Day 14 Scotland
Just on my way to bed and realised I hadn’t checked in today. Good day, lunch out, dinner in, just at my 1200 TDEE . Working tomorrow so will keep things light. Night all and well done everyone today.TTL
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Day 15 here. Lovely to read all your posts even if I don’t actually write anything! I’m so pleased to have lost 3 1/2 Kg now and am starting to see a reduction in the waist measurement. FD today and tomorrow for me – I’m still liking doing them back to back as it gets it over with and I’m not too hungry. Breakfast of 1 slice of wholegrain toast, dribbble of honey, small banana and a sprinkle of LSA. Yum!
Hello all.
I only joined 5:2 today. I would like to join you, if possible. For me it will be a 28 day challenge. I am in California.
I am female, older, and want to lose 40 pounds, at least, to return to a healthy weight. Even though I have actively sought to lose weight for the past 2 years I have only lost 17 pounds in that time. For 6 months my weight has not budged, not even a tenth of a pound. I go to a nutritionist and eat very moderately, very little bad stuff.
My weakness is baking. And I am inactive, although I do like walking. I will begin walking again, hopefully, today.
Thank you very much for your support. I intend to review this thread to meet all of you.
Quebec, day 14. Done 2 weeks and 4 weeks to go.
Dieting 5:2 went very smoothly for me the last 2 weeks. I’m confident that it should go on the same way till the end of the challenge.
I did get a bit disappointed this morning when the scale showed 1.4 pounds more than yesterday. But I told myself that numbers are not everything ( as I read often in all your posts). I said that but it wasn’t easy to accept. But I made it and very proud of that.
Plus, a friend gave me yesterday a very healty dish that she cooked ( healty but full of calories ). While tasting it this morning, I quickly noticed that it has a texture that makes me loose control. And she gave me a big portion, like to feed 8 persons !!!! I told myself ” Houston, Houston, we’ve got a problem ! ” And Houston answered ” hey, you can do this. Take a few bites, stop and put it away ” . I managed to do what I was told hihihi !!!! On a more serious note, I must say that I am once again extremely proud on myself.
NFD today however I didn’t eat much, not as desperate to eat as I used to be. and I’m looking forward to my FD on Monday.
Today I started exercises for the abdominals. Although I didn’t do that much, I already fell the effects … It hurts ! Good sign !
I found the Ted talk on the effects of fasting on our brain very instructive and it boosted my motivation still one step higher.
ABC1, About the man doing taichi. I laughed so much trying to imagine you in front of your TV, asking the man to push over a bit so you can see the pond. May I suggest that you get into a taichi class. And don’t forget that you must not compare to others. It’s not a competition. You may feel a bit overwhelmed at the beginning by all the new moves but you must learn to let go….
Thank you all for your great posts. Wishing you a nice Saturday evening and a great Sunday.
USA day 14, yesterday was my first fasting day, I could do only 30 hour fasting not 36 hours since I work at morning and at my job all the food are unhealthy and I felt lazy to bring healthy food from home so I just start my non fasting day earlier
Onahealthyhigh,thank you very much for the all the information yesterday and forgive me for my late answer as I confused your messege yesterday with coda because both of you responded to me and thank you to both of you
I usually work on saturday at night shift,the problem is that once I finish my night shift,at morning I feel very hungry and be tempted quickly to not healthy choices
tomorrow I should promise myself to eat a healthy as much as I can
Sunday also is a scary day for me since house usually be full of many foods,I hope I will not break my diet rules
I know i’ve just started the challenge but still I weigh myself today and I found myself coming with more numbers on the scale(facepalm:(
Good luck all
Daisyandmille – agree about the energy. I have moments during my FD’s that I feel like I’m going to just “give in” and I’m constantly reminding myself …just get through this moment. And sometimes 20 minutes later it’s gone and gone for a few hours. I agree with going “all out” and burning out. I’ve done that plenty as well. I did indeed get another FD in today and I think going forward I’m going to go for 4:3 with my FD’s being Mon/Thurs and Saturday. I think that will be plenty for me right now but yet still give me flexibility. I don’t know that Saturday or Sunday will always work for me, but when they do I’ll work them 🙂
Have a good evening (or morning!) all!! 🙂
South Australia Day 15
Hallo Everyone
On my third cup of tea reading all your interesting threads and having half an apple to break yesterday’s fast.
Thank you so much DollyBird for the TED Talk link it was fantastic. I have booked it for OH to watch as well. Will look up Leangains later for individual research….
