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Good morning everyone!
NOT HAPPY JAN!!!!!!! I have put 2kgs on since Friday’s weigh in. wieghed this morning 81kgs.
How can this be? I feel I did not do anything stupid with my eating. how can 2 glasses of wine with ice cubes, 1 date scone, frankfurts x2 with 1/2 bun do this over 3 days go figure!!!!! so today I am fasting again.
I repeat NOT HAPPY………Go Gal
Hello Everyone
I just did my first fast day, and despite having to prepare my kids pancakes last night, I think I did it. 1.5kg have come off the scales overnight, but I’m guessing this will go back on?
Just wondering if anyone has experience with doing 5:2, but combining it with an extended 16 hr overnight fast, on the normal eating days? I’m someone who usually likes to eat breakfast around 11am, so do a 16 hr fast most days. Has anyone experienced more weight loss doing this? I would still eat the normal calories for a normal day, just not start until 11am.
Any ideas?
Hi everyone! Well my fast went really well yesterday, I am getting the hang of it now, like you said CG. My eating is much better during the week, then with the fast again on Thursday, the weight comes off…
Go gal….I’ve been eating (and drinking) whatever I want on weekends….but decided NOT to weigh yesterday before my fast as I knew I would be heavier….it’s just temporary, but it can get you down….I weighed today after fast, and I am the same as Friday’s weight, so I’m pretty happy…I know it’s hard not to weigh, I’m at it all the time….sometimes 3 times a day…..but I’ve decided to cut it back to a few times a week….and NEVER on Mondays after three days of eating normally….
I’m really happy as I’m wearing some of my smaller clothes…..:)
Keep going everyone……WE CAN DO IT!
Thank you my wonderful encouraging buddy and Foxy for your words of support ! I am possibly obsessive about these foods that I had eaten ,it was not much ,the franks where 200 cals each. I know that I did not come close to 1800 cals each day.
This is AUSSIE DETERMINATION and WE CAN DO IT…….. GO GAL xxxxx
Evening one and all!I fasted yesterday and it went well, very hungry today though. Hung off eating till 11am, then had fruit at 3pm dinner was bolognese with no pasta that my hubby made…. boy was it good!
So Fast day tomorrow and yes I have planned well … I think.
Country Girl…. I hope to see a drop of some kind.
With AUSSIE DETERMINATION …. absolutely WE CAN DO IT tomorrow and everyday!!!! all the best………Go Gal
Hi ladies !
I’m on my second fast day today ! I like to try and get it out of the way by fasting on Monday and Wednesday ! I didn’t weigh in last week as I was away for the week on a short trip which was lovely and when I got home I weighed and I’m down another 1 kg!
A recipe for carrot soup that I found online has made the fast days so much easier as it comes in at only 98cals meaning I also get a big salad !
Goodluck with everyone’s fast tomorrow ! Remember that we all seen progress at different times and although it might not seem so each week we are making a great commitment to our health by fasting !
Hi girls! It’s such an encouragement reading your posts! That carrot soup sounds great jess…..will have to google it!
I had my grandaughter today and we made sausage rolls and home made ice-cream….of which I generously partook…..is that a real word?
Anyway…..definately need my fast tomorrow!
Yay! Lets keep up the good work!
Another Sydney lurker here. I too started about 3 weeks ago and am loving it. My jeans are getting looser and looser. I am finding it so flexible, love that I am not feeling guilty all the time.
On fast day I find it easier to eat nothing all day and just have a small dinner. I am enjoying the fast day – don’t have to organise food to take with me and not feeling bloated. The first couple of weeks I don’t think I was eating enough on my non-fast days and felt a bit run down but this week seems to be going better. I moved Monday to Tuesday because of the long weekend.
Still, fasting tomorrow and can’t wait for weigh in on Friday. So far 3kg down and hoping for more on Friday. Went away for the long weekend and didn’t take any naughty food away – just some rewarding Sav Blanc. 🙂
Good luck everyone tomorrow and weighing in on Friday – can’t wait to hear how everyone went this week. I have just dropped under the 90kg and feel like running so I can get a long long way away from 90kg.
Hi there fellow Aussies! I had a lady at work notice my weight loss yesterday Mazzy63, isn’t it a satisfying feeling? Also tried on some jeans last night that I had not been able to do up at the top a few months ago and they fit again! Just in time for spring! I’m fasting again today and planning a slim noodle stir fry tonight with asian greens and a small amount of chicken breast. For now, it’s green tea. 🙂
Hi girls,
I’m a newbie, found your posts and have enjoyed reading them.
