The FastDay Forum

Hi Guys

I wonder, does anyone use my fitness pal to keep track either side of fast days ?

Love to hear from you

P x

Was but trying to reduce my obsession so not using it now.

Hi P, I'm the same as Bobshouse. Was calorie counting since last May and using MFP, then saw Horizon programme and started 5:2. Since Christmas I've tried to cut down on using MFP - I can put all the data that I want down here on this forum as far as measurements/weight are concerned and I'm trying to let go of calorie counting on feast days now. I've got a good idea of a lot of things in my head, so don't feel I need to be as pedantic as I was about putting everything on MFP. It all still seems to be going well (albeit slowly) - and that is the joy of 5:2 we shouldn't have to be calorie counting on feast days

Lots of people seem to refer to it on here. I downloaded it but, like Bobshouse and Suchard 007, I am trying to overcome my obsession with calorie counting so I don't use it.

I use it religiously on fasting days to track calories, but not at all on non-fasting days. I don't track on non-fasting days but try just to think of eating food I want and that I will enjoy, without sabotaging my good efforts on fasting days. As long as I eat a reasonable diet on non-fasting days I'm happy enough.

Thanks for that. Perhaps I should just focus on this forum at least until I get into a good routine.

Have a great week everyone

P x

Hi

I use it on my fast days

I use the one from my fat secret mainly because I found I wasn't eating enough. Once I get used to the cal content of foods will stop but finding it an interesting exercise at the moment.

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Since I'm only into my 2nd week of 5:2'ing, I find it helpful to log everything into MFP everyday. On fast days to ensure I don't exceed the 500 cal and on non-fast days to learn what food looks like for my daily TDEE. I may not use it forever but it's a very helpful tool at the moment.

I've been using it for over 2 years now, so it's become a habit. It's very useful for fast days, and I'm less strict about it being accurate on other days, I just have it as a sort of menu record.

Melanie cheeks like you I use it everyday, I like to see how much I am eating on my feast days. My recommended calories on MFP is 1200 however as I am now doing the 5:2 diet I'm not as religious with the 1200 but I do try and not go over 1400/1500.