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I have been on the diet myself since October and have lost 12 kgs so far (over a stone). I haven’t used any particular recipes as the diet is more about avoiding food than creating new meals! I do have some tips I can pass on though:
Drinks
I drink black coffee, herbal teas or water throughout the day. Strictly no alcohol. I fast on Mondays and Wednesdays and I decided to cut alcohol out on Tuesdays as well.
Breakfast:
Egg and 2 lean slices of bacon or ham: approx 200 cals
This is the breakfast that Dr Mosley has himself. It is high protein and helps you to stop feeling hungry.
60 grams of porridge oats, water and salt or a teaspoon of sugar: 200 cals
This does fill you up and tastes surprising good without milk!
1 boiled egg on a piece of toast, thin scrape of butter: approx 200 cals
Another high protein option.
Couple of apples: 80 calories or skip breakfast altogether!
Lunch and Dinner
I make up a huge soup and either split it between lunch and dinner or skip lunch and have it for dinner only.
I add a selection of courgettes, cauliflower, leeks, onions, butternut squash, mushrooms, red peppers, brussel sprouts, cabbage and basically any other low calorie vegetables I have available. I boil it up with chilli powder, curry powder, marmite or bovril and worcester sauce. Any packet noodle sachets that I have can go in. Anything that adds flavour but few calories.
I also sometimes add shirataki noodles. These are very low calorie noodles that I buy from a chinese supermarket. They are made of a type of yam fibre they have virtually no calories. They are not quite like real noodles but do fill you up!
I try to eat my soup quite late and go to bed early. I just say to myself “It is just one day, I can eat whatever I like tomorrow”. For me the most important thing about the diet is that I think I can stick to it long term. For the rest of the week you have full flexibility and can enjoy whatever food you like. It has also been a slow 1-2 pound a week weight loss so I think That is a healthy and sustainable way to lose weight. It is also cheap and doesn’t require my attending a regular session anywhere, which I would find difficult with my caring responsibilities. So far I have even tried one day where I ate nothing at all and actually it wasn’t too bad.

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