Is a fast diet unhealthy? 500 cals a day?
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No. Just....no.0
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OP's not talking about 5:2 fasting. She's talking about eating 500 calories a day for 10 days. There's no eating at maintenance any other day, just a flat 500 calories every. single. day.doylejohnpaul787 wrote: »Well if it was real, the take home message -- the 500 calorie diet isn't a viable, long-term option for permanent weight loss.
Why not? You eat 500 calories for two days a week and maintenance the rest of the time. When you hit your goal weight, you cut out the fasting days and eat at maintenance every day. Why isn't that a viable long-term option? In a way it seems easier as you would get used to eating at maintenance level right from the start.
MFP set my target at 1200 calories a day when I joined up, and though I have increased my daily target since, I am finding it a challenge to actually increase the amount I am eating. I have lost an average of 0.5 lbs a day since I started about 5 weeks ago.
This. OP saw a post in a magazine about how celebrities drop weight fast. She is looking for a quick fix. Whether or not IF is a viable long term option is not relevant to her question - she wants to do this for 10 days and specifically asked "how much weight do you think I could lose if I tried it"...
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OP's not talking about 5:2 fasting. She's talking about eating 500 calories a day for 10 days. There's no eating at maintenance any other day, just a flat 500 calories every. single. day.
I realise that, but plenty of others have already pointed out that she has misunderstood how the fast diet, as practised by Benedict Cumberbatch and others, actually works.0 -
doylejohnpaul787 wrote: »OP's not talking about 5:2 fasting. She's talking about eating 500 calories a day for 10 days. There's no eating at maintenance any other day, just a flat 500 calories every. single. day.
I realise that, but plenty of others have already pointed out that she has misunderstood how the fast diet, as practised by Benedict Cumberbatch and others, actually works.
Yes, but rather than acknowledge her mistake, or ask clarifying questions about how the correct diet works, she started lashing out at people...
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asflatasapancake wrote: »I kind of derailed the thread with the whole 5:2 thing. Sorry. The OP is talking about eating 500 calories every day for 10 days. The responses have ranged from "no" to "maybe you could do it and not get too sick". Nobody has endorsed it. Thank god. It's not a good idea.
While I agree that the thread did derail a bit, with debating the merits of 5:2 and whether or not it is a fad or a sustainable way of life, I did google Benedryl Cumberbund and his diet and it seems he is doing 5:2. The OP either misunderstood the article she read, or she got her hands on a piece of journalism misrepresenting or exaggerating the truth (egads - that never happens!).
However, the OP doesn't seem interested in clarifying if she misunderstood and would like more info on 5:2. Likely off researching other diets on Daily Mail and Facebook.
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asflatasapancake wrote: »asflatasapancake wrote: »I kind of derailed the thread with the whole 5:2 thing. Sorry. The OP is talking about eating 500 calories every day for 10 days. The responses have ranged from "no" to "maybe you could do it and not get too sick". Nobody has endorsed it. Thank god. It's not a good idea.
While I agree that the thread did derail a bit, with debating the merits of 5:2 and whether or not it is a fad or a sustainable way of life, I did google Benedryl Cumberbund and his diet and it seems he is doing 5:2. The OP either misunderstood the article she read, or she got her hands on a piece of journalism misrepresenting or exaggerating the truth (egads - that never happens!).
However, the OP doesn't seem interested in clarifying if she misunderstood and would like more info on 5:2. Likely off researching other diets on Daily Mail and Facebook.
Carry on then. Personally, eating that few of calories anytime would drive me bonkers. There are some studies that show intermittent fasting can be somewhat useful, but they are far from being accepted as universal truths. As mentioned before, it really is just a way of allocating calories while the deficit is still the same by weeks end as it would be using a consistent calorie deficit everyday. If it is sustainable for someone, more power to them.
Not an IF'er. Just commenting on what I observed in the thread.
