At 20:20 local time I dare to say I made it through my first day of “fasting”. Since I never had much problem skipping breakfast as long as I get my tea, I added some milk (130 g to be exact) to a big mug and went to work. Had a 45 minute walk in beautiful Stockholm and a banana at lunch time. The evening meal was a 2 egg omelette with tomatoes, chives and half a mozzarella.

What I learned today is that I didn’t get extremely hungry, that oolong tea consumed throughout the day probably helps quite a bit and that the little cravings I got was not for sweets, junk food or even pasta but for prawns and other seafood.

However, my mail takeaway is that I need to carefully plan my “big” meal for fast days better. Couldn’t even imagine going shopping today so everything needs to be at the house the day before the fast. And still, the leafy greens are so much fresher bought the same day.

Any thoughts on that from more experienced fasters?

Thank you, wiltldnrUSA! 🙂

It is all going great. Lost 5 kg (means BMI is 21,5) and have never lost weight so easily. The weight is levelling out now. I intend to continue on 5:2 unless I reach BMI 20, But that is another 5 kilos so I don’t think that is going to happen anytime soon. But if I do I’ll switch to 6:1.

The food part is also quite OK. Have no trouble shopping for groceries on fasting days nowadays, since I don’t feel ravenous. Yesterday I bought 500 g shrimps and didn’t realise I had only 110 kcal for that meal. Tried to add some Finn Crisps with Cream cheese but couldn’t really eat that much so I ended up have like 250 kcal that day.

I tried the kelp noodles, found them quite good. Though it is not really lasting, like eating cucumber if you know what I mean.

Freeze dried veggies & fruit, haven’t seen anything like that in the stores in this part of the world. Where do you buy them?

Thank you, very kind!

Aha, well I guess survivalism is not too “hot” in my part of the world :). I’ll look for suppliers of freeze dried veggies nearby. Or willing to ship it for a decent price in slightly smaller quantities.

The very best “side-effect” for me is that I have more energy. My partner commented on it in a positive way!

Wow,25 lb and you just keep going. I wish you the best on your journey. May the fast be with you!