Anyone out there doing or going to try the 5:2 diet?

gwenpally
gwenpally Posts: 20 Member
edited November 14 in Introduce Yourself
I've been thinking about it for a while but not confident I wont feel hungry and short of good recipe ideas. Could do with some encouragement or tips from other members - we could group our progress together?!

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  • AngelaJones1981
    AngelaJones1981 Posts: 5 Member
    what is the 5:2 diet?
  • lauraparr709
    lauraparr709 Posts: 1 Member
    I've just started it do my first fast tomorrow
  • NateMcG76
    NateMcG76 Posts: 44 Member
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5:2_diet

    "unconstrained eating the other five days"

    Yep, I could do some major damage during those 5 days, a lot more than 2 days of starving myself could fix. :-)
  • gwenpally
    gwenpally Posts: 20 Member
    It's when you restrict your calories two days per week (500 for women, 600 for men) and eat normally (not unconstrained!) for the other five days, when you reach your goal you can cut down to one day to maintain, i think. The intermittent fasting is supposed to have health benefits as well as weight loss but I don't know an awful lot about it!

    Here's a link:
    http://thefastdiet.co.uk/
  • gwenpally
    gwenpally Posts: 20 Member
    I think that depending on how you make up your 500/600 kcals, it can still be realy healthy and nutritous
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