The 5:2 diet is a popular intermittent fasting plan that focuses on fasting for two days a week, while eating a normal diet for five days a week. As with all diets, there are a few variations of the 5:2 diet, particularly when it comes to how many calories you eat on your fast days, and what foods you should or shouldnt eat on your days off.

The term intermittent fasting refers to meal plans that revolve around regulated, periods of eating and then not eating, and there are several ways you can use intermittent fasting for weight loss. The most popular variations of intermittent fasting are the 5:2 and the 16:8 diets. On the 16:8 diet you only eat during an eight hour period, and therefore fast for 16 hours a day (obviously, the period when you are asleep is included in this, which helps a tad.)

The 5:2 diet applies the principle of intermittent fasting to days, rather than hours, and so you fast for two out of every seven days. It works by significantly restricting your calorie intake on those days, which means your overall calorie intake is lower, providing that you dont compensate and eat more than usual on your off days.

The original 5:2 diet plan, popularised by the Doctor and journalist Michael Mosley, recommends that on fast days women should consume 500 calories and men should consume 600 calories, which equates to roughly 25% of their normal recommended daily intake.

Since the publication of Mosley's first 5:2 diet plan, The Fast Diet, in 2013, variations have arisen, including from Moseley himself. His most recently-revised plan, published as the blood sugar diet because of the benefits of intermittent fasting on blood sugar levels well touch on this later recommends eating no more than 800 calories on fast days.

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One thing that makes the 5:2 diet so popular is that in theory you can eat whatever you want on your 'off' days. It's true that no food is off limits and you don't have to totally deny yourself the foods you love. However, its important to be aware that what you eat on your 'off' days will impact your weight loss.

While the 5:2 diet only requires you to restrict and count calories for two days a week, naturally the better you eat on your 'off' days, the more likely you are to a significant amount of weight. If youre looking to lose weight fast youll need to be reasonably strict on your 'off' days and follow a Mediterranean diet on the non-fasting days.

If, however, youre looking for a sustainable diet that will help you lose weight and keep it off long term, then you can expect to lose around 1lb a week by fasting for two days and eating normally for five.

So what should you eat on your fast days? Its important to choose nutrient-dense foods that will fill you up more, making the calories you consume work harder for you. Vegetables, eggs, fish, lean meat and natural, unsweetened yogurt and are all good choices.

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The most obvious benefit of intermittent fasting is weight loss, because of the restriction on calorie intake. Whatever you eat, weight loss essentially comes down to calories in versus calories out: also known as your calorie deficit. In short, if you consume more calories than you burn in a day, the excess energy will be stored as fat. If, however, you burn more calories than you consume, your body will start to take energy from your stored fat, resulting in weight loss.

As well as this, intermittent fasting also benefits our blood sugar levels. When we fast whether thats not eating or eating less the insulin levels in our blood drops. Insulin is used by our cells to absorb sugar from the food we eat, so without insulin the cells are less able to use sugar for energy and so the rate of fat oxidation increases. Fat oxidation simply means when fat molecules are combined with oxygen to provide energy its what you or I would call burning.

What's more, some studies have shown that intermittent fasting helps you to lose fat without losing muscle, because fasting increases the level of human growth hormone in your body which in turn helps build muscle mass.

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The main difference between the 5:2 and 16:8 diets is the period of time for which you fast. On the 5:2 you fast for two days out of seven, but fasting is defined as consuming 500 - 600 calories. On the 16:8 you fast for just 16 hours at a time, but this means you consume nothing but water during the fast period.

Importantly, the weight loss principle is the same for both diets. By restricting your calorie intake for an extending period of time 16 hours or 24 hours your body runs out of carbohydrate to burn and instead begins to burn fat for energy.

Because neither diet restricts what you can eat, which one will work better for you comes down to lifestyle more than the diet itself. For people who have a regular routine around which they can plan meals, or who prefer not to eat early in the morning or late in the evening, the 16:8 diet is arguably easier to follow than the 5:2. On the other hand, the 16:8 requires you to fast every day, whereas the 5:2 only requires it two days a week.

