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Hi Cydney, yes i didnt lose any weight for 3 months, i tried not to get upset and worry, i found an old slimming world book that had records of my measurements,when i was a stone and a half heavier,
( ive been a yo-yo dieter all my adult life losing and then gaining more) after remeasuring myself i had lost a lot of inches, that alone gave me the boost i needed to stay on the plan. its been 10 months since i started, give your body time to adjust things will start moving again x
Hi there, I started the 5 2 diet 16 days ago. The first 9 days I lost 7 lbs. I am doing everything I’m supposed to, but haven’t lost a thing this week. In fact, I have gained a couple of lbs. Don’t know what to do and am getting very discouraged. I don’t fancy the idea of adding one more day, but will if I need to. Not sure how to get past the disappointment this time, after trying s million diets, without falling off the wagon.
Thanks Cydney for sharing . My story has been a little similar. I,ve been on the diet. 18 weeks lost 20 lb in the first 14 weeks and for the last 4 weeks have lost a lb and gained a lb then lost 1.5 lbs and gained .5lbs. It could be the dreaded plateau but as my doctor said as long as the trend is overall down not up stick with it . He reminded me 5:2 isn’t just about weight loss it’s about better health too and my cholesterol has gone from 5.5 to 4 so we need to stick with it and remember the overall picture
I’ve had a similar problem – I began the diet January 2013 and went from 15st 4lbs down to about 14st 5lbs at the beginning of May. But since then my weight has been kind of bobbing about, going up and down between 14st 5.6 and 14st 4.2 each week and anything inbetween! Really frustrating as I’ve changed nothing in what I eat on fast days or on non-fast days. On fast days I have 2 poached eggs on toast for breakfast at about 7am, nothing then to eat til dinner at about 6.30pm which consists of fish (tinned mackerel or steamed salmon) with a plateful of steamed veg. I drink water, or redbush tea. I also walk 2 miles early each morning with the dog! My wife (who isn’t on the diet and hasn’t read the book, but is trying to lose weight by ‘eating healthy’) says its not working for me because I’m not eating healthy on the non-fast days… Any advice or suggestions??
Pc Willis
The Fast Diet book does talk about eating up to our TDEE on nonfast days so I guess that does mean not to go overboard. I’ve lost 21 lbs in 17 weeks but the last 4 weeks I’ve gone up and down around that last lb. this seems pretty consistent with what others say but I’m determined to reach 25 lbs this year. I’ve just been on holidays for a week and yes I,ve put on . 4 but I’m doing a 2-2pm fast tomorrow extra and just watch not to go overboard the rest of the week. I’ve found I can eat normally on nonfast days as long as I don’t overdo the treats!! For me a real bonus has been in 3 months my cholesterol has gone from 5.5 to 4 so it is worth persevering. I do think MIMI and MICHAEL may have to write an extra chapter on the PLATEAU!!!
Hi guys finally my plateau has ended after 3 months, i lost 2 lbs this week, i have added an extra fast so now my days are mon, wed and fri, due to the hot weather my meals have changed, i’m eating more salads on my non fast days and find i dont have the appetite for heavy or bigger meals. maybe its the change in food types or the added fasting day, will keep you posted,
weight lost so far 30lbs in 10 months, 14 1/2 inches of body fat. xx
ChrissieinBrittany That’s amazing! Any pics?
haha! ive not been brave enough to post any pics yet, but ive gone from a jean size 20 to a size 16! not been a size 16 in over 26 years, keep at it folks this is the best eating plan ive ever been on and now my bp is finally starting to drop so fingers crossed it continues and ill be off the meds xx
help jeanius or any body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as soon as i went back 2 5:2
wanted 2 test what happens daily it has plateaued
this week went back 2 doing the 4:3 & also changed my avg this week 2 1375 cals from 1410 avg
9625-1825-502-1413-506-2000-2879-500 = 0
hope this will kickstart again my metabolism ugh
maybe i should do a pure atkins i week. help jeanius!
atf is 2 hard 4 me i tried way 2 hungry.
i know carla is having fun doing it, but 4 me it was super hard
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I would suggest not weighing daily…try a weekly weight. It is very easy to get discouraged watching daily I would think. I also try to schedule my busy days on the fast days so there is less downtime/temptation to snack…and getting creative with the 500 calories helped me. I love to cook (and eat) so still being able to create a satifying beakfast or dinner while staying within the 500 calories has become a challenge of sorts.
Good luck!
PS…Congratulations on what you HAVE lost! You are below 200 and staying there 🙂
Hi, wiltldnrUSA – It sounds to me like you’re getting too locked in to wanting an endlessly straight-line, downwards graph whilst your body wants a bit of a break. Maybe read ‘fast for life”s contribution in this thread about sticking to the plan despite plateauing and not losing weight for 3 months?! You’ve lost 21lb (9.5 kg) over a period of 5 months so that’s a good, steady and very worthwhile loss. I wonder if it’s time to settle down somewhat, into a more regular, even pattern, just for a while – a few weeks, perhaps – rather than experimenting all the time? There’s time enough to continue again later, I would say.
A catch-phrase from Lance-Corporal Jones in an old but oft-repeated TV comedy programme in the UK comes to mind: ‘Don’t panic, Mr Mainwaring!’ (- pronounced ‘Mr Mannering’, as only the English can – spelled one way but said another!)
(‘Dad’s Army’ – See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062552/ )
Here’s one famous clip, if you can follow the accents: ‘Don’t tell him, Pike!’:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0V3SqxUomwk&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0V3SqxUomwk
All best wishes from Blighty.
thanks jeanius 4 making me laugh & laugh & laugh,laugh & laugh & laugh
use ur iniative 🙂
funny, the don’t panic clip
ur right carla & jeanius & fast4life
i really, never want 2 give up.
i really do believe this
it’s the only one that will b 4 life
i will do a pattern and forget the plateau’s
still do luv 2 experiment 🙂
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