Day 5 from California. This is a fast day for me. Spent the morning cleaning my pool. I had a pump malfunction for the past 1-2 days but it miraculously started working again this am. By noon I was very hungry. I drank my green tea and water hoping to stave off eating until dinner. Well it took 2 cups of tea and my vita gummies (15 cal) to stop the hunger pangs. I feel I can make it to dinner now.

I am going to do my weigh in tomorrow. I am so hoping to break into the 170’s lb range. I am very close.

Wishing everyone strength as you make it through the day whether you are fasting or feeding.

Just realised that with my weight loss my TDEE has dropped by nearly 100 calories. I’ll need to adjust my menus.

USA/Day 5
Hey all — fast day for me today…going well but will be slightly over 500 by the end – but nothing to stress about. 🙂 I weigh in every Friday (tomorrow) after my fast day on Thursday! I try to read all the posts on here at least once a day – I too have never done anything like this and it is GREAT to share all this information! So much more than we would all have the time to learn on our own 🙂
Wishing everyone well as they finish up their fast or TDEE day 🙂

Hey all! Day 5 for me in Illinois. Even though Tuesday was a FD, I did another one today due to social obligations for Friday and Saturday. This is such a wonderfully flexible diet! I didn’t know how it would be with only one ‘normal’ day between FD’s, but it’s going well. YEAH! I haven’t been as cold today due to warmer weather here in general. I found a nice green/peach tea at Arby’s that was delicious this afternoon as I drove home from having a car looked at. I don’t mind non-calorie sweeteners one bit.

Day #5 from Southern California. FD today, went well. Tomorrow a NFD with fresh smoothie in the morning, some nuts, homemade vegetable soup with Greek yogurt as lunch, and rice pasta with some mushrooms and pesto as dinner.

I’m going for a hike now. All the best to all of you!

UK day 4 (4th May) Thanks all for the encouragement and kind words, me and my little man are pushing through one day at a time! 😀

Edzeko, hope your dog feels better!

Non-fd today, all went ok and managed to fit in a lovely walk in the sunshine. For anyone with a sweet tooth, I have just discovered twinings fudge flavour green tea – very yummy!!! The packet said tgeey did bakewell tart flavour too which im looking forward to trying!

I have managed 2 fast days this week and now have the weekend ahead of me to avoid falling off the wagon….it feels very odd to have such a high allowance on my non-fast days but here’s hoping it pays off on the scales…

Hello, All; I think it is too late to sign up for this thread. And there is not any way that I can post every day. I just want to tell you how much this thread has inspired me…. I started 5:2 for real on April 11, 2016. I have lost 6 lbs. I kind of fasted on April 8 but only to 600 calories (far too much for me), to see how difficult that would be..It turned out that was not so difficult. I was not hungry.
In fact, it almost seemed good and natural after I had over-eaten the days before that. Well, I’ve been on this site since then. I’ve been reading the posts and using the knowledge of all of the members. My advice would be to take simcoeluv ‘s advice and read all of the basic stuff. And then, read these forums for inspiration from the lovely people that are sharing their journeys. Thanks, coda, for starting such a thread that everyone reading can benefit from.

Uh oh, BIG mistake! I saved some of the ham meant for lunch in case I got hungry this afternoon. I did so and had the ham but am now REALLY hungry! Rookie error!

Weigh day lost 2lbs. Right on target.
I feel,reading some of these entries, folks need to be mindful of the nature of the diet- it is called 5:2 because you aren’t supposed to punish yourself by barely eating on the 5 days and starving yourself on the 2. The reason it works is because you can maintain it and not have to face the agonies of denial. The hard part is the changing habits to what Micheal Mosely refers to as the ‘M’ way of eating.
Or you could do the Queens diet which is equally simple- no booze,no seconds,nothing between meals.
Don’t torture yourselves-love yourselves to steady success..

Aus Day 6: non fast day today – all good! Well said Troyka.

Started the morning of well then dropped a pair of scissors which stuck in my foot been limping all day was so looking forward to a walk on our lovely beach before the rain gets here NFD for me so enjoyed a lovely steak and veg for dinner.Told OH i was going to copy Third Time Lucky and start dropping food with little or no nutrition he just laughed.(He knows how i feel about chocolate).

