After two weeks on the diet, here are the results:
Him: Lost over 8 lbs and 1.5″ on the waist
Me: Lost over 10 lbs and 3″ on the waist
We are enjoying the recipes, and rarely feel hungry. We are making an effort to sit down to meals together. I found the first few days I felt as though I was coming down with flu, but I am fine now. My partner says the only side effect is he feels more rampant (sorry if this is TMI!)
I am using MyFitnessPal to track calories and eating around 875 a day, a little more this week as we’ve had a break. My carb intake is 55-70g a day. I think my partner is having more calories than this, but he has quite a physically demanding job. He eats salads in the canteen at work, and has nuts if he needs a snack, but he’s staying within the spirit of the M-plan diet. He’s also switched from beer to wine when drinking socially, and cut back overall.
I expect weight loss will slow down, but by the end my partner should be at his target, and I think I will be at or close to a healthy BMI. I will need to continue with the Fast 800 or 5:2 for a while to get to my target.