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I think 6kg in 6 week is extremely aggressive if you want that 6kg to be fat. (Water is probably possible, but it won’t stay off)
A grown man water fasting can burn around 200g of fat per day of fasting. So it would take around 30 days of full on water fasting to burn 6kg of fat. If you are extremely large you can probably burn a bit more, but ~80kg isn’t that large for an adult.
Here is a data point: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2495396/pdf/postmedj00315-0056.pdf
This guy fasted for 382 days! He went from 207kg to 82kg, losing 125kg. So he lost about 327g / day, mostly fat. Still he started from 207kg! That is pretty large.
I think the setting goals are great, but they should be more realistic. Typically people lose around 400g/week on 5:2. Even that requires dedication and care.
Hiya
I aim to reach 66kg by September. For some very bizarre reason I lost 4.8kg at the end of my first week. Wow! That has never happened before- even on my first 5:2 in 2017. I put it down to actually drinking water instead of coffee all day (low fat milk/no sugar and not on a fast day). 600g at end of week 2, which I am happy with. I am in week 3 with a weigh in on 27 Jan, but had a peak today and the scales are still trending down. I have mostly kept to my TDEE except when we have had social engagements which meant I couldn’t calorie count. I did my best with food choices but……
I have been drinking more water than ever in my life- up to max for my body size. Bought a soda stream- it helps as I like bubbly water. I like champagne too but am being mostly good.
My TDEE is 1675. On fast days I fast from dinner the night before to breakfast the day after (o calories- same as last time). I also compensated for going out by restricting my TDEE to 1200 calories the day before, then normal on the days after. I build in nice things and a champers on the weekend into my calorie counts.
Onwards to a new day.
23 Jan 2019 NFD
Lost 400g from fasting yesterday so a good day yesterday.
Well done Chipmunk on your achievement! I received the fast 800 book yesterday so will study soon.
dreamit, restricting more calories in anticipation of eating events sounds like a great idea. I should practice it. I tried restricting calories afterwards and it didn’t work.
dykask, your stats sounds interesting. I would be happy to loose 400g a week however I need to aim higher. What’s the saying: “aiming for the stars and you may hit the ceiling.”
Have a great day everyone. It’s sunny, warm and windy in Wellington.
Hi Guys, hope you don’t mind me joining this thread. You drew me in with the spectacular target of 6 Kg in 6 weeks!
I don’t know if it’s possible but i’m interested to see if it is.
I only started last week on the 15th January after reading the book over the new year, so early days, but i think the weight loss has impressed me so far.
A bit about me: just turned 48, 5ft 9 / 175cm tall, and tipped the scales ( on my Birthday!) at 13 stone (82.5kg) that’s the heaviest I’ve been so something has to happen, when all you’re clothes are too tight right? My ideal weight is 11 st 7lbs or 74 kg. I’ve just been steadily putting on weight over the last couple of years and i don’t want it to continue.
I’ve lost 8lbs in the last 8 days. I’m fasting today, and i fasted yesterday, as i like to get it out of the way, and in the first week this worked really well.
I wasn’t hungry at all on my first two fast days, but yesterday, i was ready to chew my own arm off!
I’ve just had some very low calorie noodle broth and an apple and even the pips looked inviting. That will be it until tonight, when i’m going out for something to eat before the cinema, hopefully they do salad!
24 Jan 2019 FD
I was snacking a bit more than I should yesterday. Thanks goodness the weight didn’t change overnight.
Welcome Faceache! My target ratio is similar to yours: 165cm and aiming for 65kg. 6.5kg to go. I’m 54. I was at my heaviest 81 kg (not counting pregnancy) at Oct 2017.
This is my second round. I started in Dec 2017 and managed to get down to 65kg in June 2018, but unable to sustain it. My weight gone up to 73kg in Oct 2018 thus this second round – started around 7 Jan 2019.
For fast days, I have black coffee, Chinese tea till around 12.30 then may have raw celery and carrots. At around 3.30pm, may be a small apple. Then a low calories dinner. I found it too difficult to spread 500c over 2 meals.
