A Lebanese Pantry used for a 5:2 Diet recipe: OK, I’ll admit there’s a bit of calculated cooking going on here. I’ve been intending to enter Bethady Kedy’s competition to win a trip to The Lebanon for a while, and I needed to blog about something Lebanese as part of my entry. But, I’m also […]
5:2 Diet – 5:2 Fast Diet ideas to Beat the Heat
5:2 Diet Fast Day ideas for Sunny Days: I hoped that when the weather warmed up, I’d lose my appetite a bit and fast days on the 5:2 fast diet would be easier. It doesn’t seem to work like that – although drinking lots of green tea and fizzy water helps. And, my standby 5:2 […]
5-2 Diet Recipe Lemon Cod – Heart Friendly and Low in Calories
Lemon Cod – A Fishy Recipe for the 5-2 diet and a Delish Fish Giveaway: The 5-2 diet is working pretty well for me, I’ve only got 3kg more to lose before I hit my first target (no doubt I’ll still want to lose a bit more weight, but at least my summer clothes should […]
5-2 Diet Smoked Salmon and Filo Pastry Tart
Getting back to real life and a 5-2 fast day diet freak-out: It seems like a long time since I actually cooked anything myself. Of course, that’s not entirely the case but in the week before the trip to Abruzzo, I was frantically busy and when I did eat at home it was almost always […]
5-2 Diet Nduja Topped Cod with Lemon and Parsley Cannelli Beans
5-2 Diet Plan Low Calorie Meals – Nduja Topped Cod: Another 5-2 diet week, another 5-2 diet plan. Thankfully this week involves a little less eating out than last week and I’m starting the week with a 5-2 diet fast day, although apart from the fact that I’m not drinking any wine this evening it […]
5-2 Diet Shirataki Noodles with Beef
5-2 Diet Fast Day Noodle Stir Fry: Doing the 5-2 Diet or another low calorie plan? Have you come across these really low calorie Shirataki noodles (just 5cals for a 100g portion). If not they are worth trying because they can really help manage hunger – and if you like stir-fries then they make a […]
5-2 Diet Fast Day Meal Plans
The 5-2 Diet, Meal Planning and Leftovers Back to the 5-2 Diet for me this week with a 5-2 fast day today and on Saturday. One of the biggest challenges for me at this time of year if I’m trying to lose weight is that my fridge and store cupboard tend to be overful with […]
5:2 Fast Diet Tips Part Two and Fish Pie
Tips for 5-2 Diet Fast Days and a Low Calorie 5-2 Diet Fish Pie. The 5:2 Diet or Fast Diet has become very popular in the UK since Michael Moseley’s programme on Horizon. For me, while there may be some secrets to intermittent fasting, the reason the 5:2 diet works and helps you lose weight, […]
Steamed Thai Style Fish for the 5-2 Diet
Steamed Thai Style Cod Recipe for 5-2 Diet: This 5-2 diet recipe for Steamed Fish uses one of the simplest ways to cook healthy food. Steaming fish involves no added fat but allows you to add seasoning in the form of ingredients cooked in the steamer. What a great concept for the 5-2 diet fast […]
5-2 Diet Meal Planning and Recipes
More on Planning for 5:2 Diet Fast Days I’m really not good at meal planning. It’s probably because living along, I’m used to catering for myself in a kitchen foraging kind of way. At best it leads to inventive cooking. At worst it’s only me who gets to see and eat what ever I happen […]