Morning everyone nice to see we’re still all positive. I’m pleased to say I maintained my weight by this morning (I’m a daily weigher to keep in check). Normally go up a wee bit after a normal day so Im very pleased I stayed the same 🙂 Going out for lunch with family but will be sticking to jacket potato and salad and a small evening meal so should be well under TDEE for the day and fasting again tomorrow so hoping for a loss on official weigh in on Friday.
Have a great day guys x

Hello all

I stumbled upon this thread, and I am in the same boat. I did well on the 5:2 last year – I lost a total of around 21 pounds from Jan – May. Then I plateaued, lost heart did it half heartedly for a few months and came off completely around October and gained everything back. I am determined to do better this year, as another faster I have been speaking to on here actually stuck to it and has lost 2 and a half stone and taking her dress size down dramatically (Hilly – I’m looking at you if you’re reading!)

Let’s do this.

Hi Karen, nice to hear from you. It’s reassuring knowing that I’m not the only one who has felt disappointed in myself. I ran away from the fast diet as soon as I didn’t see the results that I wanted, I thought I had better willpower than that. I managed to convince myself that it was my body’s fault for not losing the weight, then gaining it, but it shocker, it was my own choice to overeat and bury my head in the sand. I felt so great in the summer and now I feel like a bloated mess, if I am honest. It’s a horrible feeling but it’s spurring me on to stick to it in a more honest way. It’s made me reassess my relationship with myself, and with food, and that can only be a good thing. I similarly have been avoiding the clothes that are too tight for me – I don’t wear my jeans anymore and live in tights and loose dresses. Would love to get myself back on track for the warmer weather. I read a quote somewhere recently that said “summer bodies are created in winter” – we can do this!

Welcome Little Dragon.
Loose Jeans – I enjoyed reading your post, particularly the bit about the delicious and healthy sounding food you cook for your husband and family – made me feel hungry!
I think we all need to keep each other strong and motivated. We all seem to have a similar story of having lost weight in the past and then as soon as we turn our backs for a moment it all seems to tumble back on.
Good luck everyone – keep up the good work.

Thank you all – feeling motivated! Last year when I was fasting consistently, I found this forum a great comfort and support at times I needed it. It’s a nice place to be able to share your experiences, I think. I don’t have any friends or family who are also fasting, so having people to chat with definitely helps. I woke up this morning really not in the mood to fast, had a very sleepless night and going through a bit of a tough time at the moment, but – lo and behold it’s almost 6pm, time to go home, and I’ve made it through the day on only water, herbal tea, and diet coke. There’s nothing quite like going to bed after a fast diet, on a full tummy, content with your success and feeling like you’ve achieved something you woke up that morning absolutely dreading the thought of being hungry all day. Really looking forward to a yummy omelette tonight for dinner – I have really become a fan of eggs recently – I never really liked them before.

Speaking of going to bed, has anyone else experienced trouble sleeping after a fast day? I used to get that last year when fasting, and it used to really throw me off course.. help!

Hi SimCoeLuv – thank you for that – it’s really useful to know, I think i googled it also one sleepless night earlier this week and read something similar. The annoying thing is that i always save my calories to have during the one main meal in the evening, and I still have problems. I don’t want to rely on sleeping pills, I don’t want to not fast being of lack of sleep but it is a big issue for me 🙁

Hi everyone!

Hope you don’t mind me joining you all. I lost 11lbs last autumn doing 5:2, but didn’t fast during December. I started again on Monday, like all of you, so thought I’d jump into your thread!

On a fast day I never eat breakfast because I find that I’m starving by 9am if I do. I do, however, have a cup of tea with a dash of skimmed milk – I can’t function without that! I actually discovered the Fast Diet last year because I got so fed up with trying to find a healthy breakfast that kept me full that I ended up not eating any breakfast and then googling “fasting” because I was worried that skipping breakfast was unhealthy. Haha!

Anyway, then I have an apple at lunchtime, and save most of my calories for a main meal at about 5.30pm. I make sure that it’s something I really love so that I can look forward to it all day. I have some good Weight Watchers cook books that include quick-to-make, calorie counted recipes. On Monday we had Bacon and Tomato Gnocchi Bake and tomorrow it’s Smoked Salmon Linguine!

