I reached target at the beginning of August so have been in maintenance for almost three months.
In the first month I continued as normal with 5:2 most weeks as I was afraid to stop and undo all my hard work.
In the second month I did 5:2 for a couple of weeks.
I have not fasted at all since then.
My weight is now 4lbs below target. I found that my appetite was reset by 5:2 and I now generally only eat when I am hungry. This means that I miss some meals completely - often lunch - and stop eating when I am full.
I hope that this will continue, but I still weigh myself every day and will go back to fasting if my weight starts to creep up.
In the first month I continued as normal with 5:2 most weeks as I was afraid to stop and undo all my hard work.
In the second month I did 5:2 for a couple of weeks.
I have not fasted at all since then.
My weight is now 4lbs below target. I found that my appetite was reset by 5:2 and I now generally only eat when I am hungry. This means that I miss some meals completely - often lunch - and stop eating when I am full.
I hope that this will continue, but I still weigh myself every day and will go back to fasting if my weight starts to creep up.
