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The 5:2, or fast diet, works by restricting calorie intake for two non-consecutive days a week and allowing unconstrained eating the other ve days. Laura Herring shows you how you can avoid entering the hunger zone on your fast days by helping you to plan what you eat and when. Fast days do not have to be a punishment; it is about being clever with ingredients and focusing on avours that give you maximum satisfaction for the fewest calories.

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