I thought I might try to move the hot topic of the new 5:2 diet a few of us long timers are trying here, rather than in the "Gonna Get to Goal, Wanna Join Me?" Thread, so that that thread could go back to its original topic.

I do not have access to the book or video or anything that some of the other 5:2ers have, but I've been to the website and read up and today is my fourth day; so far I've done Fast Normal Fast and now today is a Normal. I aim for 500 on the fasting days but don't seem to make it under 600, and I aim for 1600 on Normals, but don't seem to make it past 1200, so I guess I'm not the poster child for this. Also, the morning after my first fast day, I was down 4 lbs, but the morning after my first Normal day I was up 3 lbs and this morning I was down 3 lbs so - no progress.

Since today is a Normal day I will do my cardio. I will report back what the scale says tomorrow morning!

Okay, BIG NSV and on a Fast day! Have you ever fed 50 people big, fat meatball laden with sauce and Parmesan cheese on an empty stomach? Well, I HAVE, lol. My month to feed the homeless shelter for my life group and luckily, didn't have time to even sniff them! And we ran out so there were no leftovers! (All got fed- seconds were given out). Yaay, to me! Now, where is my Lean Cuisine? And then I still have about another 150 left over to eat in a hurry since it is 7pm!

Great job Georgia! I decided to stay with the fast today. So far so good! I had a Protein Shake for lunch and I'm working on a hamburger patty left over from lasts night dinner I don't know the exact calories but I'm hoping its going to total 500 or less for the day

FYE good job!

And skinniness yes I'm finding I'm less hungry on regular days too. But it's nice to not worry

Ok girls (and boys) I did so awesome yesterday all day!!!!

That is until last night..... cheese crackers handfuls of them, oh I'm not feeling proud of myself right now. It wasn't hunger it was mindless eating.

Score;

Vacation 1 Fasting 0

Oh and everyone is SKINNY in Breckinridge.

It's like a Mecca for athletic type people 0_o

I know the feeling! Something about vacation justs turns on my tastebuds!! lol Just enjoy and eat reasonably. You'll set yourself up for disaster, otherwise!

I know the feeling! Something about vacation justs turns on my tastebuds!! lol Just enjoy and eat reasonably. You'll set yourself up for disaster' date=' otherwise![/quote']

I know Georgia, I'm trying to shake it off, but I have to fight so hard for every pound lost.

I woke up this morning so bloated my whole body is swollen! Salty cheese crackers? Altitude?

Thanks for listening to my whine...

I needed someone to listen

You will be back from vacation soon enough! Just enjoy, and do the best you can. If all goes well, there is a chance I will be going on an adventure for 3-4 days this weekend... classic car road trip from Flagstaff to Sacramento.... 59 T-Bird route 40 and 66...Grand canyon and Vegas stop overs..... I plan on packing my 59 cargirl cloths! Its road houses and casinos all the way... I plan on packing some snacks, but I doubt I will be able to pull off a fast day... I may be one or two days late with my fast... but I will l do it the first day I get back. Ill post pics if I pull it off!

You will be back from vacation soon enough! Just enjoy, and do the best you can. If all goes well, there is a chance I will be going on an adventure for 3-4 days this weekend... classic car road trip from Flagstaff to Sacramento.... 59 T-Bird route 40 and 66...Grand canyon and Vegas stop overs..... I plan on packing my 59 cargirl cloths! Its road houses and casinos all the way... I plan on packing some Snacks, but I doubt I will be able to pull off a fast day... I may be one or two days late with my fast... but I will l do it the first day I get back. Ill post pics if I pull it off!

FYE, I also just noticed your Surgeons Name!!!! Who could go wrong with a name like that!!!! lol

You will be back from vacation soon enough! Just enjoy' date=' and do the best you can. If all goes well, there is a chance I will be going on an adventure for 3-4 days this weekend... classic car road trip from Flagstaff to Sacramento.... 59 T-Bird route 40 and 66...Grand canyon and Vegas stop overs..... I plan on packing my 59 cargirl cloths! Its road houses and casinos all the way... I plan on packing some Snacks, but I doubt I will be able to pull off a fast day... I may be one or two days late with my fast... but I will l do it the first day I get back. Ill post pics if I pull it off![/quote']

We will be back on the 3rd of July..

Oh that sounds like fun! We were just in Vegas 2 days ago! HOT HOT HOT! But fun!

You better snap pictures and share!!

I will just try and forgive myself the next couple of days and know that when I get home I can get back to my normal eating (5:2)

Ok I must go and join the athletic masses in Colorado now!

Have a good day guys!

Well my first week over and down 2lb (this takes me back down to my lowest), had a busy eating weekend so I am delighted with this loss. Fast day today.

Yeah!

