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I'm from the midwest in the U.S. and will begin my first fast day tomorrow. I watched Michael Mosley's documentary yesterday and read the book. It was very interesting and am hoping this will work for me and the extra 30 pounds I've been carrying around most of my life. I'm a vegetarian which usually makes most diets a little more difficult, but this seems very simple. I look forward to reading more of your posts and sharing my progress as I go forward.

Mary

[janeg]

welcome mijalu3
you're in the right place!
Lots of people from all over America and plenty of veggies- even some vegans!
Looking forward to seeing how it goes for you.
Don't forget to put your details into the tracker so you can see how well it's going.
Best of luck

Welcome, lovely to have so many from other parts of the world.

Hi mijalu3, welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place for help, support, advice and general chat. There are an increasing number of international members joining as the 5:2 word spreads, plus the new Brits too, of course. The more the merrier!

Good luck with your new WOE (Way of Eating)!

Hi Mary! Welcome,from a fellow American.
I am also new to this plan and I just completed my first fast yesterday. This morning, I feel great! My hardest time with hunger was between the hours of 1pm and 5pm - the rest of the day was fairly easy. I made the stir fry on the the cover of the book and it was quite yummy! Maybe instead of the chicken, you can add a greater variety of veggies. Good luck! - Shelly

American here. i eat mainly vegetarian. On fast days, I eat a lot of scrambled egg whites and greet veggies and leafy salad. I don't vary much. You could probably do tempeh, lentils or other meat substitute on fast days to get your protein.

Welcome to this forum. It's full of helpful views and tips

Hi Mary,

Welcome to the loveliest forum in the world. You will love it on here and never be short of help or advice so make the most of it. I shall let you into a little secret if you promise not to tell another soul on here? OK? My real name is Mary, now you know, good luck,

Ballerina x

Hi Mary
and welcome from another fellow American.
I have been doing this for about 7 weeks, but have been on maintenance for the last 3. I am not a vegetarian but usually eat very little meat and none on fast days. I find egg bitters very helpful for only 25 cals per 3 TBSP. I make myself an omelette with 6 TBSP, 1/2 oz low fat feta and mushrums fried with an oil spray or 1/4 tsp of olive oil for 110 cals. Regular favored oatmeal packets are 100 cals nuked with water, fiber one original cereal has only 60 cals per serving and lots of fibers and Almond milk is amazing- 30 cals per cup for the unswittened version. And the nice thing is that you can find all of these in regular supermarkets.

Hi Mary,

Not only do we share a name but actually, we look very alike, how spooky is that?

Ballerina x

Hi Mary, I am also a vegetarian from the midwest, on the diet for seven weeks, still tweaking what works best for me, but it is working and really isn't that hard to do. Still a little amazed that it hasn't caught on over here. Most people I have talked to have not heard of it and think they might die if they go 24 hours without eating (plenty of testimonials here that you don't- and it really isn't too hard once you get into the habit) Think the vegetarian thing actually helps as you will see most users bulk way up on the veggies on fast days anyway. Best of Luck!