Good Morning One and All
And Foxy…. woooooooooo Hooooooooooo!!!! Awesome awesome Awesome. I am sure that the feeling to fit into a dress will be amazing. Brag about it and enjoy the feeling, well deserved again.

Bali2015, I am so impressed with the effort that you put in with your exercises. It really is commendable.

Go Gal…. WOW, I think that you can write an inspirational book. Very beautiful words. Thanks

CG, you still ate upto your TDEE, and its important to enjoy here and there. So glad that you were able to squeeze in a decent size chocolate bar…. yummm

I fasted yesterday and finished my day at 340 cals. So happy with that. Today is a feast day for me and back to fasting again tomorrow.

Looking forward to Friday weigh in results now!!! All the best to all of us……

Till then, as CG said, its Hot today so drink up lots of fluids. Enjoy!!!

Hi to you all, fasting today and am freezing cold and its 25c here at 1130 so re read all your posts and am drinking heaps of warm water from the kettle. have downloaded my fitness pal and lunch sorted for 2pm baby spinach and salmon in spring water with the tiniest of fetta cheese.
Im getting my Aussie Determination from all of you , what a fabulous group.

The 2nd FD is almost over….. so looking forward to dinner. Silverside , carrots and broccoli…. a touch of white sauce on the side.

Fast days are becoming easy & pleasurable when they come round.
Will the needle on the scales moves for us all tomorrow?….. Who cares if it does’nt… There is 365days/52 wks. for them to change…. IT WILL HAPPEN!!!!… See you at the weigh in…. Have a fabulous evening……Go Gal

Good morning everyone – Despite some thinking I have dropped off the wagon – I have ticked the box for notifications so I read all the messages as emails at work. Its too hard to reply on my phone so wait until Fridays and use my desktop.

Had a shocker carb crave last week and put on 2.2 kg!!! You know when you go scouring the pantry for anything tasty and quick. I ended up eating packets of my daughters Tiny Teddy biscuits – dunked into salty creamy Lurpak butter – YUM. After 4 packets per day the scales and my clothes chastised me and shocked me back into submission.

I have fasted 3 days again this week – lost 2.8kg and and are now at my lowest weight. I have done Michelle’s 12WBT and Geoffs Body Trim in the past and they both recommend a treat day per week. Might be something in that.

All the best..Jen

Good morning! Another beautiful day on the mid North coast …… YAHOOOOOOO WEIGH IN DAY!

Have just come off the scales at.7.20am DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME in NSW.
Today’s weight-77.2kgs
SW_82.2kgs
Total loss in 8wks of 5:2 = 5.2kgs.

Slowly its happening and I am seeing and feeling the results. Hubby has noticed the subtle changes in places where it matters, also lost 1 inch off my waist… that is if I measured correctly. Tummy is smaller…….YES YES YES!!!!!!

Hope you all have positive results today…..Please do not become discouraged if the scales do not show what you expected ….there will be weeks like this..be strong ,use your AUSSIE DETERMINATION… go back , read the previous posts , we have all been there ….. HUGS to you all…….GO GAL

Hi all, sounds like everyone is doing great! Next couple of weeks will be busy so decided to go 4:3 this week (Mon. Wed. Fri.) so today is a fast day for me. Weigh-in tomorrow morning. Feeling good about it.

Hi Fatbuster, yes I do exercise I do boot camp one day a week (sat morning), boxing one night a week (tues ) and I try to get out and walk/run with the dog 4 days a week, that can be a bit hard tho we have our own business and we leave home for work at 7 am and we aren’t home till about 6 ish of a night, and thats 6 days a week ( not that that’s an excuse lol) but to go for run I have to get up at 5 am and some times that’s just a bit to early/hard lol. I normally have Fridays as my rest day, as its the end of the week and we stay back at work latter as well ( sorry it took so long to answer but the power went off half way thru ( was thinking I would have to start again, but it was all still here ) and has only just come back on, Cheers Willbfit.

3/10 5.5kg total loss
10/10 6.3kg total loss
17/10 7.1kg total loss
24/10 7.9kg total loss
9/11 7.3kg total loss (put on 600g on holiday)
14/11 8.0kg total loss back on track after 2 fasts 🙂

Sorry, I will try and catch up will all the posts and news I have missed soon, not that well at the moment.

A little trivia, we went to the Mogo Zoo and found out the tigers (and probably other animals as well) are fasted 2 days a week as its best for their health. Seems like the 5:2 is good for all creatures great and small.

Hi Bali, isn’t it great when clothes stop fitting because they’re too big (not too tight)? Definitely the best incentive to keep at it.