Well, I wasn't down anything after my first fast day of this week, so that was a little disappointing, but I wasn't up either. Then, once again, yesterday felt like a very bad day. We had a little party that we went to with tons of food, everything I normally don't eat, but it tasted oh so good. My weight held steady this morning, but I am having a hard time shaking the sugar cravings. I find the more I eat, the more I crave. Plus I am PMS'ing, which for me, makes it even harder...I just feel like I want to stuff my face!

Tomorrow is my second fast day of the week, and I am actually looking forward to it! I find I can assert much more control on the fast days. And I actually told my husband what I was doing. He was away last week when I started, so I just didn't mention it. Not sure if he is really on board, but I explained a lot of it to him, explained some of the benefits of fasting not just for weight loss but for overall health. He knows that it wouldn't matter what he said anyways because I am just too stubborn and will do what I want anyways!

We will be back on the 3rd of July..

Oh that sounds like fun! We were just in Vegas 2 days ago! HOT HOT HOT! But fun!

You better snap pictures and share!!

I will just try and forgive myself the next couple of days and know that when I get home I can get back to my normal eating (5:2)

Ok I must go and join the athletic masses in Colorado now!

Have a good day guys!

It is so hard to let go of the guilt around eating isn't it? I am always so sad, even for myself, that we have spend so much of our existence feeling bad about what we eat that it is so difficult to let it go.

Try to have lots of fun on your vacation and enjoy it! Soon you will be back home and back to routine. And allow yourself forgiveness!

So Thursday... Are any of you ladies still doing Thursday? It's my normal day to fast and I might just do it because our plans of a 14 mile bike ride (mostly downhill) got cancelled because my poor husband is in bed with a stomach bug

I'm so out of my comfort zone. I feel like I'm I. The twilight zone right now. So much of my life has been so structured around my little sleeve world that I'm finding it really hard to let go mentally for this vacation.

Even my husband has been sending mixed messages to me.

He tells me please just forget about the sleeve and eat "normal" while we are here.

Then the next minute he's like "your eating that"

(Cheese crackers) or "how are you going to count those calories"

food, food everyday it's still about food.

Anyway it's a beautiful day in Colorado! I went out for a bit this morning.

Yesterday I rode a roller coaster type thing you take the ski lift up to the top and ride on a toboggan type thing that you control. It's funny the whole time waiting for my turn I stressed because I'm still very obese in my mind and I wondered how it would "fit" into the toboggan...

I kept looking for someone big in line so I could see how they fit. But alas everyone was small.

There was a group of obese women sitting to the side waiting for there family members that were in line. I kept starting at them knowing how they felt but also wondering if I should be on the sidelines too...

I fit, and a had a f**king awesome ride! And would of done it again if it didn't cost an arm and a leg!

Life it's weird huh?

So Thursday... Are any of you ladies still doing Thursday? It's my normal day to fast and I might just do it because our plans of a 14 mile bike ride (mostly downhill) got cancelled because my poor husband is in bed with a stomach bug

I'm so out of my comfort zone. I feel like I'm I. The twilight zone right now. So much of my life has been so structured around my little sleeve world that I'm finding it really hard to let go mentally for this vacation.

Even my husband has been sending mixed messages to me.

He tells me please just forget about the sleeve and eat "normal" while we are here.

Then the next minute he's like "your eating that"

(Cheese crackers) or "how are you going to count those calories"

food, food everyday it's still about food.

Anyway it's a beautiful day in Colorado! I went out for a bit this morning.

Yesterday I rode a roller coaster type thing you take the ski lift up to the top and ride on a toboggan type thing that you control. It's funny the whole time waiting for my turn I stressed because I'm still very obese in my mind and I wondered how it would "fit" into the toboggan...

I kept looking for someone big in line so I could see how they fit. But alas everyone was small.

There was a group of obese women sitting to the side waiting for there family members that were in line. I kept starting at them knowing how they felt but also wondering if I should be on the sidelines too...

I fit, and a had a f**king awesome ride! And would of done it again if it didn't cost an arm and a leg!

Life it's weird huh?

I AM DOING THURSDAY! Half day gone and my bowl of oats eaten at 11am. Not even remotely hungry. So weird. Mind over matter, I guess.

Look at you, Laura! I would love to ride the toboggan thingy. I think. Enjoy CO.

Hey Laura- that toboggan ride looks like so much fun! You are doing so good to be out there and living life. Is tht a broken arm in the picture?? Did I miss something in one of your posts? That would be really hard to run with or do any activities with. I hope the stomach bug your husband has blows over soon. No fun!!

I'm thursday too. decaf and an ESA carb control over ice. Its going to get to 111 here in a couple of days! 98 today. Salad with Brussels sprouts and cucumbers (hows that for weird!?) Then the other half calories for dinner. It must be hard being out... We work so hard to stay in the groove, being out of the cumfort zone makes that hard. However traveling to new places is all about being out of your comfort zone. The Toboggan ride looks so fun! I did one of those before I lost weight while in New Zealand... it was a blast. Have a great time.