Thank you go gal, yes I will persevere, as I know it will eventually start to come off. After knee surgery, I am now back to walking, so at least I am now getting some exercise. I didn’t put on, so that is something. Wishing you all a great week. YD.

I understand exactly what you are saying CG, you are not giving up, just living life… And that is an important part of 5:2 from what I can gather. A little bit the same here but with lots of stress around a very sick family member, I am doing the best I can but I know now is not the time to beat myself up if I don’t stick to the plan 100%
Looking forward to the week ahead….. Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

Deaj , My thoughts are with you too. Enjoy the time with your family be their strength in this difficult time , they ultimately come first . We are here if you need support , if you need to write your feelings down. Take care of yourself. ……THINKING OF YOU….. GO GAL

I only discovered the Fast Day page last night and here are some great success stories if anyone’s interested. Definitely motivating 🙂 Cheers, Tania

https://www.fastday.com/how-it-works/success-stories/

Good Morning One and All
Had a super busy weekend cleaning every nook and corner of the house. And my almost 4 year old makes sure that I have more and more cleaning to do 🙂
So missed out on most of the posts during weekend.
Mum (GG)thanks for your encouraging words, you know that I always get a boost from each and every thing that you say. 800 grams up is due to water retention from wine. Please don’t say a total NO to glass of wine here and there if you enjoy it. I always make sure not to step on scales for at least 2 to 3 days after I consume any type of alcohol. And yes you are still in the running to achieve 75 kgs until 15 Dec, so you GO GAL…….. 🙂

CG I really hope that you are having a wonderful time with your grand kids. It is very important to cherish these moments and you are doing exactly the same. Just make sure not to weigh yourself straight after indulgent days to keep up the motivation 🙂

Deaj, good wishes your way and you are such a strong person. As others said, we are an AD family and always there to stand by you whenever you need us. Believe me the support in this group is second to none.

AndrewOfCastlemaine, 200 gram weight loss is much better than no loss or a gain. You have a very positive attitude and thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate it.

Tannybear, amazing read and thanks for the links to articles, enjoy your RDO. And yes, congrats to you too for amazing loss.

FAST DAY for me too today. I did a fast day on Saturday as well. I planned on water only fast, however ended up having an omelette for dinner with heaps of veggies (CG’s recipe) and used the tip of using two egg whites and only 1 yolk. Thanks for the tip again!!!

I am planning on using my cals (approx 300, rest 150 goes in skim milk coffees) for dinner tonight and will go with water all day today. Really hope to lose something at this week’s weigh in.

I have noticed that I find it hard to eat up to 1200 cals on non fast days as well, unless I eat out. Yesterday, I had to stuff myself with veggies and fruits to get to my 1200 cals allowance. So, this WOL really helps to make vice choices.

Enough from me now, and all the best to everyone for Fast Day today!!!!

GO GAL….. This is for you

Hi GG, I am yet to make an account, actually yet to download it on my phone. I am lazy. he he he…..Its one of the things on my top priority for today

oops, GG Do you want to delete your post (if you can). I dont know how safe it is to put your mobile number here. Not because of the present members of the group, they are all amazing, but you never know who else may be reading the thread. I dont know, I am overwhelmed with the amount of risk that you have taken for a lazy me….. I am so sorry… 🙁

Foxy, you are such a star and so strong to fit in BTB fast. All the best, hopefully your weigh in is as good to you as well.

It’s all under control…… so ph

FB …. cannot find you under that name on skype. please phone….GO GAL

Country Gal, I think you deserve the time off being so strict whilst the grandkids are there. Enjoy them and have fun, you can jump back on the wagon when they go home.

Go Gal, enjoy the lunch tomorrow and splurge a little. That’s what parties are for 🙂

Fatbuster & Foxy, you put me to shame. I haven’t done any housework or gardening this week. My house is a mess and the veggies have been raided by my little possum pals. Maybe I can start counting my housework/gardening as exercise as at the moment I don’t do a scrap of it (shame on me!).

dasiymay187 I’m sure you’ll do incredibly well on the 5:2 and you’ve already lost weight so you know you can do it 🙂 Good luck for the week ahead.

Fast Day gone well for me and I hope for all of you too. Weigh in day for me tomorrow so we shall see what results the scales bring, although weighing in after a fast day is always motivating 🙂 Take care ladies and gents and have a lovely week. Cheers, Tania

Hi all if anyone is keen here is the Fast Beach recipe for the Vietnamese Pho. You can add extra veg, prawns or meat or just use it as a bit of a filler before or after meals. Either way at 48 cals for the basic soup it’s pretty good value. I don’t usually use noodles but I add them for the OH and use the Changs lo-cal wok ready noodles and the calories for 100g are negligible. Extra 50g veg adds about 10-15 cals.

