5:2 DIET GOOD OR BAD!?

5:2 Diet

Sometimes my friends ask me about dieting. I guess it’s because I’m a nurse and I work at Weight Watchers (hahaha), and maybe because I am a little bit of a health freak.

I love to cook healthy homemade gluten free food. But I also LOVE ice cream, danish salty liquorice, wine gums, marshmallows and dark chocolate.

I am not going on this particular diet, luckily for me I don´t need to lose weight. Anyhow this diet still caught my attention, therefore I post this 5:2 Diet.

Fact: We all know what the best way to loose weight is: It is a reduced intake of calories and increase physical activity and never, ever skip meals. It´s just not always that easy!

The other day I saw a Danish tv show about this diet, they interviewed a young woman living happy and healthy on the 5:2 Diet and on the tv show they also interviewed a Doctor.

The Doctor had postivie things to say abut the diet. He compared the 5:2 Diet to s very old ancient lifestyle many years ago when people were hunters and often only ate every 3 days, or ate when there was food. At that time the people didn’t suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes and different kinds of cardiovascular disorders. Which can be caused by unhealthy eating habits.

The Doctor also pointed out that the diet is not injurious to your health but he also pointed out that he didn´t recommended that people lived life long after this diet. He said: The diet is good for shorter periods with a desire for a quick weight loss.

So if you want to lose a few kilos in a short time, say too lose a little weight before a wedding or any kind of big event or you need to loose a quick post baby weight then I think this 5:2 diet sounds all right 🙂

The 5:2 Diet, is a diet which involves severe calorie restriction for two days a week and normal eating the other five days. The diet is a form of intermittent fasting. The diet is claimed to promote weight loss and to have several beneficial effects on health. 

The diet specifies a low calorie consumption (sometimes described as “fasting“) for two days a week, which should not be consecutive, but allows totally normal eating for the other five days.

On this 5:2 Diet you’ll still get to eat all the foods you love but also get to enjoy health benefits. Such as positive effects on different kinds of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol level and also in insulin sensitivity.

These days some clever people says that intermittent fasting is revolutionising the weight loss world. Simply by eating significantly less for one or two days a week you can trigger incredible physical and mental changes that protect your body and brain from damage and help it repair itself.

It all sounds very good….
During my work at Weight Watchers I get to read a lot of interesting articles about health, dieting and food in generel. More recently I have come across many articles concerning fasting equals health. About how they recommend these days that you eat the most at breakfast, less at lunch and then even less for dinner so you are fasting between the three main meals.

Intermittent fasting offers a simple alternative that doesn’t involve calorie counting or starvation. And they say that this fasting/ 5:2 Diet can help you live a longer, healthier life without feeling like you sacrificing too much.

A typical fasting day may include a breakfast of 300 kcal, such as two scrambled eggs with ham, water, green tea, or black coffee, and a lunch or dinner of grilled fish or meat with vegetables, amounting to 300 kcal.

OBS. The daily 500 for woman or 600 for men kcal limit requires small portions.

P.S. It´s always a very good idea/a must, to consult your doctor before going on any kind of diet.

P.P.S. You can read more about the diet here: http://the5-2dietbook.com

This should be enough for now, you can read more info via the link above.
Just remember that the online diet jungle can be dangerous and full of misleading and not evidence-based results of various diets. Be careful out there and always remember to use your common sense and to consult your doctor or other healthcare professional before starting on a diet.

I Just got home from after work and then a visit to the hairdresser and now I will enjoy the rest of this sunny afternoon with my sweet bf. J♥

Have a muy bien evening!