Wow Kvetina, I did not know that. That’s interesting. I wonder how long they’ve been doing that.

Wow, Foxy, that’s amazing. You’re all losing weight so fast, it’s inspiring.

GG, well done. I’ve just knocked off an inch from my waist as well. It feels great when I get to change my measurements on my log.

CG, I did my first fast April 30th 2013. As I someone else said on these boards when I just got here, I’m definitely taking the scenic route. I was terrified of getting loose skin so I was determined to do it very slowly. Plus I really didn’t control my regular days very well. It took me about a year to feel like my relationship with food was somewhat normal. I think I had an epiphany when I put on almost 5kg in a month even though I hadn’t done anything different. I had to actually figure out my TDEE and realised I was still overeating on regular days. I now don’t get how I managed to lose over 10kg eating what I did. No wonder it backfired. Thjat was last February and I’ve lost 8kg since, so plateaus really don’t last if you stick with the programme. They often have nothing to do with what you’re eating or doing. It’s all about the downward trend, not the individual weigh-ins. Soon your weight loss will pick up again, I’m sure.

My first week on this new lifestyle and down (unofficially as my chosen weigh in days are Monday’s) 2kg. This means back in two digit weights. I’m so thrilled. I’ve been reading everyone’s posts- you’re all so amazing and supportive it’s very inspiring. Today was fat food Friday at work. The group chose fish and chips. Normally I’m the first to dive in for a pumpkin cake. Today I chose grilled fish, some ancient grain salad and some beetroot and mint salad. OMG why ever did I avoid quinoa? It’s so yum, and you don’t need much to be truly full. Googling recipes and it’s making an appearance on my menus from now on.
good,luck for the weekend everyone!

Glad you had a great time Lindanaf! What was the breakfast/no breakfast program called? I’m sure there’s many of us would love to see it. I read an article in ‘The West Australian’ newspaper a couple of weeks ago that said the same thing.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. X Reldz

Hi all, sorry for late post – long day bumping into a new venue for a play opening Friday. Tomorrow tech rehearsal, Wednesday final dress rehearsal and Friday opening night. That’s why I tried 4:3 this week Mon-Wed-Fri as the next few weeks will be a bit crazy and I might not be able to stick to 5:2 each week.

So… Monday, fast day of 550 calories and a hard 4km walk around the lovely Castlemaine Botanical Gardens at 6kph average. Tuesday, up at 4am to head to Melb. for a fortnightly day at a client – which includes a ridiculous breakfast meeting thingy at maccas. Overshot my TDEE that day by a couple of monster flat whites 🙂 Honestly, a maccas “standard” flat white would fill a CFA fire bucket! Wednesday another 550 cal fast day plus the 4km power walk. According to the Runkeeper app the walk at that speed burns about 310 calories. I love how MFP gets all worried on fast days that I’m not eating enough as if it forgot I went to maccas the day before 😀 Thursday was a sensible non-fast eating day and another 4km walk. Friday a fast day again and another 4km walk – I actually enjoy the hard slog of the fast walk – I use it to rehearse my lines for the play in my head – people around me probably think I’m a nutter 🙂 Ate a little more on Friday – an extra half punnet of strawberries and extra jalna yoghurt – all up about 690 cals. No guilt.

Sooooooooooo this morning after 3 fast days, 1 maccas breakfast in a pig-out exhausting 20 hour work day and around 17 km walked for the week at 6 kph…. I got rid of a full half a kg! 89.2 last week and 88.7 this morning, Gotta be happy with that! It works out to 4 kg lost since the beginning of October.

If you are struggling to accept the “fast diet” concept – let me tell you this thing works! The 5:2 business, the premise that it is flexible enough to fit around your lifestyle, all of that. I like gadgets so I find that using the MyFitnessPal (mfp) app for logging food and RunKeeper (rk) for logging exercise really helps – and you can configure them so rk passes your exercise calories burnt to mfp.

Sorry this is such a long post – promise I’ll end soon 🙂

Despite the book, the science, the iphone apps and all that, I think the best thing about all this is the AUSSIE DETERMINATION group. Thanks so much CG for getting this show on the road. Thanks to everybody who contributes and encourages and for me personally, special thanks FB for being my unofficial mentor and encouraging me to keep in touch.

Morning all. I could not post yesterday, We had a family day to comemerate the passing of my husband’s MUM six months ago. We had not seen each other since the funeral, so very special.
ANDREW- thanks for your post-WELL DONE!!!!!!Have a great opening night

FB- once again YOU ARE GOING SO WELL . I am so happy .You have grown so much and have become inspirational.HUGS BABA

LINDANAF- You must be feeling like a new person… skinnny jeans girl!!

