The day after Day Two

Day Two was more of a struggle than Day One. I suspect this was partly because I didn't eat enough on the day in between. Although I may blame the blueberries - which I did of course finish because it was that or nothing else! I also found staying hydrated was a problem. I'm not a huge fan of drinking water on its own, so tend to go for squash or diet drinks. It was only on closer inspection that I found that Fanta Zero should actually be called Fanta 17. Even my favourite sugar-free squash has about 10kCal per serving, which when you are on 2000 calories a day is no problem, but 3 or 4 glasses of that takes a chunk out of a 500kCal allowance. I've found a nice Boots Shapers sparkling grapefruit which is only 7 kCal, but I suspect I'm going to have to get used to water at some point.

I inhaled my salad around 5:30pm - it was there right in front of me, and then, it wasn't - and was somewhat disconcerted to find that I still felt hungry. Mild panic ensued at the thought of being out for the evening while struggling with hunger. But after an hour of finishing off work and walking to meet my sister, it was no longer an issue, and in fact I felt quite full. Lesson: wait a while before deciding to eat more. I was fine for the rest of the night and slept well.

I spent a little while looking on Twitter for other people talking about the 5:2 strategy, using #thefastdiet and #52diet to search. I found the 5:2 Diet Forum which I joined but haven't had a chance to have a good look at yet. Unfortunately, some of the tweets I read were rather negative, people complaining of no "results" or that their weight loss was too slow for the monumental effort they were making. I know that logically this should not affect me - I don't know the circumstances of these people, whether they are following the plan properly or anything else that might affect their outcomes - but it still gave me a shudder of doubt. I'm not sure if I will use the forums for the same reason i.e. I don't want to be infected with gloom. If this strategy is right for me, which I am optimistic that it is, then hearing the thoughts of those less successful will not help me at all.

This morning Dream and I breakfasted in style at our favourite local caff. I struggled to finish - in fact I didn't even try - and felt rather bloated and sick afterwards. I don't intend to stop eating there, but suspect smaller portions will be in order. It feels very strange to be out eating regular food in the middle of a concerted effort to lose weight. 

Next week my fast days will switch to Monday and Wednesday. Monday will be a new challenge as I will be at home and have my kids with me for the afternoon. Wednesday in the office should be straightforward. I intend to blog every fast day, but not necessarily in between - unless some profound revelation occurs to me that I feel the need to share immediately...

In the meantime, I have a glass of crisp white wine awaiting me.