The next evolution in Intermittent Fasting

[Pseudonym]

First there was Intermittent Fasting. That morphed into the 5:2 diet. Now the 5:2 diet has morphed into this:

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health-wellbeing/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501238&objectid=11469083

 

Now, there are aspects of IF I quite like, but I'm not convinced about this one.

 

Apart from the question of whether fasting for a week is a good idea (and is it actually a fast if you're not actually fasting?), being so prescriptive about the calories and macro split also seems crazy. Surely rather than saying everyone gets the same calories across the board, it would be better to base this on a percentage of your normal daily intake?

 

I'm also not impressed with their food choices - they don't look particularly sustaining to me. If you're on limited calories, why would you squander them chocolate and almond milk? And what is "vegetable soup" - that could consist of anything!

[Riccardo]

This is just retarded, even the 5:2 diet is dumb. The whole point of IF is that meal patterning is hormonally entrained so eventually it becomes normal and you don't feel hungry. How the hell are you supposed to adapt to this sort of protocol? Compliance is the number one factor that determines the success of a particular diet. I suppose it's not sexy/marketable to simply say, eat breakfast a few hours late.