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Jan 2016
3:32pm, 18 Jan 2016
5,616 posts
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bigleggy
I'm like that Gogsy - Don't miss brekkie but insist on a cuppa. Some 'fast' days I probably go over the 600 cals but not by much.
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Jan 2016
3:33pm, 18 Jan 2016
6,357 posts
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lammo
Is it working for you bl?
has it become a habit?
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Jan 2016
3:37pm, 18 Jan 2016
5,617 posts
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bigleggy
Yes - deffo working for me. My wieght had been edging upwards for years and 5:2 stopped it in its tracks and I lost about a stone and a half.
Since then my weight fluctuates a bit but has stopped the creep upwards.
As for habit , I tend to do it for a few months then take a break but when I am on 5:2 it does feel quite routine these day yes.
About the only thing I can't control is mood. Some days it just gets to me and I have to quit it and eat  Life's too short to be dieting AND miserable
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Jan 2016
3:44pm, 18 Jan 2016
6,358 posts
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lammo
I hear you, your last sentence is very relevant to me as well.
Good luck
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Jan 2016
3:45pm, 18 Jan 2016
5,619 posts
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bigleggy
Ta, you too (however you choose to lose weight)
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Feb 2016
8:59am, 2 Feb 2016
5,833 posts
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jiminy cricket
Have never had to concern myself with what I eat but then a need to wear a suit occured which showed I'd outgrown even my "fat suit". Only managed to button shirt collar 'cause it was Baltic in the church and everything had shrunk a bit ... 5:2 is the selected remedy. Have played about with it fir a week
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Feb 2016
9:02am, 2 Feb 2016
5,834 posts
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jiminy cricket
.... for a week. Logic seems sound. Just consume less than you are expending. FD not too bad although 2 FD B2B proved more challenging. Will see how things go from here ....
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Feb 2016
4:34pm, 2 Feb 2016
503 posts
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Gogsy!
Well done, JC, the first couple of weeks are the hardest. (B2B gets it 'over & done with' but tends to make me a bit grumpy by the end of it.)
If you can handle it - I know a lot who can't - a jar of Bovril can be a life saver to get you through the tough parts.
Good luck!
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Mar 2016
9:32pm, 6 Mar 2016
5,865 posts
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jiminy cricket
Some 6 weeks of following this WOL, I've lost circa 9lbs. Yep, fasting for two days a week and then not being silly over the other five days does work. I can't say that every calorie is counted, nor am I overly concerned at meeting the 500/600 total on fast days but the process does require an overall calorie deficit over time, say each week. To lose 1lb of fat requires a deficit of some 3500kcals ....
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Mar 2016
8:16am, 7 Mar 2016
7,513 posts
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Schnecke
If you don't like Bovril, a teaspoonful of vegetable bouillon powder in hot water makes a nice alternative. That will be forming my lunch today
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