The FastDay Forum

Ok fellow fasters, I fast Monday and Thursday every week and have never blown a fast.

Today, I wasn't feeling it but battled on, I'd had a bad nights sleep and was feeling a bit rough.

I usually only have an evening meal but about 2 pm, I decided to have a cup a soup as I was starving and tired. That was my first mistake as I flicked the hunger switch, big time. 100 cals.

I was trying a new routine with my kids today so I cooked their meal earlier than usual and ate a sausage sandwich, ok, 1 sausage and 1 slice of bread, 150cals.

Then I ate a chocolate Santa! Nuts but I did it. Then it turns out that this Santa only had 200 cals!

So I've broken my routine completely and actually bought some food for an evening meal as I was thinking I'd fast tomorrow but when I added up what I'd eaten I was under 500 cals. It was just spread out and I'm hungry now as it was junk!

So if I don't eat any more can I still count today? Just looking for opinions really!

I'd definitely count it as a fast day as you have kept to the 500 calorie target!

Hi jejum ... I'm not an expert on 5:2, but from what I understand if you've eaten 500 calories and don't plan to go over that then it counts. If I were you, even if I went over by 50 or so calories then I would still count it as a fast day

Good luck - some days it's just hard!

Sounds like a fast to me, just not as ideal as you would like!

In my books it is a fast day. No idea how you got through the night though!

Of course you havent blown it coz you havent gone over 500 cals
Not the most nutritious food but still a fast n repair day nevertheless!
Well done,just make sure you have something nutritious tomoz! X