I started 5:2 lifestyle just last week, 12-May-2015 with a starting weight of 82.4 kg. which makes me in the obese class 2 category being only 5ft. in height. Calculated my starting BMI at 36.

I have been trying to lose weight for the most part of my life but instead, just kept on gaining as I got older. Now at 39 years old, having issues with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and high uric acid – I know I need to lose the extra weight to control them as I don’t want to be on prescription medicines at this early.

I have read The Fast Diet, The 5:2 Diet Book, The Alternate Day Diet and a whole lot of other diet books. If only reading diet books could make me slimmer, I would have been one of the most successful dieters. But knowing a lot doesn’t necessarily mean succeeding in doing them. So here I am, with lots of knowledge about diets and healthy living and yet suffering from obesity. I have watched Dr. Mosley’s documentary twice and tried 5:2 WOE before but never really been motivated enough to follow through.

This time, being 39 years old with all my health issues, I intend to do it and stay motivated in staying at it. So far, I had 3 fast days and checked my weight today at 80kg. WOW! I am ecstatic to say the least.

I am finding it easier to fast during the weekend simply because I usually woke up late (10-11 AM), not feeling hungry – do my house chores and have my only meal for the day between 4-5 PM then sleep again by 11PM. Easy peasy.

Harder for me during work days. Fasting at work is easy. The going gets tough after work when I am tired and when I reached home, I long to eat the way I used to at night which got me this overweight among other things. So during weekdays fast, I usually go over the calorie limit of 500 – more like 600-700. But I still chose to believe that I am making progress. That’s what makes this WOE easier for me and makes me believe that I can stick to it – flexible and forgiving.

I even started a journal just jotting down my experience since I started just to record my own thoughts and doubts – triumphs (no matter how small) and learnings.

Reading over the experiences of others gives me hope that I can do it as well. And hoping that along my personal journey to success, someone else would find hope and motivation from my own experiences shared on this site.

Cheers to all 🙂

Thank you PhilPlasma for the welcome and congratulations on the weight loss. Every single pound counts as a success!

Here’s really hoping we could be healthier versions of ourselves as we mature (wink!)