The 48 Hour Diet: Intermittent Fasting for Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss isn't a traditional "do this, do that" diet book. Or a fad promising impossibly fast and large weight loss. This is Margaret's personal account of being on an intermittent fasting type diet. This book does sufficiently outline the diet to allow you to follow it as well and gives some of the basis behind it. But it is so much more than that. While it is short and concise it is packed full for touching moments as we follow her journey down through dress sizes. This honest, down to earth, and heartfelt account of a personal weight loss journey could be just what you need to set you on the road to the figure you've always dreamed of having. Being in a heart disease and obesity hotspot - Scotland - Margaret is well placed to see the damage obesity does and also has a multitude of appalling dietary temptations all around (deep fried ice-cream any one?). If Margaret can beat them and drop a dress size in 5 to 6 months (this isn't a faddy quick fix diet) then wherever you are in the world and whatever your size you can too Give it a go and you might be very pleasantly surprised by the results. Not just the weight loss but the other health benefits as well.