Finally...5:2!

I'm back and it's been a little while. My attempt to plan out 100 days of healthy eating, and to keep my tracking my food choices for that long, sadly failed. I just don't have the discipline! Like the fact that, at the age of 27, I've learnt I can't just go to the supermarket like a normal human and buy a packet of biscuits BECAUSE I WILL EAT THE WHOLE PACK, I'm discovering a new fact about myself. I don't have lon-term discipline. While I can be very enthusiastic and dedicated in the short-term - perhaps the reason I'm fascinated by diet trends offering speedy results - it's not sustainable for me.

Which is why the 5:2 diet seems to be perfect for people like me. (And with the popularity of miracle diet seekers/perpetual yo-yo dieters out there - hello readers - I know I'm not alone). We get to be super-super-healthy and efficient for one day, then we're back to normal the very next day - until the next fast day!

There are all kinds of benefits to intermittent fasting, which unusually for my blog, I'm not going into. I usually love examining the nutritional benefits of diets, but not so much with this one. I was fairly cynical to begin with, and I'm still not entirely convinced it won't turn out to be another faddy unhealthy Atkins diet. But, two fast days and a lot of excitement in, it's EASY (for my eating style/personality at least). I must be one of the last people to try this - even my parents did it for a while!

Although I've done juice fasts and know I can deal with short-term hunger, I've managed to get a fairly balanced diet on my fast days, with three meals and a snack. On my fast days I've conveniently fed myself with some UK staples:

Total 0% yogurt 170g pot
M&S Blueberry pots
Pret egg & spinach protein pots
Pret veggie sushi protein pots

(Hmm... a lot of pots) With all of the above around 100 cal - except the blueberries which are less - and a few almonds and goji berries here and there, I've been able to keep full and nourished on the go.

1 week in, I've lost 6lb. I exercised intensely twice, but I had a huge burger and fries on one of the days, and a big bag of Cadbury's giant buttons on another. LIVING THE DREAM.