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The Fast Diet: The secret of intermittent fasting - lose weight, stay healthy, live longer
 
 

The Fast Diet: The secret of intermittent fasting - lose weight, stay healthy, live longer [Kindle Edition]

Michael Mosley , Mimi Spencer
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The biggest diet revolution since the Atkins --Daily Mail

The only diet you'll ever need --Mail on Sunday

The diet that works --Radio Times

The year's most talked about weight-loss trend --Daily Express

Intermittent fasting is ideal for those of us who can just about manage to be good, but lack the long-distance rigour of saints --Allison Pearson

"A modern phenomenon...it sometimes seems as if every other person you meet is following the Fast Diet." --The Guardian

The scientific evidence that Intermittent Fasting can have numerous health benefits is strong --Professor Mark Mattson, National Institute on Aging

"A modern phenomenon...it sometimes seems as if every other person you meet is following the Fast Diet." --The Guardian

The scientific evidence that Intermittent Fasting can have numerous health benefits is strong --Professor Mark Mattson, National Institute on Aging

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THE OFFICIAL 5:2 DIET

IS IT POSSIBLE TO EAT WELL, MOST OF THE TIME, AND GET SLIMMER AND HEALTHIER AS YOU DO IT?
WITH THE FAST DIET IT IS.

This revolutionary new approach to weight loss is really is as simple as it sounds: you eat normally five days a week, then for just two days you cut your calories (500 for women, 600 for men).
Scientific trials of Intermittent Fasting have shown that it will not only help the pounds fly off but also lower your risk of a range of diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
Dr Michael Mosley, the medical journalist who first alerted the world to the Intermittent Fasting phenomenon, presents the fascinating science behind the 5:2 diet. Mimi Spencer, award-winning food and fashion writer, explains the practicalities of how to go about it.
The Fast Diet also includes a calorie counter, full colour section, and a whole section of Fast 500 and Fast 600 menu plans which will enable you to incorporate this groundbreaking weight-loss system into your daily life.
 

 
The biggest diet revolution since the Atkins --Daily Mail

Intermittent fasting is ideal for those of us who can just about manage to be good, but lack the long-distance rigour of saints --Allison Pearson

The scientific evidence that Intermittent Fasting can have numerous health benefits is strong --Professor Mark Mattson, National Institute on Aging

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1,178 of 1,204 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tough to start with - but incredible results! 28 Jan 2013
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I just wanted to share my experience with anyone thinking about starting on this diet.

I consider myself a yo-yo dieter. Once committed to a diet I do stick to it. The trouble for me arises at Christmas, birthdays and other special occasions. I think to myself, for the next week I will treat myself, it's only Christmas or my birthday once a year right? Wrong.

This is a trigger for me. Once I have fallen off the wagon I am in big trouble and usually put the majority of the weight back on. Kidding myself that I will start again on Monday, but never following through. Only being jolted back into action when I approach my heaviest weight. The trouble is I have been "dieting", trying to control my daily calorie intake, essentially denying myself food. What I really needed was to establish a new relationship with my food. A relationship where there is no proverbial wagon to fall off... This is exactly what the Fast Diet is.

The principle is simple: two days a week you fast, sticking to 500 calories for women or 600 calories for men, and for the other five days you eat what you like. I eat breakfast (toast and two poached eggs) and dinner (fish/chicken with plenty vegetables) on my fast days, and pretty much what I like on feed days. Initially I thought I would be tempted to over eat on feed days - but I found the opposite is true. Once you have had the determination to fast for a day, the next day you feel satisfied with smaller portions. You also don't want to undo all the effort from your fast days and that adds another motivating factor to the mix. I found myself averaging around 1,900 calories on feed days and feeling perfectly well fed.

The first few days of fasting were really tough, but I stuck with it.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than all the Fad diets 12 May 2013
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Easy to read
Easy to remember
Easy to put into practice
Easy to lose weight
Easy to adopt as a life syle.
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1,414 of 1,484 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best diet since sliced bread! 21 Jan 2013
By Mr M.R.Watkinson TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
The best review on here is that of Mike C from 31/12/12. So good, in fact, that I haven't bothered to buy the book! Why? Well, I saw the original Horizon, back in August, so I know the how & why of the diet; I'm a perfectly competent cook, so I don't need the recipes; the rest of it is padding to me as much as it is to Mike. Why am I here, then? Well, just in case you need any further persuasion to invest in this, I thought I'd add my two penn'orth, plus I'd like to mention a a few points that I think are particularly worth considering.

