5:2 diet

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Same thing, 500 calories are still way below what the body needs to simply function so it calls on the body's reserves of glycogen. I won't go into the complicated biochemistry but basically as stored glycogen is used, water is also lost. People mistakenly assume it to be fat loss but this happens at a much slower and steadier rate, hence why you often hear that aiming for a 1-2lb a week loss is sensible and sustainable.

Yes this is exactly what I am aiming for 1-2lb per week - sensible and sustainable. I certainly don't believe in starvation type crash dieting:)

This diet is just brilliant though - easy to keep to and slow weight loss, probably even slower for me because of my underactive thyroid:(

As somebody said in an earlier post, it is a shame that people don't think a bit more about the damage they are causing their bodies by eating 5,000 calories per day - I am sure far more health issues than 500.

Whilst watching the Michael Mosley documentary, I saw links to another Horizon documentary: The truth about fat, so I watched that too. Very interesting :shocked:

I've done a couple of weeks '5:2' (although my fast days are just 'liquid days') and am feeling better. I don't want to find out that I've put the whole stone I lost back on, (or worse! :eek:) so I'm not weighing, but trousers feel... less tight

Someone above linked to the 3 day diet, so I thought I'd give it a go. It was a new poster and the diet is a fad diet, but it looked 'do-able' to me, not unhealthy, and possibly the shock my system (and brain!) needed. I finished it last night, and this morning my OH called me the 'incredible shrinking woman', so I think it's had the desired effect :j
Oh, and the feeling of finally getting back into it inspired me to actually get back to doing some exercise: something which I've greatly neglected recently Did ~20 mins. skipping (HIIT), 10 mins. abs., and a few mins. stretching

Low carbing for today: just had a yummy low-carb pancake (mixture of stuff including flax and almond meal instead of flour) with raspberries, strawberries and a couple of dollops of Total yoghurt

Intend to do 1 'fast' (i.e. liquid) day this week, then 5:2 again next week.

Keep it up peeps. Our bodies - and brains - need keeping 'on their toes', as it were

fattybumble85 wrote: »

This 5:2 plan suits me as I don't have to plan too much and I don't have think about my meals too much. I have struggled a little with headaches but that could be due to contact lenses/glasses so not too much of an issue for me.

I got quite bad headaches too originally, especially the day after, I now try and drink a minimum of 2 cups of green tea and loads of water and don't get them at all now.

Okay so I don't think I have lost any weight with the 8:16 daily fast, but I haven't been as consistent for various reasons as i'd have liked to be. And it is a fac pre-health problems I was able to shed weightmuch easier than now.

I am though certainly now down to the lowest end of "water weight" I have ever been so I think another kg or 2 off and it will be proper weight loss.

Will do for now, still will ask to see Dietician next Hospital appointment (Jan) if i've not managed to get much off.

Didn't fast last week - but was away in deepest Argyll away from internet and mobile phone coverage. but back to normal this week.