hello to everyone who reads this,
tomorrow will be my one year anniversary of doing this plan, and what a year its been.
never before have i been able to stick to any plan for this long, ive just about done every diet going since the age of 18, always losing to begin with then becoming bored and regaining all the weight plus more,

to date ive lost 39 lbs, i was a size 24 top and 20 jeans, i can now get into size 18 tops and 14 jeans, i weighed 15 stone 11 lbs, i now weigh 13 stone.

i except it will take me at least another year to get into the healthy bracket, but thats ok, this time i know i can do it,

i expect to hit more plataeus, again thats ok, because when i do i know more inches will drop.

ill be brave again and post my pictures of then and now, one day i hope to post my after picture to show the whole journey. xx

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fastinginberlin, thank you, im not fasting today so may just have a glass of something nice,x

midfiftiesgirl, thank you, its been such a long time since i started this way of life its now normal to me,x

StephB thank you, i have no doubts you’ll make it, when things get slow just remember slow is good, ive managed to keep skin normal and when you lose it to fast it tends to go baggy, x

JennyM thank you, your right many have commented on how much better i look, and im always keen to share the 5 2 lifestyle with anyone who asks, its amazing how your shape changes and fairly quickly too, x

MountainMyst thank you, the inspiration on this forum is one of the things that helps me keep realistic about goals, slow and steady will win the race xx

Thank you so much Sarah, im hoping others will follow suit and post their before, during and after pics xx

i put my pictures on photo bucket,(its free) make an album public, then copy the link to here or you could use any other photo hosting site, xx

wiltldnrUSA your very welcome, and thank you for your comments x

Thank you SueWR, just got back from my weekly swim, feel very tired this evening, i think an early night is in order. xx

Hi fellow fasters,
i just wanted to share my mile stones, today i have dropped from the obese range to the overweight range. my BMI has gone from 36.8 to 29.8, thrilled to bits! hoping for more good news when i visit the doctor to review my BP. total loss now 42 lbs. 3 whole stone gone forever. this was just the boost i needed as today ive been feeling really tired, a bit low with lack of energy, ive made sure ive had a good feed today and will be having a full roast dinner tomorrow, ready for next weeks fasts. wishing you all a lovely weekend xx

funny you should mention that, i did pile loads of tins and almost everything i could find from my cupboards into two huge shopping bags weighing each item as i went, i could hardly pick them up! a great way to see and feel just how far we’ve come on our journey,
something else happened this morning, another first for me, lately ive been weighing every morning this morning id lost even after a feed day, i was shocked but delighted, all these things just help keep me motivated, hope everyone has had a lovely day. xx