For non fast days, I try to limit to 1500 c per day. Instead of cutting volume, I reduce carb like and increased vegetables, and limit the meat. My lunch yesterday was surprisingly yummy, cooked celery and carrots, 2 TSP rice and 3 pieces of sweet and sour pork. And I added seasoned soya sauce & laksa paste to spice up the vege.
My biggest challenge is over the weekend. And I need to continue to work on this.
You will find ways that suit you.
Have a great day everyone!
Thanks for the info, I’m reading the fast 800 now, but I’m not sure about this method as I’ve previously Tried an 800 a day diet and I was absolutely starving, all the time. I think psychologically I’m an all or nothing type, so I find it easier to abstain completely than pick at things. Maybe that Apple just made me more hungry in the end!
its 8:50 am here and I didn’t want breakfast this morning, but as its a non fast day I’m planning to have a salad for lunch with a boiled egg and some hummous and fish and veg for dinner.
I didn’t feel like I’d done well yesterday, as when we got to the restaurant they had NO salad mains! So I ordered a child’s chicken pizza without the cheese and a side salad, everything else was fried or with cream, but this morning I am down another 2lbs to 12 stone 4! I’m a bit shocked by this. I drank a litre of water in the cinema instead of snacking, so all good there.
Does anyone else’s weight go down in whole pounds like that? 😳
I won’t weigh myself now until the next fast day, which for me is Tuesday. May have to adjust next week tho.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. X
25 Jan 2019 NFD. Lost 700g from FD yesterday.
Colleague’s farewell morning tea at work today. So must exercise restraint – may skip lunch today.
Faceache, well done on your calories control. I have lost 2.2 Ibs (1kg) overnight on a non fast day last week. Usually I can loose 400 – 800 g on fast days. I thought the scale was playing up. Looking back, I was not loosing much weight the week before, and have eaten lower than usual calories on that day. I record “officially” on my tracker every Monday morning but weigh twice a day. Weighing daily is not necessary but I found doing it help me to plan the daily calories intake.
Like you I’m sticking to 5:2 and my fast days are Mon and Thurs. Also reading 800 a day book too and will consider whether I’ll give it a go.
Also have ordered the Gut Cleansing diet book. My daughter has irritable bowel & autonomic dysfunction that affect her digestion system. I also feel bloated from time to time. So this book may help.
Chipmunk, congratulations on achieving 4 kg in 3 weeks. You are on the path of over-achieving the target of 6 kg over 6 weeks – I think. I admire your determination.
Have a happy weekend everyone!
I have so little headspace to think about dieting, that the 5:2 is already a big hit with me. I’ve done calorie counting many many times and it’s exhausting. I still have diaries from when i was 17 that detailed every ounce that i ate, and it’s madness. I wouldn’t want my daughter to do that to herself.
I have also been guilty of telling myself for years “i must eat, or i’ll fall over” “i must eat or i’ll feel ill” i must eat, or i won’t have the energy to do that” all of which has proven not to be true over the last two weeks. And these assertions weren’t quieted by a salad! oh No! It would have to be something made of pastry….
I feel brilliant when i’ve completed a fast day, and apart from a headache on the first day, no shakiness, or dizzy spells or feeling weak, so, pretty good really.
I think you’re all doing amazingly well, we are much too hard on ourselves aren’t we? With all the stuff we’ve got going on.
Don’t feel too bad about the wine or the pizza, or a little bit of farewell tea, we are only human, and we’re doing the best we can. x
Hiii! Sorry for my absence- tough week.
Girls wishing you all the best!
I need some time off from thinking about dieting etc. Kiddos,work, exams all too much.. Will read you If you don’t mind and take some of your motivation. But need to stop focusing so (too) much on MY dieting.
Love you beautiful ladies!! ❤
Hi im also in uk jsut starting and slightly below your starting weight at 12.2 but i was 12.10after christmas ive been doing othe rstuff but decided to try this we have the same goal weight. How tall RE YOU? i’m 5ft 3in I’d like to bet to goal by end of May for my holiday with my daughter who is 6ft and slim and i don’t want to look like a beached whale lying next to her on the beach!
