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The 5:2 Fast Diet for Beginners: The Complete Book for Intermittent Fasting with Easy Recipes and Weight Loss Plans
The 5 2 Diet is a proven way to lose weight easily.
Also known as "Intermittent Fasting," the revolutionary 5 2 Diet allows you to lose weight by eating reduced-calorie meals just two days out of the week. On a fast diet, you can eat the foods that you want five days out of the week, and follow an easy fasting regime for two days, and you'll lose weight quicker than ever before. The 5 2 Diet is as simple as that!
The 5 2 Fast Diet for Beginners is a comprehensive resource for beginning a successful fast diet.
Get started on a 5 2 Diet right away with:
10 easy tips for starting a successful 5 2 Diet Step-by-step 5 2 Diet meal plans for every day of the week Simple, healthy recipes for your fasting days, including Curried Chicken Wraps and Penne Pasta with Vegetables Satisfying and delicious recipes for your non-fasting days, like Mustard Maple-Glazed Salmon and Chicken Breast with Summer Veggies Detailed guide on how to use the 5 2 Diet to reach your long-term weight loss goals With The 5 2 Fast Diet for Beginners you'll begin to see results right away, with easy weight loss and increased energy.
Also known as "Intermittent Fasting," the revolutionary 5 2 Diet allows you to lose weight by eating reduced-calorie meals just two days out of the week. On a fast diet, you can eat the foods that you want five days out of the week, and follow an easy fasting regime for two days, and you'll lose weight quicker than ever before. The 5 2 Diet is as simple as that!
The 5 2 Fast Diet for Beginners is a comprehensive resource for beginning a successful fast diet.
Get started on a 5 2 Diet right away with:
10 easy tips for starting a successful 5 2 Diet Step-by-step 5 2 Diet meal plans for every day of the week Simple, healthy recipes for your fasting days, including Curried Chicken Wraps and Penne Pasta with Vegetables Satisfying and delicious recipes for your non-fasting days, like Mustard Maple-Glazed Salmon and Chicken Breast with Summer Veggies Detailed guide on how to use the 5 2 Diet to reach your long-term weight loss goals With The 5 2 Fast Diet for Beginners you'll begin to see results right away, with easy weight loss and increased energy.
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First published May 7, 2013
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April 23, 2014
I'm on board
ok, I get it. two days a week 500-600 calories. I'm not going to slam this book, but be forewarned, any book about fasting that is over 30 pages long is going to have recipes.......a lot of recipes. soooooo, if you like reading recipes, this book is for you.
I started the 8 hour fasting plan and dropped weight pretty quickly. about 8 lbs in first, but stalled there, due to baaaad eating habits. rewarding yourself for starving yourself will cause this diet to fail you. so, you are going to have to manage your food intake no matter what. junk food and excessive portion sizes will cause failure in this plan. so, forget about the " you can eat normal" phrase until you understand that normal means getting rid of junk food and managing calories for either maintaining weight or losing weight...no magic bullet folks. at least not for me. I am still working my way through this dieting concept and have to redefine normal diet. I think the key is to hit proteins as your primary calories, especially on the reduced calorie days.
I do think this method will ultimately be the key to weight loss, but it is not without changes in bad habits and dedication. at least that is my perception.. I am on board. educate yourself as you navigate this program and dont give up. I am not. I hope to gain the resolve to do the 6 day water diet.....in time... good luck.
ok, I get it. two days a week 500-600 calories. I'm not going to slam this book, but be forewarned, any book about fasting that is over 30 pages long is going to have recipes.......a lot of recipes. soooooo, if you like reading recipes, this book is for you.
I started the 8 hour fasting plan and dropped weight pretty quickly. about 8 lbs in first, but stalled there, due to baaaad eating habits. rewarding yourself for starving yourself will cause this diet to fail you. so, you are going to have to manage your food intake no matter what. junk food and excessive portion sizes will cause failure in this plan. so, forget about the " you can eat normal" phrase until you understand that normal means getting rid of junk food and managing calories for either maintaining weight or losing weight...no magic bullet folks. at least not for me. I am still working my way through this dieting concept and have to redefine normal diet. I think the key is to hit proteins as your primary calories, especially on the reduced calorie days.
