Hi saraann, welcome,
i would take weight and measurements today before you start the plan as a starting point,
how often you re-measure and weigh is upto you, but to get a good reading just make sure its the same time and you are wearing the same clothes, if dressed,
the differing adivce is because each person does what suits them best, the beauty of this plan is you make it fit around you and your lifestyle not the other way around, all the best on your journey and good luck for tomorrow xx

Hi Saraann,
I would do it before you start. I keep all my weights and measurements in a little book(so I don’t lose them).

Weigh once a week, some people weigh the day after a fast day but I never lost then it always took a couple of days for the scales to move. Measure upper arms,bust, waist(around the tummy button), hips, thighs and calves once a week and keep trying on clothes at the same time.

Sometimes the scales seem broken but the tape measure moves, and sometimes you simply see how differently clothes hang but the loss is not somewhere that you measure.

Hi saraann,

I am almost 2 weeks in (started 19th August)and my fast days so far have been Tuesday and Thursday. I weighed myself on the Monday before the first fast and then first thing Tuesday this last week when I was a week in (just at the start of my 3rd fast day). I think if you do it on a regular day then it is a good tracking mechanism as I am sure there are fluctuations through the week.

Lost 3lb the first week and hoping to lose some more by Tuesday this week. I did measure myself – but I thought I might wait for a few weeks before measuring again.

But as has been pointed out the beauty of this is that you can do it totally to suit yourself! Good luck! 🙂

Remember that the goal is to have a waist less than half your height.

I am well aware that the lbs are important, but I think that a shrinking body is probably more so.

I usually fast on a Monday and Thursday and weigh/measure/try on clothes on the Saturday morning.

There will come a time when the weight will plateau….just remember to measure yourself and see the inches disappear.

to maintain it rocky, and what ever other goals you set yourself, xx

That is absolutely right in my case saraann, as soon as I eat anything on a fast day it’s as if I’ve turned on a switch in my body that says “I’m RAVENOUS, give me more food NOW”! I find that I can easily (relatively speaking!) hold out until the evening and then enjoy a decent sized, filling, evening meal. Best of luck on your first day – let us know how you get on!

Different people have different experiences while fasting. I find I’m not hungry if I don’t eat on a fasting day. So for me that is true. I can go until around 15:00/16:00 before I get my first hunger pangs/grumbly tummy. But some find it hard to go all day without anything. Find what suits you best.

Personally I prefer to have my whole calorie allowance as an evening meal. It means it is more substantial and boy do I enjoy it.