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I’m really tempted to try this to support my current, slow, weight loss which I’m quite pleased with. I’m a type 2 diabetic so would need to keep a closer than usual eye on bloI’d glucose levels. Thank you OP for sharing.

Do you do it every day or just on certain days of the week?

Can you have milk in your coffee or is that counted as food?

I was doing the 5:2 last year and I lost a stone in 3 months. I used to save all my calories until the evening & survived on coffee, herbal teas & oxo drinks. I found if I had a tiny breakfast I was even more hungry than if I hadn't had anything. The 16:8 sounds brilliant. Will give that a go!

Thank you for this Jane 10. Might give it a go as I'm a very intermittent eater anyway. If I have even half as much success as you, I'm one very happy bunny. Love the 'melting'. Thought we were about to move into a menopausal thread. How wonderfully wrong of me!

Can you have drinks eg tea with skimmed milk or must nothing pass your lips for 16 hours?

Well done keep up the good work. After reading your posts I’m giving it a go as from tomorrow. Good luck ladies!!

I seriously don't eat very sensibly. I drink coffee with milk in the morning as I always did. I know it sounds too good to be true but the problem for me was changing the way I used to live ie having a lovely breakfast when DH left for work. However, I'm used to it now. I like the flexibility too, today we went out for brunch at 11. I had handfuls of chocolate covered brazil nuts at 9 last night but, hey, it's the weekend so there was only a 14 hour gap but it doesn't matter.
Incidentally DH has now lost so much weight that he's trying to put it on again. He has regular blood tests for meds and all OK for him. If any of you are on regular meds you'd maybe be best to check if the 16 hour fast is suitable for you.

Day one! 5 years ago I lost 3 st ( too well hidden at the time, but the dress size said it all!) on the 5:2, but I have noticed a little tightening on the waiste bands.
Today I have started this regime on Jane’s recommendation. I rarely eat after 7.30 so it’s only missing breakfast.

Hope it works for the extra ‘e’ on waist!

I'm going to do this too, did the 5:2 but I just couldn't bear being hungry but I'm happy with no breakfast and I could make a smoothie to have at 11 and not eating after 7 isn't a prob. We could start a thread? Thanks for the boost Jane10

Well done jane .So you should be able to slip into your burka for the Edinburgh meet-up, after all!

It sounds amazing! I will have to check with gp as I'm type 2 but I'm sure they'll be happy for me to shift some weight!
Thanks for the info jane10 ?

Dianic, I do that too, eat between those hours have never put weight on, in fact I used the scales today, and had lost 1kg since the last weigh in a few weeks ago,it sounds like a great way to loose weight.Good luck everyone.

This sounds great - I'll try it between 10 am and 6 pm. I do have a problem with avoiding temptation though, I must admit.

Good news Jane10 if you have lost a few pounds,

I think I might have found them !

Seriously, I haven't avoided temptation. I always liked fruit and veg but as well as that I eat lots of carbs, pasta, chips, cheese, chocolate and other foods generally frowned upon by calorie controlling diets. Apart from anything else, this is extremely easy to shop for and fit social life round. Previous diets have made me obsess about food. I must say though that I don't seem to have to eat as much in order to feel full up.

Thanks for this Jane. I googled it in the middle of the night and decided there and then to start. I need to lose as much as I can by the end of the month (going to Oz and don't want to look like a beached whale). I last ate yesterday at 6pm so this morning had an apple at 11 then out to lunch at 1.30. As it's my first night in the new house the fridge is bare so I won't be tempted tonight. Wonder how long it'll last ?

You just get used to it. It'll be 3 weeks tomorrow for me. I only noticed the flab loss yesterday.
Glad you've found a new house and I hope you have fun getting it just the way you want it.
It seems like ages since you were last at a GN lunch.

I just googled it. I can still have coffee in the morning and will fit in with my work if I choose 1 until 9. Sounds good...will start tomorrow

Good luck all. This time next month there will be less of us than meets the eye!
(If you know what I mean!)

Oh no, I've got five minutes before my deadline, just time for a Rolo choc pot thing....excuse me a min

Right I'm done until 11 tomo

I was thinking a thread would be a good idea. It's always good to support and share.

5:2 didn’t work for me. I lost a pound each ‘starve’ day and put it back on on the eating days even though I was careful what I ate.

I’ll give this a go. No breakfast. Just coffee. What about fruit juice?