Week 10 -
Well, this adventure was only going to last 5 weeks, but the 5:2 diet is too good to desert. As of today, I have lost 14 lbs and I'm only ONE pound away from my goal weight (115 lbs). It's pretty incredible to think I've lost all this weight just by eating what I want 5 days a week and limiting calorie intake 2 days a week. It's almost sinfully easy.
I am changing my goal weight, though. So, I weighed 115 at the end of my senior year of high school. And that was fine, but I didn't necessarily eat well in high school. I lived on a diet of peanut butter bars and Tastycakes for lunch...and I ate a considerable amount of pizza and cheese fries when I hung out with my friends. So, while 115 is a nice number, I think I can do better. 105 lbs. is a safe, healthy weight for someone my height and body structure, too. Once I hit 105, I will be content to begin 5:2 maintenance (only fasting 1 day per week to maintain my current weight).
A lot of my clothes don't fit me anymore. Thankfully, I'm usually at my lowest weight of the year during the summer, so my summer wardrobe has some clothes that fit me well. However, I've had to give up on the shorts I bought last summer since they are ENORMOUS on me now. They hang at a weird spot on my hips because the waist is too wide now and there's so much extra room in the front that the fabric bunches up. The other day, I had to dig out my size 4 shorts that I bought ages ago. Size 8 to size 4 in 3 months - I'll take it! When winter comes, I will definitely need to go out and buy new clothes since my winter wardrobe contains size 8s and 10s. Certainly won't be fitting into those...
Mike has also lost about 15 lbs. He's been a little disappointed that he hasn't dropped more weight than me. I mean, isn't that how it's supposed to go -- men usually lose more weight and faster than women do. My goal weight was a lot easier to get to. I only needed to lose 15 lbs...he needed to lose 40-50 lbs.
The good news is that the 5:2 diet DOES WORK. I think it works at a reasonable pace, too. One pound per week is considered a healthy weight loss. Some people may think that it is too slow and that the plateaus are disheartening. But overall, you do lose weight and even better, you can easily keep it off. I mean, Mike and I went on vacation. I gained 2 lbs...I came home, started up the 5:2 diet, and lost those 2 lbs. plus an extra 2 lbs. Obviously, 5:2 works...and it works well.
