3rd attempt at 5:2 today, by 3.30pm was miserable, anxious, distracted, could not work...so hate a piece of bread and ta da...felt better.
It's is my 3rd attempt. I lasted 6 weeks last time and lost/gained a grand total of 3lbs. But, my mood was terrible during the two fast days which affected my work and my family.
I have read the books, watched the Horizon programme, joined the forums etc but the simple fact is that you cannot eat and drink what you like the rest of the time and expect to lose weight and the authors admit this. So it's not a 2 day a week diet at all.
I asked for advice on the official site about my low mood (no high for me!) and was advised to follow a more low carb, high protein diet for most of the week, as well as on fast days. This all sounded to me like a 7 day diet, where I would be thinking about food anyway.
Suffice to say, since stopping, my weight is more or less the same, less the 3lb loss (which took 6 weeks!), so I wonder if it was totally unrelated to the diet at all.
Anyone else want to share stories of failure?!!!
Ps DH and dc are mighty relieved I have given it all up...
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Fasting / 5:2 diet
Failed at fasting, anyone else given up and want to offload?
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rubyblue · 17/06/2013 22:05
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