FastDay Friends Weekly: Get your fasting off to a great start!

View this email in your browser Hello errantbehavior, are you still fasting? "Don't let a bad day turn into a bad week", that's my motto! This week my plans changed at short notice and I had to miss a fast. My loss was lower than normal, but the trend is still heading in the right direction. So remember, just because things haven't gone quite to plan that's no reason to give up! If you've found yourself straying from 5:2 and want to get back on track I hope you'll find the articles and story below helpful.... and if you need an extra helping hand and personal support, our friends over at Ways of Eating will be opening registrations for their next 6 week intermittent fasting program very soon! Mary-Ann lost over 20% of her starting weight with 5:2! "At the age of 14, weighing a slightly heavy, but athletic 130lbs, I stopped eating. This lasted a year, after which I weighed 75lbs. At some point it hit me how scary it was being so underweight, and I started eating again. I ended up at ~150lbs and stayed that way for many years..." Read Mary-Ann's story Did you know...?   Getting Started with Intermittent Fasting If you want to get started with Intermittent Fasting there are four questions you need to answer.  Fasting is flexible: you just need to decide what works best for you.   What's the buzz?   4 easy ways to count the calories in your meals These days most pre-packaged foods come with nutritional information printed on the packaging for your convenience, but... Thai Mushroom Soup 125 calories per serving This spicy soup recipe from Rachel Cotterill is super-light at about 125 calories per bowl, so it's perfect for a fast day! Get the full recipe now See you at the forum!   Follow us on: Copyright © 2015 FastDay Ltd, All rights reserved. You joined the 52fastdiet.co.uk forum Our mailing address is: FastDay Ltd 8-10 New North Place London, EC2A 4JA United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

FastDay Friends Weekly: Fasting... the good, the bad and the ugly!

View this email in your browser Hi errantbehavior, how has your week been? With the half term holidays firmly behind us I hope this week finds you getting back to the usual routine and enjoying your fast days.  Now the weather is warming up here in the south of England I'm starting to think ahead to the garden and what I can grow this year for some lovely home cooked meals - because as I'm sure we all know by now, we can eat whatever we like if it's homemade! Do you like to cook from scratch? Do you grow your own ingredients? Come and let us know at the forum!   Nikki knew she couldn't diet 7 days a week. 5:2 is perfect for her! "When I got married at the young age of 20 I was a skinny size 8, I could eat anything and everything and I had a very active job. I changed my career when I got to 24 and that's when things went downhill..." Read Nikki's story Did you know...?   What can I do in advance to prepare my body for fasting? Worried about how you'll cope with your first fast? Check out these three simple steps...   What's the buzz?   Fasting: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Here are some of the surprises that may await you when you embark on an intermittent fasting journey  – be they good, bad or ugly! Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner 350 calories per serving This great recipe from Belinda at Focus on Flavour is a great one to show you just how well you can eat for just a small amount of calories. Fast day dinner at its finest! Get the full recipe now See you at the forum!   Follow us on: Copyright © 2015 FastDay Ltd, All rights reserved. You joined the 52fastdiet.co.uk forum Our mailing address is: FastDay Ltd 8-10 New North Place London, EC2A 4JA United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

FastDay Friends Weekly: Protein - is less more?

View this email in your browser So, what do you think errantbehavior? This week's hot topic as raised by our friend and author Belinda Berry is the issue of protein - and more specifically, protein shakes and powders. Are they really any good for us? Do you use protein shakes or even other meal replacement shakes on your fast days? Personally I prefer home cooked food, or a good quality ready meal with heaps of veg if I'm low on time. There's so much you can do with 500-600 calories afterall! I tried some 'weight loss shakes' years ago... never again!! Billie and her husband have lost 65lbs together thanks to 5:2! "I have struggled with this weight for years finally weighing 15 stone at my heaviest. Like many people I have been on every diet known to man and have successfully managed to lose weight on all of them but never managed to maintain the loss due to the fact that I just could not live that way long term..." Read Billies's story Did you know...?   The basics of nutrition and healthy eating Protein makes up a big part of our bodies: the muscles of course, but also skin, nerve, eyes, indeed every cell and organ of the body contains protein...   What's the buzz?   The use of protein powders & shakes when doing 5:2 A guest article by author Belinda Berry One of the things that rings alarm bells for me is when people are using protein shakes or powders along with doing 5:2.... Low Calorie Vegetable Pizza 360 calories per serving Rachel Cotterill shows us that fast days and pizza really can go together! You'll even have enough calories to spare for a lovely side salad, extra toppings or a cheeky fruit and yogurt dessert! Get the full recipe now See you at the forum!   Follow us on: Copyright © 2015 FastDay Ltd, All rights reserved. You joined the 52fastdiet.co.uk forum Our mailing address is: FastDay Ltd 8-10 New North Place London, EC2A 4JA United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences