Thread: Preparing myself for 5:2

Hello everyone.

I am currently reading the 5:2 fasting book, and aim to watch the documentary on it too, so I can start this week.

I wanted to ask how much weight people had lost (I'm on the ap so can't see stats) as the woman in the book I am reading started off at 9 stone and admits she goes to the gym. I am not 9 stone, I'm 13stone 11, and I don't use the gym so I wondered how realistic weight loss on this diet is for someone who weighs more.

Also if any of you have a success story please share as I believe this will increase my motivation to do it. I know no one on this diet so I don't have that 'so and so lost loads on this plan so I feel inspired to do it' feeling.

Thank you x

I started it last wednesday, only done one fast day as until kids go back to school and I'm at work being kept busy i am only doing 1day x i weighed this morning and in 5 days I've lost 4lb

Ive kept my calories to 1300/1600 though to help snd ive not done any exercise either .

I have Michael moseys book as well as the woman's one about 5:2 and using the free iPhone app myfitnesspal

I reckon if you do it you will be surprised xx good luck xx

Wow that's really good. I'm aiming to eat 1400-1600 a day and the 500 on the fasting days.
I'm looking forward to doing it as I know my will power will be tested massively (I have very little willpower) and I'm really hoping to see results.

Do you have a 5:2 diary? What did you eat on your fast day?xx

I've been doing this for just over a month and I have been loosing 300g (.66lbs) a week and eating on ave 1600/1700 a week but some days were very high kcals wise, meals out etc

I suppose if I ate lower during the week and did a bit more exercise I would have better losses

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

How are you finding the fast days?x

The fast days are Ok, what I find hard to cooking dinner and wanting to eat it - I try to cook stuff I'm not that into when fasting

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

I need to plan my fast day tomorrow. Was thinking porridge for breakfast and soup with a slice of bread, or smoked haddock and veg for tea.
I know I shouldn't have coke (diet) due to the sweetener but I think that will help keep me feeling full, that as well as green tea and no added sugar squash x

Originally Posted by Lucy_B

I need to plan my fast day tomorrow. Was thinking porridge for breakfast and soup with a slice of bread, or smoked haddock and veg for tea.
I know I shouldn't have coke (diet) due to the sweetener but I think that will help keep me feeling full, that as well as green tea and no added sugar squash x

I've read that it is easier to fast if you keep your carbs lower - less processed carbs, bread, potatoes rice etc but plenty salad and veg, plus Protein to keep you going
Soup I think is great ! Hot and filling on cold days and low in kcals

Do you use myfitnesspal.com or phone app ? To track what you have eaten?

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

I have a boiled egg in the morning, low fat soup @ lunch & slim pasta, mushrooms & 3 laughing cow triangles for dinner.

The slim pasta is really nice, I thought it was going to be awful but it's ok!

I also have some strawberries in between meals to keep me going.


If u don't want to drink diet coke maybe try sparkling water to fill up on. I haven't tried it yet but will do tomorrow.

Best of luck

SS XX

I have just got the ap today so I can start tomorrow.
What is slim pasta?
I'm thinking I need to make homemade soup so it can be less calories.
I really dislike fizzy water. I have no idea why, maybe I should add some sugar free juice to it x

Originally Posted by Lucy_B

Wow that's really good. I'm aiming to eat 1400-1600 a day and the 500 on the fasting days.
I'm looking forward to doing it as I know my will power will be tested massively (I have very little willpower) and I'm really hoping to see results.

Do you have a 5:2 diary? What did you eat on your fast day?xx

Cool thats plenty of cals to spread over the day on fast day chicken vedge soup, chicken breast and salad but know thats prob not best ideas but its working lol x no not got diary but using myfitnesspal app x

Hope you find it good too hun x if i can do it then u can as I've had worst will power i know until this time that is good luck keep in touch how u get on

Originally Posted by Mis-behave

I've been doing this for just over a month and I have been loosing 300g (.66lbs) a week and eating on ave 1600/1700 a week but some days were very high kcals wise, meals out etc

I suppose if I ate lower during the week and did a bit more exercise I would have better losses

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

Hope all goes well and you find something you are comfortable with x good luck! X

First fast day today. Had 234 cals so far, 2 belvitas for breakfast and a cuppa soup with a slice of bread for lunch.
I'm hungry, does anyone else get the sick/hungry feeling?x

Yes, water water water . One day I drank almost 5L it recon I must have been very thirsty - as it was going down easy lol

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

I have gone over- ended on 553 calories. The sicky/hunger feeling was hard to deal with. I'm either going to have to nibble throughout the day eg a belvita biscuit, cuppa soup, another biscuit then something for tea or divide it between 2 meals x