28 Jan 2019 FD. Weigh 70.6kg, A reduction of 2.8kg over 3 weeks and am happy.
Fortunately 3 pieces of cakes last Friday (one was completely unnecessary however I would save calories to eat the other two) and snacking yesterday (working in front of computer on a Sunday afternoon and got bored) didn’t cause too much damage.
Faceache, when I first started 5:2 a year ago I did not believe I could fast at all, as I never allow myself to starve. And I did it. I wouldn’t say it’s easy all the time but we certainly can do without eating for a while. For my fast days, I drink black coffee (no sugar) in the morning. It helps to suppress my appetite. Then cups of hot Chinese tea when I have the urge to eat. I’ll allow raw celery and carrots after noon and may be an apple at 3pm. Then dinner. I’ll include treats for fast days like going to the gym (yes this is a treat for me), and massage. And try to go for longer walks at lunch time.
Welcome jloms, I’m 5’4 and currently weigh 11.1 stones. Goal is 10.2 stones. Aiming for the heavier side of healthy BMI. Lie Chipmunk I got a wedding to go to in March so hope to fit into a specific dress. I’m from Wellington NZ. Currently enjoying the summer weather.
Megan, nice to hear from you. Take it easy and take lots of care of yourself!
Have a great day everyone!
Hi jloms, I’m a squeak over 5’9, but yes, very similar start and end goal! I am up 3 pounds over the weekend, which is a bit disheartening, but it is the T.O.M so i’m putting it down to that. Also if i could lose weight by shouting at people i’d weigh next to nothing in no time flat.
I added another fast day on Saturday, to see if it would kick start anything and it made no difference.
i’ll wait til Wednesday now to weigh again after my usual fast days.
Good luck. x
29 Jan 2019 NFD. A good FD yesterday with 300g disappeared overnight. However I think my weight loss will plateau a bit for next few weeks, using last year’s record as reference.
I was glaring at a very yummy looking sticky date pudding muffin last night but decided not to eat it. I have already eaten close to 500 c at that time. But I can eat it today, except:
This morning my colleague will be selling muffins to raise funds for charity. Need to think of a way to support her and her charity, and not to eat all these muffins in one go. May be I can get a few and share them with other colleagues.
In addition my husband and me are going out for dinner tonight. Many eating challenges today.
Chipmunk, have not heard from you for a few days, hope you have been well.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
30 Jan 2019 NFD
Too much fried food for entree at dinner last night, but managed to limit the intake by putting 3/4 of main into a takeaway container. Done a small damage weight wise and hope to recover rest of this week. I hope to reduce to 69.99 kg by Monday.
Faceache, my weight can change by 1kg over 24 hours – I weigh every night and first thing in the morning. I record weight on the tracker every Monday morning, as this would be my heaviest weight – My biggest challenge are the NFDs at weekends. I experienced weight gain and plateauing in the past. After a few weeks the weight loss had continued. We need to be patience and don’t give up during this time.
Chipmunk, you are doing well – all the travelling, eating out and still managing. I find it easy to do 5:2 in a structure environment – like working in an office during the week then go home after that. So I can plan and cook all my meals. Eating out and weekends usually throw me off balance, food wise. So well done Chipmunk!
Have a great day everyone!
Hi all, its been a while since i posted but its been a difficult 2 weeks… not lost anything at all. Im going to be stepping up my activity by joining a monthly challenge on MyFitnessPal, it encouages exercising for at least 20mins each day. So wel see what happens.
Hope you are all doing well. Take care.
1 Feb 2019 NFD
Can you believe it’s February already. Where has the time gone?
Only lost 100g after the fast day yesterday. It looks like my target of getting below 70kg will be delayed by a week. Need to stick to less or no carb for dinner during the week.
Rozb, great to hear from you! I experienced plateauing for 2-3 weeks after 2-3 weeks of weight loss, after loosing the initial bulk last year, so understand your dilemma. Hold on there and the weight loss will continue.
Chipmunk, keeping my fingers cross for you. Also just choose the lowest weight from the scale. My scale can fluctuate up to 500g. I wriggle till the lowest weight is shown.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
4 Feb 2019 FD. Weight 71.1kg, an increase of 500g since last Monday.
My control was not strong last week, then severely weaken by work Friday night drinks (pizzas and sausage rolls), barbecue at friends (too much bread, cheese and deserts) on Sat and too much snacking on Sunday.
