hi nice Beavergong

yepper 😀

that’s why next wk just going 2 go back 2 5/2

if use their individual calculation by age gruop i think 45-69

the stats r lower

& mine were higher yippee 🙂

Good morning,
when i started 5 2 i did 4 3 for the first month or so, when i dropped to 5 2 i didnt notice any changes in weight loss compared to the 4 3, so would agree with whats been said.

i dont think 4 3 is for faster weight loss i think its there as an option if things stop moving and the boby needs that extra boost to kick start things again.

i have been doing 4 3 for about six weeks and plan to go back to 5 2 in a couple of weeks or so, it can be a useful tool. xx

lol, dont worry beavergong i didnt think that at all x
i wonder if the 4 3 folk have been doing 4 3 for the whole time or is it just snipets of a few weeks at a time by many members as they switch between to the two plans. xx

Logically, there will be a difference in weight loss between those who did 4:3 compared to 5:2.

From a practical standpoint, a 5:2 lifestyle makes more sense in our schedules.

A 5:2 is much easier to maintain for longer periods, as a 6:1 would be even easier.

It becomes a way of life, once the target weight has been reached.

At some point, the weight becomes irrelevant, and the discipline becomes a habit.

We each will know which style, 4:3, 5:2, 6:1, or 7:0, to use to guide our life course.

I expect this was an old set of stats you were looking at on my forum? The majority of users are doing 5:2, so the 4:3 stats are comparatively minimal, however now we have stats from more users you’ll see there is some difference:

http://www.52fastdiet.co.uk/tracker.php?p=stats

Hi all, I’ve been doing 4:3 since the end of June, results have been a loss of almost 2 stone. I’ve just had a weeks holiday where I did 7:0 and haven’t put anything on, which is obviously quite pleasing, have continued with 4:3 this week as I want to get to my goal ASAP. I’m figuring with 5:2 it’ll take longer??

Thanks wiltldnrUSA. I’d plataued last week aswell so I thought it was a good time to do 7:0!! Weigh in Friday, have to see if things have kick started again.

It’s not really a plateau if it’s only for a week or so, natural body weight fluctuations can mask the (relatively small) 5:2 losses 🙂 Wrote a bit about longer plateaus here:
http://www.the52dietplan.com/losing-weight-again-5-2-diet-plateau/

The 7:0 was only last week while I was on hol, back on 4:3 this week.
Moogie, it had been a few weeks since I’d plateaued, hopefully I’ll start again soon.
Thanks both for the advice on your previous posts.

oops i thought u meant fasting 7 days

my bad

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shortwave in brain 😮

nevermind

Nick3011

hmmmmmmm

a wk of fastdietcation

sounds good

mayb i’ll do that when i get back 2 the grind

4 now @ home i’m in that fastday lifestyle groove

was on 4:3

back 2 5/2

keep up ur great loss!

how much more is it u want?

us women it takes longer

all those hormones flying around like whirlwind 🙂

however, i have lost 25+- since 3/2/13

don’t think i will ever 4get that date

wow, Moogie, your pictures on your blog are as much motivation as your words !

I am on Week 2, so some way to go, but am so inspired by everyone posting here. i lost 5lbs in the first week, 45lbs to go ! But that is already 10% ! I know it will not be that rapid every week, but I am so thrilled already.

And your pic of the bags of sugar made me laugh too – if someone asked me to put all that in a rucksack and carry it around all day I would think they were crazy…. so I am 2 1/4 bags down already YAY !!!

Thank you for the encouragement wiltldnrUSA (phew, did I spell that right?) I should have read what you wrote
before I went into a trance and ate that cookie. I’m finding 4:3 just enough more difficult than 5:2, however plan
to have a salad and small piece of chicken tonight, and continue the 500 cals until tomorrow eve.
I’ll definitely send a notice to the forum when I reach the finish line.
I wanted to mention also, I had routine blood tests last week and all results in healthy range. (i’m 73)

oops meant 2 say healthy range

c i should have copy/pasted 🙂

Things seem to be on the move again weigh in this morning and 2 pounds down 🙂

I’ve been doing the 5:2 since April and at 5’9″ and 168 lbs at the beginning, weight loss was not my primary objective. I want a long healthy life. I was 147.5 lbs this morning and don’t have an interest in losing more. As a matter of fact, I’m deliberately eating more on the other five days so I won’t. I’m afraid to go onto 6:1 as I don’t think it has the same amount of health benefit. Short term markers don’t change my opinion, only long term human trials are truly meaningful and those who think otherwise are only kidding themselves (that doesn’t mean that Mosley and others are wrong, it simply means they are making educated guesses).

If you are only trying to lose weight, this diet seems great as I don’t lose muscle mass, just fat and water weight. However, I want the gold at the end of the rainbow and at 70 years of age I can’t wait for long term trails.