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lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
You're lucky man, I fast 16 hours a day and yet i can gain 2lbs over a weekend if i allow myself to fall off the wagon. We are talking over 3000 calories here though haha.
I would suggest that "falling off the wagon" is a low-level eating disorder. This might generate some "hate mail" responses so let me define an eating disorder (albeit a low-level one) as eating more or less than necessary given your healthy goals. With that definition, I've had low-level eating disorders in my past and I gained weight.
I don't buy the cheat meal mentality preferring instead to use the treat meal moniker and then only in the context of a weekly timeline rather than a single day. So, a big calorie day needs to be evaluated, in my world, in the context of my feeding week.
Can't see comments from people I've blocked so if my response does not consider these comments.
This is all my way of thinking applicable to how I fuel my body currently and how I'm maintaining while continuing being an IF practitioner even in maintenance land, for 97 of 104 days, since I arrived in maintenance land on February 20th.
There's no turning back for me, easier to maintain that chisel it off at my age.19 -
I don't understand the claim that it's impossible to gain doing IF if you don't have a bingeing
I think behind that claim is someone for whom it would also be true to say: "when I tried IF, I was focused on losing or maintaining weight, increasing exercise, having a healthy lifestyle and making better food choices than I did before, so on." If "when I do IF" is also "when I am paying attention to eating healthfully and being fit" then it's not meaningful to say "I personally have never gained doing it" and pretty rude to assert that there must be something wrong with those who have.
I found it extremely easy not to overeat, but I wouldn't take that to mean that anyone who can overeat under any circumstances eating 3 meals a day must have a bingeing problem or be intentionally gorging themselves.
But heck, I'd love to see the studies to show that IF guarantees no regain for those without bingeing disorders.
I agree with your entire post but particularly what is above. (The rest edited for brevity) When I see something like that posted about eating disorders, it comes across as shaming /virtue signaling to me. If people gain on IF, there is likely a whole spectrum of reasons. To paint it with such a broad brush is just ridiculous.12 -
lukejoycePT wrote: »Spadesheart wrote: »Logically, it probably helps with fluctuations. Food eaten at one time means food digested at one time, and ex-food evacuated at one time. A bit more consistency means your weight wouldn't go up and down quite as much.
You are onto something there. It's all about giving your body a break from digestion or more specifically your gut. Your gut biome is incredibly important when it comes to nutrient absorption and general health. Fasting allows your gut to do its job more efficiently and in this day and age with all the processed garbage we consume, our guts are way out of balance which can cause a whole heap of problems.
This is extremely important for me as I have many GI issues. Allowing my body substantial time to rest and digest has alleviated nearly ALL of my symptoms. I'm currently fasting daily and up to 24hrs several days a week. The benefit to my GI system have been astounding. I'm made more progress towards healing than at any other time in my life and I have the Endoscopy and Colonoscopy results to prove it.8 -
lukejoycePT wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »IF has many health benefits, for that reason alone it's worth doing. From a fat loss point of view you can argue that it does give it a boost. Ultimately though, fat loss is down to a reduction in calories. So if you want to lose fat then you must eat in a deficit. Fasting in a calorie surplus won't do anything for fat loss.
As of yet there is no proven benefit of increased fasting in humans and no boost to fat burning. If it is to be done it should be as an aid for calorie control only.
While a lot of these studies have been done on animals not humans there are more and more trials on humans now that have shown these benefits are applicable.
https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/fasting
Looks like the same stuff that has been floating around for some time now. As of right now the only reason to choose to eat less meals in a day is for calorie control. Additional benefits may be proven at some later time or they may be so small that in most humans they can't be measured.
Did you even read the articles and watch the videos? It literally has the links to the studies with the proven data. Plus if you are not familiar with Dr Rhonda Patrick's work then i'd be apprehensive in taking your advice.
