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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment412</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Look, I'm no expert on the 5:2 just someone who has used it successfully (20lbs down and counting!) so wouldn't claim to be an authoritative source of advice. The diet isn't going to work for everyone especially if you have pre-existing medical conditions.

@LB I would consult your doctor before continuing the diet

@Bonnadelle - you're right there has been adverse publicity about artificial sweeteners. The book does advise against low calorie drinks, I seem to remember though can't check as I've currently lent it to a friend]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment411</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I get horrible migraines, usually triggered with lack of sufficient protein, or low blood sugar. I tried this, and was absolutely debilitated by the end of the day. Going to try it again though. Anyone have any ideas on low calorie protein rich food that might help stave off the migraines?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:50:10 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment404</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I recently purchased the book and am excited to start making a change! However, I do not see information about artificial sweeteners.  There has been a lot of negative press about them lately.  Where, or do they,  fit into this program?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:21:45 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment383</link>
  <description><![CDATA[You're right, Fridge Forager, the health aspects are just as appealing as the weight loss. I've been on the diet for 3 months now and haven't felt healthier for years! (And have lost 18 lbs!)]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment382</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I have never been on a diet in my life, preferring exercise to self-control. At 41 however regular exercise isn't working anymore and I have slowly slipped to 8KG above my fighting weight. The trend is there for me to see and the problem is my calorie intake. 

What I loved about the program was the scientific viewpoint regarding aging, treating weightloss almost as a side issue. I think that is a wholly righteous position as health rather than weight is the important factor in all of this. Habit are very difficult to change and getting comfortable with new ways of life take time. I have just begun the fast-diet and I hope to feel its benefits, if I loose some weight along the way to becoming healtier that would be most welcome.

Congrats on, and thanks for your work..]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment359</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Omg god people have said I have had an eating disorder following this regime which I have done for the past 20 years or more this life style definitely works !!!!! I have only just heard of this diet but omg feel a weight lifted from my shoulders as I use the life style to maintain my weight which is the same as when I was in my twenties ..I am probably in better shape .....thank god I am not just weird ...... I just didn't write this book which sounds fantastic and which must work because I have always lived like this is not me who is weird around food just everybody else !!! I would love to be able to contact this doctor to say thAnk you for finally making me not weird xx]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment338</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Brad Pilons Eat Stop Eat book has been out for nearly 6 years advocating 5:2, its nothing new or revolutionary but your sure do get the results]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment336</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Touché! Can't recall where I picked that up but if I'm mistaken, apologies. Reading too quickly, as you suggest ;-) Don't think it is entirely clear that the snacks you mention would mean you'd need to cut back a bit on the sample menus though. Maybe there can be some 3 meal or 2 meal + snack suggestions on the website when it goes live?

Congrats on being no 1 on Amazon though. Respect!]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment334</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the review Fiona, and glad you like the book. Well done on the weight loss front too - it really is a remarkably effective diet, as we are all discovering. 
Couple of points - when I have a snack (an apple, say), I am sure to include it in my daily calorie quota, so I always stay under 500 calories - think and hope this is clear in the book. And we never say add a tablespoon of oil! We do suggest a teaspoon of oil in a dressing on a fast-day salad - a little fat in the diet can help absorb vitamins, so its no bad thing. Don't want your readers to think we're asking them to sling quantities of oil at their suppers... maybe you put your review together at some speed, haha! Thanks though, and all best wishes, Mimi]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment333</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I try and keep off the wine - and other alcoholic drinks - as tasting it is part of my job (one reason for the weight gain over recent years!) but if I've not exceeded my calorie allowance I have a square of dark chocolate at night (55 cals). Treats/rewards are important on any diet I think. 

And well done on surviving Christmas!]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 09:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment332</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Hi Fiona,
Thanks for the mention of my book - and great to read the review of Michael's, as I've ordered it from Amazon and am very much looking forward to reading it!
Just been reading your Frugal Cook blog, which is really interesting - I love the recipes on Tinned Tomatoes too.
And well done on dropping a jeans size. The most amazing thing for me has been I've put on very little weight over Christmas, despite only fasting for one day and not restricting myself at all. I also occasionally allow myself a little (very carefully measured out) wine on a fast day. Naughty but nice.
Kate x]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 09:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment331</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I think that's key, Gillian. I find I've been buying more prepared soups and spreads just to avoid hanging round food for too long. And they're all calorie counted for you!]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment330</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I started a 5.2 diet a few weeks before the Horizon programme went out. I was certain that the weight loss of 1 or 2 pounds per week was extremely welcome but the Horizon programme's explanation of the health benefits made it a winner for me. I'm over 2 stone lighter and I still can't really believe that I eat my normal diet for 5 days a week but still lose weight. I base my fast days on a diet of homemade soup that I make in bulk and freeze, that way I'm in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment329</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Thanks for taking the time and trouble to comment, Michael. Interesting point about fat soluble vitamins. And it's easier of course to justify a tablespoon of oil - or a few nuts - if you're diving your daily ration into two rather than three as I do. Maybe I should rethink that.

Like the idea of eating things you don't much like as a deterrent, too though fast days are tough enough as it is ;-)]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment328</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Hi Fiona, 
Thanks for the review; you are right that oil adds calories but it also makes the whole thing taste better and allows absorbtion of fat soluable vitamins. A few nuts are not high calorie; a handful are. I find it useful to have nuts i don't really like (i can guzzle loads of peanuts but not almonds). I also appreciated the links to some great looking recipe sites. I am putting together a website with Mimi (thefastdiet.co.uk) so perhaps we can link up. You are right, I never planned to write a book and only started a couple of months after programme went out after getting lots and lots of emails and tweets from people who had tried it and wanted advice.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Comment on The Fast Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer]]></title>
  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment327</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Yes, I note down calories too as it's so easy to slip over. I wouldn't say I sleep better (never slept that well) but much more energy, certainly.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment326</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I forgot to mention, I also make a note of my calories throughout the day and I find that a formalised menu plan at the beginning of the week helps me keep on track.

How are you finding it? Are you sleeping better and do you have more energy? 

K xx]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment325</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Thanks so much for mentioning me, as well as my blog Fiona.

I stopped the 5:2 diet over Christmas, but have picked it up this week with  a solo fast day this week, and a 2 day fast day schedule next week as normal. 

I have lost over a stone over three months, with a few weeks of falling off the wagon, some pesky restaurant reviews (!!), but I have not gained any weight, so it works for me.

I also feel VERY energised with much more energy and I sleep better too.

I have pre-ordered the book, but, I will still be creating menu plans and recipes, as I enjoy the challenge of making my favourites "lighter" without losing the taste and flavour.

Happy New Year!

Karen

Lavender and Lovage]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment324</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Actually, Jac, I did manage to squeeze in a couple of days including New Year's Day (not hard as I was feeling somewhat the worse for wear ;-) So managed to only put on a pound. Easier now so much temptation is removed though.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  <link>http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/book_reviews/10201/#comment323</link>
  <description><![CDATA[I've ordered the book too. I am finding the diet easy to do and like Fiona, at Christmas or on holiday I skip it then get right back to it afterwards. I have lost 12lbs, but dare not get on the scales for a few weeks, after the excess of Christmas. Thanks for mentioning me in your review.

Jac
Tinned Tomatoes]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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