Calahonda1984

Hello, just starting out here and need as much support as possible! I want to lose around 30lbs - a long way off but I'll get there!

Hello all! I have been on MFP for about a year but lapsed over Christmas (eep!) and now I have decided to start afresh on here. Feel free to add me :smile: I'm currently in Spain but moving back to the UK at the end of next month x

What a beautiful day it is, hope you're all enjoying some snow, sun or frosty times! Well today was my weigh in - down 0.2lbs. A small loss but I'm very happy with it! Today is a non-fast day for me but it's 1:30pm and I'm not hungry so I may even push on through until dinner time. Feeling full of energy today and good job…

Hello mkakids, welcome to 5:2! I'm relatively new to it too, on my 4th week. Sounds like you have an extremely busy life with all of those children to look after - how do you do it?! Flumi - That is great about your doc not recognising you! That's the kind of reaction I'm striving for... it won't happen this time I go back…

Yes, we do all have down days don't we - I love this group, so great to have the support. Snaps - that does sound like an interesting topic, and very different from the pig/chicken nutrition work I was seeing every day! 5 years is a looooong time but it will all be over soon and worth the hard work! A friend of mine did it…

Thanks Snaps, yeah I guess it can be a stressful time of year - I do love Christmas though! It's just a mixture of a few things that can become too much! What is your PhD in? I used to work with PhD students in the UK at Leeds University. I know how stressful it can be but keep that end goal in sight and you'll get there.…

Hi all, a new week has once again begun. I really seem to have lost all motivation, I don't know why because I had started to lose the weight! I guess it's down to feeling a bit stressed about a few different things and with Christmas coming up I have so much to sort out with getting back to the UK and arranging to see…

ARRRGH! Extreme wildlife ha! I had three bees buzzing around me at my desk at home today... I need them moved PRONTO! Not sure how bees are 'moved' but it would be interesting to watch. I'd have to get all bee suited up. I worked on a farm a few years ago I was doing harvest in my tractor. One of the fields of hay that I…

Well yesterday didn't go to plan. It was meant to be my second fast of the week, followed by a third on Friday. I don't know what came over me, I ate! Oh well, back on it today and I won't be having anything (apart from water and green tea) until around 6pm (5.5hrs to go!). I have BEES! For the last couple of months the…

Flumi!!!! I wouldn't recognise you as the same person from your before and after photos - you look stunning! You've worked so hard and I really admire that. I do love seeing photos - I'm a visual person so seeing is believing for me! Normal day for me - in the sense that I'm not fasting but I'm sticking to the 16:8 hours.…

Flumi - I will join you with the experiment! I read the article with interest, being a scientist I do love a good trial! Maybe we could write up findings and get them published ha! Although we would need a few more willing guinea pigs to get any conclusive evidence... Snaps - Sorry to hear that but unfortunately however…

Thanks folks for the booze advice! I wouldn't say I'm out to get hammered as you call it Orlcam, I just enjoy a little 'buzz'! Thanks for being the enabler :p I don't drink 'fat' tonic anymore, just slimline which has 3 cals/150ml I decided against the fast today as it would have been pointless - saving my 500cals for gin!…

Ha ha, :s Well I lost 0.8lbs this week after my two fasts - I'm pretty happy with that and finally feel like I'm getting the ball rolling and settling into it. I want to do a 3rd fast today and I have done so far - the only thing is is that I have to go to an anniversary party tonight which means alcohol.... I guess it's…

WOW - 40 hours? I have been doing 24 hours and I thought that was a lot! You must keep yourself really busy or has your body become used to it now? Jo x

Hi Courtney, I need to lose around 8kgs (preferably 10!). I won't start giving advice as I'm new to this, so I'll leave it to the more experienced and in the know 5:2ers, but the fact you're losing that much per week is amazing! I'm lucky if I lose 0.5lb/week - my loss is going very slowly but I keep telling myself that a…

Not sure I could do the olive oil/butter/coconut oil thing! I like my food and at the end of a fast day the thought of a tasty bowl of meat, veg and potato gets me through it! We all work in different ways though so whatever works best for you as an individual is key, I guess :)

Swit swoooooo! Check you out, you look fab! So did you decide if you were going to go for the last few lbs for Xmas? From what I can see, I don't think you need to but we all have our own personal goals :smile: x

Ha ha, that's ok, easy mistake to make! Yeah, you should try the water and herbs thing - I think it's yummy! Or sometimes a squirt of sweet chilli in water adds lovely flavour to stir fry veg :D My logging probably isn't 100% airtight - I do love my carbs and I probably do eat too big a portion of them on non fast days - I…

Yes, I measure everything... tonight i had spag bol and weighed out 100g of sauce, 50g of pasta and 100g of mince (draining the fat whilst cooking) and 100g of broccoli. YUM. I'm surprised at how little I crave on fasting days and like most people say - it's the knowing I can eat a bit more tomorrow that gets me through!…

Hi Bananabeannn! It's great news that you're deciding to give 5:2 a try. My advice is to just stick with it for a few weeks, even if you aren't getting the results that you want as your body may need time to adjust. I have been doing it for 3 weeks now and got a bit disheartened as I was losing anything. I'm now starting…

I've just had a read all the way through this and I have to say Emma that you are one tough cookie! I don't think I would have been able to cope with it all - I'm so very happy to hear the news that you're A-O-K! My mum went through a health scare about 10 years ago and unfortunately she was diagnosed with Multiple…

It's also my second fast day of the week. I really enjoy the fasting, I feel a lot more in control on these days! I will fast on through until about 7pm (another 7 hours) and then it will have been about 22 hours of fasting - on Monday I did 24 hours. I hear some people say try and get around 16 hours of fasting in, is…

Great, I look forward to seeing it! x

Thanks everyone for your comments. I have a little electronic weigh scales in my kitchen and I use it ALL the time so that I know what I'm logging is correct. I put myself in the 'sedentary' bracket when working out my TDEE (1,760) but I do go for walks each week - it's hard working from home as I'm stuck in front of the…

Movies! Chips or Daddy? (may not get the reference if not from the UK?)

Snaps - thanks, it's so good to hear from other people who had problems with it in the beginning. I have been thinking there must be something wrong with me as what I have read so far online and on here makes it sound like people are losing weight really easily and right from the word go. I have seen projected weight loss…

Thank you Flumi, Orlcam and feisty for your help. It's good to just talk it through on here. Flumi - I have read with interest your posts on this group and I have to say that you have done such an amazing job with losing the weight. You must feel so proud of yourself and no doubt your confidence has sky rocketed! This is…

Not really, just the usual routines. As for hormonal - it's not that ( I won't go into it here but it can't be). Do you think it's worth doing an extra fast day to see if that helps? Jo x

Great! all need that motivation :) I'm hoping to see some results soon too!

Did you make it until bedtime gle? Today is a fast day for me, I managed to have a lie in this morning which helps! I'm going to keep myself really busy today with spreadsheets and try not to eat much until around 6pm so that I can enjoy some yummy prawns I bought yesterday. Maybe just a low cal yoghurt late afternoon!…