"Skinny is Best is a blog about the Chemical Diet, which is a one week diet where you can lose up to one stone. Weight loss food plans are shared." Would You Like to Lose Weight on the 5:2 Diet? Skip to main content

Search This Blog

The New Weight Loss Book

Would You Like to Lose Weight on the 5:2 Diet?



Have you heard of the 5:2 diet? This is a weight loss diet where you can fast for 2 days per week and then eat normally the rest of the time.

It sounds too easy and it is. I have tried this diet and lost weight doing it. 


I have lost weight fast by doing the 5:2 diet

Would you like to know how much I have lost? Read on and find out.

I lost one and a half stone so far on the 5:2 diet and it gets easier once you are doing it.

On the 5:2 diet, you eat 500 calories (for women) and 600 calories (for men) on your fast days. At present, I do my fast days on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but you can do three fast days if you wish i.e. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The rest of the time you eat normally, but do not overdo it. I eat at least 1500 calories the rest of the time, so I make sure I am losing weight. It's an easy lifestyle diet that I recommend.

Foods to Eat on Fast Days

You can eat anything but you have to stick to 500 calories for women or 600 for men. 

Here is a list of foods that I eat on fast days.

Food


Fruit - Bananas, Apples, Pears, Oranges, grapes, peaches, melon.
Eggs
Fish - white fish, salmon, tuna.
Chicken or any kind of meat, such as pork, lean beef or pork loin chops.
Cottage cheese
Low-fat cheeses like spreads
Vegetables - all kinds
Wholemeal bread is allowed, but make sure it is within the 500 calories.

Drinks

Drink water at least two liters per day if possible and you can mix this with green or Oolong tea. Coffee and English tea are allowed on fast days.


Feast Days
On feast days, you eat anything you want but within moderation. I stick to 1500 calories on feast days. Eating as healthy as I possibly can, which means I do not overdo it on sweet foods like cakes or chocolate. On feast days you can have a glass of red wine with dinner if you want but you must never overdo it. A maximum of two small glasses of red dry wine (ie. Merlot or Shiraz) is the maximum on feast days. Red wine is better as it is full of antioxidants.

The 5:2 diet with type 2 diabetes

The 5:2 diet has helped me to lose weight fast and it has become an easy healthy lifestyle diet for me. I recommend this way of dieting to anyone including diabetics (I am diabetic and it works for me). It is easy when you know you can eat more food the following day. So, give it a go… it’s an easy lifestyle diet!

Watch the following video about type two diabetes doing the 5:2 diet:




There is a book on the 5:2 Diet with recipes of foods you can eat.

The 5:2 diet book by Kate Harrison will explain the process of the diet and what it can do for you.


Learn more from the following videos about the 5:2 Diet:











Copyright Denise James



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The Chemical Diet Where You Can Lose a Stone

The James Duncan Diet Chemical Diet Plan has been around for years, but have you ever heard of it?  Not many people have!  James Duncan  wrote about this diet and tried it himself. It's now known as the James Duncan Diet Plan. I have now tried it a number of times. If you want fast weight loss then try the  James Duncan Diet  which is also known as the Chemical Diet Plan. Learn more about the James Duncan Diet reviews as you read on.  The Chemical Diet is one of those diets that James Duncan wrote about and tried along with others. The James Duncan diet reviews and comments on his blog are full of people who have stated how the 7-day Chemical Diet worked for them. So if you need to lose a few pounds before  a last-minute event you are going to attend or even if you have booked a last-minute holiday deal or if you are desperate to lose a stone in  a short amount of time, then the James Duncan Diet Chemical Diet Plan is the ideal way to do it.  Read on to find out more... 

The Chemical Diet Where You Can Lose a Stone in One Week - My Result

I wrote about the Chemical Diet  Plan and how I was going to try it (you can find the article here ). Here is my result. 1 Pair Ladies GENUINE Heat Holder Heatweaver Thermal GLOVES TOG 2.3 Light Grey S/M   I did the Chemical Diet  Plan and I lost 10 pounds in a week.  You can lose up to one stone if you stick to the Chemical Diet 7 day menu food plan (which I have listed here ).   Read on to learn more...

Have You Tried the Lighterlife Diet?

LighterLife is a popular weight loss diet for many women these days. The products can be used alongside the 5:2 diet. There is lots of information about LighterLife online if you are interested in knowing more especially if you want to lose weight fast.

The Egg Fast Diet that Will Help You to Lose a Considerable Amount of Weight

Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org Can you just eat eggs for 3 or 4 days without any other foods? Did you know this will help you lose weight fast? I found out that eating eggs alone can help you lose a considerable amount of weight in a week.  Find out more...

Lose Two Stone on the Two-Week Chemical Diet

Do you need to lose weight fast? Do you need to lose two stone within two weeks?  If so, then the two-week Chemical Diet plan truly can work for someone who really needs to shift weight quickly! Read on...

How Much Weight Can You Lose in Two Days?

  I had a wedding to attend and I was desperate to lose weight fast. I wanted to get into a dress that I wanted to wear and look good in it so I found the following diet where I could lose weight in two days. Now, it wasn't like doing the Chemical Diet because it was much harder but I was determined. I made sure I had the willpower to do the diet for those two days. Read on and see the diet plan I used...