52 years old, about 3 weeks in

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Big_Bill

10:02 am
2 Jun 17
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Hi everyone,

I am in Sydney, Australia.

I am 52 years old and about 3 weeks in.

I started at 144 kilo, I’m now at about 138. Clothes are noticeably looser, more than I would expect after 3 weeks.

My target is 110 kilos. Sounds like a lot but I’m tall and have a large build. I can always reassess once I get close.

I’m doing low carb as well. I have been doing low carb on and off for about 2 years now. But I don’t do moderation well and the occasional cheat meals tend to derail me altogether, so combining low carb with 5:2 might help me stay on track and put those cheat meals behind me.

First day fasting I was a little foggy, second day was better, and since then I don’t really notice any side effects at all.

This week I’ve broken the rules a little, I knew I was going to an Indian restaurant on Wednesday and we had a barbecue at work on Thursday, and weekends are always going to be difficult to fast on, so I stuck to less than 600 calories on both Monday and Tuesday. I know we’re not supposed to do back-to-back, but it was very easy. I’m fasting again today (Friday), and I’ll try to stay moderate on the weekend (about 1,500 calories per day if I can manage).

I’m looking forward to learning a lot more over the next few weeks from browsing the forum here.

Floridag1rl

1:23 pm
2 Jun 17
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Hi there BigBill….I saw you on one of the other threads. It sounds like you are doing great! I started 5:2 January 1st…I have been very pleased with the results…the first month I did a lot of experimenting to see what was going to work for me…and I still keep tweaking the process. I added low carb last month.

A lot of information … I have gotten from this website. Dr. Jason Fung has a lot of good information on the internet and youtube videos…helps to keep me motivated…another one is ButterBob…he’s funny…but a lot of good information and inspiration.

Good luck to you … hope you find your niche and continue to have success!

Big_Bill

2:39 am
5 Jun 17
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Thanks Floridag1rl

So far so good. Thanks for the tips.

I’m hoping that combining 5:2 and low carb is the “tweak” I need as well.

Big_Bill

1:05 pm
8 Jun 17
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Strangely enough, I thought there would be a lot more discussion about food. Recipes and tasty snack ideas and so on. I’m finding plenty of food to enjoy on my fasting days, in fact I think one week I’m going to “flip” the diet and do a 2:5.

I would probably do 2:5 this week. I’ve done Monday, Tuesday and Thursday already. But I’m going camping on the weekend (it’s a 3 day long weekend here) and it might be a little difficult to fast.

Today I was a bit boring. I had 2 big cups of strong coffee with almond milk. I had a jar of asparagus mid-morning. I had a small can of sardines in tomato sauce. I had 2 cheese sticks. And I had french onion soup for dinner. About 400 calories all up.

I have 200 calories allowance left but sometimes it’s easier to just go to bed if you’re not hungry and you can’t be bothered scratching around trying to make a meal with less than 200 calories.

Big_Bill

2:10 am
21 Jun 17
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Monday was supposed to be a fasting day, but my wife got back from a party with some chocolate just before bedtime and I had some of that.

Tuesday was then supposed to be fasting day #1. I got home from work thinking I’d just find a snack around 200 calories or less to close out the day and my wife had made fried chicken. It was really good fried chicken too. I had a very good feed.

I plan my weeks Monday thru Sunday and try to get 3 fasting days in. It’s Wednesday now. I woke up around 5 this morning and hit the gym, so I was off to a good start. It’s mid morning now and I’m going to get a cup of coffee shortly. With about 16 calories worth of almond milk in it. I have broccoli and green beans in my bag for lunch, and I plan to go for a long walk. Tonight I have plenty of low-carb food at home so I should be okay.

Big_Bill

8:47 am
23 Jun 17
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It’s now Friday.

Wednesday was a successful fasting day.

Thursday was also a successful fasting day.

Now it is 5:30 pm on Friday, I’ve consumed less than 400 calories today, so it is (thus far) a successful fasting day.

I was doing great, not hungry, plenty of energy, right up to lunchtime today. That was when I hit the gym. I even felt great at the gym, I ran 6.1 km in 40 minutes on the treadmill (yesterday I only ran 5.7 km in 40 minutes and I was straining harder).

But back at work this afternoon….. brain fog, tiredness, struggling to concentrate.

I might restrict my fasts to two days from now on. 🙂 I can still get 3 fasting days in per week that way.