Yesterday was my 50th fast and it was very hard, the day dragged by, nothing seemed to work out the way it should, I was hungry all day long, it was a miserable day. The absolute highlight was working out how to change the battery on my scales, and there was nothing easy about that, but at least now they measure consistently. Anyway I soldiered through, including exercising, and today is a NFD which is good. The best thing about this WOE is that you never feel too deprived for too long.
All the best to you all for a great 5:2 day,
Coda…keep your chin up. Think of all the encouragement you have given others, and the network you have created. That kind of success cannot be measured in pounds. Weekends trip a lot of us up. Think of all the good decisions you made this week. A bad day or two won’t override a week of hard work. Be encouraged. 😃
Coda – I agree with Quebecoise and Edzko!! As I tell myself regularly, this is for the rest of my life …not just today, or a week, or a month, for the long haul. A rough day here or there is to be expected by all of us, the trick is to make sure not every day is a rough day! 🙂 It’s hard (at least for me) to stop the negative self talk since I’ve been doing it so long, but I’m working at it …just as hard as I am at making this a way of life. Stay strong. 🙂
I found a very interesting web site called. Too Much On Her Plate.
You can find there a quizz to help identify the emotional reasons ( not related to food) that often make us use food to settle other issues.
Dr Melissa McCreery, a Clinical Psychologist writes that with the Hidden Hungers Quiz, you can discover the factors that are driving your overeating (that have nothing to do with food).
Australia Day 15 – 27 days to go of challenge.
Weigh in day today. A 0.4kg weight loss this week. Yesterday when I said I was feeling tired, turned out to be sickness. Some type of gastro. My husband and youngest had it all week and I thought it had missed me.
Starting weight of challenge: 84kgs Weekly Loss: 0.4kg Current weight: 82.3kg.
Fasts: 8 Non fasts: 7
Southern California, end of day #14. NFD today, a decent day with aprox. 1500 calories. FD tomorrow. I have a cold but I’m OK. I hope I’ll be better after tomorrow since I’m not going to eat much. Usually I get rid of colds faster if I don’t eat much. Tomorrow I’ll have liquids (soup, tea, coffee and water). Starting weight May 1 = 86 Kg and today = 84 Kg. 5 fasts and 9 non fasts.
Pacific NW USA: Day 14 NFD
Normal NFD with good food choices until dinner which I wolfed down and still felt hungry after. I tried drinking more water. It was raining out and I felt cold so thoughts of comfort food that I haven’t had any desire for these two weeks kept jumping to mind. Then other thoughts from so many of your posts also came to mind and I grabbed one stalk of celery after another. Ended with three very crunchy stalks that seem to have cured my actual munchies for now. I would like to say that this forum was a definite boost to my determination. But I probably should also look into Quebequoise’ Hidden Hunger Quiz!
Coda – here’s a post-it I have on my mirror that I wrote down from somewhere. “No matter what shape you’re in right now, it’s what shape you’re going to be in that counts. It doesn’t matter what you did yesterday, it’s what you are going to do today and tomorrow that counts.”
Now we’re headed into the mid point of the challenge! (I will miss it while I forge on for several more months!)
wasn’t sure i would get back on today my fast days supposed to be tomorrow but yesterday i knocked a bowl of salad against the table which shattered and sliced of a piece of my finger so spent six hours up the hospital waiting to see a doctor midnight before i got home had nothing to eat since lunch and they tell me nothing to eat or drink till i saw a hand dr in Sydney at 8.am didn’t get out of there till after lunch so i will class that as my fast day but fingers good OH will be cooking not good lol.
Morning all from beautiful sunny Scotland. Day 15
Working today so had a bigger breakfast than normal, porridge,pears,yogurt. Feeling stuffed. Just made up my lunch box. Wheat free bread and butter, tomato, beetroot and goats cheese. Looking at it I probably won’t eat it all, but by 1 o’clock I probably will!
The scales are up this morning, which is normal after a couple of days regular eating. I know it will come down again after FD tomorrow. No sweat!!!
Fishing gran – ooooh I feel that for you. Well done for turning a horrible day into a positive one. Lots of hugs.
Coda, go on, stamp your feet, curse and shout, then get back on the wagon. We are all here to catch you when you fall.
Backtothefuture – God bless celery sticks eh? I succumbed to a small bowl of trail mix about 9.30 last night, then was up at 2am. With dreadful heartburn. Should have had a celery stick!
