It’s interesting how it frees you up to skip meals on non-fast days isn’t it? Like you, in the past I would have made myself eat something because skipping meals was bad and had negative consequences, but now, if we have a big lunch with clients, I am happy to have nothing or very little in the evening.
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You’re better than me, I’ve just been on holiday (seems we went to the same places…though you went for longer – we went to Vienna, Budapest & Bratislava!) but I couldn’t stick to the 5:2 Travelling with children makes it harder to fast, I think. But the beauty of 5:2 was that as soon as I got home I continued and got rid of the extra kilo I picked up on holiday straight away. While in central Europe I didn’t hold back on the cake, beer and wine front at all, so was surprised and pleased to have gained so little!
Rosemary Kneipp
May 19th, 2014 at 2:16 pm
We do seem to be following each other around! In our recent holiday in Venice, we had two fast days – the amazing thing is that we were glad for a bit of respite when they came! It’s wonderful to know though that you can get rid of the extra kilo or two immediately with a fast day when you get back. How long have you been doing it?
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It’s interesting how it frees you up to skip meals on non-fast days isn’t it? Like you, in the past I would have made myself eat something because skipping meals was bad and had negative consequences, but now, if we have a big lunch with clients, I am happy to have nothing or very little in the evening.
I agree wholeheartedly!
[…] for better health and less fat The 5:2 fast diet – fast and feast and still love weight The 5:2 fast diet on holidays The 5:2 fast diet (video) This entry was posted in Dieting, Food and tagged 5:2 fast […]
You’re better than me, I’ve just been on holiday (seems we went to the same places…though you went for longer – we went to Vienna, Budapest & Bratislava!) but I couldn’t stick to the 5:2 Travelling with children makes it harder to fast, I think. But the beauty of 5:2 was that as soon as I got home I continued and got rid of the extra kilo I picked up on holiday straight away. While in central Europe I didn’t hold back on the cake, beer and wine front at all, so was surprised and pleased to have gained so little!
We do seem to be following each other around! In our recent holiday in Venice, we had two fast days – the amazing thing is that we were glad for a bit of respite when they came! It’s wonderful to know though that you can get rid of the extra kilo or two immediately with a fast day when you get back. How long have you been doing it?
I started in January and am really pleased with the results.
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