Nope and I am not going to. Link me to actual peer reviewed scientific studies and I might take a consider a journey down a rabbit hole. Until then it is the same old story... there is a lot of money to be made in alterna-dieting.14 -
It has had zero effect on my rate of loss, my calorie intake or my hunger. It has however helped me feel and look a lot less bloated. More people have been complimenting me on my weight loss lately and I've barely lost anything, the only thing I changed was doing IF.8
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lukejoycePT wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »IF has many health benefits, for that reason alone it's worth doing. From a fat loss point of view you can argue that it does give it a boost. Ultimately though, fat loss is down to a reduction in calories. So if you want to lose fat then you must eat in a deficit. Fasting in a calorie surplus won't do anything for fat loss.
As of yet there is no proven benefit of increased fasting in humans and no boost to fat burning. If it is to be done it should be as an aid for calorie control only.
While a lot of these studies have been done on animals not humans there are more and more trials on humans now that have shown these benefits are applicable.
https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/fasting
Looks like the same stuff that has been floating around for some time now. As of right now the only reason to choose to eat less meals in a day is for calorie control. Additional benefits may be proven at some later time or they may be so small that in most humans they can't be measured.
Did you even read the articles and watch the videos? It literally has the links to the studies with the proven data. Plus if you are not familiar with Dr Rhonda Patrick's work then i'd be apprehensive in taking your advice.
Nope and I am not going to. Link me to actual peer reviewed scientific studies and I might take a consider a journey down a rabbit hole. Until then it is the same old story... there is a lot of money to be made in alterna-dieting.
The peer reviewed recearch is linked on Rhonda’s site. It’s what she does for a living. Got a feeling you’ve got a case of bias.14 -
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.12 -
I imagine we have all heard stories from people who have lost substantial amounts of weight by cutting out high calorie drinks . Skipping a meal works the very same way. If the meal(s) you skip is enough to put you in a calorie deficit you will begin to lose weight just like people who drink soda all day will lose weight if stopping puts them in a deficit.
The danger is a heavy reliance on omission because over time calorie creep can easily compensate for whatever a person has cut out. A relative newcomer to IF may not have ever experienced this but people who have done it for many years will likely know this to be true.
In all the years of hearing people say that cutting out soda helped them lose weight I have never heard one say that got to a goal with a 1 year or more weight loss effort or maintained the loss with only that change. I am sure that there are people who have done it but none that I have ever met.
Calorie creep just means that over time if you are not watching you may increase portion sizes, add a snack, make different choices that have higher calorie, or some combination of the 3.8 -
pierinifitness wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
You're lucky man, I fast 16 hours a day and yet i can gain 2lbs over a weekend if i allow myself to fall off the wagon. We are talking over 3000 calories here though haha.
I would suggest that "falling off the wagon" is a low-level eating disorder. This might generate some "hate mail" responses so let me define an eating disorder (albeit a low-level one) as eating more or less than necessary given your healthy goals. With that definition, I've had low-level eating disorders in my past and I gained weight.
I don't buy the cheat meal mentality preferring instead to use the treat meal moniker and then only in the context of a weekly timeline rather than a single day. So, a big calorie day needs to be evaluated, in my world, in the context of my feeding week.
Can't see comments from people I've blocked so if my response does not consider these comments.
This is all my way of thinking applicable to how I fuel my body currently and how I'm maintaining while continuing being an IF practitioner even in maintenance land, for 97 of 104 days, since I arrived in maintenance land on February 20th.
There's no turning back for me, easier to maintain that chisel it off at my age.
Dude... I was literally making a joke about having a cheat day. It just proves that you can add weight if you over consume calories tho. It’s a fact man. IF is amazing and all but if you over consume calories you will put on fat. Period7 -
lukejoycePT wrote: »
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.
lol. I have done what you call IF for more than 20 years. Try again.
Other doctors have claimed all kinds of things including "leaky guts". I am not going to chase down the peer-reviewed studies. If you have some to link do it. I have seen this debate MANY MANY times here and quite frankly I am not interested in chasing things down anymore.
