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5:2

nop2008
nop2008 Posts: 66 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi,
Does anybody do 5:2 and use MFP to track your intake? If so how did you calculate your calories on your non fast days? x

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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,486 Member
    Eat at maintenance on the other 5 non fasting days.
  • Bxqtie116
    Bxqtie116 Posts: 552 Member
    I don't do the 5:2, but the 16:8. I track everything just as usual staying within my calories. Being that you would have 500 calories for those days, MFP won't let you close out your diary, so just log it and move onto the next day.
  • nop2008
    nop2008 Posts: 66 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    Eat at maintenance on the other 5 non fasting days.

    As in your TDEE?
  • nop2008
    nop2008 Posts: 66 Member
    Bxqtie116 wrote: »
    I don't do the 5:2, but the 16:8. I track everything just as usual staying within my calories. Being that you would have 500 calories for those days, MFP won't let you close out your diary, so just log it and move onto the next day.

    What's 16:8 sorry?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    nop2008 wrote: »
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    Eat at maintenance on the other 5 non fasting days.

    As in your TDEE?

    Yep
  • Bxqtie116
    Bxqtie116 Posts: 552 Member
    nop2008 wrote: »
    Bxqtie116 wrote: »
    I don't do the 5:2, but the 16:8. I track everything just as usual staying within my calories. Being that you would have 500 calories for those days, MFP won't let you close out your diary, so just log it and move onto the next day.

    What's 16:8 sorry?

    Fasting for 16 hours and eat my calories within the remaining 8. It's a different plan of IF.
  • nop2008
    nop2008 Posts: 66 Member
    Ah ok. Thanks both x
  • rhawfax1986
    rhawfax1986 Posts: 25 Member
    16:8 here also...works well
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