Thinking of doing the 5:2 plan

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Me too, I actually have no desire to eat most of the time. I was 2 lbs below goal this morning. That was a great feeling!

I LOVE 5:2

[brittu 42]

Today's my first day for the 2 in the 5:2 plan. I started Jenny Craig last week so I could kickstart my plan to get back down to my goal weight with a minimal amount of distractions. So far, so good, it's a considerable amount of food for a sleever. So much so that it feels a lot more like planned eating than a diet. Since JC supports 5 days on program and 2 days "on your own" I figured the on my own would be 500 calories or less between noon and 9 on Mondays and Thursdays.

I'm actually going to restrict to liquids with the bariatric liquids/mushies I ate post surgery and some fasting support products. I have a couple of friends who sell products for a company that also promotes 2 days of fasting per week. So today I drank the clear fasting liquid I got from them (with electorlytes, b Vitamins, etc.) and then had a liquid Protein Soup for lunch. I'll have their shake and some WonderSlim stuff for the rest of my food today. I'm thinking that going to liquids will work for my head and keep me off the snacking train plus I'm thinking it will also be good for feeling my restriction on the days after. I'm also terrible at getting enough liquids in and I think focusing on that 2 days a week will get me on a good habit for the other 5.

So far, so good. I felt a little weird and then realized it was not having my morning coffee which I'd passed on because I add half and half. Had a coffee this afternoon and with the calories of the Soup I'm feeling like my normal self.

Excited to see where this takes me. 5:2 seems like such a manageable way to go for the long term even after I get back to goal.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Keep in mind that the 2 in the 5:2 is eating normal/less including lots of veggies to help keep us from burning out on a "diet". The fast refers to the open time period where you rest your digestion. It is not eating "nothing all day" like some fasts... it is realy calorie restriction with a fasting window. They recommend 500-550 for women, not less. my 2 cents.

[BrownDoesAll 409]

Yep. The thing that allowed the 5:2 to start working for me was the fastin window. Stop eating at 9pm then nothing but fluids till after Noon the next day gave me a long fasting window. Then I was satisfied eatin 500 calories from after noon till diner. For my two cents I would use those two days to gain control over your normal eating habits and focus on the fasting window. Good luck. Keep us posted on your progress.

[erp 2,016]

I've read most of the various 5:2 threads over the months. What I am curious about is exercise. I try to workout 5-6 days a week: tues, thurs, sat are full body workouts with a trainer and mon, wed, or sun are cardio on my own. Does exercise change how you follow the 5:2 plan?

[scarlet333 386]

Today's my first day for the 2 in the 5:2 plan. I started Jenny Craig last week so I could kickstart my plan to get back down to my goal weight with a minimal amount of distractions. So far, so good, it's a considerable amount of food for a sleever. So much so that it feels a lot more like planned eating than a diet. Since JC supports 5 days on program and 2 days "on your own" I figured the on my own would be 500 calories or less between noon and 9 on Mondays and Thursdays.

I'm actually going to restrict to liquids with the bariatric liquids/mushies I ate post surgery and some fasting support products. I have a couple of friends who sell products for a company that also promotes 2 days of fasting per week. So today I drank the clear fasting liquid I got from them (with electorlytes, b Vitamins, etc.) and then had a liquid Protein Soup for lunch. I'll have their shake and some WonderSlim stuff for the rest of my food today. I'm thinking that going to liquids will work for my head and keep me off the snacking train plus I'm thinking it will also be good for feeling my restriction on the days after. I'm also terrible at getting enough liquids in and I think focusing on that 2 days a week will get me on a good habit for the other 5.

So far, so good. I felt a little weird and then realized it was not having my morning coffee which I'd passed on because I add half and half. Had a coffee this afternoon and with the calories of the Soup I'm feeling like my normal self.

Excited to see where this takes me. 5:2 seems like such a manageable way to go for the long term even after I get back to goal.

Just my 2 cents but Jenny Craig is definitely not a Protein based way to eat and protein is supposed to be the foundation for weight loss surgery patients. Jenny Craig focuses on frozen vegetables in most of its meals with a little carb and a little protein (cheaper for them to make their food that way). I think we should be eating mostly protein with a little vegetable and very little carb.

[brittu 42]

Good point, scarlett333. I track my Protein with JC and add extra in place of milk and fruit to target 80 per day. I figured out which JC foods don't have enough (like the cereal) and have replaced those with either the higher Protein options or a WonderSlim replacement.