"FAST DIET" / 5:2 DIET

Is this really effective? But you still need to exercise right? I would love to try it!

Is this really effective? But you still need to exercise right? I would love to try it!

Very effective. No need to exercise. You'll love it, it's a life changing experience.

Thank you! I think I'm gonna start tomorrow. Are you still doing it?

Hi, I started on Monday. I'm combining 5:2 and 8:16

My fast days are Monday and Wednesday and my hours are 12noon to 8pm

So far so good it seems like i've lost 3 pounds already!

I used to eat between 12pm-8pm.

Basically skipping breakfast and not eating after my main meal in the evening.

The rest of the time, I drank water and black coffee - No calories!

Worked a treat!

It's a nice schedule, 8pm onward is sleeping time so you don't feel very hungry because your asleep. Is this everyday? Or just in two days?

16/8 is used every day. :-) The bonus is you eat what you like in the 8 hours.
The good thing about 5:2 is that you're only restricted for 2 days a week.

They both have their benefits, just depends which fits your lifestyle best :-)

It's a nice schedule, 8pm onward is sleeping time so you don't feel very hungry because your asleep. Is this everyday? Or just in two days?

16/8 is used every day. :-) The bonus is you eat what you like in the 8 hours.
The good thing about 5:2 is that you're only restricted for 2 days a week.

They both have their benefits, just depends which fits your lifestyle best :-)

But I guess 16/8 is faster than 5:2. I guess I'll try that. Thanks for the info!

Once you are down to target weight you don't need to do it for the rest of your life, so I don't understand that question, but some people at target choose to fast 1 day a week 6:1 for maintenance.

The 5:2 diet is recommended for health (particularly cancer prevention/risk reduction) reasons, with weight loss being a pleasant side effect. So my understanding is that it is supposed to be a way of life, rather than something you stop when you reach target weight. Some people drop to fasting one day a week when they reach their target weight, as this helps sustain health benefits of the fasting/low calorie eating, but stops them from losing too much weight.

Obviously, if someone is purely only doing it for weight loss reasons, it would make sense that they could choose to stop at target weight, provided they then don't go over their maintenance daily calorie amount. Personally, I'm doing it for the health reasons first, due to family history of cancer, and the weight loss is much appreciated, as it got me over a plateau.

I've been doing it consistently for 8 months and find it perfectly sustainable. It's the best thing I've ever done with regards to weight loss.

Hi, I've been doing this for a good few weeks now and have lost 9lb. Once you get into a routine it's a really easy system to follow, and the golden words when you're finding it hard on a fast day "there's always tomorrow"
Good luck!:happy:

I've been at it for 2 years and have lost over 20 lbs (I'm 5'7 and weigh 129, so I didn't have a lot to lose). I get in at least an hour of cardio every day, but save the long bicycle rides for the weekends when I'm not fasting. In addition to reducing your calories on fast days, I think part of the benefit is that you get used to eating less, and that spills over into the other 5 days. I have no intention of getting off of this unless I start getting dangerously thin, and I don't see that happening.

I've been doing 5:2 for about 6 months and it is awesome! Feel free to add me if you like!