5:2 :- 2 years on .. Backsliders and Rescinders: Recommit with me..

[Laska42]

Hi there, Im one of the 'old original' 5:2ers who started way back in August 2012 and lost 24lbs..

I maintained for over a year and was active on the Maintainers thread , but sadly since last summer/Autumn, ive backslid.. Now I'm 12lbs up off my lowest weight again

I know what to do , I know it works , but I can hardly say I should be on the 'maintainers' again. So im posting a new thread here , in the hope that I may find some other backsliders willing to recommit along with me before it's too late ..

Come and join me again before its too late.. We can regroup and get back on track.. I'm still managing to squeeze into my sz 10s (mostly) but I cant afford a new wardrobe, I dont want to buy a larger one.. and I certainly do want to get back to what I was (and maybe finish the job properly with another half stone off , so I can rejoin the Maintainers and comfortably say that this WOE is really this time going to stay with me for life..

So anyone with me? .. I have fasted today (first one for ages) .. WE CAN DO IT AGAIN!!

How're you doing so far itsaboat? I've just got a lentil / squash curry out of the freezer for my tea later.

Honeybadger I certainly did enjoy it Well down for moving down a pound and fingers crossed for you for Saturday! Half a stone already is a brilliant start.

We are going to see One Man 2 Govnors. I like musicals and dance, but Mr Cheeks prefers a bit of comedy.

thanks dotty it is good to get off to a fast start. i shall whisper here that i'm 11st 3.4lbs having started at a shocking 11.10. as ever i have this magical 9st something figure in my head but realistically even once back to 10st7 i'll be relatively slim and happy in my clothes again.

i guess first target is getting under 11 and then i'll be more able to tolerate slowly chipping away at the next stone. ultimate goal for long term, living in england, not suddenly becoming addicted to running daily weight is 10stone. of course i'd love less but what i want is sustainable and encompassing reality of my lifestyle currently.

keep going! drink lots x

You're quite similar to me then Honey. I started 5:2 (way back when) at 11st 8lbs. Got down to 10st4lbs which was brilliant. Size 12s all fitted me easily and I was looking nice in stuff.

Crept back up to 11st4 and am still to get under the elusive 11st marker! And just went to put on a pair of last winter's trousers and couldn't even get them done up
I'm currently in the "2pm feeling ravenous" zone but am trying my hardest to hold out as really want to have achieved two "proper" FD's this week

i was down to just under 10 back when i was saf and we were on the thread dotty. know what you mean about the winter trousers! far easier to delude yourself when wearing sundresses and elasticated or tie waist bands on summer skirts

we'll do it.

2pm is wobble time - it's fine, distract for an hour and it'll be easy again. if you've got the space/freedom listen to a meditation from here - good for a change of head space.

we can be weight buddies again - we've a shared first goal of getting under 11

Aw yes, had forgotten how similar we were when you were in your previous incarnation

Right, you've motivated me through the danger zone, thank you! Will put a diet coke in the fridge for later as my "treat" and look forward to my dinner.
What's your FD dinner today?
Just menu planning for next week which probably isn't helping. FD options are including veggie sausages and spicy beans on toast one night, and peppered mackerel, watercress and new potato salad on the other

Hello, I've only been IF for a few weeks but does anyone mind if I lurk here? Seems like a nice supportive atmosphere in here.

Mind you, I had a week off fasting whilst staying with DMIL who's a compulsive feeder and managed to put on 4lbs from all the sweet stuff she has out all the time and all the booze, so I guess I could argue that I'm a backslider/rescinder already.

nfd today for me but haven't eaten anything yet. soon to take dog to the vets and i think i'll pop potatoes in the oven before i go and have jacket and egg mayo or (guilty pleasure currently) canned mackerel in curry sauce on top along with some veg.

i am however already enjoying a glass of wine - wouldn't want you to think i was virtuous or anything i'm preparing myself for going out in the cold.

jacket potatoes are great for non fast days in my opinion. they're filling and give a sense of a proper meal without being crazy calorific and creating cravings for more. just my experience though obviously -we're all different

Ooh, welcome Crabby. Hope you find us of some use, though it's quite a quiet board so you may find the main 5:2 threads busier and therefore helpful too?
I love a jacket spud too, had one beans / cheese and a huge mound of salad for yesterday's NFD tea

Enjoy your glass of wine!

Thanks Dotty.

how did yesterday go dotty and itsaboat?

