I tried the Fast Diet about 8months ago, missed the initial program by Dr Mosely, heard about the diet through people randomly muttering 5:2. I Youtubed it, got the book, got on line and I was in hooked line and sinker. However I didn’t fair well, found it difficult in the beginning and then just got into the swing of it. I loved it, I felt great, I was so encouraged by all the write ups I was reading. But I didn’t loose much weight, I dropped a few pounds in the first few weeks (I’ve got at least 30 to loose) then zilch. Plateau? After 4 months adhearing to it religiously but weight wasn’t coming off so I lost momentum and lost my way.
2nd attempt this week I’ve got to do it and stick to it! It was suppose to start Monday and then I totally forgot and eat the wrong thing, so yesterday was my 2nd,2nd attempt. OMG did I struggle!!! Thought about food all day,had a boiled egg in the morning, drank oolong tea all day and read every thing I could about this “way of life” then had dinner at 5olock when I was starving. I had tuna salad and woofed it down. An hour later I was still hungry I then had a 40 calorie hot chocolate which satisfied for a bit I was still so hungry though I went to bed at 8oock (upset, I was not coping) but I did it. I’d forgotten how hard it can be especially when it’s so cold out side. Thank god for this forum it saved me yesterday and showed me the way, glad I’m not on my own. Thankyou guys. X

Fasting today and so far so good. Had a boiled egg for breakfast then went swimming for 20 minutes and did a 45 mi ute Aqua aerobics class. Then just had coffee. Ruined a activity tracker band that was my Christmas present as I’ve just learned it’s not water proof. Oops! It was sort of working for me though as it was a step counter and when I reslised yesterday that I was below target I did actually get up off my butt and jump on the exercise bike ( after I brushed the dust off) and did 20 mins. Really proud of that. Still will manage without it for now. Must remember not to sit fir too long. Keep busy.

Hi Dawniedawn
500 calories isn’t a lot, so easy to go over. I think it takes a lot of planning before hand. I found it a bit easier the 2nd fast day by simply drinking lots of green tea. I’m trying to bulk out my evening meal with lots of veg too. I did find that I didn’t eat as much today, could have gone without lunch so I’m hoping this diet shrinks my stomach as well. Definitely overall calorie intake for the week will be less so that’s a bonus. Excercising does increase your apatite I think it takes a while for the body to find a balance.
Are you doing this purely to loose weight or for the health benefits?