Greetings, Everyone, from across the pond (Tennessee, USA)! I watched Michael’s BBC documentary a few days ago and then found this website today…and joined. A severe neuromuscular reaction to a statin drug in 2016 prompted me to research alternative solutions to my cholesterol and other health problems, leading me to LCHF and intermittent fasting. Now I’m looking forward to experimenting with the 5:2 Fast to see if I can achieve the exciting outcomes Michael described in his film.

Just read some of your story, Ynottoday, and see that you know what it’s like to have to recover from a serious, unexpected physical injury. Hoping we can support each other in this. BTW, I’m originally from FL! (Decades ago.)

Hi fasting_me, I’m sure I’ll be relying on your experience! Although I loved the energy I got on the OMAD diet and was happy with the thought of the accelerated mitochondrial repair it yields, I found I was feeling burned out after a while. So I see the 5:2 as something that might not give the super fast results I’d prefer, still promises to be an approach that is both effective (for my goals) AND indefinitely sustainable. I’m thinking I will focus on the 5:2 now and then perhaps toss in some OMAD later on…

Hi fasting_me — I’m enjoying some great satisfying salads both on and off my fast days, throwing in a wide variety of veggies and meats, quantities depending on which day it is. And I’m having so much fun finding and trying new LCHF/keto recipes, a whole new area of interest for me.

But I’d like to get some feedback from folks: Occasionally, I’ll come in from a full day of errands/classes SO hungry…and I’ll grab a tin of smoked oysters and have that with some pepper sauce sprinkled on it to give me energy to MAKE the salad. I know the soybean oil isn’t good for me for a number of reasons (including soy/estrogen), but cannot find a brand locally that packs smoked oysters in anything else. What do you all think about smoked oysters in a LCHF diet?