I joined the movement on Saturday, driven by a gain of two kilos during the Christmas period, which, on top of the three that had crept up on me over the past few years, left me feeling very podgy indeed. I’m 52, my waist once measured 63cm but now measures 70cm, and for most of my adult life I’ve weighed between 56 and 58 kilos – those are my goals, right there! I’d been calorie restricting (and lapsing horribly and frequently) since mid January. A week ago I’d read a local journalist’s column on his experience with this way of eating and thought, why not? I’d planned to start today (a southern hemisphere Monday) but was so excited I started two days early.

The first fast day went very well. Breakfast was an extraordinarily filling frittata of egg, light cottage cheese and spinach (baked in a muffin tray) accompanied by roasted tomatoes. Perhaps I’m not used to the double dose of protein but it stuck to the ribs all day. Dinner was ratatouille, a grilled portobello mushroom,a spot of quinoa and a handful of green beans. Strangely enough the only hunger pangs I felt all day came a couple of hours after this meal. I went for a 15k walk, and drank lots of black tea, green tea and herbal tea. It all seemed too easy.

Come Sunday morning I prepared my self a hearty breakfast – a few slices of dry fried black pudding, spinach, roasted tomatoes (yes, there’s a theme) and two slices of whole grain toast. I managed half of it and went for another walk – 7.5k. Someone else has described feeling hungover which is exactly how I felt after I’d eaten – a bit windy,a bit headachey. This eased off during the walk. I’d planned to stop for a treat at a French bakery – this was a feed day after all – but nothing there appealed. It all looked too big, too much so I ended up at another café sipping more green tea and nibbling on a side salad! Is the retraining effect of fasting kicking in early? How fabulous if that’s so!

And the weight? 61.5k on Friday, 60.1k today. I’m sure it’s too good to be true but it’s very motivating!

Best wishes to you all

Thanks for that Simcoeluv. I particularly appreciate your point on the trousers! 🙂

Coucou Angie!

No, I’m not in France (alas) but in Wellington, New Zealand, where I study French and where there are some pretty good boulangeries. What I really wanted yesterday was a macaron or a florentine – something small and elegant and not too damaging…

I’ve holidayed in Paris, Burgundy and Brittany, toured the Pays Basque, the Tarn and parts of Provence… I need to spend more time in Paris: I always return from my visits weighing 55k!

This is a lovely forum: the level of support is remarkable and it’s easy to see that many users have done their research and done it well. And, even better, are willing to share that with others.

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Hi Graliz, that’s a great first week, well done! Is it the fast days themselves you’re finding difficult this week or the day after? I felt like absolute rubbish for most of today: sluggish, moody… and then the sun came out 🙂