5:2 diet meal ideas/plans?

[Soph8]

I really want to try this 5:2 diet, as I'm hoping it will be a way for me to loose weight with noticable results. I'm really stuck on what meals to eat however. If anyone knows of any plan they follow themselves, then I would love to know! Also any advice for when doing the fast day would be greatly appreciated

[Renka]

On a 500 cal day ...I have

Breakfast.... porridge made with 25g porridge oats, water and a dessert spoon of granulated sweetener with 50ml unsweetened almond milk = 106 cals

Lunchtime....homemade veg soup = 70 cals

Dinner....more homemade veg soup, toasted wholemeal pitta bread with 10g low fat humous, 2 slices of wafer thin ham and 2 tbs chopped tomato, cucumber and pepper mix = 325 cals

I drink black coffee and at least 6 pints of water infused with slices of lemon, cucumber and root ginger and some mint leaves (I make this up in big covered jugs and keep it in the fridge.

[gingernut49]

Well done Soph!

I was never a happy breakfast eater and only ate it because I thought I had to - now I don't eat it any more that saves me calories and I'm far less hungry in the mornings. Then it's pretty much the same as Renka, home-made veg soup for lunch (or you can buy the big tubs of soup in the supermarket such as Glorious Skinny or their own make) and I put lots of veg in the second half in the evening. Now I've lost the weight I wanted to (three stone) I just fast one day a week and tend to just eat an evening meal and lots of black coffee and herbal teas during the day.

If you get Kate Harrison's book "The 5:2 Diet" or her recipe book that links with it you'll get loads more ideas.

[Soph8]

Thank you for all your ideas! And gingernut49...you've lost 3 stone?! That is truly inspirational! I hope that with commitment and hardwork I can see the results that I want. Thank you!

[Renka]

As gingernut49 says, you can miss a meal - some people have a breakfast then miss lunch - just so long as you have your 500 cals. Read up on the plan it will guide you - they recommend not exercising on the 500 days, it can make you light headed (as I found out the hard way). I had lost 3 stone on a calorie controlled plan but had reached a 'plateau' so I'm doing the 5:2 to lose the final stone. and it seems to be working.