ETA: I am also not going to continue to contribute clicks for advertising dollars for these sites that summarize for blogs and videos.
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pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
Yeah, but from what I've seen, you use that as an analytic truth - that people who fail to maintain or lose are people who have a binging or gluttonous disorder in your mind. If so, all you're saying is people who don't gain on IF don't gain on IF which is uniformative.7 -
pierinifitness wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
You're lucky man, I fast 16 hours a day and yet i can gain 2lbs over a weekend if i allow myself to fall off the wagon. We are talking over 3000 calories here though haha.
I would suggest that "falling off the wagon" is a low-level eating disorder. This might generate some "hate mail" responses so let me define an eating disorder (albeit a low-level one) as eating more or less than necessary given your healthy goals. With that definition, I've had low-level eating disorders in my past and I gained weight.
I don't buy the cheat meal mentality preferring instead to use the treat meal moniker and then only in the context of a weekly timeline rather than a single day. So, a big calorie day needs to be evaluated, in my world, in the context of my feeding week.
Can't see comments from people I've blocked so if my response does not consider these comments.
This is all my way of thinking applicable to how I fuel my body currently and how I'm maintaining while continuing being an IF practitioner even in maintenance land, for 97 of 104 days, since I arrived in maintenance land on February 20th.
There's no turning back for me, easier to maintain that chisel it off at my age.
I would think making up your own alternate definitions of clinically defined words makes communication a bit difficult, no?lukejoycePT wrote: »
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.
Some of the folks you are lecturing have been doing IF for some time
The research into issues like autophagy and telomeres is in its very early stages so is theoretical. Studies that even hint at causality are animal studies and therefore not something to bank on just yet. That some doctors have decided to increase their fame and profitability by doubling down on a new field (that hasn't been proven or disproved yet) doesn't automatically make a theory a fact. If someone enjoys eating in an IF schedule and hopes they will also profit from these theoretical benefits, that's awesome. But saying the benefits are proven is not only inaccurate, it could lead people who struggle using an IF schedule to stick with it anyway, possibly stay overweight due to that struggle, and end up negating any theoretical benefits by remaining overweight (which is a proven health risk
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lukejoycePT wrote: »
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.
lol. I have done what you call IF for more than 20 years. Try again.
Other doctors have claimed all kinds of things including "leaky guts". I am not going to chase down the peer-reviewed studies. If you have some to link do it. I have seen this debate MANY MANY times here and quite frankly I am not interested in chasing things down anymore.
ETA: I am also not going to continue to contribute clicks for advertising dollars for these sites that summarize for blogs and videos.
The link I gave you to DR Rhonda Patrick’s website has so many peer reviewed articles of both negative and positive results for fasting and other protocols such as Keto etc. Her job is to literally find the truth and talk to those who study.
Just because you fast for 20 years doesn’t mean you know what fasting does to your body.
Fasting is excellent for health. Nutrition is not just about fat loss. It’s about health.13 -
pierinifitness wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
You're lucky man, I fast 16 hours a day and yet i can gain 2lbs over a weekend if i allow myself to fall off the wagon. We are talking over 3000 calories here though haha.
I would suggest that "falling off the wagon" is a low-level eating disorder. This might generate some "hate mail" responses so let me define an eating disorder (albeit a low-level one) as eating more or less than necessary given your healthy goals. With that definition, I've had low-level eating disorders in my past and I gained weight.
I don't buy the cheat meal mentality preferring instead to use the treat meal moniker and then only in the context of a weekly timeline rather than a single day. So, a big calorie day needs to be evaluated, in my world, in the context of my feeding week.
Can't see comments from people I've blocked so if my response does not consider these comments.
This is all my way of thinking applicable to how I fuel my body currently and how I'm maintaining while continuing being an IF practitioner even in maintenance land, for 97 of 104 days, since I arrived in maintenance land on February 20th.
There's no turning back for me, easier to maintain that chisel it off at my age.