PB (poppybear) &I have been gradually adding cms to the waistline for quite a while and with some encouragement he has agreed to go the 5:2 route with me. Makes it a lot easier on fast days, I can plan the same for both of us.
Tomorrow is our third fast day and so far all going according to plan.
Unlike a lot of you girls, I’m a breakfast person so have to have my meusli, yoghurt & banana, but have weighed and measured until I have it at 125 cal.
Just love everyones enthusiam and hope to join in.
I have found the best time to weigh is after toilet and before breakfast!
Hi everyone, I’ve been hanging in the back round reading the posts for a couple of weeks now, thought I better step up and say hello, I’ve been doing 5:2 for about a month now and have lost 4.7kg, so happy with that. It’s a fast day for me today so trying to keep busy, I won’t eat till I get home tonight I find it easier not to start. love reading all your posts it keeps me motivated and helps when your having a bad day, hope everyone has a great day fasting or not 🙂
Reading all these posts and having more join in as well is very motivating to me right now! Fasting today and having a bit of a struggle again with nausea….it’s only 8:15am here so only have had water and green tea. Heading off to work soon, so hopefully that will get my mind off it…this is the 2nd time I’ve felt like this and I think it’s because I had wine the day before….so am definately going to cut it out again mid week and only enjoy at weekends!
Great weight loss Willbfit, glad you have joined us, that is what I’ve lost so far in about 4 weeks too…
And fastina….I know that trying on clothes feeling too, it’s wonderful when you can get into them again…
YES WE CAN DO IT……feeling a lot more motivated now!
Hi Foxycoxy, I was feeling quite nauseous this morning too! I have had that feeling a few times and I don’t usually drink during the week (although I did have one vodka last night..) I was wondering about that. I often find I am a bit gassy in the morning when I wake up and just have a green tea and I think the nausea is connected to that. It is probably just having nothing in your stomach I guess but it is unsettling. It always passes and I don’t notice it at all in the afternoon, just a morning thing… Hmmm…
LOL CG…..no longer have the equipment I’m afraid! Plus I’m a 51 year old granny! But as for Fastina????
The nausea did settle down. Feeling pretty good right now….just finished my lunch….poached egg on toast with wilted spinach. YUM!:)
Hope everyone’s day is going well….off to drink another big glass of water now..
Hi everyone
Like others have been reading forum for a few weeks. I thought I would contribute.
I am a wife,mum a part office manager, full time taxi to sports events.
After a rough few years and stress eating is my problem we’ll one of. So I started at a gym with a group in late august and followed their eating program for about three weeks nothing happened eat 3 meals 3 snacks even at 9pm I had to eat no wonder no weight loss. Discovered 5 2 on Sunday night program. Started on the Monday time to take action. Started 15th September continued my vigorous gym program didn’t mention what I was doing food wise. First fast difficult, has got easier. So fast Monday and Thursday gym workouts Monday Wednesday Saturday.
Number I have about 40kg to lose. Gulp!!!!! How did that happen. Now only 34.5
So lost 6.5kg in 4 weeks
Lost 2cm bust 18cm waist 15cm hips.
Bmi gone from 46 to 36
I am very happy.
A couple of other things I have changed. I do not have morning tea I only have coffee after sitting and observing at work. Skinny people in the department didn’t ever have anything, bigger people had yoghurt and fruit following what we have been told don’t get hungry.
My fasts I have boiled egg for breakfast a cup of soup for lunch chicken or beef salad for dinner. No snacks.
Normal days I don’t call them feasts muesli chicken salad or wrap fruit for snack afternoon and few nuts and a large dinner. No pasta or rice. Track all food on fitness pal app.
My name is bali 2015 as I am booking my next trip as soon as I lose the first 20kg.
Sorry for so long.
Evening ladies and welcome to all newbies.Fasting was easy this week even though I fasted an extra day. Will I have a surprise on the scales tomorrow? I feel as if I have contributed to the water shortage problem due to the amounts of visits to the bathroom ! and I have great pelvic floor muscles from pilates.
It sounds like some of you have had difficulty with nausea ? having alcohol… this could be the cause as you have really do not any thing substantial food wise in your stomach….. Had to LOL at CG suggestion… god love you! the alcohol is being very quickly metabolised by your liver. Try chewing peppermint sugar free gum and that will help the nausea. See you all at tomorrow’s weigh in …. WE CAN DO IT WITH AUSSIE DETERMINATION!!!…….GoGal
Hi CG, Don’t despair with the weight. The cm drop is fantastic, well done.!!