What's more, the 5:2 is more likely to have a positive impact on your overall eating habits. People who normally skip breakfast and eat dinner around 7pm may find themselves accidentally following the 16:8 diet (providing they don't snack after their last meal). This could mean they don't make any conscious changes to what they eat. It's very unlikely that anyone's normal diet limits them to 500 - 600 calories, and so with the 5:2 there has to be a conscious effort to adapt your diet and make healthier choices. We think that's a good thing if you're serious about losing weight well and keeping it off.

Some users have found that it takes a little while for the weight loss to kick start, but nevertheless, the 5:2 diet works: "Initially there were two weeks when nothing happened, but after four weeks I started to lose weight," says Jackie, who began the 5:2 diet in January 2018.

Before starting the 5:2 diet Jackie weighed 9 stone 6 lbs, which put her towards the top end of the healthy weight range for her height and age. She wanted to lose half a stone on the diet, but ended up losing 1 stone 3 lbs in around five months.

"The 5:2 diet made methink more about what I was eating and how much I was eating on my 'off' days. While I didnt give anything up, I did reduce my portion sizes, particularly when it came to treats like cheese and cake. I found that fairly easy to do," says Jackie.So eating cheese and cake is compatible with losing weight? It seems so.

What Jackie found hardest was getting into the routine of cooking the lunchtime meals suggested in Mosley's book, and instead she found herself eating easier to prepare but less satisfying lunches like a sandwich made from one piece of bread. "I was always relieved to get to the end of the second fast day. Not so much because I was hungry, but because of the thought that the next day I could have things I really wanted - just not in great portions," she says.

As well as the necessity of good meal prep, users not surprisingly note that following the 5:2 diet requires willpower in order to overcome hunger on fast days. Other side effects include tiredness and low energy levels, and so its vital that you speak to a healthcare professional before starting the 5:2 diet if you are at all concerned about your health, are pregnant or have previously suffered from an eating disorder.

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Dear Readers,

Now that we are getting settled into the new year, many of us are working on getting healthier. There is so much information about diets, sometimes it's hard to know what is really good for you. U.S. News rated 35 diets, and coming in first for overall health (not just weight loss) was the Mediterranean Diet; the Flexitarian and DASH Diets tied for second place. A panel of nutrition experts ranked the diets based on seven categories:how easy it is to follow, its ability to produce short-term and long-term weight loss, its nutritional completeness, its safety and its potential for preventing and managing diabetes and heart disease (1).

Most of us have heard of the Mediterranean diet, but it was American scientist Ancel Keys who first correlated the diet with health benefits (2). It is a plant-based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and olive oil. Moderate amounts of fish, poultry, and dairy serve as protein sources, but red meat is eaten no more than once a week. Red wine is allowed in moderation, as well as caffeine (3).

DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This diet emphasizes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. It is low to moderate in fat and allows 6 oz meat per day. The DASH diet reduces salt to one teaspoon per day, or 2,300 mg. Keep in mind this includes the amount of salt already in the food before using the salt shaker. Studies have shown that it improves high blood pressure in as little as two weeks. Caffeine and alcohol are permitted in moderate amounts (4).

Flexitarian combines the words flexible and vegetarian. The term was coined by dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner, who published the first book on flexitarianism. It is basically a plant-based diet that allows limited amounts of fish and meat. Alcohol and caffeine are not restricted, but it's wise to use them in moderation (5). This diet is easy to follow and as the name implies, its ease lies in its flexibility.

The common thread throughout these diets is to eat more plant foods and less meat. Try to plan your meals around fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. For example, a whole wheat pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, herbs and seasonings, more veggies, and sprinkled with fresh parmesan cheese makes a delicious entree. Fresh fruit with a touch of whipped cream will satisfy your sweet tooth.

It takes conscious effort and planning to change your eating habits. When making a lifestyle change, give yourself at least 4-6 weeks to get accustomed to it. If you "fall off the horse," get back in the saddle. That's the only way you'll learn to ride.

Until, next time, be healthy!