UK Day 5 very pleased with progress, NF yesterday and I had a couple of glasses of wine which I really enjoyed but also did a fair bit of walking and relatively good the rest of the day ,under my TDEE ,so I feel I’m beginning to make better choices and this can be a regime I can stick with – early days yet though . Just back from a Pilates class and I felt good and think my clothes felt a little less tight , I have a big night out Saturday so getting weighed Sunday morning which is giving me the motivation to stick with it over the weekend

Midwest USA Day 6: Yesterday’s fast day went well! But I felt more hungry. Still, I stayed at my 480 calories and went for a walk. Next fast day will be Monday. Was really craving something sweet and junky last night. But I was able to not have the yogurt covered pretzels I was giving to my kids and say “I can have one tomorrow for a treat” and went and gulped some peppermint tea. It helps to know you could have something the next day if you wanted (perhaps you won’t want it the next day, too)!
Focusing on staying at my TDEE again today and to exercise. As far as weighing in..I can’t as of yet cause I don’t own a scale. But I feel leaner and that’s good!

Troyca – I very much agree with you.

I found that when I first did my fast day, it felt very empowering to refuse food. (I still ate at my calorie limit though). It can give you a sense of control…and that’s what we are all wanting when it comes to food and healthier choices. But then, if the pendulum swings (and they always swing)..you want to say “Forget it! I want what I want!” and then sort of lose control. It’s so important for me to have a balance and enjoy food that I crave at times…in moderation. Otherwise I get fed up. Like last night, I just wanted the yogurt covered pretzels! It would just be one…but today, I can have one or two and I’ll enjoy it and add it to my calorie intake gladly.

For dressing on my salads on FD, I like to put lime or lemon juice then some “Spike”(that vegetable salt seasoning). Gives it the italian salad dressing taste without any oils.

Day 5 uk, non fast day here but not feeling v hungry at all, not sure why, had to kind of force myself to have some lunch, I’ve already planned chicken salad for dinner so will be well under cals allowed. Oh well, I suppose I shouldn’t complain about lack of appetite, the weekend is almost here and looks to be a glorious (for us!) one. BBQ already planned, yay. Have a lovely Friday everyone

Day 6 Québec 36 to go

NFD Going in my family dor mother’s day. Will be tougher to control my eating.
I might not report on day 7-8.
Will be back sure, sure, after that.
Thank you.

Edzeko,
You can add some celery sticks, sliced apples, and carrots to the party menu. 🙂

Cold Pizza…thank you for the suggestion. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. I’ll be running to the store at lunch.

Day 6–California,USA.. I am happy to report a 2 lb weight loss since 5/1 and a total of 10 lbs lost since starting 5:2 on April 11th. Yesterday was my FD and became very hungry by dinner. I may have gone a bit over my calorie limit but the scale was good to me this am. What a nice way to start my weekend. I am hoping to eat sensibly this weekend staying close to my TDEE.

I am going to the movies today and I am going to sneak in some carrots to munch on while my DH munches on his large popcorn. I hope it will keep my hands out of the popcorn bucket.

Wishing everyone a great weekend!!

Uk – Day 6

NFD 1 FD 1

Well done cizzy2 – impressive!

So – I can proudly say that I have survived my first fast day. With just soup for lunch, I have a diner of smoked haddock, carrots, cabbage, broccoli and 100g of new pots left to eat this evening (498 calories for the day – anyone have an idea for the last 2 calories lol?) but I am not generally an evening grazer so feel confident in declaring today a success. I was away on holiday when I started to think about embarking on the 5:2 wol and really started to freak myself out about the fasting days – yet today has been fine – no more than a 5 on the 1 -10 hunger scale. Thanks everyone for the encouragement – I am so glad that I jumped in when I did!

UK day 1 FD. Had big birthday this week so no point in starting before today. I swam this morning, then had a banana, lots of gardening. Miso and veg soup late lunch and a chicken salad for dinner. Lots and lots of water stopping the hunger and sugar free gum! Feeling ok. Cooking sausage pasta for my zone is tantalising the tastebuds though. Staying strong 🙂

Lunch time on fast day could be hard. A lot of delicious smell in the air. Going out of building for a 25 min walk, followed by 5 min jumping with a rope. Win-win!