A 500 calorie diet is a very low-calorie diet. For 5 days my family ate 500 calories a day. The three of us lost a combined total of 17 pounds in just 5 days. But this was not easy.
Editorial Update: We ate low-fat for the experiment but would change that in the future. While dietary fat has more calories, it also decreases hunger. Alternating between low and high-calorie days would have benefitted our metabolisms. Below is an account of our 5-day, 500 calorie diet experiment.
500 Calorie Diet -Our Plan of Action
- Focus on nutrient-dense foods.
- Make non-starchy vegetables a top food choice
- Avoid sugar and processed foods
- Limit our eating occasions during the day to pack in more volume per meal
- Have our plan ready and prepare our meals at the beginning of the week
Let’s Begin…
Misery loves company, so I recruited two family members to join me in eating only 500 calories a day for 5 days.
Read More “500 Calorie Diet Results: For 5 Days My Family Ate 500 Calories, Here’s What Happened…”
[Guest Post by Nicole Noel, editor of HighStyleLife]
What came first, stress or weight gain?
And better still, how to curb both?
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