I would think making up your own alternate definitions of clinically defined words makes communication a bit difficult, no?lukejoycePT wrote: »
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.
Some of the folks you are lecturing have been doing IF for some time
The research into issues like autophagy and telomeres is in its very early stages so is theoretical. Studies that even hint at causality are animal studies and therefore not something to bank on just yet. That some doctors have decided to increase their fame and profitability by doubling down on a new field (that hasn't been proven or disproved yet) doesn't automatically make a theory a fact. If someone enjoys eating in an IF schedule and hopes they will also profit from these theoretical benefits, that's awesome. But saying the benefits are proven is not only inaccurate, it could lead people who struggle using an IF schedule to stick with it anyway, possibly stay overweight due to that struggle, and end up negating any theoretical benefits by remaining overweight (which is a proven health risk )
I agree with most of what you are saying. I myself have been fasting for years, It’s a part of my job to research this stuff and the link I posted shows proven results on non animal tests. SOME of these studies have been proven. Those who do IF know what it does because you can literally feel it. Especially those with Tummy trouble like myself and a number of my clients.
I’m not saying it’s this magic pill. I am staying that it has proven positive benefits.4 -
My input is completely anecdotal and entirely dependent on what an individuals weaknesses are in their diet, but I will point out that the typical American diet uses high calorie meats, refined carbs, and sugar in the meals that fall outside of the 16:8 eating time frames. Breakfast foods such as pancakes, doughnuts, biscuits, muffins, bacon, sausage, fruit juices, coffees that are basically ice cream, are all very calories dense and are very easy to overeat. Restaurants, particularly fast food, reinforce this at breakfast, but if you were to eat out at lunch, you will find options with lean proteins, vegetables, etc. Same with late night options, which are often offer heavy desserts or night caps/alcohol that often has surprising amounts of calories.3
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lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
You're lucky man, I fast 16 hours a day and yet i can gain 2lbs over a weekend if i allow myself to fall off the wagon. We are talking over 3000 calories here though haha.
I would suggest that "falling off the wagon" is a low-level eating disorder. This might generate some "hate mail" responses so let me define an eating disorder (albeit a low-level one) as eating more or less than necessary given your healthy goals. With that definition, I've had low-level eating disorders in my past and I gained weight.
I don't buy the cheat meal mentality preferring instead to use the treat meal moniker and then only in the context of a weekly timeline rather than a single day. So, a big calorie day needs to be evaluated, in my world, in the context of my feeding week.
Can't see comments from people I've blocked so if my response does not consider these comments.
This is all my way of thinking applicable to how I fuel my body currently and how I'm maintaining while continuing being an IF practitioner even in maintenance land, for 97 of 104 days, since I arrived in maintenance land on February 20th.
There's no turning back for me, easier to maintain that chisel it off at my age.
I would think making up your own alternate definitions of clinically defined words makes communication a bit difficult, no?lukejoycePT wrote: »
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.
Some of the folks you are lecturing have been doing IF for some time
The research into issues like autophagy and telomeres is in its very early stages so is theoretical. Studies that even hint at causality are animal studies and therefore not something to bank on just yet. That some doctors have decided to increase their fame and profitability by doubling down on a new field (that hasn't been proven or disproved yet) doesn't automatically make a theory a fact. If someone enjoys eating in an IF schedule and hopes they will also profit from these theoretical benefits, that's awesome. But saying the benefits are proven is not only inaccurate, it could lead people who struggle using an IF schedule to stick with it anyway, possibly stay overweight due to that struggle, and end up negating any theoretical benefits by remaining overweight (which is a proven health risk )
I agree with most of what you are saying. I myself have been fasting for years, It’s a part of my job to research this stuff and the link I posted shows proven results on non animal tests. SOME of these studies have been proven. Those who do IF know what it does because you can literally feel it. Especially those with Tummy trouble like myself and a number of my clients.
I’m not saying it’s this magic pill. I am staying that it has proven positive benefits.
