Hello all! I am new here and have been trying out 5:2 for a couple of weeks. I finished my 4th fast day yesterday and decided it was time to be brave and see how much I weighed. I was expecting 12 stone (last time I weighed myself I was 11.7 and I have been feeling fatter since) so I was pleased when I got on the scales and found I was 11.2. I have taken my waist and thigh measurements as well. I am going away in May for work and would like to be under 11 for then. I know I should have weighed myself before I started but just couldn't face it. I know 11.2 is not a healthy weight for me but I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will loose 1lb a week in which case I will be 2 stone lighter by my daughters birthday in October. I have met loads of people on the 5:2, yesterday I met a man who had lost 3 and a half stone since Jan on 5:2. He doesn't eat at all on fast days and is going to the gym regularly, but what a fantastic achievement.
I haven't got to the stage where I am choosing healthy options on feast days and do not expect to loose my taste for chocolate (gave it up for Lent, loved it just as much after) but if I can achieve that 1lb I will be happy
Good luck!
