Fast800 - starting tomorrow.

[HollyPollyMolly]

I know there are some old posts regarding fast800 but I was wondering if there's anyone else doing it currently, that would like to join forces and compare notes?

This came up on my feed today and after doing some reading, I've decided to start tomorrow. Anyone else?

Good luck. I've done it for several years so I don't need a buddy, it works great for me combined with 18 hour fasts. Or a six hour eating window. The food is lovely.

Thanks for your feedback.

What's your favourite dish?

I'm going to fast 8pm - 12pm and drink just water and peppermint tea.

Hopefully this works for me!

Omelettes and anything egg related really. Pancakes chia pudding. Green breakfast bowl so many

Hi - yes starting tomorrow too. Would be good to have company.

I fast anyway 8pm until 12pm. But I’ve stalled as I’m eating crap! What is this fast 800?

I've done it before and lost 2 stone. I used my own recipes. I'd love to try again. I'd probably do as I did before and eat between 8 and 2. I'm always ravenous in the morning and not so much afternoon and evening.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/health/special-diets/what-fast-800-diet

I won't be joining this time, but I did it a couple of years ago and lost about a stone and a half in a short time. My advice is don't buy the shakes! They're horrible. I suffer with ulcerative colitis and it really gave me a bad flare up, so I am reluctant to do it again. It is definitely effective as a a weight loss method though.

How weird , I was planning on starting tomorrow too
I’m in !

And me! Though I'm doing 3 fast 800 days and alternating with 16:8 days with small carb portions as I'm exercising and can't do it on 800.

My favourite recipe from the official book is the Halloumi Ratatouille

Oh and the Bulgur Wheat Risotto

I'll join too please. Had a couple of false starts over the past two weeks. But absolutely on it now ...

This is great, really looking forward to having others to liaise with throughout.

I'm off to Tesco first thing to stock up on ingredients!

I am also starting tomorrow, I started my own thread earlier as well! Happy to be a support buddy, I have done it before and was quite successful but my lifestyle is totally different now and I don't know how it will fit in. I need to kick my sugar addiction and my general overeating and it's the only thing that has ever worked for me.

Please can I join too, I've been meaning to do this for ages. My issue is I'm not keen on eggs which makes it hard so any advice appreciated. I'm also inclined to feel nauseous.

I've not done it before but my portion control, junk eating and weight gain is out of control and I like the sound of this.

I'm a bit apprehensive about feeling sluggish and grumpy but if it works, it'll be worth it!

Also not a massive fan of eggs @SuperGinger but I've just downloaded the app and meal planned for the week, without using egg based meals.

@HollyPollyMolly we will need to swap recipes. I have various fast 800 books. I'm addicted to snacking and am always ravenous in the morning so I need to he careful.

Can I join please
I've not tried this before, but really need to do something as all clothes feel a lot tighter than usual.
Tips on what you eat on a typical 800 day would be great

I have been sticking more to the med diet but off it due to half term and need to get back on it tomorrow. Mainly meaning no snacking no sugar low carbs no booze.

My fridge is stocked with a cavolo Nero and tomato bean and leek soup for next week lunches and tonnes of veg. Lean protein planned for the week is some pesto topped cod.

I LOVE the chicken drumsticks marinaded in soy sauce and sesame oil garlic and five spice

I enjoy my salads. Ideally with tuna or chicken.

I like using romaine lettuce to balance prawns or tuna on instead of sarnies. Prawns I prefer with a bit of light mayo and tomato puree and lemon juice but I make very little to cover. Tuna I don't mind without mayo if I add capers gherkins and olives for piquancy.

I've done well giving up bread, white pasta and rice. And potatoes. I've not been obsessive about it so I'm aiming for lifestyle shift so if a bit of carb creeps in its not too bad. I'm aiming for sustainable.

I'm so into my healthy cooked breakfasts. Egg and grilled tomato and spinach, plus mushrooms maybe a bit of halloumi.

Nuts are my weakness and 20g of roasted hazelnuts are 126 calories I need to stop with those.

I've made a chickpea and spinach curry to take to a trip away next weekend, freezing now. Its not fast 800 but uses light coconut milk as well as very little oil and then tomatoes lentils chickpea and spinach plus spicy roasted cauliflower. I'm going to serve it with brown rice mixed with toasted quinoa for my friends and some naan, which I may cheat on and have as its the weekend. I'll see how I feel.

I love eating loads of veg. I don't struggle on hunger but I struggle to snack and I've been firmly off it this week so need a bit of motivation this week.

Struggling with the fasting as I get bored and want to snack at 8pm.

@ZenNudist they all sound delicious.

My menu plan for the week is quite simple. Full fat Greek yoghurt with blueberries each day for breakfast. I have bought individual 100g pots. If I can delay breaking my fast until lunch I will, and just roll this meal into my lunch or save it til dinner as dessert.

Lunches are either soup, or tuna salad, or egg/omelettes (not a huge fan of eggs)
Dinners are a combination of protein plus veg, so salmon stir fry tomorrow, but also chicken and broccoli, or chicken casserole, or curry. Everything served with lots of green veg. I love veggies but for some reason I don't tend to eat enough of them, so I'll be working towards half a plateful with my meals.

I work from home so I have done myself a little lunch box of veg, crab sticks, feta etc (200 cals) to have as a snack box mid afternoon which is my danger zone, but i will see how I get on over the week.

I did the blood sugar diet previously for around 12 months all in. I think I lost 21lbs in the first 8 weeks. I am trying to lose 22-24lbs this time to get to goal. It would be amazing to get near to that in 8 weeks again! My tips are to ensure you drink enough water and also eat some salt, this will help in the early days and prevent the carb "flu" . My difficulty this time will come from the fact I have just got into bad habits of eating far more than i need and I'm addicted to sugar. Also, I now exercise a lot more than I did way back in 2018, so I'm worried that 800 calories won't be sustainable, however I will try for the 2 initial weeks even if that means cutting back on exercising. After that I will see how I get on.

@ZenNudist the Chinese chicken drumsticks sound great , I will definitely be trying those ,
I have the fast 800 keto cookbook which I was reading today for some food inspiration

waves to @thenewaveragebear1983 , I remember you from other threads , you always seemed to have consistent losses , I’ve prob name changed since then but hi 👋

I will be following to see how you get on. Its a plan which takes a lot of willpower but you start to see results fast which helps and you stop being hungry quite quickly too.

Have you seen the channel 4 series on this? Really inspiring.

Good luck to you.

Chicken drumsticks recipe from the fast 800 recipe book. I got all the books including the blood sugar diet. The fast 800 recipe book is great.

Me too and have been in a calorie deficit for the last 2 months but nothing working!
So much has changed in the last 4 years with how I can lose the weight now!
Hoping that fast 800 can lose me 6/7 lbs in the next 3/4 weeks!!
Made a vat of soup today to help kickstart things! Grilled or air fryer chicken and a big salad with roasted broccoli always a fave for me.

@ZenNudist thank you 🙏