welcome all usr’s

i don’t follow anything. except the fastdays either 5:2 or 4:3 and always count calories.

i want 2 enjoy food 2 so maybe one day is pure low carb w/ bone marrow or rillette the next day veg another day pure sin high carbs gluttonous food

i just average everything so far it is giving me 1.4 lbs loss a week (click on peoples names and u will find out their topics replies. jeanious is uk but a genius & very helpful.

everyone is doing it different.

that’s why i think allot of chefs like this

example i like 2 average 1440 cals a wk 1 wk i went super overboard so i averaged the 1440 4 the month

what you will c is this is fun and u will have allot of energy and u will no longer be hungry 4 unhealthy

u r no longer in prison called diet 4 life (i still have a long way 2 go)

last week i averaged 1395 (i’m still making up 4 that disastrous wk)

9870-1883-1933-2127-500-1722-376-1221 = 108 left over

concerning exercise i’m doing michael’s 3 minute hit a wk i don’t think pbs has all his fast health programs but they might have clips

wish u success and u will make it

welcome aaron wish u success

Greetings All,

I’m in South Jersey. It will be interesting to see how many more folks from the US start to do this. This isn’t to exclude our friends across the pond. For without one particular Brit, we would not have the pleasure of this forum nor the whole 5:2 FastDiet. Much success to everyone!

Hi fellow USA-ers
I’m living in California, born in Hawaii. Very cold and foggy here on the coast. Any way I saw Eat Fast, etc and got the
US version of the cookbook, which explains the diet and has tempting recipes, however on my fast days I’ve had super simple meals, steel cut oats with berries for (late) breakfast, salad and chicken breast at dinner. I’ve been doing this for
2 weeks, 5:2, and although fairly hungry at times, fell energized and quite well. I walk 15″ downhill each morning and
climb up hill for 20″ to return home. No problem, even on fast days. I’m 73, loving the “diet”, and grateful to Dr. Mosely.
I lost 25 lb. last year, (on the HCG diet) and would like to lose 10 more, and, most of all, not regain it.

Wow. Lots of Wisconsin users! I’m originally from Wisconsin – Armstrong Creek, way in the North. Now in Florida.

This is week 5 for me and I’ve lost 6 pounds. I have struggled with dieting for years, ever since I hit that magic age 50 number.

I can easily see this as a way of life and I love it! I’ve tried other “diet” programs and they turned out to be so expensive….special foods to buy and booklets, etc. This is the opposite!

Good luck everyone.

Lots of USers. I’m from Mass too. In week 13 and lost 15 pounds. Love it.

Hey fellow Americans! On week 18 and down 20 pounds!! I’ve inspired my wife to jump on the plan (four weeks and down 5 pounds), my boss (just started so nothing to report yet), and several co-workers. Diet advocates can talk all they want, but results show. I’ve lost four inches off my waist (from a size 38 jeans to a size 34 – bordering on fitting into 32’s). I look noticeably thinner everywhere. I have not been this weight in over 15 years! Great thing was that I used to lift weights to build up my chest and shoulders. The diet didn’t pull just from those areaas, but all over, so I still a strong upper body. It can be done. Hang in there!!

First fast day today, 7pm here in NJ, USA and all is well. I have been awake since 6a…therefore, I should be asleep early before any hunger pangs start:) So far OK…

Hi all US 5:2ers,

I live in Calif. east of San Francisco Bay.

Today I am starting week 16. Most of my fast days go by without too much trouble and I am really sticking to the 500 cals. At first the weight loss was pretty quick but after about week 9, it slowed down. I am now averging about 3/4 of a pound a week. Not fast and not even consistent but my weight is going down. Lost about 10 pounds so far.Best of all, I have lost 2″ off my waist.

While I need to lose some weight my real reason for doing this is for the health benefits. My cholesterol is going down and that is the main thing I wanted and also to keep my mind for all of my life. When my cholesterol is under control, I will drop down to maintenance using 6:1.

Finding a way to manage the fast days seems to be the key to staying on the diet. My normal breakfast of Kashi puffed 7 grain cereal with dried cranberries and a few nuts for protein is approx. 200 cals. Then around 2-3pm, I eat a piece of fruit. I then eat the rest of the calories for dinner. So I may not be exact on the 500 cals. I’m there + or – 20 to 30 cals. each fast day. My fast days are Mon. and Thurs. They go from my last food on Sun or Wed night to the morning after the fast day. So I sleep-fast-sleep-eat. Works out to about 32 to 34 hours with 500 cal. intake.

I don’t count calories on non-fast days. The whole appeal of the program is that it is simple and I only have to think about food 2 days a week. I may lose weight a little bit slower but doing it this way I am able to stick to it.

Wishing all of you good health.

Quick

Wishing you all lots of luck and good fortune and may

In Connecticut, originally from California. Stick with it, guys! I lost 20 lbs so far in 4 months. Yes, I go to the gym a fair bit, but I did that before and didn’t lose squat. This diet is the most powerful tool I’ve ever seen for taking control of the weight. I’m back to where I was in 1990 now, and will not regain since I know what to do and that I can do it. Even the long winter months here no longer seem as daunting as they once did.

