Fitness, weight loss, starvation?
Discussion
A couple I know have recently started what they call a "detox diet". Aimed, I think, at losing a few pounds and feeling healthier, which is great.
But, the basic format is that they "fast" for five days, eating only one very small and simple meal per day (a small bowl of salad veg with a can of tuna is a favourite apparently) but they drink masses of water and zero sugar/zero calorie drinks throughout the rest of the day.
The weird bit is this though... on the weekends they eat whatever they want, so they go from the above to literally eating sandwiches, chocolate and takeaways for 48 hours, before returning to the lean (and healthy?) routine of the week.
My knowledge in this field is zero, but is this in any way sensible or likely to be effective?
It seems to me, that they are just saving up all their weekly fat/calorific intake and doing it all at once on the weekend?
Either way, I'm not buying it, it sounds miserable...
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