Morning all,

Hello to all the new bods. Its good to read about everybody’s different journeys. mymi glad to see you are still biking everyday as I must say my exercise plan has well and truly come to a halt as I have so much marking to do as I work as a lecturer and its prime exam time. I have managed to do 4:3 this week and one fast day I was starving and even tried to go to bed for a bit in the afternoon to try and overcome it. My last fast was yesterday and I wasn’t hungry once, weird! I’ve lost 1.5lbs this week so 7.5lbs in 4 weeks for me so its slow and steady for me. I’m going on holiday on Friday with nights out Thur, Fri and Sat so this may not be pretty next weigh in . Anyway glad everyone else is keeping going, happy fasting folks

Claire x

p.s amzta how’s the half marathon training going?

5 weeks and 10 fasts in and weigh-in this morning…

Starting weight: 11st 12lbs
Weight last week: 11st 7lbs
Current weight: 11st 7lbs
Weight loss so far: 5lbs
Weight loss this week: 0lbs :/

On the bright side, at least I’m not gaining anything… but losing nothing for a month feels a bit crap! Still it averages as 1 lb a week which is the norm.

I’m gonna keep at it until my holiday in July as it makes my tummy feel smaller.

Hope everyone is having a great day!
Amy x

Oh forgot to say, my half marathon is only 5 days away! Getting nervous/excited 😀

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May 20, 2014 2:32 PM
Hi Guys and Gals,

I’m a 36 year old female. 5’4, 159 lbs as of today. Today was my second weigh-in and I gained about 3 lbs since last Tuesday morning. I’m feeling super discouraged, so if anyone has any words of wisdom, I’m all ears! Mondays and Thursdays are my fast days, with Tuesday mornings being my weigh-in time. On my fast days, I’m eating lots of protein/veggies, almost no carbs at all, and I’m eating all my 500 calories at dinner time. On my non-fast days, I’m still eating lots of healthy stuff like fruits and veggies, chicken/turkey, but allowing myself to generally eat what I want when I want. It’s possible that I may be snacking too often, not sure if that’s the problem or not. I’m also drinking lots of water and starting to exercise more, about 2-3 times a week of cardio. Also, I definitely still allow myself to have popcorn at the movies on the weekend and pizza with friends… thought that would be ok though! 🙁
I really was hoping this could be the final eating strategy for me, one that I could stick with for a long time, and I don’t mind the fasting days at all, so was disappointed to see the scale go up and not down. (Also, Alzheimer’s runs in my family, and I was really thinking that the added health benefits of IF would be perfect for me.)

If anyone has tips/tricks/suggestions, I would love to hear from you. sad

Thanks,
Evelyn

Evelyn, I second all that Molly said. I personally find that eating 3 meals on my fast days suits me better.
Kitty, had the omelette for my dinner with added mushrooms, onion, garlic, ham and it was just gorgeous.
Cheers Mags

Decided not to fast today as only 3 days until my big run and I need to load up on carbs. Gonna go to the gym tonight and do my last short run and some strength training.
Happy fasting! x

Good morning

It’s quite hard not to weigh yourself too much, I have that tendency too. I am crazy for bread, I got some dark whole grain bread from Aldi and it only has 115 per slice, I just convert recipes, like half the amount of salmon or cheese I could use normally to make sure I stay within my 500, also try a under 100 cal breakfast to have at least 200 for lunch and dinner. I find it fills me up more and makes it easier to stay on track. I will post things as I go along. Is great to have people who do the same thing. Have a good weekend all. X

Being a Holiday week with cook-outs and a scheduled work related lunch, I’ve had to pick two different days to fast. This is Week 4 for me. I will fast today and Thursday. I’ve never split my fast days so I am looking forward to see how it works out for me. My meals are planned for the day. Fresh blueberries, raspberries and watermelon. One hard boiled egg. One slice of cheese and 54g of sliced turkey deli meat. Tonight I will prepare 4oz of wild caught Kingklip from the waters near Costa Rica. The lady at the fish counter said it’s much like Grouper. So, we’ll see on that.

Anyhow, I am rambling on. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I know I am!!! I am headed to IKEA to buy a new dresser each for the kids. Mainly just to keep my mind occupied!!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!!!

Hello Fast Bunnies!
I’m back on it after a week off to run the Edinburgh Half Marathon 😀
It was really amazing, such a great experience and I raised £363 for Macmillan Cancer Support in the process!
I managed it in 2hrs 32min which I’m happy with for my first ever half marathon! I’m thinking of entering another half marathon in September as I don’t want to get out of the habit of running.

