![]() ![]() (A health warning here: if you have suffered from anorexia, have long-term health problems, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, this diet is not for you.) Most diets fail because most of us are not fans of extreme self-denial. But I had a baby almost a year ago, and my body seemed reluctant to give up the extra half stone (yes, all right, it was a stone). ![]() In fact, I’ve never actually dieted before. ![]() After all, our remote ancestors were lucky if they lived to see 30. Aficionados, and there are many, point out that our remote ancestors often had to go without food for long periods, and that we haven’t evolved to eat the way most of us do, which is to snack on something every time we pass the fridge and then collapse in front of the TV with a foil-wrapped carton of 2,000 calories. It seems to do much of this by lowering the hormone insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and encouraging weight loss. No long-term studies have been carried out on humans, but early results indicate that it might have a positive impact in humans in relation to obesity-related cancers, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and maybe even Alzheimer’s. I’ll get through it knowing that the following day, if I really want them, I’ll be back to carrot cake and shepherd’s pie.Īccording to devotees, intermittent fasting allows the immune system to “reboot”. Dinner will be a grilled turkey burger (no bun) and some stir-fried vegetables, comprising about 300 calories in total. Mid-morning, I’ll have a piece of fruit or a 130-calorie protein shake. I’ll begin with a cup of tea with non-fat milk. And so tomorrow I will consume no more than 500 calories. Sure, restricted eating is a staple instruction for most diets, but this version espouses it only intermittently. In case you’ve been marooned on a remote island with no wifi for the past year, the Fast Diet is all about restricted eating. It began life as an experiment for the BBC programme Horizon, and then evolved into a book by doctor Michael Mosley and journalist Mimi Spencer, and eventually into a lifestyle choice more trendy than going gluten-free. I'm following the Fast Diet, also known as the 5:2 Diet. Most of the time, I don’t even notice that I’m dieting – because most of the time, I’m not. I plan to lose 1kg more, and then I’ll stop. On this diet, which I started two months ago, I’ve lost 13lb (6kg) basically, all of the extra weight acquired over the course of my 30s and three pregnancies. I might have a small glass of wine with it, or some chocolate afterwards. Lunch will be a poached egg and toast, and dinner will be a full-blooded, creamy shepherd’s pie. I’ve just polished off a piece of a carrot cake and a (non-fat) latte. ![]()
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