why fast?
What are the benefits of intermittent fasting versus other diets? Is it easy? Is it healthy?
how to start?
Want to get started? It's easy. Read a bit more on how to begin and how to do it.
inspiration
Everything you need to help you along in this way of eating.
in depth
Read more about intermittent fasting and the diet.
the latest from Michael
the latest from Mimi
the latest
- Famous Faces take to the Fast Diet 17 Comments
We're hearing that all kids of people are reading the books and embracing this way of life. So who's doing the diet now?
- Mimi welcomes the Salad Days of 2013 8 Comments
The sun's come out and eating on fast days is far simpler. What are your meals now that it's nearly summer?
- The Fast Diet Recipe Book is out now 19 Comments
The Fast Diet Recipe Book is on sale in the UK now. We hope you enjoy it and that it helps make all your Fast Days a breeze.
- More on what to do if you’re not losing weight – five things to consider 137 Comments
Michael looks at three things that can help shift weight if you're not losing what you expected on the diet.
- Michael and the Easter eggs 43 Comments
How did Michael handle this Easter? Did he eat any eggs (chocolate or otherwise....)?
- Diet soda – yes or no? 38 Comments
Is diet soda good to drink during fasting days? Mimi answers.
press links
- Book review: The Fast Diet Recipe BookGet The Gloss, 9 May 2013
Judy Johnson reviews the new book. Spoiler: she likes it. "...we'd even use it if we weren't on the 5:2 diet plan."
- This diet changed my life, so of course I’m flying the flag for it: how the fabled fasting regime propelled Mimi Spencer to the top of the bestseller listLondon Evening Standard, 7 May 2013
The 5:2 fasting diet is the publishing sensation of the year and has catapulted former Evening Standard fashion editor Mimi Spencer to new realms of success. She explains the how and why to Richard Godwin.
- The 5:2 diet – feasts for fast daysThe Guardian, 5 May 2013
Felicity Cloake shares some of her fast day recipes.
- The idea of the Fast Diet is that a food-free window twice a week is incredibly good for youThe Daily Mail, 28 Apr 2013
Mimi tells about writing a book with what might be the world’s most oxymoronic title: The Fast Diet Recipe Book. Food for fasting.
- The Fast Diet recipe guideThe Times, 27 Apr 2013
Easy and delicious fast-day recipes – plus a calorie counter and calorie-saving tips.
- Rachel Ray Show – The Fast Diet: How One Viewer Did on the ProgramRachel Ray Show, 26 Mar 2013
Jessica, a busy mom of two sets of twins, wants to drop between 20 to 30 of the pounds that she's gained since having kids. So she's trying The Fast Diet. Watch the video to see her results.
