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Lol Holly me shout? You made me smile though when you apologised for using the f word. The others are right it’s not that you failed, you just didn’t get it right. The best thing about 5:2 is that you keep trying, you don’t give up.
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Day 8 : Melbourne : NFD
Weight on Day 1 = 65.9 kg Weigh ton Day 8 = 64kg = Very Happy
Goal for November = 62.5
Ultimate goal = 59kg (in my secret thoughts I would really Love to be at 56kg, but now at age 59, I think that may be unrealistic to maintain, as I love cooking right from scratch/eating healthy food – it’s a hobby along with growing vegies.)
HollyLJ – hang in there! Visualise that squiggly graph line over a few weeks/months and once you draw a straight line through it to average it out, it will be a downward trend all the way!
Day 8 – New Zealand – NFD
For all my whinging yesterday I had a good fast day. Today started with Bircher muesli at morning tea (too busy in the morning to eat), it was delicious and very filling – don’t think I will have any lunch. Haven’t had my pedometer on for the last couple of days, so need to get back into walking 10,000 steps. I know that helps both my fitness and my mood. Thank you all for your positively and encouragement.
November 7 – Los Angeles – NFD
I had a very good diet day so far. Eating very responsibly although in fairness, I’m still at the very beginning of a relatively long journey. I started this diet at 185 and now I’m at 181. I have another 20 lbs to go. I know this will work If I just commit myself to following the program and that’s what I need to do.
I have had trouble sleeping the nights after my fast days. Anyone have any advice? Anyone else have that happen to them? Also, anyone have advice about exercise on, or after fasting days.
Thanks again for all the support. It’s so much easier knowing I’m on the journey with all of you!
MB
Day 7….. Florida…… FD
Today, although very busy at work, went very well. Salad and popcorn for lunch. Ham and stuffed peppers for dinner. I’m guessing I’m at about 500 calories. I have no idea, how many calories were in the stuffed pepper but I only ate half so I’m giving it about 200 calorie.
The small piece of chocolate, I had saved, well it’s still being saved. I like the fact it’s there…. like even better that I don’t want it.
Weigh in is in the am…. wondering where I may end up for the week, either way, up or down. I’m proud, happy and content with my progress! Now that is one for the books
Well….. have a great day, afternoon, evening or night!
Michelle
Day 8, Australia, nfd
Weighed myself this morning after yesterday’s fd and am exactly 1kg up from last week, sigh. I have my goal for this week for cleaner eating and no bread and am going to do a much better job. Am making a healthy veg soup this afternoon for dinner and am thinking about doing Wednesday and Thursday b2b fasts with the low cal soup for dinner, instead of water fasts as I find them too difficult with b2b. Really want to keep on top of those pesky nfd’s that I’m struggling with and don’t want to feel that I’ve overindulged on any of them. I really want to meet my ideal goal of losing 2 kgs this month and am now behind so have to work this out.
I was quite hungry this morning, have had breakfast and now at lunch time I’m not hungry at all so may just wait and have the soup for dinner or early dinner. I can and will exercise my “willpower muscles” today. This is going to be a good week. That’s what I’m planning anyway.
Day 8 NFD West Australia
Yesterday was a fast day – well mostly. Went from 7 pm Sunday to 7pm Monday on tea, coffee and water.
Tamed the ‘tummy tiger’ most of the day and several glasses of water kept his growling to a minimum.
( But had to drink 3 glasses of water in a row about midday as the tiger was really growling!!)
Went to a seminar dinner last night and had meat and salad, handful of peanuts and glass of wine. Still thinking it was OK-ish … until they served pavlova, fruit, cream and ice-cream for dessert!!. So in effect, only half a FD.
The scales show 0.3 kg increase which I would expect, just glad it’s not more.
Still fitting into my clothes better and people noticing I look thinner.
Plan to fast most of the day today and playing 2 hours tennis tonight.
Need to do more consistent exercise.
(NO wish to be controversial, but glad the US election is going to be over soon. If stress causes people to eat I would think the past few months would not have been good for anyone.)
