My Fast800 then 5:2 Journey

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Hello Everyone,

Thank you for everyone who has shared their journeys on the WOE, it has helped give me the confidence to get back into it after a year of not caring much (thanks SSRIs).
I had posted on another thread, but I think it would be better if I made my own for this journey. I'll repost what I posted for Day 1.

I did well on 5:2 a couple of years ago, but I had an episode of depression which led to medication that made me care less about what I was eating. I gained 1.5 stone in 2 years. I am 5'75 and at the higher end of healthy BMI for my height, but my body fat is 31.5%!!! Never in my life has it been that high. But I know its what I was shovelling in my mouth and possibly also a minor effect of the medication messing with insulin. I am now 3 weeks off the medication, so I'm ready to sort myself out!

I started Fast 800 today, and would love to be around others also in this WOE. I am doing the 16:8/800 calories for 2 weeks. Then dependant on weight loss, continue F800 or move to 5:2. Clean fasting with electrolytes. Oh, and I'm ovolacto-pescetarian (is that even a term??) - basically I am vegetarian, but eat eggs and fish :)

Day 1 (yesterday)

Food
250ml soya milk
Bowl of homemade lentil soup
250g salad
2 boiled eggs
1/2 an avocado
200g Soya yogurt with small amount of crushed walnuts
1 Cadburys highlights
= 808 cals
= 81.8g carbs

Fast window opened at 9pm-1pm.

Feelings
Even though my carbs were higher than recommended, I didn't actually feel hungry which is always nice. I need to have a look at reducing carbs though, as it may get harder when at work (yesterday was my day off).

Not sure when I will weight yet. I'd love to not weight for the 2 weeks, but I doubt I will manage that, I tend to weight daily or every few days.

F800 - Stage 1 - 2nd Round of 4 Weeks - Stats Log
Day 1 = 👇150lbs (10st 7lb/68kg) BF = 30.1% BMI = 22.6
Day 2 = 👆150.4lbs
Day 3 = 👇150lbs
Day 4 = (didn't weigh - I was busy)
Day 5 = 👇149.4lbs (67.7kg) BF = 30% BMI = 22.5
Day 6 = 👆149.6lbs
Day 7 = 👇149.0lbs BF = 29.9% BMI = 22.4
Day 8 = 👆149.4lbs
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Kcal yesterday = 920

No loss but no gain on the scales today. My period is due, and this happened last month - weight loss slowed, went up slightly and then dropped when my period was almost finished.

F800 - Stage 1 - 2nd Round of 4 Weeks - Stats Log
Day 1 = 👇150lbs (10st 7lb/68kg) BF = 30.1% BMI = 22.6
Day 2 = 👆150.4lbs
Day 3 = 👇150lbs
Day 4 = (didn't weigh - I was busy)
Day 5 = 👇149.4lbs (67.7kg) BF = 30% BMI = 22.5
Day 6 = 👆149.6lbs
Day 7 = 👇149.0lbs BF = 29.9% BMI = 22.4
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TRE yesterday = 12hrs

So I haven't posted in about a week and a half. I have been trying to get my shoulder pain under control and it basically meant eating in the morning to take anti-inflammatories, and then again at midday, which messed up my pattern.
The pain is now reducing.

In that time I have kinda fallen into a 4/3 type pattern with calories anywhere between 900 and 1700 (never eating over my TDEE) and I am considering formalising this, but I liked the quick losses in the first round.

I am still losing, but it's time for a rethink, I think. I'm not losing much more slowly than I was on 800kcal per day, so maybe I should just go with 4/3.

Reading with interest as I'm in a similar boat to where you were OP - I'm 43 and successfully lost weight and kept it off until Covid hit and I spent too long sitting round the house in comfy leggings and not doing my weekly maintenance fast. I'm up to 11st 11lb and feel horrible. I'm swinging between doing 4:3 and having a week long 800 cal blast to start myself off - I'm interested that you are finding (if I have read correctly) that 4:3 is working just as well for you as 800cal every day?? I need to do something, none of my clothes fit and I have a very definite middle aged tummy, which I'm not used to.