Lid4short, I am pretty stoked about the loss. Definitely did not expect it. I’ll take whatever I can get and will rejoice in every success, however small (or big) they may be. 🙂

Hi Coffeeholic we have a few things in common!I know all about the dreaded “M”, my name should be “Coffeeholic2″, I need to lose 15kg AND today is the start of my second week too. Don’t be disheartened about the scales … it’s early days yet. I look forward to your updates – my weigh in is Wed so I’ll let you know how I go 🙂

oops… does anyone know how to delete a double post LOL ?? you can’t half tell I’m a “newbie”!

Hi SezzyR

Well done on your first fast. How did the rest of the day go? I found today a bit tough, but I made it thank goodness. I’m trying to make it longer in the morning until I eat….I can see merit in having nothing but water/tea until dinner….but not sure how I’d go….but after my brunch….I was pretty hungry all day.
BUT….now I can have two days of eating healthily….:)

Hi everyone, today is the start of week 2 for me. Had a great loss on both the scales and tape measure this morning … a 3.7kg loss WOO HOO, so very happy with that along with several cm’s lost overall … fast day today for me, I find not eating until lunch time’ish best for me and then a very light meal with a more substantial meal at dinner and this week I’m aiming for b2b fast days as I want to change my weigh day to later in the week (which I’ll do this week). Hope to catch up with the thread … glad to see others are also moving those scales downwards … go us 🙂

Well done Foxy, it’s most unusual for me to lose this amount, even when I was the same weight commencing as this time so I’m really happy right now.

As I’m at work tomorrow I’ll prepare one or two boiled eggs to take with me (need to check cals first to see if one or two will be what I have) and will have home made soup again for dinner. Mind you at this rate I’ll be needing to make another batch of soup before too long, lol, usually the amount made would last over summer for occasional entree’s or meals. Now I find that one of the serves is AMPLE for me, even after just the first couple of days.

I’ll let everyone know how I went before bed tomorrow night 🙂

Hi Katie:

I’m sure you know that there is no four day fast connected with 5:2, but if you think it will help, go for it. Most people find starting with two non consecutive days makes it easier for their bodies to adapt to the 5:2 eating pattern.

Here is a link that contains all the information you need to do 5:2: http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Hope you get well soon.

Good Luck!

Hi, my husband and I just started, in our first week and today is our second fast day, I find I’m going ok, but wishing the day to pass quickly!

Hi everyone, well my first B2B went well, found that I was a little hungry at lunchtime but not since then, although having said that I have eaten dinner overall for the day 535 calories. I’ve also had 8 – 10 glasses of water (plus a 750ml bottle of water) I’m feeling great, no headache, no hunger just feeling great. I don’t advocate this for everyone but there will be some who find it easier. I’ve done it this week as I’m changing my weigh & measure day and my 2nd FD would be after this. Back to having at least one day in between next week.

Welcome to the new people I’m sure you’ll get hints and tips in here, Simcoeluv is a wealth of information and is so lovely to share and point us in the right direction. Reading through various threads will also help you understand the 5:2 eating way of life.

Hope your day has been good Foxy … finding that today I’m even less hungry and feel full quicker than usual. Fingers crossed for my new weigh & measure day tomorrow morning 😀

Hi Peter and welcome! It’s great that you have joined us, and we look forward to hearing from you as you go along. Well done on your weight loss 🙂

Aussie….I had the best fast day so far today…..apart from a couple of short hunger twinges, it just seemed really easy….and like you I was full rather than hungry after my two meals. Hope your weigh day goes well. I’m going to switch to Fridays as well…..makes sense, weigh before the weekend rather than after….in case I have another slip up hehe

Hi everyone, I am in Brisbane and started Monday last week. I am fasting on Mondays and Wednesdays so yesterday I completed my fourth fast. I weigh in on Monday mornings so I know how much I have lost after eating normally for the rest of the week. I only found out yesterday that I have to limit my non-fast days to 2000 cals, silly me thought it was a free for all. Even so in the first week I lost half a kilo and I am happy with that as if it continues in four months I will be at goal. I only have a green salad with a small can of tuna at night on fasting days which I struggle to get through it is so filling. I do admit that I struggle late at night as this is usually my munchy time. Anyway enough of me, I am finding all your posts inspiring and hope everyone is having a great day.

Hi everyone, I’m Tricia, 55 yrs old & lifetime dieter.This is the end of my first week. I’ve lost 1kg & am excited! It’s so great to find other people who live in Australia on the same journey as myself- to get healthy.
My goal weight is 57kg (I’m 155cm tall), reduction of 15.7kg, but also to reduce my cholesterol, lower my blood pressure, lose abdo weight to reduce risk of heart attacks!
It’s great to be able to share this journey with you all. We will make it:)

Welcome Tricia and Please….well done on your progrss so far. Like Aussie says this is a great WOL and from what others have shared who have been eating this way for some time….you will be well on your way to increasing your health and reducing health risks.

Aussie O, way to go! Well done 🙂

I too have changed my (official) weigh day to today, and since I last weighed on Tuesday (my previous weigh day) I have lost 1kg…and 2.5cm overall from my bust, waist and hips! I am really happy. I lost 11kg earlier in year, and sadly put almost 4kg back on in a matter of months….I’ve almost lost that now, and can concentrate on the next 20kgs :0

Go us!

