Hi Isa and welcome:

Here are some tips that might help you with 5:2: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Good Luck!

Hi Simcoeluv,than you for the link to the tips! Some really helpful ideas there 🙂

Hi Veggie Girl, congrats on your weight loss! From what I have read I think 0.5kg is a healthy amount to lose! I’m going to try to resist stepping on the scales until next week!

Hi all! I’m having my fist non fast day since Monday, as yesterday I wasn’t planning on fasting but I just wasn’t hungry and thought I might as well try to keep going to see what I felt like. I felt fine all day, the only difference was I had a low fat yogurt between lunch and dinner to keep going!
I thought today I would be really hungry all day but surprised to say I’m ok and haven’t over eaten.
Hope you had good fast days!

Hi Holly, Isa and Mrs G.
I’ve had a fantastic week fasting! I’ve felt far less hungry than I though I would (after getting used to the concept of being hungry – again). Good luck with starting again, Mrs G. I find Tuesday and Thursday works well for me as it breaks the week up nicely. I go to a Pilates class on a Wednesday night so only have a light meal after I get home. Then Friday feels awesome knowing I can have a wine and something nice for dinner.
Not that I’m having unpleasant food on my fast days. I’m making it as yummy as possible and so far have had a piece of wholewheat toast (love my bread) with a spread of blue cheese and greens for ‘lunch’ each day. With that I have a coffee with my day’s allowance of milk.
Good luck to us all for the coming week.

Hi all!
Ready for a new week of fasting?! 🙂 I had a great first week, I was a bit hesitant to get on scales this morning as I had a “normal” weekend food wise but I have lost 1.7kg. I don’t expect I will keep losing as much but its a big motivation to stay on track this week!!
Fasting today with a smile
Hope you all have a great week!

Congratulations, Holly and Isa! those are fantastic losses.
I have had my Tuesday fast day today and was surprised that I haven’t felt as hungry at certain times of the day, nor actually bothered by the hunger pangs when they do come.
Thanks for the tip about weighing the food, Fatih. It’s a good point. I am using some recipes from the Fast Diet book and have also adapted one or two of my own. There are heaps of 5/2 recipes online too, so no excuse to get bored on our fast days!

Congratulations holly! Let’s keep it u this week 😉

Awesome effort, Isa! You must be feeling super motivated. I say go with whatever is working for you. There may come a time when you feel the need for more intake and as long as you feel in control you will be fine. Remember to keep up the protein on your fast days. In the book they say this is important so your body burns fat and not muscle mass.

Hi all, how’s it going?

Lost a bit less last week, still 1kg, so happy with result. Had a fast day yesterday and got a headache for the first time, I’m sure I drank enough water so I will put it down to menstrual cycle… Let’s see how it goes, might find it harder to resist treats!

Welcome sher,how did your fisrt week go? I only read the “original” book and I did find it helpful to understand the health benefits and what to expect, it helped me get motivated but I haven’t looked at it since (week 4 of fasting this week). As I said, I try to use a low GI diet book for non fast days.
Have a great week!

Hi Sher, thanks! Once you get into the routine I will be easier, one of the things I read that really stuck was that i have to be serious about the fast days or else they end up just being days you eat less but not really fasting.
I eat skip breakfast and have 200 cal for lunch about 13:00 and 300 for dinner. I take my dog to agility class the days I fast and its a good distraction so I can put off dinner until about 20:00. I drink loads of herbal teas in between! And so far so good.
Have you worked out a rountine? I thought I would have to change the days I fasted quite a bit but in the end I find it easier to stick to the same days and I just adapt to plans. For example, if I go and meet a friend for a coffee on a fast day I have a tea instead and then find I don’t want a biscuit or cake with it ( I can have it tomorrow if I still want it)
I also set myself a “mini” goal for Christmas and I think of that on non fast days of help me make better choices, but I don’t say no to everything because one of the reasons I think this diet works is that you can allow yourself some treats and eat out without feeling guilty.

Hi all! How’s it going? I have been busy revising for exams and haven’t been focussing as much on diet to be honest. I’ve had a nasty cold all last week that coincided with exam week. Only managed one fast day, by the time I got to exam after day at work I was past counting calories!! Did a weigh in today and have stayed the same, so not as bad I expected.
Looking at bigger picture, I started 09.11.2015 at 85.6kg and today 17.12.2015 I’m at 80kg 🙂
Hope you all had a better fasting week than me!!

Hello Isa.
I did fairly well over Christmas but have been slipping back into bad habits lately. today is my first ‘proper’ fast day for a while. I’ve been starting the day well but giving in to having snacks before dinner, and then the whole thing goes out the window.
I need to keep the big picture in mind and remember how good it feels to be in control and healthier.
Hope the rest of you have been doing well and keeping up the motivation!