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Agree with everything that's said! It definitely a personal choice as to what you eat and how often on your fasting days. But on my non-fasting days I set my calories to 1400 which is below my TDEE but slightly above what was recommended by MFP. This is enough for me to keep me happy on my non-fast days and leaves me some…
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I think it's different for everyone! I drink a lot of green and black tea which helps, lots of water too! But be smart with your food! Know what calories are in what foods. Most berries are low calories so I usually have some available for a quick snack if I can't bare the hunger. I've found I get used to it too, and…
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I have an "I'll eat that tomorrow attitude!" So if there's treats at work, I will take one and store it until I can eat it the next non-fasting day! Works well for me! Plus it helps that there's a few other at work who do the 5:2 so support at work isn't lacking and everyone is so encouraging for me to continue the diet…
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I've found the weight fluctuations disheartening at times! Feeling like I've gone backwards! So I've started weighing myself only once per week and it's usually the morning after my second fasting day. This way I get a consistent reading each week and a loss each week rather than noting the fluctuations and going on a…
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Hi everyone! I'm also fairly new to this diet and forum! I started end of Feb this year and am finding it very easy to manage, even with a busy lifestyle of full time work and 2 kids! Weight has always been an issue to me and I feel like my whole life has been one big diet hop! But I've found 5:2 to not only have the best…
