2020 Update. 8 years on since I first signed up and I'm over a stone heavier (mostly gained in the last 6 months). Time to do something about it. I'll be intermittant fasting 2 days a week (800 cals) with 1200-2500 calorie allowance on the other days. My weekly calorie target is 12,000 which is in line with my daily average allowance of 1,700. My initial target weight is 170 lbs by 17th Sept and currently my final target is to get to 164lbs and see how I feel.

My entry from 2012 "I'm now in my early 50's and the weight has been slowly creeping since my 30's. I'm determined to get back to where I was 10 years ago, but gradually and without too much angst.

I'm currently trying the 5:2 Intermittent Fasting program and hoping to lose 2lbs a month until my birthday next March.

I've dieted, and then gained again, all my adult live and I know the calorie count of just about every food imaginable, so another of my aims is to listen to my body, stop worrying so much about food, and enjoy it a whole lot more."