The last three weeks have been very sad and difficult for me and my family as my dear dad died. During the 8 days he was in hospital I was with him much of the time and following that his funeral and family time with my siblings and others coming from overseas. Today I return to ‘normal’ – the new normal of life without my dad and therefore back to the 5/2 routine. My diet over the past 3 weeks has been not very healthy – takeaways, left overs, food brought by strangers (bless them!) food cooked by my brother the chef, big family meals and ‘comforting’ chocolate. The reason I’m posting this however is a bit of encouragement – in spite of all this weird eating the weight I lost since January when I began this diet has NOT returned – I have put on only 400g in the past 3 weeks. A testimony that slow and steady really does work for me and it’s ok to be losing less than 500 grams a week because this is sustainable. Someone please remind me of this next time I moan that it’s all going too slowly!

Thanks Sue, appreciating the support and encouragement. Feeling depressed and tired and sad and HUNGRY right now – and the same weight I was last month. Bright spot – I had to buy new jeans yesterday and I was a size smaller than the last time I bought jeans, so I have lost weight but it all seems very slow and very hard. Sorry to be a moaner. The sun is shining and I have a safe, warm house and a cup of herb tea in hand so I am much better off than many people!

Thanks Suo, you’re quite right about going for a walk. I don’t have a dog but the suburb wher I live is pleasant and leafy, and there’s a park not far away which I enjoy. My dad’s death was sudden in a way – he had Alzheimers disease and was in a home that acared for him very well. But he was still active, still going for walks with us, still engaging with other people and certainly not ill. He had a stroke and wss in hospital for 8 days before he died. I miss him very much, but that is normal – and I’m so grateful he was my dad!
How’s the eating plan going for you?