After watching Michael Mosley’s inspirational documentary Eat, Fast and Live Longer way back in 2012, it sat in the back of my mind as something that I would consider attempting. I loved the fact that it was all based around scientific research and there was mounting evidence of its health benefits. I also saw it as something that I thought could be able to sustain long-term.

Now over 2 years later and a bit of a push from my husband as he wanted to lose weight, I decided that this year was the year. So I began my fasting lifestyle on the 5th Jan 2015. I had not planned to start, I just decided on the Sunday night and began on the Monday morning.

Here are a few things I hope will help you with starting this new way of life.

Keep It Simple

Try not to get too bogged down in the numbers on your non fast days. Just count your fast days calories and keep them under 500 for women or 600 for men. (more…)

TDEE is an acronym for Total Daily Energy Expenditure which is the number of calories your body burns over a 24 hour period. Your TDEE is calculated based on your sex, height, weight and weekly physical exercise. Unless you are very active, it is recommended you select ‘sedentary’ as it is very easy to overestimate your level of activity and the parameters used on the calculator are very broad. Most women have an average TDEE of 1800 – 2000 calories or thereabouts (2400 for men). If you are older or on the shorter side, your TDEE may be a bit lower. (more…)

5:2 intermittent fasting is not a diet – 5:2 is a new way of life.
There is no time like the present to make a change for better health

5:2 intermittent fasting is based around the scientific research conducted by Michael Mosley for a documentary back in 2012.

The basic idea around 5:2 is that you eat normal balanced diet (TDEE) 5 days a week and then 2 days a week you restrict your food intake to a quarter of your normal daily intake (TDEE). This usually equates to approx 2000/500 for women and 2400/600 for men. (more…)