I've put on about a stone this year and want to lose it, started running a couple of times a week but I think as I enjoy food and beer a bit too much isn't having mush effect.
But I think I could do this 5:2 diet where you eat what you want 5 days of the week but only 600 calories for 2. There was an horizon programme on it and it also makes you live longer aparently.
1. Has anyone done it?
2. I've no idea how many calories in anything, if I didn't eat all day then had a proper tea would that be about right. Obviously not a kebab for tea but something healthy.
I did it a couple of years ago. Having been on a large dose of steroids for 3years or so, i put on 3 and a half stone.
I lost 3 stone in 6 months on the fast diet. But then i had to go back on steroids and put it all back again. Just starting again!
I find 600 cals hard to do, but, even harder is the no alcohol on diet days rule. So, i modified the diet while allowing myself some wine at night. My changes were: dont eat whatever you like on non diet days, but cut out all white carbs, so nothing containing refined flour or sugar. NO CAKE, YAYA. I dont take sugar in tea, coffee anyway. Genuine wholegrain bread only. A "normal" evening meal may take you over 600, if you eat anything else that day. NO PUDS.
Typical diet day: 2 eggs for breakfast, lunch small piece of smoked fish, fruit in pm, soup for evening meal. That will do about 400 cals, so you can have one drink!
Tips: if not hungry in morning, miss breakfast and eat better lunch.
Eat lots of veg, they will fill you up without too many calories, especially greens, do this every day but esp.the day before a diet day, it will see you thru. Broccoli is magic.
Dont count calories, it will drive you mad.
Get the book: "The Fast Diet Recipe Book by Mimi Spencer" really good. Calories given for each recipe. You will be surprised at how many good dishes have few calories.
Use lots of herbs and spices, if you find veg boring.
Be patient. Taste bud cells only last five days, so you get used to no sugar within, say, 2 weeks.
Spirits contain less fattening agents than wine or beer. Drink diet lager.
Good luck!