ETJ – hope you’re feeling better soon. Nothing better than a gastric episode to clear the rubbish out. Now try some natural raw yogurt to replenish your gut flora. Hope you feel better soon.
Off to work now, Sunday’s are normally quite busy so my mind won’t be on food. OH is cooking dinner tonight. He’s doing 5:2 too, so his food choices are good. He’s lost just over a stone and looks and feels so much better. This WOE really is for everyone, and so much easier when you’re all doing it together. Have a great day wherever you are, and hope the sun is shining. TTL
5:45 am in TX, USA! Day 15, 27 to go. NFD.
I was so surprised to see that after such not good week weight-wise- ruined 2 fast days, binge on NF day- my scale registered a nice low number: 144.4!
3.6 lb lost from May 1, beginning of the challenge.
Sometimes there is no logic in weight loss, but I am not the one who is complaining.:-)
I am starting new fast day tomorrow.
UK day 14 NF today So good reading all your posts, it’s kind of reassuring to know there are lots of you out there with the same struggles, and fantastic to read about the success stories ( and learning lots of new things along the way !)Im back to feeling positive and looking forward to week 3, challenges and all , I particularly liked rlw66’s view on things 😀
Australia Day 15. NFD I weighed myself on Friday and weight loss is now 1.5 kg but I might have sabotaged myself over the weekend with a High Tea for a girlfriend’s birthday on Saturday and croissants for breakfast courtesy of hubby today. Also the weather has been windy and rainy here so no walking, which is something I try to fit in to my weekends. Oh well I will try to focus tomorrow and be well below 2000 cal. Next FD is Tuesday for me, and I am doing something I have never done before – I have a reading with a very well known psychic! Should be interesting….
Day 15– USA
Just finished watching Ted Talk. Excellent reminder that I’m following this WOL with intermittent fasting not just for weight loss but better Health!
When I was a teen, my grandmother moved in with us for 8 years suffering from Alzheimer’s dementia. Horrible disease. If this 5:2 diet can delay/ prevent this from developing, I will be truly grateful. In the meantime, I can use 5:2 to be active, healthy & fit into my favorite jeans! 😀
Still away from home visiting family, so no scale to check in on. Feels strange because I’d become so accustomed to hopping on & checking progress every AM. I know today would be “bad news” though.
Yesterday NFD was too much of all foods, especially dinner. Fried plantain chips, (super-sugary!) strong raspberry mojitos, fried calamari, vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce…
My goodness, I haven’t eaten actual sugar like that for over 3 months. I’ve woken up today with a crushing headache 😫 Good reminder to me to take care of myself & make better choices!!
Still Day 15– USA again
Forgot to say how much I appreciate everyone’s openness & honesty here, not only with the successes & wins, but also the bumpy roads & struggles.
Trying to get a handle on our weight, diets & health is not all rainbows & kittens🌈🐱… there’s potholes along the path too. And it’s lovely having a place to come to & confess “I went off the rails and ate too much ice cream and have a killer headache from it now.”
As many have said One Day at a Time… But riw66, I appreciate your sentiment of “take one moment at a time.” Sometimes I feel like I have to white-knuckle through minute-by-minute. Then all of a sudden, it becomes easy again. Rainbows & bunnies! 🌈🐰
Many thanks to all our fellow travelers/ posters on this Challenge. Your words are motivating!
Day 15. Wisconsin, USA. Bright, sunny, cold morning. I have been trying to employ some of the tricks I have read from others on this forum. Someone said that they look at a treat, and try to think of the biological result of eating the treat: an insulin spike, and eventual fat storage. This technique has been helpful, but, unfortunately, not powerful enough to defend me from eating a s’more with my family last night. In my mind, I started walking myself through the mechanics of glucose, insulin, and fat storage. My mind heard, blah, blah, blah. Then, the s’more was in my mouth. I will say, I skipped the marshmallow. I’m not a total savage.
This week, I am doing the 5 day challenge for busy people on Youtube, with “Fitness Blenders”. 30 minutes/day. I know I’ve said it before, but these workouts are great. I can squeeze them in on my time. If anyone would like to join me this week, let me know. Link is below. Have a wonderful day, you beautiful, hard working, committed, consciensious humans. And, this isn’t false flattery. I believe it does take a certain type of “tough” person to commit to a fasting diet, and we can at least give ourselves credit for that.
