Here’s why you should try dieting only half the month

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This may be the best news to ever break in the world of dieting: Taking half the month off from a strict nutrition plan could actually help you lose more weight—and keep it off—compared to restricting your calories full time, according to a study in the International Journal for Obesity.

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The only catch: It’ll take more time.

In the study, two groups of men followed a diet in which they cut their calories by a third. One group dieted in the manner we all know and hate: continuously, for 16 weeks. The other group cut back for two weeks, then broke from the diet for two weeks, eating to keep their weight stable rather than at a deficit. They repeated this two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off strategy for 30 weeks total.

In the end, both groups dieted for four months, but the latter spread it out over seven or eight months. And though it took more time, they ended up losing 11 more pounds than people who just cut calories for four months straight. Most important, though,...

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