Dealing with hunger on your fast days

With the recent success of Michael Mosley's The Fast Diet many more people are now fasting.

Initially when starting fasting it is normal to deal with some hunger. This will pass after you have completed a few fast days, but in the meantime here are some quick tips to cope with those hunger pangs:

• Keep hydrated - lots of water, black coffee/tea
• Stay active - walk, workout, play a game
• Don't panic - the hunger will pass quickly

As you can see there's no reason to freak out about a little hunger. Your body is just learning how to switch to burning fat again. Once you have a few fast days under your belt your body will have switched to a fat burning machine, the way it evolved to.

Please read The Fast Diet for more info on fasting to lose weight.

Michael Mosley Diet

Michael Mosley's new diet is called The Fast Plan, although it was formally known as the 5:2 diet.

It consists of eating 500-600 calories a day for 2 days of the week and eating normally the other 5 (hence the 5:2 diet name). This results in around 1lb of fat loss per week.

This is a form of intermittent fasting which is gaining popularity due to the health benefits which come with it. It turns out that taking a break from eating kick starts some healthy processes in the human body. It's only very recently in evolutionary terms that we have been eating constantly, hence why the human body deals better with no food now and again.

For more info: Michael Mosley Diet