SEZZIE- glad you have discovered QUINOEA-it is very filling. I made a orange cake using it for yesterday’s family day yum yum yum
FLEMISH- I send you the sun! well done.
Have an awesome Sunday everyone. Conquer the week ahead with your AUSSIE DETERMINATION……..GO GAL

Love the threads and the encouragement!LOVE AUSSIE DETERMINATION!
I have been reading all the posts for the last 2months and the motivation keeps me on track .

Thought it was time to join in and stop being shy.

I fast Mon and Thursday,I am vegetarian. Have soup and egg stirfry on fast day and lots of green tea and water. I love this way of life. The weight has been coming off at around 500g a week, but last week I lost a whole kg.

Foxycoxy I am jumping up and down with joy with you and many others that have had the experience of finding clothes from before weight gain and finding they fit now.

Personally I was doing a spring clean and declutter last week and I came across some of my favourite (still fashionable after 13 years)dresses. And they fit! Looking in the mirror the years just faded away. What a bonus!

After 2 months people are starting to comment on my weight loss and I think my confidence shows as I am walking taller!

GO AUSSIE DETERMINATION!

Thanks Countrygal for your warm welcome!

Some extra stats…..hope it encourages the newbies,anyone!

I initially was aiming for just being healthier.I had High BP..high everything!Not a very well person. Or very happy!I was a size 10 person stuck in a size 18 body being offered size 20 clothes.I needed a wake up call!

I started at BMI 28(size 16/18) aim was to get to BMI 25(size 10)

I am currently sitting on BMI 26 ( fitting into size 10)

Slow weight loss over 2 months. I am happy, I wanted to retrain my brain when it came to food choices.I now feel confident in any decisions I make over what foods I want , even if its deep fried. I know and trust that it will be OK.

I have just gone over what I have written about the size in clothes changes and I feel a real shift…wow Ive just gone from size 16/18 to size 10(I think I have to sit down a minute!I never thought it was possible. I had tried to accept the bigger version of myself, the sicker version of myself, the older version of myself. Well you know we can add many variations to this thread. Thankyou 5.2, you have saved my life in more ways then one.I shall finish ranting……(steps of her soap box)
GO AUSSIE DETERMINATION!

PS. LOST: I am still trying to find my sense of humour it was lost somewhere along the way…..

Wow veggiemumma! You have done so well over just a couple of months! You must be over the moon! Do a ÿeehaa happy dance … just to nudge that sense of humour back out 🙂

Hi everyone
I’ve been researching the 5:2 for weeks now and only stumbled across this page today. After hours of reading I’m convinced this is the place and program for me. Congratulations. ……You have all done so very well!!
And I love the support and encouragement that is found here.
Tomorrow will be my first fast day and I’m feeling very excited. I’ll weigh in officially in the morning but I think I’m 82kgs with my goal being 70.
I was thinking of joining the gym tomorrow also or do you think walking my dog will be enough. I do have a lovely track near to me that I haven’t seen for a while.
I’ll be back tomorrow. I feel like squealing a little bit cause I’m so happy I’m onboard with you all. Nighty night

Happy Fast Monday Everyone
CG and Marelda, I am on the same boat as you two, Ate too much on Saturday nite and continued on Sunday 🙁
Well, today is fast day, so should be ok, I guess.

Veggiemumma, welcome. I am vegetarian too and I dont get to see a lot of vegetarians around, so knowing that someone else is on the same journey is very comforting as well.

TikiPink, love love love your profile name. Sounds very cute. Welcome and ask questions if you are not sure about anything. This is a very supportive group and someone will answer your questions with all passion.
About joining the gym, I would say, if you have not been to the gym lately, then you may want to start slow. Walking the dog sounds good for start. Just an update that I have not been exercising at all (due to some issues) but still managed to loose 6.5 kgs in 6 weeks. The only change that I made is that I have started to use stairs instead of escalators. And now, that I feel a little lighter, I am starting gym from today ( fingers crossed 🙂 ) I would aim at getting into 5:2 routine first and once comfortable with diet, you can start the gym too. I am no expert, but just sharing my own experience here.

Again, I am planning on 4:3 this week, Mon, Wed and Friday. Today will be a water fast followed by mushroom soup and salad for dinner (CG, I stole your idea fro mushroom soup)

Go Gal, love love love your inspirational words. You are my true support. So happy to have you around.

AndrewofCastlemaine, your sense of humor is amazing. and am happy to be your unofficial mentor, but just hope that you don’t get too annoyed with me….. LOL

Happy fasting everyone & Remember, HOPE, STRENGTH AND AUSSIE DETERMINATION will take us very long way!!!