"FAST DIET" / 5:2 DIET

It's a nice schedule, 8pm onward is sleeping time so you don't feel very hungry because your asleep. Is this everyday? Or just in two days?

16/8 is used every day. :-) The bonus is you eat what you like in the 8 hours.
The good thing about 5:2 is that you're only restricted for 2 days a week.

They both have their benefits, just depends which fits your lifestyle best :-)

But I guess 16/8 is faster than 5:2. I guess I'll try that. Thanks for the info!

Once you are down to target weight you don't need to do it for the rest of your life, so I don't understand that question, but some people at target choose to fast 1 day a week 6:1 for maintenance.

The 5:2 diet is recommended for health (particularly cancer prevention/risk reduction) reasons, with weight loss being a pleasant side effect. So my understanding is that it is supposed to be a way of life, rather than something you stop when you reach target weight. Some people drop to fasting one day a week when they reach their target weight, as this helps sustain health benefits of the fasting/low calorie eating, but stops them from losing too much weight.

Obviously, if someone is purely only doing it for weight loss reasons, it would make sense that they could choose to stop at target weight, provided they then don't go over their maintenance daily calorie amount. Personally, I'm doing it for the health reasons first, due to family history of cancer, and the weight loss is much appreciated, as it got me over a plateau.

I've been doing it consistently for 8 months and find it perfectly sustainable. It's the best thing I've ever done with regards to weight loss.

Hi, I've been doing this for a good few weeks now and have lost 9lb. Once you get into a routine it's a really easy system to follow, and the golden words when you're finding it hard on a fast day "there's always tomorrow"
Good luck!:happy:

I've been at it for 2 years and have lost over 20 lbs (I'm 5'7 and weigh 129, so I didn't have a lot to lose). I get in at least an hour of cardio every day, but save the long bicycle rides for the weekends when I'm not fasting. In addition to reducing your calories on fast days, I think part of the benefit is that you get used to eating less, and that spills over into the other 5 days. I have no intention of getting off of this unless I start getting dangerously thin, and I don't see that happening.

I've been doing 5:2 for about 6 months and it is awesome! Feel free to add me if you like!

I'm on week 3, so today is my 6th fast. I've lost 3 pounds so far. Excited to weigh in tomorrow
Fast days aren't fun, but not being overly concerned with calories 5 days a week makes up for it!

I am also on 5:2. Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays and today and my third fast day. It's definitely easier with every fast day and generally easier than I thought it would be. It's kind of liberating to know that tomorrow you can eat whatever you like!

Hi Getrealforme,

I eat between 1900 and 2000 calories each day Sunday to Thursday and have done so for 22 weeks. For the first twelve weeks, I ate 1000 calories on Friday and Saturday and now eat 500 calories on the Saturday - last week is the first week that I haven't lost any weight and it was the first time that I ate 500 calories on two days so I am going back to 1000/500 to see what happens

Third fast completed last night on the 5:2 and Ive lost 2.86 pounds(1.3 kilos) have been working out and not over eating on feast days

Very surprised how Ive survived on 500 calories twice a week! Although I went over by about 15 cals yesterday but its not the end of the world

I love 5:2!!! I also combine it with 16/8 and low-carb it.

Do you eat back your exercise calories on fast days?

I dont and I have seen members here post that they dont either. I just have 500 calories 520 max

Congrats to everyone!! I'm at the 3rd week 6th fast day and I'm down in pounds. I really like the this plan and way of life. I find it so much easier than other diets I've tried. My hubby has been very supportive. He also is on the diet and is shedding pounds. How much weight has everyone lost in their first month.:flowerforyou:

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I'm really intrigued by this diet and am thinking about trying it. Could someone describe to me what they normally eat on a fast day please?

occasionally, I don't enjoy my two fasting days (Fri/Sat) because of the lack of food, but the scales on Sunday always make me happy so that makes me persevere, and I eat well on the other 5.

saving for more info on 16/8