Hi everyone,

This is my second week and I must say I’ struggling today! I’ve got an awful cold, but I have stuck to eating little and with my dinner (salmon and vegetables) i will have have 547 calories. I’m going to go to the gym tonight but take it easy. Well done to everyone with their weight loss. My next fast day will be Thursday so I will weigh myself on Friday!

Hello all – I started last week and today is my third fast day. 🙂 I haven’t measured myself yet but am feeling like things are already fitting better which is nice!

I’ve been going with nothing to eat for the full day until dinner, that way I can spend all my calories on something nice and filling. I haven’t tried it the other way (eating throughout the day) but I feel like that would be harder for me.

Just popping in to say hi to everyone – hopefully we can all keep each other motivated!

So much for the omelette! I had chicken casserole, home cooked with skinless chicken,stock cube, water ,carrots, swede, onion and garlic with fresh thyme. Oh and thinly sliced potatoes on top! I’m a carb junky for sure.ive no idea how many carbs that was and I had two helpings, but it’s still better than bingeing. Thanks Lusherx for the tip. I’ll try fasting until the evening meal at 5.30 for my next fast day on Wed or Thursday.

And I’ve now got the book so I’ll be an expert yet! Lol

Fast has went well today although still getting tummy pains whenever i eat anything i think i could be constipated my calorie counting app reminds me daily that im not eating enough fiber so ny plan this week is to buy some foods that are packed with it and hopefully get me back on track. A little tip i want to share is marshmallows well marshmallow twists or flumps these tasty little treats are only 9cals each and i usually have 2 on fast days they really help with that bland taste in the mouth juat that little bit of flavour to keep me going til dinner

Thanks Mamie may! I’m going to be gutted if I haven’t lost any weight this week if you say you don’t lose any when you’re ill! I managed to go for a run and will go for another one on Wednesday. Hopefully I’ll be better by then. Have a good week everyone!

My fast yesterday just didnt happen, I started feeling really ill mid morning, really bad stomach pains and headache, so … I ate yesterday, but kept it low. Attempting to fast today, feeling much better. I dont know if i’d picked up a bug or something, but I was feeling so unwell yesterday and just wasnt up to fasting. Back on it today though, and then my usual fasting day on Thursday!

Good luck everyone, have a great day 😀

Hope you feel better soon Dragonfly! I bought a black americano from coffee and was going to get a ham and cheese toastie (I’m not on a fast day) but they had ran out. I think it was a blessing in disguise..!! I’ve got a salad and fruit for lunch and for dinner I am having prawns with vegetables and some noodles. Looking forward to it!

Glad your feeling better dragonfly 🙂 and dont be to hard on yourself Yvonne im sure the time will come that we all will break a fast today is a new day and 800cals really isnt that bad. Feeling great today after yesterdays fast i love waking up with that feeling of achievement. I love how mindful i am now about food and how food that i would never look at before seem so delicious before 5:2 i would always have a sandwich for lunch or sausage rolls. To be honest now i feel sick when i think of sausage rolls. On non fast days now i have brunch instead of breakfast and lunch. Just had a bowl of special k with half a chopped banana on top and it was really tasty. I wont eat again now until dinner and my night time snacking has completely stopped 🙂

Hey everyone, good to see continued motivation and determination. I’ve seen a lot of posts about milk and how soya/almond milk doesn’t taste the same etc. I’m lactose intolerant, but don’t like soya milk. There’s a brand called Arla, who do lactose-free milk. It’s still cows milk, so has the same taste, but the lactose sugars have been removed. It has less calories than normal milk or soya. It’s available from all supermarkets so easy to find.
Hope this helps! 🙂

Hi everyone, failed my fast yesterday so doing one today instead and so far it’s going well – slim soup for lunch and tea, plus some celery sticks, bovril, water and camomile tea to drink and I’m going to finish off the day with a low cal hot chocolate drink. I need to make up for being rather naughty over the weekend so will need alot of luck on my side if I’m going to lose anything this week. Didn’t lose anything last week due to being poorly and not managing my fasts so if I’m still the same I’ll be going for it next week. Only 4 weeks until we go away to Glasgow and would love about 4 lbs off by then.
Next fast is thursday or friday x

I’m so happy with this diet! This is the first diet I think I will finally be able to lose the weight that I need to lose. I started on 1/5 and as of today have lost 9 lbs! It’s great seeing results so quickly.

