SUCCESS STORIES
from people like you
Seeing is believing – and when it comes to 5:2, we have some amazing pictures of people who’ve transformed their lives – and can tell you how they did it, too. And remember, success isn’t just about what’s happening on the outside – 5:2 also offers fundamental changes on the inside, like improvements to health, bags more energy, and a sense of freedom from conventional dieting. Don't forget you can also hear all about people's successes via the Podcasts - or read more in each of our Books!Kate, 45, the reformed yo-yo dieter
March 2012
October 2013 Photo (c) Chris O'Donovan
Name: Kate Harrison
Age: 45
Occupation: Writer
Where do you live? Brighton, UK
Diet history: I've been dieting on and off for more than 20 years, all my adult life. My weight's varied by two and a half stone. Most successful was veggie low-carbing, but it just wasn't sustainable as I love baking. By the summer of 2012, I'd pretty much given up.
Food lover Fiona’s 5:2 success
Name: Fiona Maclean
Age: 52
Occupation: Marketing consultant & food writer
Where do you live? London
Diet history: I do a lot of restaurant reviews and eat out far too much. My Dad and Uncle both had heart attacks and my Mum had diabetes. And I’d put on a lot of weight! I’m only 156cm (5 feet 1 ½ and weighed 72kg (159 lb) when I started 5:2 (ouch!).
Simone’s wedding – with a little 5:2 help
December 2005
April 2013
Name: Simone Baker
Age: 50
Occupation: I worked as a secretary and then helped to set up a national charity, but I haven't worked since 2002 following a serious road accident.
Where do you live? Reading
Diet history: I have always been overweight, since the age of nine. My mother took the drug Thalidomide during pregnancy, which affected the development of my arms and legs, so they are shortened and I have fingers and a thumb missing from both hands. My weight continued to increase once I got married and had my daughter, Lois. Then I was involved in a really bad car crash in 2002 and sustained a serious injury that further reduced my already very limited mobility and my weight increased further. I'd had many other (failed) attempts at losing weight by attending diet classes, but I'd get fed up or bored and would put all the weight back on and some more!
Kate is a novelist and journalist, who struggled with her weight all her adult life, until she started intermittent fasting. She reached a healthy weight within a few months. When she realised there was no book explaining the approach...