I’ve started beginning of January, and don’t find it particularly testing and difficult – my dieting days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, and initially I have lost nearly 4 kgs until last week and was very pleased – but since last week, despite rigorously following through and also going skiing on a non-fast day, burning loads of calories, (skiing for nearly 7 hours without much of a break, it was too much fun), I seem to have put on weight again. I haven’t overeaten on the ‘off-days’, I just ate normal, and if anything, I ate less than ‘normal’ (which is probably just normal for most). I really don’t understand and it frustrates me enormously. I am female and I know weight fluctuates, and I also *feel* like I’ve lost weight rather than gained it again, so I really really don’t understand. I am now going to switch to 4:3, because this is just frustrating. I don’t exercise an awful lot, but I do a lot of walking with my dog and walking to and from work, so I am on my feet at least 3 hours each day, more on weekends. Other than cutting down massively on my non-dieting days, I really don’t know what to do. It screws with my head.

Thanks very much for your post, very helpful, I just need to remind myself of the inevitable physics of how loosing weight and my body works to remind myself it’ll continue to go down. I will be more disciplined on my ‘normal’ days, and stay away from sugar more consistently. x