Hi All, I don't have a lot if time to come here very often at the moment but I wanted to share this with you......
It's my 2 year Fastiversary today
I started at 10st 7lb, took 9 1/2 months to reach my target and have maintained since then. During maintenance I have dropped as low as 8st 10lb and been as high as 9st 4lb. I am one of those annoying people who find it easy. It does take will power, planning and tenacity. I do still fast but not always with 500 calories, I mostly use eating windows and that's every day except Fridays and Saturdays and of course holidays. I eat more healthy food than every now and have learned to like lots of foods I would have stayed away from. Full fat yoghurt, huge salads or piles of veggies cooked in other ways apart from boiled or steamed! with small portions of protein in the form of chicken or fish. I rarely snack and hardly ever eat pasta, rice, potatoes or bread but I never go hungry.
If you are struggling, don't think that eating as much of what you like on non fast days will work, nor will exceeding your TDEE. The key to this woe is sensible healthy food choices. I find that daily weighing works for me.
Good luck to everyone, see you in the mainteneering tent
It's my 2 year Fastiversary today
I started at 10st 7lb, took 9 1/2 months to reach my target and have maintained since then. During maintenance I have dropped as low as 8st 10lb and been as high as 9st 4lb. I am one of those annoying people who find it easy. It does take will power, planning and tenacity. I do still fast but not always with 500 calories, I mostly use eating windows and that's every day except Fridays and Saturdays and of course holidays. I eat more healthy food than every now and have learned to like lots of foods I would have stayed away from. Full fat yoghurt, huge salads or piles of veggies cooked in other ways apart from boiled or steamed! with small portions of protein in the form of chicken or fish. I rarely snack and hardly ever eat pasta, rice, potatoes or bread but I never go hungry.
If you are struggling, don't think that eating as much of what you like on non fast days will work, nor will exceeding your TDEE. The key to this woe is sensible healthy food choices. I find that daily weighing works for me.
Good luck to everyone, see you in the mainteneering tent
My personal take on 5:2 is;
Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays 5:2 36 hours
Green tea all day then less than 500 calories in one meal in the evening.
16:8 all the other days, wey-hey at weekends and daily weighing
It worked for me sloooowly
Height 5'4"
Goal Achieved after 9 1/2 months and now maintaining
In a fasting mainteneers fivesome with pennyforthem, callyanna, stowgateresident and auriga
Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays 5:2 36 hours
Green tea all day then less than 500 calories in one meal in the evening.
16:8 all the other days, wey-hey at weekends and daily weighing
It worked for me sloooowly
Height 5'4"
Goal Achieved after 9 1/2 months and now maintaining
In a fasting mainteneers fivesome with pennyforthem, callyanna, stowgateresident and auriga
xx
I hope all is well 
