hello again to all – I just love this thread ! you are all so inspiring, and I just would loved to have gone ceroc dancing and for a Swallows & Amazons day out. Beats the office /doing a 10 year old’s homework / watching hours of football on a wet autumn morning any day….

my weight loss has slowed, i fear i might be over doing my intake on non-fast days, so really shouldn’t be too surprised. But overall I am very pleased, despite having had a couple of weeks of desperate struggle – was rather stressed out and that is when normally i reach for those comfort foods.

Anyway, 2 things this week have inspired me back on track. Firstly I took my jeans off without undoing them !!! they just slipped over my hips… wooooohoooo !! and so this morning i measured myself and I am down 3 ” on my waist and 2″ on my hips. No-one seems to have noticed any difference (except my dear mum!) but one day, hopefully in the not so far off future, I will have the courage to go out with my friends in something slinky and shock them all !

Well done Tomtommom and Annette52.

I did wear a couple of pairs of jeans that I couldn’t fit into last year and will probably try on my “Test Pants” at the end of the month.

Next month, I’m taking a weeks vacation and I don’t plan to fast. Perhaps I’ll add an extra fast day next week to counter act the vacation in advance.

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I just bought a couple of pairs of jeans online – really unsure what size to get.
Tried on 4 pairs of trousers in bedroom to gauge size – 3 pairs “same” size – fit went from a tiny bit loose, to no way to stay up without a very pulled in belt – fourth pair. 2 inches slimmer, maybe a bit too perfect a fit.
According to the tape measure – the trousers are between 3 to 5 inches smaller than my waist! But, there is absolutely no problem in pulling them on – I don’t even have to unbutton the bigger size! What the heck is going on?
Basically, I have lost inches – but I must be changed in shape, so that clothes cannot fit me anymore.
Thank goodness for flexible belts!

annette52,
Are you saying wait 8 weeks? Oops! Just had 3 slices of Waitrose Millionaire Shortbread cheesecake – was delicious though 🙂
Yeah, I’ve been trying to up my walking – disastarous lazy day yesterday.
Since discovering that the free Waitrose Mocha coffee is 299 cals, I’ve sucessfully changed my fasting days to true 0 cals and not assume that having the odd milky tea/coffee should be ok.
So, yes am with you! I’m going to look to lose 4 lbs by Xmas.
Today, just need to brave the wind and rain – don’t fancy it much though 🙁

Hi Annette,

We are with you on this one, husband and I……….. 28 lbs each before Christmas. Just a bit more to go but it’s now going slowly.

To loose now 4 lbs for Hubby and 5 lbs for me! …..he always wins but I am keeping up.

We started 1 st July, three weeks healthy eating before we changed to the 5.2.

Going out for a Birthday meal on Tuesday, I am going out in a slinky black number, fits like a dream ( no big knickers either) hoping people notice. Husband definitely has……..it could be a good night!

8 weeks is a good target. If I were really successful I could reach my goal by then, but I will be happy if I am just closer 🙂

Bring it on!!

On another website (5:2 tracker) I put my hand up to lose 3.5 kilos by Christmas and achieve an interim 60k target. The posts of Annette52 were the first that I read on here and I have found them very fair & inspirational so I am putting my hand up for a loss for Christmas on here too. 3.5 kilos may be a bit of an ask, I’m not sure if it’s a bit too much but giving it a go!
This weighing thing can be a bit odd at times…weight loss, then inch loss, then plateau, back to inch loss and the scales get stuck again….hmmmm.
As Iwnt2Bincontrol said……’bring it on!!’

Hi,

Everyone is doing so well.

Simba: How wonderful that you can wear your dresses. It wasn’t that long ago that you posted that as a goal.

Annette52: I’ve never enjoyed running but good for you for going ahead in the rain & wind. I don’t mind walking in that kind of weather.

