As you see from my tracker, I haven't been on the forum, and on 5:2 since February. There is a reason for that...
Since January or so, everything about 5:2 seemed harder, and no matter how hard I tried, I actually ended up ganing weight. I also took myself in cheating on fasting days, for example by exceeding my kcal on fast days, and eating 700 kcal instead of 500...
In February I took pregnancy test, and found that I was 6 weeks pregnant... So of course no 5:2 since then.
Now I am 27 weeks pregnant, expecting in October, and my weight is the same as before I started with 5:2 (which I was on for about 1.5 years). So just imagine what my weight would be if I hadn't started with 5:2!!! I still have to expect to gain some more weight, but at least the starting point wasn't too bad
So I cannot do 5:2 now, but I am actually missing it, and plan to start again once I am done with breast feeding
I also have a girl at work, who's been doing 5:2 for 1.5 years now, and she's delighted as well. She's not overweight, but this helps her to control her weight. Before 5:2 she was actually starving herself to maintain the weight. Now she is delighted that after being for holiday for 2 weeks now, eating ice cream and pizza everyday etc. she can still come home and have a tool to continue her weight control without panicking about the weight gain. And it works.
So I think that for me 5:2 is a life style, and I will continue with it when I can. It is important though, eating proper food on the fasting days when you can - spending your kcal wisely.
When you sit there, eating a nice 300 kcal salad, it is easier to think that the sacrifice is not that bad
Since January or so, everything about 5:2 seemed harder, and no matter how hard I tried, I actually ended up ganing weight. I also took myself in cheating on fasting days, for example by exceeding my kcal on fast days, and eating 700 kcal instead of 500...
In February I took pregnancy test, and found that I was 6 weeks pregnant... So of course no 5:2 since then.
Now I am 27 weeks pregnant, expecting in October, and my weight is the same as before I started with 5:2 (which I was on for about 1.5 years). So just imagine what my weight would be if I hadn't started with 5:2!!! I still have to expect to gain some more weight, but at least the starting point wasn't too bad
So I cannot do 5:2 now, but I am actually missing it, and plan to start again once I am done with breast feeding
I also have a girl at work, who's been doing 5:2 for 1.5 years now, and she's delighted as well. She's not overweight, but this helps her to control her weight. Before 5:2 she was actually starving herself to maintain the weight. Now she is delighted that after being for holiday for 2 weeks now, eating ice cream and pizza everyday etc. she can still come home and have a tool to continue her weight control without panicking about the weight gain. And it works.
So I think that for me 5:2 is a life style, and I will continue with it when I can. It is important though, eating proper food on the fasting days when you can - spending your kcal wisely.
When you sit there, eating a nice 300 kcal salad, it is easier to think that the sacrifice is not that bad
Usually fasting Mondays & Wednesdays
Trying to eat sensibly during week days, but allow myself to enjoy good food on weekends
When tight schedule, at least trying to do 1 fast to maintain rather that gain weight
Trying to eat sensibly during week days, but allow myself to enjoy good food on weekends
When tight schedule, at least trying to do 1 fast to maintain rather that gain weight
