Friday, March 8, 2013
Feast and Famine: Controversial 'Fast Diet' Weight Loss Plan Is Eat for 5 Days, Fast for 2
The hottest British export might be boy band mania, from the Beatles to One Direction. And Americans are fascinated with Kate Middleton and her royal baby bump, but the next big British invasion, hitting stores in the United States this week, might be "The Fast Diet."
According to its creators, tons of Brits are losing tons of weight. But what's intriguing is that they're reportedly getting radically healthier by doing something that sounds truly unhealthy: Fasting.
Not every day, just two days a week. The other five days require zero willpower. Fast dieters can eat whatever they want, from cheeseburgers to croissants, in a guilt-free way, the backers of this diet claim.
On the Fast Diet, they're not actually starving themselves on the two fasting days, but close to it. They can consume just 25 percent of a normal adult daily food intake, which translates to a measly 500 calories for women and roughly 600 calories for men. Those calories can be consumed in one mid-day meal or spread out over the course of the day, but protein and lots of fruits and vegetables are highly recommended.
Tara McLaughlin said she lost 36 pounds over seven months on the Fast Diet, and she said her dress size isn't the only thing that has changed.
"On my normal days now my appetite has reduced
Read more: abcnews.go.com
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