The 5-2 thread
 

Anyone tried this diet? I have a couple of times, it's hard but something I think you get used to when you have a few dishes down that fit in with the calorie restrictions.

Also called the fast diet it was made popular following a BBC documentary Horizon presented by Dr Micheal Mosely.

The focus is on intermittent fasting, for 2 days a week (non consecutive) you restrict your calorie intake to 600 cals for men and 500 for women.

Sounds easy... It isn't, but I'm having another go.
Anyone else willing to give it a go?

http://thefastdiet.co.uk/the-fast-diet-quickly/

5 to 2 are the odds on it not working.

I think Vicky and Lee are doing this atm.

thanks for the warning:joker:

Decided to leave it till Monday, (yes I'm putting it off) felt a bit poorly this week so going to wait till I'm ok.
will be one moody cow Monday then, so what's new? :laugh:

it DOES work,I know someone who's done it,but it IS a matter of will power.Go On Kiz you can do it.

"600 cals for men and 500 for women",
the norm is 2,500 and 2000 respectively.

:laugh:

Thanks kaz, think it is something you get used to should have stuck with it before heard nothing but good things about it :D

I know what the 'norm' is but who set the norm and is it not good to challenge it if there's a better way?....

Can't imagine going a full day without eating

You do eat, you eat a quarter of your usual intake is all. :)

The guy in the video doesn't sound overly healthy, gasping before every sentence :suspect:

It does sound interesting though.

I did this last year and it works well - it's quite fun too trying to think up how to get the most on your 500 cal fasting days, you can come up with some very inventive dishes.

Great lynne! what did you come up with post your faves on here need all the inspiration I can get :hug:
Did you lose much?

It doesn't do the body ant harm to lay off so much food for a couple of days.if people are sensible with it,it's fine.:hugesmile:

True and I haven't seen any reports of adverse effects after a day, longer would obviously. found some juice recipes that will be great for fast days, are you having a go kaz?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...-juice-recipes

Started this a few days ago. Lost 2 lbs on my fast day, but it was probably just water :laugh:

From reading about, seems it works, and works well. Hope so :p

I was talking to a customer who has just lost 3 and a half stones on this diet.. He said he was exercising too though.

Hi Kizzy I lost just over a stone but then was taken into hospital (not diet related I might add) so had to stop doing it :(

My favourite recipe was steam lots of veg then flash fry them in olive oil with garlic and chinese 5 spice and add a few noodles comes out to around 250 - 300 cals depending on the veg!!

Over 3st lee wow, wonder how long that took? I love stir fry so this is going to be easy :)

I'm fasting today, Had a bowl of organic oats and a splosh of milk, Having 2 boiled eggs and some veg for tea.

3 and a half months!! :shocked:

He was in buying himself a brand new wardrobe.. He was v proud if himself! :)

Jesus Lee, that's brilliant

flip! that's brill! had 2 bowls of oats and an egg... and gallon of tea! :laugh: