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Our Frequently Asked Questions topic will answer many of your fasting & weight loss questions!
If you're new and have a question or need some advice, please give us as much information as you can about your situation in order for us to be able to help you as best we can. For example, it's helpful to know your BMI/weight, how much you want to lose, any medical conditions which might affect your weight and (if you've started fasting already) how you do your fasts in terms of splitting up your calories, what you eat etc. Thanks!
Fab to see you again! I remember how well you were doing but we are all only human and we can fall off our hosses and do so ( in my case) with monotonous regularity
I often ask myself,is all this trying to lose weight/ fast etc any use? Specially coz we sometimes read how futile it is to try to lose weight,how it goes back on etc etc ....perhaps just give up and sit by the fire with a tin of biscuits ( my idea of heaven some days)
Like you i am short so i look awful with extra weight on..so i guess i keep attempting to lose inches one way or another
When it comes to fasting, i know i can only achieve it when i' m in the right state of mind..lets face it,its not as hard as some people think,but it still takes effort and willpower for lots of us...but only YOU know if youre in the right place to start fasting again
If its any help i' m fasting Monday and prob a few others will be signing up,so if you feel its a ' doable'
day for you,why not saddle up,clippety clop,see how it goes? If nothing else it gives yr body a chance to rest and repair xox so nice to see you again and ps ..with a lovely face like yours,you could never look frumpy! X
I've been out this morning and stocked up with good stuff to eat and I'm going to try today to eat sensibly with a view to doing my first fast tomorrow.
I really have got to get a grip before Christmas comes with all that temptation! I must say I am very impressed and encouraged when I see all the familiar user names, you are all so dedicated.
Good luck
I was a serial dieter for forty years before I discovered 5: 2 and I have now been maintaining for over two years. I have had blips over those years, often gaining seven to ten pounds when I go away on holiday or visiting family, but the secret for me is .... Firstly - get straight back to fasting as soon as I return, Secondly - keep visiting this forum even, no - make that especially, when I have put on weight. Thirdly - accept that I am human and never beat myself up about gaining a few pounds. Fourthly - don't have any foods that I don't allow myself to eat - just try and eat them in moderation. Actually, I could go on but everyone has to find their own way through this Way Of Life and I'm sure that you will. Good luck - and keep reporting in - you know it makes sense!
We can give you encouragement, support and advice (and excellent advice has already been given), but we cannot give you motivation. Only you can motivate yourself to lose the weight and then stay there. So while the pounds are dropping off, why not read some of the discussions about maintaining and be thinking ahead to what you might do differently this time so as,not to undo all the hard work?
I will come on the forum more for support I think it does help.
Wildmissus l will put a new avatar on soon that photo of me was about 3 years old
After nearly 2 years of regular (and I mean like clockwork regular) successful fasts and after reaching my goal weight and maintaining for more than a year and after a traumatic event (my dad's passing), I couldn't fast any more. I always tried, 2 days a week, but couldn't. However it wasn't all bad, I did some kind of a 16/8 or a 14/10 so it wasn't a fast but it was a restricted calories day. Even if I gained a bit of weight during that time (5 kg), I never lost faith in it and ALWAYS tried.
So,may be you could try to do some version of it beginning with a 14/10 for example and slowly trying to do a regular fast ?
Most importantly, try to relax and not put too much pressure on yourself, your state of mind is a big part of this process
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