The 5:2 diet

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Jan 2013
7:55am, 12 Jan 2013
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bigleggy
Thanks Susie - I eat normally today then the next 'fast' is Sunday.

How are you getting on ??
Jan 2013
8:01am, 12 Jan 2013
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SusiesueH
I had fast days on Monday and Thursday. Weigh in tomorrow. I find the fast days liberating somehow. Like its nice to not be thinking about food all day. I skip breakfasts and lunch and eat a light tea. As long as the weight loss happens I could happily stick with this :-)
Jan 2013
8:28am, 12 Jan 2013
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bigleggy
Thinking about food came and went for me yesterday. It was quite an odd sensation making myself deliberately hungry - just went against everything I'd ever tried before to lose wieght............and yet seemed so right somehow.

It's also odd that I'm looking forward to doing it again tomorrow :-)
Jan 2013
8:29am, 12 Jan 2013
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garlic buddha
I skip breakfast, drink plenty of water, and have a Coventry garden soup or an innocent food pot for lunch and a homemade supper - dhal and some veg in the evening. I miss my bread, but then I can eat that on the other five days. Lost 5 lb in two weeks..... Good start, but lets see where I am after three months. Planning to run a 10 k in April so hoping for a PB if lighter :)
Jan 2013
8:38am, 12 Jan 2013
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bigleggy
good going - I'd be happy with that weight loss GB. Good luck with the 10K PB too :-)
Jan 2013
10:57am, 12 Jan 2013
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mudskipper
www.thefastdiet.co.uk
Fast day number 3. I'm staying away from the scales for a month. I like the suspense. :)
Jan 2013
11:16am, 12 Jan 2013
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Tarahumara
I don't need to lose any weight - quite the opposite in fact, but am interested in the other health aspects of this so am going to buy the kindle book and have a read. Coming from a dietetics background and knowing the successes people have, not just weight loss but BM control and cholesterol n triglycerides when prescribed the VLCD I have a very open mind to this :-)
Jan 2013
2:04pm, 12 Jan 2013
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Hodge68
Another fasting day today and have been looking forward to it ?. Not been on the scales for a week, not much point as i have a couple of stone to shift, but i'm in no rush. Have started reading M Mosley's book and have to say not a bad read.
Jan 2013
2:45pm, 12 Jan 2013
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mudskipper
Difficult day today. Craving food!! Possibly something to do with the beers last night. :(
Jan 2013
3:19pm, 12 Jan 2013
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Tarahumara
Could be that mudskipper - try eating a hard boiled egg - 100 calories but keeps you feeling full for quite a while ;-)

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5 days of 'normal' eating and 2 days eating 600 calories (men), 500 calories (women).

Fast days are best not done on consecutive days, unless you have amazing willpower.

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