Good afternoon/evening/night…. Gosh, I hope I covered everyone’s area…. lol
Coda….. thanks….I’m a self improvement type of gal with tons of what I call useless facts rattling up in this head. But I believe their is room for everyone to improve and I love helping people reach all of their goals. So, I’m sure there will be more….. lol
It’s my turn……. I’m in Fla too…… Tampa Bay Area! Cool someone close!
Pinkpeony…… you can eat anything you’d like on your FD, just don’t go over 500 calories. My normal FD menu is coffee with creamer 45 cal, salad with dressing… 40 cal. Fruit no more than 50 calories, afternoon coffee…. 22 calories. Any type of protein no more than 200 calories, salad and dressing 40 calories, any type of veg no more than 50 calories. 2 cans of diet mt dew….. This is spread through the day…. I don’t do breakfast because I fast daily from 7pm until 12 pm the next day. Also most important…. water, water, water and more water!
Well…. today started off as a no frills type of day… busy as always…. Then POW! 1/2 hour before my day closes. my coworker and 2 bosses get into a screaming match, my co worker quits…. and I’m left to finish my day and hers! Wow didn’t see that coming! I feel so bad, it was all uncalled for!
I didn’t leave until 5:30, then to the market, headed home then back to the market cuz I forgot something…. home dinner in the oven….. I’m officially and hour and a half behind! My fast won’t start until 8:30 now Ugg! House tidy, cardio, meal prep and what nots after that! I’ll be luck to be in bed by 11. To top it all off, I am now on my co worker schedule, so I’m now in the office earlier. There goes my am routine……
POSTIVE NOTE……. As life can sometimes take a less favorable route as mine did today….My new WOL adjusts to what life decides to throw at me! I just adjust my fast times 8:30pm until 2pm. Tomorrow my FD, so I’ll stay with in my calories and goals. When you have only a 5 hour window to eat you have a hard time consuming tons off calories… This means 100 calories an hour for me tomorrow….. Another great thing…. this new WOL or 5:2 diet is adjustable to everyday life……. There is no way you can say….. my life is to hectic to become heathy, I don’t have enough time…….
okay enough of my ramblings….
Today, I let my belly dictate my calories…. 900 calories…. that what it is telling me. I may have to over ride its decision and have a sneaky snack…… for 250calories… Let’s see who is the boss of who here…..😂 But on a serious note… sometimes you have to eat the calories…. 1900 calories for three days isn’t good for anyone!
Cheers good friends!
May your days be fun and your nights relaxing!
Michelle

2nd post
pinkpeony if your tracker gave 1500 for your tdee that is the amount of calories allowed on your non fd. My tdee is 1582 and for fast days I should have a quarter of that. Hope that helps.
This must be a record number of people signing up b2tf? Love the idea of the wave lol

London | Day 1 | FD

Thanks for adding me b2tf and for the effort in keeping us all in check.
A new day – a new challenge!
My first and most important goal is to stick to the Challenge! 😛

Day 1 data:
Weight 66.5 kg
%body fat 22.2 (approximate, using skin-fold measurement)
Waist 72.5 cm
Hips 93.5 cm

My 5:2 journey so far:
I’ve lost 7.4 kg in exactly 5 months.
Also lost 4 cm off my waist, 2.5 cm off my hips and 2 cm off my neck in the last 2 months (I only started measuring since September).
I’ve been experimenting with IF since I started in June – Dr Mosley’s 5:2 to begin with, then tried 36h water fasts (they were tough!), now I do 24h water fasts (lunch – lunch or dinner – dinner depending on my social commitments etc) twice a week.
I’ve cut out fruit juice, smoothies and diet sodas. Also given up alcohol (never been much of a drinker, so wasn’t hard). I’ve also completely stopped snacking between meals.
My downfall is sugar (cakes, biscuits etc) and other starchy food (rice mainly). Also portion control on NFDs – specially weekends! I try to substitute rice with cauliflower-rice etc during the week. Even cakes/biscuits etc I only take with a main meal now, never as a snack.
I’ve also taken a lot inspiration and advise from Dr Jason Fung’s books (The Obesity Code and The Complete Guide to Fasting) into my diet.

I’ve been exercising regularly since the beginning of this year. When I started 5:2 I only exercised on NFDs, then progressed onto exercising on FDs as well. Most FDs I’m fine to run or do a yoga class, but if I wasn’t feeling too good, then I’d ease off and listen to what my body says (I got better at listening over time).
Exercise is my anti-depressant – I run, cycle (mostly Spin classes in the winter months), also do hot yoga (Bikram) and TRX. I do a combination of these 3-4 times/week.

