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I havent even started this diet yet but plan to start next week so I’m not exactly the voice of experience on this subject but maybe you’re taking in too many calories on your feeding days? I know 5:2 says we can eat as much as we want when not fasting but I think within reason because what they describe as “eat normally” is not normal for some which is why they (including me!) ended up overweight in the first place.
This diet when used for weight loss works in the same way as any other diet, eat less calories than the body requires so that fat is used as energy.
5:2 does not say we can eat as much as we want, it says we can eat what we want ie no foods are banned. This misconception leads to over eating on non FDs and no weight loss. If someone is doing 5:2 and not losing weight they are eating too much on non FDs.
When I first embarked on this I lost weight for a few weeks and then it stopped. I started counting my calories on non FDs and discovered that my idea of sensible eating was way off the mark. I continued to count for a few wekks until I had an idea of how much my TDEE looked like on a plate, and now I only count on FDs. I’ve lost 25.5 kgs so far!
Great post! And congratulations on the loss.May I ask how long it took. lve set my TDEE at 1705 which is my first target weight.
Was chatting with OH last night, realised that, back in the day when I was ‘naturally slim’ ate what liked and was always a size ten with a 22inch waist, I ate what I wanted, WHEN I wanted, and would often go for days on tea and toast, or have just one meal a day. Fit, great skin, never a day off work!
Never has a full storecupboard or loads in the fridge or freezer. Usually more at weekends. Well into my thirties. Then 20 odd years of set mealtimes.
I had a non-fast day yesterday, latte in the morning, poached salmon and cucumber on wholemeal bread for a late lunch, then at seven made steak wraps for my son and steak and veg stirfry for OH and myself. Lovely -except I wasnt hungry – I had made it cos it was mealtime. A blummin’ephiphany!
Stopped eating, told them in future to make their own meals, we only share if we are all hungrey at the same time!
Sometimes the weight does not come off immediately. I am assuming that you have checked that you are not eating too much on non fast days.
This is a marathon not a sprint, and the average weight loss per week is only 1lb.
If you are eating less than your body needs you will lose weight, you just have to be patient.
Keep a food diary for a 2 full weeks. Everything that you eat or put in mouth.
At the end you’ll see exactly where and when your calories are coming from.
I use a free Excel Spread sheet that is available from
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/food-log.html I did have to format the columns correctly and I cut out the fat column and I added in 2 rows at the bottom after the total calories for:
Total Daily Energy Expenditure 2070 It will be different for you
Daily Caloric Defict/Overage =totalIntake-TDEEcell (2070)set the result as a number with 0 decimal places and negative as -1234 in red set the cell to 14 pt fond bold italic underline to make it stand out.
If you are under every day you will lose weight. It is a bit of a pain counting everything but if you don’t you won’t know where the excess calories come from. Have an extra 2 glasses of beer and it’s 290 calories. I don’t don’t count calories then I’d be doing a diet. However I am very mindful of what I eat. Eat good quality, not prepackaged, cook it right and enjoy eating, taking time and be mindful of what you are doing.
Contact me if you would like a copy of my revised daily food log. I don’t know if there is private message here or not never looked.
Hi, I began 5-2 in Dec 2014 and didn’t see a movement in the scales until about late Jan 2015. Even then it was a small loss. The advice about counting your calories for a week is excellent. Use Your Profile (or is it Your Tracker) at the top of the page to determine your daily calorie intake (TDEE). If you find that you are eating too much on non-fast days adjust your food intake.
It is also helpful to know which foods you eat that have high calorie content. Bread is deceiving because it is so prevalent in modern diets that it seems OK to eat but it has quite a high calorie count. If you can omit it from a fast day diet and replace it with lots of veges, you will feel fuller sooner with less calories. It might be the same with other foods that you are eating.
I would also agree that this is a slow process and it is not a steady downward trend. I take my waist measurement and it has wobbled between 92cm at the start to 87cm and back up to 89cm several times. At least it hasn’t reached 92cm again.
Oh, and you height can be important too. Check out the thread related to height if you are a shorty. It can be more difficult for shorties to lose at the same rate as others.
Good luck!
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