The FastDay Forum

Hi all,

I read about the 5:2 diet in a magazine on the bus on the way to work this morning and I'm so excited that I am making this my first fast day!

The idea of this way of eating I think will be perfect for me, allowing me to manage my weight and fit in with my partner's lifestyle too (one of those annoying types who can eat what he wants!!).

I'm 36 and I live with my partner, 2 cats and a spider in West Sussex, so anyway, hi, it's great to meet you all

Kits

Hi Kits and welcome

Hi Kits

Welcome to 5:2

I also have two cats....

I think I'm going to start tomorrow. I only thought about 5:2 today but it seems like a really good way to lose weight steadily. I want to lose 1 stone and have been putting it off for a while. I think perhaps a good breakfast and then veg to nibble throughout the day. We'll see how it goes though!

Hi Taywes
Don't get too hung up on the idea that you need a big breakfast to see you through the day, if I eat breakfast I get hungrier earlier than if I don't. Just see how you feel tomorrow, you can always have that breakfast at Noon or Mid Afternoon or whenever you feel REALLY properly hungry.
Have a look at what some others on here do in terms of spreading their calories.
Good Luck for tomorrow, I'll be fasting then as well so pop in here and tell us how you are getting on

Welcome KitSix,
Glad you are excited about the first fast day. I still get excited and I am 13 fasts in !! Hope you enjoy it.

Hi KitSix and welcome to you and yours - this is a wonderful forum - lots of people with an amazing amount of knowledge and no end of support - hope it goes well for you

Hi Kitsix and welcome.

You're right to feel excited, as this is the easiest way I've ever found to lose weight and feel good. As you say, you can still have a life on the other days and that makes the fast days so manageable.

Good luck and keep us updated.

Thanks so much for the kind welcome all

Day 1 has been great, all the easier for knowing I can go back to normal eating tomorrow!

Hi Kits, how did you feel when you woke up this morning? I'm never as hungry as I expect to be after a fast!

Hi Kits and glad your first day went well.
I find I'm not as hungry next day either, Lisa. I fantasise the night before about breakfast but end up with something simple.
Loving having as much fruit as I like on "feast" days!

Wasn't in the least bit hungry! Was so surprised about that, it's great

You have a pet spider, KitSix? What kind is he?

You have a pet spider, KitSix? What kind is he?

Mmmmm I wondered the same........ please tell

She is a Chilean rose tarantula called Alice