However like Scarlet O’Hara said: “After all tomorrow is another day!” I shall exercise stronger will this week.
Chipmunk, a big congratulation! I’m tempted to try 800c diet – may be after returning from overseas trip in early March.
Welcome Bo! Good on you for the weight loss. I agree with Chipmunk – stick to MM’s 5:2 or 800c. Too much information can be confusing.
Have a great day everyone!
Well, it’s been a really tough week for me too guys. Really horrible.
Thought I’d give myself the weekend off over thinking things.
Saturday night we had a Chinese takeaway, which is a scheduled treat night the first Saturday of an even month (we are really tight 😂) and today (Sunday) I’ve had three meals! Which I’ve not done since the 13th January! I think I got overexcited that my ski trousers fitted me again, which seems like a minor miracle as they wouldn’t even go over my thighs before.
Back on the plan tomorrow, I’ve got a busy day at work, so that should make things easier.
I weighed in at 12st 5lb on Saturday morning, but I’m too scared to weigh again until Tuesday after my first fast day. 😃
Hope you’re all doing ok.
5 Feb 2019 NFD. FD went well yesterday and have dropped a massive 800g overnight. It could cause by losing the water retention accumulated on Sunday. It was hot, I was outside most of the days & drank massive of water.
Faceache, I share your pain. When I started 5:2 I studied information from different forums to ensure I’m on the right track. This may help you too.
Chipmunk, you are correct about not to wait for another day. It’s about not letting go at any time that I must do.
Have a happy Waitangi Day (NZ national day) tomorrow everyone.
7 Feb 2019 FD. Slow day yesterday went ok and the weigh maintained. Went out for lunch and compensated by a small dinner – avocado on one piece of toast.
A challenging day tomorrow – a planning day offsite and usually involve too much food.
Tēnā koe Chipmunks! Well done on your self control. I try not to bake any cake, as I know I will eat it.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
11 Feb FD. Official weight 69.9kg, a reduction of 3.6 kg since 7 Jan 2019.
Didn’t achieve 1kg a week, but very happy with the result, especially with the weight is now under (only very slightly) 70kg.
Last Friday planning eating went well. I’ve actually lost weight that day – may be water thought. However I’ve decided to cut diet fizzy drink completely as I suspect it causes weight gain, or reduce weight loss.
Good luck Chipmunks!
Have a great day everyone from scotching Wellington.
14 Feb 2019 Slow Day. Supposed to be fasting today but today is Valentine Day and already had breakfast out with husband. And will be out for dinner tonight too.
Slow day went very well yesterday and weigh in at 69.2kg this morning, a loss of 4.4kg over 6 weeks. A good effort. However the weight loss needs to continue.
Off to Singapore next Friday for the wedding. A week to go for more serious fasting.
Happy Valentine Day everyone!
Hi Guys, Congratulations Chipmunk, i think you’ve done really well! I’m down another pound this week, slow but steady, to 12 st 2. I’ve been really good apart from, i was supposed to be fasting yesterday and i had to have lunch, i was starving! i had steamed salmon and veg tho, with no fat, so still good, and then i had a baked potato for dinner with a mound of veg. I have been so busy at work that i had no time to log on, but tuesday was so difficult, i had been fasting monday and tuesday decided to fast too, but my husband noticed that i hadn’t eaten breakfast and said ” you can get yourself something on the way to your meeting” well, that was all i could think about after that, i mean literally obsessed, as if i hadn’t eaten at all in days, so i stopped and had a bacon roll ( 340 cal) aaaaaggghhhhhhhhh. bloody hell it was good tho! I did a proper fast day wednesday to make up for it, and healthy eating yesterday, and today, I’ve sort of fallen into a fast day again as i’m so busy :0(
as soon as i get to below 12st i will go into maintenance mode for a bit at 6:1, I’m looking better and my clothes fit again, and as i’ve had so much will power for nearly two months now, its obviously starting to crack me up a bit!
I also think i’m a bit dehydrated as i’m terrible at drinking water, i never see to find the time.
Hope you’re all doing well, finally, the scales shifting again has given me a boost in mood, so all good.
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