I have been reading the forum for about a week, and thought I would introduce myself.
I am a 33 year old mother of two lovely boys, have a fiance of 15 years ( we might get round to getting married...one day lol) and I work as a T/A in a primary school. I have struggled with my weight since the birth of my first son 14 years ago, ranging form 9st 4lb at my lightest and a size ten, to my current weight of 14st 3lb and a size 16/18!
I have tried everything weight watchers, slimming world, Cambridge diet, slimming pills ( prescription and non prescription) calorie counting, excessive exercise and most recently the Harcombe diet. All to no avail, I would loose a very small amount very slowly say 8-10 lbs then put it all back on, plus more! With the exception of the prescription slimming pills, I lost 3 stone in about 2 months, never a good idea! As soon as I stopped taking them the weight and more piled back on.
Anyway I heard about 5:2 from a few friends and it sounded horrendous, fasting, how on earth can anyone manage that? Another step on the scales and another half a stone on I decided to read more about 5:2. The more I read, the more interesting it sounded, not least because of the health benefits.
On 31st July 13 I decided to to give it a go, yesterday was my 3rd fast day and although it's hard and I do feel hungry I CAN manage the 500 calories, I do feel better the day following a fast and for the first time ever I feel positive that this is something I can do.
Thanks for reading
bellybgone