4:3 Fasting

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JFitzy

11:40 am
29 Jan 14
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I started the 5:2 on January 6 this year and plan to weigh myself this Friday and then again at the end of each month until I reach my goal weight. I know by my clothes that I have lost weight (my belt is now on another notch) and I have lost a couple of inches from my waist (my problem area!). I am thinking of doing 4:3 for the month of February as we have a lot of things on socially so know that the weekends will be hard. Has anybody else found by doing 4:3 it helps them to stay on track?

Thanks in advance 🙂

NatashaD

12:44 pm
29 Jan 14
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Hi JFitzy. I started this WOE in December 2013 and have done 4:3 throughout, apart from a 2 week break over christmas and 2 weeks of 5:2 after christmas to get me back into the swing of things. I like to do 4:3 because I am impatient to be honest, but I do find that psychologically doing 4:3 makes me feel better about how much I am doing for my health, and the results are always positive. I have lost weight each week without fail. I think I had one day where I gave in since I started, but other than that I have kept well on track. I find its good for me, but its not for everybody. Give it a try and see if it works for you 😀

JFitzy

12:51 pm
29 Jan 14
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Hi Natasha

Thanks for that. I am doing 4:3 this week to see how I get on. I did Monday and yesterday and I am going to do tomorrow. So far so good. I will report back when I have done the 4 weeks!!

Jilly

Stef.

5:05 pm
29 Jan 14
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Hello to the two of you,

I have done a combination of 5:2, 4:3 and ADF combined with a generally much healthier diet over the last ten weeks and it worked very well. I am now close to goal weight and therefore 4:3 or ADF would be too much for me.

I alternated between the different forms of dieting depending on my week. The last two weeks I was in Europe and could not do any fasting, but I did calorie count and tried to eat very healthy. I still lost 1/2kg!

So it works!

Best of luck
Stef.

ian1984

7:56 pm
29 Jan 14
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I too have also been completing the 4:3 version of the Fast Diet and have been doing so for three weeks now with excellent results. I have already lost 20 pounds, it’s just fallen off me. I also eat sensibly on the non fast days but not obsessively. I feel great completing the 4:3, I’m much more alert and have lots of energy. I have also cut alcohol out of my diet completely for the time being.

Now I’m in the swing of the diet I would like to try 24 fasts. Has anyone tried that yet? It’s great to read other peoples experiences.

sylvestra

8:34 pm
29 Jan 14
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Hi @ian1984 I assume you mean a 24 hour fast. I sometimes do 4:3, other times I do 5:2. Whichever I am doing, I eat dinner on a non fast day then have nothing but black coffee and water until dinner the next day when I have a meal of up to 500 cals then I have nothing else until lunch time on the next non fast day (I never eat breakfast)

I can do this 2 or 3 times a week with no problems but I would stress that this works for me but will not necessarily work for everyone.

It’s a case of trying different ways until you find what works best for you. That’s what’s so good about this way of eating.

xx

ian1984

8:46 pm
29 Jan 14
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Hey there. Thank you for your reply. Yeah that’s the same as I have planned for next week whereas now on work fast days I will have an alpen light bar and a muller light or sometimes a cuppa soup light then a small light option meal on the tea time.