Count me in!

Melbourne Australia

@pissupoosa thank you for hosting. I joined the original May 42 day challenge and would love to be part of the May anniversary one if you’ll have me. I’ll be travelling and won’t have daily access.

My 5:2 journey:

September 2014 – 74.3kg (starting weight, BMI over 29 – goal to reboot health.)
April 2015 – 59kg (goal)
July 2015 – 54.5kg ( lowest weight, not quite sustainable)
March 2016 – 56kg (happy weight)
January 2017 – 58.7kg (whoops)
Feb 2017 – 57.2kg (reboot – onwards and downwards). Joined the February challenge.
March 2017 – 56.6 kg
April 2017 – 55.6 kg. Dress size: Australian 6-8.

My goal for May is to maintain below my happy weight 56kg. I’ll post my starting weight on May 1st.

I’m newly retired, in my 60s and committed to remaining as healthy and independent as I can for as long as I can. I’m a big fan of Dr M’s basic 5:2 plan combined with a mainly LCHF Mediterranean diet.

A big, big thank you to @coda and the many wonderful hosts who have kept this supportive, global group together. Twelve months is very impressive.

I’m in!! I still concider myself a newbie (I started end of March, 2017). But I feel like I’m getting in the groove of this fasting business. The FD’s seem to be getting easier. However, I’m not really losing as fast as I would like. (I would probably never lose fast enough. Lol). I plan to stick with this for one year and see how I feel. I know that’s a long time/commitment but I need to make this a way of life.

I started at 172 pounds….gulp!! I am now 166 pounds. So onward!!!

I want to join as well…I am back after a long time not committed… I am back to where I started a few years ago so this is it for me…I will post my data on day one…looking forward to the accountability aspect . Emel.

I’m in!

Hi @pissupoosa – thanks for picking up the baton for May.

Can’t believe it’s been a whole year since Coda kicked this off. My weight has gone down when I follow the plan, then back up when I ‘go it alone’, so I’m pretty much at the same point I was 12 months ago…

Please count me in!

Hi, I’m considering joining the May challenge. I seem to have managed OK so far on my own with this WOL change, but since finding the forums I am seeing so much useful information and the April group has thrown up some additional inspiration as to how to make this a WOL not just a diet.
I have been overweight (by BMI) as long as I have taken any notice of my weight (mid 20’s), but since having children the sugar content of my diet escalated and in an effort to control those cravings I have been making changes over the last year or so, without really doing anything to lose weight. I read the blood sugar diet before Christmas as was starting to feel very lethargic and not convinced that was entirely due to the sleep thieves. While I don’t think I was diabetic or pre-diabetic, the science made sense to me and gave me a basis for doing something once the scales hit 100kg in January and I found some motivation.
So, at the start of February I started a restricted calorie diet (too many sweet treats in the house to make it a new year’s resolution so waited for chinese new year), reducing sugars and carbs where I could but without being rigorous about calculating, and aiming to keep daily calories below 1000. I managed to stick to this reasonably well for 7 weeks, some high days but only 1 I think that was way beyond what I would now call my TDEE. This was very effective in weightloss (11kg) and inches lost (3″ from the waist), and the lightest I have been in 10+ years. I also reduced a clothing size which was very motivational :).
At the end of March I decided to switch to a 5:2 plan, although I am still getting to grips with that as I work out how fast days work best for me and allow the NFD calories to increase a little without increasing my appetite and cravings.
This last week or so has been difficult, as neither of the children are gluttons with their Easter chocolates so there are opened packets in various storage places. In January I would have eaten them so I am proud of myself that I’ve only had the odd nibble – but those odd nibbles do release the cravings…..
Sorry, this has turned into a long post.
I’m not quite sure yet what my target for May is. My initial target was to get below 90kg, which I have done, with a secondary target of a BMI of 25 or less, which for me means about 83kg. I think I should probably push it a bit further as I am fluctuating around 84kg at the moment and there is still fat to lose. However I have added in more exercise and I am not sure what impact that is going to have as yet.
I’m in Northumberland, UK, so it is very cold at the moment (which normally triggers comfort eating), but thankfully the threatened snow seems to have passed through yesterday, for now. All 4 seasons in one day is the norm for April here.

Hello May Challengers……. welcome to any newbies!
I will be posting more about my awesome self later, just wanted to let you know I will be here Day 1.

A big thank you to @ pissaupoosa for hosting this month….. you are fabulous, my darling!

Hi everyone! Count me in!

I’m a student and so far I’ve done the March and April challenge. March was great, April was great at the start until I went on holiday and ate anything and everything. Still, there’s a few days left of April back on the fasting to see if I manage to shake any of the holiday excess. So I can’t report quite yet on how much of a success April has been yet haha.

