Blood Sugar Diet & Fast 800 Diet Thread 25

[Anewagain]

Starting a new thread as I accidentally filled up the old one.

Here’s a link to the old one: www.mumsnet.com/talk/fasting_diet/4570776-blood-sugar-diet-fast-800-diet-thread-24

Hope everyone finds this and look forward to welcoming newcomers to the thread too!

I restarted 5:2 (somewhere between fast 500& 800 depending on my mood).. Its hard to stay motivated but just looked at the data and have lost about 4.5 lbs since starting. I'm sure a lot of it was water weight but at least its going in the right direction.

Meant to say started at the beginning of June :)

@RagzRebooted thats an amazing loss in your first week, well done. Pleased you’re finding it easy. I’m ok if I’m just at home but as soon as I am away or theirs an event it’s so easy to eat calories.
Out for dinner with a friend tonight but have chosen Greek so I can have meat and salad. Party tomorrow night but I’m going to drive to stop temptation and also it’s work colleagues!

@YearsofYears 4.5 pounds for 5:2 is really good. I’m not convinced I would lose weight on it, I know people do though! I’m going to give it a go once I’ve lost over half of my amount as I struggle to do 800 for very long.

I don't lose weight on 5:2 unless I count calories on the other days and eat sensibly (like you're supposed to!). I tried it, but just used it as an excuse to eat crap on the other days! I work best with strict rules, unfortunately.

Week 1 weigh in and I’ve lost 5.5 pounds. Keeping going. Soup for lunch and roast chicken and veg for dinner.

Hello, I’d like to join the thread 👋

I want to lose the 2 stones of baby weight I have hanging around and as my daughter is now one, I’ve done my job nursing her & want the weight gone & my body back.

I had my BUPA health check a few weeks ago and they said I was carrying much too much body fat (about 40%) so I’m keen to correct that too.

I’m planning to do the Fast 800 2 meals a day for a fortnight to kick off then go back to 5:2 for the rest.

Started today with black coffee for breakfast and a snack plate of peppers, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, rice thins, caper berries, olives and goats cheese for lunch for 380 calories. We are having roast chicken & salad for dinner.

I disappeared from this thread at the end of May but am back and ready to get started again (day two of strict Fast 800).

I lost a lot before. I’ve gained a bit but not too much. I’ve got a long way to go still until healthy and think maybe I needed a bit of a break before committing to the next stage.

Welcome aboard @Porridgeislife

How are you getting on @Chunkymonkey123, @YearsofYears and @RagzRebooted?

Well done. It's a journey and we all fall off the wagon sometimes. I have found that I keep learning more and more about healthy food and how this affects my life and my mental wellbeing and this is a positive thing for me. Good luck with your plans.

Thank you @Walkingintheminefield It has been a bumpy return but you’re right on taking opportunities to learn and improve well-being overall.

Hi @Anewagain and @Walkingintheminefield and anyone else still lurking! I’ve been AWOL for a couple of months but am back on it today. I was on it most of last week but went away for a long weekend and ate all the carbs (mainly in butteries). Haven’t weighed in yet though. I’ve done a big Tesco order with a Fast 800 meal plan and I’m ready to rock. I had omelette for lunch and I’m making fajitas for dinner but I will just have mine with salad, no wraps.

I’ve got 4 weeks before I go on a girls’ weekend abroad - time to focus! I should manage to lose 8-10lbs in that time.

Still here and good to know you have a goal. 4 weeks is a good time. Made mushroom omelette for lunch and the slimline veggie lasagne with salad for dinner.

I’m also hoping for a burst of progress in 4 weeks before school starts again. Good luck @TooExtraImmatureCheddar and @Walkingintheminefield

Can I join you on your 4 weeks @TooExtraImmatureCheddar ? I want to do exactly the same! Would love to lose 10hrs but would be very happy with 8. I started on Monday so am nearly 3 days down. I'm aiming for fast 800 mid week and then cal restricted bit more sat and sun when I'm less in control of food prep.

Amazing, @LaSelkie, let’s do this! Love your name, by the way. I’m going to be brave tomorrow morning and weigh in.

I’m on my third glass of wine but food has been good today. I had the pesto beans and Parma ham for lunch, then a small snack of apple and Stilton, and dinner is cooking now and is the Chinese 5 spice chicken drumsticks from the basic Fast 500 book, with pak choi. Not counting the wine I’m probably on 900 cals - I’m on holiday and struggling with the not drinking bit!

We are soul mates! I'm also on about 900 and have had wine which I'm not counting 😂😂

No holiday here, just stress with the kids. Sometimes I can only hold out until Thursday!

😂 glad it’s not just me. The school holidays have been going on for entirely too long! Can I deduce from your username that you’re also in Scotland?

<ended on more like 5 glasses of wine, oops, but haven’t eaten anything else>

Right, weighed in this morning with a mild hangover and it’s not as bad as I thought. I’m 3.5lbs up from my June low-point, and given the reckless disregard for dieting I have shown since, that’s frankly miraculous. Goal one is my girls’ weekend away on 7 Sep, and goal two is my 40th birthday on 7 Oct. I’m out tomorrow but after that it’s clear sailing until Sep. My plan for tomorrow is to a) eat a healthy lunch before I go and b) go canny on the Indian meal we’re going for. Also c) don’t drink too much. Ahem.

If I’m really focused I could be down a stone by my birthday. I downloaded a yoga app (Asana Rebel) yesterday because it was stalking me around Instagram and all the pictures were of beautiful lean people. I did three mini workouts yesterday and discovered just how inflexible I am.

Hi
I would like to join , I have done 16:8 but not religiously, and I need to start . Dp away so can’t blame him for leading me astray ( damn ) I have a holiday in dec and none of my summer clothes fit properly , currently 13.13 ( old money ) and initially want a stone off asap then the next 3

joining for support and food ideas

I was in Scotland but I've just moved! Literally in the last week

Hi @Mercedesbenz2022, welcome! I operate in old money too - can’t do kg. By Dec you could easily have lost at least a couple of stone.

@LaSelkie, how’s your new house? Exciting times!

Today was day one
I did have a single chewy seeet at around 4 but today I’ve had roast veg , a bit hummus, tin tuna
later a teeny portions of spaghetti, with meatballs and salad
no garlic bread or jam tarts ( for visiting adult children only lol ) and what’s left will be out in foil ant they can take home
I have had some nuts when i came home from work ,
I know I’ll be over the 800 but day one , will get into it
how is everyone else doing ?

Looks like a zombie thread ??