PTR
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It's hard to change lifestyle though. For various reasons.
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Anyone do the 5:2?
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PTR
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Its not just that, its having to make a different meal to the rest of the family, having to spend time planning meals, planning shopping. I simply don't want to spend my time doing that - sure, I'd lose weight, but I wouldn't see my wife and kid!
I'd be well up for paying someone to bring me a meal 3 times a day
AndrewP
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Its not just that, its having to make a different meal to the rest of the family, having to spend time planning meals, planning shopping. I simply don't want to spend my time doing that - sure, I'd lose weight, but I wouldn't see my wife and kid!
I'd be well up for paying someone to bring me a meal 3 times a day
Why would you have to eat different meals to your wife? Do you eat the same meal as the bairn anyway?
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He could freeze some of the main evening meals and eat half portions on lower intake days
PTR
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Aye, we try to eat together most nights. Means I don't really get to choose what I eat on a night.
PTR
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They're not actually. They're just not in my control.
The point is, every time I've tried to diet, its been a time-consuming faff and I've been miserable the whole time. 5:2 gives me the chance to only be miserable 2 days a week
I'm going to give it a try, starting next week I think.
chriswallace85
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Like what?
PTR
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I don't think they apply to 5:2 fasting.
But if you fast for 3-4 days, there are apparently significant benefits. You basically reboot your immune system, its being looked into as a potential complimentary therapy for chemo patients who's immune systems take a beating
chriswallace85
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PTR
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In the starvation process, the body "eats" white blood cells.
When you eat again, the body creates new ones
Can be useful if you happen to have a lot of damaged, but alive, white blood cells. Hence why its interesting people involved in cancer treatment.
AndrewP
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How can it be time consuming to eat less?They're not actually. They're just not in my control.
The point is, every time I've tried to diet, its been a time-consuming faff and I've been miserable the whole time. 5:2 gives me the chance to only be miserable 2 days a week
I'm going to give it a try, starting next week I think.
PTR
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Planning meals, buying ingredients, cooking. It's loads more.
I do none of that today side from the odd meal I cook once in a while
PTR
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The missus does it, which gets back to the earlier stuff.
Honestly though, I know what's likely to work in my own life and what will never work long term
What's dawned on me today, is that one change I can realistically make, and will make a f***ing huge difference, is to take my own lunch in every day - rather than when the missus has made me something ~2 days a week. Not only do I tend to spend about £5, I eat terrible things, like massive sub sandwiches etc.
AndrewP
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Aye, that would make sense like. There's probably a quarter to a half a pound a week weight loss without doing anything, no planning, extra shopping, nowt. That's a stone or two over a year.
I'm failing to grasp what you mean about all the extra work involved in eating less though, as you say though, you obviously know what you mean so that's all that matters.
PTR
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If I had to spend a couple of hours a week planning what to cook, then going to buy the ingredients, and then had to stand and cook them each night, I wouldn't have time to go to the gym anymore. So its pointless when I can just have 2 "starve" days which require almost no effort.
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