Nov 7 – FD – NC, USA
MAN today was tough. I felt very sluggish all day. I’ve been feeling really good until today where I felt like I could fall asleep at any moment. My fast day was fine, not eating was pretty easy. My hunger didn’t get as bad as it was the first 2 times. I skipped breakfast and lunch.. for dinner I had steamed broccoli, some cucumber slices, and my vegetable/turkey soup I made yesterday for the week. Assuming under 500 calories because at MOST the soup would be 400 (probably not) & broccoli and cucumbers are basically nothing (~40). I feel niiiice and full and comfy. Went to the gym this morning before work and did 20 minutes walking at an incline average of 9. Plus back exercises. It was a pretty decent day besides the strange exhaustion.
If anyone has any advice on how to deal with a concerned coworker, I’d appreciate it! She found it strange I didn’t eat lunch and asked, “Why aren’t you eating?” Like a concerned mother. I know she would be upset if I told her I was fasting and she (along with everyone else) would probably try to tell me it’s bad for me. What should I do in a situation like that?
Looking forward to tomorrow! I get to weigh myself in the morning. My next FD will be Friday because I don’t want to have to deal with nosy coworkers 🙂
Thanks everyone for all the entries and stories/support. I honestly don’t know if I would get through without you guys! Here’s to week #2!! Wooo!
Australia Day 8 NFD – yesterday’s FD went really well. I had fresh vietnamese rolls for lunch and a small sugar free yoghurt for dinner. I also walked for around an hour. Today I am determined to stick within my TDEE – I have a client lunch so that makes it hard but there’s always something and I just have to find ways to cope. @back2thefuture – the puppies are a labradoodle and a poodle – they are just so cute!
Day 7 E.Canada FD
MFlood023 – Just say to your coworker that you are part of a research project on insulin sensitivity. This is true, even if you are the only subject in an experiment conducted by yourself (though you might want to keep those details to yourself… 🙂 ) If she keeps pestering you, you will say you are just following instructions, and when you get updated in (pick a time, I suggest 3 months from now) you will update her.
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Well, still didn’t manage the liquid fast. Breakfast 150; banana, 1/2 50; pb 50; caffe latte 150; st 400. Okay, then bought almonds -erk, I think 150 st 550. Oh an an apple, 80, st630, and then 4 slices of sauteed potato, 50, a bit of chicken 50, a bit more of this or that, 50, st 780. Well, that is better than Saturday. Oh, and I cycled to the pool and swam some laps for exercise. Weighed self and I’m only down 0.5 to 1 pound for the month. I have to lose at least 1 pound a week here on in. RESOLVE!
Mflood……. I think the best thing for you do with your coworker, is to acknowledge her concern, then move on. If it starts to become a bigger issue than questions and looks of concerns, you may need to educate her. Give her the facts and data, the hard science of why this is a good way to live. Heck, buy her the book, maybe, she’ll give it a try.
Lastly, if those do not work, then you may need to gently put your foot down and tell her that your diet, well being and food consumption is not up for discussion or debate. In essence agree to disagree on what she likes or dislikes about what you are doing.
If it still continues do what I do, when someone won’t stop bugging me or keeps going on and on about something I am clearly against them on. I don’t say a word, I just look at them and smile. Eventually, when you stop reacting, they give up.
I worked with kids with behavioral issues for a long time, so when kids were screaming and acting a fool. I would just stand there not saying a word. When they realized that they were not getting a reaction, they calmed themselves and we were able to continue with our activity. Eventually, all my kids behavior started to balance out and communication with them became easier.
This method, I find works well, in most situations, because most people speak not to communicate but to get a reaction. Kinda of like the saying, we listen not to understand but to respond.
Find your balance for you, and everything else will balance.
Good luck!
Day 8 West Oz ( posted earlier today)
Hi Mflood
the same thing happened to me last night. A couple of ladies at the seminar dinner queried why I was eating very little and only half a glass of wine with very small serves of main course dinner ( they did smile when they saw me eat dessert!)
