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amyca

2:29 pm
2 Jun 14
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Hi

I am starting this diet tomorrow and wanted to get some questions answered before I start!

I used to be 8.5 stone and I am 5’3 however I am now 9.10 after having a desk job and eating too much when I’m bored!

Please can you tell me what you eat on the fasting days and what days you chose to fast?

Also what do you eat on the normal days? do you cut out carbs completely or only have a few?

Last question how much weight should I realistically expect to lose in 4 weeks if I up my exercise?

Thank you

Amy x

franfit

5:12 pm
2 Jun 14
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Hi amyca, it’s a good idea to read the ‘FAQ’ and ‘HOW’ tabs at the top of the page. You can eat what you like on fasting days; most people choose something high in protein, since the body needs it for repair and doesn’t really store it, and find that non-starchy vegetables are also their friends. Many avoid carbs on a fasting day just because they find that eating high-carb foods tends to lead to hunger a couple of hours later. On 5:2 we are free to eat the foods that we each like/believe contribute to a healthy diet, some people like to eat low-fat, some like to eat low-carb, some are vegetarian or vegan, it doesn’t matter, you can make it work for you.

Average weight loss with 5:2 is about a pound a week; some people lose more, some less. Exercise can be helpful as long as it doesn’t make you hungrier/eat more.

One tip is to use the non-fasting days to learn how to eat the amount of food that you will need to maintain your goal weight.

simcoeluv

5:14 pm
2 Jun 14
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Hi and welcome amyca:

The way you do 5:2 is go to bed, get up, eat 500 calories or less while awake, go to bed, get up and eat ‘normally’. You do this twice a week.

‘Normally’ means eating to your TDEE or below.

As 5:2 works on calories, not types of food, you can eat any food you want on both diet and non diet days. Many people learn that on diet days they are less hungry if they eat only one evening meal high in fat and protein.

Weight loss is individual. Some people lose some water weight quickly and later plateau. Some don’t lose much, if any, for a couple of weeks. The average weight loss over time for women is a little less than a pound a week. If you significantly up your exercise level, you should expect not to lose much weight in four weeks because the exercise will increase your water retention and negate any fat weight loss caused by the diet.

Here are some general tips for those just starting: http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/warnings-to-newbies/

This explains TDEE and when you need to worry about it (many don’t): http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/tdee-for-the-curious-or-why-dont-i-lose-weight-faster/

And this explains why exercise probably won’t help you lose weight more quickly: http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/exercise-is-dangerous-for-your-diet/

Good Luck!