On Monday I stepped onto the scales to weigh myself and see if the 5:2 diet was working and I'm pleased to say that I have lost 1.5kg WooHoo!
This has been the first week which usually means that you lose a higher amount of weight so this week I might not lose as much but I'm quite happy to lose any amount of weight as long as my weight is going down.
The surprising thing is that I don't feel like I'm on a diet and that I could actually maintain this over a long period of time because I don't feel deprived of any food and no food is off limits. On Saturday night we even had fish and chips and I didn't feel guilt like I was breaking my diet because I had already fasted on Tuesday and Friday.
I have found in the past that because of this guilt of eating the wrong foods that it would be the excuse that I needed so I could give up and eat the wrong foods because trying to resist the food was hard work and then if I over indulged I would feel really guilt and it was just a vicious cycle. I just couldn't change my lifestyle to make the diet work, one day we were at home and I would be fine but the next I would have a church event or we would see family for a meal and there was no way I could stick with eating salads or counting points because all the food looked yummy!
My schedule is busy this week so I have planned my fast days for Monday and Friday so we will be home for the most of the day, on Friday we will be heading up to my brother's farm to stay so dinnertime will be the only time I would be tempted but if I stick to a small serving and watch what I eat earlier in the day I will be fine. On the normal days I think the important thing is not to overindulge because all the work on the fast days will be for nothing but I try not to limit myself so I will not feeling guilty. Everything in moderation is the key!
