Thanks for the welcome to the group. Glad to be part of it.
Did my first FD yesterday. Went pretty well, not too hungry. I did have 2 cups of miso broth (10cal per cup) between breakfast and dinner. Somehow the miso felt more satisfying than just tea or coffee.
For my exercise, I’m doing the 7 minute workout (there’s a few apps that offer this workout for about $3). I’m aiming to do it 5 days/week–it’s quick and doesn’t require any special equipment. I also have a fitbit so I’m trying to walk 10,000 steps every day.
I’m considering doing the FastBeach version of the diet–anyone here tried it yet?

@whyamisoshy: Sounds like you have low blood sugar. Do you eat a good breakfast the morning after your fast day? That might help.

I made it through a tough fast day!! I stuck to my 500 calories and I’m so glad I did. The first few fast days seemed so easy but this last one….hard! So moving on….

Good luck to all of you fasters!!

Why: Do you think it’s because you are breaking your fast with all that sugar? Probably not the best thing for a body who has been fasting. It needs nutrients, not empty calories. Just a thought.

If it is blood sugar then a simple blood test will rule it out. Also there is a5:2 specially for diabetics but it’s not something you can self diagnosis.
But I would be agreeing more with what Elphababa said about starting your day with hot chocolate as it gives you a quick and fast sugar fix but then you have no long acting sugars to keep your blood sugar steady.
For example, when You are nursing a diagnosed diabetic who starts to go hypo, which is when their blood sugar drops dangerously low and if untreated they will go into a coma, usually you may need to give them a ‘quick’ sugar fix, something that will instantly raise their blood sugar. But if you only give them that it will drop again quickly so you also need to give them a long acting sugar which will maintain them over hours. This is the basis of what they call low GI foods. Your long acting sugars are something like carbs such as wholegrain bread, biscuits etc. For a diabetic say that wakes up with low blood sugar you would give them a sandwich or biscuits the night before. I have a diabetic client who is an alcoholic, the mornings after going to pub he is always low sugar and hates the special drink they give him. So now his carers leave out for him a glass of orange juice (quick acting) and some wholemeal biscuits such as digestives (long acting) and he has those when he wakes usually about 5am and that has stopped his hypos.
So you maybe need to consider something you can take with your chocolate drink to maintain your blood sugar and not give you such a burst in the morning.
BUT if you are concerned you should get a blood test to rule out diabetes and in fact all overweight people should have this test at least once a year

Hate to burst your bubble but those foods aren’t low GI. Maybe the porridge, the other two I wouldn’t have under any circumstances. The toast has already been converted into maltose (two glucose rings joined together) before you’ve even swallowed that mouthful. It is converted into glucose shortly after leaving the stomach and entering the intestines.

Having said that the diabetes.uk guidelines do have granary, rye and pumpernickel bread down as low GI so who am I to argue with them… To me wholegrain/granary is the same but I could be wrong
Anyway, best to look it up yourselves as then we don’t have to criticise each other 🙃😃😀😄

Diamonddazzle: I noticed that although I haven’t lost weight this week my trousers are looser round the waist. Unfortunately I ignored the book’s advice to take waist measurements at he start!!!

And yes, I don’t sleep so well on FD…

I just finished a fast day yesterday. This one went so much better. It’s really funny how hard it is to fast on a Monday and how easy it is on Thursday. It totally mental!

Enjoy your weekend everyone!!

Yes I do..
I definitely cannot eat the same amounts anymore!
Which is good thing as our mind is hopefully making the right food choices too as in maybe eating lighter?

Yes why the above is a good suggestion. Also if you google low GI foods you’ll find heaps of links and suggestions, also a diabetes website, even though you’re not diabetic, should give you some good dietary principles.
Muesli and wee taboo sound very good options. You can find heaps of good cooked suggestions but as I dislike a cooked breakfast, other than soft boiled eggs, I don’t tend to notice these sorts of things, my mind discounts them as I would really only want them for lunch, not breakfast

I’ve been sleeping really poorly and had a big cry fest on Thursday so have bought some Rescue Remedy to help me sleep for the time being…so I don’t now think it was related to FD
Fasting Sunday instead of Monday next as my big sis is coming to stay for a few nights..

Hi Ladies. Hope I can join the group too! I’m in Melbourne Australia and started intermittent fasting about 3 1/2 weeks ago. It is working very well for me – probably the best system results wise and feeling really good and not deprived. Here is my story to date…..

I have tried a few different schedules to ease my way in and have settled on the ADF which includes a 24hr fast every second day. My NF days consist of 3 meals, usually a protein shake with blackberries, almond milk (unsweetened), protein powder, Greek yoghurt and some chia seeds – it delicious! Lunch is a large salad which includes 1/2 an avocado, bocconcini spinach and rocket leaves, toms, cucumber, grated carrot, capsicum and red onion. I top it with a tin of flavoured tuna (sararcha a favourite at the moment!) and some toasted pinenuts. I make my own vinegrette dressing and add a bit of this. Dinner is usually a bowl of veggie soup (I make a big pot on the weekend and my daughter (adult) and I are happy to have that every night (with a nice sprinkle of parmesan cheese). After dinner I might have a handful of almonds for a bit of crunch factor. I also make some parmesan crisps to replace my chip/crisps addiction!
Anyhow, after dinner and snacks there’s no more eating after 8pm at the latest. Next day is a fast day and I drink lots of green flavoured teas and water during the day. I don’t eat anything until dinner in the evening which is the soup and I might add some quinoa and chicken tenderloin for some protein. Again a handful of almonds as my after dinner crunch snack. I probably don’t quite get to 24 hr as I eat dinner at around 6pm so is strictly about 22hr from the night before.
A couple if times I have extended my fast and not had my dinner on FD and therefore made the fast into a 36 hr fast – feels great waking the next morning and can’t wait to jump on the scales ( and also to eat!).
Yesterday which was a NF day I had 2 pieces of whole grain toast and 2 boiled eggs ( well mainly egg white – don’t like too much yolk) for breakfast, no lunch and then a bowl of spaghetti Bol followed by a bag of Grainwaves (175gm!!) and an orange – a bit of a binge I guess but it was good! It was almost 1900 calls for the day. I Ve decided to give myself a ‘cheat’ day once a week – I guess that was it!! I was also coming off a 36 hr fast so not feeling too guilty about it. Today I’m yet to get on the scales to assess the damage! Today (Sunday) is back to fast and I’ll have nothing other than tea/water until soup dinner tonight. Then I will start another 36hr fast so won’t eat until Tues morning.

To date I have lost about 4kg ( about 8.8lb I think). I’m 53 yrs, 157cm (5′ 1″) and my starting weight was about 69.5kg. I’m now around 64.5kg. I’d like to get to sub 60kg.
By the way, I do no exercise – I’d rather focus my energies on eating right and yes to be honest I’m lazy like that!!

Love reading your stories with successes and set backs alike. Good we can all support each other from around the world!

@whyamisoshy I feel your frustration and have to count calories on non FD as well. I aim for 1500 calories and try to exercise those days as well. Its still not perfect but going from super strict parameters to a free for all throws my body, brain and planning off too much. Starting a FD today because I did not behave this weekend and feel bloated.

I did my FD yesterday as got visitors today so I can relax for a day or two