter one of the comps.

There are exercise threads, tents galore. I am sure you know what to do. Most of all best of luck. It's a way of life and a long journey but the forum makes the time fly and in here you can find heaps of encouragement

Hi @Katastrofee Welcome back to 5:2
Well done on admitting your mistakes made I'm sure you'll soon get back into your fasts and make similar progress as last year there's no reason to doubt yourself you've returned this time and you'll learn from your mistakes because you don't like the way you look + feel so the motivation will soon return to you good luck let us know how things are going