Surprisingly I found both fast days in the first week really hard, thought as it was a new regime I would be buoyed up by that – wrong. I really struggled. Have decided to be aware of what I am eating on non fast days too. Bit fed up that even though fluctuated day by day through first week (this is state norm I know) but at end of week I was no better off.

start of second week I am not feeling the lack of food too difficult at all, maybe I am more determined I don’t know.

I am a vegetarian and I think that in some ways that can make it easier as i have no need for meat etc so a lot of calories come from veg etc anyway so don’t feel I am missing anything. i do find going without carbs difficult but when I do indulge it is always brown rice, pasta and bread but would like to cut down on those generally anyway so hopefully the 5:2 diet will encourage that.