Hi Kharis, Don’t feel too disappointed, I’m sure your body is benefitting in the other ways that Michael Mosley talks about in his book, cholesterol, blood glucose etc.
Have you used the TDEE calculator on here to work out how many calories you should be consuming on a non-fast day? (hover over the “how?” tab at the top and the dropdown appears) You might find that your TDEE might only be around 1600 cals so you may be going a little over that on non-fast days and that could be why you’re not losing weight.
Once you work out how many cals you’re allowed you should keep a diary of your calorie intake just to make sure you’re sticking within it. I find pen and paper handy but there’s a smartphone app called myfitnesspal which a lot of people on here use. You can search for brand names and even scan the barcodes to get the cal content. It works out how many cals you should be having but I would use the TDEE on here instead.
I would say stick at it especially since you know it works because you can see your parents results. I know that’s probably disheartening that they’re losing and your not but I’m sure you will catch-up!
All the best and keep us posted! Claire

Hi Kharis,

It seems very unfair on you that you’re trying so hard and cannot see your weight reducing. Good on you for keeping going even in the face of this. Don’t give up. I’ve read about many health benefits associated with the fasting too that are so positive.

If you like, take a look at my thread under “eating right for your type”. Simply put – eating food that is compatible with your blood group. It takes a few minutes to find a list on any relevant website. They give you “beneficial” foods, great for health and weight loss. There are some neutral foods and finally an “avoid” list.

Personally I was eating and drinking too many items from my avoid list on both fast and non fast days. Now I try and stick to avoiding the wrong things the best I can on non fast days but totally embrace the beneficial foods for a totally clean fast.

I’d be interested on your take on this subject. Many people find that at first they have to totally rethink their diet but after a little thought they quite enjoy the challenge of creating dishes around their new food list.

Good luck with your journey. Hope this helps.

Hello kharis

I was going to welcome you to the fast diet forum but I noticed that I responded to your first post and you didn’t respond!

Are you still taking the raspberry ketones to suppress your appetite? that might have something to do with your lack of weight loss….

Hi Kharis, I was wondering if you have ever had your thyroid checked? One of my friends had a similar problem and it turned out that she had an under active thyroid. I’m definitely not saying that you have this but it was just a thought. It might be good also just to see the benefits of the fast on your blood pressure and cholesterol to keep you motivated 🙂

Hi Kharis,
I wouldn’t get too concerned about your measurements seeming to go up because you might not have measured totally accurately the first time – I know I have a habit of rounding the figure down to the nearest inch!
I definitely think you should keep going at the lower TDEE for a while – I know it’s a pain to count calories every day but you would only have to do that for a while until you got used to cutting portions and making better choices. I have a really sweet tooth and my husband bought buns last week but when I checked they were over 200 cals each so I had 2 Jaffa Cakes instead which came in around 90 cals for 2. I was still getting the sugar hit but felt virtuous at the same time!
I know you’re making jewellery all day but could you fit a 10 minute break into your day to go for a short walk – weather permitting! I know the most successful losers (weight-wise!!) on here introduce a bit of exercise with the diet. Keep us posted 🙂

for me, I have been more successful when I have added another “fast day”. So I switched to a 4:3 as opposed to 5:2, this allowed me to not have to be so strict on my non-fasting days, as the whole point for me is that I don’t want to feel like I am dieting for the rest of my life.

anyway that kicked it in, though still slower than the average, I do lose between a half pound and a pound a week.

I also keep track of only my low weights, as well as my daily weights. the graph with the low weights has a nice slight slope downward, the daily weights shows a crazy roller coaster on its way down as well.

My measurements don’t seem to have changed much but other things are happening, basically everything is getting longer, (pants, skirts, and sleeves on jackets) things that require more all over loss as opposed to just an inch in the waist or whatever.

Stick with it, but know that throwing in an extra day may help.

p.s. as far as your parents, maybe you can tell yourself that they were doing worse diet wise before they started so the change was more dramatic?