5:2 Fasting Diet Update Week 6

Yesterday was my 11th fasting day. My weight loss has noticeably slowed down now, and I have only dropped about 0.4 kg (less than a pound) in two weeks. My current weight is 77.8kg (171 pounds). I had hoped that just sticking to the 5:2 plan would be enough to bring my weight down to where I want it, but it is obvious now that more effort is required. It won’t be the end of the world if my weight stabilizes where it is, but I would prefer to get it below 75kg. I now look a bit lumpy rather than obviously fat.

Further Action to Bring My Weight Down

If I want to get my weight down further I will need to be more careful on my non fasting days. I don’t go too wild but the problem areas would include:

- I love the vegetarian burgers that my wife makes, and I’ll eat these up to three times a week. The problem isn’t so much the burgers, but the fact that I eat them with 6 slices of white bread.

- Most of the Thai food that I eat is fried.

- I tend to stuff myself with fruit just before going to bed. I spoke to a sports nutritionist last year, and he reckoned that eating excessive carbohydrates prior to bedtime is one of the worst things you can do. If I’m going to eat before bed I should stick to protein foods.

- I haven’t been exercising enough.

If I want to bring my weight down further I will need to be a bit stricter in regards to these problem areas. I must admit that I’m a tiny bit disappointed. I had hoped that once I reached my target I’d be able to drop to 1 fasting day a week. At the moment it seems that I need almost the full two fasting days just to keep my weight stabilized.

My Other Posts on 5:2 Intermittent Fasting

Ten weeks of 5:2 Intermittent Fasting

Second Week of 5:2 Fasting Diet

Week Three of the 5:2 Intermittent Fasting Diet

Changes to My 5:2 Intermittent Fasting Plan

Intermittent Fasting as a Spiritual Exercise