Is 5 2 just a fad?

I love it. I feel great on it. I eat more than I would have on the non-fast days, 600 cals on fast days, so it comes out to the same as if I were at some steady level all week. But I get a little more freedom on non-fast days, and the fast days are usually fine, I'm not starving or feeling awful. Energy is improved.

I checked this out with my nutritionist before doing it and it won her whole-hearted approval. She said this is something that many naturally thin people do...well, naturally. They don't consciously plan it and often aren't even aware they're doing it, but they tend to undereat a couple of days a week and have a little more on the other days.

There's some solid scientific evidence for it on the whole using-up-glycogen-stores front, but there's always some evidence for everything. The main thing is, it works for me and makes the whole trip more sustainable for me. I plan to do it for life.

Ahhhhhhh I love it, another fast day gone yesterday eating noting & it's 8:23am and still not planning on eating anything till about 2pm. That will be over 40 hours without food. Love it, so full of energy, slept like a baby & not the smallest bit dizzy or hungry.

Another full day of looking for work, just like yesterday...... in food places. Ahhhhhhh self control at a stressful time & in a food environment...... got to love 4:3

ETA for some reason, at my age, exercise doesn't seem to burn near as many calories as it once did either. So burning off the extra calories would require more exercise and at a higher intensity than my body can handle at this point. I exercise for fitness, and count calories for weight loss.

This. AT even 38, my body is not burning as much as it did before. I don't want to have to eat 1280 every day for life just to maintain.

Oh wow I only just realized I can ignore people. Guess who was 1st on my list?

Fad diets, particularly ones that require you to only eat one thing , are not healthy. And typically the result in temporary weight loss at best. I would avoid and instead look at something more long term and permanent.

Fad diets, particularly ones that require you to only eat one thing , are not healthy. And typically the result in temporary weight loss at best. I would avoid and instead look at something more long term and permanent.

I'm actually not restricted in what I eat. I wonder what the one thing I have only to eat may be? I'm about to enjoy a nice poppy, sesame, country grain loaf of bread from work...... right after I finish my Chobani



Then tomorrow.... I fast with nothing to eat for the next 40 hours.

Fad diets, particularly ones that require you to only eat one thing , are not healthy. And typically the result in temporary weight loss at best. I would avoid and instead look at something more long term and permanent.

Thank you for your insightful post but I think you are in the wrong thread.