The FastDay Forum

Hi everyone,

I new to the forum but not really new to the 5:2 fast diet.

I saw the programme in August and tried fasting, losing about 5lb but unfortunately Sept - Dec is birthday silly season in our family so I'm sure that lots of good work for 2 days was written off with naughty weekends. However, I did find fasting a great way of maintaining the weight, rather than putting even more on!

I tend to be a headachey/migrainey type of person and do feel light-headed if I go without food for long periods of time so I do have 3 meals a day. Here is an average day

Breakfast
Oatso simple with almond milk (151 cals)

Lunch
Weighwatchers soup (50-90 cals)

Dinner
Chicken & veg curry - homemade (200 cals)
Ratatoille with fish - homemade (190 cals)

Snack
2 crackerbreads (38 cals)

This works for me and I'm trying to reduce the calories in my lunch so I can have more for dinner. I drink herbal teas and black coffee during the day with plenty of water. I use the my fitness pal app to log my food - on fast days only!

I'm not looking to lose a great deal of weight - probably 7lb to get me to a sustainable healthy BMI but look forward to the health benefits. I also swim 3-4 times a week and throw in a BLT class if I feel like it.

Right, that's me. I'm off for some oats!

Look forward to 'meeting' you all!
Jane

[Moogie]

Mmm, bacon lettice & tomato class? Sounds good!

Welcome to the forum Jane, and good luck with getting back on track with 5:2. I think most of us indulged a bit over Christmas, thankfully maintaining due to 5:2

If you've got a sweet tooth at all you could reduce your snack calories (allowing more for dinner) by having something like a no-sugar jelly pot, they're quite filling and are less than 10 cals. Funny how even a few calories saved can make such a difference to dinner isn't it? That extra 30 cals could get you another 80g or so of steamed veg! I love the calorie game!

[Tracieknits]

Welcome to the forums!