Starting my first fast today on the 5.2 Diet Plan! Questions.

[Lisa's Hope 421]

Were the 14 - 16 month out trio Great to know you are having success Kristie. So far so good here - the scale dropped 1.5 lbs and has stayed there - normally its a 1 to 3 lbs teeter totter up/down/updown every day of the week. it dropped the weigh in after the first fast day and stayed down after a normal eating day - this in itself is shocking lol. This might actually work

I feel the same way! This might just actually work! So excited!

[KristieAtkinson 588]

I'm having a Protein Shake, my usual coffee, lots of Water and tilapia & a green veggie for dinner. What about you?

[Lisa's Hope 421]

I'm having a Protein shake, my usual coffee, lots of Water and tilapia & a green veggie for dinner. What about you?

Sounds good! I eat alot of the signature grilled tilapia. It has 80 calories for one serving. Love it! It is so good.

[Georgia 2,908]

Sounds good! I eat alot of the signature grilled tilapia. It has 80 calories for one serving. Love it! It is so good.

What store is Signature from?

[Lisa's Hope 421]

What store is Signature from?

I get it from Walmart. Gortons. It is in a yellow box... It is YUMMY!! I put it in the microwave for 3.35 min.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Sounds like you three are doing great! Its good to have others in it with you. I have really liked this WOE (way of eating) it is very flexible, and forgiving. And there is always tomorrow! No need to underdo on feast days, I allow going over a little(100 cals) on some days and usually eat from 1150-1450 on feast days depending on how much I exercise, and people who eat a little more fat have better results too. Glad you have gotten good results so far! I would stick to 500 or a little more on fast days, the idea is to be able to stick to the plan, and eating too little makes it that much harder to do.

[Georgia 2,908]

Sounds like you three are doing great! Its good to have others in it with you. I have really liked this WOE (way of eating) it is very flexible' date=' and forgiving. And there is always tomorrow! No need to underdo on feast days, I allow going over a little(100 cals) on some days and usually eat from 1150-1450 on feast days depending on how much I exercise, and people who eat a little more fat have better results too. Glad you have gotten good results so far! I would stick to 500 or a little more on fast days, the idea is to be able to stick to the plan, and eating too little makes it that much harder to do.[/quote']

^^^^all agreed. We have to understand that this has to be a "way of life" and we get to lose some pounds in the process!!!

[Chimera 644]

Its funny how empowered one feels when that scale starts to move again in the direction you want it too I even ran on the treadmill this morning for 4 minutes - I have short little legs and with my osteo arthritis issues - I have always been afraid of running - when you are really obese it doesn't feel very good either! I think I will have a premier shake after the gym tomorrow and for dinner mostly likely turkey and green Beans or I've also defrosted some 'green chicken soup" that I make a big pot of every few weeks and freeze - its just low sodium broth (I use vegetable, chicken, sometimes beef) a family pack of chicken thrown in there (shred said chicken after its cooked) and what ever green veggies and herbs look good at the market - carrots, zucchini, onions, cilantro, a couple of tomatoes from the garden made it into this last batch. Great guilt-free Soup when you want something easy, warm and nutritious ;)Happy Thursday fast day ladies!

[feedyoureye 3,087]

When you look on the British 5:2 sites, Soup is a standard dinner on the plan.

[Georgia 2,908]

Its funny how empowered one feels when that scale starts to move again in the direction you want it too I even ran on the treadmill this morning for 4 minutes - I have short little legs and with my osteo arthritis issues - I have always been afraid of running - when you are really obese it doesn't feel very good either! I think I will have a premier shake after the gym tomorrow and for dinner mostly likely turkey and green Beans or I've also defrosted some 'green chicken soup" that I make a big pot of every few weeks and freeze - its just low sodium broth (I use vegetable' date=' chicken, sometimes beef) a family pack of chicken thrown in there (shred said chicken after its cooked) and what ever green veggies and herbs look good at the market - carrots, zucchini, onions, cilantro, a couple of tomatoes from the garden made it into this last batch. Great guilt-free Soup when you want something easy, warm and nutritious ;)Happy Thursday fast day ladies![/quote']

Yum! I just made some homemade chicken broth from a roasted chicken carcass/meat to make some sort of soup! Now I know what. Ever use fresh spinach?

[KristieAtkinson 588]

After my 4th fast day (Monday/Wednesday) I am down 5 pounds of my regain. I hate to use that word because I wasn't off track enough to "regain" 10 pounds but my body was bouncing up and down for the last 3 months. i would get to a new low then slowly climb back up (get my period) then spend the whole next months wrestling those pounds back off, get to a new low, then cycle starts again. grrrr! 5 more pounds to my all time low. Then I will know for sure this is working for me, you know? I know some of that 5 pounds is probably period fluff, but I am still feeling really positive. Also, my hunger (which was WAY outta control) is so much more manageable now it is crazy. Feast days & fast days I am just not as hungry as I was. I think I would stick to this eating plan even if I didn't lose anymore weight just for the hunger control alone. Happy happy happy!

[Chimera 644]

^{Georgia I do use spinach - it is a great ingredient because you could use an entire barrel of it and I think it would shrink down to the size of a little golf ball when cooked - that's a lot of nutrition for our little sleeves! I am also having a great day so far - its fast day but I haven't thought about food at all - rare. I think I have gotten more work done this week without my own mental distractions than I have in ages.}

[Georgia 2,908]

^{Georgia I do use spinach - it is a great ingredient because you could use an entire barrel of it and I think it would shrink down to the size of a little golf ball when cooked - that's a lot of nutrition for our little sleeves! I am also having a great day so far - its fast day but I haven't thought about food at all - rare. I think I have gotten more work done this week without my own mental distractions than I have in ages.}

Okay, I made it! It's awesome! It's got zuchinni, spinach, cilantro, carrots, grape tomatoes, chicken stock, few slivers of chicken, bok choy, forgot my onions, but it's good! I did add a can of white Beans to mine. Thanks!

[KristieAtkinson 588]

That looks so yummy! I shall have to try it out!

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Looks lovely! I made Soup last night too, ate 2 giant bowls of it! I feel a little funny eating so much, must be a slider, but I do like getting in all those veggies... I probably eat 4 cups! SLOWWWLY. Its going to be a go-too this winter for sure.