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OP. If a paper told you Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to marry you, would you believe it? Just like my granny always said: "Paper never refuses ink". Just because a celebrity is said to have done this type of diet doesn't mean they have. Its all a way of getting publicity for the diet. Do you know that celebrity is getting paid big bucks to say whatever they say about the wonderful diet that helped them get in shape? All lies. Research for yourself and don't believe all you read in a newspaper or magazine. They just after selling their product.0
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Sorry for posting again but found some interesting things about the user name blondielou1992. Put it into google and got this:
January 28 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10069396/how-much-weight-can-you-lose-in-2-weeks
February 20 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10091171/lose-5-pounds-quickly
February 2 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10074235/1200-calories-can-you-lose-weight-no-matter-what-you-eat
March 9 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10105839/lose-arm-fat-best-weights-for-women
March 5 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10102921/why-do-i-weigh-heavier-at-night-how-will-i-ever-know-my-true-weight
March 10 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10107060/quickest-way-to-lose-8-pounds
And there is more but got tired copying and pasting. Looks like blondielou1992, has been posting things like this thread for quite some time and getting really good advice but not following it.0 -
Sorry for posting again but found some interesting things about the user name blondielou1992. Put it into google and got this:
January 28 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10069396/how-much-weight-can-you-lose-in-2-weeks
February 20 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10091171/lose-5-pounds-quickly
February 2 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10074235/1200-calories-can-you-lose-weight-no-matter-what-you-eat
March 9 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10105839/lose-arm-fat-best-weights-for-women
March 5 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10102921/why-do-i-weigh-heavier-at-night-how-will-i-ever-know-my-true-weight
March 10 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10107060/quickest-way-to-lose-8-pounds
And there is more but got tired copying and pasting. Looks like blondielou1992, has been posting things like this thread for quite some time and getting really good advice but not following it.
Busted!0 -
I got suspicious when someone posted that OP had asked a similar question in another thread so did a little Sherlock Holmes of my own. Does that make me Watson?? Seeing as Sherlock Holmes was mentioned it the thread I stole some of his ideas, sorry used not stole.
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I got suspicious when someone posted that OP had asked a similar question in another thread so did a little Sherlock Holmes of my own. Does that make me Watson?? Seeing as Sherlock Holmes was mentioned it the thread I stole some of his ideas, sorry used not stole.
Google is so cumbersome for MFP ... search ... click the down arrow to open more options... input user name in author block ...
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/search?adv=1&search=&title=&author=blondielou1992&cat=all&tags=&discussion_d=1&comment_c=1&group_group=1&within=1+day&date=0 -
blondielou1992 wrote: »Before everyone starts jumping to conclusions!
A magazine that came free with the newspaper a couple of weeks ago has suggested a so called "fast diet" whereby you eat around 500-600 calories every day for 10 days to lose weight which is the diet used by celebrities such as Benedict Cumberbatch and various others.
Is this safe for 10 days? If so what could you be expected to lose in this time?
I currently weigh 120 pounds but want to lose 5 more to be at my ideal goal! I am 5ft 3
Thanks!
Sure, it's pretty safe for 10 days. But, it's also pretty silly, because you'll probably lose the 5 pounds, but after it's done, you'll probably put 10 back on.0 -
Wow! These are probably the best, most sound answers (except NicoleS107's), that I've ever heard on MFP. You'd be wise to listen to them.0
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@brianpperkins I know but in the spirit of Sherlock Holmes who never does things the easy way, I decided to do the same, thinking there might be another website the OP has used the same username. Only found MFP. Thanks for the tip though.
@asflatasapancake you haven't given me a reason to.........yet!!!!!
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Sorry for posting again but found some interesting things about the user name blondielou1992. Put it into google and got this:
January 28 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10069396/how-much-weight-can-you-lose-in-2-weeks
February 20 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10091171/lose-5-pounds-quickly
February 2 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10074235/1200-calories-can-you-lose-weight-no-matter-what-you-eat
March 9 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10105839/lose-arm-fat-best-weights-for-women
March 5 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10102921/why-do-i-weigh-heavier-at-night-how-will-i-ever-know-my-true-weight
March 10 2015:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10107060/quickest-way-to-lose-8-pounds
And there is more but got tired copying and pasting. Looks like blondielou1992, has been posting things like this thread for quite some time and getting really good advice but not following it.
Look at you Nancy Drew!
That's frustrating when people ask the same questions over and over, which are ridiculous to begin with, and then don't take the advice given and instead just keep repackaging the same question in hopes to hear something that validates what you want to hear...
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If it's good enough for Bendadick Cucumberpatch it must be good enough for everyone else right??
On a completely unrelated note, my forehead hurts now...0
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