Guys
1. Just do the fast diet: it works
2. I find it easier to eat nothing solid on my fast days. I have coffee, and I drink lots of water, but nothing solid. Why? I find that eating leads to increased hunger… by not eating, I think my body just knows I am not eating today, and just waits for tomorrow.
3. I log every day what I eat. Not every calorie, but just a simple list of what I have eaten. Why? I have found this is my “on” switch, meaning if I am recording, I am conscious about what I am eating, and that awareness means I only rarely fall off the wagon.
4. I have stopped drinking alcohol. Why? I just feel sooooo much better in general by not drinking. I drink tea instead.
5. My target changed behaviour always has a replacement activity. I find I can’t just stop doing something, I need to replace it with something else: I drink tea rather than alcohol, I run rather than watch TV (and eat!), I eat fruit instead of choccie…
6. I run, even on fast days. In fact I find running easier/better on a fast day. I just feel lighter and easier.
7. If I am struggling on a fast day evening (this can happen sometimes), I simply go to bed early. I just don’t feel hungry when in bed and going to sleep.
8. I weigh myself every day, and record weight, body fat, muscle, water weight, and BMI. Every day. Don’t believe the BS that you shouldn’t do this. Know your weight every day and learn what happens to your body when you eat X or do Y. Then you know what to do more of and what to do less of (for you).
9. I have stopped eating bread. The only reason is that I just feel better without it. This is actually hard, as bread is everywhere in all sorts of forms and places. I leave bread on plates everywhere I go. I just don’t eat it.
10. I eat LOTS of fruit and veg. I have learned to love eating these basic healthy food forms.
11. I only rarely eat packaged foods. Usually when I do, I don’t feel great afterwards.
12. When I eat out, I try to go to high quality places, who generally provide smaller quantities and higher quality. I always come away from those meals feeling happy and full. I avoid fast food places like the plague!
13. I have found that even though I allow myself to eat whatever I want on feast days, “whatever I want” is now much less than before (smaller stomach, I guess?), and the above “rules/tips” about what I eat are what my body now craves rather than choccie or chips.
14. I have the occasional treat eg last night I had some cheesecake. However, what now constitutes a treat is a third of the quantity than before. So, have treats, just reduce the quantity. How often? I reckon I have one once a week…. sounds so little now I wrote that, but that’s the reality. No willpower here, just what my body wants.
15. There is nothing more motivating than seeing your weight decrease as you follow the fast diet. I am now on a plan that I KNOW I can keep doing for however long I want or need to. I am losing 1.5lbs every week. Pretty consistently. So my current question is when do I stop and go to the maintenance plan. I cannot tell you how good it feels to have that as the key question (not how do I lose weight).
To finish up, I am going to preach to the choir again: just do the fast diet, it works. Michael Mosley, thank you for telling me about this. It has changed my life.
Cheers
Alec
12:36 am
24 Feb 18