Hello! I started my first fast today. I made it through and am just about to go to sleep and wake up to breakfast soon; can not wait!
I need to lose 20 pounds and am hoping to feel better. I am 4 years out from breast cancer and know that being overweight can increase my chances of recurrence. Well, I hope I can stick it out. So far, so good.
Good luck to you all!

Hi fellow newbies. I started this on 04/09/17 and have lost 13lbs so far – weigh in day tomorrow so I am hopeful for that last pound to have come off so I have lost a stone in total. I want to lose 3 and a half stones, preferably by April 2018. I do 2 FD’s a week, 500cals or less, Mon and Weds and I workout in the evenings on both of those days. A bodyattack (HIIT) and a body balance class(Yoga/Pilates) on Monday and a Circuits class followed by an hour in the spa on a Wednesday. It makes it easier to keep busy and to not have access to food. I am trying to stick to below my TDEE (not too strictly though tbh) on the other 3 weekdays but I eat exactly what I like at weekends. I feel this is a regime I can stick to as I do not like to feel like I am depriving myself lol. Good luck to us all.

Hello, I started this weekend, I did Saturday & Sunday to see what it was like, and now I’ll be doing Monday and Thursday’s like a lot of you, but starting this Thursday 🙂

I was pleased to find out I could split the FD, I thought you had to do them together before I found this site ! 🙂

I also have an auto-immune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and I’m curious to see if by loosing 20 pounds it will help, not only with my overall health, but more specifically my R.A.

Nice to meet all of you 🙂

My wife and I (73 & 74 respectively) started on 9/28. She has lost 3.8 pounds and 1 ” off her waist and I have lost 6 pounds and 1.5″ inches off my waist. We fast on Mondays and Thursdays and have not encountered any problems. We plan to say on it until she loses 15 pounds and I lose 10 – and then either go to 1 day a week or up the calories by a couple hundred for Mondays and Thursdays.

Hi Fosters and welcome:

Headaches are usually caused by not drinking enough water on diet days. You normally get quite a bit of water from food you eat, but on diet days you don’t get the amount you are used to getting. If drinking more water does not help, then add some salt to your diet.

TDEE is explained in a link in this thread, that will answer most of your questions: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Good Luck!

Hi Amber 22, I started Oct. 1 fasting on Suns and Weds. So far 1/2 stone down. British friends recommended this book to me and I think it is a lifestyle change. Not difficult, just keep celery handy for a quick low cal snack and drink lots of water and tea. I live in the U.S.

I started last week. So far I’m not having any problems. I skipped lunch many times and eating light for 2 days a week is not too big of a deal for me. I”m hoping it lowers my A1C but I’m doing it for tinnitus. I heard it helps so I’ll see if it helps.

Hi Thom and conversedaisy, have a look at a link simcoeluv sent me above,
its worth a read, made me really laugh 😂 so true, I’m on week 3 getting the hang
of it now, but I feel great not as bloated and daft as it sounds slimmer, not weighed
myself yet don’t want to obsessive about it will do every four weeks, it doesn’t feel like a diet as it’s only two days a week so don’t have to think about 24/7
Keep at it and good luck, keep us up to date 👍👍👍

Did my first fast, a true foodless fast, finishing yesterday morning. Went very well! Stayed “way” hydrated and had a quarter tsp salt about midway thru. The only issue I’m concerned about is that this morning, 24 hrs AFTER the fast ended I wasn’t down the usual 1 or 2 weekly pounds, I was down 5! I was and am hydrated and ate normally tho still carefully yesterday all day… I’ll weigh myself each morning and see what’s up…

Congratulations to all of you who have decided to make Fasting a Lifestyle. I’ve been doing this with my husband for 4+ years and can tell you that it works.
Stick with it, mind what you eat on Slow Days and you will be successful. There are lots of people on this Forum who will help you with questions if you have them.
One thing I’ve discovered is how much I enjoy tweeking recipes to fit with Fasting or creating new recipes for Fast Days. There are now 2 file boxes full! And I’m happy to share.