Day 1 SW WA USA NFD

Fuvvie, we have quite a group starting this year out! Thanks for heading up this challenge.

I’m starting the month out at 209.2 – down 5 lbs since Dec. 1, 2016

A little history, heaviest was 245 lbs a few years ago. I lost 56 lbs on another diet but it stopped working and I started giving up. Gained all but 10 of it back. I found out about the 5:2 through a neighbor using diet to beat back his cancer. He gave me a stack of books to read – some on the ketogenic diet and others on fasting. I started researching & decided to give the 5:2 a go. I started on my own at the end of Sept 2016 and joined the forum in November ( so much better with this international supportive, caring group). In 3 months I have gone down 25.8 lbs. There’s still lots more to get rid of but I’m encouraged.

Goal for January – 5 lbs down, increase exercise slowly as I continue recovering from foot/knee injury in 2016, usually will have M & Th as FDs ( unless I join in with others on occasion for b2bs)

Steam2567 – I’m not sure if you’re on a FD or NFD, but either way, having prethought liquids on hand help get to the times for eating. I do various herbal teas, coffee, bone broth… It got easier for me too as I liked how I felt without eating.

HappyMargo – so glad you’re getting to feeling better even though still on enforced FDs. Question – when you do completely liquid fasting days, what liquids do you include? I’ve usually done the 500 cal fast days, but was wondering about trying liquid only sometime.

Mama2boys – what do you mean my EOD?

Looking forward to this month’s challenge with you all!

Day1,Canada, nfd.

Happy New Year to all my 5:2 buddies. I am back on the wagon after 2 weeks of festive eating.
My goals are to reach a weight of 144 lbs and clean up my diet, no more empty calories for me.

Weeme-laughed out loud when I read your hot buttered toast comment.

KMENG- What the heck is a “punnet of Bloobs”?

It is so encouraging to read all your posts, together we can do this!

Getting lean in 2017

Aussie day 2. Loved reading the posts this morning. I have made a New Years resolution i don’t usually but i need to remember that it’s good to feel hungry and i wont die of starvation it’s only one day and to keep a food diary on NFD’s. In it to thin it i like that “Getting lean in 17”.

Day 1…. Florida….NFD

Just finished up the last meal of the day…. a nice chocolate pie to finish out the day! Tomorrow will be my first FD in 2017, as well as the last day of my vacation before I venture back into the real world.

At 7pm, I’ll start my 16:8. To get started, I started to review all the research I did before I started this WOL. In hopes to recharge my enthusiasm, well and to remind me of things I may have forgotten in the last couple months.

Well, I must be off… I’ve only have 45 min to get out of the kitchen which means clean up after dinner and eat my pie.

Best of luck to everyone!

Cheers!

Happy New year to all. Would love to join the January challange. Done 5:2 before so I know it works but fell off the wagon last year. Fasting days this week planned for Tuesday (3rd) and Thursday (5th). Also doing Dry January – that’s a harder challange I think!
T

Day 2 – Perth, W.Aust, NFD
It’s been great reading the posts so far, lots of inspired and determined people. Although there does seem to be an air of IF being a way to fix all our body ills/problems. While it will give a big boost to weight loss, and I’m looking forward to that, it won’t increase my lean muscle mass (unless I only count it as a percentage against fat mass), and while I may feel good about the numbers on the scale, it won’t help my mental/emotional health unless I deal with the underlying issues that brought about the indulgent consumption in the first place. So I’m looking at IF as just a part of improving my health and wellbeing, one of the mechanisms for bringing about long lasting change, and not just a quick fix for a part of me that isn’t “perfect” (whatever perfect is). So I have a 3-fold approach:
1- IF
2- plan and log regular exercise
3- being mindful as to what I eat and why – and enjoy my food (real food) – after all it is what nourishes my body and keeps it fuelled.

Day 2 , Mon 2nd Jan, Rainy Melbourne Aus , FD . 88.4kg (weigh in days Monday)

Morning everyone, so much to read and catch up on! FD today but still in bed. Not having a great start to the morning so I’ve made my black coffee got my water bottle and am going to do some reading. Might rewatch eat fast and live longer too and just try get in a good headspace. Gardening later when the rain stops and will take the kids out and about as usual. Going out for dinner so I’m going to be mindful of what I order and just have a side salad and maybe share a steak or something with one of my kids. I’m determined to still stick to my 500 cals today so won’t eat until I go out later on. Have to look at the menu for the place we are going and plan it properly. Also off to the chiro later. Looking forward to that.

Have a great day everyone .

HappyMargo – thanks for your reply. I never used to eat breakfast would start work and then around 11 have something small…somehow started to believe everyone when they said ‘you have to eat breakfast to burn calories’ and that whole line of thinking. I am fine waiting for the most part until at least 11.

Today has gone well – first FD – had some broth that had carrots and celery – I am sure I didn’t go over 200 calories but it was nice to have something warm and a little salt to get through the day.

Thanks again for the reply.

Day 1 NFD, Arizona, 160 lbs, goal is 130. Here we go…..

Day 2 – Brisbane, Australia | FD

Monday’s are when I usually weigh myself (officially at least, I tend to jump on the scales way too often), and it come in at a nice even 118.0 kg today, so that’s the weight that I’m taking as my official start to the year.

