Hi Yorkshire Lad, like you, I can’t bear the thought of tea without milk. Almost half of my 500 calorie allowance goes on milk for tea and coffee throughout the day. The rest gets spent on a reasonably sized evening meal (usually on the theme of chicken with veg). How do you get on with abstaining completely from food, by the way?

Only 3 symba7? I normally squeeze 3 in by 10am 😉

Hi, I am an Aussie tea lover too! Just with milk tough.

I also fast for 24hrs and have found the absolute hardest thing was not to abstain from eating but to abstain from my serial tea drinking habit! I persevered and found that it’s been interesting really. Pre fasting there were times I found myself feeling slightly queasy and not being able to put my finger on why. I realize now it was probably too much tea ☹

I have found a few teas I now use on my fast days just to give my system break from the usual black tea with milk. I love Nerada Organics esp Lemon and Ginger, also Rosehip. And if I’m feeling hungry before bedtime I have a strong peppermint tea- it kind of feels like a meal to me when I feel hungry!!

Yes memstarina, that’s just what I do. I eat breakfast then nothing until the next breakfast. But I think most people would have a couple of smaller meals throughout the day. I personally find it easier to do a straight fast as I find I love a break from meals and meal planning etc. That’s the beauty of this approach, you find what suits you best and go with that.

Memstarina, personally have been doing this since April and have lost 8kgs so far. 51 years old and VERY happy with this rate, though am not not only interested in weight loss but feel fasting has other benefits for me. Have you actually started or still researching? There are some good discussions on the forums. If you a look through them you can see how others tackle it as well. Good luck with it!
Btw did you see the original “Eat, Fast and Live Longer” on SBS? If not, it’s really worth a look.

Memstarina,

Yes, I feel a lot colder since doing 5:2, more so than usual.

In regards to the cold yep my hands and feet freeze when I fast like today 🙁 but on feed days its not too bad, also I noticed I get tired much earlier than usual and sleep well.
In regards to the tests – I will update my profile once I have the results, hopefully tonight or tomorrow and then will post the next lot in 3 months so keep an eye out for the results
Thanks

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