How long can you stay on 800 kcals?

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posted by LauraH
on 4 Mar 2016 at 21:30

Hi. I have quite a lot of weight to loose and just wanted to check how long I can stay on the 800kcal? Should I do 8 weeks then do 5:2 for a bit before going back to another 8 weeks?
posted by captainlynne
on 4 Mar 2016 at 21:39

Hi LauraH. I asked the team that question and they said it was ok to stay on the 800 for a few extra weeks as long as I felt OK and had no problems, then to go to 5:2.

Some folk posting on here who have more weight to lose are planning to stay on the 800 longer term, some moving to 5:2 or a variation of it (2:5, 4:3, 6:1).

It was pointed out earlier that folk with a gastric band fitted are permanently on a severely restricted calorie count, and that seems ok, so why can’t we?

Hope that helps.
posted by LauraH
on 4 Mar 2016 at 21:50

Thanks captainlynne