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Beginning of the Fast

I have been overweight, sliding into obesity, for the past 10/ 11 years and while I have intermittently lost weight through all the usual suspects (WW, Slimming World, Dukan - low carb, Cabbage soup etc) I have never managed to keep the weight off and I've always managed to gain back even more. Four years ago I topped the scales at 17st 4lbs (242lbs, 110kg) and I managed to lose 4st with the Dukan diet so I was merely "overweight" for my wedding, rather than clinically obese.

Now I've gained back some of the weight but thankfully not all of it and I'm starting a new programme with the intention of losing it and NOT gaining it back. My starting weight this time is 15st 13lbs (223lbs, 101kg) My weight loss journey, this time around, has several purposes;
1) My husband and I want to start a family and at 32 being overweight is not conducive to conceiving easily. In addition to which I want to be fit and healthy enough to enjoy my child(ren) while they're young
2) I'm not particularly healthy, I have intermittent high blood pressure, migraine, acne, completely knackered knees and back problems I'm working on the assumption that losing a lot of my extra weight will help with most, if not all, of these issues
3) I want to look good. It's vain and self-obsessed but I live in a warm climate and I spend much of the summer hiding in the house because I don't want to be seen in the small amount of clothing required to remain comfortable. I want to be happy wearing a swimming costume at the beach.

 So in summary I have decided to embark on the 5:2 Fast Eating Plan http://thefastdiet.co.uk/ . It doesn't claim to make you lose weight fast but it does give the very real feeling that it helps to keep the weight off once you've reached your goal weight with additional health benefits of Intermittent Fasting.

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