The 5:2 diet
89 watchers
Jan 2017
10:07am, 12 Jan 2017
4,447 posts
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Wobbling
One of the guys in my team is doing this. You know when he's on a '2' day because he's as grumpy as hell.
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Jan 2017
10:08am, 12 Jan 2017
5,297 posts
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kwala
haha, think that might be me!!
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Jan 2017
4:07pm, 12 Jan 2017
900 posts
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Gromit
I'm going to giving another go starting next week , I did loose some doing it early last year got to a weight for a race then pilled it back on again , tried a few other diets like paleo etc but too hard to stick to when having meals with family etc this is easier for me to control on the 2 days and not worry too much on the other 5 
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Jan 2017
11:12pm, 17 Jan 2017
5,298 posts
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kwala
First fast day tomorrow. I have a tendency to eat when I'm bored so need to keep myself busy.
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Jan 2017
8:49am, 18 Jan 2017
905 posts
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Gromit
I've started this week , on my second fast day today , looking forward to tomorrow , bathroom scales battery had gone which I replaced this morning so didn't do a weigh in at the start of the week - fasting days likely to be Mon and Weds due to other commitments on other days and fitting in around either low mileage or rest days from running low cal yogurt for breakfast and some 5 cal hartleys Jellies during the day along with a weightwatcher crumble bar , low cal ready meal for tea then I'm done I do find it easier to resist naughty food on the "5" days when I'm doing this tho , I was offered donuts at work yesterday but declined with the thought process of "I fasted yesterday and I'm fasting tomorrow lets not undo it all today with a donut !"
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Jan 2017
9:56am, 18 Jan 2017
4,686 posts
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sallykate
I'm keeping husband company on this but not at quite such a low calorie intake. Mosley's blood sugar diet thebloodsugardiet.com is basically a low GI diet based on 800 calories per day, with a 5:2 option if you're not up for a VLCD diet long-term. This week we're doing back to back 800 days. Yesterday I ran and did Pilates as well but for some reason didn't feel all that hungry. I'm having skimmed milk coffees plus vegetable soups & stirfries and pulse-based things like veggie burgers. Making my meals look a decent size even if they're only 200 or 250 calories helps me feel as though I've had a proper meal despite the calorie content being what would usually be a snack (two or three biscuits!) And avoiding anything high GI helps limit the crankiness. Reserving judgment as to whether it will result in weight loss; I'm also restricting calories a bit on three other days and at the weekends just trying to keep to low GI stuff as I find counting every single day unbearably boring. When I did it before (also keeping husband company -- it was a great success for him but three years on it's sort of crept back again) I didn't really lose anything and found it affected my ability to run the day after a fast. This time I'm running (short and slowish) on my fast days with no problem and I'm hoping that with a bit of restriction on other days it'll help. End of essay! |
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Jan 2017
10:45am, 18 Jan 2017
5,299 posts
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kwala
I'm just doing one day this week. I've been wondering about the best way to fit this in around exercise (not that I'm actually doing any atm!!). I think Mon and Thu would probably work best as I may start back at running club next week, which is Tue and Thu - but your point about being affected the day after rather than the fast day is interesting sallykate. It'll be a case of trial and error I guess! I'll be having a couple of boiled eggs for brunch in about half an hour, and a stir fry for tea - this works well as the family can have noodles with theirs and I'll just go with extra veg. Sugar free jellies is a most excellent sweet treat (18 cals for a pint!!) - thanks for the tip there Gromit I remember back in my 20s when I used to go on VLCDs I used to drink Chicken Bovril a lot to stave off hunger pangs. mfp says 16 cals per 12g serving which I'm hoping is enough for a cup of chicken stock soup! I shall go rummaging through my kitchen cupboards later to see if I have any! |
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Jan 2017
10:50am, 18 Jan 2017
907 posts
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Gromit
Yep I remember Bovril being my friend before , I need to get another jar bought !
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Jan 2017
10:57pm, 18 Jan 2017
5,300 posts
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kwala
Total cals for today 573! Quite pleased with that Feel a bit headachy now but that could be down to not drinking any lattes (I normally have a couple a day!) rather than lack of food as I don't feel hungry at all. Going to bed now as although I don't feel hungry I can feel the need for nibbles coming on!!
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Jan 2017
8:18am, 19 Jan 2017
908 posts
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Gromit
last time I did the 5:2 I remember short runs on fasting days no issue , don't recall doing run the morning after a fast day , did 4 miles this morning after fasting yesterday - boy was that hard slow work ! On the plus side I reckon I've dropped a good 5/6 lbs this first week
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