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Think the 5:2 diet is too difficult to follow? It's always daunting starting a new diet, especially when you're used to a certain way of eating. The reality is that the 5:2 diet can be more people-friendly than you think. While you do fast for two days, non-consecutively, you don't starve yourself. Instead, you eat around a quarter of your normal calorie intake. For non-fasting days, you eat normally, in moderation, of course. With the 5:2 diet, you can customize food choices which make it easier for you to lose weight and feel overall better about yourself. For instance, you aren't necessarily focused on calories but on making healthier food choices. You can open your eyes to more options that are healthier but still filling and tasty. Better still, you choose a fasting routine that's easy for you to abide by. There are no forbidden foods, technically, so you can enjoy good food and a healthy lifestyle. You don't work around the diet it works around you and that can make a huge difference. Of course, non-fasting days can be just as important as fasting days. For instance, eating high-sugar or processed foods isn't advisable because it defeats the purpose of the fasting days. It's important to limit unhealthy elements so that you can see positive results from the 5:2 diet. That's why preparing meals from scratch is important because you can remove those unhealthy elements and replace them with healthier ones. Remember, the 5:2 diet could help improve your overall fitness and health, prevent diabetes, or allow you to manage the condition better, and promote healthy weight loss. Of course, it ultimately comes down to what you eat, how you prepare it, and portion control. Fortunately, the 5:2 diet can help with it all and that's why it's so popular. I wrote this cookbook because I love the 5:2 diet. I love the food choices available and how easy it is to follow. I also love how you get to pick your fasting days and how it fits around my lifestyle. Hopefully, this cookbook will give you the confidence to begin your journey on the 5:2 diet and make it easier to follow. So, let's enjoy some good old-fashioned home cooking and get cracking.