I did 16:8 for around 2 years. Didn't feel anything. Except happy that I had more calories for right after dinner by skipping breakfast.
I've also done lots of research on it. I've seen human studies that certain venues claimed were "proof" but have always found them lacking myself.
And if some studies show Thing A has a benefit, and other studies show no evidence of that benefit, then Thing A is not "proven" to be beneficial. It's still being studied. Sometimes studies seem to prove something, but if other studies fail to replicate it, it's not proven, it's still theoretical. That's not to say that interested parties can't decide to bank on one side of the debate eventually panning out, but TBH you can find a handful of studies that conclude pretty much anything. It's a preponderance of peer-reviewed conclusions over a long period of time that proves something.
I mean, I suspect we're dealing with semantics and definitions here. If you said you'd seen some promising research and are seeing results in your clients so you recommend it to everyone, I think that makes sense. But I'm sorry, saying it's proven to have health benefits is factually incorrect, as per the scientific method. The diet and fitness industries have unfortunately warped understanding of how the scientific method works.
Regardless, it's an awesome tool for some people to get their eating under control. And hopefully OP has gotten something out of the debate this has turned into!8 -
i am currently doing IF.However I must state i also count calories and make better food choices. I do 16:8. It works better with my work schedule and life with the kiddos. All in all do what you wish, I have read that it helps burn fat but not sure so i will not type a thesis however I will tell you do what works for you. Have I lost doing IF yes, have i gained doing IF no , but again take note that I am counting calories, making better food choices, and exercising.4
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lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »lukejoycePT wrote: »pierinifitness wrote: »Those of us who practice IF and don’t have eating disorders such as binging never gain weight practicing IF and know at a personal level the benefits received that others can do nothing other than scratch their head in doubt because they haven’t experienced the same.
I’ve never gained weight practicing IF (disregarding normal fluctuations day.)
You're lucky man, I fast 16 hours a day and yet i can gain 2lbs over a weekend if i allow myself to fall off the wagon. We are talking over 3000 calories here though haha.
I would suggest that "falling off the wagon" is a low-level eating disorder. This might generate some "hate mail" responses so let me define an eating disorder (albeit a low-level one) as eating more or less than necessary given your healthy goals. With that definition, I've had low-level eating disorders in my past and I gained weight.
I don't buy the cheat meal mentality preferring instead to use the treat meal moniker and then only in the context of a weekly timeline rather than a single day. So, a big calorie day needs to be evaluated, in my world, in the context of my feeding week.
Can't see comments from people I've blocked so if my response does not consider these comments.
This is all my way of thinking applicable to how I fuel my body currently and how I'm maintaining while continuing being an IF practitioner even in maintenance land, for 97 of 104 days, since I arrived in maintenance land on February 20th.
There's no turning back for me, easier to maintain that chisel it off at my age.
I would think making up your own alternate definitions of clinically defined words makes communication a bit difficult, no?lukejoycePT wrote: »
IF isn’t magic, nobody says it is. But it has many amazing benefits but because it doesn’t suit your lifestyle you refuse to entertain the idea that it works. Which is fine, but I suggest you do some actual research on up to date peer reviewed studies.
Some of the folks you are lecturing have been doing IF for some time
The research into issues like autophagy and telomeres is in its very early stages so is theoretical. Studies that even hint at causality are animal studies and therefore not something to bank on just yet. That some doctors have decided to increase their fame and profitability by doubling down on a new field (that hasn't been proven or disproved yet) doesn't automatically make a theory a fact. If someone enjoys eating in an IF schedule and hopes they will also profit from these theoretical benefits, that's awesome. But saying the benefits are proven is not only inaccurate, it could lead people who struggle using an IF schedule to stick with it anyway, possibly stay overweight due to that struggle, and end up negating any theoretical benefits by remaining overweight (which is a proven health risk )
I agree with most of what you are saying. I myself have been fasting for years, It’s a part of my job to research this stuff and the link I posted shows proven results on non animal tests. SOME of these studies have been proven. Those who do IF know what it does because you can literally feel it. Especially those with Tummy trouble like myself and a number of my clients.
