MauiKaiI was VERY good at avoiding camera for years; kinda makes me feel sad...so many memories lost because I was hiding...but there a few that were taken of me during my heaviest, and I shiver when I see them.

Now I am on a mission to make up for the lost time :) -- I am looking better, feeling better and overall doing things to make myself better.

Not only do I try to take care of my body, I am trying to be kinder to my skin and hair. I want to be the MILF ;) Hahah!

So today is supposed to be UpUpDay with 1700 calories to eat, and I am not feeling that hungry...hmmm. Maybe I will stick with 1300-1400 calories. I could easily do a fast day today, but I have made the mistake before where I tried fasting 3 days and it backfired.

Scale rewarded me with a 2.2 pound whoosh, and that was after a normal eating day; I did walk a lot though; twice yesterday and lifted weights. :lifter:

No food plan for today and no exercise plan either. I think I will walk my pup, and maybe power walk on treadmill and swim.

I have been craving for nachos, bad :lol: -- Been putting it off, maybe we will go out tomorrow on my "splurge day" and satisfy the craving. :drool:

Where did everyone go? Rennie? Sum? Noname?

I am here! Noname is in Colorado for the next few weeks, and Rennie is around but she has not checked in here lately...

I need to get serious about this weight loss thing! I have been maintaining since Feb. Weight varies between 135 and 145 pounds, mostly right at 140. I think 5:2 is helping me to maintain, but I need to get more diligent on non fasting days and watch those calories. -- Splurge day is out, for now....because it always turns into splurge dayS.

Yesterday was supposed to be a fast day; I did "okay". I think around 800 cals, which is 300 cals more than I should have had. So I am making up for it today. I have planned 920 calories worth meals; there is a room for a snack if needed. Ideally I would like to stay at 1000 cals for today.

Tomorrow I am meeting a GF for lunch, but we are meeting at a seafood place and I will go with a salad (dressing on the side; can't forget that!). Shooting for another 1000-1200 calorie day and Wednesday will be my #2 fast day for the week, and I WILL stick to 500 calories!

How are you doing?

I'm doing ok. I am still having more than 500 calories on fast days. I don't feel good if I eat 500. I am hoping I can back it down over time.

I don't have splurge days. I can't. I fall right off the wagon and it rolls over me if I do.

I can't do 500 cals either, I am happy if I stay below 700. On Sunday I was at 800 cals.

Since I did not succeed on Sunday with my fasting day, I ate low calories yesterday and scale rewarded me with a 3.8 pound drop :dance:

Today I will stay low cals as well, kinda jump starting this weight loss again.

I started drinking lots of water 2 weeks ago, and I am staying OP on that as well.

Today's plan;
B -- Protein fruit smoothie 300 cals
L -- Chicken lettuce wrap 300 cals
D -- Salmon, quinoa, veggie 500 cals

Total 1100 cals

Exercise
4.7 mile walk w/doggie
4.9 treadmill walk
Weights

Weight 136.2
Down 3.8 lbs :goodscale

Wow 3.8lbs! That's awesome!

Sum, I'm here just not doing as well with OP eating most of the time. Last week was a disaster. So far so good this week. Thanks for looking for me :hug:

Splurge days is what I had last week. They rolled over me also ;) Thanks for looking for me :hug: Your meals sound great. I love seafood :drool:

Fast Day. I sort of "binged" yesterday on my normal eating day; I blame it on TOM (which was 7-9 days late).

Today is a fast day; I WILL stay at 500 calories. I skipped breakfast, I slept kind of late and had to rush out and I was still sort of full from my late, late night snacking.

It is 1:30 right now, and I have drank a lot of water and some decaf coffee, that's all. Not really feeling hungry yet, anyways.

I will walk my pup, which usually takes about 1 1/2 hours; keeps me away from kitchen till 3:30...

Scale jumped 1.6 pounds, less than I anticipated, which was great!

I would like to get back to 136.x by tomorrow and hoping to see 135.x on Friday's official weigh in day.

I had made a goal to be 131 by the end of this month, but I don't think that is going to happen. Anything below 135 would be wonderful!!

Rennie, this week is a new week! :hug: Forgive yourself, and make better choices this week!!

MauiKai How many calories are you taking in on fast days?

Um, less than 800 but that's about all I can manage. Although today I am doing pretty good and it's almost dinner time so maybe I can be closer to 600 today.

Thanks Sum, I've been doing pretty Ok this week, I think. ;) I'm a little bummed that I won't be going to the gym thanks to my husband being home today. I wonder if my son will want to take a lap or two around his school track. That won't take too long, it's close enough so that I'm not burning a ton of gas and I'll be back within the time that he (my husband) can take a nap :) That's a thought. I'll ask him when I pick him up.

Hi ladies - I am back from vacation! I won't be getting back on 5:2 until next Monday, though, but just wanted to say hi and see how everyone is doing :)

I was only up two pounds when I got home from vacation, and am already down one of those. I have a suspicion I actually lost on vacation, not surprising with all the hiking and then walking we did. I'm doing 16:8 during the week to ease me back into normal eating and then will get back to my normal routine next week. I feel great! But very much looking forward to cooking my own meals this week instead of eating out or packaged stuff.

How is everyone doing?

I hope you had a great vacation Noname!!

I am struggling, I am not getting OP it seems.... my evenings are the worst. I do okay during the day time and then lose it at night. I might need to get back into the routine of working out at night.

I attempted to fast yesterday, and I did until dinner time but then loaded up on calories. I don't know if I should attempt to fast again??

I am going to Europe in September, going home; I would like to be 10-15 pounds lighter... I have 10 weeks!!!! If I can get my head straight I could do it!!