Calorie intake now 800 for everyone on the 2 fast days or still 500 for women?

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Paw

1:41 pm
25 Feb 19
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Hello I am just starting the 5:2 diet. A litle confused on the calorie intake on the 2 fast days for women. Attended Michael’s recent tour and think he said now 800 for everyone. Please can someone confirm?

Amazon

1:59 pm
25 Feb 19
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Michael’s tour is promoting his fast800 diet which is not the same as the original 5:2 diet which was 500 calories for women twice a week and normal eating the other 5 days.

I’ve read the new book which suggests 800 calories on fast days, following a Mediterranenan style diet and kick starting things by eating 800 calories every day for 8-12 weeks.
For those who don’t want daily restriction he suggests a minimum of 2 days per week eating 800 calories.

It’s really up to you what you do.

fasting_me

12:45 am
26 Feb 19
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Paw, in 2013, Michael said 600 cal for men and 500 cal for women. [my husband and I did 600 cals both. the heck with sex stereotypes!]
Now, in 2018, Michael is saying that if you can’t hack 600, it would be OK to do 800, no matter your sex.

After almost 6 years, my husband and I still Fast 2 days/week: <300 cal at breakfast, <300 cal at dinner, and some food in the middle [cheese or milk for the Calcium; figs for regularity] so we are probably 700 cal on a Fast Day. But we are Maintaining, so it works for us.

Try 600. Try 800. do each fro 2 weeks and see how you handle it and how much weight you lose. These are guidelines, Paw. Make them work for you.

Paw

12:15 pm
28 Feb 19
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Thank you for taking the trouble to reply. Helpful