Vietnamese Prawn Pho
2 stems lemongrass
2 tsps fresh root ginger, grated
4 kaffir torn lime leaves (I freeze what I don’t use to save on wastage)
1.5l vege stock
1 tsp palm sugar or light brown soft sugar
3 tbs Thai fish sauce
juice of a lime
8 large prawns
50g bean sprouts
Thai basil leave, mint, coriander and finely sliced chilli to serve

Use a pestle and mortar to grind the lemongrass, ginger and kaffir lime leaves. Add the paste to saucepan with stock and boil for 10 mins. Add sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, tasting to check for balance. Cook prawns in broth (2-3mins). Add bean sprouts, herbs and red chilli to serve. Shirataki noodles can be added at negligible calorie cost: cook noodles and ladle hot pho on top.

It is super yummy. I love chilli so add extra but you can leave it out if you don’t like the heat 🙂 Enjoy!

Good morning everyone

Stood on scales this morning oh no on went 300g first time in 9 weeks. Too much picking on the weekend. Reminds me of a saying

Little pickers wear big nickers.

Anyone out for the Melbourne cup day at a local hotel. Non fast day.

Had fast day Monday and will do Thursday. Not looking too good for weigh in day Friday. But that’s what this way of life is about flexible allowing for social days out.

Good morning everyone! Hope those that fasted had a good one, don’t worry too much Bali2015….like you said it’s a way of life….I’m very guilty of weekend picking too. And one gain in 9 weeks is pretty good going!

CG…..I hope you have a wonderful lunch and yummy food with your daughter and grandies today! I am very envious….my boys are all over east, so I only get to see them every 1 – 2 years…..so I can understand you making the most of it. Family are precious, especially kids. 🙂

I am fasting again today….my first back to back….have my food all mapped out, but have to admit to some tummy rumbles and it’s only 7:30am. Was up early and walked dog, and am working after lunch, so that will be a distraction. Couldn’t resist hopping on scales this morning after fasting and am happy to be back at Fridays weight….so who knows? maybe a loss again this week.

Have a great Cup Day all those that are celebrating!

Bali 2015 , dont worry about 300 gram loss, this much can really be water retention or bloating. You are on right track.
CG enjoy your lunch with precious family. Hope you will have fun.
Foxy, no gain after a big weekend is awesome. I’d say you are very brave to step on scales. Definitely hope for a loss for this week as well b’coz you working hard towards your goals. Try a weak coffee to settle those tummy rumbles. Just a suggestion as it always works for me.
Good luck for your fast today, you have done so well already with mapping out your food in advance.

Hello fellow Aussies,

I have been doing fast diet since start of June. I have lost 17kg so far. I started off at 95kg and am now 78kg. I have also managed to come off my blood pressure medication and have my blood pressure under full control. I was put on the medication at only 28 years old and have been taking them for five years. I thought I would end up having to take medication for life but now am finally free of that prospect : )

Very happy with this diet. I feel like I have complete control of my health and my weight now. Relatively speaking this diet is very easy to do compared to any other diets which require calorie restriction every day. Trying to count and cut calories on a daily basis is not a fun way to live and counter-productive in the long term as it slows your base metabolic rate down over time and causes you to put all the weight on again when you stop.

Intermittent fasting on 5 and 2 diet has definitely been a much better way for me (coupled with getting back into running). I eat my one 600calorie meal at night which helps me sleep normally and now find it very easy to just push through the day with just water and black coffee. As a result of doing the one meal a day I only end up calorie counting 2 meals a week, and thus it is a fairly novel experience for the week and has taught me a lot about calorie content in food as I try and construct the biggest meal I can out of just 600 calories.

My relationship to food has changed for the rest of the week now too. I am a lot more mindful about what I eat now and find it much easier to demonstrate will power on my non-fast days to make healthier food choices.

To all the new people starting this diet, push yourself through the first month and it will continue to get easier and easier. Your body will adapt and become quite content to go most of the day without food and instead burn fat as it’s fuel source while it waits for your next meal. Good luck to everyone out there doing 5and2 : )

Evening all…… Well what a day… Did not win on the cup , my horse came in 3rd.
Lunch was fantastic fitted right in with FD. prawns ,salmon, and lots of the most delicious assortment of salads… country women rule in the salad stakes, and the deserts were to die for, mainly gluten free ,but so yummy, ricotta and glazed pear tart, rhubarb crumble on a corn and coconut flour base orange quinoa cake and others, I had never heard of . No dinner tonight for me OH! and 3 glasses of champs.

