The FastDay Forum

I have been a long term slimming world member. I had success with it many years ago losing 5 stone. I out half of that back on, and try as I may, I just haven't been able to get back into and lose like that again. I've remained a member knowing that if I didn't my weight problem would only get worse. So now I've discovered 5:2..... and I'm still going to SW meetings. I like the motivation and encouragement to lose weight, and the camaraderie and celebration of success. I haven't however told them that I'm doing 5:2. Forgiven???

LMAO. Ooh the guilt - you're not Catholic are you? Well it's not quite the same as Anne Diamond going on Celebrity Biggest Loser having just had a gastric band fitted is it? Whatever gets you through. Good luck.
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No lashings from me because its what I planned to do myself originally. However, within days of starting 5:2 and finding this forum, I found that I was getting more support here than I had been at SW, so I plucked up the courage to text my leader and quit. I didn't tell her what I was going to do though! My group wasn't making me come away positive and that's what drove me to search up other diets in the first place.

You've paid them enough money... If its helping you, why not?

Honey, this is the non-diet where we do whatever we fancy!!! No room for guilt...

Are you eating SW style on non-fast days? This was my plan when I started 5:2 3 weeks ago but the amount of cals I was eating on SW was too much!! I did lose 1.5 stone in 3 months but I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere anymore. Lost 6.5 pounds in my first 2 weeks on 5:2. I told my leader I was doing this, and she just responded with 'thanks for letting me know'!

Not really Claire. I'm counting calories rather than syns and enjoying the relative freedom to have what I fancy on feed days. The healthy eating message of sw is always at the back of my mind though.

I know what you mean, I feel so guilty for having chocolate or cake. But then I just include it within my cals and try not to think about it too much, its hard tho and I feel like I am ruining things all the time!

It does feel very odd eating things like that, but it is a long time since I've allowed myself the freedom that it feels rather liberating. I'm hoping this will work for me. It is supposed to do away with the guilt but I suppose it will take us a while to break that habit...