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Wasnt sure where to post this but here goes... I started 5:2 on 1 May and am really enjoying this way of eating. In the last 2 weeks I've incorporated 16/8 on the non-fast days. I've had some weight loss and now my weight goes up and down. So feeling a little disappointed I decided yesterday that I would just stick to 5:2 and see how it goes so today was a full feed day after yesterday's fast. I had porridge for breakfast this morning and have not been able to stop eating since. I have ate, and ate and ate all day today. I dont even want it but havent been able to stop. Right now I have just put away half a bag of yoghurt coated banana chips. They are sweet and sickly and I feel sick. Whilst it made a nice change eating breakfast this morning, I will be happier going back to 16/8 because I find I can easily stick to it and can easily stop when my eating window has closed. I'm disappointed that I havent noticed better weight loss, but when I weigh it up (excuse the pun), I'd rather be able to limit my noshing to 8 hours than have free-reign for the whole day because I really go to town. For whatever reason, I cannot be sensible when I have the whole day to eat as I please. I just needed to get that out there. Thanks for reading. Tomorrow is another day and I'll be so glad to get back on track. Sod the weightloss!

I have read a lot of similar posts to yours and think that most of us have experienced this at least once since starting 5-2. Something to do with the psychology of it all, and our personality type perhaps. It isn't fatal, thank goodness, and passes! It's all a learning curve and gets better over time - the urge and desire for binges goes away, or at least reduces a lot. Don't beat yourself up about it, you'll do better tomorrow!

Thanks Dhana. I'm looking forward to getting back on track tomorrow.

none of us would be following this WOE if we didn't have issues with food. I have been struggling ever since letting go and eating too much at the highland show, all I can do is stick to my fast days and hope I will get back to sensible eating soon. so chin up and battle on ,I hope I will be doing the same.

Oh yes friends, the diet swing is the story of my life!

I think my lesson was a little different from you Motherof2... I am doing 5:2 and I wanted to do 16:8 too, but it was really difficult after a fast not to eat, and I felt like I was restricting myself way too much and that can make me swing back into more of a binge eating pattern like you did.... so now I'm just doing 5:2, it's very slow progress, but I feel comfortable enough with it not to be on a diet swing. I just like eating what I like on my feast days (being sensible though) and then only restricting myself 2 days a week... for now that's enough for me.

However on my fast days, I eat my 500 calories in a 8 hour window, because there are not that many calories, and I figure it may extend my fast better to use that window method. And I may do a few 16:8 days, but only if I feel they are easy and doable. That's the key with me!

Chin up, tomorrow's another day to just be sensible.

Thanks Nessie and Littlejoy. Tomorrow is indeed another day and I feel somewhat foolish about my behaviour yesterday. However, onwards I go. Back to 16/8 today and its going fine. I think a moments panic about feeling hungry sent me over the edge yesterday.

All is well today.

Hi motherof2
I do 16:8 and generally I am disciplined but today I just thought I am hungry so I had breakfast and lunch and dinner, snacks and just topped the lot with herbal tea and a couple of squares of chocolate. So I have blown even my window today but tomorrow I am back to my regular fast.

An aside, I did take out the tape measure and was pleasantly surprised at a couple of inches lost on my hips even with slow scales. I don't want to ruin my hard work so back on track. Be gentle on yourself and just get back on track. Some days we do this well and some days meh!