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Hmm, sitting at 261 calories and it's only 2:15. Gonna be a slim dinner and evening!! . Hopefully, I will prevail. LOL

Thanks! I'm just amazed. But you know, FYE, I've "worked" this harder than I've done anything in my life really. Surgery was a breeze and I was lucky to lose easily to goal. I now Know the feeling of accomplishment for hard work, changed lifestyle and exercise. I guess it is true. You get what you work for! And you, my lovely, are "working it" too!

Me too!

Brown, just my two cents worth. FYE and I agree on the calorie part. The only way I successfully lost with 5:2 is to control my feast days as well as my fast days. I did the TDE (total daily expenditure) for me or basal something or other and mine TOTAL is only around 1365 or so. Based on that I try to stick to 1200 or below. Always. Just works for me. I did try for many months during the winter trying low carb and Protein which I had used during "honeymoon" period and before WLS with success. I'm telling you - it did not work!!! I think my body at 3 years out just would not accept it to lose the weight I had regained with junk! I had to really track (something I have NEVER done!) Watch caloric intake - now with that said, in reality I am probably doing low carb somewhat anyway. I don't do any "whites" (rice, potatos, bread) I do very, very little bread of anykind. The occasional roll/cornbread on feast day or sandwich. I strictly use 100% whole wheat of any grain. I immediately began to lose again once I realized how much I was actually eating. Once you get TO maintenance, I would imagine 1700 would be feasible IF you continue to be active. I just know, even now, walking/biking upwards of 100 miles a month (challenge) if I don't watch my calories below 1200 I will gain. Just a fact I have to live with. Do I sometimes go over? Yes, but I also make sure I am "buying down" those extras with extra exercise. Girl, I just KNOW you can get the scales really moving for you. CowGirlJane said it best a while back in another thread. I "wrestled" those last 50 pounds to the ground!!!!! Ha! Looks to me that you are eating fairly good and handling fasting well - maybe step up your control on Feast days and see what happens. Best to you!

Updated stats Start 6-4-13 177 10-24-13 144.8!! 32.2 lbs gone!!

Scale says 144.8 this morning.

Way to go, Chimera!!!! Name and claim it! LOL Love 5:2 benefits and ability to "climb right back on" lifestyle when we get out of our "norm." And "Monte Cristo" - haven't had one in so longggggggggggg Smh.

Good stuff here! We are "turning on" 100 GOOD genes when we exercise!! http://www.sharecare.com/videos/How-Exercise-Turns-On-Good-Genes-1833055622001-1950814425001/?eid=1010694651&memberid=33156111&_sid=0fa7a5b1-bf76-4eab-84e7-1d406c6ec7e7cmpid=sceml00

Logged another 5 today. Today brings me to 94 miles. I'll reach 100 by tomorrow. Hopefully. Then I'll have 7 days to get another 25 to my goal. Think it's doable.

That is AWESOME! Ah, size four in your near future!!

Now THIS was totally unexpected. 2 pound loss. I like "chunk loss". .

Wow! Can we say chunk lost???

Only 2 today. Busy busy busy!! Hopefully gonna be able to pull off some tomorrow and rest of week. Goal to hit 100 by Friday

Those are WAY cool. Wish I needed some. . Ha! And you look AWESOME!