I think that it would have been much easier for me if I had reduced my sugar intake when I started, but there has been a gradual change in sugar consumption over the years. Have a look at the sugar content of everything that you consume and try to keep below 24g/day. Its quite an eye opener when you look at anything low fat/diet and compare that with the full fat version. Jar tomato sauce is often high in sugar too.

My top tips would be to reduce sugar where you can and avoid anything ‘low fat’ or ‘diet’. Aim to have protein and leaves/vegetables for your meals. I am very fond of salmon fillet and salad or vegetables for example. Protein will fill you up, carbohydrates wont.

I have cooked meals for 4 young men and completed FD. The trick for me was to cook things that they loved and I didn’t. Any help?

There is loads of support and tips on this forum. Look at the different threads, we are quite international!

My very dear friend has lost 5 stone. She fasted twice a week and then stopped eating pasta, rice, potatoes and bread, after I had told her what I had read. I have been reading Robert Lustig-‘Fat Chance, the hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease. He is an endocrinologist and very supportive. Easy book to read-changed what food I bought and ate. The next recommendation is Jason Fung, he is a Canadian nephrologist. Read ‘The Obesity Myth’ it spurred me onto trying longer fasts-inspirational.

I now avoid all 4 processed carbs. They are not banned, but simply avoided. Try it and see what happens/how you feel.

Don’t measure then and stay away from the scales. Just try the clothes on and look at how they fit you and become loose.