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Well, I've hit 86 kg on the 5:2 (having originally been 93 kg). Only two more kilos to go. Belly looking vaguely flat.
Only thing is, there's no consensus on what to do when you reach your target weight. Or whether your weight just plateaus.
There's something to this intermittent fasting though, if you ask me. Even if there isn't, this diet is far easier to manage than spending every day counting calories. Only downside is I that I get a bit hungry and grumpy late in the evening on fasting days, which is usually solved by going to bed early.
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Right, so, this was the status on January 2:
Originally posted by Wouter D View PostWeighed in at 77.7 kg this morning. Planning to drop to 75 kg; should be doable before Spring. Target goal for January: get below 76. The last kilo is the most difficult one.Week ending Weight (kg) Walked (km) Climbed (flights of stairs) Jan 05 78.7 056 059 Jan 12 78.5 078 145 Jan 19 78.3 100 159 Jan 26 77.4 104 165 Feb 02 76.8 078 124
It feels to me as if the first few weeks were mostly converting fat to muscle, but the final two weeks were simply about burning the fat. The last two days the weigh-in was 76.3 kg, so I expect the last weekly average to drop further.
The target is still 75 kg, and the final kilo will be the most difficult one. January has clearly been good, and I just need to pull through the exercise regimen in February.Last edited by Wouter D; 31-01-2020, 09:03.
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I have not been serious in January, not serious enough for sure and February is going to be a lot more demanding as I will lower my intake. Nowhere near my target despite a loss so time to shift a gear, I need to be below my target for March when the days finally start to allow me to be out a bit more before BST make things a lot easier.
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Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View PostWell, I've hit 86 kg on the 5:2 (having originally been 93 kg). Only two more kilos to go. Belly looking vaguely flat.
Only thing is, there's no consensus on what to do when you reach your target weight. Or whether your weight just plateaus.
There's something to this intermittent fasting though, if you ask me. Even if there isn't, this diet is far easier to manage than spending every day counting calories. Only downside is I that I get a bit hungry and grumpy late in the evening on fasting days, which is usually solved by going to bed early.
Keeping the weight stable requires a lot of discipline, when there is no target to attain. A bit like teams with nothing to play for by the end of the season...
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Originally posted by Moonlight shadow View Post
I think that, provided you don't pig out on the 5 days, it works because over a week you are in calories deficit.
Keeping the weight stable requires a lot of discipline, when there is no target to attain. A bit like teams with nothing to play for by the end of the season...
How to optimise this, however, is up for debate. If I skip breakfast, I can easily go 18 hours without eating anything, without too much difficulty. An acquaintance of mine does this for 24 hours.
You're also right about avoiding the tendency to pig out on non-fasting days.
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Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View Post
That's certainly true, but--from the small numbers of studies I've read--people on fasting diets tend to be more successful than people on equivalent low-calorie diets.
How to optimise this, however, is up for debate. If I skip breakfast, I can easily go 18 hours without eating anything, without too much difficulty. An acquaintance of mine does this for 24 hours.
You're also right about avoiding the tendency to pig out on non-fasting days.
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Originally posted by MoonlightShadow View Post
I am not surprised by the study, a fast day is "easy" to do as are normal days (provided you have a natural inclination to self-discipline) as there is no tedious calories counting (or select only certain food if you are on one of those idiotic keto/paleo/whatever diets). It is working well for you, which is what matters. I would suggest that once you reached your objective, you either switch to a calorie control lifestyle, tedious but it can be seen as a diary of some kind plus once you get into the grove, it's easy enough to keep track or maybe just stick to the 5/2 on a semi-permanent basis, maybe a bit more relaxed on normal days?
The doctor who authored the diet suggests switching to 6:1. Alternatively I could stick to 5:2 but maybe consume, say, 1,000 calories instead of 600. I'll have to experiment.
Originally posted by Balderdasha View PostI've never tried intermittent fasting but I can't really imagine it working out well for me. On an average day, I eat roughly every two to three hours otherwise I get light-headed and dizzy (I have low blood pressure).
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Yeah, I would feel pretty drained on that little...
I think I'll have to take advantage of the coming weeks that look rank weather-wise to set a low calories target, probably just above my BMR and stick to low intensity activities to look after my fitness. I am going to stick to 1800 today actually.
No counting tomorrow, night out with the wife but Sunday will be a different matter...
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Well, I have just eaten my light tea, plenty of spices to give it some zing, the veg were stirfried in a few spray of oil and the falafel I got from the frozen section were rather nice. Vegan meal too...Just a coffee to go and that's me done for the day
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- Mar 2008
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- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
- Nairn's Cheese Oatcake
So, I ended January at 13-5 1/4, which is just 2 1/2 lbs down in a month which started quite well but then fizzled out rather.
I'm far too physically inactive. It's not even sport & exercise that I'm short of, it's just movement!
Anyway, at least things are moving in the right direction. Let's see if I can drop to under 13st by March.
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Originally posted by Balderdasha View PostWhat's a good, free, calorie counting app? I'm curious to do an estimate just for a few days.
Well worth doing to realise your intake but enter everything you eat/drink (don't bother with stuff like coke zero or a tea without sugar/milk)
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Originally posted by Balderdasha View PostActually, I just adjusted it to an aim of losing half a pound a week instead of a pound a week and now it will let me have 1,470 calories a day, which is waaay more realistic.
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