It seems hard to imagine with the grey skies and cool temperatures here but midsummer day falls exactly 14 weeks from today. I’ve just signed up to this website and am doing my second FD today so I have a lot to learn but I hope to have made a decent weight loss by 21st June.
I remember recent summers and there are a few things I don’t want experience again:
Sitting on the beach, covered up because I felt too fat.
Not being able to wear a skirt because my legs rubbed together.
Summer clothes revealing wobbly flab
Feeling hot and looking very pink because extra fat is like wearing a padded coat.
Feeling as if people are judging me as I walked to get in the swimming pool on holiday.

I’m determined that this year and in the future, things are going to very different. I’m going to do this 100% and can already imagine how much better I’m going to feel and look.

I would like some supportive, positive people who would also like to make a significant difference over the next 14 weeks. Who would like to join me? It doesn’t matter if you have a little or a lot to lose but let’s see what a difference 14 weeks can make.

Hi Floridag1r1. It was very good to hear from you and I’m so pleased not to be the only one who wants to be quite a bit lighter by the summer. Your weight loss of 13lbs since January 1st is excellent. How much more do you want to lose?
My FD has gone OK today but I’ve been cold tonight. How did your day go?

Have you increased your exercise as well as following 5:2? I’m trying to do more gardening and cycling.

Hi ChisAlina. It’s really good to find other people with the same objectives. How much weight have you lost already? I’m very interested in the 4:3 diet which I’ll consider if I don’t lose weight on 5:2. How much better are your losses on 4:3 than 5:2?
For me, today is a NFD but I’m going to be very careful. I love cooking and food in general so portion control is a big thing for me.
It’s sunny but cold here but the forecast is for 18c later. I’m going to visulaise myself walking down the beach, wearing a swimsuit without everything wobbling!

Hello ladies. How are your weekends going? Are you keeping on plan? After 2 days fasting this week I seem to have lost some of my appetite. I seem to be feeling full up much sooner than usual which was one of the things I hoped might happen- but not so quickly.

We have friends coming for lunch tomorrow so I’ll start some food prep tonight. Lots of lovely veg, I think. It’s my weigh-in on Monday so I’m hoping I’ve lost something.

Good luck.

Hi girls. How are you getting on? Is anyone fasting today? I’m doing a 750 calorie day today. This week I did a 500 day (Monday), a 750 day (Tuesday), a 1900 day (yesterday) another 750 day (today) and I’ll probably do 1900 ish Fri, sat, Sun. Is that cheating? I don’t think so; it’s still fewer calories over the week than 5:2. I suppose it’s more like 4:3.
Why? To be honest, i was a bit disappointed with only losing 0.5kg my first week and also I’m so cold when I only eat 500.

This morning, I ate 40g fruit and fibre with 2 mugs of tea and then I did a 25km bike ride which used 947 calories (according to my garmin) and had loads more energy than usual. I’ll have an apple and coffee for lunch and then a chickpea and butternut squash curry with some lean meat and veg tonight. I hope Monday’s losses will be better than last week’s. Oh, and thanks to Priya’s wonderful example, I’m trying to drink a lot more water. I’d love to hear how you’re all doing.

Hello. I hope you’ve all had a good weekend and best of luck for weigh ins this coming week.

I’m looking forward to hearing how you’re all doing.

Hello. I’ve weighed in and have lost 1.2kg this week! Feeling very pleased. This week might be difficult as we have family staying. I need to find a way round this as we have a lot of guests to stay and a busy social life. I’ve found not drinking any alcohol Monday to Friday helps as it keeps my resistance higher.

How are the rest of you doing?

Hello Priya, Floridag1r1 and ChrisAlina. I hope you’re all well and sticking with the plan. If you’ve fallen off then you need to get back on! This week has been difficult for me because we’ve had our daughter and 3 year old grandson staying with us. I’ve not gone wild but I haven’t been fasting properly. I’ve managed a couple of hard bike rides and went rowing and I’ve been chasing round the garden a lot so hopefully I won’t have put on weight. However on Monday, I’ll be back 100%

How about you?

Hello. Well done for your 5lbs loss in March Floridag1r1. That’s a really sustainable loss- you must be able to feel a difference. We had a great time with our daughter and grandson but it was impossible for me to fast. Anyway, they’ve gone back home, it’s Monday again so I’m on a FD. I’m going to focus on drinking lots of water and working in the garden to keep my mind off food. I did a 26km bike ride yesterday and might go out today for a shorter but much hillier ride to try and burn some more calories.
Let me know how you’re doing. I hope Priya and ChisAlina come back soon. It’s only 11 weeks and 2 days til midsummer and hot weather so we need to keep on with this. I hope your FD goes well.

Good morning ladies. I’ve just weighed in and surprisingly, I’ve lost 0.8kg! This week I’m doing 4:3 again as it seems to work very well and 750 to 800 calories seems like luxury compared to 500.

ChrisAlina, I’m very impressed with your 2.3kg loss in 2 weeks. Well done!

It’s warmed up quite a lot the last couple of weeks and I’ve even been outside without a coat so summer is beckoning. I’m actually looking forward to trying on last year’s shorts; hopefully they’ll be looser.

I’d love to hear what you’ve all got planned for the week.

Hi girls. How are you doing this week? Floridag1r1, your week sounds interesting but it seems you have good strategies for dealing with problem days. I’ve done 4:3 again this week and I need to make sure I don’t go wild at the weekend.

I’ve been out on my bike again today; 35km so that will burn off a bit more fat. I hope you all have a good weekend and stick to your plans.

Happy weekend to All. How’s it going ladies? I think a lot of us find weekends difficult from a diet perspective. I know I do; I can be really really good during the weekend but let everything relax way too much from Friday night til Monday morning. I get very annoyed with myself because it’s sabotaging what would otherwise be good weight losses. So, this weekend I’ve been much more in charge of myself. We went out last night and ate steak and chips and I drank 3 small glasses of red wine so in preparation, I ate a very tiny lunch and no snacks. Today, I’ve been on a 26km bike ride and am trying to do high protein, low carbs. Basically, I’m trying to not eat bread, rice and pasta today. So far, so good. I’d love to hear any strategies you’ve tried which have worked. It’s been warm here today (25c) so that’s a great incentive to stick to it. We can do this!

Hello. I’ve just weighed in am disappointed to have stayed the same weight despite a very restrained weekend. Strangely, I actually feel a bit less fat around my middle even though I’ve lost no weight. Not really sure what’s going on but will keep at it, probably 4:3 as we have friends with us until Saturday and I can manage 3 days of 700 calories better than 2 days of 500. I’ll do a big bike ride as well, today.
Please let me know how you’ve done- hopefully better than me!

Thanks for your optimistic words and sorry you went off-piste at the weekend. Sadly, it’s easily done.

I am definitely not giving up. I need to lose weight for lots of reasons and I’ve really had enough of being overweight. Technicially, I’m only a fraction of a kilogram of not being obese any more. I was hoping I might get below that weight today but it didn’t happen. Maybe next week? Wishing you good luck for today with your fast and the rest of the week.

Hi girls. Like you, Floridag1r1, I overindulged yesterday. It was an annual lunch for our village and we ate (and drank!) too much. Very nice indeed but I’m back on plan today with a FD and will go for a bike ride later on when it’s cooled off a bit.

I’ve been a bit lazy about weighing and logging food the last 2 weeks so I’m going to be really strict and hopefully see a good loss over the next month.

I’m going away at the end of May and would like to be a good few kilos less by then.

Good luck and keep going!