5:2 Diet friends wanted

acaeb3412
acaeb3412 Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm starting to do the 5:2 diet from today, just wondering if anyone else is doing this and if you wanted to be friends on here your more than welcome to add me
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  • sarahbiggins1
    sarahbiggins1 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi Yes I am too... would be great to buddy up.... I have about 3 stone to loose..... be great to share what we eating and successes. For today I am having tesco healthy living chicken and new potato, veg = 280 calories and not sure what else yet? but not eating until dinner
  • tabletmfp
    tabletmfp Posts: 53 Member
    Yes add me please. I have lost 16 Kg on 5.2 and I am bobbing around in maintenance zone around 62 kgs. I am still fasting 3 days a week on 500 cal, and 1500 other days. I put on 2 kgs a few weeks ago but it's nearly gone now. I might buy a kitchen scale if anyone can recommend one?
  • valmegb
    valmegb Posts: 38 Member
    Morning, I started this yesterday too! Do most people do 2 days fasting? Only asking as other have mentioned doing more.
  • YouBlowMyMind
    YouBlowMyMind Posts: 552 Member
    Hey just wondering what this diet is??
  • mmrie6905
    mmrie6905 Posts: 12 Member
    Today is my first fast day. Please add me as a friend! =)
  • mmrie6905
    mmrie6905 Posts: 12 Member
    valmegb wrote: »
    Morning, I started this yesterday too! Do most people do 2 days fasting? Only asking as other have mentioned doing more.

    I think you are supposed to do 2 days but you can do up to 3 and on maintenance you do one.
  • fitgirlforthewin
    fitgirlforthewin Posts: 10 Member
    Hey everyone add me! Today is day 6 for me and having friends would be amazing and motivating. I will def. Be adding you guys too B)
  • tiffkittyw
    tiffkittyw Posts: 366 Member
    What is this? Does it work?
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Tried it for a day - the 500 calorie day - and gave up because I was a big moody beast!
    I don't recommend if you, like me have an enormous appetite. I was so hungry!! Kudos to you if you can do this!
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    tiffkittyw wrote: »
    What is this? Does it work?
    It is 5 days at 1200 and two fasted days at 500 but you can eat liquid foods or other foods. You can google it too.
  • tiffkittyw
    tiffkittyw Posts: 366 Member
    Thanks. I am not disciplined enough for that LOL. I can do the 1,200 but I need my one day a week to eat at maintaince.
  • sakurablush
    sakurablush Posts: 104 Member
    Feel free to add me if you wish (I do alternate day fasting not 5:2, but its close enough).
  • rebetha82
    rebetha82 Posts: 125 Member
    How do you spend your fast days? Add me if you like :)
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    angelexperiment wrote: »
    tiffkittyw wrote: »
    What is this? Does it work?
    It is 5 days at 1200 and two fasted days at 500 but you can eat liquid foods or other foods. You can google it too.


    No, it's 5 days at your maintenance level and 2 at 500 for women and 600 for men.
  • mkzara
    mkzara Posts: 73 Member
    angelexperiment wrote: »
    tiffkittyw wrote: »
    What is this? Does it work?
    It is 5 days at 1200 and two fasted days at 500 but you can eat liquid foods or other foods. You can google it too.

    I think it's 5 days at normal maintenance/TDEE levels and 2 days at 500. Otherwise it's extreme caloric restriction for most people.
  • honkytonks85
    honkytonks85 Posts: 669 Member
    I do eat stop eat which is basically the same thing except my 500 calories are ALWAYS at the end of the fast period not during.
    I have added you.
  • kaylaybanez
    kaylaybanez Posts: 38 Member
    I'd love to be friends :)
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    There are a couple of good groups on here for various IF strats, if you wanna check 'em out.
  • wafi2015
    wafi2015 Posts: 34 Member
    I am planning to start 5:2 after couple of month. for maintaining where I will be and loose little more
  • wannabeskinnycat
    wannabeskinnycat Posts: 205 Member
    Hi fellow52ers :)

    Please feel free to add me. I've been eating this way for quite a while now and I've lost 6 stone so far. Got another 4 stone to go. Can't imagine eating any other way now.

    Xxx
  • haly4mozi786
    haly4mozi786 Posts: 4 Member
    Hey guys i need to lose 3 stones. Id love to join in. I can start tomorrow too :-)
  • phani1224
    phani1224 Posts: 1 Member
    I would like to do the same
  • Artemiris
    Artemiris Posts: 189 Member
    I'm going to start 5:2 in two weeks. Right now I am doing 18:6.
    IF is great if you need help controlling the hunger, in my opinion.
  • amirahfatty
    amirahfatty Posts: 19 Member
    Hi everyone
    Im 5 ft 2 with 3 stone to lose. Just gave birth to my son 3 weeks ago. I gained too much weight :( but I'm doing slimming world type meals, calorie counting to help me lose weight. Add me would love some motivational friends xxx
  • sujatha21
    sujatha21 Posts: 3 Member
    Day 1 today. Thank you all for keeping me inspired.
  • sujatha21
    sujatha21 Posts: 3 Member
    wannabeskinnycat wrote: »
    Hi fellow52ers :)

    Please feel free to add me. I've been eating this way for quite a while now and I've lost 6 stone so far. Got another 4 stone to go. Can't imagine eating any other way now.

    Xxx

    Hi Wannabeskinnycat,

    How long did you take to shed the 6 stone?

  • vegangela_
    vegangela_ Posts: 154 Member
    I have tried 5:2 so many times and every time I fail :( how do you get through your fast days?
  • honkytonks85
    honkytonks85 Posts: 669 Member
    vegangela_ wrote: »
    I have tried 5:2 so many times and every time I fail :( how do you get through your fast days?

    I keep busy and drink black coffee which helps stave off hunger.

    But it's not for everything, and it's not magic. You can lose weight without it just by creating a deficit. I just find it easier to do two days of a big deficit than every day a deficit.

  • emmacooper78
    emmacooper78 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi you can all add me too. I am back on 5:2 after been off it for almost a year. When I first did 5:2 I found it really successful and lost about 2st in about 10 months.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    valmegb wrote: »
    Morning, I started this yesterday too! Do most people do 2 days fasting? Only asking as other have mentioned doing more.

    Depends...........more aggressive (3 days) is more appropriate when you have more weight to lose. If you have a ways to go losing lean muscle mass is less of a risk.

    I just do 2 days (supposed to be 500) and 5 days at maintenance. I'm over 50 and not interested in losing (more) lean muscle.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/100058-5-2-fasting

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