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Hi there

My name is Vicki. I live in Sydney, Australia - married with 4 sons.

I read about the 5:2 Diet while waiting at the airport flicking through a magazine. The whole concept interested me & ticked a lot of boxes.

Apart from the weight loss appeal (I thought "oh yeah, here we go ... another Hollywood diet fad ... "), it was the health benefits that made me curious and certainly set it apart from other so called "diets".

Dementia, breast cancer & diabetes ... all of these have affected family members and if there was something that could ward off any of these prematurely occurring to me, then it sounds like it's worth a try. It certainly can't hurt and who doesn't want a healthier quality of life as they age?

I've bought the books & am finding it very exciting. I'm at the tail end of my 4th fast day and I actually look forward to them. (Never thought I'd say that!)

Cheers (with water!)
Vicki

[carorees]

Hi Vicky and welcome!

Glad to hear you're getting on well so far. I think we're all hoping this is a keeper and not a fad diet!

There's plenty to get this teeth into here! The progress tracker is a great tool that can give you a nice graph of your shrinking bod plus you can see the forum stats and filter the results to see how people like you are getting on. And do pop along to the fasting today thread to chat with fellow fasters on your fasting days!

Thanks Caroline & Izzy for the welcome!

The weight loss is definitely a bonus. Plus I thought I'd feel grumpy & irritable, headachy and feint ... but no. I am SO surprised. Last night I felt so alert ... but yet slept so soundly. I really do feel better already.

I'm looking forward to what changes it may bring - I think it's going to be a keeper. The more you think about it (and especially when you read MM's book) it really does make a lot of sense!

Hi Vicki, welcome to this great WOE. I'm just up the Mountains so not far away. 5:2 defiantly seems to be catching on here even without the documentary being aired yet. Another Sydneysider on here said it would be on Sbs on 22 April(sorry if I've got that wrong).
Good luck to you and have a great Easter.