The FastDay Forum

Jenny, check this thread: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5245

Thanks TML
I don't think I'm made for high protein low carb eating,I'm pescetarian and I couldn't hack it!! However I'm going to count everything I eat on feed days (starting Monday) and see how I get on, that's what I did after my last stall at Easter time and it got me back on track. It's stuff like this which is why I'm overweight in the first place I guess. Onwards and downwards!!

I started two weeks before you & have just had a plateau for several weeks. Skin & brain appear to have adjusted and losses have resumed...changed nothing, no clue why, just hang in there..

If you're a pescetarian then you can easily do it... IMO, it's worth it, it's just two days and if it kickstarts your loss then it's rrally nothing compared to the good it will do.

This week appears to have morphed into a "maintenance" week, plateau or bounce expected.
Monday was a regular fast day, Tues/Weds NFD's,
Thurs was a Fast day up until 6pm when I was dragged out to the pub - no matter, TDEE not exceeded (by much) and Friday could become the Fast day.
Ooops, pub again tonight but TDEE not exceeded despite the alcohol (not claiming a balanced healthy diet here)...
So Saturday, fast or NFD?
I'm not fretting because the WOE/WOL works... so I'll get back on track and lose a 1lb next week, and the next.
It's not a race.

I'm pretty sure plateau-ish periods happen for all of us. I've been at this 19 weeks now, and while I'm certainly very pleased with my overall weight loss, I'm coming off (hopefully!) the end of my 2nd "plateau," which you can probably see in my tracker (one in mid-March and a second one in the last few weeks, mid-May-ish).

It's a common thread here, especially in the 5-10 week period people seem to stall a bit. Mostly it's an annoyance, but for some it may be that they are eating too much on their feed days and they may want to track their calories on feed days for a week or two just to figure out where they are.

This week appears to have morphed into a "maintenance" week, plateau or bounce expected.
Monday was a regular fast day, Tues/Weds NFD's,
Thurs was a Fast day up until 6pm when I was dragged out to the pub - no matter, TDEE not exceeded (by much) and Friday could become the Fast day.
Ooops, pub again tonight but TDEE not exceeded despite the alcohol (not claiming a balanced healthy diet here)...
So Saturday, fast or NFD?
I'm not fretting because the WOE/WOL works... so I'll get back on track and lose a 1lb next week, and the next.
It's not a race.

I'd fast on Saturday but only if I had no plans. Fasting and going out doesn't sound like much pleasure.

Thanks for the replies
I know it's not a race but I only wanted to lose 2 stone in 7 months (from Jan to my holiday in Aug) and I probably won't now
I lost 2 lbs last week so that was probably my water retention going away again, but this week I've gained a small amount (less than 1/2 pound). Nothing changed in my diet over the last few weeks but weight loss is so unpredictable. Just a bit frustrated is all.

Stayed the same again this week.
So frustrated but I know that I am eating far too much on my feed days. I can't seem to stop and I CBA keeping a food diary on MFP. My initial appetite reduction after staring 5:2 seems to have disappeared and now I'm eating for England.
I'm soooo pissed off, frustrated and disappointed *reaches for a pastry*

Have you tried doing 16:8 for a week or so to get your eating back on track? I was struggling with being sensible on feed days and I found it helped. I was less wound up about it all and found that I started eating much less on certain days within my eating window so that I was actually building the fasts back in without really noticing. Could be worth a shot. I think Ballerina has some helpful links in her 5:2/16:8 thread.

Are you losing inches at all?

Hi Jenny, I agree with Miffy. Have a go at 16:8. I've been trying this for the past two weeks and do think it helps.

On non fast days I have found that eating breakfast, lunch, possibly a snack and then saying "well I won't eat much this evening" doesn't quite go to plan.

I've now trained myself not to eat anything before 12pm and only try and have a light lunch. That leaves a generous amount of calories for an evening meal and maybe even a sneaky glass of wine or two

Thanks Miffy and Madge. That is exactly what I am going to do starting tomorrow. I have been baking a lot lately and we've been eating the leftovers so it has been a very greedy week here in our house!! We have some pastries to eat today and the kids want to make OH a nice fathers' day dinner so 16:8/5:2 it is for me next week .
Am hoping to increase my fruit and veg and reduce my carbs a litte too. I'm feeling pretty sluggish and need to improve on this.
I'm feeling a bit more positive today, in no small part due to the fantastic support on this forum. I you guys

I hope it works for you. I find its really useful. I'm stuck in the house all day but I find it great to get up and get stuck into my day to day jobs without more than a black coffee. When I reach my window I have time to sit down, eat my eggs and browse my mails knowing I've got the things that need doing behind me before my energy runs out!

Thinking back, that is how I did things in my younger and slimmer days before I got hung up on the you-must-eat-breakfast-or-you-wont-lose-weight thing! Its even more important to me now to get my 'must do' list out of the way while I still can as having FMS means I have to pace my activities through the day. I also try and do my exercise before I eat as I've read that you burn fat better as you reach the end of a fasting period.

Good luck. You know where we all are if you need to ask anything.

Good luck Jenny. I agree with you that the initial appetite suppressing effect of 5:2 diminishes somewhat over time, so I think 16:8 is a good way of getting some discipline back without impacting on one's family/ social life too much.

I had a six week plateau and now I am losing again (4 lbs in two weeks!) without changing anything! Don't be discouraged.