Dear Dietitian

Leanne McCrate, RDN, LD, CNSC is an award-winning dietitian based in Missouri. Her mission is to educate consumers on sound, scientifically-based nutrition. Do you have a nutrition question? Email her atdeardietitian411@gmail.com. Dear Dietitian does not endorse any products, health programs, or diet plans.

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A friend of mine recently posted an article from The New York Times about the wellness industry and how its basically a big marketing scheme that targets entitled white women.

Here in Aspen, we are all about wellness. Its not just an industry here its a lifestyle. Theres a whole culture surrounding this concept of self care, which is really just a phrase that has been coined by entitled white women so we can be totally selfish and then be able to justify it.

You could even argue that an entire culture has evolved from the idea of wellness, and that Aspen has been on the forefront of this concept long before it became a trend. Still, its everywhere, from that bag of gluten-free potato chips (potato chips have been gluten free, hello) to grossly overpriced athleisure labels who can now charge a hell of a lot of money for a pair of glorified tights.

But I have to admit, this article got to me. It made me immediately defensive, especially the idea that much of wellness is based on pseudoscience. I have learned in numerous ways that what you eat has a huge impact on your health.

But out here in the world, we are bombarded even with all these trending diets. Everything is gluten-free this, vegan that, Paleo or Keto. These are elimination diets that cut out foods that are deemed bad for us. Then comes a slew of products that meet the requirements of said diet, but whos to say theyre any healthier than what we started with?

It has occurred to me on more than one occasion that its absolutely ridiculous that we have the luxury to eat in these highly discriminating ways when there are people starving in the world. Its also occurred to me that its super annoying when youre out to dinner with that girl that spends 20 minutes requesting all kinds of substitutions not because she has any real allergies, but because she wants to be able to continue to squeeze into a size 4.

On the other hand, I have learned enough to understand there is a lot of toxicity in our food and it does make sense to try and avoid it. But lets be honest: my biggest motivator has always been to look good and to squeeze into a size 4 (all right, 6). Why sugar coat it?

As I get older though, my health has almost (but not quite) eclipsed my vanity. Having a baby at the late age of 45 created a few problems. That pesky gestational diabetes came back a check-up last year revealed that my average blood sugar was too high. I also have some issues around hiatal hernia the result of my stomach having been stretched from pregnancy and now putting pressure on my diaphragm, a condition that gets painful if I eat too much sugar. Theres also the little problem of being 10 pounds heavier now than I was in my early 40s. It seems as though we gain about 10 pounds for every decade after the age of 30. The women I know who are in their 50s, 60s and 70s and are still thin achieve that by not eating very much at all.

I once asked my friend Dana how she stays so thin in her late 60s. She leaned closer and whispered in a conspiratorial tone, Im always hungry.

Theres also the pressure of living in Aspen, a place where people are not only beautiful but also high-achieving in everything they do, especially when it comes to athletic prowess. Set foot into any fitness studio and youre bound to find a majority of well-coiffed, well-dressed, artificially young-looking people who are extremely fit and extraordinarily thin.

My friend had posted this article after I had just signed up to do a 30-day cleanse through a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional products. For a cool $300, Id ordered a month worth of this companys various powders and teas that would help me detoxify and lose weight.

Id done this program once before and lost 14 pounds. Over time though, once I started eating actual food again, the weight creeped back on. The box arrived late, several days after the start date to the group cleanse. Still, Id peruse the private Facebook page that had been set up as an online support group, and discovered people were mostly interested in finding products that were cleanse approved.

Check out this amazing breakfast I had this morning, one wrote. A gluten-free bagel with eggs, tomatoes and avocado. You dont have to feel deprived.

Below that were a series of comments about how the gluten-free bagels were actually chock full of ingredients that werent allowed on the cleanse.

Then there were the comments about how the companys various cleansing products were causing bloating and abdominal discomfort, followed by more comments about how to use the companys other products to counteract the side effects caused by their products in the first place. You should double the amount of the fiber powder to help with the bloating caused by the protein powder, one wrote.

It occurred to me that a lot of these people were missing the point. Yes, a month spent guzzling various protein drinks, fiber formulas and detox teas might help generate a little weight loss, but you cant live that way forever. You also have no idea what those products are really made of, unless you take them to a lab to be tested. When the box finally came, I sent it back.

