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Fasting / 5:2 diet

Talk about intermittent fasting and 5:2, including what’s worked for others. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any diet.

Countdown to CHRISTMAS and thriving TOGETHER through the festive season - WE CAN DO IT!!!

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loveyouradvice · 01/12/2025 12:28

Hello lovely people

Wow - how did that happen so fast?

Come and share your plans on here for December - some of us are aiming to lose a few pounds and then relaxing over the Christmas period.... All of us are creating strategies and plans that we believe will work for us.

Come and join us!! We’re a friendly group that uses Fasting in one form or another to lose weight or maintain our weight loss. We all have our ups and downs, and welcome insights from others and laughter along the way.... pirates and dachshunds will pop their heads up, we're in awe of those shredding with Jillian and lifting significant weights (beyond our own!) and impressed when we get our steps in.

Fridays are our informal day for weighing-in (optional) and reflecting on the week – often with ideas for self-care and new goals for the coming week.
We cheer each other on, and commiserate when things don't go to plan.
If you’re new to this group, do introduce yourself and share your hopes and plans.

Some of us find daily posting helpful for accountability - others just pop in every now and then

I for one will be posting everyday from 20 December and know the accountability and encouragement from you all really helps. Meanwhile, I'm aiming to stay at 10.12 AND enjoy parties and festive meals... mainly by balancing indulgent days with lowish-calorie/low carb fasting days. And my Christmas approach is to Eat consciously... and enjoy EVERY mouthful. As soon as I notice myself eating unconsciously, I'm having a few quiet minutes by myself - even if midst cooking Christmas dinner!!

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loveyouradvice · 01/01/2026 17:54

@Dliplop - up only two pounds??? over the WHOLE Christmas/New Year season??? That is a SERIOUS win - congrats

No Jan thread yet - I'll pop one up later tonight or tomorrow...

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loveyouradvice · 02/01/2026 10:00

I'm balancing being sociable (full house here) with eating healthily and gently recalibrating after Christmas... this does mean Im eating in an 8/9h window and I'm looking forward to having a 4-6h window, starting early ... but won't be for a while...

So yesterday largely successful - eating healthy volume of veg and protein, not much of other stuff... yes, a wee bit of homemade cranberry sauce and cheese crept in but that is okay

Today's plan - eat from 12-8, enjoy the haggis but not the tatties, etc...

SW (Xmas season): 10.12.6
CW: 11.3.0... most of the first of five pounds gone...
GW (max): 11.2

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loveyouradvice · 02/01/2026 10:06

I've started a new thread...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/fasting_diet/5469008-countdown-to-february-a-healthy-vibrant-january-in-which-those-christmas-pounds-vanish-and-more-all-wellcome

And I'm working to a deadline so if anyone is up to posting links to others inviting them to join, that would be fab... if not, no worries...

Countdown to FEBRUARY: a healthy vibrant January in which those Christmas pounds vanish - and more! All wellcome | Mumsnet

Happy New Year 2026 is going to be a wonderful year of the weight coming off and our bodies glowing with health. Come and join us!! We’re a friend...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/fasting_diet/5469008-countdown-to-february-a-healthy-vibrant-january-in-which-those-christmas-pounds-vanish-and-more-all-wellcome

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