TODAY was part NFD and part FD – I had an egg&bacon muffin (see what I mean about carbs?!) with a coffee (+ dash of semi-skimmed milk) for breakfast. Roast chicken and a green leafy salad for lunch with a bag of veg crisps. Been fasting since 2pm. Will be fasting until 2pm tomorrow – home-made chicken and veg soup for lunch.
Also planning a TRX class after work.

My goals for November:
1. Continue with IF and lose another 1.5 kg minimum (this will be bring me closer to the upper limit of my healthy weight 64.3 kg).
2. Take on a 30-day exercise challenge starting from mid-Nov – exercise 45-60mins/day every day for 30 days – combination of BIkram yoga, TRX and spin classes.
3. Be more organised and plan my meals better – with the aim to further reduce simple carbs from my diet

It’s great to see such a wide spread and varied group encouraging and inspiring each other to a healthy lifestyle 🙂
Here’s to a successful November Challenge – All the best everyone!

Day 1, NY, NY, NFD

I started the FD in september, after joining a juice cleanse in London that delivered juice twice a week mimicking the 5:2. You would only drink 500 calories worth of juice on fd. It helped me get started and got me used to fasting but i definitely think the fasting with food rather than juice works better for me since I actually have a lot of hours without any food at all….and also do not feel at all deprived.

I had mentioned I am adding another fast day this month as part of the challenge. I fasted on sunday and monday and will fast again tomorrow, since from wed i have friends staying and a wedding over the weekend. so normally I plan to fast monday, wed and fri. I had never done two consecutive days fasting and realize that I do not like it as much but good to work that out.

I started at 163 lbs ( I am 5 ft 6) and start the November challenge today at 157.1 lbs.

So hopefully will go down to at the very least 153 lbs by the end of the challenge.

I find that i have been going down on FD and then up again on NFD ( i am eating within my calorie allowance on those days w the occasional hiccup at a party and dinner etc) i do find that since i know i can totally survive on 500 calories I have no desire to snack on high calorie foods and notice things like even a bran muffin being a whopping 450 calories! I would rarely eat them but it makes you think!

Have started exercising again…which for some reason I had stopped while i was away. I usually exercise 3-4 times a week some cardio and pilates or strength training, so was good to get into the gym today for a pilates class.

Good luck everyone!

Hi M and welcome:

It does not matter when you eat. The cal. count is the most important. However, many find after experimenting that one evening meal high in fat and moderate in protein works best. Here are some tips: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Good Luck!

Day 3, Melbourne Aust, FD.
I decided to fast again while my motivation is still high and I hope to be able to do 4:3 some weeks, or at least a very low calorie 3rd day – just to keep me honest.

Hey BIDDIE V How can it be Day 3 when it’s only the 2nd of November. Typical Ozzie, always think they are away ahead of the rest of the world LOL.

Great race yesterday, were you there?

Day 2 England NFD

Good Morning!
Yesterday was only my third ever fast day and it was hard. Time dragged and I ate salad leaf after salad leaf and tomato after tomato. One hard boiled egg and some chicken & ham for protein.
On the upside I don’t feel particularly hungry right now. Probably just as well at 5 am 😹😹
My primary reason for doing this is to give my body a break from the relentless IBS symptoms. Yesterday & the previous day were symptom free and I’m planning to introduce starch today in the form of potato but no wheat. Hoping to make sense of what is making me ill.

Day 2, London UK, NFD

Correction for yesterday, turned into a FD afterall so both days out of the way for this week.

Day 2 | Derbyshire UK | NFD

Day2 – Staffordshire,UK – NFD

Yesterday’s Fast Day went well, first time I’ve tried whilst at work. Think it helped being at work as too busy to think about food.

Day 2 – NFD – New Forest, UK

Day 2 Surrey UK NFD Checking in. The intention is to focus, watch portion sizes and get on with it.

Day 1, Ohio, USA, FD
Day 2, Ohio, USA, NFD

Hi all! Back2thefutire thank you for taking this on! I’m in. This week is going to be a little wonky for me. Away from home helpin out parents. But I’ll do my best.

UK day 2 FD Yesterdays NFD didn’t quite go as planned – was going quite well til heard OH was delayed so dinner would have to be put back a couple of hours and for some reason I went for cheese and crackers to put me on – must get some carrots in for snacking ! planned today’s meals ,really want to nail this and get into the habit of 2 FDs a week

Enjoying a 14 day yoga challenge I found on YouTube by Fiji McAlpine, nice vinyasa flow practice ,helping to de-stress me

Day 2, NFD.
My FD yesterday was unsuccessful (long story), though the scales show -0.6kg this morning, which I’m sure is beginner’s luck.
Aim for today: to stay within TDEE (the higher one, for the current weight, as going out tonight) plus modest exercise (30 min of yoga and 30 min walking: both already done).

