Hi Miffy.
I’ve been reading the forum for a while, but this is my first post – I wasn’t sure where I fitted! But I had about the same to lose as you. I started 5:2 in mid January, at 5 ft 6 and 159lbs (size 14). By the third week of April I was down to 139lbs (size 10), happier and healthier.
I’ve got to say I’ve found it worryingly easy to lose weight. I haven’t done any more than 2 fasts per week (and 2 weeks I only managed 1 fast day) and I haven’t been exercising. I have been mostly doing 16:8 though (I’m not hungry til maybe 11am anyway), and I suspect that’s helped.
So good luck and look forward to the benefits!

Keep at it Miffy, the fasting gets easier! Except, I’ve found, after a night of rather too much wine, then a fast day the following day is painful. I was starving the entire day! HappyNow, wow, that’s awesome! I would be happy with a 20 pound loss in 3 months. I’m on week 6 and have only dropped 5 so far. The last 2 weeks the scales have not moved at all, until this morning I saw a slight drop of 1 pound. I’m trying to stay motivated, take measurements (which have gone down almost an inch everywhere), and remember that it’s a slow process. Feeling a bit frustrated though!!