I’m in a similar situation to you Sparkle_lg ! I started as 11.7 stone and am aiming to get down to 10 stone. I started last Monday and have done 4 fasts so far. I had lost 4lb when I weighed myself on Sunday so I will weigh myself again on Friday. Good luck!

Oh Kirstya86 relax and breathe. It’s the beauty of this WOE that you can climb straight back on and no harm done. I felt like crap the day after I had chocolate and crisps (literally, it made my stomach hurt and I got horrible gut cramps) and although I hadn’t gone over my TDEE I still made sure I was eating good things like high fibre and protein throuh the rest of the week.
It was probably only your mind doing the craving rather than your body but I know I haven’t craved chocolate since because of my adverse reaction. That can only be a good thing, can’t it?
Good luck with the rest pf your week and don’t sweat a hundred or so kcals because other days you probably eat less than your TDEE.
Chin up, one stumble doesn’t make a fall

Thanks Applepie and Mamie. Feeling a lot better about it this morning and a bit foolish for my over reaction. I am well below my TDEE every other day so its fine thats what 5:2 is about after all. I had a slip its over now move on and continue. I doubt it will happen again soon 🙂

Kristy,

Good that you are back with positive energy before I even got the chance to say some words. 🙂 Agreed with LoLoMo, focus on the good work that we have done. The occasional naugthy part – let it go~~ let it go~~ Haha!

Gerry

Haha that really made me LOL Gerry

Hi everyone 🙂 I’ve been absent for a few days – life seems to be hectic atm!

Weighed in this morning and I’m now at a 14lb loss, second fast day of the week today so hoping I’m a little lighter tomorrow.

Hope you’re all well and losing weight 🙂

Mum told me last night that she can tell I’ve lost weight in my face 😀

This week has been a complete nightmare with fasting, not been able to do it because my stomach has been giving me so much trouble. I’ve been eating regularly, but keeping it as low as I can, so dont feel too bad, but I’m missing the comfortably empty feeling!

Slightly better today so am going to attempt my scheduled fast tomorrow, but I’m not being too strict if I can’t manage it. I’m not sure what is causing my tummy trouble, but its not nice at all.

Wish me luck tomorrow, I seriously need to get at least one fast day done this week. Determined to see more weight loss on Monday!

Good luck everyone x

Wow,That is so cool Lauren. I’m so impressed with and so ashamed of my self that I haven’t done better. 🙁

Ha! I wish I’d dieted with my sister, skinny minx that she is. I know everyone is different and I need to be patient and let my own body do its thing but patience is a virtue I’ve never had in abundance.

Good Morning. Well done Mamie on your loss 🙂 fast went well yesterday feeling fab today 🙂 i will fast again tomoro im doing 4:3 this week and weigh in on Saturday 🙂

Good luck with the day everyone! Focus on the good, and let the negative go. I’m attempting a fast today … feeling okay about it, so should be ok. Have a meeting all morning at work which will keep my mind occupied, and then this afternoon will have plenty of work waiting for me, so hopefully the day will go by with no problem.

Stay strong 😀 WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Good luck to all the fasters today! I fasted on Monday and am doing the same today and even Saturday!! I’ve at work all day Saturday so that should make it easier. End of week weigh-in on Sunday eek!

Hello from Wiltshire (although I’m Cornish) .. I have about 38lb to lose and (same old story) have had success with various regimes over the years but always end up around 13st – it seems that this weight is like a magnet and my body likes being that weight but I hate it! So I am hoping this 5:2 will be more a lifestyle change rather than a ‘diet’ per se. I started it on 12 Jan and am fasting Mon and Thurs (so today is fast day number 3). It’s not been so bad really – well, not as bad as I’d anticipated. I have skipped breakfast this morning and just had a cup of tea with a dash of skimmed milk. I will join colleagues in the cafe at work in a minute for lunch and someone’s just told me there’s curry on the menu today – aargghh! I will have to avert my eyes and just get to the fridge where there’s a low cal lunch waiting for me. There are always going to be these ‘tests of willpower’ I guess! I did lose 5.5lb after the first week but of course I know that should now slow down (pity, as otherwise I’d hit goal by about March 🙂 ).
Nicky08, sorry to hear about your job. Keep positive and even if it happens, that old saying ‘when one door opens, another opens’ has proved true in my experience.

Good to hear others’ experiences and encouragement – it all helps!

I made it through my first day….really easy. The trick was, as everyone said, stay busy. I like that we pick our fast days so I can make it my busiest days of the week.
I got on the scale and it dropped one pound!!!