Ouch! Just hit a massive wall!

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NatashaD

11:11 am
10 Feb 14
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If anyone else has experienced this, I’d be interested to hear about it. I had been fasting just fine for weeks, and was within spitting distance of my mini-goal. Then my first fast day of last week, I caved. I don’t know why, but I felt an overwhelming need for food. I cant even say it was hunger, just a strong urge to eat. The feeling continued all week and I only did one of my 3 fasts. I am trying to get back into it today but I’m struggling.

Has anyone else been doing well and then suddenly felt like they couldn’t face it anymore? Im not going to give up, I just cant get my head around it. I have wondered if it is a hormonal thing if some times of the month are harder than others?

sylvestra

11:25 am
10 Feb 14
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It may very well be hormonal @natashad but sometime we just do these things for no real reason at all.

I know that’s not very helpful but the only thing you can do when this happens is pick yourself up, draw a line under it and start again when you feel ready. We’ll all help you back on the wagon!!

I’ve been fighting off similar feelings this week caused by me having a rotten cold. I think I won!!! 😀

xx

NatashaD

11:29 am
10 Feb 14
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Thanks sylvestra! Your posts on here are always so kind and helpful, its what a weka 5:2er needs now and then!

I will pick up and carry on hence forth 🙂 I think I need to find myself a “Keep Calm and Fast” mug to be my motivational inspiration when I cant log on here! 😀 xx

Angie090465

11:30 am
10 Feb 14
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I agree with Sylvestra Natasha, and I also find some fast days are easier than others, I really struggled on Friday and very nearly caved in too!!:-(

JUst pick up where you left off, the beauty of this WOE is that you can always start again, and again and again and…. well you catch my drift!

good luck 😉

lilyb

12:12 pm
10 Feb 14
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We all have times when we slip off the wagon, we are only human after all and you must accept that sometimes we make mistakes. The key thing is how you act afterwards, much better to forgive yourself and get straight back into it the next day than think that all your good work is spoiled and give up!

On fast days when things are getting particularly tough I find myself humming the song from Annie:

“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow, you’re only a day away”. Seems to help me 🙂

LittleDragon

1:12 pm
10 Feb 14
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I echo what all the guys above have said – don’t worry too much about it – we’re all human and we can’t always control our weird relationships with food!

Don’t forget, also, as crass as it sounds, we’ve all decided to embark on this Fast Diet for a reason – because we considered ourselves overweight or unhealthy before, which can only be for one reason – because we used to overeat!!! Rome wasn’t built in a day, and we aren’t perfect, so the occasional lapse back into our old eating habits is to be expected!

Don’t worry about it too much, just get back on it when you’re ready and know that we’re all here to support and encourage you! xx

Lizamor

5:21 pm
12 Feb 14
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I’m new to this, but I know for sure the exact same thing will happen to me. On a regular basis.. 😉 But the godd thing about that is – we can try again the day after.

Be kind to yourself – if we mess up one day, we get another chance. 🙂

josmabith

10:08 pm
13 Feb 14
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Hi to all of you, count me in with my massive wall. I’m usually doing fine during the day, but after I had dinner it feels as if I had not eaten a single bite. My stomach is full but I am overwhelmed by a craving in a way that I have never experienced before, and this week I gave in. I was never an overeater, but it seems as if I become one… I keep telling me that there is another fast day coming on Monday but it is really hard. Any suggestions?

NatashaD

12:52 pm
17 Feb 14
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Well….1 week since I started this thread and two weeks since I fasted properly, I am back to square one. Have only gained 3lbs in the two weeks I didn’t fast which I am happy about as I expected to gain more, but I am starting again today. I’m on the newbie rollercoaster again! Feeling hungry, cold, slightly grouchy, with a big feeling of dread that food seems so far away. Its quite scary how quickly I slipped right back into the “old” me, and it was a bit of an eye opener to see how much work it really takes to make an honest lifestyle change. I think I hit my wall because it novelty of 5:2 wore off after so many weeks, and now is the real test as to whether I really want to carry on with this WOE for life. Bit of a crossroads I suppose.

Thanks for all your supportive comments so far guys, it does help to see that people are rooting for me in times where I struggle to root for myself! So at 144.2lbs, I am at the start line again aiming for my mini-goal of 139lbS (below 10 stone will be a big thing). Fasting day 1 of 3!

I hope you guys are all doing well on your journeys and I hope I can return the support to you when you need it <3

beebop

1:48 pm
17 Feb 14
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For my money, it seems a lot of people approach this like those who fail at quitting smoking.

Try to imagine you are not ‘giving up’ anything. That implies sacrifice and a loss of something you want.

Instead, you are quitting a way of life that is not good for you. Focus on the benefits.

I’m in week 3 and the scales have moved as I wanted, but the measurements haven’t. HOWEVER, I can damn well see in the mirror I have achieved something and my sporting performance has most definitely improved. So I’m latching onto the positives, and not the ‘woe is me because I can’t eat cake’ type thoughts! Lol

By the way, I most defo enjoy the 5 days, that’s what gets me through the hunger I am currently ‘enjoying’.

Hang in there and stay off the scales for at least a couple of weeks. Also, if you are honest with yourself and haven’t really adopted the 5:2 WOE since your last weigh-in, then don’t depress yourself and keep the scales hidden.

Good luck