I chose this diet because it seemed to work for a lot of people and because I thought it was one that I could maintain for life. I had hoped to lose about 40kg over the next year and a half, but it doesn’t look as though it will be on this diet.
I’ve been meticulous about weighing and recording every mouthful, on non-fasting days as well as fasting days, so I know that I’ve been sticking to 500 calories on my fasting days and eating as usual on the other days.
I’ve increased my exercise from almost nothing to gentle walking 3 times a week, gradually increasing the distance, and I’m now able to walk 3km at a time. I’m definitely feeling the benefits of increased fitness so I will continue with this, but I’m a bit gutted that after this much time and effort on the diet I’ve only lost 1kg!
I’m 60 years old and female, and I understand that both factors make weight loss more difficult, but really, should it be this hard?
My average daily intake over my 5 weeks on the Fast Diet is 1578 calories. My TDEE is 2300ish, not counting the exercise I’m doing. So, with a negative calorie balance over 5 weeks of at least 25,000 calories, I should have lost heaps of weight. I’m seriously peeved!
Oh, and did I mention that my blood pressure has gone UP, from 128/80 before I started the diet to 140/80??