After successfully losing weight on the 5:2 diet, Polly Fielding gives a comprehensive explanation of why and how this easy-to-follow diet works so well for her and shows you how to make it work for you. Her book contains 24 tasty and varied, one-person menu plans for your reduced calorie days. Each ingredient (measured both in imperial and metric), every meal and the day's total are calorie-counted. Polly spreads her 500 calorie allowance over three meals a day to avoid any uncomfortable energy dips. She explains how to easily overcome any difficulties you may initially encounter on this diet. And she explores a Mindful Approach which makes preparing and eating food much more satisfying enjoyable and losing weight even easier . This book also contains a helpful calorie counter and a calorie chart to enable you to mix and match meals to suit yourself.