I did my first FD yesterday, and have to say it seemed pretty easy. I decided not to eat anything till after I finished work at 6pm then had a couple of hard boiled eggs with a very large salad final calories was 475 including teas/coffee.
Like a lot of people I have tried lots of diets, so hoping this WOE/WOL will suit me and get this fat off. I’m only short so the extra pounds really show.
I am going on my first cruise holiday summer 2019 so I have plenty of motivation to stick with it and hopefully encourage my OH to join me on FD’s. Going to have 2 FD on Monday/Thursday but will move these if needed.

Starting Stats on 20.09.18
146.8 pounds
BMI 28.7
41.5% BF

Thank you fasting_me I am hopeful that this will be the case.

2nd Fast day for me today, haven’t had anything yet today but tea/water so quite looking forward to my Egg salad when I get home from work. It’s been fairly easy again today except that with the weather getting colder I think I will need to start making some nice soups for a more warming choice.

Looking forward to weighing myself tomorrow.

Thank you hedgehogs.

Weighed in this morning following yesterdays FD and happy to see a little downwards movement in the numbers, I have scales that measure body fat and water, muscle etc
and links to my phone so I can keep all the data. I am hoping most of the weight loss will come from the fat percentage and not just water once I have done a few more fast days, at the moment I am delighted just to see lower numbers, I have been really stuck at the same (too fat) weight for a long time. This WOE seems manageable and something I can stick to long term.

144.6 pounds
BMI: 28.4
41.6 BF

Looks like I must of gained some of my initial weight loss back over my NFD
Had my 3rd fast day Thursday, weight on Friday was 145.5 so still less than my starting weight. Think it will just take time for my stubborn body to realize I’m doing something different.

Got a bit of a tough week this week as I’m away from home Monday to Friday so unsure if fasting is going to be possible, May just have to do 3 FD the following week. But there will be lots more exercise opportunities so looking forward to that, starting with parkrun today.

145.5
41.3,% BF

I was away on holiday last week with my sister so decided not to fast,but I did watch what I was eating and of course there was much more walking involved than my normal weeks. When I returned home I weighed myself and was delighted to see that I had stayed the same as when I left.
FD this week was Monday, it felt good to be back on plan. I didn’t have anything but drinks till my evening meal of just under 500 calories. Weighed today and I am down a little bit so happy with that.

144.6
41.5% BF

Hi SparklyShoes, I agree with you that the long-term downward trend is really the important thing. My weight is tracked on a phone App for my electronic scales. The scales measure Water% – Fat% – Bone weight – BMI – Visceral Fat – BMR & Muscle Mass.

I like to keep an eye on where my weight loss/gain is coming from, as in the past while marathon training I started to lose a lot of muscle mass rather than fat which obviously isn’t a good thing especially as I am nearly 60 years young, I need to keep all the hard earned muscle I can.

Yesterday was a FD and this morning I weighed exactly the same, in the past this may have upset me, but with 5:2 I feel so much more in control that I am happy to ride out the ups and downs. I have already noticed that my clothes are fitting better and I have more energy on FD rather than less. I plan on sticking with 5:2 till the extra fat has gone or my doctor finally agrees with me that I have a thyroid problem. This WOE is giving me a lot of proof that I am not overeating enough to explain the weight gain that has happened over a fairly short period of time.

Scales stayed the same today after yesterdays FD but I drank loads of tea and water so could possibly be keeping the numbers static, no worries, at least I didn’t put any on.

We have a Halloween fancy dress at parkrun this weekend so lots of trick or treat sweeties about for the runners, I will need to keep my focus or this weekend could undo some of my new good habits.

Today is my 2nd fast day since my last update, I have watched my scales go up and down by quite large amounts (1-1 1/2 pounds) over the last week for no particular reason. I have seen a bit of a drop in my fat percentage but not much…..However my trousers for work are getting looser and will need replacing very soon. I feel slimmer across my hips too, although I haven’t used a tape measure to confirm this.
Hopefully the scales will show a bit of a loss tomorrow.

I am still really enjoying this WOE and it’s stopping my thoughts of failure when the numbers don’t change, I can happily reason out that if my normal TDEE is somewhere around 1500 calories then realistically with needing 3,500 deficit to lose a pound, it would take me 3 1/2 Fast Days to achieve that, if I eat 500 calories on a fast day.

Still plodding along with 5:2 but not seeing much change on the scales, so I am thinking that I may try 4:3 next week and see if that will get things moving.
I have been keeping a closer eye on what I am eating on NFD’s and there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with that. I have been more active the last two weeks so maybe a little muscle added, but I’m no popeye!

142.4
41.1% BF

Fasting_me thank you for the advice, I do run and use a cross trainer, I also do Nodic Walking, but I do think I might need to increase my resistance exercise and strength exercise quota. I eat a reasonable amount of protein on my slow days usually with 21-23g at breakfast in a protein bar/shake that sort of thing. On Fast days I only have water/white tea until I get home from work about 6.30pm then I have something like a couple of hard boiled eggs and salad or now that the weather is colder I have had soups. I will try the 300 calorie dinner on a slow day and see what happens.

Yesterday was a FD and weighed in this morning, happy with a small loss.

141.8 pounds
BMI 27.8
41.2% BF