I have suffered with anxiety for the last 2 years.recently I started the 5:2 plan approx 3 weeks ago.i started the plan to lose weight but since I started I have noticed that I have no anxiety symtoms at all on fast days!!this is bizarre.i have not gone down the medication route as I know this anxiety is due to personal circumstance and believe it will go eventually and I have tried yoga,mediation and many other things to try and relieve my anxiety over the last 2 years however I found that they do not work for me.it has been so nice having relief from these symptoms on fast days and it has made me wonder if what I put into my body in non-fast days may contribute to these feelings.just wondering if anyone else has felt this amazing feeling of peace on fast days?!!

Yeah I think it’s really interesting.ive tried to google and search if there is a link but I haven’t found anything

hi Louisep, I’m just fasting 2 days from when I go to sleep at 12 midnight to 6pm the next day when I eat all my 500 cals and continue fasting until breakfast the next morn.ive noticed that i experience no anxiety symptoms at all on fast days which is great.i just feel very ‘peaceful’.thats the only way I can explain it!it has made me wonder if food contributes to my anxiety symptoms.looking forward to hearing if you experience the same

Louise