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Mark Smith

10:19 am
23 Oct 13
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Nice to be here

I have been on this diet for two months now and shed 10kgs. I have also cut down on the beer considerably on non fast days, which obviously helps. I can really recommend it

It really works so far, and from a psychological pov, the nearness of the “reward”- proper food soon- for me sets it apart from the other diets I have tried where the prospect of not being hungry is but a distant prospect, so distant infact that it makes you miserable and forces you to,quit.

One question I have. I exercise quite hard on fast days, expending an additional 1000 or so net calories . Do/can I add 25% of this amount, or 250 calories, to my daily allowance. This would still keep me within the 25% guideline?

Thanks for any answers

Mark

Humphrey

10:28 am
23 Oct 13
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Hi Mark, somewhere on the forum MM says that no, you cannot add to your fast day cals if you exercise more and that the 600 cals (for men) are your top limit – perhaps someone else can find the link (I tried but failed to find it)

Mark Smith

8:06 am
24 Oct 13
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Thanks for that. I will have a butcher’s myself.

TracyJ

9:41 pm
24 Oct 13
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One of the most common first questions and it is covered in the FAQ page I believe, along with several older threads but the answer is:

No, you shouldn’t up your calories on an exercising fast day. However, if you need to because otherwise it’s a dealbreaker or in order to ease you into the lifestyle then reduce back down again once you’re comfortable then I say do it.

It gets waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to fast for longer & longer periods with full energy over time.

Good luck

shermes

2:37 am
25 Oct 13
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Hi Everyone,

I havent started my diet or should I say new lifestyle change yet as waiting on both books to be delivered. However, I did watch the doco when MM trialled the diet and found it made a lot of sense. We really do not need to consume as much food as we do and I agree we only eat because its there. So I cannot wait to start as I am at the menopausal age as well which I am finding impossible to shed any kind of weight.

Cheers

ChrissieinBrittany

5:42 am
25 Oct 13
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I wish you all the best. It will probably be one of the best things that you have ever done for yourself.

TracyJ

9:14 am
25 Oct 13
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I’m fascinated that so many people seem to wait for the books to arrive before they start 5:2? Is this conditioning? Are longterm dieters programmed to need to buy something as an investment in a new regime before they feel that they can start? Like buying a ticket before you’re allowed to join the club?

My mum was always like that with diets. You had to buy the book, scales, throw out all your old food and start with a fresh (spartan) shop etc. To be fair I guess with most other ‘diets’ you do have to totally overhaul your eating habits, so some of that might make sense but there’s absolutely no need on this one, so I’m just interested to know why peeps feel the need to purchase and read a book about it first?

tomtommum

10:52 am
25 Oct 13
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I didn’t start til I had read the book (which doesnt take long to read!) and then quickly went out and bought the recipe book too, which is great. As you say, Tracy, no need to clear out the cupboards, but certainly I am using different ingredients than before, as I am much more aware, even on non-fast days. I even have a bottle of wine that has been in the fridge for about 3 weeks, unopened ! That was unheard of until 8 weeks ago…… here’s to a healthy new lifestyle !

uman

2:23 pm
20 Mar 14
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For whatever it is worth, I think the advice to not increase calories as a result of exercise is sound for the average person. However, I think that if you are a person who exercises very vigorously, or has a job that requires a lot of physical activity, you simply must take that into account. The 600 calorie limit is based on nothing more than averages — an average male with a sedentary or light exercise lifestyle. I think the actual amount for a person who is tall, or who does very vigorous exercise, must be quite different. It’s one thing if a person is walking for a half hour and using up 100 calories. But if a person, like the original poster, is using up 1000 calories a day in vigorous exercise, I don’t think you can just dismiss that and go on eating the same 600 calories as a sedentary person. This is where the TDEE calculator on this website comes in very handy. I think the real “goal” is 25% of TDEE, whatever that number is for you.

Anyway, it has been several months since the original poster posed his question, and wondering how he is getting on now.

Mark Smith

9:29 am
21 Mar 14
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Cheers Uman. It makes some sense I think to eat 25% of what I actually expend not my base level, hence my original query.

I shed a further 6 kilos between when I posted and Christmas, before going on sabbatical :-). I put on a couple of kilos since then until two weeks ago when I resumed and have shed a further 2kgs. So net loss since last August of 16 kgs with about the same to go to my target.

I find exercise really helps increase the loss rate, and more than the calories expended would suggest. I read the metabolic rate increases for 24 hours after exercise so maybe this is why.