Coming off very low calorie diet and scared about weight gain

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Thesmiths88

3:10 pm
15 May 18
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I have been on a very low calorie diet (on average 60-70% of my TDEE daily) for months. I have lost a lot of weight but want to move onto something more sustainable and also being able to eat less restrictively.
I am scared that in doing the 5:2 will oput weight on as overall my average calorie intake will be more daily.
Dpes anyone have any experience of doing this/words of wisdom?
Thank you!

cornish-jane

6:21 pm
15 May 18
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Thesmiths88 – i would suggest you try 5:2 particularly as you have experience of calorie counting. 5:2 is very simple and very effective if you follow it properly ie fast properly for 2 days a week and ‘eat normally’ for the other five days. I’ve lost loads of weight using 5:2 long term. I’ve never lost a decent amount of weight using daily calorie restriction – I think it reduces your metabolism so has little chance of working long term.

Avoid the feast-and-fast approach, and work out what normal healthy eating is for you. And it probably isn’t what you were eating before! Eg eat wholefoods, mostly plants, and nothing made in a factory and you are probably heading in the right direction! But there are lots of different approaches so you have to find what suits you. Good luck

Thesmiths88

8:51 pm
15 May 18
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Thank you very much!

Cinque

11:04 pm
15 May 18
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Hi TheSmiths,
Just seconding what Cornish-Jane has written.

With 5:2 you’ll probably find the calorie restricted days easy, and they give you the space and the ‘reset button’ twice a week, while you practice working out normal healthy eating on the other days.

Good luck and best wishes.