Fasting
- Thread starter Yellow Fang
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potsy
Rambler
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I like Skol
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The Jogger
Legendary Member
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- Spain
I have been doing alternate days fasting since last Tuesday, it's been fairly easy but the weight isn't exactly dropping off, I need control on non fasting days.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Me too. I think I've pigged out on chocolate enough now. 2 or 3 bars a week is okay, but 2 bars every non-fasting day is too much!
I reckon cutting down by 7 or 8 bars will equate to losing about 0.5 lbs a week.
Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
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- Bern, Switzerland
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
But it is incredibly simple to do.
If you don't want to worry about counting, just have 150g of natural yoghurt with an apple, or a banana, or a pear, or the fruit of your choice. Later in the day, have a couple of hard boiled eggs or a tin of tuna (in brine, or 'no-drain' type if you want a little oil with it) with as much salad or steamed veg as you fancy. Have skimmed milk and no sugar in your tea or coffee. Easy!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I don't know!
I had a wobbly moment on the bike a week or so back which was a bit scary. I'm still not feeling 100% so there is always the worry that the clots might be coming back.
I was waiting for blood test results for 5 weeks and then got a letter saying that the tests have to be done again because the lab made a mistake. Once I have the results of the new tests, I will know whether I am just having a minor problem or something more serious!
Apart from that ... I am slowly losing weight and slowly getting fitter. I did my longest post-illness ride today - 25 miles of cycleway and towpaths. (I have already done 19 mile loops taking in the Cragg Vale climb which were harder, but still - it's another target crossed off the list!)
The Jogger
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Easy does it, do it but don't over do it.
Not really. It is based on restricting intake on 2 days out of 7 to around a quarter on normal daily intake, and in truth it does not matter much if you are a couple of hundred calories out.
2500 - 600 = 1900 deficit
2500 - 800 = 1700 deficit
"Normal" calorie counting diets might restrict to, say, 2000 giving only a 500 calorie deficit. Any error can negate much of the benefit. And that is done every day for months on end.
my pattern is 3 approx 200 calorie meals (no detailed counting) of protein, veg and fruit rich with no starchy carbs and no snacks. Other days i eat a completely normal diet, and if I fancy a Snickers, I have one. If social or family commitments get in the way of a diet day, I skip it without worry. No need to be paranoid about slipping off the calorie counting wagon!
Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
I was under the impression that men were allowed 600 calories and women were allowed 500 on the diet (2 out of 7 days). In order to follow the diet correctly, calories in need to be counted. Not being difficult, but the diet is based on restricting calorie intake to 500/600 so counting is required. It's still a counting based diet...
