Can i have some 5 2 diet success stories please?

Ive been doing this diet for 10 days and lots 7lbs so far!! its great and I don't even feel like Im dieting!

I have been doing it since March. Have completed about 50 "fast" days in all and have dropped to my goal weight of 205 from a high of 233 this year.

I find it pretty easy, because I only focus on what I eat two days a week. The rest of the week, I more or less eat what I want. I do exercise 5-6 times a week, including on fast days.

My usual diet, is a couple of cups of coffee or tea to get me through the fast day. Then I eat a small dinner.
if you are creative it is amazing what you can do with 500/600 calories.

Now that I am used to it the fast days don't bother me at all. Although the first couple of weeks were very tough. For me, I have found it pretty easy to maintain and I plan on staying on it for the foreseeable future.

Me

20kg (almost 45lbs) in 6 months with 5:2 and a healthy mix of different exercise, Nothing has ever worked so well and felt so easy and sustainable to me. (Been overweight all of my life and have not been this 'skinny' since maybe 14yrs old!)

It's not for everyone, but I love it and have a much better relationship to food and finally a realistic feeling for portion size.

12kg to go to be in the middle of my healthy BMI range, hope to get there in early 2014 and will maintain with the tools of 5:2 or 6:1 for the rest of my life....

Hi I am thinking of starting the 5 2 diet (fasting twice a week) but need some success stories to keep me motivated on those fasting days

I started the 5:2 lifestyle in September this year. So glad I found it. I actually don't eat anything on my fasting days. I am sort of impatient to get this weight off. You can do this. Never give up.

It sounds effective, please someone advise how many calories you eat on non fast days.

Please add me ,I am planning on doing this as I have stalled weigh loss for quite a while ,let me know what days you are picking and we can support one another.I have 25 to 30 lbs to loose.

I have been doing a mixture of ADF and 5:2, and am 5lbs off my goal 1. It works for me, because I can be lazy when it comes to exercise. We all know where abs are really made.

Work for me but you have to try to know if it is sustainable for you

5:2 is great, I do 3:4 most weeks and I love love love it. Sometimes I go over my expectations on non-fast days and I get on the scale the next day and I'm still the same weight or one or two tenths of a pound less. I've been putting out this article which explains the reasoning behind these fasting diets, and while there is little research on 5:2 specifically, I have seen TONS of success on the boards. I love that the first part of he story is the actual study that lead to the concept of losing weight by fasting.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/the-new-way-to-love-food/283276/

Hi Em, 4 lb is very good It sounds like you are motivated and sticking to the diet. I am very annoyed with myself. Today I was supposed to be on a fast day and I was doing really well until about 3 o'clock. After that I ate an orange, 2 spoons of Bolognese sauce and a slice of apple strudel :-(. Not good, I feel guilty now and I wish I hadn't eaten all that. Never mind, I am going shopping tomorrow and I am hoping that it will be easier to keep to my 500 calories. Also when I go to work I think it will be easier as work takes your mind off food.

How many calories do you have on a fast day? xx

I love, love LOVE 5:2. I weigh less than I did in highschool, and once my body adjusted to the periods of fasting, it was effortless. No fatigue, no dizziness. One of the advantages of having a body adapted to fasting is that you can go longer without eating without the ill effects of low blood sugar. Some days I just have so much going on that I have an extremely long stretch between meals, but since my body is used to fasting, I don't even notice.

On my last flight, I had a trip with a long layover both ways. I was able to easily avoid the temptation to buy overpriced airport food by making the days I traveled "fast days." I had plenty of energy, no headaches, no hunger. I also have a healthier attitude to eating. I don't mindlessly snack anymore. 5:2 is awesomeness squared. My blood pressure, blood sugar, triglycerides, liver function tests, etc are perfect. My doctor even asked me what I was doing to suddenly get so healthy. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to lose weight and get healthy.

For some reason, if I eat less calories than expected in one day, I sleep REALLY well and only need 6-7 hours of sleep (versus a solid 8 hours) and when I wake up I feel like I've already had a cup of coffee!

Is this an effect anyone has on this lifestyle?

I would be interested to hear this as well. I have only been counting my calories a little over a week now but I feel as though I'm sleeping much better and have way more energy than I used to.

I get the same good sleep and wake ready to go... Weird isn't it!!

I've been 5:2 fasting for 40½ weeks and have lost 74 lbs. This week, I reached my goal weight. Successful enough to motivate you? I hope so...

This man motivated me to try IF 5:2 and just in four weeks I lost 2% fat!

5:2 works awesome...as does everyday 16:8 IF. Just make sure you get adequate protein and weight train 3x a week so you don't burn LBM and get all skinnyfat.