How I'm feeling - mentally not physically.

[tobee]

Been doing the 5 2 diet since Tuesday . Fasted Tuesday and today. It's not been such a struggle to not eat physically but at the moment it does feel like a mental punishment. I really enjoy cooking, eating with my family. I couldn't really do that on fast days. That's always the difficulty with diets for me, watching others eat in a care free way and staying slim while I have to portion control. I was on a regular calorie controlled diet with tesco which I was on for 2 years and lost over 1 1/2 stone. Then plateaued. Got sick of being ticked off by "mentor" . Over Christmas and beginning of year I stopped and gained a few pounds. So thought I would try 5 2 but feel why am I putting myself through this? I know I have the other days but I just feel a bit isolated from my family. Plus I have freezing hands! It just makes me feel flat.

[BigChocFrenzy]

Losing weight normally means eating fewer calories and / or carbs than other adults who are not dieting, also skipping treats and spontaneous eating. No way around that, whatever WOE you choose.
Exercise alone is insufficient.

Daily dieting is a continual grind. At least with 5:2 it is only 2 days per week. Most folk seem to manage that socially - 5 out of 7 isn't bad. It's probably easier for those who are working outside the home.
The alternative is just growing bigger every year.

On FDs, some folk save nearly all their calories for supper or for lunch, to share 1 family meal.
So if you do this, try keeping the parts of the meal in separate dishes: lean protein, veg, the starch. If you have a small portion of the protein, no starch, but a massive pile of veg, that should be within 500 cals, without weighing & measuring.
An example is with a roast beef dinner: have a few slices of roast meat, cut off any fat on your plate, have big portions of all the veg, plus a spoon of horseradish. But no potatoes, Yorkshires or gravy.

Cold hands are a common phenomenon with losing body fat, again on any WOE. Put on a thicker jumper, drink black coffee / tea / Bovril

[tobee]

Thanks. I think I was just feeling a bit rubbish yesterday and then I read the inspirational threads last night which helped loads.

I definitely think the 5/7 normal days will help.

Generally, I find the psychology of eating isn't taken into account with diets when it's a well known factor. However, I do think it's addressed pretty well with 5 2.