My husband and I have launched a new diet plan. We've decided to see if the 5:2 plan will help us where other diets have failed. I am over 50, and currently weigh 170 pounds at 5'1". Three years ago, I lost almost 30 pounds, which brought me down to 135. Now I've gained it all back and then some. I blame work-related stress and less daily movement. I went from a collaborative teacher, moving from one classroom to another and up and down stairs all day, to a self-contained classroom at a different school. My husband also changed jobs, and will be in a pre-k class this year. Plus, we also bought a house, which has less space for daily exercise. It's also farther from the gym, so we don't go as often. I've realized that all those lifestyle changes added up to each of us gaining a lot of weight back. We are pretty active, as we have a small farm and have been gardening and building fence. Apparently, that's not enough. All this is by way of introducing myself and where I'm coming from. School starts the 18th, and I start staff development the 19th, so well see how it goes.