- Aug 9, 2019
- 40
- 7
- Fasting Type
- IF 17:7
- Body Stats
- 72kg, 10.5% bfat, hoping to maintain 75kg 12% bfat
The Fasting Mimicking Diet,
Summary from https://prolonfmd.com:
"The 5 Day Fasting Mimicking Diet™, or FMD, is the first meal program made of healthy natural ingredients that is consumed for five days – but is not recognized in cellular pathways as food. This keeps the body in a fasting mode. In simple terms, it is fasting with food!
The Fasting Mimicking Diet is shown to promote longevity, overall health, and reduce excess fat in just 5 days… allowing you the freedom to return to your regular lifestyle.
This nutritional breakthrough was scientifically developed and clinically tested at the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California. Led by Dr. Valter Longo, the USC Longevity Institute unites multidisciplinary aging research approaches to enhance the healthy years of life."
I've been following Longo's work for a while. He's one of the key researchers in this space that got me interested in committing to fasting regimes for life. I'm super keen to try out his Prolon 5-day meal pack (not affiliated with them). The only barrier for me is cost:
A whopping $249 USD per box, but for such a highly specialised and refined product it is not surprising. The amount of research that went into this and production costs must be fairly staggering. At this price though, I see it as more of a medical expense for those fighting cancer or serious illness.
I see people creating their own 5-day meal plan, which sounds plausible to me if you get the macros right, but it might involve a bit too much effort for me. For now I will stick to my 4-5 days fasts the old school way, just water and black coffee.
Has anyone tried the Prolon pack?
Summary from https://prolonfmd.com:
"The 5 Day Fasting Mimicking Diet™, or FMD, is the first meal program made of healthy natural ingredients that is consumed for five days – but is not recognized in cellular pathways as food. This keeps the body in a fasting mode. In simple terms, it is fasting with food!
The Fasting Mimicking Diet is shown to promote longevity, overall health, and reduce excess fat in just 5 days… allowing you the freedom to return to your regular lifestyle.
This nutritional breakthrough was scientifically developed and clinically tested at the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California. Led by Dr. Valter Longo, the USC Longevity Institute unites multidisciplinary aging research approaches to enhance the healthy years of life."
I've been following Longo's work for a while. He's one of the key researchers in this space that got me interested in committing to fasting regimes for life. I'm super keen to try out his Prolon 5-day meal pack (not affiliated with them). The only barrier for me is cost:

A whopping $249 USD per box, but for such a highly specialised and refined product it is not surprising. The amount of research that went into this and production costs must be fairly staggering. At this price though, I see it as more of a medical expense for those fighting cancer or serious illness.
I see people creating their own 5-day meal plan, which sounds plausible to me if you get the macros right, but it might involve a bit too much effort for me. For now I will stick to my 4-5 days fasts the old school way, just water and black coffee.
Has anyone tried the Prolon pack?