I do think this method will ultimately be the key to weight loss, but it is not without changes in bad habits and dedication. at least that is my perception.. I am on board. educate yourself as you navigate this program and dont give up. I am not. I hope to gain the resolve to do the 6 day water diet.....in time... good luck.
August 5, 2023
The 5: 2 Fasting diet taught me bout calories and how if I followed this diet my food habits would be different. The reason I won’t be following this diet is because when I fast I prefer to drink only liquids that would keep me going throughout the day. I would rather try something that I could sustain for a long time such as alternate day fasting wherein I eat within a certain timeframe and fast the next day.
The reason I also will not be following this diet is because eating only five hundred calories would not work on a fasting day for the reason that fasting should be no eating for me. Not eating less.
The reason I also will not be following this diet is because eating only five hundred calories would not work on a fasting day for the reason that fasting should be no eating for me. Not eating less.
June 4, 2023
Very down to Earth and ready for action type of book. I particularly appreciated the recipes' idea for fasting days. The rest is a bit underwhelming when you are already familiar with the benefits of intermittent fasting.
October 13, 2017
A quick overview of the 5:2 eating plan. Lot's of recipes, and emphasis on eating fresh foods. No processed, etc.
January 3, 2020
Good to give you an idea of how to start. I was hoping for more information and calorie counts on the recipes for the non-fasting days.
July 9, 2020
A quick, basic overview with a plan for eating and pages of recipes.
July 6, 2021
It sounds hard. It's a complete diet revamp. Uggg.
February 5, 2023
Basically just a cookbook.
August 30, 2014
Just another diet book! The same thing as all the other ones I've read but with a with a different spin. I tried to incorporate it into my lifestyle and failed. Maybe it will appeal to some people who are more disciplined than me. But if I were more disciplined I would not have a weight problem in the first place! There is no big secret to losing weight. It requires a lifestyle change and giving up our comfort foods that that we love. We need the support of our family & friends and a great deal of self discipline. Unfortunately, our family and friends are usually in the same boat as us or they don't have the same problem and don't understand. I am not giving up, but this method is too complicated for me!
June 25, 2014
From everything I had heard about this diet, I thought the point of fasting was to eat normally the rest of the week. Well, their idea of eating normally requires the same tedious calorie-counting every day that I already know that I will fail at because it's a miserable way to live. What I thought would make this diet different is just more of the same, but with added torture of fasting for two days a week.
January 21, 2015
Backbone of science, surrounded by fluff
Overall I wouldn't recommend this book. The author takes scientific findings on the health of intermittent fasting, and makes it more complicated by requiring calorie counting, then fills the book with recipes and snack suggestions, most of which would be counterproductive to the fasting due to carb (especially fructose) content, which spikes insulin.
Overall I wouldn't recommend this book. The author takes scientific findings on the health of intermittent fasting, and makes it more complicated by requiring calorie counting, then fills the book with recipes and snack suggestions, most of which would be counterproductive to the fasting due to carb (especially fructose) content, which spikes insulin.
May 30, 2014
Not that helpful...
This is basically a brief summary of the *most* basic information about 5:2 and a bunch of recipes. Not that helpful, although some.of the recipes look pretty tasty.
This is basically a brief summary of the *most* basic information about 5:2 and a bunch of recipes. Not that helpful, although some.of the recipes look pretty tasty.
January 18, 2015
I was extremely disappointed at what a colossal waste of time this book was. I found it little more than a summation of much better books (The Fast Diet, and The Every Other Day Diet, specifically). I also thought it was poorly written and difficult at times to slog through.
October 26, 2014
Great guidelines on IF
Great for those new to the idea of IF and some helpful hints on snacks. easy to understand as well.
Great for those new to the idea of IF and some helpful hints on snacks. easy to understand as well.
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