Over the months I have poked around this site, I have noticed many comments about travel. People seem always to be going away somewhere and wondering what to do with 5:2.
Some (especially those going on holiday) say eat what you want and pick 5:2 up again when you get back. Some say be strong and do 5:2 anyway. There really does not seem to be much in between.
After they come back, they either say they gained quite a bit but know they can lose it again (they can), or are happy that they didn't gain much (very good).
I was interested in these comments because I occasionally travel. If 5:2 really is a WOE, then it would seem you could do it when traveling. But I had serious doubts if you could keep going with 5:2 on the road.
I have just returned from 7 weeks on the road. I found 5:2 impossible to follow. I realize that is a personal problem. It can be done, but I did not want to do it.
I mean, eating every meal a day at a good, if not very good or great restaurant? Being served large, if not huge, portions of food you could not just leave on your plate to be thrown away. Let's not mention really good wine and beer and other adult beverages.
What is a person to do?
Well, the last time I did this I gained 20 solid pounds and achieved the highest weight in my history.
That is why I am interested in 5:2 and travel.
Before I left, I thought a bit about 5:2 and what it had taught me. I knew I would not die if I got hungry. I learned skipping a meal or two would not lead to hospitalization. After all, a 'fast' day is really a day where you skip two meals and eat an average breakfast/lunch for the third. So I wondered how I could apply this knowledge/experience to travel.
I decided to look for meals I could skip. I knew I did not have to eat three meals a day to survive. So, if I did not have a real reason to eat breakfast, I did not. If I did not have a luncheon I had to attend, I did some sightseeing instead. Dinner - well, I could think of no real good reason to skip dinner.
Results? Seven weeks on the road, down four pounds.
Skipping meals really has nothing to do with 5:2. But it is a way to cut calories out of your diet. And, as I have already left for another terrible 8 week trek, I think I'll keep skipping meals until I can get back to my beloved scales and see how it worked the second time around.
Some (especially those going on holiday) say eat what you want and pick 5:2 up again when you get back. Some say be strong and do 5:2 anyway. There really does not seem to be much in between.
After they come back, they either say they gained quite a bit but know they can lose it again (they can), or are happy that they didn't gain much (very good).
I was interested in these comments because I occasionally travel. If 5:2 really is a WOE, then it would seem you could do it when traveling. But I had serious doubts if you could keep going with 5:2 on the road.
I have just returned from 7 weeks on the road. I found 5:2 impossible to follow. I realize that is a personal problem. It can be done, but I did not want to do it.
I mean, eating every meal a day at a good, if not very good or great restaurant? Being served large, if not huge, portions of food you could not just leave on your plate to be thrown away. Let's not mention really good wine and beer and other adult beverages.
What is a person to do?
Well, the last time I did this I gained 20 solid pounds and achieved the highest weight in my history.
That is why I am interested in 5:2 and travel.
Before I left, I thought a bit about 5:2 and what it had taught me. I knew I would not die if I got hungry. I learned skipping a meal or two would not lead to hospitalization. After all, a 'fast' day is really a day where you skip two meals and eat an average breakfast/lunch for the third. So I wondered how I could apply this knowledge/experience to travel.
I decided to look for meals I could skip. I knew I did not have to eat three meals a day to survive. So, if I did not have a real reason to eat breakfast, I did not. If I did not have a luncheon I had to attend, I did some sightseeing instead. Dinner - well, I could think of no real good reason to skip dinner.
Results? Seven weeks on the road, down four pounds.
Skipping meals really has nothing to do with 5:2. But it is a way to cut calories out of your diet. And, as I have already left for another terrible 8 week trek, I think I'll keep skipping meals until I can get back to my beloved scales and see how it worked the second time around.
