Hi all. Just had my first weigh in with the practice nurse. Been doing this for 4 weeks and have lost 6.6 lbs. am chuffed to bits! My other half, well he’s lost 11lbs in the same time. He doesn’t even have that much to lose, unlike me!

Chilliexx do you use oil in your soups? I made a minestrone yesterday, a fast day, but used a tsp of olive oil to fry onions. We ended up with 280 calories. Have a great recipe for Tuscan bean which requires oil. It’s delicious.

Chillie, I went for a chinese banquet last night, non fast day, it’s allowed as long as it’s within your non fast day allowance. That’s the beauty.

Chilliexx,

Don’t spend another second beating yourselves up! You had a nice dinner, and while it may have been too much and, yes, it may set you back slightly, real life has to happen.

I lost 20 lbs in 8 1/2 on 5:2, being extremely “good”. Was at a family party and ate chocolate cake like there was no tomorrow. Like you, I was annoyed at myself, and it set me back a bit, BUT this is what I learned: you can’t be “good” 100% percent of the time. Life just isn’t that way. On any other diet, I would always have a set back, I’d be disappointed in myself, feel negative and give up.

With this plan, you don’t have to. After the cake incident and on another occasion, ice cream overload, I forced the negative thoughts aside and realized, this isn’t all or nothing! It’s a process and a continual journey, and like everything else in life, it has it’s ups and downs. I moved on, am back on track, lost the weight and a little more and feel great.

Should I overeat all the time and undo all the hard work? Of course not. Will I goof up again, in the probably not so distant future? You bet I will, but on occasion when it can get hard (and it will), move on and realize all is not lost, even though that can be easier said than done.

As you read through the forum, it’s easy to find many posts about how wonderful this fasting/feasting is because it works. There is the initial “honeymoon” phase, where it’s all new and even exciting. I think most will say, that there are hard days, disappointing days, even starving days, but like anything else, “this too shall pass”.

I got a bit long winded. Just don’t want anyone to give up when temptations arise. With 5:2 you really can have your cake and eat it too (with a lot if vegetables)! 😀

Well done on the weight loss!!!

Thanks for the recipe! I have most of that already so will try it tomorrow.

isnt it amazing how this way of eating affects us with more than weight loss, little changes over time, choices we make that would never of done before, well done chillie on all your achivements xx

It’s still a lot less calories than you would have taken in on a non-fast day and so much less than before you started 5:2. So it’s all good really.

@chilliexx
“I am not hungry at all so why am I sitting here obsessing about food.”

I started to wonder about that also.

So we thought there must be other alternatives.

http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/alternate-activities-to-eating-or-feeding/

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Well since my last comment I’ve pottered. I brushed the cat, I flicked through a magazine, I made a coffee and now thinking of running a bath. 🙂

Chillie, if its any consolation it’s my fast day today (normally on Thursday but I’m going out) and I’ve just made a carrot cake (its my birthday tomorrow & my 10 year old is insistent we should have cake for mummy’s birthday!). The smell of freshly baked cake is enough to tip me over the edge…… Am consoling myself that tomorrow i can eat, drink & be merry!!

@chilliex
“Another two pounds gone and just one more for the milestone of my first stone. So happy.”

Great going!

I gained two pounds of muscle. Also happy.

Enjoy!

@chilliexx
“Hope your retreat goes well today.”

Thank you for your kind thought.

I did enjoy the opportunity to be inspire in the company of 200 men on a spiritual path.

I have many take always that I can reflect on during my weekend fast.

Enjoy.

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@westozzybloke
“how did you measure that you put on 2 pounds of muscle? I’ve seen scales that can give a % body fat, but I didn’t know it was possible to electrically weigh muscle. ”

Since I’m strength training & my clothes are fitting better, I know that there is a shift happening even though the weight scale is not changing much. The Fitbit Aria scale, that I use, does register BMI and with the graph below, I can obtain lean and fat mass changes.

https://trendweight.com/u/2530328a1bd347/

Lean Mass Change Over Time:
Since yesterday: 0.1 lbs
Since a week ago: -2.5 lbs
Since two weeks ago: -3.3 lbs
Since a month ago: -3.3 lbs

Statistics:
rockyromero is losing 1.0 lbs/week of total weight.
He is burning 505 cal/day more than he eats.

He has been tracking his weight for 16.7 months.
He has 10.1 lbs to lose to reach his goal weight.
He will reach his goal around November 30, 2013.
He is burning 5 cal/day beyond his plan.

It’s an interesting metrics which inspires me to continue strengthening. Any bit of inspiration from anywhere does help.

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