Day 2: Dublin. NFD
Morning everyone. Good luck today! Day two is NFD – going to try alternate day fasting if I can. Feel better from a ‘day off’ from normal eating. More motivated to keep to sensible feasting today.

Ha ha! I think it’s a good thing! I’m staying clear of the scales for the next two months- too demotivating for me – will let the party dress for Christmas decide if it’s all working! 😉

Day 2 – UK – FD
Hey Everyone,
After a successful FD yesterday I am doing another today. I work Mon, Tues, Wed and find it much easier fasting at work so will continue to do B2B if I can.
Didn’t feel hungry at all yesterday and had 540 cals, although this morning I am soooo hungry. I’m yet to have a coffee so will hold out another hour for that and see if it blunts my appetite. Going to have weetabix at around 2.30 to break my fast and a light tea around 7pm. Good luck to you all 👍🏼 x

D2, Australia, NFD.
Had a good FD yesterday with 500 calories eaten at dinner. Too busy to have breakfast today and had salad for lunch. Interesting it seems my stomach has shrunk and couldn’t finish it. I used to have a bottomless pit!! Weight down 300gm today. Another FD tomorrow – doing ADF.

Day 2: London NFD

Well yesterday was my first ever FD. I have to admit I was fine all day until about 5pm when the kids were kicking off and I normally run for the chocolate. I was good and kept busy until they went to bed. I ate half a tin of tomato soup and I promise you I have never tasted anything so amazing. I kept telling myself tomorrow is a nfd so you can eat as soon as you wake up. well it’s now nearly half 10 and I’m on my way to work and still not eaten. I had the best night sleep I’ve had in years and feel amazing. I hope to stay positive. I was down 2lb on the scales this morning but I know it’s to early to be excited. I did manage 3 litres of water yesterday and have never visited the toilet so much in my life. Feeling positive for today, have my healthy pack lunch all packed. Good luck today everyone 🙂

Day 2 Australia NFD.
I’m having trouble with my NFD. I’m eating way too much so just wondering if the people who’ve done it before have any tips?
I did well on my FD (oct 31 which was a Monday here), but I find that I’ve been going crazy on my NFD. Has this happened to anyone else, and if so, how do I stop?!
The exercise part is going great, but knowing that it’s 80% what you eat, I’m really concerned I’m not going to get anywhere 🙁
Also, was thinking that on NFD, I’ll keep to an 8 hour eating window (11-7) in a hope that i’ll keep me on track. Happily taking advice on this matter. Thank you!

Day 2 Italy – NFD

Hi needachange – it might help your NFD to add in some food that allow volume with relatively low calories. One of my favourite is popcorn. 50gm of unpopped popcorn makes about 5 cups of popcorn (cooked in oil) and contains only 275 calories. Calorie are even lower for air popped but for the calories it tastes so much better cooked in a bit of oil. This provides a great snack that lasts a while – great after dinner watching TV. Another good filler meal is salad – again a big volume for relatively low calories. Celery and carrot sticks also good with some yoghurt or hommous dip.
Also maybe you are over compensating with eating after your exercise. If so, it may be better to hold off on the exercise and get your eating under control.
If you try ADF then you shouldn’t really have to worry about your NFD – you should have a sufficient calorie deficit with ADF.
Not sure how long you have been doing 5:2 but I found after not too long the novelty of NFD wears off and don’t need to binge. After FD it’s just great to be able to have 3 meals. Maybe watch portion size, eat slowly but mainly don’t overthink. You’ll follow up with a FD it should minimise any NFD damage! Good luck!

Day 2 USA (Illinois) NFD

Congrats to all you newbies on your efforts so far! Yes, it really does get easier and more predictable. I always feel cold on FD’s, so keep yourself bundled up or get a hot pad or water bottle of some kind. I take a 2 pound sack of uncooked rice and sew it into a cotton fabric bag, microwave for 2 minutes and you have a nice portable heater.

I seldom do a whole gym workout on FD’s but often get a 1 mile power walk (about 15 minutes) even on FD’s.

Wine? Shiraz … wow, I love a good red. Yes, I had a couple glasses with dinner before the Cubs game to help calm my nerves. And they WON! Big time! Final World Series game tonight. I can’t wait!

Like others have said, on NFD’s you can have about anything but just be conscious of calories.

Onward and downward!