I realized maybe that article had a point. Wellness is an industry, and us Aspenites are precisely its target market. I guess its a matter of truly understanding what The Aspen Idea of mind, body, spirit is all about. I guess Im lucky enough to spend the rest of my life trying.

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Maybe you read the widely-shared opinion piece in the New York Times calling on women to smash the Wellness Industry. Maybe youve heard that were in the middle of a backlash against diet culture, or that the latest diet trend is not dieting.

Sounds pretty good, right?

That not-diet diet everyones talking about is intuitive eating, and its the current source of curiosity/obsession among health bloggers, Instagram fitspo accounts, and wellness news publications including, I guess, VICE? 2019 was a big year for intuitive eating, with trend stories appearing everywhere from NPR to the Cut in the last several months.

This way of eating may be newly resonant, but its not newthe philosophy was introduced by dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in their 1995 book book Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works.

Its not a fad, and thats the difference, said Lisa Sasson, a clinical professor of nutrition at NYU Steinhardt. I teach it in all my classes.

Put simply, intuitive eating is intended to eliminate the guilt associated with food and the binary of foods as good or bad. Its more of a psychological attitude; its not about counting calories or eat this, dont eat that, Sasson continued. Intuitive eating doesnt exult any of-the-moment superfoods; theres no obsessive nutrition label reading.

It is, technically, eat-whatever-you-want, but theres a bit of public misperception around that: Registered Dietitian Anne Mauney, who also uses Instagram to promote an IE lifestyle (@fannetasticfood), said that even though youre not paying attention to calories when eating intuitively, you are being conscious of how hungry or full you are. Theres a focus on how foods make you feel, and an emphasis on mindfulness. That means eating slowly, putting down the fork periodically, checking in after a few minutes to see if youre still hungry, and not continuing to eat just because theres still food on your plate.

The idea is that the longer you stick to these lifestyle changes, the more youre in control. You respect your own bodys signals, Sasson explained.

Its also not a weight loss plan, no matter what you mightve read. If you Google intuitive eating, intuitive eating for weight loss comes up pretty early, Mauney said. Its frustrating, because Ive seen a lot of people marketing intuitive eating for weight loss, which is not at all what its about. If youre really focused on weight loss, its going to be almost impossible to be an intuitive eater.

One of Sassons classes is called Nutrition Through the Life Cycle, and she said were a nation with an eating disorder, behavior that begins when were kids. Children rely on hormones that tell them when theyre full or hungry; they know to eat and when not to. Its parents who make them finish food even if theyre full so they can, say, watch TV or go play. When food becomes more than foodwhen broccoli is a requirement or cookies become a rewardthats when people get out of touch with their own body cues. And that internalized message can follow you your whole life, leading to moderate body dissatisfaction or an all out eating disorder.

Thats not the only thing making it tough to practice. Theres also the fact that the moment we live in is that it isnt built to make eating well, quite so intuitive.

We live in a 24/7 world of food advertisements on the television, on the radio, on Facebook and Twitter, said UCLAs Dana Hunnes, a senior dietitian at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center.

You know, I was at Macys, the department store, a few weeks ago, Sasson said. Every floor had food. You could smell the aroma as youre going through womens shoes, or womens dresses. There was an eating opportunity on every floor.

In a world where SUVs come outfitted with XL cupholders and snacks are engineered to make us crave more and more of them, eating well can be a challenge. When youre constantly being bombarded by billboards plastered with 20-foot-tall burgers; scrolling Twitter during, say, a week-long media craze over a certain fast-food fried chicken sandwich; or looking at the umpteenth grain bowl or smoothie bowl in your Instagram feed, it can be difficult to parse what you want from what you think you want. Hunnes said all that subliminal messaging can dampen or influence our own intuitive thinking, which makes it easy to see why some are skeptical about the IE lifestyle.

