5&2 Diet

[DocHolliday]

I am thinking of having a try with the 5&2 diet have any of you tried it if so any luck? I have 2 month before my holiday and would like to lose some weight.☺

 

[NancyNGA]

Had to look it up, Doc. As I gather, you eat 500-600 calories two days a week, with no restrictions on the other 5 days? As long as you don't overdo it on those 5 days, it would work eventually. For illustration purposes, suppose you maintain your weight on 2000 cals/day. If you just eat maintenance calories on the 5 days, that's only about a 1000 calorie deficit per week. It would take 3.5 weeks just to lose a pound.

OTOH, I say if it's something you can stick with, then do it, or at least try it.

 

[Redd]

I can see 500 calories a day for a woman but for a man that is kind of stretching it. But if it's only for 2 days a week I think this would work.

Hopefully you keep us posted as bathing suit season is coming up and this lady would like to know if it works.

 

[mariana]

I am thinking of having a try with the 5&2 diet have any of you tried it if so any luck? I have 2 month before my holiday and would like to lose some weight.☺

I think it all depends greatly on what you eat on your "5 days" quite honestly. At the moment, i have cut out all bread, spreads etc, all meat, cut down on sugar as much as i can--and just losing steadily a pound or two a week--im happy with that- i live now on herbal teas, home made soups, crispbreads, rice cakes, cottage cheese, salmon, quorn, eggs. low fat yoghurts. plus raw vegetables--carrot and apple salad in the spiraliser is my favourite--goes with everything. Plus the occasional stirfry---tofu or quorn, peppers, onion , mange tout. And sugar free jelly--is a life saver at times.