My New Lifestyle

I've always used the word DIET and I've done a lot of them, probably if you name it I've tried it I've seen family members and friends lose weight with all these different diet approaches and I've tried and I could lose some weight but I would put it all back without any difficulty. I spent a lifetime worried and watching carefully at what I eat and you end up depressed and fed up. As I said in my last post I only recently found out that my body is not helping me at all to lose weight. 

So now that I'm feeling better it's time to start a lifestyle, not a diet!!

What is my plan?

I am planning to do the 5:2 lifestyle. With some exercise.

The 5:2 lifestyle is a current view on eating. The idea is you have 5 feast days and 2 fast days, what does that mean? It means that for 5 days you have no restrictions on what and how much you eat but on the 2 fast days you can only consume 500 calories a day for women and 600 for men, as well as avoiding carbohydrates on those 2 fast days. 

Even on those 5 feast days I'm not going to feast as if I was a queen in the 1600s I'm just going to eat normally and from time to time enjoy things I've avoided for many years. Like a lovely pasta dish without feeling too guilty.

Those 2 fast days are intermittent so my chosen fast days are Mondays and Thursdays, even if my gran said they're not intermittent, they are.

There is a fast guide to this diet on youtube which explains it quite well in 6 minutes if you don't have the time to read the book, or want to start straight away.

I would also recommend watching the BBC Horizon documentary called "Eat, Fast and Live Longer".

My exercise mentality is almost nonexistent I enjoy sport but rarely do it so I've decided to at least go for long walks daily.

Water is very important and I should be drinking constantly, but I forget to take out my bottle of water or refill it so I forget. I'm going to try not to forget about my bottle of water and keep it near my side at all times.

Keep myself busy, work and update this blog and twitter as often as I can!

My Plan Summary:

- 2 FAST days: Monday and Thursday, with no carbs.

- 5 FEAST days: the rest of the week, normal diet.

- Walk every day.

- Water by my side at all times.

- Work, and keep myself busy.