victoria_smith Member

Started in January 2020, decided to eat better for my health rather than just to lose weight - i was sick of being out of breath and lethargic! I incorporated C25K into it along with some yoga. Now i am down 50lb and still going :) Started in the obese category and i am SO close to a healthy BMI! No going back for me!

My bad!!! January 2020. Congratulations on your loss, i bet you are very proud of yourself :) I am trying to be kinder to myself. It's all part of the process lol

Thank you for your really helpful post. I think I need to stop expecting perfection. 50lb in a year and a half ended up being about .5lb a week - i thought that was quite a steady rate. I have to stop putting so much pressure on myself and realize i am doing well especially where i have always struggled before.

Well done! Don't feel silly - everyone starts somewhere :smile: Conrgatulations on your loss!!

I "believe" you are not supposed to- as it goes against the idea of the fast day. There isn't anything stopping you from doing that on a Non-Fast day but I understand you are not supposed to go over the "allotted" amount.. on the Fast day's. hope that made sense! :smile:

I find it is working very well for me- have a look at the 5:2 page on here it is very helpful and everyone is so friendly!! :smile:

Thank you everyone! I'm so happy it is shifting! Really starting to feel better about myself :smile:

Thank you!! :smiley:

So today I weighed myself... I am out of the dreaded 200's!! That was my first milestone.. now to keep going!! :D I have been losing inches too so Yay!!! Sorry I just had to share that!! :smile:

Yes it did make sense thank you :smile: It is a victory that the scales aren't going up!! So in the grand scheme of things it will contribute to my total loss :smile: Today is a fast day for me.. so I will see tomorrow morning how it went! So far so good! I have had 2 cups of tea with no sugar (which is a miracle in…

Thanks :smiley: I have to say I am stalling this week though!

you can do this bburg86!!! Keep to it!! You will be laughing at this in a few months time- then you will realise that there was a point after all :smile:

Thank you :smiley:

I thought I was the only one who did that!! "If you can't see me eat this big pack of sharing crisps- I haven't really had them" :neutral: I guess I was a fool really.. I didn't think about the contents of what I was eating. Portion sizes were alien to me... Hence why I am now weighing everything. and why I gained 4 stone…

Cambridge Area :smiley: add me if you want! I am only 3 weeks into this WOE

good luck on your first fast day! :smile: if I can do it anyone can haha!

It went really well thanks! I stayed slightly below 500.. just in-case I underestimated something.. I have done a couple now, the first one I really struggled!! I think it was harder because it was someone's birthday at work. God knows how I managed to walk past all of those cakes :open_mouth: I have had two fast day's…

Week 3 - 8 pounds off :smile:

First fast day went well :smiley: I only went over by a few calories- which is amazing for me!! Plenty of water and hot drinks really helped! Onwards and upwards :smile:

Thank you :smile: I will do that!

I have a feeling I am going to struggle!! But I am determined to lose this weight!! I find coming on here and reading peoples success stories is really helping me!

Hey, I am new to this too (today is my first fast day).. I am trying to keep a good mind-set... I know how I get when I am hungry!! I have armed myself with chewing gum and will drink plenty of water! Good luck with your journey! :smiley: