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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP--I don't know why you are under attack here, though clearly many of the prior posters have no clue what the 5:2 diet is about.  I think it's great that you are trying it!  If I had 250 calories allotted for dinner, I would do a large salad with lots of fresh vegetables, a dressing made from a good vinegar, salt, pepper, and herbs, and a poached egg or two on top.

FWIW, I tried it for a couple of weeks and found it too hard to keep to a moderate dinner while cooking for the rest of the family.  I've ended up doing a compromised version:  On work days, I don't eat until noon or 1:00 (just black coffee, tea, or water in the morning), then I eat a large healthy salad, vegetable soup, or some other very healthy, primarily vegetarian meal for lunch.  I eat a handful of nuts or other healthy snack when I get home, then for dinner I eat a smaller portion of what I normally would.  On weekends I don't think about what I eat.  With this plan plus weight lifting 2 or 3 times a week I've lost more than 20 lbs in 6 months, and I feel great.  Good luck![/quote]

So, are you fasting on your "rest days" from lifting?  Are you able to facilitate muscle recovery without sufficient protein? [/quote]

I usually lift once on the weekend and on one or two weekdays a week.  I lift in the morning, so on the weekdays, I'm not eating protein until several hours after the weights session.  I do try to have protein both before and after the weekend sessions.  Though this plan is certainly not what the New Rules of Lifting (which I'm following) authors recommend, I haven't noticed any issues, and I've definitely been able to progress (slowly) on increasing the weights used.  That being said, I'm not really focused on athletic achievement--I can only squat 60 lbs or so currently.  I just like the way the weights make me look and feel.  Mind you, under my modified fasting plan, I'm eating way more than 500 calories every day.  Probably more like 1200-1400 or so on a good weekday, and more on the weekends.  I don't count calories.[/quote]

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