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On fast day lunchtimes I like to have something to do, so today I decided I would visit the nearby sports store. I'd been quite cold doing my first parkrun last week, so I was after a running hat or headband, maybe some gloves.

The store wasnt too busy, but I found it frustrating - some of the racks were very high, and I couldn't reach the items hanging there. Many of the items didn't have a price label on them. I had to ask the assistant to check the prices of 3 things when I got to the till.

I was half watching the prices as she scanned my items, and I spotted 2 things that went through at a different price from the label. The assistant was able to alter those as she went along. The final total was £80. I thought that seemed high, so I went to one side before leaving teh store and checked off the itmes on the till receipt, which gave really uninformative descriptions of the items. There was something at £9.99 that I couldn't identify, so I went back to the assistant and asked h...

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hi all,

started the 5:2 back in mid jan. So far have lost just over 9 kgs and about 3 inches off waistline-most impressive thing though is a remarkable drop in cholesterol. 7.0 before the diet and now 5.6 in 10 weeks. Really happy with that-so going from borderline needing medication to more or less normal (for Uk).I shall continue and try and get it below 4.0. progress may be slower though as the weight loss slows down?
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Just a quick note to say that I fasted really well on Wednesday, eating just about 500 calories altogether. I did it "Fast-5" style where I didn't consume any calories until late afternoon and then ate within a five-hour window. It keep my calories well-controlled that way because I know that if I start I'll snowball quickly and pushing it off as long as possible usually works for me.

I was meant to fast on Sunday as well but unfortunately I've come down with a bout of strep throat over the weekend and that couple with work was just too much to handle, let alone keeping to my fasting plan, so I've decided to go for a Tuesday-Thursday fast this week. I'm already feeling much better this evening than I had yesterday and I'm hoping that I feel much more myself on Tuesday.

I love the flexibility of this plan! On other diets, there is no room for error! If this would have happened less than two weeks into a different plan, I might have just thrown in the towel and completely...

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Well, the "miseries/ mild depression" continued through the rest of the day yesterday, and I certainly used food hoping it would be a comfort - not that that worked, because I know it doesn't, I just felt bad about overeating and also had the discomfort of a distended belly to put up with!!! But that didn't stop me. I ate dinner when I didn't fancy it at all, because of all the afternoon snacking, and then continued to eat in the evening...

Instead of doing anything productive during the afternoon, I caught up with the TV series that we had missed on our 2 nights out during the week. That was okay, they were all very good shows.

I am not beating myself up over my eating behaviour though. It was only one day and generally I have been going okay. And I am aiming to have a fast day today, with my usual fast day rules - put off eating for as long as possible, but then have sufficient food so as to not go to bed hungry. Will see how I go.

Walked the dogs very late this morning,...

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Had a wobbly week last week with trip to Brussels. But back on track now and weight stable. Yesterday however was a difficult fast day. I felt light-headed for the first time on a fast day and had egg on toast at 9am rather than hanging on until 11 as I usually do. Felt constantly hungry for rest of day. Had large salad at 5 with fish as protein. Felt better in the evening but still hungry. In the afternoon I felt slightly grumpy all the time and short tempered. I also didn't feel as 'sharp' as normal in my thinking.
I have been 5:2 fasting since beginning of January and yesterday was the worst fasting day yet. Hope it was a one-off and Thursday is a better day. :bugeyes:
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