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I have been thinking about hunger, as I do 5:2 WOE. Why do I fear it? What have I done in the past to avoid it. Why am I embracing I now?
Hunger is not such a bad feeling. I dislike being cold or tired much worse. I can put hunger off and not think about it. Other feelings are more intense and last longer.
Fear or avoidance of hunger could be a feeling from being a child. My mother and grandmother made sure I well fed. Likewise I fed my children well, making sure they were not hungry.
No one is going to starve in a day or twice a week of having little food.
Food cravings are more intense for me than hunger. I think of the two as completely different. My cravings are for sugar and/or chocolate. Hunger does not need those, but real food.
I see my hunger as a means to an end. Healthy weight. Looking better.
Today I will have my 500 calories and really enjoy them. Veggies and salmon for supper and eggs and more veggies for a mid-day meal. I will enjoy my hot red tea and cold water....

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I made the decision not to widely disclose the fact that I was following the 5:2 WoE, mainly because of my own fear of failure :frown: Yesterday, mum in law was coming to lunch, I hadnt seen her since the start of my 5:2 journey and I wondered if she may notice the small weightloss Ive had so far. What would I say? Thank goodness for the forum and sure enough I found a few threads to read e.g.'5:2 undercover' and 'Dealing with people who are hostile towards 5:2'. Isn't it great that we have an opportunity to explore other peoples ideas to help formulate our own. After reading the posts I had decided that should the mum in law ask I would simply say 'I am reducing the amount of calories I eat in a week' ..truth .. :grin: As it turned out she did not directly ask but she did say 'how well you look dear'. We had...

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Hello if anyone's reading!

This diet seriously sounds too good to be true, I really hope it works! I'm going to use this blog to track everything, my food/calories, exercise, loss etc. as it always helps me to write things down. I'm on day two of the 5:2 and this is my original plan (though I might change it now I've found out I'm meant to eat my TDEE on the non-fast days and not 1500ish calories):

Monday - 1500 (couldn't get through a Monday at work as a fast day!)
Tuesday - 500
Wednesday - 1500
Thursday - 500
Friday - 1800
Saturday - 1800
Sunday - 1800

With my TDEE being 2233 this plan would give me a loss of two pounds a week, crazy talk! I'm going to try it like this but at least I know if I eat a bit more on a non-fast day then I don't have to beat myself up about it.

I'm 22, 5'6", 165lb/74.9kg with a BMI of 26.8. On weekdays I walk from my house to Rock Ferry station (about 12-15 mins) and now because the trains are off I walk from James Street to work (25-30 mins). To go...

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Yahoo, stepped on the scales this morning and have shed the weight I'd put on, through very poor choices the week before,plus extra! So very happy with the consistency of 5:2!
I now find I look forward to a fast day, well the first one of the week to be totally honest, that second one can still be a grin and bare it LOL
Yesterday had a lovely bit of lemon meringue pie with cream, seriously yum! Apologies to anyone fasting and reading this :wink: Still though I stuck to my recommended calorie intake around it, had more veggies and fruit, less carbs. Feel great this morning :smile:
I just feel so much better in myself, feel more in control of my choices, becoming more planned with food on fast days.
One thing though that I continue to struggle with, my own self image. Interestingly in spite of practically...

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Yesterday I went for a dinner date with my husband. We were talking about a particular pants that he has bought and I told him I have the same model as though I bought the kids size. He asked me what size I told him size 14 year old. I have always bought pants in boys department due to the length and lack of hips so the pants fits me perfectly compared to a pants bought from an adult female department. I also told him the jeans that I had on was a size 2 and he knows about what size 0 is all about. I like tight jeans and hate wearing a belt so my jeans are on snug for me in skinny fit.

Then this morning as I was struggling to wake up, I was sitting in the bed. He was like ‘You should start eating’ (he don’t know I am fasting) and I went ‘I do eat!’ Well you are perfect now and any lower you would be too bony. As it is your spine is sticking out. I pointed out to the love handles and said well I am still fat here and he went ‘ You are supposed to have some fat there’. I must say I am...

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