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5-2 diet

pamgoing4health
pamgoing4health Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried or doing the 5-2 diet? Your thoughts?

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited May 2017
    I couldn't get the two 500 calorie days to work. Now I zig-zag my calories differently - I eat less during the week and maintenance on the weekends. So essentially the same principle.

    Here are links to a couple of groups
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/100058-5-2-fasting

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/8628-5-2-diet
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited May 2017
    I liked it - found adherence to a moderate weekly calorie deficit far easier that way rather than having a deficit every day.
    Fitted around a heavy exercise routine better for me too as the bulk of my training was done fully fuelled on the 5 maintenance calorie days.
    Transition to maintenance was also easy as I was already used to eating at maintenance.
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