So fasting today and trying an experiment where I only eat satsumas regularly throughout the day. Each Satsuma is 42 calories so 500 cals = 11 satsumas with a few cals leftover. I tried saving all 500cals for dinner for a few weeks and lost no weight so I’m hoping this might help to kickstart my weightloss.

I also recently discovered that pickled gherkins are really low calorie – 125g is only 6 calories! Also jalapenos are something like 4 cals per 1/4 jar. Both are an acquired taste I guess but I find they really help to stave off hunger.

How is everyone doing?
Amy xx

Week 4 is in the history books for me. Starting to plan my next two fast days. The weight is not falling off, by any means. I would have liked to have seen better results. But, the reality is, it’s only been four weeks.

Amzta – yes, let us all know how the 11 satsuma work for you. And, finishing a half marathon is an AWESOME accomplishment!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

Well, I hope everyone is doing well. The posts have slowed down. I hope we haven’t lost any of the newbies. When are we no longer “newbies”??? 🙂

Hi, whilst not completely new to the diet I am new to the forum – so hi everyone. After reading everyone’s comments and support I decided it would be great to be a part of it all!!!!
I have been fasting for about 8 weeks now and have lost on average a 1lb a week. Whilst I tend to lose weight then nothing for several weeks I have noticed that my clothes are getting bigger so I know something is happening!!
Until last week, I have been doing the diet whilst on a work break and so I have been saving myself for my evening meal and using my 500 cals for my main meal of the day. But my new job involves a 2 hour drive at the beginning and end of the day and I am concerned that no food until I get home may affect my driving concentration – does anyone experience this??? Last week I didn’t fast as I wanted to get into some routine at work but I don’t want to keep stalling!! today is my day off so I am fasting – I have read that some people spread their cals across the day – does this slow the weight loss down??? thanks for all your tips and I wish everyone great success!

Hey guys
The satsuma thing did not work!!!
I bailed on my first day back fasting. Also a client gave us a box of chocolates at work so that did not help.

However, yesterday was a successful fast day and even managed a 1.5 mile run and pilates class. Yesterday I had:

Bfast: porridge (160cal)
snack: banana (100cal)
Lunch: Hot & Spicy cup a soup (65cal) & 1 orange (62cal)
snack: 3 large pickles (roughly 20cal)
Dinner: fruit & veg juice – 1 bag spinach, 2 carrots, 3 stick celery, handful blueberries, 1 strawberry (roughly 100cal)

Total = 507 cal

I found this so much easier than having one big 500cal meal for dinner! It didn’t even really feel like a fast day!

Thinking of doing a 4:3 this week to kickstart my weight loss…

Thanks for the congrats Breesie! I’m pleased 🙂

Where did all the Fast Bunnies go?? xx

Week 5 gone… Yesterday was the easiest “fast” to date. The trick, you ask? Have a crap-ton of laundry to do and get it all done whilst assembling two dressers from IKEA!! I didn’t eat until 8pm. And, then I was super excited to be able to eat so much at once. 492 calories!!! Whoop!!! Whoop!!!

I have been toiling over which two days to pick this week as I have so much going on with business lunches, etc. It’s looking like Wednesday and Thursday or Wednesday and Friday. My 43rd birthday is this upcoming Sunday and we will be celebrating all weekend. So, I have to cram it in before the weekend!!!

I hope everyone is doing well and focusing on themselves. Everyone didn’t leave this forum, did they??

Excellent plan Jennyh. That is very similar to my fast day food.
All the best. It WILL work 🙂
PVE

Starting my 5:2 way of life today. Yo-yo dieted up and down between 14 St and 11 1/2 stone but really need to get my weight down and stay there. I am now 13 1/2 stone with a family wedding and a holiday coming up end of August. I introduced my sister to this way of eating a year ago and she has shifted 4 stone in that time ,after being heavy for a few decades. She has put me to shame so now it’s my turn to get healthier, especially as the big 60 is approaching! I think writing this down could well be the motivational kick I need to get my head in gear. Herbal tea and black coffee for the day then a good paleo meal tonight.

