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Here's a question that I need help with..

I have been counting my calories and limiting myself to 1500 calories per day. I lost weight initially but this seems to have slowed and also I am not as strict anymore with this so wanted to try something new.

The 5:2 book I read says to consume a quarter of your normal calorie intake and for a bloke this is 600. Now if i have been only having 1500 then should I be consuming 325 as this is a quarter of what I have been having? Or do I reduce to 600 as the book says?

Let me know your thoughts...

I took this to mean a quarter of the calories you should be eating normally ie for your weight and height (not what you eat when dieting). Average 2500 for a man and 2000 for a woman I think. You will find a calculculator to work this out in the FAQ section (TDEE - total daily energy expenditure.)

I would go with 600 if you dont get round to doing that.

[carorees]

You need to eat more on feed days or you will slow your metabolism. Work out your TDEE and eat 25% or less of that on fast days but try to average around TDEE on feed days. You are not meant to be dieting every day just twice a week!

Hi

Thanks for the replies.

Just found a TDEE calculator and entered my details. These are the figures:-

Basel Metobolic rate = 1710
TDEE = 2450

I was only on about the 2 fast days being a quarter.

So with this information in mind I will base my calories on fast days at 600. This will be 900 less than I have typically eaten on a given day.

For the remainder of my days I will eat as I want and not count calories.

Does this sound right?

Thanks