Go Foxy, yay you. That’s great to see the scales and tape measure lowering isn’t it 🙂 I lost 8.5cm off bust, waist, hips and neck in these 3 days (14cm altogether so far in just 1 1/2 weeks).

Hi Katie & Tricia, I eat 2 meals per day as that suits me. Basically if you need breakfast early then have it, if you don’t need it you don’t have to eat it. I’m finding that I’m just not hungry but if I was I’d eat. It’s early days for me too, but the best advice I was given was to eat up to my TDEE but no more on non fast days for faster weight loss. Yes you will lose regardless but I want faster loss to start with as I have a lot of weight to lose, therefore I eat much more that MyFitnessPal recommends on non-fast days and it advises that if I continue eating this amount it will take xyz weeks to get to abc weight, then on my fast days it warns me I may not be eating enough.

One thing to remember is that every 10kg to recalculate your BMR and TDEE’s so that you keep moving those down too. On this site their tracker will automatically adjust your BMI (mine’s moved down almost by 2 in this time.

Each of us will adjust this way of eating to suit our lifestyles.

Tonight my OH and I go out for dinner with friends, yes I WILL have dessert – chocolate sundae – (if I want one) and one soft drink along with my main meal BUT I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish my main meal as I’m finding already that I need to reduce the amount on my plate. Will I stress about what I’m eating … NO. Why is this? Because I have prepared for this meal, I only ever have a light lunch these days so if I eat more at dinner then that’s fine. I try to stop eating as soon as I start feeling full (doesn’t always happen as I didn’t get this size by not eating all on my plate of what I loved). I put it all in MyFitnessPal so that I keep a track on what I eat (today is the only day of the week I eat close to my BMR). I also make sure to drink a minimum 8 – 10 large glasses of water each day as this helps not only flush but a little more incidental exercise too, lol 😉 .

Happy shrinking all 😀

Hi Vanbrooky reading your 2nd last sentence, may I suggest that instead of looking at this program as a “diet” look at it as a way of life, an eating program that will help improve your health. The way this program works for me is that I eat 500 calories on fast days however I can eat up to my TDEE on non-fast days and still have a weight loss. I’m finding after just the first week that eating up to my BMR is becoming difficult as I just don’t eat that much any more. I generally eat two meals per day as that is what suits me (some people find that three meals per day suits them, that’s fine, it’s an individual eating program). Yesterday I forgot to eat until dinner and as we were out I had what I wanted but found, if I was to have my chocolate sundae which I was determined to have yesterday, that I could only eat half my main meal. That meant that my total caloric intake for yesterday, including drinks and sundae, came to nearly 1300 calories.

Don’t forget to check out the information that simcoeluv has given in here and other threads, it really does help to get the hang of things 🙂 particularly as I’m no expert having just the same amount of time doing this as most others in this thread.

Hi everyone,

So after 8 days and feeling pretty good I stood on the scales today as I was away Monday and Tuesday. Down exactly 4 kg. I can’t quite believe it. My fasting days were Monday and Tuesday so I figure that has a lot to do with such a great result.

I think the greatest thing this has shown me is that I don’t have to eat every 3 hours or at certain times, I can just eat when I’m hungry and try and stick to 3 meals maximum a day. The other thing I’ve noticed is that I’ve been awake now for 3 hours and had a coffee with raw milk and don’t feel hungry at all. It’s been eye opening and very liberating to know that I don’t need ALL of the food I had been consuming thinking I must eat to keep my metabolism firing. Well No!!!

I have been and bought the book and so pleased I did as I do want to follow the protein suggestions as well. I love the idea that my body is repairing my cells instead of constantly making new ones from too much protein.

Hope everyone is doing well and feeling happy. Cheers, Kate

Thanks Foxycoxy.
And yes I agree, support is a great help and also motivational to think you have to post your removed weight.

Just finished my fourth fast, I will weigh in next Monday morning to see how the week went. Last week I lost half a kilo and I am hopeful I will do at least that again. Apart from a cup of tea and a few glasses of water I was doing OK until around 2pm. I couldn’t keep going so had a mandarin and this seemed to pick me up until dinner time. I just had some grilled barramundi for dinner as I was so full I couldn’t eat my veges. I was wondering how much weight everyone has been gaining on the non-fast days. I am really happy with the whole concept and think I can make this a way of life.

hi ladies im wendy 41,i live perth,mandurah,iv been over weight pretty much all my life the lightest iv been is 85.i lost 12 kg from jan to april this yr then easter came and now iv put the 12 kg back on,its such a hard long journey,and I normally have to do a 1hr of exercise a day to lose weight,but lately I know im eating way to much,a lot is boredom and stress.now I feel like im stuff anything sweet in my mouth…I know what I should be eating,but I feel like iv lost total control….so Monday im going to start,so I would love support to get me back on track…feeling pretty low.i wish I could get that feeling back of tryin on my old jeans on and them being loose,now there back to the back of the wardrobe once again.i wanna feel alive with energy hehehe…so any tips what I should do to get started,im going to do Tuesday and Thursday as my fast day….hmmm that will be my biggest test…but im doin it…thank you

owah! that’s sound great.
best of luck….i will join your journey…:)