So what do you do about it? In short: If you think you want it, eat it. There's no judgement either way, this is all just information, said Molly Bahr, whos both a licensed mental health counselor and an intuitive eating Instagrammer. This can be a helpful reframe each time we think we mess up with intuitive eating ... there is no messing up, it's just information. How else will we learn our natural body cues, what we find satisfying, or what feels good in our bodies? It's all an experiment, and we're gathering data.

Intuitive eating isnt a get-fit-quick schemedietitians will tell you its more of a yearslong and in fact lifelong undertaking. Bahr said its a way of eating and living meant for anyone whos tired of going on diets but not getting the long-term results they expected or hoped for. One of the things she liked about it is that it can truly be tailored to anyoneespecially with the help of a dietitianregardless of their relationship with food.

Someone with anorexia or who has dieted for a long time may not be able to detect their hunger or fullness cues yet, but they can start with other principles like rejecting the diet mentality and work with a dietitian on how to navigate the hunger and fullness piece until the cues get back on line, she explained. Keep in mind, this process can take months and years. No one is expected to get a handle of all 10 principles in 12 weeksthat's sort of a lingering diet mentality.

If youre wondering where to start, or are interested in learning how you can adopt some of the principles in your own life, we asked them to demystify the process and tell us what the intuitive eating-curious need to know.

Bahr recommends reading the books Intuitive Eating, Health At Every Size, The Body Is Not An Apology, and Just Eat It. And she has an array of podcast recommendations: Dietitians Unplugged; Love, Food; Food Psych, Dont Salt My Game.

If that sounds like a lot of reading and listening and youre ready to get going right now, she also laid out the 10 principles of intuitive eating (which you can read more in-depth descriptions of here):

1. Reject the diet mentalityLearn about diet culture and why diets don't work, set aside weight loss goals, and let go of dieting behaviors to get out of our heads and into our bodies.

2. Honor your hungerEat consistently, throughout the day, including when you notice gentle signs of hunger.

3. Make peace with foodGive yourself unconditional permission to eat all foods (excepting those you cant because of medical conditions, of course).

4. Challenge the food policeSay no to the food rules diet culture has taught us about what, how much, how often, and when to eat.

5. Feel your fullnessListen for the signs you're no longer hungry; notice the signals telling you when you're comfortably full.

6. Discover the satisfaction factorEat what you really want to eat. No more food swaps for zucchini when youre feeling pasta.

7. Cope with your feelings without using foodSeek out and learn additional ways to deal with emotions and practice self compassion.

8. Respect your bodySimply put? Treat and talk to your body with respect.

9. Joyful movement: feel the differenceEngage in activities you find enjoyable, and notice what you like about it (better sleep, more energy).

10. Honor your health with gentle nutritionEat a variety of foods and notice how they feel in your body.

Note that these are guidelines, not rules. You dont have to (and truly, wont be able to) do all 10 right away. And, Bahr said, theres no such thing as failure or messing up here; there are wins, and theres learning. You dont have to go in orderalthough principle 10 is listed last for a reason. If we jump into nutrition too soon, we can quickly turn it into another diet, Bahr said.

What happens over time as we start to feed ourselves consistently with food we want, learn our hunger and fullness cues, notice how foods feel in our body, stop constantly trying to lose weight, and cope with our emotions in healthy ways we will naturally begin to crave a variety of foodsincluding nutrient dense foodswithout actually trying to focus on the 10th principle.

If you came to intuitive eating by way of Instagram, you might believe the movement is for a certain type of (thin, privileged) person. (Take a scroll through a few lists of intuitive eating Instagrammers to follow, and youre going to see a lot of white women with incredibly toned upper arms who incorrectly overextend intuitive eating into being a weight loss method.)

Social media absolutely creates a distorted sense of reality and unrealistic expectations, Bahr said. The people she chooses to follow dont center their body on their accounts. In other words, Bahr said, Their body is not their business card.

She recommended digging into your personal biases when it comes to intuitive eating online. Do most of the people you follow look like you or your ideal self?

It may be a signal to diversify who you follow. Look for accounts in different sizes, colors, abilities, and lifestyles.