I’m not saying it’s this magic pill. I am staying that it has proven positive benefits.
I did 16:8 for around 2 years. Didn't feel anything. Except happy that I had more calories for right after dinner by skipping breakfast.
I've also done lots of research on it. I've seen human studies that certain venues claimed were "proof" but have always found them lacking myself.
And if some studies show Thing A has a benefit, and other studies show no evidence of that benefit, then Thing A is not "proven" to be beneficial. It's still being studied. Sometimes studies seem to prove something, but if other studies fail to replicate it, it's not proven, it's still theoretical. That's not to say that interested parties can't decide to bank on one side of the debate eventually panning out, but TBH you can find a handful of studies that conclude pretty much anything. It's a preponderance of peer-reviewed conclusions over a long period of time that proves something.
I mean, I suspect we're dealing with semantics and definitions here. If you said you'd seen some promising research and are seeing results in your clients so you recommend it to everyone, I think that makes sense. But I'm sorry, saying it's proven to have health benefits is factually incorrect, as per the scientific method. The diet and fitness industries have unfortunately warped understanding of how the scientific method works.
Regardless, it's an awesome tool for some people to get their eating under control. And hopefully OP has gotten something out of the debate this has turned into!
From the studies I have read recently and the fact that Rhonda Patrick is an advocate of IF, for the reasons I have stated. I trust her judgement as a DR and scientist. I honestly believe that IF has some real heal benefits beyond fat loss. Studies are one thing but results are another and I have seen them.
I don’t think it works for everyone and some people would hate it. But I stand by my posts on it.9 -
I was diagnosed with diabetes in April and knew I did not want to take insulin. I started to do a bunch of research. I learned that I could lose weight safely and get my diabetes under control with my diet. I studied a bunch of topics on carbs, sugars, calorie intake, exercise, the failure of low fat diets, etc. I even talked with a dietitian.
As I continued my research I came across Dr. Jason Fung. His books and videos confirmed what I learned in my research. He has written about fasting and the obesity epidemic and after reading his book it just all clicked for me. You can watch his video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpllomiDMX0
I started out lowering my carb intake (as a carb addict this was a little difficult). I also had to learn what foods to eat-foods that I thought were really healthy ended up being heavy with carbs. It took me about two weeks to get this under control. My cravings decreased significantly. Over the next two weeks I worked on intermittent fasting (16 hours of not eating and eating three meals with-in an 8 hours window). I kept my calorie amount and my carbs in check. I lost about 9lbs. Then the next week I tried a 24 hour fast. I ate dinner, then did not eat again until dinner the next night. I thought it was going to be really hard but it ended up being easier than I thought. Dr. Fung details why you may get headaches, etc and what needs to be done to fix those issues. Since the fast went well a few days later I tried it again (he recommends 2 to 3 24 hr fast a week). I will now fast twice a week unless I hit a plateau.
I also added exercise to my weekly routine. This was actually the hardest part for me. I hate exercising! I started by taking the dog for long walks. I set a routine and tried to do it faster each time. Now 7 weeks later I am at the pool twice a week for water aerobics and once a week for strength training. I also do yoga on Sundays with my daughter and try to take the dog for a walk 3 times a week.
I have now lost 14 lbs and I am down a pants size. My last diabetes check was great.
There are lots of different programs out there. I have probably been on most of them. This time I don't want it to be a diet. I want to make a lifestyle change so that I can be healthy for the rest of my life. This time I have taken my weight issues seriously- being diagnosed with diabetes will do that- and took the time to research the problem. I am never going to try the next fad diet, I am not even going to try what the govt program says to do because they have admitted that pushing the low fat diet was a major factor for the obesity problem. The facts are clear on how the body processes food and that is why I have changed my eating habits to eat, fast and exercise the way Dr. Fung suggests.
Good luck everyone...
Lisa28
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