That’s 4.8 lbs. total in 3 weeks, from 157 to 152.2. I am thrilled because I’ve never had this kind of success with weight loss before.

Thank you, aniann. Unfortunately my chronic fatigue syndrome seems to be unhappy about the daily walking program I started at the same time I started 5:2. I am *sooooooooooo* tired even though I’ve cut back on the amount of walking and am now not trying to get to 10,000 steps a day yet. I also don’t sleep well the night at the end of my fast day. I don’t think I’m getting all my TDEE calories on feed days because I’ve lost my taste for my former “treats” and I’m too tired to make a good lunch or to get up and get something to eat if I’m hungry during the afternoon (I work part-time and need to spend part of the afternoon lying down, reading or taking a nap). Then the hunger is gone by the time I get up or I think it’s too close to dinnertime to eat a snack. I think I should find a way to correct that, make sure I get enough to eat on feed days, then I might feel better, who cares if the weight loss is more gradual, that would be fine.

LOL, I love the image of two bags of sugar. To me it is a lot; these pounds of mine are stubborn. I do have easy food, believe it or not I feel too tired to walk into the next room and get it! It’s just easier to wait for the hunger to go away. Anyway I can only eat so much yogurt and ricotta cheese, they are my breakfast staples. Half a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat is pretty easy, too; so is popping last night’s leftovers into the microwave. It is incredibly annoying to be so tired. The problem is that it’s mental as well as physical exhaustion, so once it kicks in I can’t think straight, can’t remember stuff, can’t figure stuff out or be patient with anyone until I lie down and get my rest. That’s just the way it is. Even sitting up is too tiring. I hope you get your energy back on your first post-fast days. Energy is a wonderful thing.