The FastDay Forum

Hi all

I am at Plateau at the moment which is making me feel fed up but will not give up , has any body else been through this and what did you do to get out of it?
Its my fasting day today have not eaten yet and having oats for lunch made with half milk and water, dont know what to have for tea later i feel like eating chocolate thats been calling me but I will not give in. Whats every body eating today on their fast days? :

Hi @mariondot40 Well I'm not fasting today but I don't have lunch on my f/days because eating make me more hungry just evening meal of 2 courses by way of a reward for going the 24 hrs
Reducing my carb intake kickstarted my weightloss when I hit the plateau last year there's loads of tips on the low carb tent all the unusual veg that I've never tried before and found them so tasty and filling especially for a fastday.

I'm on a fast day. I've got a ready meal for my tea (Chicken Tikka Biryani - really tasty) and will then have a coffee made with all milk later in the evening.

It seems to be normal to plateau every now & again. I've been at this over a year now with a few breaks for medical treatment & hols. The breaks kick start things again but I don't think you've been going long enough to have a break. Also I plateaued for a month once but you do lose weight eventually. It's a slow way of losing weight, which is a good thing.
Just looked at your stats! You've lost a lot quite quickly. You need to plateau!

Hi @mariondot40. Oh the frustration of it, but well done for sticking with this WoE, you won't regret it. And just think, if you hadn't been 5:2'ing the chances are that your weight would have gone up (especially over the festive season).

This thread might interest you: fastonbury-glamping-grounds-f34/call-in-to-the-plateau-club-t11212.html

All the best, FatDog


Edit: Wow! Nearly 10 kilos lost since November? Just WOW! You're doing enviably well. Bravo. (Thanks @claireglen, I didn't spot that.)

Hi @mariondot40. Oh the frustration of it, but well done for sticking with this WoE,
All the best, FatDog


Edit: Wow! Nearly 10 kilos lost since November? Just WOW! You're doing enviably well. Bravo. (Thanks @claireglen, I didn't spot that.)

Wow I missed that too Amazing result and no wonder your body is "resting"

You could check out the link on my post about plateaus:
resources-links-f3/how-to-break-through-a-plateau-t11124.html

May be I will try 3 fast days together see if that helps

I don't think you need to. There is, somewhere on this forum, research into 3 fast days as opposed to 2 & the weight loss wasn't much, if any, different, if I remember correctly.

I don't think you need to. There is, somewhere on this forum, research into 3 fast days as opposed to 2 & the weight loss wasn't much, if any, different, if I remember correctly.

I think that @mariondot40 is referring to something @Debs tried, as suggested by Dr Varady in her book, namely: three fasting days in a row - where fast == 500 calories each day - which was / is meant to shift a plateau. Details in the ADF tent, if I remember correctly...

...as suggested by Dr Varady in her book, namely: three fasting days in a row - where fast == 500 calories each day - which was / is meant to shift a plateau. ...

Didn't find a reference to that in her book but did find one on her facebook page:

"A couple of people have asked: "Will weight loss during the Every Other Day Diet (EOD) reach a plateau after several months?"

Yes, some people have experienced weight loss plateaus after 4-6 months of EOD dieting. If this is happening to you, I would recommend adding another fast day to your week, as well as another exercise session (45 min). This has helped most people break through the plateau."

She clarified this later to state: "It works out to be 3 consecutive fast days."

In my experience two-in-a-row isn't particularly difficult, but can be stressing. But three? Hmmm..