Two months on 5:2

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2-Big Al

7:49 pm
24 Mar 15
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I have been doing 5:2 for two months now and have lost 11 pounds in weight and an inch off my waist and neck. The biggest change I have found is that I am eating a far healthier diet and I have never eaten so much fruit and veg. Also found that I have realised how much I used to eat out of habit. I would eat lunch because it was lunchtime but not because I was hungry. Now I’m more inclined to only eat when I really need it and it’s usually fruit rather than sandwiches from the café.
I would have liked a bit more to have come off my waist but it seems to have dropped off my face first as I’m definitely thinner around the chins and cheeks.

eghamhigh

9:42 am
27 Mar 15
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Well done. I doubt that you have lost 11lbs off your face though. Try measuring yourself and then you will have an idea from where it is dropping off. Well worth the effort. I am maintaining now. Have been for 18 months.

SlimMeDown

10:31 pm
27 Mar 15
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Well done Big Al, and well done on the weight loss. I too find that I seem to want better foods on the non fast days. Long may that continue!

2-Big Al

8:54 am
2 Apr 15
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thanks for the positive comments. Eghamhigh you’re right it can’t be 11 lbs off the face only. I have had to make another hole in my belt but it seems more noticeable around the face. Onwards and upwards, I’m sticking with this from now on, I don’t seem to be able to eat as much as I used to and that’s got to be a good thing.

grrr

9:45 am
2 Apr 15
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Hi Big Al
Well done, Ive been doing it a couple of months and am averaging a lb a week which doesnt sound much but if its a lb of fat it is!
I only weigh myself once a month,same scales same time,Ive noticed some of the neurotics seem to weigh themselves all the time which seems mad if youre only losing a lb a week!
Ive noticed I feel the cold more on a starving day so its probably easier if youre in Australia!
To my surprise Ive found I can do a reasonable amount of exercise, 2 mile jog, without fainting or worse! on a starving day.
If youre old and grossly overweight like I am dont give up on exercise, i couldnt jog 2 lamposts,100 yds when I started but within 3 months could do 2 miles But dont jog downhill or it ****s up the knees!

2-Big Al

6:29 pm
2 Apr 15
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Hi Grrr, I’m old and grossly overweight and have been doing more walking. I’ve also noticed feeling cold on fast days. I’m in UK so when it’s been a cold day and I’ve been fasting I just stayed indoors. Well done on the running, afraid it’s too late for my knee as that is knackered.
I might switch to a fortnightly weigh in, I do every week at the moment and it’s a bit discouraging when you don’t lose anything.

grrr

8:42 pm
2 Apr 15
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Typical I mention I feel the cold on starving days and today I get hot sweats!
Im also more ratty/grumpy

2-Big Al

3:51 pm
8 Apr 15
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Weighed myself today, I’ve lost a stone by doing 5:2 and I don’t feel like I’ve been on a diet.