Maintaining this month, September 2014
Posted: 01 Sep 2014, 16:52
I though I would start us off again, I think it is useful to see how we are all managing this phase. I have dropped to 6-1, but still skip breakfast. So far so good!
A forum for the 5:2 Diet and Intermittent Fasting
https://forum.fastday.com/
https://forum.fastday.com/weight-maintenance-f18/maintaining-this-month-september-2014-t13055.html
Spot on. I know that a lot of people struggle with the appetite of a high TDEE but the realities of a low TDEE, well, because I have a clinically, abnormally low amount of skeletal muscle mass, I have comparatively less tissue that is metabolically active than other people of a comparable weight/build: despite kayaking x4 a week, x2 gym visits and a fairly active life, my BMR at 117lbs was just <1100 (as approximated by Dexa scan and Miffin St Jeor equation) so now, it's less than that.I know you have issues to deal with re low BMI but high body fat - I wondered if this is why you have to do 4:3 to maintain?
Merlin wrote: Got on daughter's scales this morning-good for the morale as they seem to be weighing about 5lbs light-pretty sure mine are accurate, did the equivalent of the cat litter lest on them! , as for maintenance tips , no breakfast seems to help me especially as I no longer really feel hungry first thing. I am also happy to have a few more lbs on than perhaps some people would.