5:2 succes stories

It's not a diet, that you stop. It's a way of life. The weightloss is great, but alot of People also do it for further health reasons and benefits.

Watch these, of you want to know more.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvdbtt_eat-fast-live-longer-hd_shortfilms#.UOOjXKz47XS

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Aj6hRYg4A&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DW9Aj6hRYg4A

To maintain you can keep fasting twice weekly and up your cals on normal days. Or you can go to one fast a week. That will give you some extra cals for your normal days.

Thank you for these links!!

I agree with most of the posters here. I wish I had discovered this years ago. I am only 12 weeks in, and have lost 37 pounds - and I do not feel like I am missing out on anything. I believe I could stay with this or 6:1 forever.

I've been doing 5:2 (with an occasional 4:3) for over 7 months. I've lost 50lbs and feel great! My doctor said my blood work is excellent. I'm 5 lbs away from my goal and may go another 10 or 15 lbs for some wiggle room. I plan to do 6:1 once I get to me ideal weight.

Wow! I'm really impressed by the losses on 5:2 fast diet/plan and of course inspired. However, I still have a fear factor that I simply won't lose weight? I'm going to an. T get to 119 -120 pounds and then try 5:2. Hoping at worst I'll maintain. I guess I'm fearful it won't work because a friedm did 5:2 and has lost round 28lbs maybe more she was a uk 14 and now is a uk 10 and said the fasts Monday n Thursday and eats anything on non fast days.... I just can't bring myself believe she can eat anything surely she must be reducing food on those bit in fast days?

any succes stories using this diet/method of eating,??
how well have u maintained your weight.

A colleague has lost a reasonable amount using the approach over the last three or four months.

On the other hand my brother tried it, and found that on his low cal days he couldn't programme meetings in the afternoons as he was so low in energy he wasn't effective and his mood was pretty rough.

I know from my own experience that I suffer the same problem with being too hungry and it affects my ability to relate to people.

I've been doing it since January, so that's 10 months now. And it's a real way of life, I can see me doing this for ever - I really like how it makes my body feel, some people describe it as pressing the "reset" button.

I've still got 2-3 pounds to go to get to my desired 130 pounds, but my bmi has been under 25 since about February, and my weight hasnt piled back on, even with the weeks Ive been on holidays.

There's 2 very good and supportive 5:2 groups on here - if you're interested in trying it then I strongly recommend you join them.

For those wanting more details - it's 2 days a week at 500 calories (or less) (600 for men). Best plan is to space the 2 days out, but they can be consecutive if that suits you. The other days eat at maintenance, or thereabouts.

Yes you can exercise on fast days - last week I did a running training session for an hour, and went straight to a Scottish dancing class for 2 hours, after a full day of meetings at work. But it can take a while for your body to be so used to fasting, for the first few weeks I'd take it easy.

It's not a quick fix - average losses are about a pound a week. And if you're near a healthy weight then the losses are even slower. But there are other health benefits, though these are harder to measure.

Did 5:2 for 6 weeks after I heard of it to finish my diet to target weight - lost 14 lbs quickly and easily, never felt hungry. 500 calories takes a bit of pre-prep but found I can eat adequately on it and 'hey' its only 2 days a week. I did 2 non-consecutive days so I didn't feel I was missing out on the foods I really like. I now maintain on 6:1 and have been stable for another 6 weeks - I guess I'll do this most of the time now. If I find my weight creeping up at Christmas or on holiday I'll 5:2 again.

I have tried this and found it reasonably successful. I would be following it at the moment if I didn't have so many exams and stuff on. The only thing is, personally, I would not recommend doing two consecutive days of fasting. It has the potential to make you feel quite faint.

Have been doing it for about 14 months both when losing weight and at maintenance. I intend continuing with this way of eating indefinitely. It fits into my lifestyle and training regime very well and I have found a huge difference in my relationship to food and recognising hunger signals as opposed to eating out of greed or habit.

This has been my experience. I started about 3 years ago at 147 lbs. I'm 5'7". Now I'm around 129. I have a lot of expensive business clothes and the bottoms (pants and skirts) have been hanging on me. The tailor was a little skeptical at first; he's got clients who yo-yo and he didn't want to take things in, then have me gain the weight back and strain the seams, then let them out again. I've gotten 2 pairs of pants taken in and next week I'm bringing my skirt in. Too bad I lost the weight AFTER I had everything made! I intend to keep this up for life. It works with my lifestyle and still keeps me fed well enough for a pretty demanding (for age 60) exercise routine.

I started 5:2 in Feb at 10st 1 (63.8kg) and met my initial target of 19lbs within 12 weeks. I cut down to 1 fast day a week, occasionally 2 if it seemed justified, and then to 1 day a fortnight. Since meeting my original goal five months ago, I have lost a further 10lbs and am very stable at between 8st - 8st 2lbs. It's been an expensive time! I frequently exercise on fast days, but if you are exercising in the morning this is no big deal - I wouldn't normally eat before a run anyway. I have run 10k on an empty stomach plenty of times, and often do an hour's cardio on a fast day.

On work days, I split my 500 cals into lunch and dinner, if at home I usually keep busy and wait til dinnertime before I eat. Hunger is not the enemy and I have learned to ignore it, it soon goes away! Peppermint tea keeps me hydrated and comfortable. At first I had some digestive upsets from fasting and some disturbed nights, but don't have any issues now, or for many months.

It is not a diet, it's a way of life which is sustainable and enjoyable.