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[Firewalker50]

Well done Pixie!!  Fortunately I don't suffer constipation.
Other than the suggestions already made; have you considered drinking plain boiled water?  It is kinder on the system?

You don't have long to go. Will you go down an extre pound to give you a little leeway?  Will you stay on it and adjust for maintenance?

I cannot remember how long I have been on it - four weeks I think this week.  Will look back and check it out. 

My day yesterday seemed like a bit of a fast  - just due to circumstances as they unfolded.  Coffee and biscuit;  light buffet lunch - did not overindulge; yoghurt at 6.30pm; and toasted hot cross bun  with lurpak later in evening with more coffee. Hmmm not a good day for what I like to eat.

Normal day today I hope.  Probably Sushi for dinner since going straight out to shopping centre from work.

Hope you are all having a good week ladies.

Fx 

[pixie]

Hi Firewalker,

Glad your day going well.  I'm drinking hot water with lemon and ginger.  Bowels still ground to a halt unfortunately apart from pellets, but TMI -  !!  When I do go properly hoping for more weight loss!! For that reason, i have changed my routine. Nothing to eat after 7pm until 7am.  Small breakfast - today porridge and skimmed milk, small lunch one rasher of bacon with lettuce and tomato and 2 slices of bread, no butter, banana and apple, loads of water.  Tonight I will have an spanish omelette and salad and a yoghurt.  I may try fasting again next week once i can get on top of the constipation!!  X  Good luck for tomorrow. Been for a walk on lunch break and may try and go swimming tomorrow as day off.

[Battygirl]

Hi everyone, I have been reading this with interest as I need to lose weight too. I have been a member of WW for years and lose weight only to put it back on again . I also suffer with Fibromyalgia so I am interested in it from that point of view too. I have a terrible diet at the moment as I am just basically eating junk and seem to have lost my willpower, however when I got to goal on WW I did it by dieting from monday to friday and would then eat what I liked at the weekend, I lost the stone I needed to lose doing this, but I just can't stick to it at the moment. The plan you are all following makes sense to me and I know I could manage to stick to two days fasting and then eat normally the rest of the time. I am a vegetarian so should be eating lots of fruit and veg anyway so this would fit in quite nicely.
I have been feeling really down about putting the stone I lost back on and just need motivating to lose it again and keep it off, I also had bloods done a couple of months ago and my GP contacted me to say the results show that I have prediabetes and that if I don't do something about it now I am at a very high risk of developing type 2 diabetes,he said if I lose the stone I have gained I can reverse this so that is another reason for giving it a go
I will watch with interest to see hoe everyone gets on and I think I am going to join you too

[Firewalker50]

Welcome to the 5:2 Club Battygirl!

I had fibromyalgia until recently so I can empathise with you.
I also struggle a great deal to lose weight.

I have also been at the preaidiabetic stage and turned it around so I know you can do it too.

You may find sugar exacerbates your fibro and so changing your diet will also help with that ;-).

I find it easy to do the fast days and happy to do them. Weight slow to come off me but happy to continue to end of April to see how it goes. 


Today was relaxed day for me ... 2 coffees; cereal:   roast beef sandwich and blueberries for lunch. Bounty bar mid-afternoon. Out straight from workand timings went wonky so had lamb chops and. Veg at 10pm when I got home. I was soooo hungry.

Fasting day tomorrow. Fish will be in there somewhere. Also eggs.

Have a great day tomorrow.

Fx

[Battygirl]

Thanks for the encouragement , sugar is my nemesis I have a very sweet tooth and have sweetner in all my drinks, I know I need to give it up but so far haven't lasted longer than a day I think cutting down on tea and coffee would help with that little problem though,  I'm going to give hot water a go I think, I tried it before and liked it, I don't like cold drinks so struggle to drink enough too.I am feeling really positive after reading everyones posts , its good to hear you say you have recovered from Fibromyalgia as I haven't met anyone who has recovered from it yet, I have long periods where I am symptom free and would like to think that some day that could be permanent,so to hear that is really encouraging
Have a good day tomorrow x

[Firewalker50]

I hear you about having a sweet tooth!  We were fed sugary food and drinks as children.

