I've tried all sorts of diets over the years - Slimming World, Atkins, WE, Cabbage Diet 
I can lose weight but just can't keep it off.
I started 5:2 on the 18th Feb 2013 (11 weeks ago) and have lost 22lbs. I fast on Mondays and Thursdays but eat 'normally' the rest of the time - by that I mean if I want cake/crisps/chocolate, I eat it. Bread, pies, ice cream too! But the thing is, I just can't eat a lot of it! So for the first time ever, I can honestly say that living like this and maybe only fasting 1 day a week is TOTALLY manageable. I love the fact that I don't have to worry about what I am eating on feast days. It makes this WOE so easy to stick to
I've got 14 weeks to go to target according to my Progress Tracker so watch this space....the start of my summer hols as well! Can't wait
Good luck to all you 5:2ers out there - you can do it!
***UPDATE*** it's now 20 weeks in and I'm still losing - 33 lbs so far! The loss has slowed down to 1 lb per week but I'm happy with that. Still fasting 2 days per week and it's just part of life now. I've got 9 lbs to go to target which feels so good I can't tell you
I can lose weight but just can't keep it off.I started 5:2 on the 18th Feb 2013 (11 weeks ago) and have lost 22lbs. I fast on Mondays and Thursdays but eat 'normally' the rest of the time - by that I mean if I want cake/crisps/chocolate, I eat it. Bread, pies, ice cream too! But the thing is, I just can't eat a lot of it! So for the first time ever, I can honestly say that living like this and maybe only fasting 1 day a week is TOTALLY manageable. I love the fact that I don't have to worry about what I am eating on feast days. It makes this WOE so easy to stick to
I've got 14 weeks to go to target according to my Progress Tracker so watch this space....the start of my summer hols as well! Can't wait
Good luck to all you 5:2ers out there - you can do it!
***UPDATE*** it's now 20 weeks in and I'm still losing - 33 lbs so far! The loss has slowed down to 1 lb per week but I'm happy with that. Still fasting 2 days per week and it's just part of life now. I've got 9 lbs to go to target which feels so good I can't tell you
