The other 5 days

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Emilie44

10:04 am
16 Sep 13
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Six weeks ago I cut out all the rubbish from my diet, reduced my wine intake to just once a week, and I have just completed my third fast day on Saturday. I have found that I am just not that hungry on the non fast days. This goes against the theory of 5:2 and I am worried that my metabolism will be affected. My appetite has completely changed which is great, but, like I say it is a bit worrying. Tonight I am having a light meal and a hot chocolate just for the sake of eating. Today I had one banana, and handful of sugar snap peas and a teeny teeny bit of spaghetti with olives and tomaotes. It is such a small amount of food! On the good side, I can see a difference in my waistline which is great. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

tomtommum

12:11 pm
16 Sep 13
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sadly not ! I still feel hungry even on non-fast days and am still loving food. hence the reason that no other diet has ever worked for me, I just love cooking and eating !!

but I am more aware of what I eat, and try to be good even on non-fast days. although it is difficult when cooking substantial meals for my very hungry 11 year old son….

however, I have cut out the wine completely which is a massive step for me, and oddly I don’t miss it at all, scarcely give it a second thought whereas before I was walking in the door from work and pouring myself a glass….

TracyJ

3:55 pm
16 Sep 13
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I fast every day now (just change the amount of calories I have on 5 or 2 days respectively) so I’m well used to pushing through hunger pangs & I’m sure I could probably not eat at all if I wanted to any day now, as I’ve very rarely actually felt ‘real’ hunger for the past several months.

I never do eat absolutely nothing though because although I may not necessarily ‘need’ to eat because of hunger pangs, I still WANT to eat because I enjoy food and I know that once I have something on a non-fastday I WILL want more than just a little snack, so I never have much trouble reaching 1500-1800 worth of calories in 1 or 2 smaller meals late in the day.

I don’t know if this is good or bad but it works for me and I know that I am consciously in control of fueling myself, rather than just eating because I get one little tummy rumble and can’t handle it.

A colleague of mine regularly does (and actually is doing at the moment) 10 day fasts, 3 or 4 times a year. A year ago, before I got into this lifestyle I might have thought that rediculously extreme and impossible for myself. Now, I think it sounds like a great detox of mind body & soul (which is why she does it) and could imagine working up to that myself if I decided to but at the moment I just don’t want to and the 5:2 is giving me everything I really need health-wise, so I don’t feel the need. Hunger really is a state of mind most of the time for me now and I love having control of the fueling situation.

rockyromero

5:47 pm
16 Sep 13
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@tomtommum
” still feel hungry even on non-fast days and am still loving food. hence the reason that no other diet has ever worked for me, I just love cooking and eating !!”

There is much emotion attached to food, such as love.

Perhaps it’s a different definition for me.

Eating is feeding.

Food is fuel.

I do enjoy eating when in the company of others. I now realize that it’s an emotional need that I’m satisfying at that moment. Many times when alone, I will go to a restaurant to eat just to be around people and to greet the staff as friends. Sometimes, I’m not totally hungry when I do this.

I want to take the emotions out of food when I’m alone, so that I can save those emotions when I’m with others.

I’m experimenting with this attitude still.

➰

Emilie44

10:31 pm
17 Sep 13
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Hey thanks for all your responses. It’s amazing that everyone has their own different reaction to fasting. I have been feeling pretty motivated but this morning….and I was just about to say something negative, but I’m not going to!!

stratford fitness

1:55 pm
19 Sep 13
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Here’s a great article on Intermittent fasting 🙂

http://stratforduponavonfitness.co.uk/intermittent-fasting/