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Hello again could someone just help me please? I'm doing my 500 calories on my fast days but only 1300-1800 on normal days to dry to lose weight quicker - is this right please?

Hi @Cherylrich, and welcome to the forum!

The general consensus is that you're better eating to your TDEE than going under it (plug your details into the Forum's tracker and it will work your TDEE out for you - but remember it is only a guide). Have patience - contrary to the name, this diet is slow *not* fast! But you will get there.

The FAQ bubbles at the top of the screen are a good place to start if you're looking for help - there's more than a years worth of accumulated questions, answers and wisdom here so you should be able to find what you're wanting to know! Cheers, FatDog.

Hi Cheryl,
FatDog is right - it is better to eat to your TDEE on non fasting days - otherwise I think it becomes just another diet that people struggle to stick to and there's some thinking that continually restricting your intake slows down weight loss. I think one of the biggest reasons people are able to stick to this is that there may be days when you eat very little but there are the compensations of being able to eat 'what you like' - (but as in 'whatever takes your fancy' not 'however much you like'!)on the other days. It (for me) has stopped me feeling like I'm depriving myself of all the things I love. And I love food! Good luck

Personally I keep an eye on my intake on non fast days using myfitnesspal and I do not eat extra if I am under for the day.
Enjoy and good luck.

Thanks for the information, I have been a little despondent as been on here a couple of weeks and although lost 2lb first week, now seeing it go up and down. I stay to 500 calories on fast days and some days when non fasting I work out calories and think I have not eaten enough but weight still not coming off. But on the plus side I feel I have much more energy, my skirt this morning felt looser and indeed dropped on the waist.

This week though I find I am struggling to know what days to fast as things going on, today I am out socialising and there will be tea and cakes, hard to resist. Though maybe tomorrow I can as visiting a friend and hopefully dog walking, Though no lunch planned as yet.

I am still determined though and will keep to it.

Good luck everyone.

Sticking closer to your TDEE than way under will encourage your body to give up the fat more easily. And makes this way of eating more enjoyable. But even when the scales don't go downwards yo can still lose inches/cms and this seems to have happened for you as you say your skirt is looser. This is why measuring everywhere is a good idea, it can show where you are losing from when the scales refuse to co-operate.

Also if you do find yourself missing a fast one week don't fret (that will discourage weight loss) but do what you can when you can without falling off the wagon. This is meant to work with your way of life not you to fit to it. If you can't do a full fast you could maybe do an "eating window day". When visiting your friend only eat whilst you are there, or just eat within a set time limit for the day (like the 16:8). These, and more, are all strategies we use and can be found by looking around the site.