Just to get the ball rolling as I couldn’t find another forum and I really want to hear how well people are doing with weight loss??? The other benefits to this strategy are extremely important and make it worthwhile even without the weight loss, but if we’re honest, it’s to lose weight that most of us have started it!
I have a good 6 stone to lose and a BMI apparoaching 40. I am completely incapable of sticking to ‘diet’ and generally come away depressed and even fatter – not good. I’d almost consider myself to be a food addict; I have used it over the years to cheer myself up, to celebrate, socailise and mostly, just to feel like at least something in my day was really good or enjoyable. A heavy reliance (no pun intended!)
I spoke to my boss who has become progressively thinner since she came back from maternity leave. It turned out that she’d been doing the fast diet, and, despite not being overweight before (perhaps a UK size 12), had lost over a stone in 5-6 months (now a size 8-10). She’s also been excerising though, which is recommended on fast days for maximum effect. So after talking to her, watching the documentary, and reading the book (including support from a number of GPs), I have put my trust in the fast diet.
The first fast day was tough, no denying it, I could sniff a biscuit from a mile away! I didn’t feel particularly good, a bit light-headed and edgey, but nothing serious or off-putting. It wasn’t surprising given the monstrous amount of rubbish I’d been eating almost all day everyday before my first fast day. There was always going to be a lull!
I’ve been on the diet for a week and have lost 6lbs. Very pleased, particularly as I absolutely did have what I wanted on my normal days! The third fast day I did was easy, nothing like the first, so I plan to continue. I feel less hungry on normal days too, which I didn’t expect. As it turns out, there’s actually no need to set up a trough of food next to your bed for the morning after a fast day!
Going forward, I think a balanced, healthier (although not restrictive) diet on normal days is going to be best for me. Simply because I don’t want to be unhealthy and it feels awful gorging on junk, we all know it does. It’s polluting your body and you feel horrendous, bloated and really down afterwards. I’m also going to take the advice and go to a 20 minute spin class once a week on my lunch break on a fast day to get me started back on exercise.
Although I’m optimistic, I’m not totally convinced by all this just yet. I have in the back of my mind that naturally, if you eat virtually nothing 2 days of the week, regardless of science, you’re reducing your normal calorie intake radically over time and will naturally lose weight as a result. HOWEVER, if you can’t stick to anything else, including the common permanent low fat and calorie diet, and this does work, that’s all I need to know.
I’ll post how much I lose (or heavan forbid, gain) next week. Fingers crossed!
12:37 pm
11 Jun 13