Hello!

I am excited to be starting the 5:2 today! I did it briefly a few years ago but was in a very stressful time in my life and got a bit mentally unhealthy (eating disorder mindset) and backed off. I ended up losing weight with other methods and then getting pregnant.

My daughter is now 15 months and I want to lose weight again. I’ve both gained since she was born and also had a lot more left to lose when she was conceived. At my lowest I was 59 pounds down, but now I am only 30 pounds down having gained this past year.

I have been trying to get back at losing weight but am just too busy with a toddler and too absent minded to track *everything* I eat right now. Someone said something the other day that reminded me: oh yeah, the 5:2!

I am much more mentally healthy now and am not worried about eating disorder tendencies as I am just in a totally different situation now. I am breastfeeding and was worried about that, but research seems to say that as long as I drink enough water it should be fine, especially with my daughter being 15 months, so here I am!