5:2 Fasting Diet

First stone is gone now, in spite of having a week off on my trip to France. Now, how much, I wonder, can I shed before GD's graduation - July 18th - and my next holiday at the end of July?

Brilliant anno ! I expect the loss will begin to slow down, but don't lose heart. It is good that you have goals isn't it?

Gorki No you don't need more liquid - I had to cook mine for ages to reduce the liquid. Remember tho' that I also added 2 soupspoons of fromage frais to cool things down! When you add your tin of tomatoes, you could hold some of the juice back and add it if you think necessary.
Enjoy!

I've been doing it for about three weeks now. On my fasting days, I've losts about 4lbs in total, but it seems to go back up on the non fasting days. Admitedly only by about 2lbs. What am I doing wrong?

I only ever weigh myself the morning after a fast day, so the results are always comparable. At least you are losing Janthea, don't give up. I wanted quicker results and had a lot to lose, so I fast on alternate days.

I must stop weighing myself every day, Shysal You are right. I only want to lose about half a stone or thereabouts.

Today is my fast day. I've had a cup of tea and a boiled egg for breakfast. Lunch has been a tin of Heinz Minestrone soup and two rice cakes (I'm in the office). Tonight some chicken and losts of broccoli.

I'm definitely going to try your butternut squash suggestions.

Am also doing this 2 days a week, find it a great boost.
It's knowing you can eat "normally" the day after, although have to admit not always as hungry as I thought I would be, hence no breakfast till 10am yesterday!
Am going to keep at it, as have a couple weddings next year, and at the moment I feel like a BLIMP!!!

Am doing really well on this, steady weight loss although not as fast as I might like, about3 llbsgone in a month. Now off to Sicily for three weeks, so do hope that all my good work is not undone. I shall try to eat sensibly, but fasting is not a realisitic possibility.

MrsJamJam I seem to have lost about 3lbs in about 3-4 weeks as well. When I weigh myself after a fast day I seem to have lost loads, but then put some back on on 'normal' days, though not as much.

same with me, janthea, but general trend is downwards and some clothes definitely looser. Just hoping I can be disciplined on holiday - have never managed before as I do love good food!

Just created another super "fasting day" dish.
350gram pack Quorn mince, 2 big onions, 2 tins chopped tomatoes, lots of seasoning. Make sauce, add Quorn for 10 mins, simmering.
Topped with mashed carrot and parsnip. Divide into 2 smallish casseroles, each for 2 people - Quorn is 92 cals per serving and I cannot believe the veg bring it up to 200 cals- so a super dish for much less than 200 per person!
Eat one that day and freeze the other one. Serve with large helping of Aldi mixed veg- pack is 99 p.
Yummy.

I might try that, Red. The weather isn't exactly conducive to all the salads I've been consuming. I could do with a good hot meal this weekend - tomorrow is a 'fasting' day. Thanks for that.

Just returned from a cultural exchange over the channel, where we were wined and dined remorselessly for 4 days.
Fasting today and Saturday, but a bit worried about weighing myself on Sunday morning- have I undone all the good work I have put in since 17th May?

I've now lost about 5lbs. and dropped from a size 16 to a size 14 (I was probably a size 15 - if there was such a thing!!).

To day I had a boiled egg and a cup of tea for breakfast. Lunch was Heinz minestrone soup and a rice cake and supper was some wafer ham with asparagus and a low fat yogurt. Maybe slightly over 500 cals but only 40 or 50 more!

I haven't cooked at all (apart from scrambled egg for breakfast) during our last 4 fasting days because I have found Quorn Cottage Pie. Half a pack is 185 calories, and I serve it with a huge pile of vegetables. Tonight's dessert was fresh raspberries @ 30 calories for 100 grams. And they call this fasting!
Might start doing alternate days it's so easy.
The only problem is that my favourite trousers are falling down!

Would it be a good idea to haven a list of products that we have found which have low calories, such as the quorn cottage pie, chivers jellies etc? I have no idea where it could be posted, but it would be nice to know what other people have found and it would bring variety.x

OK, I'll start a new blog called 'Low Calorie Foods' under? Dieting ? Health? Any suggestions? Will do it in a couple of days when I have the right 'shaped' bit of time.

Think ill have to start again when I return on Sunday!

Reddivile3: thanks. It will make interesting reading!x

I've got down to roughly the weight I wanted (now around the median of "normal" BMI). My overall shape is better BUT without clothes on I am hideous. All flapping wrinkles and bony bits sticking through. I am determined to keep at this weight as I want to stay fit so any suggestions (short of wearing a burkah )?
I take my youngest granddaughter swimming among all the shapely mummies in their bikinis so I guess that at least I am acting as an object lesson in not leaving it until 73 to successfully loose weight!

Don't have an answer to the question, but just wanted to say well done for reaching your target. We had three lovely weeks in Italy so I have lost ground to make up!

Judy well done. I suppose it depends how much weight you've lost. A friend who had a gastric band fitted has lost 10 stone and she now needs surgery to remove all the excess flesh. I guess at 72 you are covered up most if the time and look so much better?
Incidentally I think you're great taking you granddaughter swimming and I don't suppose she cares about the flabby bits.

I will have a go at this. I tried some time ago and felt funny, not on the fasting days but other times. Sort of whoosie. It was hot at the time, like now funnily enough, so maybe I wasn't drinking enough.

Anyway, I find eating breakfast makes me hungry, if I eat it, by 10:30 I feel hungry so I won't eat anything until lunch time.

Do you think this will fit into 500 cals. Boiled egg, salad, thin slice of ham and 1 slice of bread with scrape of butter?

I think, depending on salad contents and any dressing, also type of bread, you should be well within 500 calories. I find accurate calculation is helpful, using this book If you read through previous theads on this subject (under 'diet' heading) you will find various ideas for more substantial-feeling meals which make cheating less likely.
Good luck if/when you get started.

Judy, I look hideous in a conventional swimsuit, but recently bought a 'boyleg' version, with shorts-like legs. I now feel much more confident.