I told them I was doing the 5:2 diet and it was a fast day. One lady said that it didn’t sound at all healthy. I simply briefly explained the science behind intermittent fasting and how it is actually very beneficial for health, weight loss , just giving the body a rest from always coping with food consumption, being mindful of what we eat at any time, can help to re-set hunger signals etc.
One lady was interested, the other not convinced. That’s up to them. I’m happy with my choices. 🙂
Still Day 8 here in NZ, have just caught up on recent posts and I’m smiling at all the comments.
IN IT TTI: Bad girl, go to your room and sit in the naughty corner for 5 minutes and think about your actions, then renew your resolve and remove all those other temptations from the pantry. You can do it because we have all done what you did. Stay strong.
Roll on the next two days when the rest of the world can get over the Trump/Clinton circus. Is there any other news in the world other than these two idiots?
Day 8 – Switzerland – FD
Well, non-election news here is that it’s started to snow. Only a quick flurry down here by the lake, but the mountains are all tipped with white and there’s a chill in the air.
I’m planning to wrap up warm for today’s FD, and keep the thermos of black tea by my side.
@MikeBridge I don’t sleep well on FDs unless I really fill up at dinner time with a hearty soup or loads of veggies. Had a low-cal ready meal once for convenience and literally woke up in the night with a growling stomach. Good luck with finding a solution that works for you.
Day 8, FD, New Zealand. Weight reduced by 1.5kg in the past week.
Buoyed by the figure on the scales, I decided to go for broke and do back-to-back FDs. So have just broken the fast with a 400cal bowl of brown rice and vegetables. I have to admit Monday was easy-peasy, but Tuesday was a struggle. Even the sound of a colleague unwrapping some chocolate, or speaking while eating… OMG, I almost ran out and bought a muffin. But I am pleased to report that I did not. I just drank a lot of water. And got my second wind in the afternoon, so I walked home, totalling 19,000 steps today. I am definitely looking forward to eating my TDEE tomorrow, but am quietly pleased with myself for sticking to b2b FDs. It will be so much easier to repeat next week, knowing I’m capable of it. Good luck with Week 2 everyone!
Hi Mike:
Here are some tips: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/
Good Luck!
Day 8 England FD
Interesting IBS development. Had first symptoms for 9 days. Yesterday I was out for the day & had a pub lunch which was the largest amount I’d eaten at one time since starting the diet. Nothing revolutionary – just meat & vegetables, but I can’t help feeling the 2 are related.
So based on the belief that if I have too large a portion size I’ll be ill within hours, this strengthens my resolve to stick to the diet. 😁😁
Day 8 UK NFD
Miesque, I don’t have IBS but if I am not careful with food the day after a fast, trying to be uncharacteristically delicate here…lets just say the loo is my constant companion…I think of it as my body struggling to cope a bit. I am sure there is some properly scientific explanation. You are right it does help keep you on track!
Mikebridge, I had problems with sleeping on FDs for the first few weeks but they resolved on their own. I do liquid only very low cal FDs now with no return of sleep difficulties.
Good luck today everyone!
Day 8 Portugal NFD
Yesterday’s FD went ok. Might have been over 500cal a bit but not much. Today I am hoping to make healthy choices and need to weigh in tomorrow after about 10 days. Expecting my weight to be up a bit after last week’s eating! Today I completed a HIIT workout and hope to go for a walk around the block (2.5k).
Have a great day!
Day 8, London. NFD.
Yesterday was a FD and I managed to stay within the 500 calorie limit, so very pleased as I felt good. Less pleased that it simply “reversed” the gain over the weekend, but there is a lesson there – if NFDs always over the TDEE, then this becomes a crazy yo-yo diet, which is not how it’s supposed to be.
Modest loss for week 1- 0.6 kg, but my aim for the month is also modest- 2kg to lose this month, so still on track for that. (I have some 4 kg to lose.)