Hi All! I’m a newbie on my second fast week. Week 1 was fairly painless, I noticed a hint of irritability on the end of fast day 1, but day 2 was fine. Today I am feeling cold all day, I wonder if there is anything with fasting and body temp change or sensitivity to temperature? Today I had a delicious spinach salad with red bell pepper, tomato and a hard boiled egg lightly dressed with 1 tsp fine balsamic vinegar and fresh squeezed lemon. I saved a few pieces of red pepper for a late afternoon snack. Tonight I will have tilapia, zuccini and asparagus blend with garlic, spinach and a small grapefruit. Overall I have more energy and feel more productive! All the best!

I am so pleased to have lost my first kg….hope everyone enjoying their new lifestyle. Tomorrow is my second fast day. Not only was I cold after my first fast day but got a cold so felt a bit miserable until I got on the scales…..

my second fast day yesterday and it was grand….drank lots of water and that helped alleviate my rumbling tum. I have been careful on what I eat on my non fast days.
Breakfast: 0% fat Greek yoghuty (Fage) bowl of blueberries
Dinner: cajun chicken, 1 boiled potato, broccoli, green salad
Melon and an orange

Hope yiu all have a good weekend

Hi there,
I’m happy to say that after 2-3 months I’ve lost 16.8 lbs or 7.5 kg’s in Australia

Congrats to everyone who got the scales or tape measures moving this week!
I am now 9 weeks in (still doing 4:3 until summer holidays begin) and am 22 lbs down now so very happy 🙂 ! Started at 13st9.
Have booked 3 summer holidays this year so have a goal to lose that final 6lbs to get me to my 2 stone mark in the next 5 weeks! Feel I might have to mix it up a bit with my non-fast days and do low carb or high fibre diet for those 4 days as have been on a bit of a plateau now.
Hope everyone else is doing well and staying motivated. Do you keep short term or long term goals? I keep a mixture of 2 but find the short term goals so much more motivating.
Have a happy Saturday!
Molly

Today is the end of my second fast day for Week 7. Everyone sounds so motivated and happy with their results. The lowest I’ve weighed since starting is 154.4 lbs but I always seem to shoot back up a couple of pounds. And then down. And then up. And then down. I don’t find myself hungry on Fast Days, which is a nice change. I attribute that to “mind over matter”. Knowing I have committed to a certain day/days to take in less food, the less I think about it.

Anyhow, I am glad to hear about summer holidays and birthdays and sunshine! All the great things about summertime! Keep up the good work everyone!!!

Happy Fasting!!!!!!

Hi breesie
Mine goes very much like yours up and down all the time, but I noticed about a pound gone all two weeks, by far not as much as I see with some others but by now I am a real fasten fan and do enjoy my fasten days. I wished I would loose the weight a bit faster but hey ho as long as it goes. Doing 4:3 this week as I am going to a party weekend, loads of food and drinks,
So happy weekend all.

Hi and welcome bhit:

Nothing extreme at all. If you talk to those that weigh themselves daily, even if they are not on a diet, pretty much all of them will tell you their weight fluctuates by a pound or two a day, often for no apparent reason. It is simply water weight (and ‘weight in transit’) coming and going. That is why, with any diet, you measure weight loss or gain over time. Time ‘evens out’ the water weight ups and downs and reveals the actual fat weight loss or gain. The people that weigh daily often keep averages so they can have a feel for their ‘real’ weight at any given time

Agree with you, simcoeluv… Not extreme at all. Yes, kitty61, one pound down nearly every week or two. Slowly but surely. I hate to say that I am obsessed by the scale at times but I get the satisfaction and reassurance from the number, I guess.

And, one must remember that this isn’t simply a weight loss program. We are repairing our insides when we take in less calories on the chosen two days a week. I hope my last post didn’t come across like I am disappointed… I have to say, I feel like a million bucks on fast days. I know I am cleansing and regenerating and focusing on myself and no one else. Totally continuing the program… although the number on the scale isn’t plummeting, my clothes are more loose and people are asking me if I have lost weight. Who doesn’t love those compliments, right????

Saying this… I just ate two pieces of pizza which were FANTASTIC!!!! Love to you all from Florida!!!!! xoxoxox. ~Amy

abi joy, any foods that you want to eat that add up to 500/600 calories throughout the day are fine, not necessary to buy all the books or to buy any special foods. That said, many people find that making sure they get enough protein and a little fat (which you would from the smoked salmon) and then adding lots of low-calorie vegetables like green leafies, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc. works well. I usually leave a few calories for a few strawberries or blueberries, some people like to leave a few calories for a bedtime snack.