I actually skip breakfast and have an apple for lunch Monday-Friday, so that I can choose evening meals that I really love, like Spag Bol or Lasagne, and enjoy the weekends without worrying.

I have a lovely selection of fruit and herbal teas that get be through fast days too. I find evenings difficult too, but if I firmly decide after tea that I’m not going to eat anything else that day, I tend to manage it.

The very best thing about this diet is that everyone can adapt it to suit their own life and idiosyncrasies. I’m sure that I can keep this up. Exciting!

And for the very first time I have persuaded my husband to join me! I asked him to watch Michael Mosley’s Horizon programme with me and that convinced him to try it.

Good luck to everyone fasting tomorrow!

PS Karen250563 – I am Darlington born and bred! I live in Thirsk, North Yorkshire now.

Welcome Maria and nice to hear from a fellow Darlo bred person :-). Thirsk is a lovely area to live in though, I’ve been a few times. You sound very strong willed which is what we need to get through the fasting days. My first one on Monday was pretty tough and I managed but went over a smidge. I’ve kept under TDEE Tues/Wed and fasting again today, I’m hoping it’s easier than Mondays fast. I’m taking slim soup to work for lunch and will be drinking camomile/fruit teas plus lots of water then going to have an omelette or a weightwaters ready meal for tea. Night times are often my downfall and I have a hard job staying out of the kitchen so will have to call on every ounce of willpower tonight to stay under 500. My hubbie joined me doing this last year and did much better than me so tell yours that as a bloke he’ll find it much easier and the weight will fall off much faster and that will probably convince him to stay with you. It’s easier when you’ve got someone in the house who’s doing it with you. My hubbie lost 19 lbs to my half a stone (he did have more to lose though)and has already lost most of his Xmas excess just by being careful.

Well I’d better go and finish getting ready for work so good luck to todays’ fasters and be good if you’re not x 🙂

Good morning all! This time tomorrow we’ll be having breakfast! I’m doing my third fast this week, I was hoping to go for a swim but its schools nearly all day!
Keep up the good work! I’m off for a dog walk in the rain!

On my 4th fast day and it does definitely get easier. I am finding it easier to eat ww ready meals on my fast days, less time in the kitchen means less chance of me raiding the food cupboard.
Weigh in tomorrow, lost 2kg last week not expecting that much weight loss this week but you never know.

Good luck fellow 5 2

Hi. Im also quite new to the diet. this is my second day, i started my first fast day on Tuesday, and will be doing Tuesday and thursdays as my fast days as those are the days i work. I did a trial fast day on saturday just gone to see how i coped with the hunger!! I did ok, i didnt cave in, but felt a bit shakey.
When i did my fast on Tuesday I was much better and thought that it was quite easy.
Well today is mty second prpoer fast ,and as i had to start wrk at 7am and was up at 5. i am really feeling hungry even tho i had some fat free greek yog and fruit, im still starving!!!!!
hope you all manage better than me

Hi All, today is my second fast day ever… I had terrible headaches on Monday. I am hopeful today will be better with a lot of water. I am encouraged because the last two non-fast days of eating regular foods they seem to be extremely rich and I can’t handle too much of them…! That was a surprise. Mentally, I still want to eat more, but did notice I scaled back a bit without too much effort.

Here’s to Day 2 Fasting!

And well done to your hubby, Karen. 19lbs is brilliant. My husband has done two fast days so far – Monday and Wednesday. He did nothing but moan all day that he was hungry. I’m wondering if it was such a good thing asking him to join me!!

Hi Maria, I’m doing OK but gone over by 40 in the end which I’m sure will be fine. My hubby moaned at first but soon got used to it and when he started to lose weight it gave him the encouragement to keep going. He didn’t lose an ounce the first week but waist was smaller and the second week dropped 5 lbs and a steady 2 lb or so every week after that. He looks much better but in the end I told him to stop losing because he could have easily started to look bit gaunt if he’d carried on. He’s now maintaining with ease.