AdamF- what an inspirational story…. well done and I wish you continued success . WELCOME TO THE TEAM,

FB- are you sure your middle name is not AWESOME… your in the 70’s well done my darling.
FOXY- you have worked off any ups You will be gorgeous for your anniversary next week.
CG- hope you had a lovely time with your family today.
All the best ……GO GAL

Well what an awful day I have had…..have been tired and hungry for most of day! Ended up going over 500 cals to 630 (first time I’ve ever gone over)….just HAD to have a banana in arvo….this back to back fasting is just not for me….Go gal and Fatbuster I take my hat off to you!

I’m glad I tried it, but would only do it again if I wanted to shift a plateau or get under a particular weight.

Thanks for sharing AdamF….I read your story earlier and it gave me AUSSIE DETERMINATION not to scrap my BTB fast altogether. This is the stuff I find that helps..

What a great day you had GG, sounds like a lot fun 🙂

Aaaw thanks Andrew, you have really cheered me up! Sitting here in my pjs, about to go to bed….and still bloody hungry LOL 😀

Hi, another newbie here, (and yes I read through the entire post first lol) … so far I’ve been doing the fast diet now for 4 weeks and have so far lost 6.4kg though I do have a lot to loose, I’d love to get to 80 kg (I haven’t ever been 80kg in my adult life and I’m now 28). Currently I’m at 115.4 (I was thrilled when I stepped on the scales this morning and I’d hit the 115’s). My short term goal is to be under 110 by Chrissy and under the hundred by the middle of February, now that’d be nice!! Other changes I’ve noticed other than the weight loss so far is that I’m sleeping better and actually waking up refreshed, I’m happier and calmer, I am more active (well before I got stepped on by a horse and had my big toe broken into mutiple pieces), I’m also more motivated to go out and get something done. So for me it’s not just been the weight loss as a bonus.

As for the fast days I’ve actually found them really easy, I have two eggs scrambled for breaky at 7-7.30ish then herbal teas and lots of water till dinner at 7ish which currently has been consisting of Chinese 5 spiced chicken beast with chilli, garlic, sea same seeds and sweet chilli sauce on a salad of English spinach, carrot and cucumber with maybe a pappadum or two. I’ve found that I’d rather have something really tasty with less quantity than lots and lots of veg. Currently I have Monday and Thursday as my fast days which have worked really well.

Good luck to all!! And happy fasting

Good Morning One and All
Wow, so much happens here in 24 hours.
Tannybear, awesome 1 kg gone….congrats and I need to correct you, my loss this week has been 1.2 kgs and not 700 grams….he he he he he sorry had to mention that!!! and thanks heaps for recipes.

AndrewofCastlemaine I am a shorty at 5 foot 2 inches so 70’s is still a lot for me. I really love your relation to music here, made me chuckle….

AdamF, whoa, what an inspirational story, welcome and thanks heaps for sharing your good news story with us.

Go Gal , 3 glasses of champs…. you really Go Gal. Love your detailed info about the menu, made me drool a bit…lol

CG, your 2.5 kgs up is just an indication, how much you enjoyed with your grand kids. Because the cafe kind of foods we eat are normally high in sodium and oils, you tend to retain water, hence the weight gain. It will come off, I promise………. and love your positive attitude. Really something to be learnt!!!!

Foxy, I rarely do B2B fasts, mostly I do 4:3 as it fits really well with my lifestyle, GG and CG are the brave ones to do B2B and now you too. You can do it, drink lots of herbal teas ans black coffees. YOU CAN DO IT. And please don’t worry about going few calories over. I rarely eat under 500 cals on my fast days too….

Laceyvi , welcome and you are such a star, your weight loss so far is inspiring, you can meet your targets, just DO IT!!!

Daisymay187, I count calories on non fast days as well. I am not strict though. On fast days, I first check calories, then eat it, whereas on non fast days, I eat it, check calories and log it. Helps to determine where to stop if I am reaching my TDEE for the day. Works for me…..

Fast Day for me today again and just had a cup of tea with 50 mls skim milk with two Marie biscuits, all up 95 cals, I now plan to use rest of my calories for dinner. Am planning on trying cauliflower base pizza tonight with extra light cream cheese (54 cals for 40 grams tub) instead of regular cheese. Will let you know how it tastes….lol till then all my fellow fasters for today, WE CAN DO IT & WE WILL DO IT…..FB