Fasting today, which is going ok – I spent an hour this morning out in the yard carting wheelbarrow’s of mulch around and spreading them on the garden… was a little worried about how that would pan out as they day progressed – am feeling the hunger a little more, but going ok. Still sticking to my usual fast day plan of only having a little milk in my coffee’s throughout the day as the only calories until about 5:30pm or so (just over three hours away now) when I’ll have a cup of soup and probably a small amount of leg ham off the bone… won’t be more than about 300 calories for the day. Might add a banana to that if I feel like I need it, especially if I move some more mulch around the yard this evening!

@arvandee – every little step helps, sometimes it just helps to focus on one thing and move that forward.

I have a book recommendation for everyone – a lot of people here seem to like reading diet books, and while this isn’t a diet book, it has some direct correlation to maintaining a 5:2 lifestyle and improving all aspects of your life. It’s called “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson and is about why we should try to continually make the right choices. Each choice (good or bad) in and of itself, may not seem important, but when you string enough of them together over time they add up (like compounding interest) and that’s when you start to notice the changes. Definitely worth a read.

Day 1 – NFD – Western Mexico (on vacation – Orginally from NY in the US)

Hello everybody!
Cheking in from Mexico, where I’ll be on vacation for the next 2 weeks.
Good luck to you all!

Day 2 – Melbourne, Aus – FD
So my first fast day which I originally planned to be on a non active work day but instead it’s a public holiday. I played golf this morning and was flagging by the end of that. But so far so good food wise . I have a lot of weight to lose, my starting weight is currently 107kg. I don’t have a target weight loss I just want to find a diet I can follow long term that will give me a downward trajectory. I’m really hoping that this can do it for me. I won’t post weight loss weekly for that reason but I’ll post it at the end of the month – any loss will be a win.
El

Day 2. Sussex,U.K.
NFD.
Just checking in.

Day 2 – Staffordshire UK-nfd

Last Day of the Christmas Holidays for me as I’m back to work tomorrow. Will spend the toay taking down the decorations, making sure everything ready for work & school and going to visit my Mom.

Day 2 | Pune, India | FD

Its good to be back to FDs after a week of NFDs. Enjoyed the break by visiting a Natural Tiger conservation Project in Tadoba, India. We were lucky to spot a Tigress and her two cubs in a natural habitat.
Had a blast on the New Year’s eve.

Now ready to lose the 1 kg I gained in last week, and then downwards from there!

Day 1 Hampshire UK
Starting weight 10st 2lb (142lbs)

I want to lose at 8lb as I know this is the weight that I feel most healthy and energetic. I know I can do it as I lost 7lb last year before my holiday. My big downfall is comfort eating at night and wine, so I’ve eaten all the chocolate and cakes from Christmas and aiming to only have wine at the weekend.

I’m away tomorrow until Sunday so my first FD will be Monday 9th, start my excerise DVD and get out walking. I’m looking forward to reading daily posts and the support we can all give each other!

DAY 2 – Bucks UK – NFD,

Just checking in – FD yesterday – Good start and still smiling.

Day2 Surrey UK NFD Good morning All, on this frosty lovely morning!
After going back through my own posts I have reached the conclusion that I need to be a little more focused in order to reset this body. The weight has been here for a long time, and will take a little more effort than is being given at the moment. So this is my goal for January, to be more vigilant. I will also go for a ‘dry’ January, so let’s do a mini challenge…let’s get a few of us supporting each other on this and see how it goes. Either way, I am doing this!
Great to have so many newbies join, do stay because you can only benefit! Good luck @fuvvie, and it looks like you are going to have your hands full with all of us!

Day 1 Italy – NFD
Day 2 Italy – NFD

I weigh 77.3kg, right back to where I was in August. In 2 weeks I have undone 4 months work😞. So right back on it…

Day 2: Gloucestershire, UK: NFD.
Back at work tomorrow…must make it a fast-day…first of the new year, right?

London | Day 2 | NFD

@fuvvie – lol, I didn’t think anyone would notice the time I posted last night (or this morning!). I think my body clock has gone a little off kilter since NY-eve. Hubby and I sat up in front of the lovely log fire till really late – chatting, drinking tea and catching up on Sherlock on BBC – hence the late post 🙂

Heard from an old friend from my school days, after a long time. We got chatting and I mentioned my 5:2 journey, weight loss and benefits of IF. She’s now hooked and wants to know more about what I’m doing and how to take up IF. I’m putting together a little blurb for her. It’s a great feeling to know how our WOL inspires others to take up a healthy lifestyle.

All the best to those who are doing the dry-January challenge.
My poison of choice is SUGAR (and other processed carbs). I’m thinking of going ‘sugar-free’, may be in Feb/March… Alcohol doesn’t pose me much of a challenge compared to sugar. Same problem, different S**T? Lol :-p

Have a good day all. I’m off to do some chores at home and prepare things for the first working day of the year (and FD) tomorrow.

Stay strong!

Fuvvie you were wowing me with the 25 kg! And I am still wowed by the 15!

Vaderz going to check out that book. A friend of mine and I talk about the choices we have made and how we beat ourselves up over them too often.

This is day 2 for me, will be a FD. Thinking I will put my scales in the closet and weigh once a week instead of every day..I start to become obsessed with the scales!