The 5:2 Diet Book: Feast for 5 Days a Week and Fast for 2 to Lose Weight, Boost Your Brain and Transform Your Health

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The New 5:2 is a highly effective approach to intermittent fasting, enabling weight loss and building a healthier brain and body. Trepanowski JF, Kroeger CM, Barnosky A, et al. Effect of alternate-day fasting on weight loss, weight maintenance, and cardioprotection among metabolically healthy obese adults: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(7):930-938. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0936 Dinner: Pork pittas and mango salsa(222cals) and a small (120ml) glass of wine (80cals) will make dinner time a little more exciting!

Collier R. Intermittent fasting: the next big weight loss fad. CMAJ. 2013;185(8):E321–E322. doi:10.1503/cmaj.109-4437 Dinner:Filling and delicious, make this butternut squash and spinach tortilla by Weight Watchers (196 cals) for dinner. As a final treat to end the day, grab your spoon and enjoy a serving of Hartley’s Sugar-Free Raspberry Jelly (10 cals).

Although this regime had no different effect on weight loss compared to eating at 'normal' times in the 5:2 diet, just changing the timing of meals, by eating earlier in the day and extending the overnight fast, significantly benefited metabolism even in people who didn’t lose any weight at all. Moreover, the eight-hour group also had a significantly decreased appetite and weren’t as hungry." Toast a slice of your favourite wholemeal bread and top with peanut butter. PB is great for slow releasing energy to keep you full all morning.

Mosley "The fast diet" (το διάβασα στα αγγλικά αλλά νομίζω εκδόθηκε και στα ελληνικά ως "Δίαιτα κάθε μέρα; Όχι ευχαριστώ!") είναι καλύτερο από αυτό εδώ. Αν μπορείτε να πάρετε ένα μόνο βιβλίο, σας συνιστώ εκείνο, εκτός αν βρείτε αυτό εδώ πολύ πιο φτηνά (όπως συνέβη σε μένα). From curry to stir fry, from omelette to soup, our 5:2 diet meal plans below will help guide you through your 500 calorie days with ease. Whether you’re hoping to lose weight fast or just want to manage your food a little better, the 5:2 diet is a part-time diet that has grown in popularity over the past few years.You can drink as much water as you like on the 5:2 diet, and you should aim to drink as much as possible during your fasting days, it’ll keep you hydrated, and may help you to stave off hunger for a little longer.

Bought this on a whim because it sounded intriguing, and read it in one sitting. I haven't seen the Horizon programme that prompted Kate Harrison to write this book, but she's done a good job of selling this "diet" to me, so much so hat I'm going to try it for a month and see how it goes!How many calories you can eat will depend on the number of calories you need to maintain your current weight - your maintenance calories. The 5:2 and similar intermittent-fasting diets are said to be easier to follow than traditional calorie restriction, and an advantage is that you do not have to exclude any food groups. Fasting is a simple concept which appears to promote weight loss, although the hunger experienced can be a limiting factor for some. Many see the eating regime as less of a 'diet' and more as a way of life that can help them maintain their weight loss in the longer term. All the headlines for the 5:2 diet, and similar intermittent-fasting regimes, claim that calorie restriction may be linked with: Your 500-calorie days will help to stabilise your insulin levels and hunger. You should find your appetite is smaller on normal days, so you won’t have to work so hard to stay around the 2,000-calorie mark.