Jacqueline Whitehart - The Complete 2-Day Fasting Diet: Delicious; Easy To Make; 140 New Low-Calorie Recipes From The Bestselling Author Of The 5: 2 Bikini Diet

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The 2-Day Diet, otherwise known as the 5:2 Diet or intermittent fasting, is taking the world by storm. The 2-Day Diet, otherwise known as the 5:2 Diet or intermittent fasting, is taking the world by storm.

Anyone can follow its simple premise that you only diet two days a week and eat healthily the rest of the time. These delicious and simple recipes are tailored to suit your lifestyle throughout the year. Cutting your calories for only two days a week couldnt be easier. When I got back from holiday in August 2012 I knew it was time to lose some weight. A holiday diet of fish and chips and ice cream had left me feeling stodgy and jiggly in all the wrong places. Id tried many diets before and never stuck to them.

But as soon as I heard about the 2-Day Diet I just knew it was for me. Diet only two days a week whats not to like? I can honestly say that I have never looked back. With the 2-Day Diet I reached my target weight within six months and I now maintain my weight by dieting just one day a week. I have noticed other changes too. My body shape and with it my body confidence has changed. Im not pencil thin but Im happy and comfortable in my skin.

I have got bags of energy a definite plus when Im chasing after my three children. Finally, the 2-Day Diet has re-invigorated my love of food and cooking. By awakening real hunger on diet days, I taste and savour every delicious mouthful of my food. On my normal days, I dont worry about food yet I eat healthily, cooking proper easy meals for myself and my family. The recipes here are tailored to how real people eat throughout the year. In the winter, I want hot food all the time: casseroles and soups are the order of the day.

Yet in summer the food I eat is totally different: I want salads and grilled meats. Like everyone I know, I am obsessed with the weather in the UK. The sunshine (or lack of it) is forever intertwined with how I feel and what I eat. This cookbook is about embracing the changing seasons and enjoying your food whatever the weather. The recipes are all low calorie and suitable for diet days, yet are designed to be enjoyed on any day of the week. I hope you enjoy cooking and eating my recipes as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Find more of my recipes on my blog at www.52recipes.co.uk Or get in touch via twitter @52DietRecipes or my Facebook page. Im looking forward to hearing your success stories! Yours, Jacqueline Whitehart, October 2013 The 2-Day Diet is a diet you can stick to. People everywhere are finding that this great new diet has life-changing results. You only diet two days a week. This means that on five days a week you dont need to worry or think about food all the time.

On two non-consecutive days a week, follow a calorie-restricted diet. On two non-consecutive days a week, follow a calorie-restricted diet.

Thats the jump-start. It means: 500 calories for women 600 calories for men On the other five days, eat three healthy balanced meals a day.

A TYPICAL WEEK
MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI	SAT	SUN
Diet 500 (women) 600 (men)	Normal & healthy	Normal & healthy	Diet 500 (women) 600 (men)	Normal & healthy	Normal & healthy	Normal & healthy

By markedly trimming down your calories two days a week (you are eating one-quarter of the standard amount on those two days) you can expect 0.50.9kg (12lb) a week weight loss. When you have less food on those two days, you really recognise hunger signals. We are so used to eating whenever we feel like it. We are never quite hungry when we eat, and never quite full when we stop.

These two lower calorie days help you establish those signals for life. Your two restricted calorie days are lean protein and veggie based, for adequate nutrition, and so you dont have to worry about getting enough protein for your bodys needs. The most amazing difference between the 2-Day Diet and other diets is that when you drastically reduce your calories on the two diet days you are burning off body fat instead of muscle. The strict two days help you learn to recognise biological hunger and fullness. As you are eating less food you will be actively hungry for your next meal. You will learn to savour every mouthful.

You will appreciate the extra guilt-free calories on your healthy days. Appreciating and enjoying your food gives you a huge boost and is the heart of the 2-Day Diet.

The 2-Day Diet is not a quick fix. The aim is to establish good long-term eating habits. The two diet days are a jump-start for weight loss, but it is not a miracle diet. The diet days boost your weight loss by 0.91.4kg (23lb) a week at the start of the diet, reducing to about 0.5kg (1lb) a week subsequently.