Hubby & I followed the 5:2 diet and had good results. It was fairly easy to stick to because there were only two non-consecutive days of a lower calorie limit, and that was easy with lots of veges and good proteins and very limited carbs, sugar etc. The last time we had a burger was a few months ago and we shared it because eating that much white bread in one go is too much. On the five non-fasting days we ate healthily, usually Mediterranean or similar, and as we began to lose a bit of weight our motivation to eat good food on the non-fasting days was higher.

To explain, I say low fat because we don't eat a lot of junk food apart from an occasional schnitzel and chips (fries) and very little white bread, but one of the last articles I saw about Dr Mosley was that he said fat is less of a problem than carbs and sugar.

There was a beautiful two-page spread in an Aldi supermarket catalogue a couple of weeks ago with a photo of a variety of fruit, veges, onions, garlic, mushrooms. I looked at it and thought it was an apt illustration of a major part of our daily diet, with only proteins, legumes and wholegrain foods missing. I kept the photo because it made me feel good about what we eat.

I'll admit there is the occasional bit of chocolate but I tend to make nut or fruit flavoured chocolates using dark cooking chocolate with the lowest sugar content I can find.