Good morning everyone!! Newbie here, from Texas!! I love hearing about stones and teas etc! I am reading Michael’s book and find all of this soooo fascinating. I started 5/2 on my birthday Jan 21. Today is my second fast day. I am fasting Mondays and Thursdays. I am doing this more for health reasons than actual weight loss (I could stand to lose a few pounds though)I just turned 65 and have high blood pressure, high fasting blood sugar, and some very painful issues with my spine. Even though the name of this diet is new to me, the concept is not! I did 2 or 3 days a week over 30 years ago, but I just called my fasting days “diet days” Also about 500 calories. On my non diet days I do not count calories at all, but most definately make sure that I don’t binge eat. Always mindful of what I put in my mouth. lol. I also only weigh in once a month, on the first. Don’t like to see flucuations!! Thank you so much for this kind of support. I had no one or no internet my last go round with this!!

I get on the scales daily as well. I just try not to get the fluctuations get to me. Of course its lower after a fast day and a bit higher after a normal day. I am at the end of my first week. I am having a hard time not sticking to my TDEE calories,
which should be around 1800 max I think. The fast days are no problem. Anyone else dealing with that issue?

5 oclock already 🙂 dinner at 6 another fast day nearly done No trouble at all. I will be fasting today, Wednesday and friday this week im doing an extra day because i have a girls night out this weekend so alcohol will be consumed. Its not even the drink im worried about its what i will eat the day after the drink lol i get terrible hangovers and crave fatty foods which is why i dont drink too often

I used to weigh myself quite often, but if I gained anything I would be too discouraged. And my weight can fluctuate as much as 3 pounds a day, no matter what I eat. I discovered years ago, if I just weighed once a month (usually on the first) it would be an accurate reading of my real weight. It works pretty well for me 🙂

hi everyone – it’s so good to read these posts. today is fast day..always a bit difficult for me at work with so much junk food…candy galore – ugh !
but I am staying strong.
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Another fast over and went well. Tried a different method yesterday – had nothing all day then a weight watchers ready meal about 7pm. Was surprised as didn’t feel overly hungry during the day. I’m only having about 370cals on a fast day,does anyone know if that’s bad for you or not? Normally have 2 tins of soup instead of having to cook and work out calories. I also don’t eat until about 10am so fasting for about 40 hours. Would love to know how everyone else goes about a fast day. Good luck everyone fasting today

This works for me also. I seem to be less hungry if I don’t eat anything during the day. But I know that if I do get hungry, I can eat as long as I stay within by 500 calories.

Im not overly hungry the day after fasting all i have eaten today is a bowl of cereal around 1pm. Will have stirfry for dinner im not fasting today but i dont think i will even get to even 1000cals. I think our bodies are getting used to only wanting food when we need it 🙂

Thanks kirsty. I’m not overly hungry the day after fasting either and couldn’t even finish my Sunday roast the other day – unheard of in the past!!

Help. How are you all so good on nom fast days – I nearly find them harder!!

6 pounds down in total now!! So happy. My aim is to have lost 7 by Sunday, so one more pound! Hope everyone has a great day

Well done Lusherx, I’m sure you’ll make that extra lb by Sunday, fingers crossed

So I had a fast day on Monday, then yesterday I went out for dinner with some colleagues. Luckily the portions weren’t so big (it was a French restaurant!) but I had a salad starter followed by steak and a small portion of fries and then (well I really fancied it!) a chocolate fondant with a small scoop of icecream! No bread though and only half a glass of wine as I was driving. I really enjoyed it (which is what I think life should be about!) and so today I thought ‘how about another fast day this week to compensate?’ – so I’m fasting again today and will try to do it also on Thursday. If I find I can’t do that, no worries, I’ll just be careful with what I do eat. I’d like to think that this is the way not only to lose the excess weight but also (and this actually for me has been more difficult in the past) to maintain it! It certainly would be great to enjoy an odd meal out without thinking I’d blown it for the week and feeling bad about it. I haven’t had breakfast this morning (just a cup of tea which I really can’t do without first thing!) and actually I don’t feel hungry. Am drinking lots of water throughout the day and will have something small at lunchtime and likewise this evening. If I can do 2 days back to back it will make me feel confident, knowing I can do it again if/when I feel the need. This is easier (so far!) than I thought it would be – particular as I love my food, have liked sizeable portions most of the time and have a bit of a sweet tooth!! So let’s see how this week goes .. fingers crossed …

Thank you Mamie Muse, the article you attached is very interesting.
I am slightly peeved today as I seem to have gained 2lbs – not happy. However, I am fasting today and am determined to keep going. I know weight fluctuates during each day/week so am hoping by being good today and fasting again on Friday I may see some shift by the weekend. Slow progress here…………….

Salad days try not to weigh yourself everyday put them away i have put my scales in my wardrobe they only come out on weigh day because i know if they where in the bathroom i would jump on everytime i was in there so out of sight out of mind 🙂

I use my Net Diary its great and you can scan barcodes aswell so it makes calorie counting easy peasy. Its also i good way to track your weight loss too

Very unhappy today. 🙁

Today is my fast day as there is business lunch tomorrow. I was good until 17:00 with 250kcal left. And I already planned a salad for dinner. I competely forgot that my father in law will drop by tonight 🙁 not only I forgot to prepare dinner (bad daughter in law) and we ended up have to order pizza. 🙁 I ate only one slice to reduce the damage but that’s definitely over my limit. So unfair as I have been so good and have wish for a good lose this week.

Worse thing is that I already have arrangement from tomorrow until Sunday. There are no chance that I can fit in another fast day… I am really sad now. Arghh

But honestly I nearly don’t need the app to count calorie. Having counted calorie since my teenager time, I really have them in mind. On non fast day, I can be quite confident that I am around my TDEE, not precise but at a range of 200-300 tolerance which I think is ok. 🙂

On fast day, there are only 500 to consume. I don’t need an app to help me count 😉 I almost remember each one of them by heart haha!!!

Thanks all. I’ll get a bit more or a organised I think. I wasn’t great for the last two days but fasting tomorrow – onwards and upwards!

Good Morning everyone. Weigh day for me and im so happy 🙂 3lb off this week taking total weight loss from 5 January to 1 stone!!!!!!!! Im delighted another 18lb to go. Id also like to celebrate this being the longest i have ever stuck to a diet and im loving it 😉 good luck to anyone else weighing today

Kirsty that is brilliant!! Well done x

Thankyou everyone. Yes Gerry thats all there is to it i have never went over 500 on fastdays and only went over my TDEE once but only by a little.

I have no idea Gerry i would think that 500caks a day is the same if you eat it in one meal or spread it out. Everyone will lose weight differently im 28 so still got a quicker metabolism on my side i guess.

Well done Mamie thats great:) 🙂

Lol Gerry 😀 I was curious myself about how sifferent people doing the same thing lose weight at different speeds it seems age is a huge factor which i didnt know before. So at least you can now feel better about your weight loss so far because the only reason i have lost more is my age 🙂