5:2 diet

Mado

Sues48 wrote: »

I've not got a lot to lose, I lost about a stone with WW and kept it off all last year, but over Christmas and New Year 4 or 5lbs crept on and I would like to lose them, and this plan is so much more simple than WW, but if I feel ill again tomorrow I may have to have a rethink.

Unless it is unbearable, I would give it 2 weeks before giving up.
It isn't a diet that suits everyone, but most of us seem get used to it.
But I'm surprised that you felt awful the day after; most of us have found the first fast days difficult. Could there be something else? (virus, PMT, dehydration?)

Gloomendoom

I'm not sure if this has been posted before but there is an interesting overview of the 5:2 diet from the NHS perspective here...


http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Does-the-5-2-intermittent-fasting-diet-work.aspx

Mado

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I'm not sure if this has been posted before but there is an interesting overview of the 5:2 diet from the NHS perspective here...


http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Does-the-5-2-intermittent-fasting-diet-work.aspx

Interesting. Thanks for that.
I guess they have to err on the side of caution...

I am surprised they are saying "it may not be suitable for pregnant women".. as I would say it's a no-no.

Whislt I can only provide personal anecdotal evidence and what has been reported here, I can't say that this reflects the reality of it!

Sues48

Mado wrote: »

Unless it is unbearable, I would give it 2 weeks before giving up.
It isn't a diet that suits everyone, but most of us it seems get used to it.
But I'm surprised that you felt awful the day after; most of us have found the first fast days difficult. Could there be something else? (virus, PMT, dehydration?)

Yes, I'm going to persevere. So far so good, going to have an early lunch in a bit as I've got to go food shopping and don't think I'll survive that on an empty stomach! I think part of the problem was that I had a terrible night's sleep as I was hungry and kept waking wanting to go to the loo due to all the water I'd drunk. I'm very prone to headaches anyway, so if the fasting is going to excacerbate the problem then it's not worth it to me, will just have to go back to WW! I'm also going to try and eat my evening meal a little bit later than I did on Tuesday, then hopefully the night time hunger wont be so bad.

Old_Socks_old_Stick

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I'm not sure if this has been posted before but there is an interesting overview of the 5:2 diet from the NHS perspective here...


http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Does-the-5-2-intermittent-fasting-diet-work.aspx

Only read the medical report done on the human study in the 50's in Spain, but it looked very promising when I read this

We hypothesize that other many conditions
would be delayed, prevented or improved, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, brain injury due to
thrombotic stroke atherosclerosis, NIDDM, congestive heart failure

Old_Socks_old_Stick

Fast day

Doing well but it's still quite early Had my lunch of tomoto and basil soup which was really filling. Had 3 cups of green tea, 2 glasses of water and I'm now drinking diet coke .... yeah, I know aspartame is bad, shoot me now

Having lunch deffo works in my favour. My friend has been doing the 5:2 diet for 2 weeks and has lost a stone :T I can't wait to weigh in on Monday, I won't have lost anything like that, if I lose a stone that would be me heading towards under weight, but I know that a few pounds have gone.

elizabunny

Well I'm doing ok at the moment:) I've drunk so much water, had a couple of Bov*rils, now I'm on to a cup of tea (milkless of course). Bit woolly headed (but that's probably me anyway )but no headache:j

tyllwyd

Old_Socks_old_Stick wrote: »

... My friend has been doing the 5:2 diet for 2 weeks and has lost a stone ...

Just from all the things I've read about dieting over the years - that sounds way too much weight to lose in two weeks, they usually recommend more like two pounds in a week for a steady weight loss that you can maintain over the longer term.

Old_Socks_old_Stick

tyllwyd wrote: »

Just from all the things I've read about dieting over the years - that sounds way too much weight to lose in two weeks, they usually recommend more like two pounds in a week for a steady weight loss that you can maintain over the longer term.

Ahh, but friend is overweight - hope friend reading this isn't offended - but she is a larger lady and has a bit to lose. We expected a high amount her first week as it usually fluid that's lost but her second week was quite high too. She is under her GP and being weighed weekly at her GP clinic too.

Old_Socks_old_Stick

danielwade wrote: »

It is possible she's still losing water weight, but if it continues like this, even if she's huge, I'd be very concerned.

Is she getting her bodyfat percentage checked too?

Monitoring a diet via weight scales alone is a very dangerous thing to do. A doctor can tell you your idea weight, but he/she is not accounting for muscle mass. You can lose 1 stone in a week, but if 10lbs of that is muscle, then you're actually going to look worse at the end of your diet....like a flabby jellyfish.

Unfortunately GPs aren't always well trained in the reality of diet since they base a lot of their practices on statistics and textbooks. I was once told that my ideal weight for my height (6'3) is 13 stone. I reached that goal and I looked like a living skeleton with a pot belly.

Nowadays, I'm into bodybuilding and my weight is between 16-17 stone with just 10-15% bodyfat. If I was being judged on my weight alone, statistics might indicate that I'm verging on obesity.

Well if it continues then my friend see's her GP regulary - it is GP that is weighing her weekly at the moment - so she will be with the right person who can investigate if they feel the weight loss if anything other, say suspicious.

At the moment friend is not concerned as her GP has not raised any concerns.