Hello Jules and 24pounds,, welcome, I started 2 weeks ago so I am new to 5:2 relatively, I weigh in today and I lost 4 lbs, yipeee! I am really excited about this, my FD are Monday and Friday, so far I only have headache once in a while when fasting, but know I am drinking a lot more water on FDs and that helped a lot, keep on fasting. Bye

Hi My first day tomorrow also. My goal is to drop below 10stone. I have jewellery my husband bought me last time I did this several years ago (got below 10stone that is)and I want to wear it again. For some reason my head won’t let me wear it while I am above this weight. Initially a stone loss would be good that will take me to 9 stone 7lbs.
Trying 5:2 for the first time would be good to have support as we go through it not sure how I am going to feel. Good luck all

Hi everyone,

I am also doing my first fasting day today. I’m starting with the 5:2 and see how I get on. I’m 5’2″ and have recently started feeling uncomfortable in my tight jeans and feeling a bit sluggish so thought it’s time I do something about it!

Going ok so far. I have started feeling hungry towards the end of the day, but have been drinking lots of water which is helping. Looking forward to chicken and loads of vegetables for dinner!

Good luck everyone!

Well nearly at the end of first fast day. The food thing wasn’t too bad but i obviously have a problem with caffeine. Massive headache when i didn’t drink tea. Sorted it though. Will just have to get used to black tea on fast days. Or coffee of course, always drink black coffee so that will do it. Enjoy your food tomorrow everyone.

Hi all,
Would love to join. I am a seriously failed dieter but think this is going to work for me. I am on my 6th fast day, so week 3 and down 5 pounds. I do my two days consecutively as I just want to get them out of the way so I don’t have to think about it. This is what really appeals to me…I can live my normal social life and still lose weight. I want to be able sit down with my kids and have a bowl of pasta occasionally without freaking out that I am breaking my diet. I also don’t have the time/energy to focus on dieting everyday. But I can manage two a week. I am aiming to lose at least 10 kilos by Christmas 2015 if not 15. Wouldn’t that be lovely. I have been carrying this extra weight too long!

One pound loss after fasting yesterday. Interesting to see if it survives normal eating for the next 2 days. Monday and Thursday will be my fast days. How did everyone else do. Is anyone else obsessive about weighing themselves?

Hi from Australia …. I’d like to join too. I’ve only just started … Today was my first fasting day. My goal is to lose 14kg and I’m determined to give it my best. I do a lot of gardening and exercise on Wednesday with a group. I also walk daily; not too far yet but will increase slowly. Tuesday and Thursday will be my fasting days

Good morning, I am in New South Wales. I was doing two consecutive fast days but failed last night when my husband was made redundant so we had pasta and wine…so I have to do an extra fast day on Thursday…Still since beginning two and a half weeks ago I am down 2.5 kilos so I can’t complain.

Yes I weigh myself daily and only stop if off track! I am very good at giving up 3 weeks in so I have to get through the next two weeks. Its also frustrating as I am still 3 kilos heavier than I was this time last year so I almost feel I am not losing ‘real’ weight…

Hello,

I would like to join your group. I currently weigh approx. 82kg (180lbs) which is my highest non-pregnant weight. I would like to lose 18kg and get down to 64kg. I used to be much thinner pre-pregnancy, but with my PCOS, I think this weight may be more realistic and yet still falls within a healthy BMI.

Thanks!

Morning all, thus begins my 3rd fast day after holiday………..weighing everyday but still not settling on a lower number 🙁 still, onwards – my birthday (40th……shhh!) is on the 16th December so it’s full steam ahead. Would love to be 10st, dipping into the 9’s by then, which is also pre baby no 2 weight. Positive thoughts fellow fasters………hope you all have a good day, I’m off to finish my green tea. X

I just want to congratulate all you newbies and to tell you that this 5:2 stuff really does work. I’ve been fasting two days a week since the end of April without fail. I try to keep a lid on it the rest of the week, and sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. When I eat too much on my non-fast days, I don’t lose anything, or don’t lose as much, that week. A couple of weeks I have gained a bit back. But overall, I’m down 22.5 lbs since April 28, and I’m very happy about that. I have another 15 or so to go.

Sometimes fast days are really hard, sometimes they are easy. Mostly they are in between. But the important point is that if you stick with them, you are doing it right and if you go overboard on a non-fast day, there is always tomorrow.

So welcome, and good luck!

