Angie, I’m glad you are gathering information about your options. All I will say is that you are too nice a person to be treated badly and I hope you will not let anyone treat you as less than you deserve.

LD I don’t get cold on fast days but I have heard others complain about it, seems to be a common side effect. I have some clothes that I am in the same dilemma with – things that I like and hardly got to wear but are now falling off me. I had to fish an old pair of pants out of the back of the closet this morning – two sizes down from what I have been wearing!

Thanks Ladies will do 🙂 x

HI LD DON’T DO IT (not shouting just being forceful!! 🙂 ) I think it is necessary to have a break from things as, 5:2, like everything else you do will get monotonous. One idea is you could do 6:1 for a couple of weeks, basically maintenance, and then start again when you feel more motivated. That way you will still be in the habit of fasting but hopefully not gaining 🙂 Think of those CWs!!

LD – No not really but having said that I woke up really hungry this morning but as soon as got to work I forgot about it. Way back I posted on this forum about somebody I know that has lost over 3 stone on the 5:2 – however she always spreads her calories out over the day as she has to have breakfast. I find that on the days I wait to use all my calories for my evening meal can be a real struggle so that is why I don’t do that any more. Don’t forget once you get to your goal weight you only need to do one fast a week 🙂

You are right it is hard to feel hungry but think of skirt!!!!!!!!!! ha ha 🙂

oh no just seen these!!

LD whats this all about?!!!!!!!! I agree with JFitzy!! I confess there are days I really don’t want to fast, but I force myself to carry on through the day, and remember, once you’ve hit your target you can go on maintenance!!

I think of it as way of life now, its become such a habit that I don’t think I could ever give it up..think of all the health benefits you are reaping with each fast you do!!

JFitzy is spot on, think of the skirt!!! hang in there, please don’t give up, we are right there with you!! its only 2 little days in the week, that’s it, and soon enough it’ll just one , how good will that be!!!

also I seem to remember you are going away in May! focus on that, make it your mini goal, and even if you don’t fast during your hols then that’s fine too, you pick up again 🙂 and I bet you wont go mad with food anyway, am sure of it!!

Come on LD, or that wet fish is heading your way, and its a mean looking one I can tell you 🙂
You’ll be fine, keep going!! 🙂

its just a wobble, so come on here if you ever feel that way, ok?
now back to work young lady, smile and focus…. take care hun xxxxxx

LD I have thrown the fish back in the water 🙂

you are going to be ok, because you know what to do and why you are doing it, and everyone needs reassurance from time to time!! and that’s where we come in!

and remember 2 months isn’t that long, but the more you do it the more it’ll become second nature 🙂

hope work is ok and fasting going strong too xxx

And don’t forget LD the promise of those CW’s from me!!!! 🙂 x

Hey LD its her loss!!

Look how far you’ve come, i can the green eye monster rearing its ugly head, ha!!

Pardon me for being thick, but may i ask what are CWs?? 🙂

Oh !! Yum, i see what they are now lol, remember them form when i was a kid in France 🙂

And its Angie, LD, Angie lol hahaha!! I know, i get my names muddled up too 🙂 xxxx

I’m new to this diet and want to check if I am following the diet correctly – I’m on my 2nd fast day and worried I am eating too much although I have had less than 500 cals I haven’t felt hungry – Day went as follows:
Breakfast – Oats so simple made with water 100 cals / teaspoon of honey 20 cals
Lunch – same as breakfast
Dinner – half a tub of Waitrose – chargrilled med soup 100 cals / 1 rivita 35 cals / M&S Beetroot and cherry tomato salad 75 cals – and as a snack I’m having a ginger biscuit 35 cals = total cals all day add to 488 Total
Drank about 4 glasses of water and probably 5 mugs of black tea
I’m lucky I don’t like milk so find it easy. Comments / tips welcome

thanks I will be back to report on my progress – I do find I have felt light headed on the fast days. I’m back at the gym every morning so need to make sure I eat something afterwards before I pass out – lol
I will give skipping lunch a go next week – my Fast Days are Mon & Wed. Set myself a goal to lose at least 2 stone in a year. I’m 5’6 and just come back from holiday weighing in at 14 stone heaviest I have ever been. Tried so many diets always do well but the more I lose the more I put on when I stop. I am hoping I will stick to this and maintain. x

Hi Chesty and welcome to the forums!!

You are in the right place here, plenty of support and advice, so good luck om your journey and keep us posted!

Happy fasting 🙂

Little update guys!

just broken my fast 🙁 I am just not up for it today, not here… i’ll fast tomorrow at work, and to cope with the early start i’ll have a couple of breakfast biscuits..if I don’t then i’ll feel sick as its sooooo early!!

ah well, that’s what I love about this WOL, we can swap and change it around our lives 🙂

hope you are all ok,and if fasting then stay strong (she says grrr ) have a lovely day!!!! xxxxxxxx

Morning all – what a lovely sunny day again!! As you all know Thursday is my Friday so roll on 5pm yay!

Did my second fast of the week yesterday and I have to say I was extremely tempted to weigh myself this morning (don’t worry Angie I didn’t!!) as I don’t feel any lighter. Mind you last time I felt like that I had lost weight and then at my next weigh in I felt much lighter but had stayed the same – so who knows!! 🙂 Anyway instead of weighing I measured myself and since 6 January I have lost 4 inches from my waist, just over an inch from each of my dreaded bingo wings 🙂 and an inch from above each knee. I think my hips are down about 2 inches now as all my jeans are too big on my legs!

Angie don’t worry about breaking your fast – as you say you can do it tomorrow instead or indeed after the week you have had you could even have a week off!

Hope you all have a great day – speak later x

Just butting in the pasta/wheat bloating thing 🙂

I think the fresh egg noodles are great for bulking up a stir fry on both fast or non-fast days. You only need about 50g at 77 calories (a small handful) or if you want to have 100g at 154 calories you will have a really filling and huge meal. My normal thing is to have prawns or chicken with loads of veg and low salt soya on fast days and on non-fast days add the noodles. It is funny how your food habits change as I find 50g of noodles plenty now where as before I would have thought it was a tiny portion!! Also I think people generally eat far too much pasta at one sitting – in Italy it is mainly sauce and some pasta to soak it up – I think here we do it the other way around!!! 🙂

Hi LD it is really easy. I just use the Kikkoman low salt soya sauce (green top) I never use the sauces in the packets except occasionally the black bean sauce one as it is lower in calories. Before serving I season with black pepper at the end – now I am very hungry – thankfully I am not fasting (ha ha) 🙂 x