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5:2 and NHS diet

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tanith Sun 15-Jun-14 22:17:17

A lot of people happily continue with the fasting on 2days a week as they find it so easy which allows them to occasionally over indulge but still control their weight.

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whitewave Sun 15-Jun-14 22:01:52

Oh I actually know nothing about it having never read anything about the diet, but what do you do when you reach that glorious correct weight?

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tanith Sun 15-Jun-14 21:58:10

I thought it was the fasting on the 5:2 diet that was why it seems to be so successful rather than the calorie intake.

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whitewave Sun 15-Jun-14 21:54:02

I SO NEED to lose weight so have been reading your thoughts on the 5:2 diet.
As I understand it you restrict your calorie intake by eating 1000cals over 2 days in 5.
I thought that before I embark on that I would just look at the NHS site to see if they have any thoughts on the subject, but got side tracked by their diet, which restricts your calorie intake by 600 per day. So overall in 7 days you should have 1400 x 7 = 9800 cals per week, whereas the 5:2 allows for 11000 per week is that right? If so I might try the NHS diet instead, be interested to compare notes.

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