Have you considered trying fruit flavoured teas instead?  And if necessary add a (small) amount of diluting juice in it to strengthen the flavour (based on your sweet tooth).  It is very tasty and refreshing.

Just a thought. You can try a few until you get the one you like.
Hot water is good too - I drink it too.

Or hot sugar free diluting juice? 

Just some thoughts.

Fx

[Firewalker50]

Morning ladies. I saw a new number on the scales today. Just crept in. That would make 4lbs in 4 weeks - albeint haphazardly. For me, seeing the new number (lbs) on the scale is significant because it means it is on the move.

So that would make 4lbs in 4 weeks. Delighted with end result - wish it was clearer cut on the way and not go up and down during that time lol.

Hope you are all doing well and feeling well.  Pixie - my friend told me last night that she also gets constipation on some of the days. She does not seem to work well on protein mainly days.  I passed on the suggestions from here 

Fx

[Winterose]

Welcome, Batty girl, If you can give this a month am sure you will see results, also well done firewalker its so satisfying seeing the weight drop off.  Also to  know that there is a maintenance day when you get to desired weight as thats where I have failed in past and it slowly creeps on again.  Yesterday was good for me as busy most of day and didnt have time for lunch until 3pm and then didnt feel too hungry so ate less than usual ( i go for 700 cals normally) , however woke in night quite cold which I havent done for a while, small price to pay.

Will try to keep weekend eating within reason.

[pixie]

  Firewalker, after all that effort you've got the result! 

I am glad to say my bowels have started working again after several weeks.  Although my weight loss has been good,  the change in my diet upset my bowels.  I haven't fasted now since last Monday, but will just continue to eat less at each meal, because I am scared that will happen again. x

[Firewalker50]

Glad your system is back to normal Pixie.
You will know what suits your system.
I am taking a bowel cleansing capsule tonight - it works overnight and tomorrow.
I only take it occasionally and also take probiotic to support the flora.

Fx 

[Winterose]

Such a relief when bowels work again and so stressfull when they dont, think the 5.2 also helps you realise portion control too so that will help with new regime, back on diet today and looking forward to turkey salad for lunch

[Rowan]

Popcorn works, the slightly sweetened type not the salty.

[Firewalker50]

I agree Winterose.

I am almost returning to basics with calorie counting.  I had so much information in my head about various types of eating and dieting and health benefits and combining and and and and.

As you say, I have been very aware of the calorific value of what I am eating and so portion control.

Popcorn for bowels Rowan?   I was at the cinema twice but no popcorn or drinks - I was very good 

So, today.....

Coffee at work - don't know the calorific value - from a machine.

chili and coriander prawns and stir fry veg for lunch - 130 cals calculated.
Raspberries - 27 cals.

Having a second coffee because my office is freezing - 90 cals.

Tonight I will have the rest of the prawns and stir fry and rasps - easy and tasty and fits calories left for today.

I am wondering if it would benefit any to cut to 1000 on the other 3 mid-week days and just not think about it at the weekends?   That is kind of opposite to what they are saying but it might be an option.
(I am suggesting that since I was showing 4lbs loss on Friday over 4 weeks and on Sunday I had 3 of them back on again :-(.   It drives me insane.

However, I do enjoy the fasting and so overall I think if I can remain positive, it may start to work.
I think it was Sandi who said it took a time for the weight to come off but I am not sure what that was in time/loss.

Fx

[Rowan]

FW it works for me, http://www.livestrong.com/article/370725-is-popcorn-a-good-source-of-fiber/

[Winterose]

Rowan, good tip on popcorn , thank you, Firewalker how annoying for so much to go on over weekend, I put on  one lb
but know it will be gone again by Wed, perhaps thru week u should just try 1500 cals , alcohol is bad as the body loves the sugar in it, I read somewhere that if you drink and eat together then the body uses the sugar in alcohol for energy and stores the food as fat ..........also it took about 3 weeks for my weight loss to really kick in and stabilise, hungry now , M and S curry and load of stir fry veg and hope I dont wake up cold in night,