Mimic Fasting Recipes: The Mimicking Diet (FMD): Meal Plan + Guide. Over 30 Recipes and Exact Doses

Was really excited about receiving this. Ordered it, opened it, took a look though and immediately put it in the recycling bin.If there was a less that one I would give it that

The recipes in this book are fantastic! The first time I did the Prolon fast I used the kit which comes with all the prepared food. I was a little put off by the lack of fresh foods. This book is packed with delicious fresh-food recipes that are also much more filling than the dried soups in the Prolon fast. It definitely takes more time to prepare the meals, but the whole experience was so much easier because I was not craving fresh food for five days. I lost the same amount of weight both times I did the fast (5 pounds each time). My favorite recipes so far are the lentil stew, gazpacho, salad with turmeric chickpeas, and zucchini noodles with avocado sauce.

Good but not thorough enough. The recipes are interesting and well explained.It says that fruits are not allowed during fmd diet which I do not agree with. Overall ok, but too expensive for what it is.

I saw a report about the new fasting mimicking diet and its promising research by Dr. Valter Longo on TV, but I wasn't sure what I am actually allowed to eat in the end. There is a range of ready-to-it meals by ProLon, which seems good but is probably something for people on a larger budget. This book here explained everything well to me and includes and excellent shopping list - in order to make it as easy as possible if you want to do mimic fasting for the first times with a do-it-yourself approach. In general you eat a lot during the FMD. That is convenient at first sight, but it means that you have to cook a lot and need to do so even when are not feeling like it. At least that was my experience. I can therefore imagine that this is much better with ProLon. However, if you want to cook everything yourself first and are looking for recipes / a whole meal plan (incl. good explanations), you should try this book. My tip: try intermittent fasting (also explained in the book) and you save yourself cooking once a day.

I came across the mimic fasting through a podcast by Kevin Rose and looked directly for instructions or recipes for this new fasting technique - in the spirit of my usual do-it-yourself mentality. In general, I think the fasting mimicking diet (FMD) makes sense as a supplement to intermittent fasting (IF), which I do a lot most of the days. Losing weight with FMD is not the goal, but a nice side effect. My primary motivation is the longevity aspects and the latest research behind it. In comes in handy that the increased amount of food during FMD makes fasting more pleasant. Nevertheless, it is important to plan well and having a variety of suitable recipes, otherwise it quickly becomes very bland and the increased amount of food actually becomes kind of a problem (have fun with 750g cauliflower a day ;-)). This mimic fasting recipes book - unlike the original source by Dr. Valter Longo's book - helped with the meal planning. It's got great recipes and, just as important when doing it the first time, some useful best practices for the preparation and implementation of the diet plan. It reads quickly and comfortably and focuses on the most important things. The money is worth it to me because it saves me from having to search for specific recipes and try them out. Especially since strength and patience are often in short supply during a five day fast ;-) If you want to put even fewer effort into it, it is a good idea to try the ready-to-it box by ProLon FMD fasting.