Hello Vets!

Today is my first fast day for the 5.2 diet plan. So, only 500 calories for fast days and 1200 to 1500 for the feast days? Right?? I was wondering if it is ok to have coffee?

I'm so excited to try this diet and new way of eating. I'm so ready to get to goal and I'm praying that this will at least get me started in the right direction. I've gained 3 pounds recently and now am back up to 170 and I'm scared to death. I realize that weight flutuates but also I've not been doing as well as before and I can eat more usual. I know it is up to me to keep this weight off! I never want to go back! NEVER! I've been back and forth to many time in my life.

OK, so again I'm very excited to start this plan and any advice or encouragement is appreciated! Love you guys!!

You guys sound like you have the protein/coffee mojo going on! I am going to have to try some of these products and recipes. I looooove my hot drinks but regular boring latte at 37 carbs can put a strain on my little low carb budget - at least it is dairy carbs

Lol.. I'm boring I just drink loads of plain coffee (daily) I might have to dress it up a bit.

Yep, a pound a fast day would be great but.. Sadly, probably not. LOL. I usually lose down a lb or two in a week. Bounce back up a couple then back Down and HOLD that weight then start over. Averages show 1 lb a week loss on 5:2. I was lucky to average 2 a week but also really contained my feast days to under 1100. Or less.

I'm going to def try the frappes

Oh goodness! Don't try the Mcdonalds Frappes! They are of the devil!! hahahahah You will be hooked!

Okay' date=' 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![/quote']

Looks amazing...thanks for sharing.

You have all inspired me to try this! I have weighed 169-171 for the past 18 months. I have felt good about myself , but I deserve to feel great. New goal is 155. I'm 26 months post op btw! My first fast day starts tomorrow!! Thanks again ladies, I'll keep you posted!!

You have all inspired me to try this! I have weighed 169-171 for the past 18 months. I have felt good about myself ' date=' but I deserve to feel great. New goal is 155. I'm 26 months post op btw! My first fast day starts tomorrow!! Thanks again ladies, I'll keep you posted!![/quote']

Yay!!!

I'm tues and Thursday

You have all inspired me to try this! I have weighed 169-171 for the past 18 months. I have felt good about myself , but I deserve to feel great. New goal is 155. I'm 26 months post op btw! My first fast day starts tomorrow!! Thanks again ladies, I'll keep you posted!!

I'm with you! I'm starting my first fast day tomorrow, too. I have played around with 5:2 on and off for a couple of months but have not fully committed to it. After reading about all of these success stories I am going to give it a go! I have been happy where I'm at but lately have really wanted to lose a little more.

I have a question for all of the 5:2 peeps out there. Would anybody be willing to write up what they eat on a feast day and then what they eat on a fast day along with the times you eat? I know this is asking a lot but I would appreciate it if someone would take the time to do this for me. It makes much more sense to me to actually see it written out than to just read about how I am supposed to eat. Over the last few months I have read the different links that have been posted but I would love to see this from a sleevers point of view.

Yay!!!

I'm tues and Thursday

by the way you're looking fantastic Laura !!

On fast days I have a protein drink for breakfast 120 calories 2 carbs (Matrix by Sytrax) another one for lunch, then I play with the rest of the calories because I like to have a 100 calorie pack of almonds for an evening snack. I usually have a small portion of some sort of chicken breast with either green beans, broccoli, or asperagus.

I'm with you! I'm starting my first fast day tomorrow, too. I have played around with 5:2 on and off for a couple of months but have not fully committed to it. After reading about all of these success stories I am going to give it a go! I have been happy where I'm at but lately have really wanted to lose a little more.

I have a question for all of the 5:2 peeps out there. Would anybody be willing to write up what they eat on a feast day and then what they eat on a fast day along with the times you eat? I know this is asking a lot but I would appreciate it if someone would take the time to do this for me. It makes much more sense to me to actually see it written out than to just read about how I am supposed to eat. Over the last few months I have read the different links that have been posted but I would love to see this from a sleevers point of view.

You are doing fine maintaining where you are at... so I would say eat like you do now for feast days, and split op the 500 cals on fast days however you like. I have a low carb Protein drink spread out over breakfast and lunch, then use up the 400 cals on a low carb dinner. I do not eat low carb on feast days. eat around 1150-1500 cals medium carb.

Here is some screen shots of my MFP to show what I eat on fast days & feast days. I am not an expert on the 5:2 plan but I am pretty good at eating within my calorie plan. I also eat low carb because my body is very sensitive to them. There are 2 feast days shown, one is on 2 screens as I had lots of Snacks that day.

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Wishing the Monday girls a good day!

I typically just have plain coffee in the morning on fast days I don't start eating until lunch to try and extend my resting period.

I am boring I eat Fage plain Greek yogurt with frozen blueberries and then snack will be low or no sodium deli turkey a bit of cheese or hummus.

Dinner is chicken on a bed of shredded cabbage and carrots (cole slaw mix) sometimes plain sometimes with bolthouse dressing.

Thanks Laura, Monday /Wednesday girl over here. Fast days are easy until I run out of calories, lol. It's that after 7 time when I get the munchies that is always the toughest part for me.

You have all inspired me to try this! I have weighed 169-171 for the past 18 months. I have felt good about myself ' date=' but I deserve to feel great. New goal is 155. I'm 26 months post op btw! My first fast day starts tomorrow!! Thanks again ladies, I'll keep you posted!![/quote']

Go, Girl! You've got this!

Yay!!! I'm tues and Thursday

^^^^. Me too!

A little different since I don't drink coffee nor Protein shakes. I try to refrain from eating before 8pm on All evenings and the day of a fast I usually have SF oatmeal (around 100 calories) or bran flakes w/ very little skim/soy milk (120-1:0 calories) around 10:30- 11 am. If I'm really hungry I might have a snack of mini babybel a couple hours later (50) or SF Jello (10 cals) and them dinner. Usually chicken stirfry (around 150 cals) or bowl homemade veggie Soup (150) or 2 extra lean turkey franks/100 cal pack guacamole and sliced cakes/red bell pepper (210 calories this is my "go to meal" on a lot of days. Then I isially have a no sugar added fudge bar (40 cals) winding up around right at or below 500. Veggies are your best friend. Low cal/carb and lots of th plus chicken or lean turkey tuna or franks.

On feast day, I hold my cals to less than 1200 (usually 1100) and eat cleanly. Mostly. Same Breakfast, go to meal for lunch, chicken or lean beef meal with veggies or Soups for dinner. Some Snacks of mini babybel cheese, fudge bars, fresh fruit like grapes, blueberries, Kroger carbmaster yogurt.