Please count me in. Thanks.

Hi Fuvvie, I’d like to join you for January. Target to return to pre Christmas weight. Xxx

I’m in after a 2 year break from 5:2 to fix myself mentally from bingeing. I’m ready to give it a try again now but I’m going to start with 6:1 for January and my first FD will be Mon 2nd Jan x

Hi Fuvvie
I posted daily in September and October and I have been following the thread daily reading the posts in November and December. The group got so big I couldn’t keep up with reading for a while so I just stuck to reading what I could find time for without commenting.

I can’t be sure I will have Internet access all of January which is summer holiday here for me so I may just follow along reading when I can so that I don’t make tracking difficult for you with long absences of not posting.

I’ve taken real help from the posts and I’d like to join in again but the huge numbers were overwhelming me so I think I’ll wait to see how big the group is after my holiday but I hope you don’t mind me reading still anyway even if I don’t contribute

I am in and thinking about Alternate Day Fasting…any thoughts?

Hey!
I’m quite new to this – only on my second fast day today, but feeling like some accountability would be very helpful.

I’m from Sydney, Aus, 22yo and trying to lose about 10k through 5:2 and working on eating mindfully when I do eat.

Hi everyone I am new to the forum. I want to adapt this lifestyle cos I am tired with calorie counting with binging and weighing foods and obsession over calories.i tried this few times and for the first time I could eat and enjoy my meals without having to count anything and still lost weight.
Please count me in. What am I to do each day.not so familiar with this.thanks

Hi I’m New here. Can you please tell me how to take part in this? Where is the spreadsheet you refer to? Thanks x

BrownEyes– welcome aboard! Everyone is welcome to join & take part. It’s easy & very motivational.

The “rules”, if there are any, are quite simple:
1- try to come on & post daily. You can add as much or little detail as you feel like.

2- each entry starts with the Day # (which matches the date of the month) + where you are from + is it a fast day (FD) or non-fasting day (NFD) for you.
Example: Day 1– Florida USA– FD

3- Don’t worry about the spreadsheet. This group gets really big, Fuvvie is our leader for the month & will have the sheet to keep track of who is participating & also tally up our weight loss results at the end.

See? Easy!

Hi there. I’m keen to be part of this too. I’m starting this diet for the first time in Jan and will be doing the 4:3 version my first FD will be Mon 2 Jan (FD’s on Mon, Weds and Fri). I’m nervous and not sure what sort of weight loss to expect!
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Hi Fuvvie

Can you count me in for January please.
I first joined the group in November with @back2thefuture – It was just the extra incentive I required as I had been stuck on a plateau for 3/4 months. I had started the 5:2 WOL in January as I had some 15kg or so to lose.
By joining this group in November I managed to lose that final 5kg and reached my target weight before Christmas. I hope it’s OK to post here even though I am now at maintenance – I am now continuing with this WOL for all the long term health benefits and to keep my weight stable.
The support provided by this forum is immense and keeps me motivated and focused as to why I chose this WOL.

Thank you

HI Fuvvie please count me in for January 1st. Looking forward to moving onward and downward!

Hi, I would like to take part in this group. I am new to this way of eating. I finished my first FD yesterday. I am not sure when my first FD of 2017 will be due to social commitments.

Hi Fuvvie uk count me in for January. Thanks for taking over the reins again. Little did you know you would be conversing in French! Perhaps some of our Canadian members can act as translators or thank goodness for Google translate lol. See you on the 1st.

Hi Fuvvie. My GP doesn’t know I am doing this. She knows I like to try things on my own and do things naturally if possible. So guess she knows I am stubborn 😃 Since my last doctors appointment I have lost 10 more lbs, so 19 lbs since Nov. 15. My fasting blood sugars are down to only the pre diabetic # ‘s now and BP is getting better. I go back to doctor if February to have blood work done again so anxious to see how that goes and to talk to them about fasting…Hoping the results are so good they will study up on it.

Please count me in. I am new to this but am looking forward to getting under 60kg again and living a manageable lifestyle to keep me healthy. Would like to lose at least 2kg in January to get me started 😊

Believeit – just a little bit of ‘food for thought’ I’m a Registered Nurse and I first got into this wol after talking to a GP I work with who has been following 5:2 for 12months themselves and noted two other GPs in town that have also had success with IF.
We all like the science behind this wol and I wonder if your own GP might be bought on board and pleasantly surprise you when presented with the science that backs up your results?

Hey everyone! Joining this challenge in a heartbeat! My goal is to lose 8-10lbs – Have spent one too many years struggling with finding the balance between reaching my goals and maintaining a normal relationship with family/friends/colleagues. Doing it myself is hard; very excited to reach out and be part of a supportive community! 🙂 Starting on Jan 1 (I’ve already started as a Beta testing period since a week ago – always been mortally afraid to be hungry/be stranded without food – but something as simple and cruel as 500cals a day cuts out all the frills and it has been surprisingly doable!!!) – can’t wait to see what this journey brings me to! 2017 is the year!!!

Fuvvie, please count me in for January. Still fighting a bad cold / virus so I’ll post my goals later.

Kmeng…….. I think all of us at one time or another, were afraid of being hungry. I call it that nature and nurture, thing all of us grew up with…. Food has become an ever lasting presence in the good times and bad. Think about it…. Holidays even the small ones focus on food, celebrating achievements, you get a nice cake or go out to dinner. If you go visiting friends and family, you always get a nice cup of coffee/tea and a treat.
Let’s talk about the bad times, how many of us, as a child were offered a treat when we feeling blue or sad. ice cream when the day didn’t go our way.
How about my favorite….. Feed a cold to get better!
Of course we’re going to be afraid to be hungry, we are programmed to be.
However, or a really big Butt if you wish, being hungry is a good thing.
First, you’ll be able to hear your body talk, it’s going to tell you some wonderful things.
Now, a little warning, it will be mad at you the first day, it could give you a head ache, it could make you cold, and it will grumble.
Next your body will begin to heal, cells will be come smaller, fat deposits will start floating away. And you know that belly all of us have, you know the one that rolls over our pants…. you’ll see that decrease just a little bit almost immediately.

Here are some of my tricks that might help…..
I always fast from 7pm until noon. The only thing I do is drink water.
I eat more veg then fruits. I always break my fast with 2 cups of lettuce greens, half of cuke and 2 tbsp of lite dressing. All for under 50 calories.
Then for dinner, I always fill up on protein and veg, I limit my carbs on the day to a small amount.
Oh, I’m a big coffee drinker with cream and sugar. So, I add those calories as well.
I measure everything!

FD, I always carry with me….. water and sugar free gum. I couldn’t do a fast day without them.

Finally, it’s okay to say No. My coworkers have become accustomed to hearing me say…. No, thank you maybe tomorrow.

Final thoughts…… stay in touch with the thread. on my really bad days, they have always helped, held my hand when I needed it, kept me from falling as well as gave me some of the warmest hugs when life came swinging at me with a great big bat…. They taught me to duck and weave….

Best wishes to you…..
There is this Adam Sandler movie and in one of the scenes, one of the guys are trying to do something extremely hard, Gosh, I can remember what but another guy on the side line yelled in a funny voice “You can do it.” While I can’t remember the scene, I can hear the funny voice yelling ” You can do it”. So I’m passing on the voices in my head to you, in hopes that it will help you too….. lol