Hi everyone, I’m not new to 5:2/IF, having used it as part of my active weight loss phase way back in 2012/2013. Since then I’ve been maintaining fairly well, within a 5 pound maintenance window, doing various IF protocols and then since last year very low carb/carnivore woe.

Things were going amazingly well with consistent weigh-ins, and last fall I had my best blood work panel to-date. Then covid19 hit. My normal routine went out the window, my normal grocery shopping/foods I bought got messed up and since the end of March I’ve gained around 15lbs-OUCH. I’m now at my highest ever weight since transitioning in maintenance, and really I can no longer claim to be in maintenance due to the continued weight gain.

A few weeks ago I realized I needed to get this under control and went back to very low carb, which I had previously enjoyed and it worked well. However, I’ve continued to fluctuate the same 3lbs. So I’ve decided to get back to basics and re-start with where I first began, with IF.

Mondays/Thursdays will be my ‘fasting’ days and starting out I’m aiming for 600 calories on those days, and then will adjust down to 500 after I get back into the swing of things. This morning’s weigh-in was 146.8, and my goal is to get back down to around 130lbs.

Can’t wait to get re-plugged in and to meet others doing IF 🙂