Hi everyone!

I am back on the 5:2 in an attempt to shed the weight I’ve steadily gained over the last few years. I am 5′ 2″ and before I started fasting I was 11 stone 3 – far too chunky for my frame!

I was on 5:2 last summer and lost a few pounds over the few months that I did it but due to a change in work circumstances and working stressful and unpredictable hours, I gave it up and started eating everything in sight.

Hoping to shed at least a stone before May which is when I go on holiday. I fasted last week on Monday and Wednesday and managed to lose two pounds despite a steak dinner and dessert on Saturtday and lots of cocktails! I am quite careful on non-fasting days and went to the gym three times.

I fasted yesterday (Monday) and intend to fast again on Thursday. Look forward to sharing success stories with you all and staying motivated!

Hey Angie – thanks! How are you doing on your fasts? How long have you been doing it? Totally agree that when us shorties put on weight, it shows so much – I am so envious of all my tall friends for that reason.

Good luck and happy fasting 🙂

I normally do Monday and Wednesday or Thursday – Friday tends to be normal/eating out day for me!

I have lots of tea during the day, I used to have a grilled low fat sausage between breakfast and lunch (90 cal) but I’ve stopped having that and now I don’t eat til lunch when maybe I’ll have Waitrose prawn dumplings – 6 pieces is 146 calories, then for dinner, I have sushi and miso soup. I’ve just discovered “slim noodles” which are 21 calories per serving and made from vegetables so I’m going to give them a go soon.

Well done on your weight loss, great progress!

@sylvestra – what do you eat on fast days? Do you mind me asking how long you’ve fasted and your progress so far?

Hi @sylvestra – thanks for your post! Well done on all your weight loss so far, that’s amazing progress. Wishing you the best with more successes to come. I agree in that it’s a sustainable way of eating.

I fasted Monday and Wednesday last week – went running on Wednesday morning and an hour in the gym on both Saturday and Sunday and I’m so pleased that even after eating out at Nando’s on Thursday and a big Thai meal on Friday, I have lost another 2 pounds this week. Really happy with that, and hope to lose another 2 this week (although I am staying with family this weekend and therefore will have to be careful about how much I’m eating on non fast days).

I find that restricting myself on fast days has definitely made me a lot more mindful of what I eat on regular eating days, I crave less quantity, and don’t “need” sugar and sweets like I felt like I did before I was on the Fast Diet.

Hoping to shed at least a stone before May – watch this space…

Hi @jfitzy – I know, I am far too addicted to weighing myself, but I will try and cut this back. Perhaps I should hold off weighing myself again until end of February. I think I just want to try and see if I can do it and whether it kicks my weight loss into the next gear! Congratulations on your 8.5lb drop, that’s absolutely amazing, you should be really proud!

@angie090465 – my fast day is alright so far, I’m addicted to vanilla red bush tea so i’m drinking lots of that and lots of water to take my mind off it. I have found that when I fast, I don’t experience hunger pangs as badly as I used to when I first started out, maybe my body is getting used to it. I have an innocent veggie pot for lunch (197 cal) and a Waitrose spinach and ricotta cannelloni for dinner (271 cal) – both really yummy and highly recommended! How is yours going? What food do you have planned for today?

Hey Angie!

It’s really good – I recommend Dragonfly as a brand, the Tetley’s ones aren’t nearly as nice – http://www.dragonfly-teas.com/vmchk/167-Dragonfly-Rooibos-Vanilla-40s.html

I’m the same with fast days, I tend to only really eat the same things. I did the fast diet a bit last year but didn’t really stick with it, and since then I have changed up how I use my calories. I used to have something in the morning under 100 calories but I prefer saving the calories til lunch time, having under 200 then saving 300 for dinner. I either have (this is so boring but it works and it’s easier because I can monitor the calories) 6 dumplings from Waitrose at 24 calories each with a dash of soy sauce (high in protein so keeps me fuller for longer) or I have an innocent veggie pot – the Japanese ramen one which is 197 calories. Then for dinner I either have sushi for 240 calories and miso soup for 45 calories or something ready made (usually Waitrose – there’s one right by my house!) from their “love life” range which is their low calorie ready meals – so spinach and ricotta cannelloni or shepherds pie or veggie lasagne, or fish pie – all of them are under 300 calories apart from the lasagne which is 312 but I just adjust my calories during the day to make sure I don’t go over.

