Tempted to follow the ‘Fast Diet’ or ‘5-2 Diet’?  read my thoughts!

Tempted to follow the ‘Fast Diet’ or ‘5-2 Diet’? read my thoughts!

If I had a pound for every person who has recently told me they are following the 5-2 diet (also known as the Fast Diet) , I would be a rich lady!  But not  quite as rich as BBC presenter  Michael Mosley is undoubtedly becoming as a result of the latest dieting craze.  Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez have apparently joined the thousands of people following this diet regime. If you are one of the few people who are not familiar with this diet sensation - let me enlighten you........ Although Intermittent Fasting is not a new concept, the 5-2 diet became an overnight sensation as a result of a BBC programme presented by Mr Mosley last year.  The program claimed that by severely restricting the calories we consume for 2 (non-consecutive) days each week, we would lose weight, and enjoy many other long term health benefits.    The other 5 days a week have  no restrictions and it is encouraged that we can...
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