My aim for May is to stick to my ADF fasting/4:3 and lose 2 kilos too! I would love to break below 60kg…

x

April 25, Mountaintop PA

Just got to goal weight of 150.0 lbs this morning and excited to finish April and move on to May forum. Will post weight an measurements on Day 1. Started the challenges in January after beginning IF Fast 5:2 in November. My losses are slow but steady. No water fasts or B2Bs for me. Monday and Thursday FDs are my pattern.

Will post May 1. Thankyou @pissupoosa for hosting May!

Well done @steffieagle. Congrats on reaching your goal. How much have you lost in total?

Hi @pissupoosa!

Count me in :0)

See you in May…

Hello everybody from freezing Scotland! I started the 5:2 in April, I feel very positive although I hardly lost 2 kilos – Easter didn’t help, neither the wedding I went to a couple of weeks ago (big motivation at the beginning, but then I ate a lot on that day…and the following 2!!!). I am getting used to fasting, yesterday was not a problem at all, although I struggle with binge eating in my NFDs, especially when I’m tired (easy with two kids under 3!!!). Reading your posts helps, and I hope taking part in this challenge will be an extra motivation. My final goal is to get back to my “pre-kids weight” (about 54-55 kg). I’m around 60-61 now and I would like to reach 58 by the end if May. I have two weddings in June and would like to wear a dress that fits me when I’m 56-57 max!

Hi pissupoosa
please count me in for May. Will post weight and goals when I have weighed and decided what to aim for!
Thanks to @okeydokey for doing such a great job in April.

Put me down, please @pissupoosa for May! These forums have been so wonderful for support. This will be my year anniversary since joining @coda! Maintenance since November has been my recent journey after losing about 33-35 pounds since March 2016.

I appreciate your taking on the reins so much.

I am in. I started with Coda a year ago. I had great success, but slowly dropped off. I would be a liar to say I do not want to lose weight. I do. I am 45-years-old. While I have been an average size my entire life, my weight is always up or down within a 10 pound range. I’m not sure exactly how far I’m off, because after 35 years of weighing myself ever day, I recently stopped. I would have never thought I could do this, but I felt the need to break this habit. If I had to guess, I’d say I’m back at the top end of those 10 pounds right now.

While I always want to be as lean as possible, at this stage in my life, my goal to be as healthy as possible, avoid medication and age well, overrides my goal of seeing a certain number on the scale. I totally support others weighing themselves, btw, and wouldn’t dream of trying to talk someone out of that. I’m just sharing my own story.

I have never had better accountability than when I was participating in this group here. Thank you to all of you wonderful people for your dedication, and for keeping this going.

I will use the way my clothes feel to measure my success.

I’m in too.

Hi everyone,

Please count me in for the May challenge. I’ve been avoiding the scale for the past few days after a week of overdoing it, so I’m not sure what my starting weight/goal would be for the upcoming month. I had a great March, and the start of April was good too, getting down to between 129-131. But, I can tell by the way my clothes are fitting that my weight has crept back up by probably about 5 lbs. I’m optimistic about May though, and know that having your posts to read is a great way for me to muster the willpower to keep on. I’ll post on May 1 with more concrete goals for the month. Until then, I’m going to try to finish April strong. Best of luck everyone!

@johnnyr I lost 40 pounds since January 2014, so that is 3 years and 4 months. Have been walking since that time and hit 32 pounds lost in November 2015 from walking nearly every day and keeping track with my Fitbilt. Maintained for one year and last 8.5 pounds gone with Fast 5:2 since November 2016.

I eat reasonable meals 7 days a week including the FDs which are 700 to 800 calories. Works out to about 1/2 pound per week. Slow and steady. Have patience. DH also on program. Never counted a calorie in his life, but his oversized belly was noticed by our 3 year old granddaughter who asked “is there a baby in your tummy, Papa?” That did it. Our daughter, a PA the mother of the eagle eyed 3 year old introduced us to the Fast 5:2 and we are all in. DH lost 22 pounds so far and this WOL is working for us.

Thanks for your interest and good luck to you. It is not rocket science. It is common sense.

Thanks for doing May @pissupoosa tis a natural weigh in day for me on the 1st so let you know weight then….thanks

Thanks for adding me. I’m from erst midlands in UK. Start weight 177.5lb

@pissupoosa thank you for hosting. I joined the March and April challenge and would love to be part of the May anniversary Challenge if I may.

My journey so far:

I began January 2017 weighing 70,9 kg by cutting out sugar and most carbs. Started 5:2 in the beginning of February. Decided it was a bit lonely so joined the March Challenge. It worked well, I benefitted a lot from the good advice and support the others gave, there are a lot of carers and motivaters around here. If you have a bad day, someone will help you up.
Today’s weight 53,9 kg, so down 17 kg. Plan to maintain at ~ 54 kg from now on. Will give you my measurements on May 1st.