5:2 diet

oaprut

JUMPS - welcome. Everyone here is in the same boat as you and you will find endless support and advice.

Like you, I've been on every diet imaginable, I'm 67 so have been 'doing diets' for much longer! I find it difficult to think of this plan as a diet as I have never felt deprived. I think we're all agreed that diets just make you desperate for
chocolate/cake/takeaway/booze/whatever so it is impossible to stick to them for too long.
So well done for jumping in and joining us and get ready for a lovely. easy weight loss and a healthy future.

Wine_of_the_World

I had a fast day yesterday and I feel 'empty' today. Like I am not totally full even though I have eaten what I would normally plus two chocolate biscuits . We are having a stir-fry for dinner - thanks for the tips - so I wont go overboard today. I think overeating on feed days could be my undoing so I will monitor what I eat using myfitnesspal.

A fast day tomorrow! I think it will be easier from next week when I will be a lot more busier and less temptation (I hope!). Plus everytime the sun comes out I feel so much more motivated!

Picklin - I would have thought that this could have a positive impact as it can have a positive impact on hormone imbalances which can impact on chances of conceiving. Having said that I dont think its advised to do the diet when pregnant so even if you stopped as soon as you found out you were then you would have had a few fasts so - sorry - not much help am I!

LalaGomay

adouglasmhor wrote: »

What does TTC mean please?

I had no idea either. Could have been anything.

Wine_of_the_World

There was a show on radio 4 today talking out the links between IGF-1 and cancers - including people having a condition were they have very high levels of IGF-1 and a much increased risk of cancers. The opposite of the people on MM's show who had low levels and a corresponding decrease in cancers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl8nq

After this they talked about 5:2 diets but there was a lady claiming there was no evidence to support this kind of diet - but clearly there is some evidence that it can lower IGF-1 and evidence this is a good thing. I agree more research is needed BUT it irks me some what that this idea / diet gets so much grief about the limited research supporting it, whereas other diets with seemly no research behind them dont get questioned at all. (I'm thinking of, for example, a silly bibo on the BBC the other morning promoting her diet book based purely on what she thought people 'should' eat to become healthy).

picklekin

LalaGomay wrote: »

I had no idea either. Could have been anything.

Sorry I am to used to using abbreviations.

LalaGomay

picklekin wrote: »

Sorry I am to used to using abbreviations.

It's alright! I'm used to not knowing what any of them mean, even the obvious ones. Took me months before I found out HM meant home made.

Jei70

picklekin wrote: »

Hi all, I have been trying to lose weight for months now and am getting nowhere, considering giving this a go (yes, I eat healthy and run 3 times a week and swim on two but no idea why I can't lose weight! Husband has lost a stone following my diet but more of it and not running...*sigh*)

My main worry is that we are TTC and have been for a while, is this diet likely to risk that at all?

What do you mean by eat healthy? It sounds like you're not eating enough protein - and you're also overdoing cardio. Your husband seems to be eating enough to build some muscle (or at least preserve what he has), which increases/maintains his metabolic rate, so he can lose fat. You, on the other hand, with lots of cardio and no strength training, and with a "healthy" diet based on carbs, are likely losing muscle mass, slowing your metabolism, and putting on fat (your weight may be the same, but your body composition is worsening).

Now, if I'm off the mark about your diet, I apologise - I am extrapolating based on the results you and your husband have achieved. If you do already eat enough protein, healthy fats and colourful vegetables, then I'm not sure why you're not losing weight.

Regarding the 5:2 and TTC, I don't see why it would be a problem - as long as you are eating enough (and good quality) on the non-fast days. I would make sure to hit the recommended calories for your height/age (there are a few calculators posted on the thread) and up the meat/fish/eggs and veggies every day of the 5.

Good luck!

1940sGal

Hello all

Glad to see people having a good week so far. I'm seeking some help regarding organic low-fat, low salt stock cubes. I really want to make this Highland Stew.

But it calls for the above stock cube, and the only one's I see in the shops round me are your basic stock cubes. Anyone know where I can get some? What brand to look for? Or even a possible alternative?

Jei70

1940sGal wrote: »

Hello all

Glad to see people having a good week so far. I'm seeking some help regarding organic low-fat, low salt stock cubes. I really want to make this Highland Stew.

But it calls for the above stock cube, and the only one's I see in the shops round me are your basic stock cubes. Anyone know where I can get some? What brand to look for? Or even a possible alternative?

I use this one: http://www.saykallo.com/products/stocks-and-gravy/stock-pots-stock-cubes-/organic-vegetable-stock-cubes

I see that they have a very low salt version as well, but in my local Asda I can only find regular veg, chicken and beef stock cubes. I like the taste of all 3.

Arthog

I was looking at H0lland and Barrett's website earlier for Brewer's Yeast tablets and a product came up which is a Yeast Extract, salt free, which can be used to make stock. Worth looking at.
We heard the Radio 4 programme expressing doubts about the 5:2 diet. A close friend of ours recommendedthe diet and he has the health benefits that are alleged. That's good enough for us. Also, there is nothing to lose! I feel certain that 5:2 will in time be acknowledged as a good thing.
I've worked in statistics, and I won't take notice of any scientific/health research on a sample of fewer than 1000 people, and the person on R4 talking about a different diet had researched only 150+ people.
We had a long talk with our sample of one friend!!! Hmmmmm!