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Ballerina, who is Des O'Connor? I think I'll google him.

I Pretend by Des O'Connor. Is it the same Des?

I found the song on youtube, and some comments said it's a 60's song. He didn't sound bad! It's a typical 60's song; I like them better than current songs anyway!

Hi Faithfirst,

Des O'Connor is indeed a singer, well, lets say he sings! He must be nearly 80 years old these days but looks good for his age, is as slim as he has always been and a few years ago I read that he only ever eats one meal a day, lunch. I have a relative who only ever eats lunch and he is also very slim and fit with loads of energy, so, perhaps there is something in this, I hope so as I am more and more comfortable with this way if eating. That said, I have eaten 3 or 4 times today but all within 8 hours as I rather like this regime.

Over the years I have noticed that people we would call naturally slim actually seem to eat less meals than the rest of us and they also eat less food at mealtimes. Who knows, we all just have to do what suits us best.

Ballerina x

I have been doing 5.2 since the end of August and expect to be at my maintenance weight in 4 weeks or so. I am considering what approach to take, as I intend to follow this fasting as a lifestyle choice. Having read all of the posts and found all of them very useful, I think that i will follow the 6.1 approach, but on Thursday,which is my second fast day to skip breakfast, I find quite easy, and to have a lunch at around 2 pm, followed by dinner and to eat a little more than I currently do when I fast on Thursday. I hope that by not eating until 2 pm
that I will retain the health benefits of the 5.2.

I'm nearing the end of my second maintenance week. First week I did 6:1 but felt like it was too much eating and gained 100 g ( not sure if this was significant at all) but this week I did one day of 500 cals (Monday) and on Wednesday I ate 1000 cals ( 800 I consumed in the evening). Tomorrow morning is my time to weigh-in and I think I lost weight, may stick to this regime for another week and if continue to lose weight I may do 5:2 with 2 days of 1000 cals which are mostly consumed in the evenings.

I lost again this week, went down to 56kgs one day, but will wait until next Tuesday for final confirmation. I'm was so busy last week that I didn't have time to eat a couple of evenings (and one was my fast day so I ate nothing for 36 hours) so that probably contributed to the weight loss. I'm not trying to lose anymore.

It never happened to me that I was too busy to eat. Franglaise, Your BMI is Getting to the danger zone. You should probably eat more this week. Perhaps even skip the fasting for a week or two. As for myself, I also lost weight this week while trying to maintain it ( my BMI though is still slightly above 20) I think I will try 2 days of 1000 cals

So my weigh in result for today: lost 700 g while trying to maintain, perhaps my weight last week after a week of 6:1 did not truly reflect my weight. It is hard to believe that on 1 day of 500 and one of 1000 I lost more than on the typical 5:2, but will consider two days of 1000 as my maintenance methods.It is the time for experimenting and I'm excited. 2 days of 1000 cals and eating regularly the rest of the week is so sustainable

I noticed no one has mentioned anything about exercise. Do any of you exercise? Even if its some walking, or pilates or yoga or even anything more intense such as jogging?

I was thinking after I reach my goal weight I could try maintaining by going up to 6:1, 9:1 then 13:1 until I randomly naturally have a fast day every 2/3 weeks. I'm aiming to lose an extra 5lbs so that when I stop dieting I have a cushion for any extra weight gain while my body adjusts. I was also thinking of just making better food choices where possible and eating when I am hungry and stopping when I am full up. I also intend to do pilates everyday mainly because I want a perky bum lol.

But I still have another 21lbs to go so I will update you when I get there.

I do excercise and have being for years. 5 times 35 min aerobic- mix of elliptical and jogging and 2 half hour sessions of weight training. I also avoid elevators so i climb the stairs a lot.

Hi

I have just about hit my ideal weight (I found 5:2 a great way to loose weight). I want to carry on fasting for at lease 1 day a week as I started this for the health benefits. I think I will try 6:1 but if I have a lot of calories on one of the 6 I might revert to 5:2 for a week. I plan to stop altogether on holiday and then 5:2 to loose the extra gained.

Apart from headaches I have found 5:2 easy to follow and have persuaded lots of people to try it due to my rapid weight loss.

I have always ran 5kms every other day, walk half an hour a day on the days I run and walk an hour when I don't, so I'm not exactly inactive. In the summer I run 5kms every day. I don't do it to lose weight, I do it because it makes me feel better and fitter.

Hi All,

I still have some time to go, I hope to have reached my target weight by mid October, but I intend to alternate 5:2 with 6:1. I only started this WoE on the 1st of April, but I find it has already improved my skin, my muscle tone, and my general feeling of well-being, which is why I have decided to do 4:3 for the time being. I've lost 2 kgs so far and I am quite happy with this whole system as I like to call it. If I was to 'mess' with longer feeding windows/more calories I might be tempted to slip into gradually smuggling more chocolate, crisps or cheese into my diet, which I definitely do not want to do. We'll see how it will all work out.

Dr Mosley went on to 6:1, with occasional 5:2 weeks thrown in for good measure once he reached his target weight. As most of us are yet to reach our goal, maintenance is an issue we've yet to really look into.

Options we might consider are:

• 6:1
• 5:2 with increased intake on feed days
• 5:2 as 24 hour total fasts followed by a normal (ie, not just 500 calories) dinner
• 5:2 '1 sleep' version (eg 2pm-2pm on 500 cals)

Of course we have no idea how well any of these will work as yet, so I think there will be a bit of trial and error before we each find a method which suits our lifestyles and needs best. It will be interesting to see what strategies different users adopt and stick with.

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I think you mean inulin not insulin!