So I have done slimming world for a year and a half and lost almost 4 stone however the past few months I have struggled to stay on track and find myself losing weight then putting it back on a few weeks later and I am now getting disheartened so thought I would try the 5:2 diet to give me a boost to get the last bit of weight off. Have people had a lot of success with this? Any recipes or food ideas would be a great help![]()
Welcome! I don't know how much I've lost in total as I haven't weighed myself for a while. After five weeks I'd lost 5 pounds, so about a pound per week for me. My clothes definitely feel looser and my overall energy levels are higher. I think the fasts are much tougher when you first start, but they def get easier!
I done my first fast day today and I planned my breakfast, lunch and dinner so I hadn't felt hungry. However after using all my calories on my three meals I have been hungry since about an hour after my dinner and miss being able to have a snack at night. Fingers crossed this gets easier. Do you still eat healthily on your normal days or do you eat whatever you want? Does it effect weight loss?
Just had the eat water pasta for lunch. Really surprised at how good it was! I just mixed a tiny bit of water with it so the soup mix was quite strong. I also added a little salt and pepper. First time I've felt full at lunchtime after only having 115 calories!
Just in case you decide to buy some, this has NO taste on its own so you really have to marinate it as i did. The texture isn't quite like pasta either - much more firm.