I found my fast day on Monday pretty much ok, not too much hunger but went to bed early. I didn’t eat breakfast (that doesn’t really bother me tbh) and had veg soup for lunch and scrambled egg with spinach for evening meal. Unfortunately the last 2 days when I’ve been able to eat up to 1670 (my TDEE) I’ve gone over (whoops). I guess I’m just getting used to it but I’m fasting again today so hopefully I’ll get back in the swing of things tomorrow. I’m also using My Fitness Pal to track my calories and find it really useful. I don’t do a great deal of exercise other than dog walking and I have a sit-down job so I don’t really have alot of calories to play with even on my feast days so I’m really going to have to take myself in hand to stop myself going over!

Karen

Hi batwoman

All in all I went over on my non-fast days last week and didn’t lose or gain anything. My TDEE is only 1670 so easy to go over especially if I had wine but starting again today and I’ve fasted. Doing fine so far and I think I might try 4:2 week to try and see a shift in the scales next Monday.

Let me know how you get on
Karen

Hi everyone,

I began 5:2 on 24th Feb and its been a month. Ive lost 1kg. I did lose 4, then the weight went up.
Im feeling kind of down about the lack of weight loss.
I worked out my TDEE and like most I have 2000 cal on non fast day and 500 on the fast day.
I am 47 and in Menopause. On HRT and since the HRT have put on over 10kg. The dr said that 5:2 is excellent. I just wish that I could work out what the problem is because I am not losing weight like everyone else.
Can someone tell me – is it harder to lose weight during Menopause? It just seems nothing can shift this weight. I have 15kg to lose to make a difference.
Man, I feel pretty pathetic. Especially reading how everyone else is losing stacks of weight.

Are all calories the same? What should I be eating on non fasting days?
Should I get a calorie counter and use that religiously.
Is the 5:2 a method that works for everyone or is it just everyone except me?

Sorry if this sounds like a “Woe is me” but Im truly downhearted about this.

I would love to hear from people who have experienced the same and managed to turn a corner.

Thanks in advance. 🙂

Hello Cat 🙂 it’s possible you’re eating too many carbs, especially on your non-fast days, and you should check whether you could cut these down. Protein will fill you up for longer and you’re body will benefit from this. Rice, pasta, potatoes and bread are big culprits but also be wary of how many bananas you eat. If you don’t want to cut these out, try smaller portions of those particular foods. When I do a spaghetti or rice dish, for example, I only use 75g between me and my husband and just make sure the sauce is plenty. I do like a sandwich as my bread is homemade but I have an open sandwich using one small slice with lots of whatever on it.

Basically, count your calories on your fast days and avoid too many carbs and processed food (you don’t really know what’s in it) on other days. Good luck and let us know how you get on. Jane

Hi Ken – of course we’ll help – there’s mounds of information and encouragement on this site to help losing those pounds we don’t want! Check out simcoeluv’s links (24 March) above for the basics.
‘My fitness pal’ http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ is a site which you can use to track your daily calories. There is a database of food calorie counts, including specific commercial products and many people find this useful.
Good luck!!! Jane

Thank you Karen & Jane , now i know i can do this because i have the help and freinds to see me through , on Monday i will give you my stats if thats ok then you know where i am starting from. Geeee what nice people thx from Ken x