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Hi All,
I have recently returned from holiday where I generally ate more healthily and drank more water. When I arrived on my holiday I was a little wobbly around the edges but by the time I came home I felt a bit leaner, and when checking out the scales found that I had lost 4lbs 
Anyway it got me in to thinking about my every day diet and how I could do things differently so I did a bit of research on line and came accross the 5:2 diet, also known as the fasting diet, first brought to light last year by Dr Mosley on a documentary.
I was wondering if any one had tried it and what their experiences were?
Look forward to hearing from you
My friend is doing the 5:2 diet and it really suits her, she has lost over a stone but on the "eating days" she has a great deal of food. She is a very big lady though so maybe the 2 days a week is having a bigger effect on her.The thing I think is bad about it is it is not changing your view of food or giving you healthy eating habits...although there are some medical people who say it is better as it gives your liver and pancreas a "rest" on the lean days.
I have lost a large amount of weight myself by following these "eating rules": choose bright foods (ie not beige ones like bread and pasta and pastry), choose the low-fat option, watch your portion size and only eat the three meals, no snacks. Eating tea at 6 then having breakfast at 8 or 9 the next day also gives the body a break.Again the fact there was/is plenty of weight to lose could have been a factor but I am quite happy with this eating plan and it is one I can follow forever even though the loss has now slowed down.
Thanks ladies.
I have never been on a diet before as my weight hasn't really changed much over the years, but I have noticed recently (probably to do with getting older!) that I have been getting a bit wobbly round the edges. I'm not really looking for a diet now either as I agree with you, I think eating well, drinking plenty of water and regular exercise are key, but I saw this 5:2 and it intrigued me. I like the fact that it links up with the idea of how man ate when he had to get his own food, that eating everyday wouldn't necessary have been an option. I'm also interested in the claims that it could extend your life and make you generally more healthy, although I realise this has only been researched in animals so far! The part about being able to eat what you like on your 5 days doesn't sound like a good idea but the fasting part really appeals to me.
I fast 3tms a week not for loosing weight but for my reliogen I lost stone for a two months, so I think it will help you..My friends when they breaking their fast they it lot but me I eat lot of veg and frut..I fast 17hours at that time i don't eat or drink, it my my be hard for same but me i was doing for long time naw so I gus I use to it..
Sorry, mihiima, you lost a stone for your religion? Or do you mean because of it? I know during Ramadan you're only supposed to eat after sunset and before sunrise (am I right?), so is that what you mean? Just being curious.
I think that mihiima meant that she was fasting for her religion and not to loose weight, but did. Different religions fast in different way's, i do what they call a Daniel fast which is basically only eating fruit and veg, i have never done this for extended periods of time (i like meat and carbs to much), but friends that do have lost quite a bit of weight trouble is it goes back on really quickly when you go back to eating normally.
Well today was supposed to be my fasting day, but I didn't feel like it when I got up....not sure this is going to work 
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Oh pq, i'm afraid I chuckled at your post, I know that feeling!
I know.....he he
However this doesn't mean you need to throw everything to the wind, is this diet something that you want to achieve? If so, the first thing to do is prepare, a journal or menu guide. Then write it all in your diary what days you will eat what and this could help....
I have a colleague who is doing this diet.
Personally I am not keen on dieting, it means that we are 'controlling' what we eat rather than making eating habit changes for life. Very funny article I read once about how wild animals are all lean and healthy, (you never see a fat lion) and how we should follow in their footsteps, that is the bottom line. Only eat what is grown naturally, nothing processed and exercise.
A couple of years ago I read a book called Skinny B*tch, it changed my diet radically for a year and I lost a stone. I have deviated since then, but I am always going back to its bottom line of common sense.
I also believe that when we are in the sun we tend to drink more fluids and eat more salads and fruit (well I do) but when it is cold or wet we reach for the burgers or chips!
Basically whatever we put into our mouths, the calories need to be burnt by exercising. So if we sit at a desk all day, if we eat spag bol at lunch, this will just stay with us as we don't burn it off, so it is better to eat salad. If we eat spag bol and then go for a run after work, then we have cleared the way for another meal (that then needs to get burned off too, but perhaps only a light supper!)