The biggest take-way for me from week one is that I need to plan the food for NFDs, otherwise things will slip. Today’s plan is (apologies for boring with the detail, this is more for my accountability): small plain porridge for breakfast, home-made barley, broccoli and squash salad for lunch and omelette with veg in the evening. This leaves space for treats: 2 chocolate balls, a glass of wine.
Have a good second week, everyone.
Day 8: Dublin NFD
Good morning everyone. All these posts and suggestions are very inspiring and helping me to keep on track. Thanks b2tf for the reference to Fung’s argument re habitual eating- dead right! Thanks also to our fellow challenge her who posted the Fung article on the perils of snacking. Very informative – and a little scary to think of what we do to our bodies when we’re in perpetual feeding mode!
Going to approach the NFD as a more liberal FD today to see if I can break my habits. Bit anxious about the election there for the sake of my friends and family In the US. Best wishes everyone!
Day 8 – UK – NFD
First fast day in ages accomplished fairly painlessly yesterday. Helped by the fact that my husband was out and so I wasn’t led astray. For my NFDs I am trying to follow the advice in Josie Spinardi’s fantastic book: Thin Side Out, How to Have Your Cake and Your Skinny Jeans Too. This book is really about the reasons why dieting does not work which include the deprivation we feel when we deny ourselves our favourite food. She suggests an approach called hunger directed eating which allows you to eat anything at all as long as you are truly hungry and you stop when you have had enough – the book is full of advice and tips on how to do this. I really recommend it.
So I have just broken my fast with a boiled egg and toast with butter – I made two slices of toast which were cut into four triangles. I then threw away the fourth as I felt properly satisfied and no at all deprived so now, on with the rest of my day until I am hungry again – when I will eat a moderate portion of what ever I like!
Good luck to all those fasting today!
Day 8 Australia: Travelling through NSW. Now in Sydney. Unfortunately it’s as though I never heard of IF but can turn that around in due course. Having a wonderful time in spite of driving a minimum of 7 hours a day. Catching up with relatives and friends. Talk tomorrow. Will try and catch up with posts then but not much reading time.
Hi Liv and welcome:
You are trying to lose weight and are starting a diet. And you are looking for recipes that will let you eat as many calories as you can possibly eat on your new diet.
What is your goal?
Here are some tips: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/
Good Luck!
Nov 8 – NFD – NC, USA
I usually post at night to tell about my day BUT I’M DOWN 2.6lbs y’all! I just weighed myself and in one week I went from 130 to 127.4. Incredible. 130 was already the lowest I’ve been since high school and I’m not really sure how I even got there. I’ve always been 135-140. ANYWAY I’m PUMPED and I was very scared because my time of the month is here (sorry if TMI) but I thought it would affect the scales since women gain weight during that time usually. MAN I’m excited. Will tell about my day later! Everyone have a good day! 🙂
EnglishLady: thank you for the book recommendation, I checked the intro on Amazon and got the book to see the approach it suggests. I quite agree with the premise that dieting does not work. That has been proven in multiple studies over time, plus empirically, I do have a few friends that go on every diet going (and actually stick to it), only to regain weight (and then some) when the diet is “over”. Forming long-term habits is what matters.
Livfloyd74- there are gazillions recipes on the internet, instagram, etc. My personal advice is not to go for faddy/overly complicated concoction- i.e., it does not have to be “chia seed egg substitute with spiralised mung beans on Himalayan-bush toast” 😉 or similar nonsense, but one should try to prep simple food from scratch from local and seasonal ingredients (to the extent possible) and then get a rough idea of the calories per normal portion (i.e., one CAN overeat with “healthy” food, too).
Mflood023- well done!
Day 8…….. Florida……… NFD
First….. weight in day for me, I’m down 1.4lbs. I’m gonna take that and rejoice in it! NFD for me today, I’m going to be mindful of what I put in my mouth today and not go overboard as I did on Sunday.
I’m going to a clothing swap on the 26th, so my new goal is to make more of the clothes in my closet unwearable, and bring clothes in hiding out of there hiding places!
