5:2 diet

Gloomendoom

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Well that all depends upon what your "normal diet" is and whether your body is receiving all the nutrients it needs to be healthy.

If you read my post again you will see that I was referring to 5:2ing purely in the weight loss context. To a lot of people, the relatively easy weight loss is the attraction of this method.

Even if you only normally eat pies, you still stand to lose weight by eating fewer pies on your fast days.

pineapple

choppedminx wrote: »

I thought the idea was to fast 1 or 2 times a week, how come you are on your 4th fast day already?
(not having a go, just wondering)

I think 3 types of fast plan were discussed
1) fast for 4 days every so often
2) fast every other day
3) Fast for two days out of seven
I'm doing no 3 - I thought at first it had to be two consecutive days but I think I got that bit wrong..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549

~Chameleon~

Gloomendoom wrote: »

If you read my post again you will see that I was referring to 5:2ing purely in the weight loss context. To a lot of people, the relatively easy weight loss is the attraction of this method.

Even if you only normally eat pies, you still stand to lose weight by eating fewer pies on your fast days.

I think you're missing the point, it isn't actually a weight loss plan.

Gloomendoom

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I think you're missing the point, it isn't actually a weight loss plan.

I'm not missing the point at all. I know it's not meant to be a weight loss plan but an awful lot of people seem to have seized on the "I stuck to this diet for 5 weeks, during which time I lost nearly a stone" bit of the programme and are seeing the 5:2 diet solely as a relatively painless way to lose weight.

Which it is.

~Chameleon~

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I'm not missing the point at all. I know it's not meant to be a weight loss plan but an awful lot of people seem to have seized on the "I stuck to this diet for 5 weeks, during which time I lost nearly a stone" bit of the programme and are seeing the 5:2 diet solely as a relatively painless way to lose weight.

Which it is.

But they're not sticking to a diet the same as he did, they're making it up as they go along :rotfl:

Unfortunately, I can see there being lots of very disappointed people in 5 weeks time, not to mention some quite ill ones

missjennipenni

I started this a week ago after watching, and have lost 3lb this week. Happy with it so far!

lostinrates

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

But they're not sticking to a diet the same as he did, they're making it up as they go along :rotfl:

Unfortunately, I can see there being lots of very disappointed people in 5 weeks time, not to mention some quite ill ones

Again. There are lots of fasting doets not just his, but this is the first refernce i have see. To one positively on a platform like horizon.


I am flicking through amazon now looking for so e reading material on which to work out what is safe and right and useful for me. There is a lot out there.

Do you have any recommendations, it seems you are well versed in the literature about this?

Gloomendoom

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

But they're not sticking to a diet the same as he did, they're making it up as they go along :rotfl:

Unfortunately, I can see there being lots of very disappointed people in 5 weeks time, not to mention some quite ill ones

How do you know? As man himself said...

There are no firm rules because so far there have been few proper human trials. I found that I could get through my fast days best if I had a light breakfast (scrambled eggs, thin slice of ham, lots of black tea, adding up to about 300 calories), lots of water and herbal tea during the day, then a light dinner (grilled fish with lots of vegetables) at night.

~Chameleon~

lostinrates wrote: »

Do you have any recommendations, it seems you are well versed in the literature about this?

You, and others, might find this interview enlightening

http://youtu.be/Um-a61rClSs

lostinrates

Gloomendoom wrote: »

If you read my post again you will see that I was referring to 5:2ing purely in the weight loss context. To a lot of people, the relatively easy weight loss is the attraction of this method.

Even if you only normally eat pies, you still stand to lose weight by eating fewer pies on your fast days.

Surely, if you are eating a number of pies you will mainly cease to put on weight at the same rate?