I’ve found fasting gets easier each week that I do it – the first few days were quite difficult and the first ever fast day I did was absolutely horrific but I think I’m getting used to it now (to be honest this is only my fourth week so I’m perhaps getting ahead of myself) but I can say for certain that I definitely want to make this a long term thing. I’m already worrying about what I am going to do on my two week holiday in May!!

I definitely find fasting at work easier, especially if I keep busy. I can get the food I eat on fast days from the shops close to my office, and if I’m at my desk rather than at home or out at the weekend, it’s a lot easier to be strict with myself. I don’t think if I could fast on non-work days!

I plan to go for a little walk at lunchtime and have my food around 1.30! What about you?! xxxxxxxx

Welcome @simsbury – of course you are most welcome to join this thread! Thanks for sharing your background details.. and your dogs sound so cute! I love pugs especially, they’re adorable.

Congrats on the new husband as well, that’s great!

You’re most welcome to document your weight loss journey on this thread – I find it really useful to just come here and write anonymously about how I’m doing and how I find my fasting. I feel like my boyfriend/friends/family don’t want to talk about my weight loss as much as I do, so turning to the forum to discuss my progress with like-minded people with similar targets and ambitions!

How much are you looking to lose? What days are you fasting? I normally do Monday and Wednesday or Thursday but this week I’m kicking it up a notch and doing Monday, Tuesday and potentially Thursday.

I’m going to weigh myself at the end of these fasts and then not weigh myself again until the end of February because I’m becoming a bit obsessed with the scales and I need to cut that out!

Welcome and look forward to hearing all about your progress! Keep us posted and happy fasting!

@angie090465 – I’ve just had my Innocent pot of noodles and broth for lunch – feel really satisfied and warm inside now and hopefully it’ll carry me through til dinner tonight of cannelloni – probably eating that around 7.30 so I can go to bed with a full tummy. I can’t get to sleep on an empty stomach, just doesn’t work! A friend of mine used to have egg on toast for breakfast, a salad for lunch then an apple or bag of popcorn in the evening – I tried it and I HATED going to sleep empty. Have you had your lunch yet? Having a bit of a slow day at work and this forum is keeping me entertained!

Hey Angie, no problem at all!

The weather is looking pretty ominious where I am as well – I’ve seen the forecasts and they’re looking pretty grim for the coming week!

I think it’s going to be really hard fasting in May – I’m going to New York and everyone knows how tempting and delicious the food is in America. My boyfriend has already mapped out all the restaurants he wants to eat at so I don’t know whether I’ll even be able to fast while I’m there. I leave a Thursday so at least I can get my Monday and Wednesday fasts in before I fly.

We’re half way there! I’m always glad when lunch time comes around because in the afternoon I never get as hungry after lunch as I am in the mornings. I always wake up around 7 and to go from 7am – 1.30pm is quite a long time to go with the tummy rumbles.

Only 4 or 5 hours til I can leave work and have dinner.. thanks for keeping me company! xx

I can’t wait, I wanted to drop a stone before I go, but I’ve been doing the Fast Diet since 13 Jan (this is my fourth week) and I’m astounded that I’ve already dropped half a stone! Really really thrilled, perhaps I’ll even be able to drop two stone before May. We will see, I’m defintely not going to push it though, I’m just going to continue doing what I’m doing now, and I’ll be really thrilled if I lost another half stone in four weeks time.

Thanks for your support, hope to speak to you soon! Enjoy your dog walk this afternoon too! xxx

Good morning to anyone who is reading this thread!

So this is my 3rd fast of the week – also did Monday and Tuesday. Jumped on the scales this morning and I’ve not dropped any more weight since Monday – have stayed the same, but never mind! Hoping by Friday/Saturday it will have evened out a bit and I’ll be down another pound or two. Then I won’t weigh myself again until the beginning of March because I think I’m becoming a bit addicted to the scales, oops!

I’ve got an M&S country vegetable soup for lunch and a slice of ryvita (185 calories for all of that – the M&S soup is only 150 calories for the full 600g tub which is amazing!). Then I’ve got a Waitrose cottage pie at 291 calories for dinner. (and a few extra just to play with).

Happy fasting everyone! xx

Thanks Angie – I like to be prepared so there’s no confusion about what to have.

On your recommendation, I’ve got some Warburtons thins ready for my lunch on fast days next week! I also got some extra light laughing cow cheese triangles (only 20 calories per serving) and slices of cooked chicken (13 calories per serving!). Somehting a bit different from soups and noodle broths, looking forward to trying them out, so thank you for the recommendation!

Have a great day! xx