Help others in the group out! Post your fast day recipes or meal ideas here. Here's the meal we had last night (consequently, it's also this group's logo): 2 1/2 carrots, cut into small sticks (107g to be exact) 50g of sugar snap peas 150g of cucumber 1/2 cup hummus (I use Trader Joe's 3 Layer Hummus...100 calories for 1/4…
Welcome to The 5:2 Fast Diet for Vegetarians/Vegans Group! We're glad you joined! Introduce yourself using the questions below :-) 1. Vegetarian or Vegan? 2. Why did you chose the 5:2 diet? 3. How long have you been on the 5:2 diet? 4. What are your short term/long term goals by doing the 5:2 diet? 5. How do you think the…
WHAT IS THE 5:2 FAST DIET? 5 days out of the week, you eat whatever you want as you would normally. 2 days out of the week, you fast by only eating 500 calories for women or 600 calories for men on those days. That's it. HOW DOES FASTING WORK? Many people do fasting differently. From what I have read, it is considered…
Does anyone have any vegan recipes for a fast day breakfast? I've usually been skipping breakfast but want to try eating something at breakfast rather than an evening meal. Ideally something that could be made the day before and taken to work...
Hi I've just started on MFP and I'm also starting the 5:2 diet. I'd be interested to know what others put as their goals/settings for MFP. I put weight loss and MFP suggested 1,200 cal a day. I think what I'd prefer to do, is put the settings to maintain weight, but then restrict myself to 500 cal on the "fasting" days.…
I'm on Week 13 of my 5:2 diet. Lost 16 pounds.
I'm on my 7th (8th?) week of 5:2 - 9 pounds have melted away. I'm pretty darn happy with the results of this diet! I plateaued somewhere around the 4th-5th week, but then the scale numbers started dropping again. 5:2 really has some staying power for me. I went on vacation for a week and my husband and I decided not to…
Today marks the end of my second week of the 5:2 diet! I did my measurements and I now have "acceptable" body fat levels! I have lost 5 pounds of body fat in 2 weeks. That's crazy! I am really looking forward to the next 2 weeks!
I'm a vegetarian and new to the 5:2 Fast Diet. I've never heard of it, but it sounds doable. How does it work for us? Thanks
I've successfully completed my first full week on 5:2. However, I have been weighing myself every day in the morning. The numbers, of course, fluctuate. They seem to do a downward zigzag. On the fast day it is down, then it goes up, then after the next fast day it goes down below the previous fast day weight. It's…
I read The Fast Diet: The Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, Live Longer by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer. In fact, I read it in 2 days. It's a really fast read (irony!). It's a pretty interesting book, mainly focusing on the scientific basis for why intermittent fasting is good for your…
