5:2 diet

grahamjoanne11
grahamjoanne11 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi anybody tried the 5:2 diet? I’m thinking of doing it, and wondering if anybody has had any success with it?

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  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    I'd rather eat normal seven days a week and not starve myself for two of them.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,332 Member
    You might get more helpful responses in the Intermittent Fasting group in the group section.
  • Meelisv
    Meelisv Posts: 235 Member
    edited February 2018
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    I'd rather eat normal seven days a week and not starve myself for two of them.

    This.
    At the end it doesn't matter which eating pattern you use, if weekly calorie consumption stays the same and within goal parameters.

    Eating equal amounts daily is just simpler for most people.
  • hooperj2012
    hooperj2012 Posts: 2 Member
    I've done intermittent fasting for a year now. The only way you lose weight with it is if you don't overeat on your non-fast days. I don't do it for weight loss, I do it due to a range of GI issues and fasting has helped give my gut the break it requires. It's not for everyone but works for me to help with pain - some folks find it helps with weight loss simply because you are cutting calories on other days - it's not hard to eat back your deficit though so you need to be aware still.
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