I thought I would start my own forum, as I read everyone’s post and believe me, its kept me motivated and there is so much information which has helped me continue with positive results on this new change of life living, is what I call the 5:2 Fast Diet.

I am now on my 3rd week. I have done a total of 6 fasting days. However, only 1 of the the fast days I stuck to 500 calories, the other 5 I had anywhere between 600-800 calories. On my non-fast days I eat about 1000-1200 calories and I work out about 6 days a week.

I have successfully lost 7 pounds so far. I lost 5 pounds the first week, a pound the 2nd and 3rd. I heard that is the normal weight loss on this diet, a pound a week.

I am sure it will still be a struggle for me, but I am keeping positive that I will reach my goal by the end of May 2015 of a weight loss of 24 pounds. Only 17 more pounds to go!!

Keep up the good work everyone, and keep posting away. I love reading all these forums!!

Happy Friday and keep up the great work!!

Dawn

Awesome Job Applepie!! So we are on the same weight loss plan, I see!!

Keep up the great work!!

Yes, we can do this.

Feel free to keep checking in! 🙂

Welcome msjaffacake and x1LDV.

My BMI states I am overweight but what BMI does not know is I have a lot of muscle which ways in on that scale, as they say, muscle weighs more than fat, so don’t let that BMI make you think something your not.

It will be a month February 5th since I started this diet, 8.5 pounds later, I fell pretty good and I can actually tell I’ve lost weight, I want to lose another 16 pounds by the end of May, which, if I keep following this diet, I am sure I will reach that goal.

So msjaffacake you want to lose about 21 pounds? You can do it. Non fast days you can pretty much eat about anything as long as you say with in your calorie range, you can find that on the very first page how much calories you can consume a day. I can eat anywhere between 1300 calories to 2100 calories because I work out actively, at least 6 times a week. However, I am finding it hard to even eat 1200 calories. I track my calories on My Fitness Pal. My non fast days and fast days always start, generally, with 2 boiled eggs and a piece of toast. I usualy have 1 tblsp of peanut butter on my toast. I really not hungry until dinner time but I do have a salad or a sandwich for lunch.

Yes, you can drink alcohol, but I would limited as much as you can. My husband and I are both doing this diet and we limit alcohol to the weekends.

Give yourself a week on this and I bet you will be very happy with your first weeks weight loss. I did not drink for 9 days in the very beginning and lost 6 pounds with in a week and a 1/2.

Keep me posted on your progress. 🙂

End of our 6th week and I lost the 1.5 pounds I gained last week, plus .5 pounds, I am down 9 pounds in 6 weeks! That is great since the goal is only to lose 1 pound a week. My husband is down 12 pounds!!

I finally fit into my jeans from last spring!! Slowly but surely I am getting there.

My fast days are going great. I am hardly even hungry, not to mention, on my non-fast days, I barely get over 1000 calories.

I am still rocking it out with Zumba 6 days a week, you would think with me working out like a mad woman I would drop the pounds quicker, but not sure how the science works in all that.

Applepie, pag9667, X1LDV, and Msjaffacake, how are you all doing?

Awesome job msjaffacake. And PAG9667, I had a small issue with constipation in the beginning but haven’t had any issues since. Maybe add some fiber into your diet. And Applepie, I like the idea of your calorie intake 350, zero, 350. I am fasting today and I am trying to eat as little as possible. May do fast day #2 tomorrow, which would be back to back.

This weekend went pretty good but its tough for me to be good. I guess as long as I am on track during the week, its ok to be bad, on occassions, on the weekends.

I am going to Florida in 7 weeks…I would love to lose at least 10 pounds.

Have a super week everyone!!