Panorama BBC shocked me big time......

GuitarGuy

I'm going to start Monday yeah. Basically the overall goal is to get right down to 6 pack visible levels of fat so I'll be throwing some carb cycling for full feed days ect, I'll do the measurements Monday morning. I'll keep weekly records too and I'll post my results. For reference I plan on running three times a week on feed days about 4 miles at a time to get some physical in as well.

Edit: I think I'll probably adopt is part of a healthy life style too if I find it makes significant difference because I dropped to half my normal calories today to see what it'd be like, and actually it's still twice as much as I'd have on a fast day, but I worked out you can have 5 tomato cuppa soups and that's 500 kcals? So you can already see actually you can get quite full.

TheyCallMeTJ

Yeah I find tomato soup quite satisfying too yet low in calories.  Make sure you also eat your veggies (different colours) to cover the essential vitamins and minerals that are bodies need

GuitarGuy

Will do mate dw. I cover my A-Z with a multi vitamin   omega three one a day as is so anything else I take as a bonus.

dvdphile

I plan on doing this from tomorrow too! I'm hoping to do the alternate day diet though instead of 5/2.
I've tried something similar in the past and it did work. The beauty of alternate days is when you're on a down day tomorrow is an up so something to look forward to.
Not sure I can do 500cals though. Last time I tried the ADD I did about 1000cals instead. I might aim for 600 and see how that goes!

GuitarGuy

go on mate..... you can do 500, just think tomorrow ill be able to stuff my face to kingdom come!

Solar

I'm on my first day of this.
It's a little harder than I thought, I have now lost that "full" feeling I am used to, and every now and again I get the urge to satisfy it like I usually would by having a banana or some thing.
Not getting any massive hunger pangs as though I need a big dinner though, which is a little weird.

RMGEE

I tried a 24 hour fast from 7pm Friday to 7pm Saturday and found it quite nice by the end, I'm normally always bloated and feel a bit sluggish but after 18 hours I felt really good

I have now started doing it daily so I fast from 8-9pm to 1pm the next day so I get a good 16  hours fasting. I then plan on eating around 1500 - 1800 calories before starting again.

I'm 13 stone at the moment and hope to get down to around 12 stone.

TheyCallMeTJ

Are you allowed to drink water anytime?  If so, that's the key to easing the hunger.  Lots of water.  Drinking lots of water should be an everyday thing anyway!

Also try not to think about it and be as busy as you can be, that makes time fly by quicker and also divert your mind away.

Good luck all with the fasting scheme

Solar

Thanks
I drink plenty of water all the time anyway, but yeah the book I read recommended you drink water to get over the hunger pangs.

ajdj1

I'm trying this out too after watching the programme. Initially I was sceptical as I have inadvertently done similar things in the past and ended up craving sugary things to break the fast! Did 18 hour fast today and will see if I can keep it going for the next fortnight. Looking for between 14-18 hours fast every day. My body fat is 23.3% (tape measure method and I'm female). 61kg and 5' 7" tall, I'm not overweight but looking to lose some body fat and tone up.

I found a good video on YouTube which is worth watching- [ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S8FRuXJuImM]YouTube - Fasting or 5 Meals Per Day?[/ame]