Morning!
I’ve been on a 5:2 break since the summer and looking to get back on it for the run up to the festive season. I’ve been reading about the Blood Group Diet and have found a lot of what I eat is on my “avoid” list! There are still lots of my favourites left though on the list I should eat that are beneficial for my health and funnily enough my fast day staples (like mushrooms and sweet potatoes).

My question is, does anyone else combine this thinking with their 5:2? Such as eating plenty of “Beneficial” foods on their fast days so as to optimise the health and weight loss benefits?

Would anyone like to join me? Maybe we can share our findings. Such as whether it made a more dramatic affect on our weight loss and general well being.

Just a thought, would welcome opinions.

Hi Nika,
I appreciate your opinion. It would only be something that I would trial. I like to mix it up to keep my interest in a diet. However, the list to avoid can make choices limited but at least it’s made me think about new flavours and steering clear of processed food. Always a good thing in any diet.
I wish you luck with your own 5:2 journey.

Beetroot, mint and feta salad (with cucumber and spinach leaves) for lunch today. No dressing required. The portion I made was only 171 calories and I’m so comfortably full. It looked and tasted amazing.

I agree Tracy, I’m not supposed to be eating chicken, avocados, prawns or tomatoes. All of which I love and have had success in losing weight while eating them. But when I saw the list of things I could have I realised I loved these things too but rarely eat them because of their calorific value. In fact I ate them most of my life before dieting and didn’t gain weight!

I thought if I could take the cleanest, such as the low calorie fruits and veggies I could mix it up with my 5:2 and enjoy extra health benefits and maybe a kick start to a plateau too.
Both diets steer me away from canned, jar and ready-made food.

Thanks for your reply. I will definitely comment on any progress I make that I consider can be attributed to the combination of the two diets.
Good luck with your fasts and non-fast too.

Ok, I’ve read various websites and books over the last few days and have the information I need to move on with this method. I can’t report any weight loss (but it’s been less than a week, I didn’t really expect to) and no weight gain.

I have however noticed already some health benefits. My digestive system seems much happier, I have more energy, I’m sleeping better and toxins are coming out of my skin.

I’m ready now to incorporate this into 5:2.

12 more fasts til Christmas. As I read on the Fast Diet FB page!

Good luck everyone xxxx

One week. One fast. No exercise. Half an inch off belly and hips.