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I do it in my gym and will probably try OnDemand but not sure I like the shorter idea as much.

I am doing it, started Monday.

Your diet is light on calories but I am not sure how tall you are. Mine is light this week because I am on a strict kick start but I would try recalculating your TDEE with the previous link I posted and maybe decrease cals by 10-20% and set your calorie goal on MFP at custom.

I do a combination at my gym, but also mix it up with Aiki Jutsu (martial arts) and one dance class at the dance school a week. What I do goes something like this: Mon - AM - 30 mins motortone (assisted toning machines, similar to curves at a guess - though I've never done curves) and 2 hours Aiki Jutsu (if I don't do Aiki…

I am trying to lose the last few pounds from a big loss that keep creeping on/coming off/creeping on/coming off.... you get the idea. Feel free to add me.

Maybe shake up the diet plan a bit, zig zagging/calorie cycling or 5:2 might be enough to keep binge or emotional eating at bay if you can eat at maintenance/TDEE some of the week. I know it isn't everyones cup of tea but there are enough groups on here for 5:2 you can poke around in. I also like the Eat More 2 Weigh Less…

I don't consider anything cheating, I just log it and aim for an overall weekly deficit that is acceptable to my plan and goals. I am living my life and not letting calorie counts rule my behaviour.

I have approx 7.5 lb left to lose. For me, the lack of stress when getting dressed in the morning, buying clothes, and getting ready to go out is priceless. How that makes you feel can not be a bad thing, and part of that is looks based. If you don't have rolls of fat spilling out, and are not trying to shoehorn yourself…

Yes, Suffolk here

I am 5ft 4 CW 133.5 and my GW is 126. I am 37. Not quite the same either but either of you are welcome to add me.

I thought it was 5 lb but it was 8 over 2 weeks. I have already lost some from sneak peeks. I weigh in on Wed. Much of it is likely to be water retention and TOTM too.

Vegetarian for 24 yrs, following a variation of 5:2 diet since May 2013. Getting closer to goal now but took 2 weeks off over Christmas so trying to lose the gain.

I am in Suffolk.

Ipswich here.

I listen to internet radio a lot. Post your stream! Why not start a blog about your struggle? I log everything, and I still weigh everything too. It becomes second nature. I don't do an awful lot of exercise to be honest. A minimum of 30 mins a day. Usually walking. I have Sciatica since I injured my lower back in the 90s.…

I use Scoobys as mentioned above.

I am freezing. And very cranky.

I eat at TDEE on non fast days. I would be miserable if I didn't.

I eat mostly full fat dairy, but I don't tend to eat a lot of it so it is swings and roundabouts for me. I have been eating lower fat yoghurt this week but the other week i was putting full fat Greek Yoghurt in with my breakfast oats and loving it. Obviously, it is easier if you can shave calories off and low fat yoghurt…

I have just come off depo provera (injection) after several years on it in Feb this year. I was on Implanon for a year some years ago and it was fine until the end of that year when it started malfunctioning (possibly because depo provera was still in my system for the first year then when it left I had issues). While it…

I do an overnight oats thing with oats and granola. I am not a "clean eater" but I am pretty sure you could do a clean eaters variation on that and it is a to-go recipe. If you google overnight oats loads will come up. I also bulk boil some eggs too, for breakfast and lunches.

My official weigh in is on a Wednesday but I usually start sneaking peeks from Sunday as that con foretell a loss that week, which aids my motivation.

I must admit to being of the belief that the publicity on the diet is misleading. Not necessarily by the authors but by people who write about it. One girl I know is 5ft 2 and was eating over 2000 calories on her normal days and wondered why she wasn't losing. When I explained 2000 calories is for the "average" sized woman…

I do 5:2 and 4:3. It is only as unnecessary and pointless as any other diet would be. It is spreading the deficit to 2 or 3 days instead of 7. It is for people who don't want to feel they are constantly on a diet. It is a personal preference. That is all. I've lost 17.5 lb in 13 weeks. Not miraculous weight loss, just a…

I see it as sustainable in the long term. Certainly 5:2 is (4:3 is less practical). I intend to continue with 5:2 or 6:1 to maintain once I have got to my goal weight. I really do not find it difficult at all. I don't have a partner but from what i have been hearing people with partners don't find it difficult. If…

I do it, except I now do 4:3. I have an open diary. I am in the main MFP 5:2 groups I believe. You can pimp my profile.

Generally, anything with the word Mars in it. In reality, this is Mars Bars and Bruno Mars (but he won't let me take a bite out of him for some reason... Can't think why).

I would be inclined to say the following: "The fact that you feel the need to say that to me says far more about you than it does about me."

I find I don't get particularly hungry on fast days beyond the occasional rumble, usually around 3 or 4 pm in the afternoon. My energy levels are generally good too. I think the key is in the planning. It is mostly, mind over matter.

5:2 Progress To Date Wk 1 - 3.5 lb loss Wk 2 - 0 lb loss - Diff fast days Wk 3 - 1.5 lb loss Wk 4 - 2 lb loss Wk 5 - 0.5 lb loss - Recalculated TDEE based on losses Wk 6 - 0.5 lb loss - Adjusted activity level cals Wk 7 - 1 lb gain (a bit cross), diff fast days Wk 8 - 4 lb loss (4:3) = 12 lb lost to date.