Tips for a newbie with kids & a new gym membership!

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SpecialK72

1:11 pm
14 Mar 17
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Hi all. I’m sitting here really wanting to give the 5:2 a go having been struggling with Weight Watchers. I lost 5.5 stone with WW about 6 years ago. They’ve changed the plan several times since then and if I’m honest it hasn’t consistently worked for me since then and I’ve yo-yoed. I’m now looking at a big holiday in July & my wedding next year so I need to find something I can stick to, can fit into family life & not impact my energy levels so I can workout. I’d like to lose just over 2 stone. Could 5:2 be for me? I eat out a lot with my job probably 3/4 days a week. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Sashapet

2:00 pm
14 Mar 17
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Hi!
I’m relatively new but I’m finding it a really easy diet to manage as long as I’m busy on the 2 days.
It would be really hard to do it at home with my little one as he’s constantly snacking and I’d be so tempted to snack too!
I’m struggling to fit exercise in (just in general) so I’m curious to see if I could work out while fasting, or whether I would feel useless!

SpecialK72

2:37 pm
14 Mar 17
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Hi Sashapet, thanks for replying. How long have you been on 5:2? Luckily my son is 11 and not a massive snacker so I don’t tend to have stuff in the house. It’s the eating out & comfort eating I struggle with. I’m hoping that if I can fit my fast days/work out days when I go to the gym in the morning I should be ok.

Sashapet

3:36 pm
14 Mar 17
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Only 3 weeks but I’ve never managed to stick to regular diet (ie restriction every day) for that long before!

SpecialK72

3:39 pm
14 Mar 17
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That’s great, well done.