Very good advice!
I use the watery soups of the 100 calorie cans types about an hour after meals on feed days to stay under TDEE.
For variety, I understand eating frozen fruits such as frozen strawberries and blue berries. Blended into icee may have the same thermic effect. Personally recommending stevia natual sweetener to make it more appealing. Again on feed days to curb after dinner hunger + antioxidants.

I love this diet – but be aware though that when you decide to fast, as I did, on a water only fast for 24-36 hours how easy it is to drink insufficient water.

I found fasting for 24-36 hours very easy to do and lost weight really well but I also forgot to drink enough and consequently (I think, Ok it’s just anecdotal!) caused myself a kidney stone.
You need to drink enough to keep your pee light straw coloured.
Dr. M says that tea and coffee count, but what you sweat out doesn’t for keeping your kindeys well flushed!

And talking about stones, I wonder if there is any research into fasting and gallstones. Again especially those of us who fast for 24 plus hours. But having gall sit in the gallbladder without prompting it to empty can cause gall stones.

Really, this is not meant as criticism, just questions. I love fasting and 5:2.

I have just started this last week and it is life changing, I have used Salad and fish no sauce or one with Olive oil, garlic and cider vinegar with a bit of mustard and honey and found the salads liking and appreciating.

I found this on a reduced dressing site ad a little goes a long way. The recipe which you can find easy low cal

I find drinking lots of fluid helpful on a fast day as I think it helps to flush toxins from the body?

Been doing 5.2 since February 14, I do find myself drinking more water and find it really helps, approaching my 3rd stone lost……absolute life changer

Glad we’ve caught up, Speedy, and that you’re still in there ribbiting. We spent last weekend in the beautiful Forest of Dean in the West of England visiting my cousin and his lovely lady.

Both of them are fairly successful Fast Dieters but we all agreed to forget all about it during our visit, although none of us really overdid things.The weather was warm so the improved fluid consumption performance continued.

A lot of Blazing Saddles quotes were flying about, adding to the general hilarity of a great weekend.

While in Berlin, on numerous occasions I flashed my student card to get reduced admission to museums. Each time, Him Indoors muttered “Student?” to which I replied: “Raisinettes?…pain in the ass!” Remember the scene at the end when the bad guy takes refuge in the cinema?

Hi everyone, I am just starting this week. I plan to fast on Friday and Monday. Looking forward to seeing results soon.

I heard a radio programme about alcohol consumption. Suggestions were being made about appropriate labelling to prevent over indulgence. One was to display calories on bottles of wine etc. Having started this regime of eating, I find it easier to cut down wine intake on non fast days too. Drinking wine means eating cheese with it for me!

Can anyone tell me if the 2 fasting days need to be consecutive?
I see some in here are choosing dates with quite a few days apart.

Hi Speedy,

Just to let you know I’m now most likely to be found on The Maintenance Chatbox thread, although with still a stone or so to go I don’t really qualify as a maintainer. Things had become somewhat uncomfortable on the LOACA thread, although I have no problem with the LOACA recipe thread which is full of great ideas.

Hope all is well with you.

Hermaj xx

To Larry
Your my inspiration. I have 4 st to loose and I’m 1/2stone down after 3 weeks. Until reading your statement I only assumed people with 2-3 stone to loose we’re successful.
Many thanks
WALLYMUNDAS

Hello, I am also in my 40s and yeah, those pounds are stubborn. I am also hoping that this works to move them fast. Good luck with your journey to a better you 🙂

I have just seen a doco on the 5:2 system. Have joined this site and doing my weigh and measure in the morning. Keen to get this underway as I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. The health benefits alone for me are a major blessing let alone the weight loss I am looking forward too as well. Raring to go and the best thing too is my husband is going to do it also. There is a god!

Hi I’m very new to this :/ it’s fantastic to hear do many successful stories and I’m raring to start I just wondered with the 2 fasting days do they have to be consecutive or can you split them. ?

I am also new to this diet.. I completed my 1st week (2nd day) of 500 calories yesterday. I did find myself getting very cranky by the end of the day.. I was not hungry per se but my head was not liking it… I had my first meal BF this morning and feel a bit off color with nausea (I had some granola with milk and a soft boiled egg ….anyone experienced this?

Hi Michael
I have just finished my first fast day and wanted some information please.
Normally I am not bothered by being hungry and the lack of food wasn’t psychologically an issue. However this afternoon I did have headache and in spite of a reasonable amount of water etc (I was running to the loo every 20 minutes) I was very dizzy and unable to concentrate. I laid down for an hour or so and then after feeling like this for about 3 hours I got up and mixed a small amount of yoghurt with some berries into a smoothie and I felt better. Could this have been low blood sugar or will it pass when I get more accustomed to the fast?
thanks
Catkem

Heard about this diet from a friend at work. Excited to start tomorrow. Hope to see good results.

Hi everyone, I’m starting this path today…

Didn’t start today. I forgot that I was helping a friend move some rubbish out of shed…and ny own. Been on go all day. Start tomorrow. Definitely! @ Corylebeck..that’s a good idea the water and lemon. Good luck everyone 🙂 x

Today it’s my first day to fast. I began with breakfast with yogurt, halv l. fruits juice, almondy and honung. Water after swimming! 🙂

i started the 5:2 diet on monday, i´ve chosen to do tuesday and friday as fast days but i´m confused as to what to eat on non fast days, does it matter if i don´t eat my full daily allowance? also, i´m confused reading about the 36 hours of fasting, how does that work out. i need to eat small amounts throughout the day starting with an egg for breakfast but if i had my last meal at 7pm the night before that means i´ve only fasted for 14 hours, can someone please advise me? thank you

hi, thank you for your reply. really enjoying reading the comments and advice, hope to be posting my positive progress on here soon!!!

Also consider adequate water to keep hydrated. If your like me you may do most of of your drinking intake when eating foods. So when I cut back on meals.. My water intake was low. I got frequent headaches, but when I made the effort to stay hydrated on fast days the headaches went were much less frequent . Also common head ache pills easily made headaches on fast days go away.

Hi Lenfabre:

You have totally misunderstood the process.

The scientific answer is that 5:2 is a calorie based diet, not a type of food based diet. You can eat your big mac and fries as long as the calories you consume remain at or below your TDEE on non diet days and below your 500/600 on diet days.

It is really simple.

Good Luck!

Hi Meal Plan Needer.
Have you bought the 5:2 book which gives both 500 and 600 cal breakfast and dinner choices, also MIMI Spencer has a cook book which gives a fantastic choice of menus.
Wallymundas