FD for me today and weigh in tomorrow for the two week mark.

think i'll have jacket potato and ton of salad with some form of lean protein for my tea - i have some quorn fillets in the freezer that i have never actually tried - might check and see how many cals there are in them and see if i can do something with them to not taste like cardboard.

i had wraps with cheese and salami last night btw - was the first bread or cheese i'd had in a while and i enjoyed my little carb and fat and flavour indulgence

Another weigh in where I stayed exactly the same, stuck at 11st 2lbs
Rather a blow out weekend including dinner with friends where lots of food was consumed, but thankfully no alcohol as I was driving.
Then big Sunday roast, complete with pudding yesterday.
Today's FD definitely feels like penance though I'm hosting book club at mine tonight so not quite sure how I'm going to withstand wine and nibbles.......
How'd your two week weigh in go honeybadger?

i'm allegedly 11st1 as of this morning but we'll see - don't really trust a number till i see a lot of it.

sounds like a fun weekend

Hmm, so after a pretty dodgy FD yesterday (yes, book club wine and nibbles were the undoing of me!), I was 11st exactly this morning (albeit before breakfast and after a toilet visit )
So that's rather a nice surprise.

How's everyone else getting on today / recently?

mine was miraculously 4lbs up this morning dotty - this is why i weigh every day because if that had been weigh in day i'd have thought the whole week a disaster and not know that actually my body is capable of mysterious quantum leaps in weight that shouldn't be taken too seriously

glad for you 11st. guess we are both aiming at the break through line of seeing 10 something on those scales!

4lbs up?! That's quite mad. Hope they disappear as quickly as they appeared

Sooo hoping to see 10st something in the next week or two!

Honey and Dotty, it sounds like you're both doing well. I'm sure you'll both see the 10s soon. I'm still waiting to get back into the 11s. I haven't weighed in yet this week, I'll try and remember in the morning.

Tomorrow was supposed to be an FD but I have been invited to a pub opening in the evening so that will be put off until Thursday, then have a 'good' NFD on Friday ready for a girly lunch on Saturday where we will be planning our girls holiday next year which will be a joint 40th long weekend away for 6 of us, all long time friends but we don't see each other very often somIm really looking forward to that.

How was the theatre MelanieCheeks

How is everyone else's week going?

ooh, sounds like a nice end to your week coming up itsaboat. Definitely feel better if you manage a FD on Thurs and then a good NFD on Friday too.

Hello everyone

I have been avoiding this thread like the plague. But I am forcing myself to come back into the fold, I really need to sort my shit out.

My DP has been suffering with depression and the last 2 months have been awful. I have been overeating on a massive scale. Eating everything in sight, eating really really fatty things, and not caring. I make 2 sandwiches for my lunch everyday (with crisps) and I eat both sandwiches and crisps at my desk before 9am. Then I have been getting lunch (usually in the staff canteen, a full meal, things like curry and rice, hotdog and chips, fish and chips etc etc) and then home to have a full dinner. And eating chocolate and general crap in between. I can feel the pounds piling on. I'm too scared to step on the scales. My face has filled out so much, and my clothes are tight again. I feel disgusting.

I just feel like I don't know where to start. Please help! I need a kick up the arse :(

Oh Argh I'm so sorry to hear about all the stress you've been under. Living with someone with mental health issues is hard, hard work and it's understandable that you've gone slightly off the rails
It's clear from what you're saying that your relationship with food has become one of emotional eating, rather than positively nourishing your body. Rather than feeling guilty, which will only make you feel rubbish and eat even more, I'd suggest getting a handle on your stress levels, finding a good positive outlet for your feelings and only when you feel stronger, focusing on your food. As you get hold of your emotions and channel them into something more constructive, you'll probably find that you eat much less without even thinking about it.
Sending you lots of lots of positive thinking and hope you and your DH are getting some support with his depression. It's an awful illness

aaargh - it IS tough. firstly well done for not consoling yourself with booze or class a drugs - food is massively self destruct but it doesn't tend to lose you your job or you children.

secondly - time to step back, breath and say IS this helping? you've already realised no and are reaching out for the next step.

so let's do it shall we - one single fast day will prove and remind you that you CAN do it and that constant face stuffing isn't imperative. so go for it.

do that one day and then let's take it from there shall we?

your job is that one single day. just one day. for sure you can do it xxx

Oh my god. I'm really touched by your replies. Thank you for your words of encouragement and understanding. I suddenly don't feel so bad about myself.

My aim is to have a fast day on Tuesday. It's a long way off but it's the most realistic day that I'll actually do it.

One step at a time...

i think in your case it'll be worth thinking of it a bit like an addiction pattern you've gotten into - eating for a 'fix'. one thing you can do is think of other things you can do for that fix - other things that will relax and satisfy you and give the serotonin hit that you've been getting from mainlining carbs.

also if you're not on prescription meds then think about some herbal stuff that can help like natural relaxants and things to improve sleep quality etc at night and that can boost your mood and such.

then some routines that are about taking care of yourself and valuing yourself or taking time for you.

i think food can be like self medicating and a quick easy to reach for fix rather than carving out the time and the resources to take care of yourself and deal with what's lacking/wrong/etc at the root. then being fat or disgusted at yourself then just feeds into the problem and the bad feelings and on it goes.

it's really a case of breaking the cycle and just starting different steps. you can do it and it sounds like you're ready to.