Michael Mosley's 5:2 intermittent diet fasting

torijd

What are people's thoughts on the new 5:2 bikini diet ? For two days a week you are only allowed to eat 500 calories and then for the rest you eat what you like and you lose half a kilo a week of course you still have to exercise and such , my mum is doing it atm and its working she's lost 2 kilos in 3 weeks !!! It also lowers cholestrol Thoughts ?

ritchiedrama

What are people's thoughts on the new 5:2 bikini diet ? For two days a week you are only allowed to eat 500 calories and then for the rest you eat what you like and you lose half a kilo a week of course you still have to exercise and such , my mum is doing it atm and its working she's lost 2 kilos in 3 weeks !!! It also lowers cholestrol Thoughts ?

I disagree with it and I personally believe Intermittent Fasting (16/8) is a much more sensible approach.

A human does not need to limit themselves to 500 calories a day to lose weight, the reason it is working is simply because it's creating a caloric deficit for your mother, not because of anything else. She can achieve the same by just not eating over her caloric needs.

scottaworley

Fasting does not mean that you will lose weight. It works by lowering your overall weekly calories, but if you overeat on your 5 days then you will not lose weight.

torijd

Fasting does not mean that you will lose weight. It works by lowering your overall weekly calories, but if you overeat on your 5 days then you will not lose weight.

Agreed you must still eat your daily intake on the other days and not go over

rhcfam

Can't speak for anyone but me...I've been on it since 1st week in April and have lost 34 lbs. Staying with 500 cals on fasting days and between 1200-1350 on the others. Working out at least 5 days a week. Most every day is in deficit since I usually leave cals on the table after workouts. BC