I went to WW in 06 after a caravan trip around OZ and found that I lost more weight one week than the following week. Spoke to people and a lot of ladies were the same. This may be your body method and next week will be a winner on the scales.
good to hear that you are soldiering on -Go CG !
My fast day today……..
Hi everyone. Well done CG into the 80s you go girl!….I had a similar experience…..my first weigh in I had put on 400g…..but I expected it after the week I’ve had…..then took Chester for a walk, went to loo etc….got changed into work gear, hoppped back on scales (twice to make sure)and still at last weeks weight of 79.3….I have measured and all seems the same….but I think I don’t measure correctly….however, jeans this morning are looser….so something is happening….tempted to fast again tomorrow….but like you, want this to be a doable lifestyle….so will try and be more careful this weekend 🙂
That sounds like a good idea Nannybear….I do my mine own mini challenge each month….I want to lose 3kg by end of October…if any one wants to join me? Here’s my stats
SW 80.1kg GW 77kg CW 79.3kg Lost .8/3kg (27%) 10/10/14
Hi everyone!!
I’m due to start on Monday for the first time aswell!! Until then and up until now I’ve been doing heaps of reading up on this to make sure I’m going to get it right as I’m a bit worried I’ll bugger it up for some reason! I think the part that is getting me is eating to your TDEE with mine being 2239 !? Yeah, I find that hard to comprehend that I need to be eating over 2000 cals for 5 days of the week when all I’m really use to is 1200 cals per day! Though, I thought I’d sort of meet half way, and make my daily allowance (for 5 days) 1500 cals!?!? Or do I really need to be eating more!? OR, do I not obsess too much about making sure I eat that much, so as long as I don’t go OVER 2000 cals perhaps!?
I have the fasting days sorted, I won’t be eating brekkie, and will be using up to 200 cals for lunch, and up to 300 cals for tea on Mondays and Thursdays…..weigh in day will be Mondays for me aswell. I know I’ve pretty much already been through all of this on here, but as a first timer, and desperate for this to work, I’m just wanting to make sure I have it right in my head from the word go!!!
This is my third week on 5:2 started at 84.2, this week 80.3, so my total loss so far is 3.9kg!! I just can’t wait to get below 80kg!!! I can’t remember the last time my weight started with a “7” It will be a happy day!! I now look forward to my fast days to give my body a “rest” so to speak. I did purchase a new set of Fat analysing scales, which has been great (well maybe not that great) as it tells you your BMI… Currently at 28.7!!! not very good (but I did start at 30.5!) And I’m sure this new set weighs a bit heavier?!?!? But it’s still heading in the same direction so that’s OK!!
Asha don’t stress too much about it, once you start it will all make sense. As to how many calories you eat on normal days, don’t push it too low or this plan wont be sustainable for you.
You tend to naturally gravitate towards healthier eating on normal days after fasting a couple of times. Perhaps for the first week you keep track of what you eat on normal days and then work out the calories afterwards. Then you can make some changes if necessary.
Good luck, you will do well 
Had to postpone fast day yesterday, PB had bacon roll at golf!! We are fasting today.
Are there any chocoholics out there (I’m queen bee chocoholic)?
Mug of Jarrah Choc o’lait made the same as coffee or tea with HOT water and about 45 ml milk is 96 calories! Store bought is about 350 + cals. The Jarrah is really lovely and a great treat on non fasting days.
Weighed yesterday … down 1.6kg, very happy.
Just love everyones encouraging posts…….go girls!!
Hi All,
Southwest Vic gal here! I’ve been on the 5:2 for 4 weeks, but found the last 2 fast days really hard – however feeling amazing and have lost 2 kilos. I’m mainly doing this for the health benefits – bloodpressure, blood sugar levels and metabolism. I could use about a 20kg weight loss, but I’m still pretty fit and can still keep up on the netball court!
The days I fast are Mondays – because there is no one else around me at work, and Wednesdays – because I work late and avoid temptations at home!
I haven’t quite worked out the best way to do the fast days. I’ve tried:
1. Eating porridge around 7.30am then throughout the day, miso soup (26 calories), black coffee and about a 250 calorie dinner.
2. Eating nothing until 12pm except for a black coffee, then vegie soup/miso soup, and around a 350 calorie dinner (depends if I eat any fruit).
I think I’m leaning towards the first option. Does anyone have any other suggestions as to what works for them?
Does anyone out there have exercise routines, or play sports on their fast days? I have found a slight energy slump when I play netball/basketball on my fast days – and this is my biggest concern as I rely on my sports as my cardio exercise (apart from walking/running my dogs daily)
Cheers 🙂
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