France: Day 15 nfd
Hi NZ@60 I have just done two days fast then was really worried about eating yesterday in case the scales shot up. But all seems well. It is almost as though the fast days are easier than the nfd I love your banana and whole meal bread breakfast! What is LSA?
Quebecoise, where can I find the Ted talk you mention? I need the link please?
Dutch I wish I had taken that picture at the start! I have one in my brain though, of me in a shop trying on a tent of a dress staring at the mirror in shock
Don’t waver Coda! Onwards and Downwards! What didn’t happen today will surely happen tomorrow! Chin up!
Fishing gran I am so sorry about that hurt finger. It will be a real nuisance for a few days, take it easy.
Today is a nfd and I decided to make one of those super virtuous breakfasts. I sliced spinach and basil first then threw in sliced strawberries, avocado, walnuts, and drizzled it with lemon juice. It was really good. Total of 350 calories. I am not used to having salad for breakfast, but it set me up for a 5km walk in the wonderful sunshine, so I can’t complain.
I am going away early on Tuesday so I am eating up mostly. Tonight I am roasting a fennel bulb with cherry tomatoes for with my pan fried tuna steak. There is a nice Jamie Oliver recipe on Food tube I am going to try, in involves grinding fennel seeds, coriander seed salt and pepper. Hope the scales behave themselves tomorrow!
UK Day 15: Non-fast day. This is the longest I’ve ever stuck to the rules of a diet! Thanks to you Coda and this forum it gives us all an extra motivation not to let the side down. I know the feeling of not losing weight, but try to think of the other benefits of health caused by IF. I find the weight-loss a bit disappointing at times, which I put down to my age. I have lost 5 lbs since the start. All you younger ones….do it NOW, while you can and lose lots! xx
ABC1. Try this link for the Ted talk
http://www.cosmicscientist.com/ted-talk-neuroscientist-shows-what-fasting-does-to-your-brain/
US, Day 15 — Hello from overcast New Jersey. Weight still in 121s and I am thrilled. Admiring the scenery here on my way (weigh) down to 118.
NFD…looking at freezer, trying to figure out what to defrost for dinner. Chicken thighs are in the slow cooker for tomorrow night’s Kimchee Chicken.
Wonderful breakfast of fried egg on corn tortilla with avocado, salsa and the plain yogurt/cilantro/lime dressing I made last week for swordfish tacos. Really want another!…but no. I figure about 35-375 calories. Made one for hubby too. He’s making very happy noises in the background.
I’m signed up for a 90 minutes work shop on MELT. https://www.meltmethod.com/
Hoping it helps…..
Pacific NW USA: Day 15 NFD
Trying 16:8 today, of course getting up late on a Sunday helped!
SO-O-O many tips and resources added to my reading/watching list today. Thank you one and all! I will add mine – turmeric. Probably in many of your diets already but I was reminded recently that it’s suppose to be great for reducing inflammation (water retention). I usually only touched that spice jar once in a while when I made a rare curry. . . now trying to fit it in anywhere I can. I added a heaping tsp. to our sautéed greens/onions/ bit of bacon hash for breakfast which I plopped a poached egg on top.
FishingGran – oh geez, sorry for your finger, you’ll heal fast with your healthy lifestyle
Coda – I’ve added your P.S. to my post-it note “for life”
Capticorn girl – your psychic have any messages for your group? lol
Happy day to all!
Day 15 USA NorCal. This is a quick check in on my lunch break. NFD today with plans for smart choices the rest of the day. My best friend baked a yummy desert that I just had to try. Now to go and walk it off before my break is over.
Looks like there is a lot of reading on this thread to get caught up on this evening. Looking forward to a FD tomorrow.
Aussie day 16 wow so many great links. OH’s mum had dementia so did my gran still can’t convince him to give this a go read Stan with interest.Thanks people my finger will heal Dr said it will scab over nicked a small artery. Stay strong Coda my scales didn’t move at all over last couple of days but after reading all these posts i know we aren’t doing this alone. on a lighter note after watching the Ambo’s wheel runners in from the Sydney half marathon i have decided to remove that from my bucket list lol.
Day 15 UK. Not the best day foodwise but a lovely beach bbq for my grandsons 6th birthday. ate the meat no buns but probable over TDEE. From everyones posts I’m learning that these days happen but we are working towards a lifestyle change. I’m looking forward to Fd tomorrow, never thought I would ever say that. thankyou all for the posts so encouraging! But also for the links which are really interesting, the research into fasting and it’s health benefits confirm that this will be worth the effort. Good luck every one!!
