THE FAST 800 KETO PLAN IN A NUTSHELL

STAGE ONE: RAPID WEIGHT LOSS

800 to 900 calories a day for two to 12 weeks with protein add-ons to take you to 1,000 calories when needed.

This will lead to rapid weight loss and health benefits such as falling blood pressure, blood sugars and blood fats, without leaving you hungry.

Follow the recipes, which are packed full of flavour and nutrients and are based on a 50:50 rule – more than 50g of protein and less than 50g carbs per day, and you should lose about 2kg per week.

STAGE TWO: INTERMITTENT FASTING

800 to 900 calories on four or five consecutive days a week and a more relaxed but portioncontrolled approach on nonfasting days (increasing protein to 60 to 80g). You can also include ‘time-restricted eating’ which restricts your eating window to ten or eight hours.

STAGE THREE: MAINTENANCE

No calorie-counting but keep an eye on your weight and waistline.

Eat a healthy Mediterraneanstyle diet with 1g of protein per kg of body weight per day.