Thoughts on eating 800 calories a day?
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vickygalo
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I would never consider something like that. There just isn't enough research to justify dieting to such an extreme measure.7
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Starving yourself is not a solution. I'd claw my husband's eyes out and toss them in some marinade on the second day.30
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MommyL2015 wrote: »Starving yourself is not a solution. I'd claw my husband's eyes out and toss them in some marinade on the second day.
i am told i am not nice when im hungry.
marinaded and grilled husband would work for me by day two.15 -
That article I linked above is the Fast 800!4
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Crash dieting, 5:2 and intermittent fasting are not new or revolutionary. He's just thrown them all in the pot together. I do believe there is evidence that a VLCD is beneficial for people with blood sugar issues (in the short term, under medical supervision) but I don't see that a book and a TV show by a presenter (who as far as I can tell has never actually worked as a doctor) is going to convince me that starving myself is good idea.22
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TBH for a daily mail article it is pretty good.9 -
No. Just no.8
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As I need to lose weight but I'm very short and getting on a bit [70] I think this Fast 800 way of doing things could work for me but I'd only do it for a few weeks then up the cals to 1000. I don't think it's a sustainable long term diet for younger, taller people though.13
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While this could work for some people, it is just not for me as a diabetic that works a very very busy job....I would be wanting to eat my work colleagues by lunchtime 😀2
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Crash dieting, 5:2 and intermittent fasting are not new or revolutionary. He's just thrown them all in the pot together. I do believe there is evidence that a VLCD is beneficial for people with blood sugar issues (in the short term, under medical supervision) but I don't see that a book and a TV show by a presenter (who as far as I can tell has never actually worked as a doctor) is going to convince me that starving myself is good idea.
the 800 calories as a number seems to have come from a fairly recent study that they did on diabetics who were significantlly over weight - as you say though it was under medical supervision, and only for a short space of time, but it had a significant positive on their blood sugar levels and other health markers.
would i eat 800 cals a day to lose weight, no, and do i think its necessary, no, but then i am not the target audience of someone significantly overweight with bad health.7 -
I think that 800 calories seems really low to me. I don't think that I'd be able to do it, but more power to those who do.4
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I like the fasting part of it though, as I tend to binge late at night!9
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PaigeAnderson1793 wrote: »more power to those who do.
It's not a competition to eat as little as possible. If someone wants to do this to themselves (fully informed of the risks) that's fine but I'm not going to praise them for it when it's unnecessary, unproven and can cause/ exacerbate disordered eating patterns. Hence the warning in the article that it is not suitable for anyone with a history of an eating disorder, red flag if I ever saw one.14 -
This guy isn't talking about eating 800 calories every day. I had to read this article several times. He's talking about IF 5:2, and only eating 800 calories on the 2 fasting days. Yes he talks about other ways to fast, but then he dives into how his way of 5:2 is a far superior way to fast, and then talks about the 800 fast plan.
Besides, it wouldn't make sense for him to advocate to only eat 800 calories on the 2 fast days for 5:2, but advocate for everyone else who fasts over 12 hours every day to always only eat 800 calories.6 -
He was interviewed on ITV morning news programme yesterday and was saying to do the 800 cal a day for a week, a month or a few months but not really long term.
Edit:they also showed what 800 cals of food looks like -
Breakfast = 2 boiled eggs
Lunch = grilled salmon, broccoli, green beans
Dinner = A bowl of thick soup
I think I could get more food out of 800 cals personally.4 -
suziecue25 wrote: »He was interviewed on ITV morning news programme yesterday and was saying to do the 800 cal a day for a week, a month or a few months but not really long term.
the article says a maximum of 12 weeks1 -
YvetteK2015 wrote: »This guy isn't talking about eating 800 calories every day. I had to read this article several times. He's talking about IF 5:2, and only eating 800 calories on the 2 fasting days. Yes he talks about other ways to fast, but then he dives into how his way of 5:2 is a far superior way to fast, and then talks about the 800 fast plan.
Besides, it wouldn't make sense for him to advocate to only eat 800 calories on the 2 fast days for 5:2, but advocate for everyone else who fasts over 12 hours every day to always only eat 800 calories.
He does seem to suggest 800kcal a day every day for "a period of time", and also IF at the same time. It is not very clear tbh, he's all over the place.The 5:2/Fast 800 in a nutshell
1. Choose whether you want to kick-start your diet with a fast track 800 calories a day, every day, for a period of time (if you have any health problems, check with your GP first) or opt for an 800-calorie limit on two days each week (as 5:2).
2. Increase the health benefits by eating within a restricted time window, starting with 12 hours of fasting (overnight) and building to a 16-hour overnight fast (eating in an eight-hour window).
3. Eat either two or three meals per day on your 800-calorie days, choosing between meal replacement shakes or pick and mix from the calorie-counted recipes in the paper all this week, keeping your carbohydrate intake low.
4. Eat a healthy Mediterranean-inspired diet on your five non-fast days, keeping carbohydrates low and portions small — but there is no calorie counting.
VLCD, IF, meal replacements, low-carb, MEDITERRANEAN DIET
That's got to be some sort of bingo.
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I have done this before where I fasted 16 hrs a day and ate very little. I lost about 25lbs in a month and gained it back afterward. I remember I felt weak and lazy all day plus my body shape was not right, like I lost weight in certain areas and other areas where still bigger. After joining MFP I realized I am adjusting a lifestyle rather than a crash coarse. I have to learn to eat smaller portions and stay away from fatty non healthy foods. Plus I need the energy to exercise doing cardio and strength training. So I am fine loosing 2lbs a week as long as I stay consistent.15
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YvetteK2015 wrote: »This guy isn't talking about eating 800 calories every day. I had to read this article several times. He's talking about IF 5:2, and only eating 800 calories on the 2 fasting days. Yes he talks about other ways to fast, but then he dives into how his way of 5:2 is a far superior way to fast, and then talks about the 800 fast plan.
Besides, it wouldn't make sense for him to advocate to only eat 800 calories on the 2 fast days for 5:2, but advocate for everyone else who fasts over 12 hours every day to always only eat 800 calories.
He does seem to suggest 800kcal a day every day for "a period of time", and also IF at the same time. It is not very clear tbh, he's all over the place.The 5:2/Fast 800 in a nutshell
1. Choose whether you want to kick-start your diet with a fast track 800 calories a day, every day, for a period of time (if you have any health problems, check with your GP first) or opt for an 800-calorie limit on two days each week (as 5:2).
2. Increase the health benefits by eating within a restricted time window, starting with 12 hours of fasting (overnight) and building to a 16-hour overnight fast (eating in an eight-hour window).
3. Eat either two or three meals per day on your 800-calorie days, choosing between meal replacement shakes or pick and mix from the calorie-counted recipes in the paper all this week, keeping your carbohydrate intake low.
4. Eat a healthy Mediterranean-inspired diet on your five non-fast days, keeping carbohydrates low and portions small — but there is no calorie counting.
VLCD, IF, meal replacements, low-carb, MEDITERRANEAN DIET
That's got to be some sort of bingo.
That's why I had to read it several times. Although he talks about how to extend fasting, he then goes on to talk about how superior his 5:2 fasting is, and he even says to only eat 800 calories on the 2 fasted days and eat regularly every other day. So to me the article was pushing the 5:23 -
TavistockToad wrote: »suziecue25 wrote: »He was interviewed on ITV morning news programme yesterday and was saying to do the 800 cal a day for a week, a month or a few months but not really long term.
the article says a maximum of 12 weeks
The article does say 12 weeks but the guy himself said different on tv2
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