Hi
The year before last I lost just over 4 stone, doing MFP logging and exercise (walking, plus 30 Day shred and other JM instruments of torture!). I loved finally being thin and more importantly fit, but then had a serious ankle injury and also developed a long-term health issue (unrelated to diet/weight) which meant I spent many months pretty much sofa-ridden and gradually the weight crept back on.
I absolutely hate being overweight now, it feels so much worse being able to remember what being fit felt like to be fit and healthy, than it did when I was overweight long-term, iyswim. So, I have finally decided I've had enough and want to do something about it and having read about the health benefits of 5:2 decided to give that a go this time.
I'm logging on MFP, have it set to maintenance at my TDEE and just eat up to my 1/4 TDEE intake on fast days.
Fast days are no problem, I tend to eat a bowl of porridge, a large mixed salad with either cheese or nuts for protein and lots of herbal teas in between and don't struggle at all. It's non-fast days I struggle with.
I think it's because my extra weight has come out of eating rubbish mostly chocolate on top of an otherwise health vegetarian diet, so now I've cut out the rubbish I am struggling to make 1,200 calories let alone my TDEE of 1,887.
To clarify, I'm not just eating normally on nfd, as I want to seriously reduce the amount of sugar I eat (due to being seriously addicted beforehand) so even on nfds I'm not eating snacks/treats or processed food.
Having gone through the pain of 'coming off' sugar, I am loath to start eating it again just to make up my calorie deficit but I'm struggling to see what else I can eat to make up such a big calorie deficit.
Today I have had a large bowl of porridge made with water and a splash of milk. A bowl of chunky tomato soup with a slice of granary/seeded bread and butter. A bowl of natural yoghurt (full fat) with fresh, strawberries, blueberries and nectarines, plus a few cups of decaff coffee, a couple of herbal teas and several glasses of water - and I have an cheese, onion and spinach omelette planned for tea. I also plan to have some cashew nuts this evening, in place of my usual chocolate snack, but am already not hungry, even before my evening meal and can't see how I can get any more calories.
I can see me being able to eat my old mfp 1,200 kcals a day by increasing portion size and maybe even getting to 1,500 on days when we have a big meal (eg Sunday lunch) but eating my TDEE of 1,887 seems like an impossible task. Will it harm my weightloss if I only eat 1,200 on nfds and if so, any suggestions for how I can up my intake without eating unhealthy/sugar laden foods would be much appreciated.
(Oh and by the way, I am only at the walking stage at the moment - a long way off getting back to 30 Day Shred level, so am not doing excessive exercise on top of my calorie deficit.)
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Started 5:2 this week, struggling with non-fast days
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moosemama · 28/01/2014 17:09
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