Hello all
I did 5:2 in 2013 and lost about 10 kilos. It worked well for me and I found it easy. My FDs were usually Mon and Thurs and after a bit of experimentation, I was more able to eat nothing (except precious coffee) than try and eat small meals under the 500 calorie limit.
Why did I fall off the wagon, so to speak? Well, it’s always easier to blame someone else than take personal responsibility… One of the reasons I did so well during my 5:2 days was that my boozing partner in crime was away for 6 months. Without a drinking buddy, I found it so much easier to be “good” and cut down my alcohol consumption. I do like a drink! And when I drink I eat more. Bad combination… On his return, I reverted to old habits very quickly. I think my first FD my thinking was, well one martini must be no more than 500 calories, so I’ll just have that!
So a few years down the track, older and heavier, I’m starting again. Did my FD on Monday without problem. Tues night I celebrated with over a bottle of wine. Not even decent plonk – just a quaffer – so I ask myself (afterwards, always afterwards) why is drinking bad wine a good idea??! Good FD again yesterday and I feel really good today. It’s been raining all week and I usually walk to work. But with it bucketing down, I drove instead. This morning I woke with a clear head (I do love that feeling) and to clear skies. So I walked in. Nothing like early morning exercise to pump those endorphins!
So this is a contemporary record of how good I can feel. How I can maintain self-discipline. How it is worth it. How proud I can be of myself, and how nice it is not to wake with self-loathing at my previous night’s behaviour. How a small sacrifice (not even a “sacrifice” really!) can have such wonderful, positive benefits. I write this now to remind myself.
Even though I know, deep down, it being Friday today, no doubt I will revert to form this evening and commence proceedings with a decent martini, home made pizza, more red wine and take it from there.
I didn’t do this last time, but now I am intending to weigh myself weekly and take measurements. I’ve never really cared about how much I weigh – more how I look and feel. If I can get back into a favourite dress, that’s a good bench mark. This time, however, I think I need additional motivation and measurements of success. I reckon a 20 kilo loss should be my goal – or 3 dress sizes. By the end of the year (that’s relatively realistic, isn’t it?). Here’s hoping.
Feel free to join me, or just let me ramble. After all, this is all about me, right? 🙂 [Seriously, while this is my first ever post, throughout the week I was reading about YOU and your experiences which genuinely helped me get through my FDs. So, thank you!.]
3:00 pm
9 Jun 17