I know how hard it is in the beginning to wrap our minds around this, but there are no rules in intuitive eating, Bahr said. (Unless, of course, eating something would be fatal.) As humans, we want what we can't have; a lot of people discover they don't actually like the foods they've been avoiding. It took me a few boxes of Pop Tart flavors to realize I actually don't even like them and I haven't looked back since.

Bahr described giving yourself this permission to eat as working through a habituation phasethink, for example, about how excited you are when you get a new phone, outfit, or even a new relationship. Now think about how you feel about these items a year later. The overexcitement fades.

This is where mindfulness comes in: eating slower, chewing, and really being aware of your food. Mauney tells clients to actually pay attention, put it on a nice plate, really sit downno distractionsand enjoy that food. You might realize that half of a cupcake is enough to leave you feeling satisfied, loosening the grip and diminishing the allure that certain foods once held over you.

When you assign a negative trait to a food, you give it power, Sasson said. If you worked in an ice cream shop, and every day you could have two scoops of ice cream, ice cream would not be a big deal anymore. Its denial and deprivation that can lead to obsession.

Its not uncommon to eat emotionally, whether that emotion is loneliness, or sadness, or good old-fashioned boredom. Sassons recommendation was to try and find something else you can do when youre stressed or overwhelmed, and to learn ways to deal that arent foodwhich can provide temporary comfort, sure, but doesnt deal with the real issue.

Bahr said that in the same way cravings and binge-y behaviors will become less frequent the longer you eat intuitively, external factors will begin to influence your food and drink choices less over time. Just as we can trust our body to breathe, tell us when we need to go to the bathroom, or go to sleep, we can learn to trust our hunger and fullness cues while also aiming for satisfaction in our eating experience.

Bahr said to throw out the scale (the one for weighing you, and the one for weighing food) and to delete your food tracking app and other fitness trackers, along with old transformation pictures. She recommends unfollowing accounts that promote diet culture, and instead following actual intuitive eating or healthy-at-any-size accounts.

But, again? Dont feel like you have to do all of that right now.

I havent met anyone thats completed all these things in one day, Bahr said. This takes time. We let go when were ready.

No one is a perfect intuitive eater. Im not sure we can ever 100 percent get rid of those [negative] thoughts, Bahr said. Just know that we dont have to believe all our thoughts. They arent always helpful. They arent orders. And we dont have to listen to them.

It might be really, really hard. This is not a way of eating or living that meshes with our get-it-now culture. But over time, you might feel better. Over time, you might be able to find the joy in eating again.

And whos to say something that gives you psychological joy isnt as important as something thats good for your body? Sasson asked. Start to learn the pleasure that food can bring.

What is intuitive eating? Its really that youre an expert on your own body, Sasson said.

But once again: Its a diet only in the way of eating sense, not in the do this to drop 10 pounds fast sense. Its being co-opted by diet culture and sold as the new weight-loss program, Bahr said, so its confusing to know what's current and who to listen to. Its possible to lose weight with the program; others gain weight.

For anyone who gains weight after intuitively eating, seeing [a] thin, fit celebrity talking about it and praising it may send them mixed signals and may damage their self-esteem, said UCLAs Hunnes. And that could lead an IE newbie to return to the disordered patterns theyre familiar with.

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ADELE'S former personal trainer has revealed the strict diet the singer was on to help her lose seven stone.

Camila Goodis - known as the Brazilian body wizard - revealed the gruelling 1,000 calorie a day regime Adele used to shed the pounds on Thursday's Lorraine.

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As well as consuming half the recommend 2,000 calories a day for women andbeing strict about her meals, Adele also stuck to daily workouts to shed the pounds, she claims.

"She's working out but I think 90 per cent of it is diet," she told Lorraine.

"It's a good diet to shed the weight. The first week is intense, green juices and only 1,000 calories," she said.

"She doesn't look too thin - she looks amazing."

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Pilates trainer Camila Goodis, 36, trained Adele, 31, alongside Robbie Williams wife Ayda Fieldat their Los Angeles home.

She said: "When she came for a work out I didn't know it was her and when she left I thought 'Oh it looks a little bit like Adele'.

"She looks amazing - she's changed her lifestyle and diet."

