Intermittent fasting is one of the most talked about eating regimes, thanks in part to Dr Michael Mosley. Six years ago he published the 5.2, a diet under which you rapidly reduce your calorie intake to just 500-600 calories per day on two 'fasting' days and eat normally for the other five. It became very popular. We caught up with Mosley earlier this year following the launch of his latest rapid weight loss programme, Fast 800 (Short Books, £8.99). Here's how it differs to the 5:2. Part 1: 800 calories per day for at least two weeks The Fast 800 is a three-pronged attack for weight loss, according to Mosley. In the initial stage you eat only 800 calories each day for at least two weeks (in some cases longer), he explains, depending on how much weight you want to lose. Alongside his book, Mosley has created the Fast 800 digital lifestyle programme (£99), a 12-week online support plan which allows people to tailor the approach to their … [Read more...] about Fast 800: Dr Michael Mosley on his latest rapid weight loss diet
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Mum, 35, who blamed cough and weight loss on stress discovers it’s actually sign of leukaemia
WHEN mum Louise Moreton couldn't shift her cough, she put it down to stress after moving from Oz to the UK. But after being told it was flu, the 35-year-old eventually went back to doctors after noticing she'd lost weight and was exhausted all the time. Louise was devastated when tests eventually showed she had an aggressive form of leukaemia - with doctors telling her she had to start treatment within 48 hours or she'd die. Within a month of moving with British husband, Paul and their son, Leo, Louise began feeling run down and couldn't shift her cough. She put it down to the stress of moving to Durham - believing that she'd picked up a bug when her immune system was flagging. She also developed headaches, which a doctor put down to a suspected bout of flu. Louise said: “I was very new to the country, so was trying to find a doctor and navigate how the system works over here. "I went back and forth to a GP, but they still thought it was just flu.” By late October, however, … [Read more...] about Mum, 35, who blamed cough and weight loss on stress discovers it’s actually sign of leukaemia
Mum who felt ‘smug’ at weight loss from new diet discovers it’s sign of deadliest cancer
WHEN she started to shed pounds, Liz Oakley put it down to joining a slimming class. Feeling "smug" for resisting her favourite treats over Christmas, she was delighted with her weight loss, dropping from a size 14 to a ten. But, the truth turned out to be far more sinister. In December 2017, Liz noticed she was feeling nauseous and her pee was unusually dark so vowed to see a doctor in the New Year. The mum-of-three was shocked to learn her weight loss wasn't to do with her new diet, but was actually a sign of pancreatic cancer. The 65-year-old was told if she had left it much longer, it could have been too late. "I'm a resilient person, but this knocked the stuffing out of me," she said. "It came from nowhere. "I was referred to hospital and doctors said they'd found a blockage. "I have no idea how, but in that moment, I just knew. "I told them, 'it's cancer isn't it?'. "I was told I was stage 2, but that if I'd waited much longer, I wouldn't be here now. That's how quick this … [Read more...] about Mum who felt ‘smug’ at weight loss from new diet discovers it’s sign of deadliest cancer
XXXXL woman who nearly drowned at 21-stone because she was too heavy to be rescued sheds HALF her weight – and becomes a model
An XXXXL woman who nearly drowned because she was too heavy to be rescued from the sea has shed 10 stone and become a MODEL. Surviving for years on greasy fast food and eventually reaching 21st4lb, Dominique Montgomery, 21, from LA, once had a burrito thrown at her by a fat-shaming stranger at a football game. At her heaviest she would scoff 5,000 calories a day. Now, after losing 10 stone, Dominique joined the catwalk at LA Fashion Week – and will repeat the experience at the New York shows next month. Reliving the terrifying 2015 day which changed her life, after she became trapped by a rapidly rising tide, Dominique said: “I was swimming around, feeling great, when all of a sudden, the tide got high. “Everyone managed to push themselves out of the water onto some rocks, but I was stuck, because I wasn’t physically able to lift myself out. Everyone tried to help, but I was too heavy." She continued: “I thought I was going to die and had no idea what to … [Read more...] about XXXXL woman who nearly drowned at 21-stone because she was too heavy to be rescued sheds HALF her weight – and becomes a model
‘I sat on my toddler’s bed to take my own life over my weight… but she laughed in her sleep and saved me’
A MUM has relived the moment she sat on her daughter’s bed and prepared to take her own life – because she thought she was “fat and useless”. Jennifer Malik, 29, says she was moments from swallowing a handful of pills when her three-year-old daughter laughed in her sleep – and saved her life. The Blackpool mum – who had been bullied about her weight all her life – had ballooned after having Naomi and was depressed at being too unfit to play with her daughter in the park. But she told The Mirror: “But before I could cram the tablets in my mouth, Naomi turned and giggled in her sleep, and that little movement snapped me out of my darkness. "How could I do that to her? How could I leave her without a mummy?" I thought as I sat and cried on her bed. And that night, I knew things had to change.” Jennifer has struggled with her weight since she was a small child and was so badly bullied at primary school that no one wanted to be her … [Read more...] about ‘I sat on my toddler’s bed to take my own life over my weight… but she laughed in her sleep and saved me’