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I know this may sound odd - but yesterday was my fast day and I am putting off having breakfast

I am happy having a latte, but not that keen to actually eat! It's a bit like if I'm going to eat it has to be the "perfect" thing - exactly what I want to eat. And I can't decide what that is....so no breakfast.

I will make sure I do eat during the day, but I sort of feel that if I didn't know that I should, I probably wouldn't bother.

Does anyone else feel like this - or am I alone in my weirdness ???

Hi Alli, I'm a little similar - or I would be, but because I have an established routine, I don't have the struggle.

I have the same thing for breakfast every day I don't fast (porridge with a banana) and I have learned that it's best not to second guess myself with that on the day. By lunchtime I'm feeling back to normal and the day goes fine.

I think it can be a trap - I've fallen into it a few times - wanting the perfect food, not eating anything because I'd rather wait, then later comes the overeating and compensating. If I eat my normal, planned breakfast the day progresses like any other normal day and I find I'm not tempted to compensate for the fast day...

That's how it works for me

Yes I feel like that. I'd rather not eat than eat something I don't really enjoy!

Has caused a few minor clashes with my husband who might fancy something for dinner which I don't feel like. Previously, I would have eaten it anyway. Now I really don't want to!

Similarly, I was in M&S and thought I might buy a dessert as a treat. I looked at them all and nothing was quite right! I don't normally have this problem!

More discerning is a good thing, right?!

I know this may sound odd - but yesterday was my fast day and I am putting off having breakfast Does anyone else feel like this - or am I alone in my weirdness ???

I feel exactly the same today! In fact that is why I am here instead of going shopping! I am having a coffee and catching up with you all on here and wondering if I should just eat my brekky in case I regret not having it when I hit the supermarket this morning. It is tempting to listen to my body and go without my breakfast but will that mean my body will go in to the so called "starvation mode"? Like Susanne, I too always have the same thing for breakfast, i.e. porridge, which is great for keeping me stable. So I think I will take her advice and eat it anyway so that I don't feel the urge to go off the rails later today.

I feel the same, Anne, though I ate more on my non-fast days this week and put on weight! Should have listened to my body!

I know this may sound odd - but yesterday was my fast day and I am putting off having breakfast

I am happy having a latte, but not that keen to actually eat! It's a bit like if I'm going to eat it has to be the "perfect" thing - exactly what I want to eat. And I can't decide what that is....so no breakfast.

I will make sure I do eat during the day, but I sort of feel that if I didn't know that I should, I probably wouldn't bother.

Does anyone else feel like this - or am I alone in my weirdness ???

I thought this was just me I've just had to force myself to have my normal feed day porridge after my fast day yesterday.

I worked 3 night shifts this week, (12hrs each one) and I would normally eat all shift, mainly crisps, cake and chocolate, but now I know what real hunger feels like, ie fast days, I found I didn't want to eat so much, I ate lots of fruit and thought I would defiantly feel more tired because of lack of sugar to keep me going, but actually the opposite happened, I got thru all shifts feeling great in fact I forgot I was on nights. So I will defiantly be listening to my body more and not just reaching for sugary foods as much.

Thanks everyone - I feel more normal now

Have decided that the latte WAS my breakfast, will just start thinking what would make a nice lunch instead LOL !

[Moogie]

More and more I'm finding myself not really wanting breakfast the day after a fast. I work from home, so it's not like I have a lot to do in the morning and I still feel energised from the previous day so I don't eat until I'm hungry.

I think a lot of my life I've been eating because it's 'mealtime' whether I'm hungry or not, now I feel more in tune with my body and tend to just eat if I'm actually hungry - or if I really really fancy something Some days I won't eat until lunch time and don't feel hungry until then. Today I've just had breakfast a few minutes ago, having fasted yesterday. Just wasn't very hungry.

I've also found that if a force down a breakfast after fasting, I get a bit of a tummy ache - like my body telling me I didn't really need to eat that!

I've only fasted twice, so this isn't scientific or anything, but I find that my mood makes a difference. If I've done OK on the fast day then I eat less on a feast day. If I had a bad fast day, I'm more likely to overindulge on a feast day. Does anyone else get this?

These answers and comments are brilliant. I am so pleased to see that other people are experiencing exactly what I am myself i.e. 1) not wanting to eat so soon in the day after fasting. 2) Not even wanting to eat rubbish snacks, as has been the case for many years. 3) realising that meals have been eaten as a ritual.
Enjoying this experience is immensely satisfying, as I feel so in control of real food, rather than relying on the (temporary) crutch of shakes, bars, and so-called diet foods. It is GREAT.

I am feeling the same. Tonight I'm making tapas - four dishes that will take me a while but all top quality ingredients I can't wait to get my chops round. This is the beauty of the 5:2 I think. I know it's a cliche but you start thinking your body is a temple and not a rubbish bin.

I wasn't really hungry this morning either. I did all my outside horse jobs and then came in for breakfast. Really enjoyed ruby grapefruit and a piece of toast at that point. We have our smallholders meeting tonight which includes a pooled supper so I will have to be a bit restrained I think. I did make a carrot cake this afternoon though to take with us and it smells delicious. No guilt as fasting again on Monday!

I too have found that I am not tempted to snack, particularly in the evening which always used to be my downfall. I think the lack of restriction on feeding days is subtly quite powerful, as even though you know you can eat as much as you want to, something inside says no, don't need it! I like the way the fast days make you think really carefully about maximising nutritional value of calories. I'm sure this has a knock on effect into feeding days, too. Hope this attitude to eating continues...

I have also been the same, my fast days I have completely fasted and then wake up the next morning and surprisingly I am not hungry so put off breakfast. I agree with the posts above, that if you delay breakfast you are more likely to snack on the wrong things later in the day when your body takes a dip and you are craving something sugary.