July 5, 2018

I have been reading about the 5 2 plan, where you eat healthy 5 days a week, 2 days no more than 500-600 calories. Thoughts?

Thomas Howard, Level 25
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Debbie Coldiron, Level 96
Debbie Coldiron132 points
July 6, 2018

Hi Thomas Howard. 500-600 calories per day seems very low. But to get some expert advice on why this may or may not be a good thing, I'm going to tag our nutrition expert, Chris Mohr. I suspect Chris will be able to offer some valuable insight.

Haley Mathiot, Level 1
Haley Mathiot0 points
July 5, 2018

This seems like a very unhealthy answer, because 5-600 calories is barely enough to keep your metabolism up and your brain functioning properly. It would be more effective to have 6 days eating healthy, one day eating whatever you want.

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