I experimented with the diet after the programme was shown, then had a very dissolute December, knowing full well that I was going to go at it full tilt in the New Year. I started on the 2nd, 19 days later, I've dropped 10 lbs with no problems, no loss of energy (I play squash vigorously, and 5-a-side when I can get a game), and no trouble sticking with the plan. So, yes it works. Absolutely.

However, the most important point to emphasise is that this not a weight loss diet. Weight loss is entirely a side effect of the real purpose of the diet, which is to prolong life. It's a milder version of Alternate Day Fasting. This is scientifically unproven as yet, but is said to reduce the chance of developing various cancers, and to help manage a variety of conditions / illnesses wide enough to include diabetes & arthritis. What tends to get the headlines is the fact that on your Fast days, you cut your calories to a quarter of the recommended. What is more significant is reducing your protein intake. This is said to force your body from "growth mode" into "repair mode" where, instead of creating new cells, the body attempts to repair damaged ones.
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309 of 337 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars 7 months in...life changing, but in a good way :) 6 April 2013
By Sean
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I am (or was) a typical 43 year old bloke, I like a pint or 6 on a Friday night and the odd bottle of wine in the evening. I love food, travel and socialising. Inevitably this lead to middle age spread, as it has with all my friends of a similar age. 5"11 and 13.5 stone.

So of course I've tried diets, and stick to them quite well in the typical yo-yo fashion, only to end up even bigger 6 months later.

So 7 months ago a friend mentioned he had seen the Horizon TV program and was going on the 5:2 Fasting Diet. He said it was for the health benefits and not to lose weight (think he felt it wasn't a blokey thing to do, to go on a diet). So I watched the program and decided to join him on it.

I changed nothing else in my life, still binge drinking more than I mean to and eating out etc (some things are much harder to change in life, but I'm only human:)

To my surprise I found it very easy to stick to. I had a headache a couple of times on the first few weeks so had my doubts, but after a few months, because you feel so much better, it becomes a joy to be on. Of course there are "fast" days when your tummy rumbles in the evening after you have used your 500/600 calories, but it's not going to kill you and it's only until breakfast next day, which tastes so much better.

7 months in and I've lost just short of 2 stone. The weight loss has slowed to a almost a stop which is a relief as I was going to have to alter the diet some how as I had reached my target weight and didn't want to get too skinny (a nice problem to have). My resting heart rate has dropped considerably which is probably why the weight loss has almost stopped (my metabolism seems to have slowed). I don't get out of breath and I'm much fitter.
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3.0 out of 5 stars THE FAST DIET
IT WAS CERTAINLY GOOD, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY ON THE MARKET, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WITHOUT BUYING OTHERS
Published 5 hours ago by MARIE MARGARET DIANE HALLAM
5.0 out of 5 stars a new diet
Well here goes with a new diet I dont know if its going to work but I have tried most ofthe others with little success. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Raymond H. Seddon
4.0 out of 5 stars alternative to diets
very helpful informative and easy to read Michael Mosley is a great communicator, either on screen or as a writer.
Published 2 days ago by helen scott
5.0 out of 5 stars A definite read if you're embarking on this WOE
Gives great ideas as to how to make this work for you, definitely worth reading if you are thinking of doing this.
Published 3 days ago by Elaine Said
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Bought this after reading his other book Fast Exercise. I am currently following the advice in this book and fasting 2 days a week. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Rachael
5.0 out of 5 stars Explains the fasting way of eating
I wanted to start this way of eating and found this an ideal introduction to the method of eating and the science behind it. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mrs. G. Hardy
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast diet book
Lots of interesting information in easy to understand language menus useful calorie counter for
all foods. Use it all the time handy item
Published 4 days ago by Mrs Y P Gasson
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
A good book, explaining how the fast diet works and the various health benefits, apart from weight loss. Read more
Published 6 days ago by D.Bartonsky
5.0 out of 5 stars Dramatic weight loss
Finally I have found something that works!! After decades of try to manage my weight the 1hour documentary from Dr Mosley was a revelation! Read more
Published 6 days ago by Tim J
5.0 out of 5 stars Super fast delivery
And a great price. The price beats any high street book store and I highly recommend this diet. Everything is well described, the book should be read before starting, and I lost 4... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Mrs. L. D. Hennell
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