Hi all,

I’ve just joined up so thought I would say hello. I’m a married 37 year old mum of 2 boys. I’ve been overweight since I was about 10! I’ve tried practically every diet out there but never really lost more than around 1 or 2 stone before quitting.

I’ve been doing “ok” since January. I’ve lost around 11lb so far which is good for me. But I saw the 800 fast book for sale in the supermarket and picked it up. I’ve always thought drastically cutting calories was really bad for us and the weight would pile back on and I’d lose loads of muscle but everything in the book told me that wasn’t true and studies showed time and time again that actually cutting calories very low on at least 2 days a week would be a good way to lose weight!

So I am going to give it a go! Today I will eat a normal amount of calories (usually between 1800 and 2000 calories is where I would maintain my weight) and then tomorrow I will eat up to 800 as per the 800 fast book. Then I will go it again on Friday.

I’m hopeful to see some changes before I go away on holiday at the start of April. I know there is no way I would be able to stick to 800 calories on holiday but I will practice only eating two meals a day (lunch and evening meal) and I rarely drink alcohol so even though it’s an all inclusive holiday I am hoping the damage won’t be too bad. Then back on with 5:2 once back.

Nice to “meet” you all. Looking forward to reading through some of the posts and seeing how everyone is getting on.