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Kazcollins

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  • yes that is what I thought. I was going to eat normaly for 5 days, then fast for 2. On these 2 days only eat 500 calories but only wihtin a 5 hour window, which then means you fast for 19 hours until the next 5 hour window the follwoing day. SOund right?
  • Is this classed as fasting though, since you are still eating throughout the day. I thought the 5:2 fasting programme was that for 5 days you ate normally, or healthily, and for the other 2 days, you fast for 19 hours, and then have a 5 hour window where you can eat up to 500 calories ( female). Have I interpreted this…
  • HI, advice please! I am going to try the 5:2 as discussed on the programme. Does anyone know whether the calories allowence for the fasting period differs according to weight and so on? For example, if I am currently having 1200 calories per day, would my fasting limit still be 500 calories? Also, what sort of things are…
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