Hi all. First time 5:2 er! My brother did very well on it last year so kind of acting as a supporter for me thank god. But reading this forum has been good too. Now in bed after 2nd fast day – doing Monday’s n Thursday’s. Feel well proud! Have walked fast (jogging for me er no tks) over 2 miles each of the last 3 days. Must keep it up – used to be easy when I had my dog! Have not had a ciggy since beginning of October now nor a drink in over a week (well amazed – but helped by fact of antibiotics to get over chest infection caused by yep….. The smoking!). Dumped by man on New Years eve. So hope in 3 months time to look well good, hopefully not appear to be boring do-gooder and have lost 18lbs and can fit into the clothes that are still there just unused in nearly 2 years!!!
Happy 2015 to us all.

Hi I started 5:2 this week and just completed my 2nd fast day. I have decided just to have black coffee and water all day and have my calories in the evening and it has worked well so far. I want to lose 73lbs altogether so I am in for the long haul. My first weigh in will be in the morning not sure what to expect hoping for the best I have been careful on my non fast days too so should be OK.

Hi all, another newbie here, hope you don’t mind me joining in. I have really enjoyed reading all your posts.This is my first week too. My fast days are Tuesday and Friday, so 2nd one today. I actually enjoyed my first fast. I just hope I can keep it up. My problem is there are so many naughty things left in the fridge / cupboards from Christmas. Cocktail sausage rolls, mince pies, biscuits, cake, chocolate etc and I can’t bring myself to throw them away. We are getting through them slowly on feed days, very slowly! They will be replaced by healthy, nutritious food. I always make my own soup in winter, I just make it thinner (a lot thinner!) now.
My husband is doing the fasts with me, even though he has next to nothing to lose. He is doing it for the health benefits. I want to lose 20lbs initially, then maybe another 7lbs after that.
If you think about it fasting is not new. We have Indian friends who fast one day a week, and it was fashionable in Victorian times. We can do this!
I live in Sunny Spain, on the gorgeous Costa Blanca. Another country to add to your map.

Morning fasting family (we seem to have grown further so welcome to all our new members). I’m delighted to report that since Monday I’ve lost (drum roll) 2.6 lbs :-)I do weigh every morning but Friday’s the weight I record so now I just need to stay within tdee over the weekend and hopefully I’m off to a flying start and on the way down. Keeping my fingers crossed everyone else has such good results if you’re weighing this morning.

Thrivealive – I weigh in on a friday because it’s the day after my second fast of the week and hopefully it gives the best results but I suppose really it’s up to you and as long as the scales are heading in the right direction it really doesn’t matter.

Happy Friday everyone x

Weighed in this morning 8lbs down which is a bit of a shock but I realise that most of that is water but it is still a boost just over a 1lb to go and I will be 15 something which will be nice I did lose 6 stone 4 years ago and kept it off for a couple of years but sadly put 5 back on over the last two years so I am really interested in 5:2 for the maintenance aspect of it and also the health benefits in the long term as I dont want to find myself in the same position in a few years time. I intend to be careful over the weekend as I dont want to upset the current loss but I won’t be weighing until next friday as I dont like seeing any movement upwards. So very happy so far onwards and downwards

Hello and well done to everyone who has made it through this week – the dreaded first full week of work in January is always a tough one.

I’m pleased to report I’m down 3lbs from Monday. I realise this is mostly water weight and my body detoxing, and the weight loss is likely to slow down considerably soon, but it’s a good starting encouragement. I have another 11 pounds to get me to my lowest weight I was last year which is one of my goals.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and lovely hearing about your journeys so far.

Hello Monday Fasters. I have a confession to make. Having first started 5:2 2 years ago at the end of Jan 13, I lost a total of 23 Lb over about 18 months. Due to various circumstances I came off it and at the start of the new year was back where I started. I was and am pretty well cheesed off at myself. However following a drink and food blow out on Thursday New Years Eve I weighed myself on the Friday morning and was horrified to find what I did weigh. I started there and then, Friday was a fast day. Come Monday morning I was up for it again. This week I fasted Monday, Wednesday and Thursday with no problems at all. Thursday evening I returned to the gym for an old fashioned workout I am of the old school, and burned off 330 cals in a half hour.
This morning, Friday I weighed myself and found I am 8 pounds down in the week I have resumed. Now I know that the majority of this is not fat but it is the start of my resuming the 5:2. What has also been a great impetus for me was returning to the forum and reading the posts of some old and many new 5:2ers so I thank you all.
Good Luck to all out there.