Hi TracE and everyone
Stop the boat and let me get on
I am not sure what is happening with me but its not much weight loss thats for sure. I started 5:2 mid Jan and lost 7lbs in a couple of weeks which was 5lbs I had put on over Xmas + another 2lbs, great I thought this has started me off losing again. I had been stuck - plateaued since Nov. From June 2011 I have lost about 4 stone (pre 5:2). I joined this forum 7 weeks ago and am only losing 1/2lb a week on average.
I still have 3 stone to lose to reach the upper limit of healthy BMI, but I will be happy with another 2 stone off. I don't count calories and at the moment not exercising. So TracE's list below no.4 I can't say for certain. No.8 I don't do anything special. Everything else on the list I do. I don't want to start calorie counting, as a well worn in dieter I know portions etc.
Any other suggestions will be gratefully received and I thank you for letting me have a winge. I am just feeling sorry for myself. OH is away tonight and that used to be my excuse for a binge but as I am fasting today It can't happen. Please don't let me cave in.
Drinks lots of water.
Avoid too many refined carbs
Avoid too many foods with sugar
Make sure you have a defecit of at least 3500 per week on your weekly TDEE
Dont' snack in between meals.
Try to eat breakfast quite a bit later or even skip it some days.
Dont go over your 500 cals on fast days
Exercise more
Try to have some feed days with higher cals and some with lower cals - baring in mind your weekly figure.