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This is my third fast of the week (and my first time doing 4:3) and I'm REALLY struggling. I'm not exactly hungry - I just want to eat! We've got some lovely snacky-type food in the house, as well as a couple of nice bottles of Prosecco, and I really fancy just having fizz and nibbles while I watch TV tonight (my partner's away for a few days so I'm on my own). It's also TOTM so that's probably got something to do with it too. Think I'm just going to have to go to bed about 7pm!

Fasting today, finding it really hard, it's my second week and my fourth fast! Craving EVERYTHING! Seeing everyone here has helped me not give in to temptation

Change of day for me this week.

Banana + half grapefruit for breakfast.

Weight watchers chicken soup for lunch.

Salmon and loads of veg for dinner.

Hi fasting today and really struggling u has a two egg omlette at lunch time with a few peppers strips and a couple cherry tomato and Asparagus. ( about 200 cals ) had some chicken 75g and veg stir fry with the remainder of today's cals. But two hours later my tummy is growling having a ten cal jelly and 50g strawbs ( about 25 cals ) hoping if will make me fell full. Then an early night to avoid temptation again. This is my second fast this week but will fast again on Friday. Does anyone else do 3 fasts a week.

Oh and star maker I'm also heading to bed as soon as eastenders is done to avoid snacking. I also find a wee mug of bovril can take the edge of a craving or the ten cal jelly wich I'm off to get one now to try n fill my tummy up.

Hi debsc - I do three fasts a week - Sunday and Wednesday and usually Friday.

I did plateau for quite a while so have started just having one meal a day on fast days and that seems to work better for me than three small meals.

Didn't think I could manage just eating one meal but I have got used to it. I do feel hungry but it is not as bad as when I have 3 small meals - I think eating makes me feel like eating more if you know what I mean!

I don't go to bed earlier but on a Sunday I often get up much later than normal so that helps!

Today is my fast day!

I've had lots of lovely rooibos tea, a diet coke with 1/2 lemon squeezed in, lots of water, 3 slices vegan bologna, fiber supplements (wow, they really DO help preven hunger!)...later on I'll have a snack bag of roasted seaweed (greasy, salty and oh so good!)...then before bedtime I'll have my high protein shake. I really need to eat before bedtime or I can't sleep well. Total will come to 495.5 calories. I can do this!

My second fast of the week. I do Mon + Wed. Had Benecol drink for breakfast, to help with my cholesterol. Lunch (at the local farm shop) was a Thai soup. They couldn't tell me how many calories in that soup, so don't know how many calories I have consumed altogether today. Have drunk 2 black coffees, 1 mug of green tea, 1 mug of Jasmine tea and lots of water. Still not hungry for dinner and it is after 9pm. So I will probably go to bed in a while and have a lovely porridge for breakfast with fresh berries. Looking forward to that!

I've successfully fasted today... this was fast 3 (although technically attempt '4' after my failed fast on Friday) and has been my easiest fast yet.

It's interesting how each fast can be so different - the first two went well, the third was incredibly difficult, leading to me coming home and ransacking the kitchen after a dance class, and then today has gone by with relatively little hunger.... I'm really please that today has gone well, I think two failed attempts would have felt a bit rubbish!!

I didn't have a big dinner last night so I think I was predisposed to think that today's fast would be tough... and it was until I got past the lunchtime pangs. Once I got to about 3pm, it was closer to dinner so easier to ignore.

I was v chuffed to buy a cake to take to a friend's house... and then resist having a slice (and it was my favourite lemon drizzle cake)... and then get home late and still just have my 500 calorie dinner.

Accidental fast day today!

Had a late start with a small bowl of cereal, and later for an early dinner had myself a toast with tuna salad with a side of beets. For an unplanned fast day I think I`ve managed to stay around 550. Easier than I thought it would be considering I didn`t prepare myself.

Just sitting with a cup of tea until bed-time, hopefully no one in the house derails my efforts today with sweets lol