South Australia Day 16
Good Morning
I had a good NFD yesterday going to a Farmers Market in the morning and a film for a Spanish film festival in the afternoon followed by drinks with friends in a pub. I bought some interesting purple Australian bush fruits at the market that look and taste like blueberries plus some dried red plums from China.
I am going for a long bush walk today so that will be my exercise sorted.
All the best to everyone for a great 5:2 day
USA (Minnesota) Day 15 Sunday, about 5 pm. Cool, but sunny: it’s a beautiful day!
Yesterday was a scheduled NFD that turned into a FD. That would be 3 this week. I wasn’t really hungry, and I wanted to give myself some leeway for today. To indulge. For the sake of my metabolism, ;-). I babysat for my 4 yr. old g-daughter yesterday, who has been ill, but it went well. l was afraid I’d be irritable if I was fasting, but I wasn’t. I had Lean Cuisine while at her house, under 350 cals, and cooked her some healthier food. Not all of that pre-made stuff is good for you, but sometimes it works well in a pinch.
I walked a couple of miles yesterday during a FD. Today, after 3 days of increased activity, I woke up a bit sore. I decided that I needed a day of indulgence, so I am not exercising. I intend to have samples of some great cheeses my OH brought home, and drink some good wine. Also, a grilled steak. We should live life to the fullest, should we not?
Looking back I have lost about what one should expect from 5:2, about 10 pounds since April 11, and 4.5 pounds since May 1; although at first it was more rapid. I think the weight loss I experienced the first couple of weeks, and even into the first week of May, is not what I should expect for the rest of the challenge. Probably a lot of water weight was lost the first couple of weeks.
I did have a goal of more weight loss by June 3, for reasons I won’t go into now, but I think that is probably unrealistic. If I lose another 2 pounds, by then, I’m still in a better place then I’ve been for a couple years.
Coda, stay strong! You are our inspiration! And maybe 5 pounds instead of 7 at end of challenge would be alright? Or even less. It’s the long term, remember?
Fishing Gran: glad the finger is better. Yikes! That could have been life-changing….if it cut tendons. OnaHealthyHigh- There is nothing better in this world than grandkids! I never thought of running around after them as HIIT, but it really is, isn’t it! Thanks!
DorothyG-I don’t think I’m the one you were thinking of when you posted that link to carrot cake, since I do still have some wheat products, but it’s so funny that you did, because that is my husband’s favorite desert in this whole world, and also, my son-in-law’s! We’ve already gone on that sight and copied the recipe and will soon try it. Serendipity! Thank you!
Tomorrow a FD.
Good luck to everyone this week. I just absolutely love this forum, this thread, and all of your stories and advice! I’m so grateful for you all!
Day 15 USA – IL – NFD today although I have note eaten much. Will have a salad supper with chicken. However, I am finishing up a bottle of red wine now, just one glass, and I can tell it is making me hungry. Supper shortly.
TED talk: I am so glad others have watched it and gotten good information and support. My 38 y.o. daughter posted it on Facebook and tagged me because she knows of my diet. I will have to ask her where she found it.
Will weigh in tomorrow but I feel about the same.
Québec, day 15. NFD
A rainy cold day. Yark. Risk of frost tonight.
Tomorrow is my regular FD but I have 2 treatments almost back to back : osthéopath and dentist. Not sure if I will fast tomorrow. When I come out of the ostheopath I often fell a bit like an anesthesia. I guess I will need all my energy to drag myself to the dentist’s. Plus, I will have to drive about 30 minutes to come back home. I need to play it safe on the 90 km/h urban highways.
Bye for now.
Australia Day 16 FD – well after physio on Friday my hip injury moved around to my back and I have had to spend the weekend lying flat. What a waste of time! So frustrating. I am back to the physio today so hopefully he fixes it. It is just so painful to try and stand up and I can’t sit. So I can’t go in to work today but fortunately can work on my own computer standing at the kitchen bench. At least it all meant I did not go completely overboard on food on the weekend but I did not burn any calories. Let’s see how today goes.
US/Day 15 – NFD for me today but have been kept busy all day so I’m under my TDEE as well. Fast day tomorrow ….working on planning that out now. K-Lo : Kimchee chicken sounds nummy! I might have to do that one too. Plan is to liquid fast tonight through dinner tomorrow and use my calories there 🙂 ….grocery shopping tomorrow though so …urgh! Anyway, have a great night/day all!
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