I'm a hungry bugger today

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Stu N

2:57 pm
9 Jan 14
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That’s all really, but I thought I’d share it here. Perhaps that’s a coping strategy – I haven’t told my colleagues for fear of judgement/being force-fed cake (I am not overweight so they wouldn’t understand that I’m trying to change my body composition, I only want to lose 7-10lbs).

My egg and banana breakfast seems like a long time ago. And no, I didn’t eat them together!

sonunda

4:14 pm
9 Jan 14
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Me too! Some days are definitely harder than others. On a Thursday I have my normal diet breakfast,couldn’t not, and then do 3 exercise classes. Get home about one and eat at 5. Today I’ve had several distractions but can’t wait for dinner! First weigh in since before Christmas in the morning.

Cathyork

4:25 pm
9 Jan 14
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Oh and me too! I am trying 4:3 this week as desperately trying to shed the extra Xmas pounds. This is fast day number 3 and I have thought about food all day long! Can’t wait until my beans on toast tonight – I try to wait until 7.30pm to eat otherwise there’s a chance of eating more later! Weigh in tomorrow…

Stu N

4:39 pm
9 Jan 14
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Soup, T-minus hour. I made it myself! It has 5 of my 5-a-day in it (though granted, I’d have to eat a LOT to actually get the 5-a-day) 😉

Good luck with the weigh-ins, I am not weighing myself until after my next fast day.

sonunda

8:06 am
10 Jan 14
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Made it yesterday without giving in to my hunger cravings. Reading the various forums on this site helped after I’d had dinner. Weighed in this morning at half a pound down since my last weigh in on Christmas Eve. Slightly disappointing but hey,at least I hadn’t gained. Good luck at your next weigh in Stu. How did you get on Cathy?

Cathyork

10:23 am
10 Jan 14
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Hi Sonunda – yes I managed to get through yesterday though it was really tough.

Wel done on half a pound – I know it is frustratingly slow – but it is a definite loss and it all adds up.

I have lost 3lb – but I have done 4 fast days since my weigh in last Friday morning. Still it is lovely to see! I think the unusually rapid loss is also because this was the excess consumption over Xmas – I am now back to my pre-Xmas weight.

Stu N

11:37 am
10 Jan 14
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Yesterday was good, I had a small glass of milk before bed and that definitely staved off the headache and insomnia I got after my first fast day. Going to weigh in after each of my next 2 fast days, but so far I think I’ve lost about 5lbs (since Jan 2nd). I probably would have lost some of that holiday bloat anyway, so I’ll see how I go 😛

I’m not actually interested in losing loads of weight, but I did read 5:2 can help you lose fat while maintaining lean muscle mass. I don’t find it that easy to put on muscle so I hope that turns out to be true for me.

RosC

2:31 am
14 Jan 14
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This hunger thing is very interesting in how it varies from one fast day to another. I had one memorable day of gnawing hunger all bloody day. It was like a worm eating through me from front to back. The next fast day was not looking easy but by the end it was a breeze. Very weird.
Subsequent days have varied a little with none of them so intolerable as that one.
Ros.