5:2 Diet (part II)

VJsmum

ibizafan wrote: »

I have found the 5:2 diet the most successful way of losing weight that I've ever tried. I've been doing it for about 7 months and have lost 1.5 stones. I'm now at 9 stone at 5"7 and although I was around 1/2 stone lighter before the age of 40, I feel that my present weight is more sensible at the age of 62.

Gosh, that sounds very light!! I am 10st 3 also at 5'7", at 25 I was 9 and a half, but don't expect to see that again - I am 51 (I hate writing that, I still feel 31). I am down from 11 st 8 on this diet and i love it. I would strive for 9 stone something, but am a bit worried about the "face or a$$" thing. i think it is starting to make me look a bit haggard, more shadows.

I tend to stick to the same foods on diet days - OH and i are both doing it (he has only just started, has lost 1 st but has at least 2 to go). Monday we had a veggie and chick pea curry; today we are having prawns on "courgetti spaghetti" (strips of courgette, carrot and shredded cabbage, topped with a tomato sauce and then prawns cooked in a little coconut oil with chilli and garlic, on top). Lunch is either soup or salad. I tend to skip breakfast but OH has some melon.

fairy_lights

It's my second fast day of the week and I'm really struggling today. I'm having to fight the urge to go to the shop and buy a Belgian bun or a bar of chocolate
I don't think t's because I'm genuinely starving though, It's just boredom. it's been a very quiet day at work and normally on days like this I snack at my desk a lot, so it's hard not having that as a distraction.
I've had a banana and a ryvita so far today and have got an innocent veg pot for dinner. I'm going to go for a long walk this evening to keep me busy and keep my mind off food!

Angry_Bear

fairy_lights wrote: »

It's my second fast day of the week and I'm really struggling today. I'm having to fight the urge to go to the shop and buy a Belgian bun or a bar of chocolate

You could be thirsty. In my early fasting days, I consistently underestimated how much water I had to drink to offset the fluid I would normally get from food.

kittykat500

I've successfully completed two months since Christmas and have lost nearly 6 kilos to reach my present weight of 59 kilos.

I completed the 5:2 fast diet a couple of years ago but neglected to maintain by doing 1 day a week, so the weight crept back up! I am now going to make sure that if I overeat one day, I will cut back the next.

The 5:2 way of eating is easily the best and most logical way to eat, in my opinion, as I believe we are programmed to feast and fast, just as we would have had to do for thousands of years pre .'modern' man.

Mercy

I'm only on 2nd week and second day of fasting.

I'm finding it much easier to eat nothing until evening then having a good meal.

Went a bit mad eating yesterday so with today's fast day I am also going to do a 16:8 tomorrow.

Lost 1kg last week and I weigh on Sunday so hoping for a good result. Lost 2 inches off my tummy measurement after the first week so I think I'm losing a bloat

V happy with this

Oh, yeah - may I join you in this way?

I kinda have XXX

Aaleigha

I want to give this way of eating a go - so many of you are so successful
I have put on weight due to medication - but I have to stop this steady increase even if I stay the same for a while it will be good

I will make mondays and thursdays my 500 cal days
I have a friend who has offered me some cambridge shakes so might use them for the first few fast days to make sure I am getting adequate nutritian as I really need to read up on how to do that without vit and min tablets - I need to stay healthy without those if I can

Angry_Bear

Aaleigha wrote: »

I want to give this way of eating a go - so many of you are so successful
I have put on weight due to medication - but I have to stop this steady increase even if I stay the same for a while it will be good

I will make mondays and thursdays my 500 cal days
I have a friend who has offered me some cambridge shakes so might use them for the first few fast days to make sure I am getting adequate nutritian as I really need to read up on how to do that without vit and min tablets - I need to stay healthy without those if I can

To be honest, at 500 cals a day you're not going to get your RDAs of all your vitamins and mineralsw. But 2 days a week isn't going to hurt you if you're getting enough on the other days.

Aaleigha

Thanks AB I have been told my doc how important the b vit group is to my mental health and I dont want to end up taking even more meds to balance me and keep the depression at bay - I am already taking half as much again as normal theraputic doses will take a b vit capsule

Alisha2008

I'm back after a few weeks "resting", only 2 more kg to go!

so_very_confused

I have tried 5-2 several times over past few months never very successfully. I find myself obsessing over food and constantly hungry. Have now tried using vlcd sachets and bars on fast days and this is working. Wouldn't normally do this kind of diet but if it helps in the short term to reeducate my appetite I wil be more than happy.
I have also struggled with being a night worker doing long hours and these fit in perfectly with my schedule.