Weighing in this morning...and above is my total weight loss since beginning the 5:2 Diet. Thirty pounds. A bit more than 2 Stone.
And I try to imagine having carried those groceries around 24-7. It is no small wonder I feel better. More energy. And my CBC/BMP Triglyceride and Cholesterol levels were (in my doctor's words)
PERFECT
And I am continuing on the 5-2 (or FAST Diet) this year. My target remains between 125-130 (another 10 to 15 pounds) then i will switch to the 6:1 Maintenance.
This morning I read a couple of articles written in The New York Times that prompted a rant and a couple of letters to the authors of fore-mentioned articles.
One went as far as ridiculing it as “trying to have your cake and eat it too.”
The other likened it to self-abuse and hinted at anorexic behaviour.
Dear Folks at the NYT:
I beat anorexia years ago...trust me.
and
Why yes...I did manage to have my cake and (on non-fast days) eat it, too. Thanks for noticing!
It was delicious :)
In my opinion, the reason this works and so many many many have failed is a combination of factors.
It removes foods from "good" and "bad" catagories. Food is not depicted either as a comfort or the enemy. Kind of the Zen of Dieting.
It comes without the "oh..I blew it" guilt or self-flagellation. Eat too much on a Fast Day...or take a Holiday...you just pick up exactly where you left off. It is that simple.
It is sustainable and easy.
And yes...on the non-fast days you can still enjoy Cream Brulee or one Perfect Chocolate Frosted Cupcake :)
Celebrating the re-emergence of my waistline and transverse abdominal muscles and seeing the beginnings of lines again, at 53...
It's the little things!
