Hi all! I started my first Fast Day yesterday, and it went well enough. I forgot just how much green veg fills you up and I couldn't finish my 270 cal evening meal!
Anyway I'm still trying to drop the baby weight and my baby is 10 months old. After Christmas I started a very low carb diet, went into ketosis and dropped 4-5kgs the first month, buti only lasted 6 weeks (then Easter, visitors, teething, holidays, norovirus, sleep regression, more teething all got in the way)! I lost 7kgs and haven't put it back on, but I have another 10kgs to go.
I know with low carbing that loading up on the fat in the first week is the way to go in order to get your body to switch fuel sources from carbs to fat, but I don't know if 5:2 is supposed to be a good start to low-carb weight loss as you can't take in much fat on your fast days. Does it inhibit the early weight loss?
Should I concentrate on low-carb for the first week and then bring in 5:2, or is it ok to go straight into a fast day regime and presume the ketosis will kick in later and the weight loss will catch up?
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5:2 and low-carb - what's the best way to start?
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LokiTheCynicalCat · 30/07/2013 12:22
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