Hi @kitten1 and @slimgirl – I would like a diet buddy too. I have 15-20 lbs to lose which is a lot when your 5’1. Can I join? I would like to be at a healthier weight before a family reunion and photo shoot at the end of July.

@slimgirl – yes, just started this week. I am finishing my 2nd 36-hr “fast” day today (or in the morning). I feel really heavy tonight and bloated. 🙁

I will weigh in the morning. Wish me luck! Gook luck to all of you!

Hi kitten and fast,

Hope the weigh in went well fast! I fast on Mondays and then it could be either Wednesday or Friday. Today is a fast day and I’m starving. Had a boiled egg and slice of brown toast for brunch around 11am and I will have a chicken peppers and onion stir fry at about 5.30 then nothing until tomorrow. My fast days are from when I sleep on say Sunday night until I wake up on the Tuesday so a full day Monday.

I usually try to keep myself really busy on fast days to make it go faster and then watch tv in bed in the evening to keep away from the kitchen.

Good luck back on Tuesday kitten. Plan something you really like to eat for dinner on those days might make it easier. Roll on tomorrow for me.

I’m still trying to figure this out. I didn’t feel sick after my 1st fast day but today I feel nauseous. I tried eating a small pack of trail mix with lots of peanuts and a little chocolate but it made it worse. Sipping on a Diet Pepsi seems to ease the nausea some. I lost 2.2-lbs this week (water weight certainly but I’ll take it) which I’m excited about. Don’t feel bloated or heavy today so that helps but being nauseous sucks. LOL

I am curious, do you feel weighing on Monday makes it easier or harder to stick with the program during the week. I think the weekends are going to be my difficult times.

Yes a challenge sounds good. What do you have in mind?

What if we do all three that you suggested @kitten1?
Weight Loss: 4-pounds in April
Fitness Goal: exercise 2-3 times/wk
Health Eating Goal: eat more veggies

We could make them all individual goals or all have the same. You guys choose.

Cool! Here in the US

I’m down a pound from Friday’s weight in today but feel supper fat today. Like my pant’s don’t fit and I’m not even bloated. Very strange. I also haven’t eaten since lunch yesterday because I feel fat and gross.

Today is not a fast day and neither was yesterday. Because of feeling gross, I may do 16:8 today which doesn’t seem too difficult considering the “condition” I’m in. Maybe my body is just trying to adjust.

Has anyone else felt like this?

Hi all,
Busy few days but trying to keep up with all your posts. Great to hear all the different feedback and stories. I have lost another 2lbs this week so feeling good. Had second fast day today and again cold, tired but happy to complete it. I’d love to lose 2lbs per week for the next 8 or so weeks but not sure how realistic that is so will take it week by week. Starting to exercise now too. Some walking and plan to use an exercise bike. I’m in Ireland by the way so guess no sharing of numbers here. Haha.

Hope everyone has a good week this week.

Excellent @slimgirl. 2lbs, that’s awesome. I suppose it depends on how close you are to your goal weight and how strict you are with your calories if you can continue to lose at that rate.

@kitten1 – I’m fasting today as well. I’m always cold on fasting days and I’ve noticed even on my non-fasting days. Small price to pay for trying to undo years of bad to my body. The tuna and bean burger sounds really good.

5 portions of fruit & veggies a day? That seems excessive, count me out – LOL. Just kidding, I will try. 🙂

My goal is to be a runner by the end of the year. Even if I’m a slow runner. I have tried 100s of times throughout the last 5 years and have always failed. I have tried Couch-2-5k and all kinds of running apps. Just don’t seem to stick with it. But I want to try again. Any thoughts?

Does anyone have an iphone or whatsapp? We can text internationally for free if we use imessage with the iphone or if we use the app. Let me know if anyone is interested and we can exchange email address to exchange numbers. I’m not comfortable putting me cell number online. 😀

Have you found you lose more weight when you run?

Ha-ha, I like the name Kil. I don’t use any of the app you mentioned about but just downloaded the bindle app. Excellent idea – much smarter than me! I’m not always able to access this site at work so thank you.

screen name is FastEnough

Hi Missfire, welcome! Kitten and I text through a fee app called Bindle. Just look me up (FastEnough)and I’ll add you to the group.

Hi jafmensah:

You might check both the ‘Plateaus’ link and the ‘TDEE’ link on this thread: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Good Luck!