I am new. Have feebly tried this many times and failed. Try-trying again, for realz.

Good Morning Everybody!

@KateNkognito I saw your posts about a few extra calories here and there and how they can add up. I know what you mean...
On the weekends we are known to eat some forbidden foods and I worry that they are going to "trip us up" as far as consistent weight loss. Too many shenanigans will definitely get one in to trouble.

This week we are focusing on getting our full number of calories, if not a little more. As you guys know, both my guy and I exercise six days a week so I don't think we are eating enough in some cases. We do not "eat our exercise calories back" during the week. But, on some weekend days, we do.

@McGirl welcome! Please feel free to share with us the issues you have been having in the past so that we can help you be sucessful this time around. I have been doing 5:2 since March and I have lost between 25-30 pounds. More to go. Feeling good!

@flossyruby1 enjoy your vacation! I know what you mean about even maintaining in a crazy time is good. And in some cases staying the same is the body's way of regulating and then you will come up with a loss after that. Has happened to me now twice!

Today is a light day for me. Thursday will be my second. Friday is weigh in day. July is half over - how did that happen?!

Yesterday we had a good workout at the gym, then went home and made some sandwiches and headed to the beach. I made a crockpot recipe which I will share since it is nice and low calorie. I added an extra jalepeno, some garam masala, and a little cayenne pepper since we like things a little spicey. I put it on top of cauliflower rice. I think it comes in at around 200 calories a serving. Enjoy.

Chat with you all soon!

http://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/slow-cooker-coconut-basil-chicken

Good morning all!
Successful light day yesterday. I don't weigh until Fridays, but my guy weighed this morning and had a loss! That is a nice feeling for him because he had a slow week last week and quite a few light beers with pizza this past Saturday night while we were at a friend's house. We like to have a little fun on the weekends and keep it really low key during the week. We will see what the rest of the week brings!
As I mentioned, I am mixing things up going forward with my non light days. Going to make sure to reach my calorie minimum, plus a little more since we are exercising a lot. Also going to implement the intermittent fasting "IF" "eating window" approach of consuming my calories during the afternoon / evening time in eight or nine hours. So that would mean I will not eat breakfast. Not a biggie for me since I am not a big breakfast person. Have my coffee in the AM and then start the day with lunch at noon or so and finish eating for the day at 8 or 9pm. Plenty of water and green and unsweetened black tea throughout the day. My morning yogurt will turn in to an afternoon snack. So I will be more or less fasting from dinner time at 8 or 9pm to the following day at noon time.
Some strict IF folks will say that if you put milk and sugar in your coffee vs. having black coffee then you are not really truly fasting. Either way, I am going to going to see if this approach helps shake up the weight loss a little bit. My guy is going to try the same thing. Will let you all know how it goes.
Sounds like everybody is doing well!
Flossy have a great trip! I know all too well about disease prevention. One of the main reasons I am here trying to lose this darn weight is that I am a cancer survior. Grateful that my issue was caught early... Would love to get down to a healthy weight and BMI and to be able to worry (less) about anything coming back.

Hi All,
Yes, my guy and I watched the Mosely Documentary when we first started 5:2 and we also read his book. We have his book and the cookbook that goes with it. It is amazing how fasting can help with disease prevention and reduction.
I hear you Kate. You got to do what you can do without driving yourself crazy. With me I have a lot of cancers in my family history, but ironically not the type that I had. I changed my eating over the years, after my health scare in spring of 2015. I pretty much only eat poultry, fish, or vegetarian / beans, etc. No red meat, pork, bacon, lamb, I don't drink soda (diet or regular). I also try and avoid all artifical sweeteners whenever possible. I will have a steak or burger or a little bacon as a treat once or twice a month. Exercise regularly. I don't smoke, I drink only on the weekends but not much.
My thing was from my teenage years on, eating poorly and not exercising. Comes from my living under my Mom's roof. Not all her fault. We just didn't know any better. You don't know what you know now it seems. Eating properly was not as important or in the news back then, in the 80's if I recall. There was no social media or internet!
My Mom is obese and loves sweets and food. I was the only child and could easily convince her to take me to McDonald's or KFC for dinner. It is hard to break those habits, hence the reason I am here losing weight.
In any case, yesterday's experiment with IF or an eating window of noonish to 9pm or so, went very well. I also increased my calories by about 150. Enjoyed an ice cream for dessert! Will see how the scale reacts on Friday AM for weigh in.
Speak to you guys soon.

Well said Flossy! Being proactive in your own future health has got to be the best possible route for a long happy life... and an awesome example for your boys!!

Meghan you've already been dealt a life challenge but you have a fighting spirit and are making such positive changes in your life!! Well done girl! I also like the idea of IF times but don't always adhere to that.... my days are sometimes (ok, all the time) not my own.... yadda yadda...

Yesterday I tried cauliflower pizza! Different.... I would try it again... and definitely low cal other than the cheese which I would use less of next time. Today I'm just not caring what I do, as I had a horrible sleep last night waking up constantly, so no workout today. Making just a regular pork tenderloin & pineapple of rice dish, simple and I'll get to bed early and fast tomorrow! But I'm just in the mood to have a beer and sit on our porch and think about life..

Check in tomorrow!

Good morning everybody!

Thanks all. Sorry to get a little "deep" the other day with you all. I appreciate your kind words.

Aside from my health scare, another thing that keeps me going is I look at my Mom and how she has so many limitations due to being obese most of her life. Osteo arthritis leaves her with limited mobility. Hard to walk for a long period of time, up stairs, etc. She has had joint replacements, type II diabetes, etc. I vow to never, ever go there. I refuse to ever have to live like that because of something self inflicted - food... She is 73 years old. My Dad on the other hand has always been a relatively normal weight his whole life. Unfortunately that gene didn't carry over to me. LOL

I believe it was in the Mosely documentary where a man had a very sad but true point. He said in poor countries people are starving to death because they don't have enough food, but in wealthy countries people are killing themselves because they are eating too much food. i.e., heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc...

Kate, don't be afraid. Take the bull by the horns. You got this. You are already doing well for yourself by following 5:2 and losing weight. Nobody is perfect. We are only human! You are in our thoughts!

Light day happening here today. Drinking lots of water and Green Tea. I have to say following this IF "eating window" thing has been awesome. I love it! Not really hungry at all in the AM. Start with lunch at noon and finish eating at 8 or 9pm. So in IF speak that would be a 15:9 or a 16:8. Fasting from 8 or 9pm on, until noon the following day. Only coffee in the AM and then water and Green Tea. I will weigh in tomorrow to see how my experiment has worked, so far...

Have a good one all!

Enjoying a surprise fast day today! Woohoo! Coming in @459 cals!! Just sat down now to have some green tea until bed! Yeahhhhh!!!

Awesome Meghan!! That's a solid loss!! I'm so happy for you because you've really been working hard so I'm glad those scales gave some good results for you!!

I had a very low day yesterday! Just over 800 cals... we were suppose to go to a BBQ but it got changed for today instead! So, after saving my calories for the BBQ yesterday my day ended in me making spicy blackened grilled chicken with fresh salsa, avocado and small garden salad for dinner... just figured I'd go with it and have some tea afterwards... fooled my brain to think it was another fd! I may do that more often so I'm really hungry now... I'm going to do a weight session fasted! Then have some oatmeal & fruit before the dog park walk.... then the BBQ!!! Woohoo! Happy Saturday peeps!