The Fast Beach Diet: The Super-Fast Plan to Lose Weight and Get In Shape in Just Six Weeks

"A year from now, you will wish you started today." With those words Mimi Spencer kicks off "The Fast Beach Diet" inviting you to super charge your intermittent fasting program. In this new book Mimi shares a 6 week plan to get you ready for the beach, a wedding, class reunion or just to super charge your weight loss efforts. Intermittent fasting has been life changing for many. I am on a number of forums where members share their stories and the results are incredible. Many say it is the easiest method they have ever used to lose weight. I personally have lost weight, lowered my blood pressure and improved my blood work results with a combination of intermittent fasting and calorie counting.The book starts out by revisiting "the FastDiet" book by Dr. Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer. It condenses "the FastDiet" to give a core view of the program and its benefits. In a nutshell to lose weight on the plan, women eat 500 calories per day and men 600 per day two days a week. On the days off eat normally. The Fast Beach Diet then proceeds to scale the basic program for accelerated fat and weight loss.To super charge weight loss, the book gives tips on what foods to eat, what to buy at the grocery store, how to get in the right mindset and more. You can pick and choose from this section on what you feel will be doable for your lifestyle. Though many of the tips have been shared before, I like the fresh way Mimi presents them. For example, most of us know to select as many natural foods as possible. Mimi shares this by saying, to look for food products that have as little packaging as possible. The less wrappers, boxes, cellophane etc. the fresher it probably is. I hadn't thought of it that way. So she gives new ways of looking at old tips.This section also includes how to tweak the fasting. Here she gives an overview of alternate day fasting, 24 hour fasts etc. Many people find that with intermittent fasting they can eat what they want on non fast days and lose weight. However, others (like me) have found that combining it with calorie counting can result in even greater success. And counting calories along with fasting is one technique Mimi shares can help you accelerate your results. The key take away from this section is little things add up. Choose what works for you and make the adjustments for long term, big results. And if you are aiming for super fast results try to really tighten up everything you are doing i.e. cut alcohol etc. for at least the 6 week duration.The latest research on exercise is covered in the book. Mimi shares a summary of Dr. Mosley's book "FastExercise: The Simple Secret of High-Intensity Training" which indicates that high intensity training (HIT) for just a few minutes can be far more effective than hours of steady state cardio. Sample plans for running, swimming and other activities are included. Just to note there are some awesome free apps that will walk you thru short HIT programs. I personally use a countdown timer app and combine it with a free interval walking program I found on the net.The book includes a list of snacks for fast days, a shopping list and easy grab and go menus. It also includes recipes including Oat Berry Smoothie, Italian Seafood Salad and more. I felt some of the recipes were pretty simplistic i.e. there is one for scrambled eggs and another for boiled eggs. It is not a book I would buy for the recipes but what was included was nice.The back of the book includes a step by step 6 week plan on what to eat on fast days if you are having breakfast and dinner or dinner only. This can be adjusted if you are having lunch. You can opt to follow the program menu or use your own menus. And since this is the FastBeach diet, Mimi even included tips on the type of swimwear to buy to look your best!And of course my very favorite section is the inspirational stories at the back of the book where those who have done the FastDiet and lost share their success. I love this section, I just wish photos were included.If you are debating between buying this book or "the FastDiet" book, I would suggest this one if you want a step by step plan and tons of tips and the original book if you are looking for the science behind it. If you already own "the FastDiet" this is a nice supplement with ideas to accelerate your progress.On a side note - I purchased the Kindle version and the formatting is very good. The back of the book includes charts you can fill in. These are available for free download on the author's website. In addition, there are free apps available to help you with your goals. There is a free Fast Beach Diet app you can download (information on the FastBeach website) And if you want to combine it with calorie counting there a number of free online sites and apps. I personally use MyFitnessPal to track.Overall, this is a great way to kick start the intermittent fasting plan or accelerate your efforts. My biggest tip for others would be to join Facebook groups and visit the author's Fast Diet site for tips, support and inspiration. There is nothing like seeing someone's before and after photos!

The Fast Beach Diet is a handy guide to taking the original 5:2 diet to the next level to accelerate weight loss for a period (e.g., six weeks) in order to prepare for an event such as a holiday, wedding or school reunion. I did not see much new science but lots of helpful tips and ideas and some great recipes. The basic difference to the 5:2 is that instead of eating what you want on the non-fasting days, you restrict calories to about 1,800 a day. Exercise is also a crucial element. Having let things slide a little over the last few months, this is the motivation I needed to get on track again.

Good basic book about a very good diet

very helpful book

Amazing diet the only diet that does not feel like a diet and becomes a lifestyle change. It works lost 14 lbs in 8 weeks

The worst weight loss guide I have ever seen. Don't waste your money like I did.

Great follow up to the 5/2 fast diet. easy to follow!

Great and easy "diet" good recipes and good results, I lost 5 lbs in 10 days!

After buying the first 2 fast diet books this one is a huge disappointment. Most of the recipes are just repeats of what's in the other books. She does have instructions on how to boil eggs - but if you really don't already know how to do this you're better off watching a video on YouTube.What I really loved about the first 2 books were the photos and I bought this one expecting the same. There are NO photos here at all. Not one.If you can't figure out yourself how to rev up this diet to get the most out of it you might appreciate this book, but if you're looking for really useful extra info. or recipes - save your money.