The FastDay Forum

Wow - I haven't visited this tent for just a few days and there's been a whole stack of Fastiversaries !

Congratulations to all of you

It is my fastiversary too! I discovered 5:2 through reading a UK women’s magazine while at the hairdressers’ last Easter and thought “this is something I could do”.

My motivation for starting however was when I took my measurements for a costume. I got quite a shock. I had been borderline-overweight most of my adult life and had been steadily putting on more weight since retiring from paid work the year before - but was in denial and wouldn’t admit it to myself until I saw those measurements!

So I began 5:2 a year ago, armed with no more information than restricting my calories to 500 for 2 days a week, and eating normally on other days. I did reduce what I was eating on non-fast days too – I realised how much extra I had been having since stopping work – but otherwise still ate “everything” and had at least one night a week where I seriously over-indulged.

Despite this, this WOE worked very well for me; as you can see from my progress tracker, the weight came off reasonably steadily. I reached my (arbitrary) goal weight after 36 weeks – average loss of 0.5kg per week.

I found the forums about last September, which have provided me with a lot of information on this WOL. I have been touched by the stories shared by many, and learnt so much from the experience and insights of others. Although I had lost quite a bit of weight before joining, the forums are what kept me going and helped me achieve my goal.

I am now the slimmest I have ever been as an adult.

I have found maintenance more tricky than when I was actively trying to lose weight – really not sure why. However, despite holidays and quite a number of days of over-indulgence, my weight has been within 2 kg of my goal weight for 5 months now, and a day or 2 of fasting generally brings my weight back to under goal.

So for me this WOL is fantastic!

Congratulations to my fastiversary colleagues and very best wishes to all on this journey.

Happy Fastiversary @Sassy1 - you've done great! Thanks for sharing the above and also showing your progress tracker. Success stories like yours and the others on here are wonderful to hear and help keep me motivated too

Happy Fastiversary @Sassy1 Wow what a difference a year can make well done on your weightloss that's some drop plus the other before, Blimey that's one great BMI
You must feel and look fantastic congratulations and well done be very very proud of all you've achieved.

Thanks very much @WestLondonChick and @Sue.Q

I am intending to post a before and after photo, but that may be a challenge given I haven't even managed to include an avatar...!!!

Well done@Sassy1 look forward to photos! X

Sorry@Azureblue igot mixed up coz Nav has same avatar! X

Haven't been able to catch up with this tread for a good few days so well done to those fo you who have reached your fastiversary it's a great achievement

Today is my Fastiversary, 1 year and I cant believe it! Still maintaining 170 lbs (+/- 3 lbs) It's been great and my plan is to stay on 5:2 indefinitely. I first learned about 5:2 from the Eat-Fast & Live Longer Horizon broadcast on local PBS. I'm now at about the same weight that I was when I came out of college back in the 80's. I fast Mon & Wed with occasional skips for holidays etc. The only side affect I deal with is poor sleep on fast days but have figured out ways to deal with it. It's been very helpful to have this site and I want to say thanks to all that support it, you know who your are ! Good luck to those who are still working toward maintenance and new comers as well !.

Happy Fastiversary @broughman Cheers
Well done on all you achieved in your year of 5:2.

Happy Fastiversary @brougham

@Sassy1 & @brougham Happy fellow Fastiversary! Congratulations on reaching and maintaining your goals!!!!

Woohoo @beougham! Very well done, you must feel incredible! X

Yes today is my Fastiversary
One year today I did my first fastday in the hope of being able of doing 2 days per week.
As the saying goes the rest is history to many of you as you've travelled my journey alongside me. Thank-you for your company, tips, help, advice, laughs and just as important your friendship, I won't bore you again because last weeks post at my "51 weeks ago" said everything about my journey, add that to my successful trial results last week with @Debs resulting in a very good loss to kick my 4 month plateau into touch and bringing my first year to a close with absolutely amazing results leaving me a truly happier healthier fitter person having lost very close to 4 stones, actuall=212lbs and a very noticeable almost 7inches/17cm off my waist
RSVP::: Would love you all to join me on the second phase of my journey
My thanks go to all of you, far to many to mention, obviously carorees+moogie and my fasting buddies.

Many, many congratulations on your fastiversary @Sue.Q
I'm sure we all share your delight at how well you have done, especially your perseverance during your plateau. I'm really delighted for you that you are finally losing again with a vengeance and know that you will reach your goal. What a celebration that will be!
Three cheers for Sue!