I am starting the 5:2 intermittent fast today (Mondays and Thursdays 500 calories, other days normal healthy food choices). I am also not weighing myself until Sunday.

The first thing I noticed this morning was relief about not fearing whether the scale went up or down a pound this morning.

My plan is to rely on Protein shakes today because they are easy to control and satisfy me.

I'm going to post my experiences in this thread. All are welcome to join me.

Panera! I'm eating half of a turkey sandwich (or less because this bread is kicking my ass right now) and half or less of a cookie. 500 calories goes by fast!

wow was really tight today.. yesterday was a fast day - today almost was one too.. absolutely starving all day i tried a new shake for breakfast.. YUCK doens't really describe that. and didn't get to grab food until just now. course i ate a little too fast and just had my first pb since i had a slight unfil need to breath and take it easy.

The longer I do this the easier it gets. I'm going to a movie tonight and committing right here and now to forget about popcorn. I'll get a bottle of water. I also have time before the movie to eat a sensible dinner. Have a great day, everyone!

Well... I talked with my husband last night about wanting to do the 5:2 and he was pretty upset that I would be not eating dinner with him on a night he was actually home, so I've decided my fast days will be best taken on days he has class in the evenings. I'm going to try to do them on Mondays and Thursdays instead.

I'm leary after yesterday...I forgot how much it sucks to be so hungry! Hopefully when I get a fill next month that will ease up the hunger pains.

Erin, why can't you eat dinner with hubby? For instance, if you had dinner last night at 8 pm and have a light 150 cal lunch the today, you can still eat a 300-400 cal dinner tonight. You will have gone 16-18 hrs between meals which is all that is required for a fast.

I just didn't plan my calories accordingly yesterday and had already used them up at lunch.

Today is a normal day for me and i will fast tomorrow...and I'll plan it out a little better!

I just didn't plan my calories accordingly yesterday and had already used them up at lunch.

Today is a normal day for me and i will fast tomorrow...and I'll plan it out a little better!

One thing I've found with fasting days is, once I have something to eat(usually around 2 pm) my mind and body kick in to overdrive and demand more food. It's easy to begin grazing shortly after that lunch meal and the cals start piling up. I usually can keep the total under 1,000 on those days I cave, but I usually keep it around 600-700 cals.

The silver lining is that this is a constant reminder of how badly we all were with dieting and how much we rely on our tool to keep us in check!

Ok since a couple of weeks ago & reading these posts I have done the 2 separate day fast & so far I have lost 5 lbs ,so Thank you for the input & info , so hopefully I will keep losing again I was at the same for a few months not just weeks , yes the sizes were & are smaller but I myself REALLY want to hit MY goal.

Today's a fasting day for me and I ended up with a 500 calorie lunch of nuts and a Quest bar. Not a bad choice. I've noticed my band is a lot tighter feeling this week. Either that or I can't tolerate pot roast anymore. Bummer. I like pot roast. I think it's going the route of pork chops. Or, maybe it's just this week. Stress, stress and more stress. I need to relaaaaaaaax.

It hasn't been hard for me to follow 5:2. I think it's because my motivation kicked into such high gear. Mind and body were ready at the same time. Doesn't happen that way too often. I'm also getting a lot of outside support for the issues that give me head hunger.

Today I went to the DMV to change my address on my driver's license and register to vote in my new town. The old man processing my license asked if anything else changed. Lol.

I said yes, my weight. Make it 210. He said "GOOD FOR YOU!" And I had to laugh. In his view I had lost 40 pounds because my license said 250 even when I was 302. I didn't mention the other 50. I'll be back next spring anyway to get a skinny picture and a final license, maybe even with another new address.

All in all, I'm getting nice validation from people around me in unexpected places. It helps on those days of super stress when I'm feeling down. I'm not letting my sad and worried feelings make me eat anymore. Just shake it off.

Edited September 19, 201411 yr by JustWatchMe

Well....I completely spaced that I was going to fast yesterday and ate normally. Sigh! Going to keep my planned fasting days of Monday and Thursday though, so I guess I'll make an alarm on my phone for next week to remind me.

I feel like my band has been a bit tighter lately but more in terms of getting stuck (due to eating too fast or not chewing well enough/too big of bites) than actually staying full for long periods... or I'm just not paying that much attention. I think I really need to reel in on only eating when hungry instead of just the times most people eat. I KNOW my portions are way too big however, which is why I still intend on getting my fill next month.

I still have hope for this! (even if I'm nervous!)

Today is my fast day. It's noon here and I'm about 16 hours from my last bite of food. On my way out for a 20 mile bike ride. Now that there's no random carbs/glucose floating around my system, any fuel I burn should come from burning fat cells. So here's to burning off about 1/3 lb of fat.

I never heard of this before, and oddly enough it's what I have been doing over the last few months. Mostly because of stress and my band being so tight that I just am not hungry and don't even want to eat. Then the stresses will pass and the next day I am hungry and I'll eat again normally, and then go through that I"m just not hungry feeling...and that just amazes me that I am just not hungry, never thought I would feel that way but thank to the band I can say I'm just not hungry.

I just want to post that I am so glad to have ditched the habit of weighing every morning. I feel so much better and more confident. This week was very good with the food. I only had fried food once and it's getting easier to avoid it. I find it hard to believe that I'm enjoying celery sticks. Celery sticks with cream cheese, with hummus, wrapped with roast beef slices. Yum. It satisfies that crunch need that I have.

Most of all, I am actively and intensely working on the issues that contribute to my reaching for food for comfort. This is a critical part of my success over the last two weeks with food. I focus every day on this.

As for the 5:2, I feel healthier and don't seem to get as hungry after fasting days as I did the first week. I think my band has adjusted to lower volume. I can get stuck on solid meat easily if I'm not slow and careful. But I'm still able to eat big salads so I have to consciously slow down.

Looking forward to weighing in tomorrow but only because I feel so skinny and I'm eager to adjust my ticker! Lol. I went to the dmv this week for a new driver's license due to moving and registering to vote. I told them my real weight for the first time EVER. I didn't even care that I probably weighed less than the number I told them because I hadn't weighed in days. That's truly amazing.

Three pound loss this week. Woot woot!

Still happily (yes happily) doing 5:2. It's getting easier. I've started looking forward to Thursdays. Mondays aren't bad but Mondays are stressful at work so I rarely look forward to that day anyway. Thursday has been a welcome day of easy food choices.

I definitely am noticing results in my clothes, and staying off the scale has been smart for me.

Onederland isn't far off. Maybe two or three more weeks if I stay on track like I've been. That's truly wonderful because it will coincide with my daughters' visit home from college. They haven't seen me since Labor Day. I'm motivated!