Just starting!

Last night I bought and read Kate Harrison's 5:2 diet book and think I'll give this a go. I'm sick of swinging from plan to plan, high carb low- fat to low- carb high fat- etc etc. in fact I'm bored of thinking about food full stop. Just want to get on with life. Two days fasting a week sound manageable.

I do think we women (and men) have it rough these days. The pressure on us to look thinner and younger has never been greater- pressures of work/life balance and finances have never been greater. The nation has a fascination with food matched only by its fascination with the horrors of obesity and everywhere we look there are medical people, often all highly qualified who have different ideas about how the body works and what type of food we should be eating. Breakfast is most important meal of the day. You don't need breakfast. Eat little and often. Eat once a day. Restrict your carbs. Eat four portions of carbohydrates daily. Don't eat dairy. Eat dairy or you'll get osteoporosis. Eat low fat spread. Low fat food is often high sugar/trans fat.


Aaaaargh! Enough!

Am hoping this simple adjustment of two fast days will take my thoughts away from constantly worrying about food types and regimes. My life's too busy- I'm fed up of being stressed about whether I should trim the fat off bacon or skip the toast or feel guilty about having a cake with a friend or a meal with my family and having to 'confess' at weigh in. Guilty for gods sake- I haven't killed anyone!

Sorry for rant. And breathe.......

Good luck everyone else, will let you all know how I get on

Hiya

I'm just starting 5:2 as well...a work colleague is doing it and I wasn't sure, but after being away with work for 3 days and eating hotel food the whole time, I actually feel like I need to give my body a break, so I'm on my first fast day today. To be honest, I'm actually enjoying the fast day - feeling in control of my body and I think 500 calories is an okay amount. Looking forward to waking up tomorrow and for once, not having to stop myself enjoying food (but not going wild either)!

Good luck with it...hope it goes well for you! xx

First fast day today. Already hungry- think its gonna be a long day.......

hatti said:

First fast day today. Already hungry- think its gonna be a long day.......

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I think it is a state of mind you know cos I woke up hungry on my first fast day lol! Once you've done it once though just tell yourself you've done it once & you can do it again x

Yeah- have had a babybel and a cup of soup just now and feel fine. About 5pm I'll have a couple of eggs and maybe an apple then I think that'll be me for the day. Am looking forward to a lovely bowl of porridge with honey tomorrow morning!! Doesn't help that I hate Saturdays anyway, my usual fast days will be Wednesday and Friday I think but I wanted to get going as until I've done a fast day I can't really say I'm following the plan if that makes sense.

I am doing Juddd not 5/2 but the fast days do become easier honestly . I have started a thread called who is fasting today on the main juddd/ IF forum soem days it is busier than others but the idea is to support each other through fasting days.

In general I think less people fast on weekends but i will be fasting tomorrow

Good luck

Teresa

Sounds Good! My God poached eggs on toast taste good when you've only had two hundred calories all day. My fasting food for the day:

Cup a soup 90
Babybel 70
Apple 80
1 slice toast 107
2 poached eggs 160
3 dashes of milk in tea (30)

Total: 537

So that's over and the interesting thing is when I was adding things up to work out how much I could have for tea I thought I'd calculated right. Clearly my brain slows down when I'm hungry!

Each calculator I use works out my TDEE as something different but averages around 2200 so
Actually 537 is within range, but was aiming for 500 so will try harder next fast day.

Bring on tomorrow!!!

Well done for getting through it. I have seen a lot of people on here have success with 5:2 so no reason why you won't. Sometimes a change is all it takes to remotivate us!

I would say that is a really good day honey, well done x

I agree looks a good day

I loved your starting "rant" it's good to get it out if your system - I'm sure a lot of "us" here understand where your coming from

I plan my day in myfitnesspal - ok I'm still not got on or below the 500 kcals yet ., but have been "fasting" for 3/4 weeks now - each day has its own "issues" But keeping busy and drinking loads water seems to help!

Good to know you are keeping on trying

following primal blueprint and experimenting with the 5:2 fasting diet

Ok, eating what I fancy is freaking me out. Am so used to eating by a set of rules that I've forgotten how to create meals based on things I actually enjoy eating.

hatti said:

Ok, eating what I fancy is freaking me out. Am so used to eating by a set of rules that I've forgotten how to create meals based on things I actually enjoy eating.

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Ha ha - I'm sure it will get easier with practise

It is my first day today also . I have read the book and used some of the tips today. I don't feel too bad actually which is surprising me. I have has the full 500 calories.

I really hopes this works I lost 3 1/2 stone with slimming world and have 2 to go but have come to a stand still and am so bored I have tried weight watchers for 3 month and put on 1/2 stone so feel really sceptical at the moment. I plan to stick to 1200 calories a day on non fast days

Any advice help or tips would be welcomed

micky80 said:

It is my first day today also . I have read the book and used some of the tips today. I don't feel too bad actually which is surprising me. I have has the full 500 calories.

I really hopes this works I lost 3 1/2 stone with slimming world and have 2 to go but have come to a stand still and am so bored I have tried weight watchers for 3 month and put on 1/2 stone so feel really sceptical at the moment. I plan to stick to 1200 calories a day on non fast days

Any advice help or tips would be welcomed

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I think 1200 cals on up days is too low. I have about 1800 on up days, I know others have a little more and some a little less but think 1200 is definitely too low. Thought it addresses that in the Michael mosely book? X

Oh thanks for that 's not the book I have it's a kate Harrison book will, but its good to hear I can have more than 1200 hundred will use 1800 a day hope it works

Hey guys can I join please .

I'm starting the 5:2 with tues/sat being my fast days ! I'm at 8st 12 now and want to maintain and any loss will be a bonus ! I'm interested to see what calories you eat on feast days or what kind of meals you eat... What's the kind of normal amount of calories to consume on feast days ?? I will have zero problems with fast days being a previous yo yo dieter this will be easy for me i think lol!!!!

26 yrs Female 8st 12lb 5ft 2in