Just want to tell everyone about how pleased I have been with 5:2 diet.
I have dieted before and lost weight only to put it back on again but I saw my self been able to do the 5:2 long term. All the health benefits were amazing and a real incentive and secondly I was bound to lose weight.
Started at the end of January. I never found it to hard on the fast days (I have done proper fasts before just water) except when it was really cold and I got cold so much easier. Yes the first few fasts felt hungry all day but just reminded myself it was just one day and tomorrow I could eat all the things I missed out on.
Now almost 6 months in wow. I feel great in myself , I sleep less but have more energy. I'm more active because I have more energy. I'm asthmatic and even that's been better especially as the pollen count is very high.
Also I have lost almost 1 1/2 stone, dropped a dress size and fast heading down to the next size down. All my old clothes are falling off me. It's amazing I have lost 2 st before but never quite got out of my old dress size. This week I have had three people notice my weight lose again never before has this happened. The other thing that is great I need new bras not because the cups are gets to bigger but the band are getting to big.
The fast days are now just a normal part of my week and they often change to suit the week. Not really strict with the 500 calories probably more like 500-700 calories. I who ate salad because it was healthy not because I liked them now eat them nearly everyday. Salad is main food on my fast days it's amazing how much a large salad will fill you up. Yes I feel a little hungry mid morning but it soon passes, and it's hard not to end up picking in the evening but that's habit not hunger.
I think my words speak for them self, if in any doubt about this diet just bite the bullet and give it a try. You do need to stick with it beyond the first few fasts as they are the hardest for most. It gets easier ever fast day till it becomes normal.