Michael Mosley answers the most frequently asked questions about 5:2 intermittent fasting and The Fast Diet.

In The Fast Diet book I outline my experiences of trying different forms of intermittent fasting, before settling on what I called a 5:2 regime. With 5:2 intermittent fasting you eat normally five …

I introduced 18/6 intermittent fasting near the end of my weight loss to help me maintain and that has been my way of eating ever since. I also add in a 24 hour water fast maybe once every …

Is it possible to eat well most of the time and get slimmer and healthier as you do it? Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer show you how with the 5:2 diet.

When Dr Mosley put together the Fast Diet his idea was to make intermittent fasting ‘do-able’ so that people could sustain it. He decided on 1/4 of the average daily calories, ie 500 for women …

I don’t eat anything from 10:30 pm to 7 pm the next day. 20 hours of fasting and 4 hours of eating window. I only drink water and 2 cups of coffee on my 20 hours fasting days. The first couple …

OR you can go from dinner on the non fast day until dinner on the fast day ( a 24 hour fast) then breakfast on the non fast day – a total of 36 hours. With all of these methods you are …

How the diet works and how much you should eat. Calculate your BMI, BMR and TDEE (the amount of calories you burn per day) on The Fast Diet official site.

My fasting days are Friday and Saturday so I might be able to fit this in over the christmas and new year period. I must try to weigh out all the food for the fasting day.

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