I'm as happy as a happy thing.

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QuiltyBefevered

9:56 pm
28 Sep 14
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I have lost 18 lbs in about 8 weeks.

Let me read that to myself again and smile.

Ok, back.

After quitting smoking a year ago I went from around 200lbs to 230lbs in 6 months. I’m now 212 lbs as of this morning.

I have surprised myself at how easy the fast days have been, except for the darn hour from 2-3pm. Every time! Its such a small price to pay however. I’ve even found myself looking forward to them. The main problem I found was eating too few calories of all things on my non-fast days!Once I realised the fast days were pretty pointless unless I ate at least 1600 on an eat day it all fell in to place.

I’m now at the stage I have been kind of dreading; people have started to notice the weight loss. I am not really shy but I hate attention on myself. I’m finding it very difficult accepting compliments but I usually use it as a springboard to extol the virtues of the 5:2 until I’m blue in the face.

So onward to tomorrow, my much loved Monday, my first fast day of the week. I am for once excited about the future of clothes shopping for me! We are off to New Zealand for the 4 weeks of December and I’m hoping to need a lot of new clothes for the trip.

Nobody warned me the 5:2 would have such an impact things other than my waistline. I feel positive and hopeful and…..lighter!

Moulin

6:44 am
29 Sep 14
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Yay for you! Well done.

Summerannie

10:16 am
29 Sep 14
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Congratulations! So good to hear about your success. Thank you for sharing with us all. Enjoy your holiday and the new clothes!

QuiltyBefevered

2:49 pm
1 Mar 16
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Wow. Amazing what you come across in a Google search 🤗 That was September 2014 and I was happy to be at 212lbs.

Despite taking 6 months off pre and post surgery I am now 156lbs all due ONLY to alternate day fasting. I eat absolutely nothing on my fast days. For example, on Sunday night my last food was at 8pm. My next food was then at midday today. I drink about 12 litres of water during my fasts and I do it twice a week. I don’t restrict what I eat at all on my eat days. I mean I seriously go to town on pasta on food days and I never count calories.

I turned 40 this year and my BP, BMI and cholesterol are all perfectly normal.

If you’re not finding the 5:2 enough – which is what prompted me – think about complete alternate day fasting. Seriously can’t recommend it enough. After the first week which was a bit horrible I have so much energy throughout the week. I walk home from work, which is 6 miles, once a week on a fast day and it’s a breeze.

The 5:2 started me on the right road but AF was what turned on a big switch for me.

carolinacatz

3:26 pm
1 Mar 16
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That is amazing! Congratulations!!!

Cinque

10:04 pm
1 Mar 16
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Congratulations. You are going to have to get used to compliments!
I say “thankyou, I’m doing 5:2 intermittent fasting and it really suits me.”
Then I get to talk about 5:2 instead of me. ☺️

MmeMonkey

10:13 pm
1 Mar 16
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Amazing story. I’m confused though. Are you fasting just twice a week or every other day? Apologies if I’ve misread your post.

QuiltyBefevered

10:13 pm
2 Mar 16
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Sorry MmeMonkey, I should have clarified: I do alternate day fasting Mon to Thursday.

Monday, fast.
Tuesday, eat between midday to 8pm
Wednesday, fast.
Thursday eat between midday to 8pm

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday I eat whatever I want but I try stay to 2300 calories (very roughly) 2 of those 3 days.

It may sound messy but it becomes second nature very quickly. I don’t even have to remind myself of eat or non-eat days now. I just wake up and know. Not having to think about food at all for 2 days is pretty liberating too.

Apricot

11:43 pm
2 Mar 16
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Quiltybefevered, I really interested in your fasting system. I’m only a month in but seem to have totally plateaued. I don’t think I can do a water fast like you do, but I might manage alternate day fasting or 4:3. Reading your old posts and your new, I’m so impressed! You’ve done such an impressive job on the weightloss, how much more are you planning for? And how do you plan to keep it off while eating more normally? It’s inspiring to hear how people just keep on going with the 5:2 system or variations.

QuiltyBefevered

9:52 am
3 Mar 16
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Hi Apricot. Sorry you’ve plateaued but stick with it. I too didn’t lose or gain anything for a few months on regular 5:2 but it was because I was eating too much on my eat days, but then it meant I was back to counting calories which is what I wanted to avoid. Now I know there are at least 5 days when calories don’t factor into my day – my 2 fast days and 3 of my eat days. The other 2 I try not to go too mad and be reasonable.

I would never tell anyone to just try a complete fast for a day but I started mine with smaller goals, like reaching 8 hours with nothing but water, then 10 and so on. I was almost 250lbs once, I clearly love my food but it was a very odd sense of liberation not thinking about food. The energy I have during fasting days is also a fantastic bonus. I feel light, in every sense of the word.

I am currently aiming for 140lbs for now. I never set my goals too far because it’s so easy to get discouraged.

As for how I keep it off when eating normally, I stick to 1600(ish) during Mon-Fri when there is no fasting at all but I do it without counting religiously. At weekends I don’t count at all. By now I think we’re probably all pretty good at quick maths when it comes to food. I’m happy to count calories when I’m not fasting at all – it’s the price I pay for non fasting times I guess.

I lost over 8lbs in 2 weeks quite recently when I did 3 fast days each week of my 2 weeks off work – so 6 fast days out of 14. I was on holidays from work but had loads of jobs to do at home so didn’t go away so my routine wasn’t too messed around. When I went back to work people actually noticed I’d lost weight in 2 weeks.

I never thought I’d enjoy not eating, but now I realise I enjoy it because of the pay off. I get to eat as much pasta as I want several days a week!!

KrysK

11:14 am
3 Mar 16
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I’m glad I found your post, Quilty, as I have been waivering with the whole 5:2 thing for a couple of months now. I was doing quite well up to Xmas then the wheels fell off. I am still trying to lose the 3kg’s gained over Xmas and it seems to be taking forever. I do believe my problem is probably the wine (mainly over the weekends) rather than the food, but am hesitant in giving it up. Wine is my only vice, really. I might consume up to 2 bottles over Friday night to Sunday.
I am currently working closely with 2 other young girls in the same office space and they are scoffing lollies and God knows what into their mouths all day long. It is easier to ignore as they aren’t offering anything to me, but still…
Perhaps I should give the complete fasting a go (still need tea/coffee through the day, though). Did you consume 12ltrs of water on each fast day, or over both?
That is an awful lot of water! You must have been constantly on the loo!!
Well done on the fabulous weight loss, very impressive 🙂
K

Frankiedoodle

11:28 am
3 Mar 16
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Amazing. I’ve been toying with the idea of adding restricted eating hours to my 5:2 regime. I’m just over five weeks in and 7.5 kms down, so still just thinking about it!

QuiltyBefevered

11:44 am
4 Mar 16
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I have at least 12 litres of water each day, at least! It sounds like a lot, and it is on a non-fast day, but when it’s the only thing you’re putting into your body its easily done. I don’t drink tea on a fast day because I need sugar in mine usually so I’d rather avoid it completely. I do have a black coffee about twice in the mornings especially in the winter.

Yes I am visiting the loo a lot more but when your wee is practically clear you know you’re hydrated at least 🙂

I’ve been toying with the idea of apple cider vinegar in my water in the morning but I’m not sure I can bring myself to do it.

Good luck if anyone is considering complete fasts – there’s only one way to find out if they’re for you. If they are, great, and you won’t look back. If not you at least know the 5:2 works and any progress is still progress.