5:2

I watched a documentary the other night about this doctors quest to find a way of eating that would lower his cholesterol and such.  He eventually came up with a program he called 5:2.  It's where you pretty much eat what you want for 5 days of the week and then 'fast' for 2 non consecutive days.  The 'fast' is actually eat reduced calories - around 1/4 of what you would normally eat.

I did some research of blogs etc and found many people do this are living well on it.  One blog even has a whole list of meals for under 500 cals listed.  I have ordered the book on it from my local library too.

I think this may be a doable thing.  So today - Sunday - I am having my first fast day.  I am going to watch a calisthenics concert later this afternoon/early evening.  So I am going to have eggs and bacon for a late breakfast and then a roll and some strawberries for dinner.

I am hungry now - having not yet had breakfast.  I will try to blog about my experience here.

I weighed myself on Monday morning and then again on Wednesday.  Monday I was 106.1 and Wednesday I was 105.4 (and that was after having had breakfast but also after having been to the toilet).  Thursday a friend commented on how good I looked and asked what I had lost.  Yesterday I posted 2 pics of myself on FB.  One was 12 months ago at a function,

the other was 1 year later in the same dress taken at home.   The dress positively swims on me.

It's moments like these that make you feel good....