5:2 Diet

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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    bfanny wrote: »
    Dum Question just wondering ;)
    Can I create a deficit with exercise 2 days a week, I can burn around 700 + cals (hrm) so if I consume 1,300 gross at the end it i'll be 600 net or so, the rest of my week will be "normal" eating 1/2 or more of my exercise included, but I burn something around 400, 4 days
    I'm bad at restricting :/

    Do you think it will work?

    If you are bad at restricting this may not be the diet for you. For weight loss you can try any variation of anything, really. What you suggested wouldn't be the fast diet, but it may just be what fits you. As long as you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight regardless of what strategies you choose. Keep in mind even heart rate monitors are not an accurate measure for burn if you aren't doing something steady like running or walking, they also don't exclude the calories you would have burned just by staying alive, so your 700 calorie burn may actually be 600 or less.
  • leeannkipling
    leeannkipling Posts: 1 Member
    Hi guys I have been using this app for about four weeks now and back at the gym for six I plucked up the courage to get weighed two weeks ago and I have gained 12lbs over the last year so gutted really, I am not one forgetting weighed a lot so am going on how my clothes fit I don't seem to have lost much weight since Benn back at the gym though clothes still tight I am going to try the 5:2 diet nice to know I can check in with you all
  • cgangl1821
    cgangl1821 Posts: 34 Member
    So the fast day is not as easy as it sounds. Lol. 3 hours to power through until bed. I only went 105 over the 500 so for my 1st day doing this I am super proud of myself. I have a better idea on how to plan for the next time. ☺ Thanks again to everyone for your help and ideas!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    cgangl1821 wrote: »
    So the fast day is not as easy as it sounds. Lol. 3 hours to power through until bed. I only went 105 over the 500 so for my 1st day doing this I am super proud of myself. I have a better idea on how to plan for the next time. ☺ Thanks again to everyone for your help and ideas!

    They actually do get easier! You will notice the second and 3rd fast days will be a bit easier, but it takes about 5 fasts to get used to it. It may not get completely easy, but it won't be as hard as the first week.
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