Mary! 22.5lbs is a wonderful achievement, well done! 4th fast day today after holiday, super excited to weigh in tomorrow. Haven’t stuck to any diet on my NFD’s (which I’m sure has hampered my progress) but I have felt a change in how I feel about food on normal days so progress all round. Very proud of myself for sticking to fast days despite children being on school holidays, even days out with the kids have been fast days.

Happy Monday tomorrow lovelies, may it be the start of an excellent week, x

Hi all,
Mary that is amazing. My weigh in day was today and I couldn’t brave it as I had such a bad Sunday. However I think I have been pretty good today and under 500 cal. I have discovered the ‘slender’ noodles and at under 10 cal they help bulk a dinner out. I had with stir fry, chicken sesame soy And they weren’t too bad. Has anyone else tried this?

Perhaps we can start swapping filling but low cal meals. I am thinking a poached egg on toast and a calorie controlled frozen meal for dinner tomorrow. I find it easier to do the two days in a row than break them up.
I find I am really scared of failing on this diet. Feel like my will power lets me down.

Mary…when you had a big over eating day did that ruin the weeks effort?

Hoping everyone has a great week.
Jx

Hi Amy,
That looks great. I would have thought that was closer to 200 calories, 250 max…

I think I am going to stick to a ready made soup tonight where someone else has counted the calories for me! Dont trust myself yet. Danger time will be cooking the kids dinner….

I’ve been struggling with it myself but in the last month I’ve shed almost 10piunds and feel great. Think it’s a combination of exercise and convenience in cooking healthy meals. Everyone has different requirements though when losing weight.. I am a big foodie so I’ve always been inclined to snack a lot. I bought the slimming world magazine lately and they have these products called the actifry on special offer. Quite good for convenient cooking and for things like stir fries and healthy curries. Link is here – http://www.homeandcook.co.uk/slimm...
x found it really helped changed my eating habits too.

Okay everyone, time for updates:

I started 1.5 weeks ago (August 10 at 145.5 pounds (66kg), I am now 140 lbs (63.5kg), meaning that I’ve lost 5.5 pounds or 2.5 kg!

What about you?

I am happy with a loss of three pounds. Works out at a pound for every fast day. Now starting my 4th fast day and really hoping that this loss is maintained. The three fasts i have done have all been so different it will be interesting to see what today is like. Hope everyone else is doing OK.

Afternoon all, today is a happy day! Lowest weight so far on 5:2. Progress still agonisingly slow but this is my doing as I wont ‘diet’ on NFD’s. Having said that I have really noticed my tastes changing In the last two weeks, I don’t seem to crave anything! Weird. Still, this is the longest I have stuck to anything in at least 9years with the best result so I’m sticking with it.

Start weight 11st 8.8lbs
Current weight 11st 1.2lbs
Goal weight 10st 4lbs (pre baby no 2 weight, slimmest time of my adult life)

Wishing you all a fruitful week, x

Well I am on my 5th week of 5:2 and am down 3.2 kilos so pretty happy with that. I have also had one week where I didn’t manage a full 2nd fast day but pretty happy with this. Now the next 3 kilos…and then the next. I am taking in month by month and I figure 2 – 3 kilos a month is realistic even if not as fast as I want. Whilst I am aware I am on a diet on non fast days I have had some big days with parties wine and cake! So its the least painful of diets I have tried…so far. Just hope the progress keeps going.

Well done everyone on the weightloss.

How are we all coming along? We are at the four week mark today!

I weighed myself this morning and have lost 2 pounds this week, for a total of 9.5! I can’t believe how quickly the weight is still coming off (https://five2andme.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/weigh-in-week-four/#more-104)

So I have 14.5 pounds to lose by December for this 24 pound challenge. December 1st is 12 weeks away, so I would need to lose 1.2 pounds a week on average to make it. That’s going to be tough. I know that my weight loss will slow down at some point soon.

We never did say at what point in December we had to lose these 24 pounds by… Maybe we should say by Christmas instead…

Blimey, I think you all must weigh less than me! I’m 11st 0.4lbs at the moment which is my lowest so far but I’m still fasting two days a week without fail. Maybe weightloss is just slower for some of us? I don’t calorie count in between fasts but have cut back on the bad bits of my non fast days. I have been challenged to not weigh myself until the 24th of October (party to attend!), which I think may actually do me some good. I always weigh on a Friday and that kind of sets me up to binge over the weekend if it stays the same or goes up, however slightly……so, resist I will until 24th of October and will report in then. Would still love to hear how everyone else is doing. Have a good week everyone, x