Oh, yeh, and don’t become obsessive about ±30 calories on fast days. Not that big a deal, so long as you’re in the ballpark.

Ron

Hello! I live in Oklahoma City, OK USA – Today is my first fast day and I am enjoying it so much! I feel in control and not hungry – There is always tomorrow!
Thanks @Momofthreeinwisc for the FB page!

Hi all, this is the end of my first week, tomorrow I weigh in… I found this diet almost too easy. Proof will be on the scale. I use the app MyFitnessPal which helps keep me honest and within my calorie goal.
Hoping I will be happy in the morning !!

HI All–
Im from NJ. Tomorrow is my second fast day. Hey Momofthreeinwisconsin I too, was dieting at a clinic with a limit of calories and no carbs with shots and supplements. I lost 20lbs,but immedialtely gained 5 in one week went I went on cvacation and introduced some carbs. I didnt go crazy but a 5lbs weight gain in one week was too much. I really cant eat 600 calories every day until I lose all my weight. I am hoping this will work. Any advise and good vibes my way would be great. P.S. Ive been an expert “dieter” for years 🙂

Hello American friends from Wisconsin, NJ, North Carolina, California, Maine and everywhere else – really good to have you here. Love hearing your stories, keep them rolling in. LOTS of good vibes, to Vienna especially today, Mimi

Hey all! I’m in Kansas. This is my second week on the program. I haven’t weighed in yet. I didn’t want to get discouraged if I didn’t lose anything the first week. I like the program. I’ve found it interesting how much of my eating is just bad habits. I’m in a certain place or time so I think I need to eat. The fasting has helped me think about that. I just finished reading Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. Between the book and the fasting I’m being very mindful of what I’m eating. Hoping that shows up on the scale when I weigh next week.

I’m in the US! Pennsylvania. I’m a foodie! Love to cook and eat. Today was my 6th fast (3rd wk). Loving it so far, dropping pounds and feeling better! My husband and I are doing 5:2 Monday and Thursday. I lost 65lbs doing weight watchers and because of a new job with lots of travel I put most of it back on. I finally found something I can do on the road and am dropping the pounds again! So far we are both loving this life style.

Reporting in from the foggy Central Coast of California on my first fast day. While reading other posts and how much fellow members had to lose, I had to look up how to convert Stones and KG’s into pounds to see what our Euro friends were writing about! Guess what? I only need to lose 4.4 Stones….Doesn’t that sound so much easier than needing to lose 60 pounds? It does to me……..lol

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Greetings from Oregon. I’m new to this site, but my husband and I have been on the Fast Diet for 6 weeks. My husband has lost 15 pounds, but I’ve lost nothing, or I should say I lose 3 on the “fast days” and gain it back on the “normal days.” I’m so frustrated. On the normal days I’m guessing I eat 1700 calories. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help.

hi tc

u may call me usa

welcome

wish u success in this fdl (fastday lifestyle)

what did u eat 4 a 1am breakfast

here is something that might help u

everything a newbie might want 2 c, use & read

mayb u could add tips on overnight shifts w/ the fdl on this topic below

http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/everything-a-newbie-might-want-2-c-use-read/

happy nonfastdays & fastdays & 4/2/1 or 3/3/1 or adf w/1 or 6/1 😀

tc,

not weird try amy’s organic lentil soup it is so so good u can get get it a

normal supermarket & is less expensive than campells

the lose it app i definitely am going 2 try need something simple fitnesspal is 2 complex but my fave is the us gov

supertracker but they r shut down ugh

it is not an app

just pure facts so so simple

but lose it sounds perfect

thanks

happy nonfastdays & fastdays & 4/2/1 or 3/3/1 or adf w/1 or 6/1 😀

I am a 5:2’er from the Philadelphia suburbs. I have been following the plan since mid-August (3 months) with great success – losing 1+ pound/week, consistently, until this week ! I’m up a little for some reason. I am also a member of Weight Watchers and have been attending meetings every week for over 3 years, but the WW diet has been leaving me frustrated. On a good week I would only lose fractions of a pound on WW. The reason I continue to attend meetings is for the group support – being around other people who are in the same boat and can offer encouragement. But I have NOT told anyone in the class about being on the 5:2 plan ! Everyone wants to know HOW I’ve been able to shed so much weight over the past 3 months. I am afraid that if I even mention the word “fast” or “calorie restriction” I’ll start to get lectures on how unhealthy it is . . . so I just keep it to myself. And because WW has become like 2nd nature to me after all these years, I DO count points/calories on NON-FAST days and try to keep it to 1200-1300 per day. Being only 5′ tall, I cannot eat much more and continue to see such good results. But after a “fast day” the 1200-1300 calories seems like a FEAST to me. So I’ll continue on this way until I lose my remaining 20 pounds. My daughter is getting married in June, so that’s extra incentive.

sivasankar

welcome back

yippeee on ur loss

i’m on the wheat belly 1 now w/ fasting of course

http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/reversing-type-2-diabetes-the-fastday-lifestyle/page/3/

http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/

have u tried that?

happy nonfastdays & fastdays & 4/2/1 or 3/3/1 or adf w/1 or 6/1 😀