The Complete 2-Day Fasting Diet: Delicious; Easy To Make; 140 New Low-Calorie Recipes From The Bestselling Author Of The 5:2 Bikini Diet

Babybel Lights

10g (2 tsp) butter

10g (2 tsp) Parmesan cheese

Low-fat plain yogurt

Fruit yogurt pots

Storecupboard

Wholemeal (wholewheat) bread

1 baguette

Ryvitas

Wraps

All-Bran

Caster (superfine) sugar

Sultanas (golden raisins)

Dried apricots

Dried figs

Dates

Wholemeal self-raising (wholewheat self-rising) flour

Couscous (men only)

Basmati rice

Naan bread

Porridge (rolled) oats

Granola

Olive oil

Sunflower oil

Extra virgin olive oil

Black peppercorns

Cornflour (cornstarch)

Vegetable stock (bouillon) cubes

Fish stock

Tomato ketchup

Extra-light mayonnaise

White wine vinegar

Dijon mustard

Dry (hard) cider

1 can light coconut milk

1 can anchovies

Jar capers

Black olives

Dark chocolate

Medium curry powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, cumin seeds, hot paprika, cayenne pepper, ground turmeric, ground ginger

Dried thyme, dried oregano, dried mixed herbs, bay leaf

Fresh mint, fresh tarragon, flat-leaf parsley, fresh coriander (cilantro)

Salt and pepper

Light oil spray

The 2-Day Diet is fast becoming one of the most popular diets worldwide. In the UK it is the most talked about diet of 2013 and has spread all around the world. It is incredibly popular in Ireland, Sweden and South Africa, to name just a few.

But why is it proving so successful? I think there are two unique draws of the diet which make people choose it AND stick to it.

Firstly it is the diet’s simplicity that is its main selling point. You can easily describe how to do the diet in one sentence and anyone can go and get started straight away. You don’t need to buy special foods or pay anyone any money.

The second point is the 2-Day Diet’s long-term success rate. People who start the diet are more likely to stick to it than other diets. This is because you are not dieting every day, meaning you can still enjoy life’s pleasures five days a week.

Another reason why so many people love the diet is that it really can burn those last few pounds like no other diet. When you diet normally, the body will always use the simplest energy stores first. This means that you will always burn off the food you have just eaten rather than the fat on your hips. When you do the 2-Day Diet, on your diet days you enter a semi-fasting state and your blood glucose levels fall. This triggers the release of metabolic fuels from the body’s stores of fat. The 2-Day Diet is therefore one of the most effective diets for burning fat.

Health benefits