The FastDay Forum

So, there I was away at an event where the catering wasn't terribly good, and I decided to skip the breakfast. Then at lunchtime the queue was so ridiculously long I just couldn't be bothered, and as snacks didn't seem to be available, I ended up having nothing to eat til evening.

And I realised that thanks to having done this 5:2 thing for a few weeks, it was a real feeling of freedom knowing I was absolutely fine waiting til the evening to eat anything. Whether or not the dinner was slightly over 500 cal, it was the sense of being so mentally comfortable going without food all day that struck me as a real benefit in situations like this!

Yep Emm it's great to know we don't have to have set times, flexibility rocks !

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Yes isn't it great to feel the freedom of being comfortable with hunger. Makes coping with the unexpected easier. No fretting if your plane/bus/train is delayed. Theatre/cinema times clash with mealtimes? No problem. Horrible food in the canteen? Just don't eat it! So liberating!

Excellent Emm - real result. Now, will you use it as one of your planned fast days or as an additional one - there's a dilemma

Well Emm, I am very impressed. I think I would be climbing the walls if that was me. However, once I get into this 5:2 for another week or two, I'm sure I will cope without food. Thank you for giving me the confidence to keep going.

I did debate whether to count that as a fast day, but no, by the end of the day had added drink and cake! So just an extrea little exercise in not being controlled by food, which was good in itself.

Hang in there bala5057, it does start to feel almost natural after a while! I have to admit I don't actually look forward to fast days, yet, but once embarked on one, you can pretty much tell yourself you're merely missing out lunch, and then have a reasonably normal dinner. And there's nothing like waking up the morning after a fast day, feeling pleased with yourself, knowing you can eat, but still maybe wanting to stretch it out for a bit longer because you can...