That way, I will find a new to me wardrobe staring back at me each morning. Plus, that closet need a damn good cleaning…. lol
Today, is going to an very interesting day, I believe. The political circus is going to be taking the big tent down. I never thought, it would get here, to be honest, finally back to regular scheduled programming. My family for pretty much the last month, have stuck to watching Hulu and Netflix and the hunting channel to avoid the barrage of political commercials. It going to be nice to watch a good old fashion commercial again….. lol
We’re definitely going to be seeing how tough we are, based on if we’re going to sink or swim in the next 4 years.
Just a few words based on some of the posts lately.
For those who have tripped and have bad scales. It’s only one week, in a lifetime. A battle is never won in a day, it takes weeks even months of strategic moves, stubbed toes and bruised egos to win. Don’t just lay there in talk grass, get up take one step, revaluate, draw up new battle plans….. Your supporters need direction, were standing next you ready to fight….. You can do this…. You will do this…… You are winning!
Congrats to those who have seen success….
Action….. please watch over me and send me to the corner, if I give in too bad influences. The Lord knows, I need to good swift kick in the butt sometimes. P.S.
Love your humor…
It seems as many of us are getting looks and talks of concern from people who do not understand our WOL. It’s okay, remember to acknowledge their concern, it makes them feel better and remember there is no one cure for the masses. Each individual must find a cure that works for them. I guess that’s why pharmaceutical company are so rich, if there was one magic pill that cured everyone, there would be a lot of broke researchers, scientists and chemists in our world today!
Go forth in peace my friends!
Michelle
DAY 8 US SC NFD
FD yesterday went well. I didn’t lose any weight this week..up and down the same lb or two.. really just maintained. I think I’m in one of those plateau’s again and I’ll just have to ride it out till my body decides it’s ready to start losing again.
The first few months of 5:2 I was very aware of what I ate on my NFD’s and stayed at TDEE of my goal weight. I am finding it very difficult to get back to that. My NFD’s have become a free for all. My goal this week is to really be aware of what I’m putting in my mouth again. Have a good day all!
London | Day 8 | FD
Yesterday’s NFD went OK. Skipped breakfast and had lunch with the boss. Then my friend cooked dinner – kept rice to a minimum – so should have been within TDEE.
FD today. It’s been 4 days since the last proper FD, so bit of a struggle with hunger. But I’m determined to get a 24h-liquid fast in (may be some beef bullion to get me through). It’s getting quite cold now, so I feel hungry more often – THIS TOO SHALL PASS – my new motto! 🙂
Dinner planned – chicken veg soup (already in the freezer) or spirilized courgette in miso broth with an egg +/- avocado – depending on how adventurous I feel when I get home 🙂
Sorry I haven’t had a chance to browse through all the posts… Soon…
All the best everyone!
Day 8 – CANADA – FD
I’m a very happy camper this morning. I stepped on the scale and was pleasantly surprised to see that I had lost 3 pounds this week. I had been weighing myself every morning and some days I would be up 2 pounds then down the next. This week I will not weigh myself until next Tuesday. – otherwise I tend to beat myself up if I think I have gained instead of lost.
Good luck to one and all as we begin our second week of the November challenge.
D8, Meibourne Australia, FD.
Good fast day. Nil other than green tea during the day. Dinner – Cauliflower base pizza, some Parmesan crisps and fresh blueberries for dessert.
Mflood/ re the coworker. It’s hard to explain to someone the fasting and the science behind it – especially in a quick lunch break. Many people are still old school about weight loss. I can’t even discuss with my grown up kids so I find it easier to keep it quiet and just get on with it trying not to be noticed. Maybe at work just have a mug of light soup with minimal cals for lunch while dining with colleagues.
Interested in any ideas for plateaus and what has worked for anyone – things going pretty slow given I’m doing ADF and sticking to it very well. I probably only have about 5 kg to lose so understand the last bit will be hard but would really like to break through this lull.
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