First day

First day went great, was careful about what I ate but as I've decided to go down the 5-2 route it wasn't too difficult. I'm hoping to fast Mondays and Thursdays as these are the days when i'm busy after work so don't usually have time to 'graze'. Just have to be careful I don't go overboard on my other days.

[fibronfedup]

Hey welcome to the group. Wish you all the best

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Hi fibronfedup, thanks for that..... you too

[javonte123]

I'm new here smile Just started today. I just turned 24 and weigh 166.6 lbs. I want to try losing at least 20 lbs to get started, but I'm really interested in just getting fit enough to join activities without getting exhausted right away. I've been trying diet and exercise off and on, but can never stick to it. I'm also follow wp.me/p5NIsT-14. It seems wonderful! I'm hoping this will help with motivation to keep it up.

Losing weight is freaking hard as can be, especially with so much information out there on the right way or wrong way to lose fat. Foods we can't eat, exercises we gotta do, it's enough to drive somebody crazy.

[gingernut49 in reply to javonte123]

I'll sum up the 5:2 Diet below - no more yoyo diets! I lost 42 pounds in six months and it's stayed off since April 2013.

[nhs2015 in reply to javonte123]

Try "couch to 5k". It is enjoyable and gives you a purpose.

[gingernut49]

Good for you! I'll sum up the diet for those interested:

I lost the three stone I needed to in six months on the 5:2 Diet after watching Michael Mosley's excellent Horizon programme in 2012, "Eat, Fast and Live Longer" tinyurl.com/qzgo7tq or tinyurl.com/a8ppjl7 and went from a size 16 to a size 10 by eating 500 calories two non-consecutive days a week. I've been maintaining my weight loss since April 2013 by just fasting one day a week - in the past I piled the weight back on as soon as I finished 'dieting'. I'd very much recommend you read Kate Harrison's book, "The 5:2 Diet" (tinyurl.com/qe6mz4u) - it really does work and it will save you a fortune (towards your smaller clothes!).

I'd also recommend a free app for your phone called MyFitnessPal. Counting calories is very important so you can see how much you're eating and therefore eat mindfully rather than mindlessly. There are excellent videos in the Help section on the app that show you how it works - there's even a barcode reader to scan in branded foods.

It's important you don't eat more than your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) on non-fasting days. You can work that out here thefastdiet.co.uk/how-many-.... If yours works out at more than 2000 then aim at 2000 on non-fasting days.

Here I am in the Daily Mail on 7th January tinyurl.com/m7rqecq. The other two ladies’ stories are inspiring!

Here Michael Mosley answers many questions on it dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

This little video explains more youtu.be/W9Aj6hRYg4A(Not working as expected?)