You have only been doing 5:2 a few weeks so it's too soon to tell whether it is working for you you need a bigger picture.
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You have only been doing 5:2 a few weeks so it's too soon to tell whether it is working for you you need a bigger picture.


Bssh wrote: Wally yes you eat very well, but you still became obese inspite of that. Is there another reason the weight piled on in the first place (you have hinted at not exactly knowing how many calories in your food, a teaspoon here and there... but are there any medical issues?)
Yes, that's what I was wondering - I cook with butter and cream, eat chocolate, drink wine, eat cake and biscuits and lots of cheese (I never eat 'diet food') and have never been over a BMI of 23 in my life. Is it possible you could have a thyroid problem?

We are all by definition making affirmative changes to our diets at the same time (in many cases) as we are embarking on fitness programs. I simply cannot believe that if we stick with it good results will not follow. The problem is that many people become demotivated by having to wait so long to see their progress so they think the program itself is to blame, and they stop and perpetuate the cycle of weight loss and gain.
Wallypott, it does seem the case with you that your loss is definitely in the normal/slightly better than normal range for where you are in the process. I hope you are able to stick with it and make it a habit - for what it's worth I think you should exercise as much as you want to. It may be slow but the vast majority of us aren't going anywhere and you will find loads of people here to get you through the ups and downs (as in commiserating the ups on the scale and celebrating the downs!)
Good luck.

Hang in there and be patient. Make little tweaks--don't give up important parts of your life. Sustainability is the key.
I'll be pulling for you!

The 5:2 seems to be helping me to relearn portion size. I think part of the issue is that I'm in a hurry.....and I just want to get on with it now I've got the bit between my teeth so to speak. I guess I just have to go at it a bit more slowly - and accept that 2kg a month is probably as good as it is realistically going to get.
I have only stopped the bread etc since April 29 - when I could no longer ignore that my stomach was really hating it, and I wanted to try a low GI diet. It was only two days after the start of my GI diet that I discovered the 5:2 video and got motivated!
I think I have maybe been trying too hard, which was setting myself up to be disappointed. If I just weigh myself a lot less often, I think that will help. My body fat seems to have gone down a little from 41.4 to 40.7, not sure if that is a good result. Clearly its still an appalling percentage. The guy at the gym thought it might be better if I'd done in the same conditions as last time, ie on a fast day. So Monday I plan to do the full weighing and measuring.




There are other benefits of Cardio, such as improving your heart etc, but it is not for Fat Loss.
I do Dr. Ms HIIT, which is only about 5 mintes a week and then walk my dog 3 times a week, and along with 4:3, losing about 2.5 lbs a week.
I do The HIIT training Dr M suggests


To cut down on exercise just to see a better result on the scales just doesn't make sense.
Of course it's encouraging to see our weight go down, but being more active has so many benefits.
There are many slim people who have health problems that exercise could have helped to prevent.
There are also many who are heavier, but, because they keep very active, are actually healthier than those who are a "perfect" weight.

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