Hi. I am just coming to the end of my second day of my second 5:2 fast. Its not been very hard. But i was thinking ah tomorrow i might have a big food party. : O I wonder if i’ll regret it. Generally i count calories every day these days but maybe one celebration party over-indulgence day a week wouldn’t be a bad thing for me. I don’t know.

I’m not worried if its a mistake as i’ve only another 8 pounds to goal and i’m not really bothered if i never get there since i think i look ok where i am at right now.

I started the year off at 80kg but have been dieting happily all year mainly following my own rules. Recently i had a go at low carb a la atkins, (6 weeks) and now i’m doing 5:2 which might be something i could do indefinitely albeit 6:1. I’m also a big fan of Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis’s books and her approach to intuitive eating which is hunger and satiety ratings – even though i’m counting calories. I think i will use only her system without the counting when i’m properly in maintenance.

Refined sugar is my big problem area so i’ve quit, albeit not entirely. I have a number of rules around the way i can eat it and so far it’s worked perfectly. After almost 8 months of not making or buying any of them, i am just starting to experiment with making sugar/honey/artificial sweetener-free desserts. Thus far this year i have had only 6 serves of dessert, no chocolate, lollies, ice-cream or any other forbidden food. My big challenge will be Christmas of course but i’m planning for it already.