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Can't get back into it

sgall123
sgall123 Posts: 133 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi... Lost all my weight a few years ago on slim fast, yes I know it's frowned upon but it worked for me.. I then went on to calorie count to maintain/lose the last bit of weight.. Then I found 5.2 (3 years ago) & since then I have maintained my weight.. Now I want to lose this final stone or so I just can't seem to get back into the habit of calorie counting & weighing out all my food etc!!.. Plus I've got so used to eating what I want on my 5 non fast days, only having about 1500 for 7 days doesn't seem enough anymore as silly as that sounds!! & I can't seem to go a week without fasting on 500-700 cals twice a week either because after 3 years it's just what I do.. However it clearly doesn't work for me without counting calories which I don't like doing anymore purely because I'm out of the habit!!!

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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Stick with 5:2 and eat to your TDEE on the 5 rather than over

    If you were maintaining on 5:2 it's because you were eating over your TDEE on your 5 days

    What's your TDEE ...it's not 1500 that's for sure
  • sgall123
    sgall123 Posts: 133 Member
    No my sedentary TDEE (which the 5.2 sites recommend you use) is around 1800.. 1500 is what I'd eat every day if I didn't do 5.2.. Do you do 5.2 & calorie count?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited February 2016
    I just calorie count but I'm in maintenance and have been for a year ...still calorie count though

    But you said that 5:2 suited you so I thought you'd want to continue

    Are you actually sedentary?
  • sgall123
    sgall123 Posts: 133 Member
    Yeah it does suit me but just to maintain which is no good now!!.. No I'm not sedentary, I work on the trains so I'm standing all day (very little sitting down!) .. I workout maybe 3x a week, nothing strenuous just 30-45 mins of cardio.. Can't do weights due to a condition with my neck & the strain caused by lifting anything too heavy (even a shopping basket full with groceries!!)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Then your TDEE is higher than 1800...probably closer to 2200-2400? (Guesswork)

    Eat that and then 2 days at 500 = 1lb a week loss roughly
  • sgall123
    sgall123 Posts: 133 Member
    Yeah your right.. I don't know why they always say eat to your sedentary TDEE anyway in these fasting sites.. Let's see if I can back into the whole logging food every day & weighing it out!! Thanks
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited February 2016
    Good luck

    Work out your TDEE properly first I just guessed

    Scooby calculator is pretty good
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