Hi while we wait for the first of March and this challenge to begin I thought any newbies could read this link which may answer a few questions

https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Remember – signing up is the easy bit, the challenge is to be still here on 31st March. So how serious are you in wanting to change? This challenge is not about making every day perfect, it is when required picking your self up, dusting yourself off and keep on trying. You do not fail if you keep trying – oh btw that word fail is banned. In this challenge you should speak nicely to yourself, be mindful, visualise what you will look like at goal. Take a photo, no one else will see it but it is a useful reminder at times. Take measurements, the scales can be fickle and while we all want their approval they can be erratic so you need other means by which to see progress. This is not a diet but should be seen as a way of eating WOE for life. Have you a pair of trousers or a skirt that is too tight? Use them as a means of seeing progress. Lastly, enjoy learning – this is only for 31 days and it may be the best step you have taken.

Hi please count me in. I’m from Gozo Malta

Just checked back into this site after 2 years away and have gained 20lbs although my weight then was unusual as I had been really unwell & was recovering from major surgery.
I am definitely in for the March challenge, I need to turn this weight thing round….
Thank you for managing this!
Good luck everyone!

Hi to all my Fasting Friends!

AT, thank you for hosting March. Please add me to your list. I’m using this month to recharge & re-commit to 5:2 WOL.

In 5 weeks, I’ll be vacationing with family on a sunny island. I want to feel confident in my bikini & energetic enough to enjoy beach running & ocean swimming.

Greetings from the East Coast of USA. Thank you AT for hosting this month’s challenge. I’d love to join, as I was motivated by all of the support during my introduction to 5:2 with the February Challenge. I will post my new goals on day 1. In the meantime, I’m jogging to the finish line with the fabulous February Fasters, as I am sooo close to reaching my weight loss goal (and my “mindful eating” goals) for February. Cheers.

I have reported post above hopefully it will be removed quickly

Hello, first post, first challenge accepted!

I am just finishing my first week on 5:2, trying casually for a third FD today but as I am less occupied by work and about the house, I won’t beat myself up if it doesn’t work out. My first fasting day on Monday was of the “fresh start after a holiday” variety when “eating well, just less” hadn’t produced any results after Christmas. Unexpectedly, it also coincided with the end of a serious relationship and I am feeling quite determined to take some control back over what’s going on in my life.

Will be checking back from Wednesday. Excited about the community, intrigued by the challenges and eager to give myself yet another line of accountability here!

I am from Germany but posting from the UK by the way.

Hello @at – thanks for running this for March, and please count me in.

I’ve had ups and downs over the last year or so on 5:2, but I can get my weight heading in the right direction again. Will brave the scales again on Tues night and let you know for starting stats.

Please count me in! I am the heaviest i have ever been in all my life and i am done – i have never in my life been able to enjoy summer and the beach properly because i am the fat one and refuse to undress. For once i want to be in my bikini together with my friends and family and not be worried or afraid.

Hi @at please count me in for the March challenge.

Count me in for March please, thanks for organising us all.

Hi AT thank you for taking on to lead this March challenge. Please count me in. Will post goals etc on 1st.

Hi AT, ❤👄❤❤👄👄 thanks for hosting us all. Hoping to find my 52 MOJO again in March. February has been disappointing. But onward and downward for a new month.
Will post goals and starting stats on the 1st.

Hi @at – sign me up please and, yes @coda, I will get serious! I thought I was serious about 5:2 in February but I wasn’t really and while I have lost 3kgs I am frustrated by the fact that it could have been so much more if I had only stuck to my TDEEs. Anyway I now have a goal of a trip to the US in May to meet a client and I definitely want to look my best for that! So here goes …

Count me in too

Please count me in: Mila, 48 years old, from Munic, Germany.
😊

AT count me in for March please. My 5:2 journey started with Codas challenge last May and been with the group ever since due to holidays etc took a month out in Feb so back and raring to go , I’ve lost around 20lbs and kinda happy with my weight at the moment but in the lead up to summer I’d like to reduce my tummy a little, however I know it’s not possible to choose where you lose the weight from so I’m taking it steady aiming for a couple of pounds off but I’m really going to step up my exercise and aiming to tone up .

Dutch – were you with us last year ?

Wishing everyone a successful March – and looking forward to some better weather here x

Hi AT,

I’m new to this; this is my first day fasting. I’d love to join the March challenge to help me off to a (hopefully) good start. Thanks for your help.

Monday 27th Feb – London – FD

Hi AT, count me in.

I am a self-confessed food addict. Food occupies my thoughts most of the day, every day. I am a good cook, but in being so, I have gained about 2 stone in the past four years since leaving university and starting a full time desk job. I am 5”5 female, I have a stocky, muscular build which doesn’t help me during BMI checks etc so I don’t do that. I am 176lbs, and I hope to return to my post-university 140lbs. How long do you think this will take?

Today is the first day of my 5:2 journey. I think I can do it – I used to live in a Muslim country and sometimes fasted during Ramadan. I think it will be much easier to fast all day, just drinking 0 calorie drinks and maybe eating some celery. Then I will have my full 500 calories at dinner. I think this will be easier as I won’t have to keep calorie counting. Has anyone noticed weight loss differences in doing this vs eating 2 or 3 small meals?

My main concern is getting headaches and losing concentration at work. Or fainting on the train home – I have low blood pressure and have been known to do this in the past.

This looks like a friendly community. I look forward to being a part of it.

I just wanted to drop in real quick and say Hi!

I am so glad to see many of our previous challenger joining us again this month, along with our newbies.

To our newbie……. if I could only give you one piece of advice to make this new WOL work for you. It would be to stay in touch with this group. Each and every individual on here is the main reason, I’ve been successful. I’ve fallen off the wagon, laid crying on the side of the road. Someone has always picked me up, dusted me off and pushed me back up on the wagon. Without them, I know I would still be laying in the middle of the road somewhere waiting to be run over by the next wagon that came along.

I honestly believe, our motto ” Together we are stronger”

Peace be with you!

Please include me for March. I went AWOL in February due to some health issues and new medication. I am fasting today for the first time in weeks, and will be re-dedicating myself this coming month.

Onward and downward!