Adele told a holidaymaker on her recent getaway to Anguilla that she a lost a staggering seven stone.

The singer was said to have opened up to a fan about her weight loss while holidaying with Harry Styles and James Corden on the Christmas Caribbean trip.

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Adele shocked fans as she showed off her newly slim and trim figure alongside her English pals earlier this month.

The mum-of-one looked carefree grinning ear to ear while taking in a little sun on the sand.

And now a fan has claimed the star was just as pleasant when she approached them for a chat and discussed her weight loss on the beach.

Lexi Larson told People magazine: "Adele came over and sat down next to me and my friend and was like, 'So what can I do for you girls?'

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"We were so excited. We were talking to her for a little while, and then she got Harry Styles to come over and sit with us also. We took a picture with Harry, and we talked to them for 15 minutes probably.

"She said she lost something like 100 pounds, and that its such a crazy positive experience."

The lucky holidaymaker added that Adele "seemed really confident" as she chatted to fans at Blanchards beach shack.

The Hello hitmaker went on to get pictures alongside Harry, but refrained from getting any solo shots as she was joined by her seven-year-old son Angelo.

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Adeledebuted her incredible weight loss at Drake's birthday party in October, just weeks after she filed for divorce from Simon Konecki.

She is said to have shed the pounds by working out with US trainer Dalton Wong, who also trains her friend Jennifer Lawrence - and following Joe Wicks's Body Coach plan.

A source told The Sun: Adeles been secretly working with these personal trainers.

Shes not the sort to exercise in front of others, so she follows regimes and plans at home, using their videos and tutorials."

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Earlier this week, The Sun revealed the star has also been working out with pilates instructorCamila Goodis.

She was introduced to the fitness professional by Robbie Williams' wife Adya.

Brazilian Camila has told how Adele hates exercise and believes her recent body transformationis down to 90 per cent dieting.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Camila said: I trainedAydafor a long time and it happens that they are good friends so I did Adele when she was there inRobbies house. I dont believe she liked exercise much but she has changed her lifestyle and I believe that 90 per cent was dieting.

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A full-scale nuclear war would likely trigger a worldwide period of cold and darkness that could spark a famine.

However, David Denkenberger, a mechanical engineer at the University of Alaska who runs the nonprofit Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED), told Business Insider that it would still be possible to save humanity with some type of sustainable disaster diet.

Experts have warned that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan would unleash a global catastrophe that would result in 50 to 125 million direct fatalaties and cause a sharp drop in the global temperature devastating the worlds food supply.

Researchers found that if Pakistan attacks urban targets in 2025 with 150-kiloton nuclear weapons and if India responds with 100-kiloton nuclear weapons, smoke from burning cities would release 16 to 36 teragrams of black carbon into the atmosphere, blocking out sunlight and cooling the global surface by 2 to 5C (3.6 to 9F), according to a news story on the website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

According to Denkenberger, who published his work in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, there are ways to sustain humanity even amid a nuclear winter. A 2008 paper describing how fungi could survive a thermonuclear holocaust and a subsequent nuclear winter drew his interest.

The conclusion of the paper was, maybe when humans go extinct, the world will be ruled by mushrooms again, Denkenberger said in an interview with Business Insider. I said, Wait a minute. Why dont we eat the mushrooms and not go extinct?'

Mushrooms could feed on the milions of dead trees, which could potentially feed everyone still alive for about three years, according to Denkenbergers estimates in his study.

In addition to mushrooms, which dont need much light to grow, seaweed is another potential food source.

Seaweed is a really good food source in a scenario like this because it can tolerate a low light levels, Denkenberger explained to the business publication. Its also very fast-growing. In a nuclear winter, the land will cool down faster than the oceans, so the oceans will remain a little bit warmer. Seaweed can handle relatively low temperatures.

The mechanical engineer estimates the world would need about 1.6 billion tons of dry food per year to feed everyone, but he said humans could possibly grow that much seaweed in three to six months.

Theres definitely historical precedent, he told Business Insider, noting previous volcanic winters that have taken place and triggered cooler temperatures worldwide. But it has been a challenge getting people to think about these bigger disasters.

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