Fasting 5:2
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Debssssssssss wrote: »Thanks guys. Glad to see some really constructive comments. Mostly positive, which is great. I'm at the point were I've been counting calories for almost a year.. Im very much in control of my eating now. I think if I were to attempt this a year ago I would be setting myself up to fail tremendously. I plan to eat at a very small deficit (-200cals from maintenance, would this be ok?) for 5 days then have 600 for the other 2. I still have 20kg to get to goal.
You are female...... 500calories for you not 600.
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I think this fails for people because they eat too many calories on their feast day. It still takes a reduction of calories over a weeks time to burn fat so if you're eating 500 on fast days and 3,000 on feast days you won't get anywhere.0
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LettingTheSmallStuffGo wrote: »I think this fails for people because they eat too many calories on their feast day. It still takes a reduction of calories over a weeks time to burn fat so if you're eating 500 on fast days and 3,000 on feast days you won't get anywhere.
Agreed. I've seen many people say it doesn't work for that exact reason.0 -
I just stick to 500 calories one day and 1550 calories the next. Pretty simple0
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pinkraynedropjacki wrote: »I've done IF for just on 2 years now...... not starving, not hungry..... I go every 2nd day with 0 calories. It's normal for me to do it now. I'd rather this than restrict daily. I run faster & have more energy on the days I don't eat. I'm not in starvation mode. I don't binge. I'm not lacking anything & not deprived of anything........ feel like a full large pizza anyone? And I don't ever count a single calorie...... like ever.
Just because YOU can't do it, or know someone who did it...... does not mean it does not work.
By the way..... it's meant for HEALTH reasons not weight reasons .....weight loss is just a bonus. I don't need to lose anything...... but I still do it..... and I've not put on even a single gram of weight.
You don't HAVE to eat the 500cals (women) or 600 (men) at all...and a true fast is just with nothing but water.
As I see it the 5:2 is for weight loss reasons. I'm not talking about a "true" fast.0
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