Fasting

[Yellow Fang]

I don't usually find my day's fast too difficult, but it has been today. Looking forward to breakfast tomorrow.

 

[Bill-H]

I have 5:2 on Tuesday and Thursday have done this since mid feb I have gone from 16st 3 fluctuating by 2 pound down to a fluctuating 15 stone 2 my weight fluctuates up and down but averages out
But my body fat has dropped from 37.4% to 33.1% even on weeks I haven't lost much weight the body fat has dropped a bit
I found missing breakfast starts me off better I feel less hungry I have a soup for evening meal and porridge at lunch but also try to have a early evening meal day before fast and skip breakfast day after fast so increases fast time

 

[ColinJ]

Ha - I was about to go and make some porridge but had forgotten that today has been redesignated as a fasting day after a curry invite for tomorrow. I bought some strawberries yesterday which will make a nice change from the usual banana (and yoghurt).

 

[goo_mason]

I'd been steadily dropping from 16st 8 down to 15st 11, then the big meal on my birthday seemed to hammer the weight back on and it's taken me two weeks to get it back down to almost where I was. Bit strange that - I didn't really pig out. Oh well.

The other thing I've noticed that may be affecting my weight and making it go up and down a bit right now despite sticking rigidly to the 5:2 fasting is that... erm... how shall I put this delicately?..... it seems to be making me a LOT less 'regular'. All that food going in and not coming back out for days is bound to up the weight temporarily!!!

Anyone else finding the same thing happening?

I could fill a swimming pool with waste water on my fasting days though. Unbelievable how much a body can produce, even though I'm not drinking much more than usual.

(Sorry is all of this is TMI, by the way! )

 

[Garz]

Anyone else finding the same thing happening?

I have noticed less frequency on the throne come to think of it...

 

[Bill-H]

Too tired to fast today had a busy weekend worked very hard yesterday and fasted yesterday only cycled 10 miles today but half way through 12 hour shift and am physically exhausted partner picking me up tonight as no way I will be fit to ride home safely struggling to stay awake so have to eat to have energy today
Gutted but so so tired

 

[Kies]

Don't beat yourself up over it. Have a meal,get some rest and try fasting in a day or two

 

[ColinJ]

I shift the days about but try to stick to the general 5:2 pattern. Yesterday was supposed to be one of my fasting days but I decided that I didn't feel like it so I put it off until today. I've eaten my yoghurt and banana this morning, an apple this afternoon, and will shortly be having a hard boiled egg salad.

 

[The Jogger]

Too tired to fast today had a busy weekend worked very hard yesterday and fasted yesterday only cycled 10 miles today but half way through 12 hour shift and am physically exhausted partner picking me up tonight as no way I will be fit to ride home safely struggling to stay awake so have to eat to have energy today
Gutted but so so tired

They don't advise you to fast two days on the trot.

 

[dom4658]

I find the daily fast much easier. Usually fasting for 16 hours of fasting with 8 hours eating - easiest way to do this is to sleep 8 of those hours then cut off 4 before and after! well, that's the easiest way for me.

 

[uclown2002]

I find the daily fast much easier. Usually fasting for 16 hours of fasting with 8 hours eating - easiest way to do this is to sleep 8 of those hours then cut off 4 before and after! well, that's the easiest way for me.

+1

 

[Speicher]

I find the daily fast much easier. Usually fasting for 16 hours of fasting with 8 hours eating - easiest way to do this is to sleep 8 of those hours then cut off 4 before and after! well, that's the easiest way for me.

Do you eat normally in the "8 hours of eating" or stick to 600 calories in those hours? I presume you do this twice a week.

 

[dom4658]

Do you eat normally in the "8 hours of eating" or stick to 600 calories in those hours? I presume you do this twice a week.

i do this daily. For example on monday I would eat 11am - 7pm I would then fast until 11am the next day and just continue doing this. I don't really stick to specific calories, i'd guess about 2000. But i just try and eat very clean.

I use this method with the weight training I do. This involves weight training fasted and having your largest meal of the day straight after workout (therefore about 11am) and should also be about half the calories for the day. I find it works a treat though!

 

[Speicher]

So you are doing a sixteen hour fast more than twice a week.

I have struggled to reduce my calorie intake to 500/600 on two days a week. It is more like 800 but I am still losing weight. Slowly admittedly, but steadily. Surprisingly, to me anyway, I feel more energetic.

 

[dom4658]

i should also maybe add my BMR is about 3000, so i eat about 1000 below 'maintenance'.