The Jogger
Squire
- Location
- West Sussex
There is a lot more to fasting than losing weight, it also has lots of health benefits, some people like yourself aren't supporters of the fasting method but each to their own.
Fasting
- Thread starter Yellow Fang
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There is a lot more to fasting than losing weight, it also has lots of health benefits, some people like yourself aren't supporters of the fasting method but each to their own.
The 5:2 diet is really little more than a structured way of doing just that. 2 days a week fasting = 3 - 4,000 calorie deficit. = weight loss
The trick is that it is far easier to do it on 2 days a week rather than try to cut down 500 a day every day.
Don't knock it if you haven't tried it!
Supper tonight (fasting day) = Roast pork tenderloin on a bed of fennel plus purple sprouting broccoli, about 250 calories
The Jogger
Squire
- Location
- West Sussex
I was also fasting today, tea tonight at 7pm after 20hrs fasting was chicken breast with a cauliflower and broccoli mash. I am doing 4:3 for a while.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Other promising health advice:
- Stop smoking - it's bad for you!
- Drinking too much is bad for you - stop it!
- Exercise more - it's good for you!
- Don't get stressed - it's bad for you!
- Don't eat too much junk food - it's bad for you!
- Eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day - it's good for you! Actually that's not enough - make it 10-a-day!
- Falling/leaping off tall buildings - bad for you!
- Beaten eaten alive by lions - bad!
- Donating your organs to medical science - good! (But only if you are already dead.)
- Self-immolation - very bad!
- Lightning conduction - shockingly bad!
The Jogger
Squire
- Location
- West Sussex
I have now dipped in to 13st 10lbs which means I can now claim my first stone.
jazzkat
Fixed wheel fanatic.
- Location
- The Cumbrian Riviera
That's the weired thing, I'm not just a bag of bones and you definitely can't see my ribs or abs!! I'm the same weight on two sets of scales so it's not that my scales are wrong either. I've got quite chunky legs too. I must just be small boned!
I didn't get into the fasting thing for the weight loss, that's just a good by-product to me.
chugsy
Senior Member
- Location
- Nottingham
Coming to the end of my 9th week on 5/2 and have lost about a stone/14lbs. Starting to plateu a bit after last weekend (3 days of excess :P) but we shall see... currently at 184lbs (5'11").
After about 3-4 weeks I had to cave in a little and seek some treats other than the SnackerJacks - so always have Hartley's sugar free jelly on standby (topped off with berries from the garden) and a glass of ice cold diet coke (although this might more to do with the heat). Cycle commuting on fast days helps me drive down the weight some more and I feel fine doing it. The day after a fast I'm not so sure as I've had some whoosy moments but again, they were on extremly hot days/evenings. I definitely hit the hills easier than ever and think I'm +1 on my cruising gear!
Overall, this seems to be the easiest and most sustainable diet/WOE for me - I certainly never thought I'd wear a medium top or have a waist less than 36 inches ever again.
After about 3-4 weeks I had to cave in a little and seek some treats other than the SnackerJacks - so always have Hartley's sugar free jelly on standby (topped off with berries from the garden) and a glass of ice cold diet coke (although this might more to do with the heat). Cycle commuting on fast days helps me drive down the weight some more and I feel fine doing it. The day after a fast I'm not so sure as I've had some whoosy moments but again, they were on extremly hot days/evenings. I definitely hit the hills easier than ever and think I'm +1 on my cruising gear!
Overall, this seems to be the easiest and most sustainable diet/WOE for me - I certainly never thought I'd wear a medium top or have a waist less than 36 inches ever again.
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Yellow Fang
Squire
- Location
- Reading
Who's still doing it?
me, steadily trickling down despite sabotage by dinner invitations etc.
I've seen 93kg on the scales a couple of times, but won't claim it till its consistent..
Biggest sabotage was a century ride - I was ravenous the next day, which should have been a diet day
Who has stopped, more like !
Mrs Scoosh and I just do
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I've had 2 weeks off due to dining (no wining though) with various visitors on their hols. I've missed it really, and am going to restart on Saturday when I should not be distracted by anybody.
Despite the break, I have managed to keep my weight stable. Now is the time to get some more off ...
I stopped a while back after a long time at it but I think when the wife came off it I didn't last long afterwards. I then got made redundant and it was the last thing on my mind. Reminds me I have to get back on this as it was not too taxing and definitely felt healthier all round from it.
