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The 5 2 diet

  • 02-07-2013 9:58am
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    I've tried to give this ago, but on the day i'm fasting i get too hungry in the evening and i eat more than the 500 calories. If i was to fast 24hrs from 6pm-6pm the next day would that work as recommended? I'd find that much more doable.


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  • #2
    johnybean
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    Why dont you give the 18:6/16:8 version of IF as an easier way to ease yourself into the diet. You have a 6 or 8 hour eating window where you can eat what you want (within reason) and then you fast for the remaining 18/16 hours of the day. You can read up more on it at http://www.leangains.com/
    Martin Berkhan is the self professed godfather of the leangains approach.
    I found this approach a lot easier then starting off from scratch and limiting your calories to 500 a day or 24 hour fasts.


  • #3
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    johnybean wrote: »
    Why dont you give the 18:6/16:8 version of IF as an easier way to ease yourself into the diet. You have a 6 or 8 hour eating window where you can eat what you want (within reason) and then you fast for the remaining 18/16 hours of the day. You can read up more on it at http://www.leangains.com/
    Martin Berkhan is the self professed godfather of the leangains approach.
    I found this approach a lot easier then starting off from scratch and limiting your calories to 500 a day or 24 hour fasts.

    Thank you, i'll have a look at that one!


  • #4
    ninjabox
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    If you are a woman you need to be careful with this diet. Check out the following link for more info:

    Shattering the Myth of Fasting for Women: A Review of Female-Specific Responses to Fasting in the Literature


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