I like posting on the weekly weigh in post, and try to comment to everybody as they post. It is a good way to help and be helped!

Wishing you luck. My step mom wants to try this diet too. From what I read you should not do the low cal days back to back. It sounds ok just not sure I could handle the low cal days.

Yes, Serenity, you are correct. Do NOT do the lo-cal days back to back. That's what I said. The two days need not be consecutive.

Let me know how your stepmom does.

what is it? never heard of that one.

Both sound like good ideas...but then they would, I just ate. I really need to get with it and lose some weight. I have a lot of nice clothes, but they woud be nicer if I could wear them. I keep losing the same three to five pounds... I can't ever seem to get past that point.

Sounds like this plan keeps the body's metabolism revved up. It can't take things for granted. This is sort of like Mercola's idea of trying to eat all meals within a 6 hour period, makes the body work with what its got meanwhile.

Good luck with the 5:2 - sounds like it works wonders! :)

Yes, the 5:2 Diet will certainly work if a person can stand semi-starvation just 2 days a week! On the other 5 days, I try to stay between 1200 and 1400, depending on how much responsibility or physical exertion is on the agenda. On the starvation days, a man is allowed 600 and a woman 500--but since I have bipolar issues and am large, I do 600 even though I'm a woman. Still works. And I'm taking Green Coffee Bean Extract.

I was just about to post in another group that I want to start this and would like a buddy. I have a feeling I might struggle with it. A lot. haha.

I am trying it for the first time today and I have already cheated. :D
But, not too badly. I had a salad and greek yogurt for lunch, but I wasn't really planning to have lunch.

I thought that I might ease into it by just doing
only veg / fruit / homejuiced veg juice on the starvation day.

I need to jumpstart my metabolism. I have been quite immobile due to a broken ankle last year, followed by a lot of work stress which hasn't been kind to my mid section.

So, how are you getting along with the 5:2?

I'm doing OK with it. It's easier than it was when I first started in Jan. After I'd done it for the month of Jan., it seemed my appetite had shrunk and it made 1200 to 1400 seem like a feast! (Whereas before I had trouble feeling that was enough.)

If you want to be my buddy on this, that's great! Let's get cracking! Get on my Friends list so we can read each other's journals.

Living water - just read the fast diet book and am starting this tomorrow - could I join the buddy program too ? Thx

I SEE SOME INTERESTED PEOPLE. If you want to be my buddy on the 5:2 Diet, please send a friend request to LivingWater.

It helps if a diet buddy can read my journal, and vice versa.

Thanks. Am eagerly waiting.

I'd love to try it but not sure my parents would approve. Maybe when i'm older :)

Hello LivingWater and fellow 5:2 dieters!

How is everyone doing on this plan? Hoping its good.

I had done research on the net and also on amazon and hearing great reviews on it. I do not own the book, and I had started this on Thursday and my 2 days at 500 calories begins Tue/Wed. I weigh in May 6.

Looking forward on hearing some success stories...WE CAN DO THIS!!

Liliann