NC Nicole's Journal, 26 April 2013

Wow, I'm surprised. I started my own verion of the 5:2 diet on April 11th and this was my first weigh in after two weeks & 5 fast days. It's obviously working. My fast days are Mon & Thurs & I've modified the basic 5:2 program to fit better w what works for me. Instead of spreading my calorie alotment out throughout the day, I like to skip food/any calories for an entire 24 hours (if dinner Sunday ends at 7:30, then I don't eat anything until Monday at 7:30), drinking tea, & hot water with lemon only. Then I have my 400 calories, trying to incorporate as much lean protein as possible. Then nothing more til 5:30 the next morning, giving me 34 hours of the recommended 36 hour fast. The thing I miss most on fast days is my am coffee bc I cannot drink the stuff w/o creamer (and I don't want to waste any of the day's 400 calories in something as nutritionally bankrupt at that!). It's surprisingly easy really. My only side effect is that I tend to get chilled easily on fast days and I don't feel as strong if I do my strength workout. Due to the long term health benefits of fasting, I'm seeing this as a permanent lifestyle change & something I'll continue for the long term. Highly recommend watching Michael Mosley's show on his experience w this diet if you're at all interested... Happy Friday! :)
143.8 lb Lost so far: 8.2 lb.    Still to go: 8.8 lb.    Diet followed 100%.
losing 0.8 lb a week

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Interesting, thanks for sharing. 
26 Apr 13 by member: free_bird
My two cents . . . that is not a sustainable diet and your metabolism is going to grind to a standstill . . . and you will plateau. If you cannot see yourself eating the exact same way for a year than it is not a good diet. Despite the urge to lose weight as quickly as possible, you need to be disciplined in your approach and try to lose 1% of your bodyweight per week. Anything more than that and your burning up a substantial amount of muscle along with the fat. 400 calories a day is absurd. 
26 Apr 13 by member: blezin
I'd really suggest that you take a look at Michael Mosley's show on PBS or a look at his book, which was just released here in the US. Just like you, I always thought that there's no way fasting could be beneficial to anyone, but after happening upon his program and then following up on all the research, well, my mind really opened up to the possibility. As I said in my post this morning, I can actually see myself doing this as a permanent lifestyle change. There are a raft of benefits that go WAY beyond weight loss with the 5:2 diet. As I'm sure you can see from my progress here, I'm in no huge hurry to lose weight and therefore not inclined to try anything too extreme...I'm averaging a .8 lbs loss per week...which I think is very healthy and maintainable.  
26 Apr 13 by member: NC Nicole
I do believe that periodic fasting can be beneficial. Personally, I would not like to look like Michael Mosley. He may not be fat, but he does not look "fit". I just think there are easier and equally / more effective ways of achieving the same our better results. However, if this works for you and you can stick with it, that is what counts. Good luck and continued success! 
26 Apr 13 by member: blezin

     
 

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