I will go for the Xmas challenge. I will lose between 3 to 4 lbs by then. It is about the rate of loss that I have been having and though slower than many others on the forum suits me. As long as the weight is less at the end of the month and I’ve been successful on Fast days I’m happy.

still trying to increase my NEAT but have no way to measure it. Back in the 80’s there was a Dr. that called it “perpetual motion”. So even if you just tap your toes, drum your fingers or stand instead of sit, you burn more calories.

Hopefully I’ll be into my “test pants” by next May when I will have been doing 5:2 for a year.

Off to shop for some ingredients for a Crockpot soup. It’s supposed to be colder next week.

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Annette52,
You caught me!!! Lol! Fridays are my weigh in days where I record it. But I do sneak a peek on other days. I just don’t consider it “official”. Ha. Obviously on days after fasting my weight is lower than days I eat normally. But typically by Friday it has all averaged out. What I found interesting about my weight on Saturday was that I was up 2 pounds but I had fasted dinner the night before. I had expected my same weight as he day before. Oh well!! I’m a pound away from being down into the next tens…or however that should be phrased!!! Ha!!!

But my sneak peeks are getting less frequent, simply because I am watching my body dwindle!!

Me! ;-(

I had started another thread saying I wanted to lose a stone by Xmas but am 2lbs down and I think another 12lbs is unrealistic…. But I am hoping a lb a week is doable, which means 8 weeks to go & 8lbs. I am optimistic but do all tell me if that’s a crazy plan!

I don’t yet have a number to commit to for my Christmas goal as I haven’t had a weigh and measure update yet to get a realistic target.
If I were to lose 9lbs from when I started two weeks ago that would be fantastic and an exciting goal to aim for 🙂 I have never stuck to a eating plan before so if I stick to this and lose a bit each week, I will accept whatever the number shall be come Christmas.

Hi Annette,
Hope you’re having a good day.
Weighed today after being off track/ill for 2 weeks and have put on 8lbs. Think a lot is fluid as clothes feel fine and I dont look different. Today is effectively Day 1 and from experience that extra weight would usually go in a couple of weeks. But a target loss of 12lbs although do-able looks too ambitious. How about a target of 8lbs lost and can see how I go from there? Have recorded my measurements. Assume you don’t need our actual weight/measurements just the changes each week?
Will weigh/measure again on Saturday and let you know any changes.
Thanks.
PS Fast has gone well and I enjoyed the gym and 45 minute walk home. Feeling proud and motivated to keep going.

MountainMyst,

So good to hear from you! I’ve been wondering about you. Was about to send a shout out to you. So I’m glad you posted! Hang in there!!!!

thanks mommabear, I have been reading the thread, just couldn’t post. glad things are going so well for you. I have found that when I feel a little better physically, I try to do all those things that need doing. that, in turn, causes more brain fog. seems I can either do physical or mental exertion, but not both. LOL.

think my next “good” day, I’m going to take Annette’s advice and do something fun that brings me joy.

today is a low cal day for us, hope you are having a good day.

Does my bum look big in this? Honestly? You would tell me.

Oh well, just pull my shirt down lower and show a little bit of cleavage. At least I’ve lost inches off my boobs.

Wow! I’d LOVE to have someone say that to me! Well done you!

Hi all
Your positivity is catching 🙂
They say a week is a long time in politics and it seems the same can be said for this WOL. At my last weighin, after 2 weeks illness and off the “fast track” & exercise I had put on 8lbs. Felt really flat and although I knew on one level it would be largely fluid it felt like a huge setback. I set 8lbs as my target to Christmas. However I just got right back on the horse, built up my activity levels and tried 4:3 this week. Wellbeing returning.Just weighed&measured. Delighted to be 6lbs down and lost 13 inches overall. Yay! I’ve learned a valuable lesson for me not to panic and just get back on track. One less source of anxiety in my life and removing something to beat myself up with.Huge.
Annette, I think another 6lbs from now on is reasonable. What do you think? Sorry to be a pest re changing things. all the best to everyone, 🙂