5:2 Diet... 2 Days On 500 Calories

[knowabit]

Saw a posting about this earlier but cannot find it now... The daily mail are giving away a booklet about this diet in the paper tomorrow... It has recipe ideas in it and tells you how to do the fasting.

[Butterbun]

Beyoncé is supposed to be doing it.

[knowabit]

I know loads of people who have be doing it since the summer... They have all lost weight and say they feel healthier!

[Butterbun]

It might be worth a try then. Has Barry B lost any weight on it as yet?

[Jeza]

Forget Calories. High fibre, Low fat is the key to a healthy diet and weight loss.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Question1304009.html

[pastafreak]

Its not about calories,per se,or weight loss...but about the beneficial effects on health of calorie restriction in the form of intermittent fasting. You don't have to restrict calories for whole days every week to get benefits...you could simply leave more hours...say 16...between meals every so often.

[boxtops]

I've got the book, but haven't tried it yet.....

[pastafreak]

I got the book also...then decided that starving myself twice a week was not something I wanted to do. I'd rather just skip a meal when not hungry.

[boxtops]

I'm trying to re-educate myself generally, not to succumb to a cake or a KitKat when I think I'm hungry, rather I'll have a drink of water or similar.