alternate day fasting

Whippetkd

So day one of my fasting day and I have had -

2 weetabix and Semi Skimmed milk for breakfast at 9am
A slimfast shake for Lunch at 1pm
A slimfast shake for Dinner at 7pm

Lots of water, which means I am peeing loads :laugh:

I am not feeling very hungry so all good, I only have till tomorrow morning to go and then I will eat normal. I am going to cut out choc, sugar, and crisp etc and stick with healthy foods

Since the Dr gave me my wake up call 25th October and now I have lost 8lbs....

Yesterday was easier than I thought,I didnt wake up famished, and I am taking it steddy in that I am not gourging just being normal. Have done 40 min of exerse too, quick walking

I think I am doing good So far x

beattie1

So day one of my fasting day and I have had -

2 weetabix and Semi Skimmed milk for breakfast at 9am
A slimfast shake for Lunch at 1pm
A slimfast shake for Dinner at 7pm

Lots of water, which means I am peeing loads :laugh:

I am not feeling very hungry so all good, I only have till tomorrow morning to go and then I will eat normal. I am going to cut out choc, sugar, and crisp etc and stick with healthy foods

Since the Dr gave me my wake up call 25th October and now I have lost 8lbs....

Yesterday was easier than I thought,I didnt wake up famished, and I am taking it steddy in that I am not gourging just being normal. Have done 40 min of exerse too, quick walking

I think I am doing good So far x

I think I am doing good So far x

So do I!!

Whippetkd

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Since the Dr gave me my wake up call 25th October and now I have lost 8lbs....

Yesterday was easier than I thought,I didnt wake up famished, and I am taking it steddy in that I am not gourging just being normal. Have done 40 min of exerse too, quick walking

I think I am doing good So far x
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I think I am doing good So far x

So do I!!
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Thank you.

I cant quite work out the whole ticker thing though

If I was 18.8 stone and im now 18 stone thats 8lbs lost
BUT my tickersays 11lbs lost *Confused*

LeighAnna115

This looks interesting and I'd really like to try it. I plan on reading/viewing all of the material but am concerned it is a bit of a fad diet. I have fallen for too many of those in the past claiming to be "the key to lifelong health and happiness" etc etc. I guess a big question I have is, if you choose to stop this way of eating (go back to regular calorie restriction for example) will you gain back lost weight/see a reversal in benefits obtained? Obviously if this works for me I'd like to stick with it for the long haul but just want to be sure. Does anybody know?

Not trying to be cynical, just want to be sure! I plan on reading much much more on this, but didn't know if anyone had personal experience or insight they could share. Thanks!

WendyTerry420

I have fasted before, but it's not something I want to do on a regular basis.

dancingnancies

bump, curious how everyone is doing on this diet?

beattie1

This looks interesting and I'd really like to try it. I plan on reading/viewing all of the material but am concerned it is a bit of a fad diet. I have fallen for too many of those in the past claiming to be "the key to lifelong health and happiness" etc etc. I guess a big question I have is, if you choose to stop this way of eating (go back to regular calorie restriction for example) will you gain back lost weight/see a reversal in benefits obtained? Obviously if this works for me I'd like to stick with it for the long haul but just want to be sure. Does anybody know?

Not trying to be cynical, just want to be sure! I plan on reading much much more on this, but didn't know if anyone had personal experience or insight they could share. Thanks!

With this diet you're eating the same number of calories as you would on a conventional "low calorie" diet if you look at the calories eaten over a week. You're just splitting them up differently over different days, so if you decide to stop doing ADF or JUDDDD or 5:2, pounds of fat shouldn't magically stick themselves to your body, provided you change to another sensible way of eating a healthy number of calories per week.

It's not like a "crash diet" where you eat very low calorie every day & where the pounds could pile on quick if you stop.

LeighAnna115

This looks interesting and I'd really like to try it. I plan on reading/viewing all of the material but am concerned it is a bit of a fad diet. I have fallen for too many of those in the past claiming to be "the key to lifelong health and happiness" etc etc. I guess a big question I have is, if you choose to stop this way of eating (go back to regular calorie restriction for example) will you gain back lost weight/see a reversal in benefits obtained? Obviously if this works for me I'd like to stick with it for the long haul but just want to be sure. Does anybody know?

Not trying to be cynical, just want to be sure! I plan on reading much much more on this, but didn't know if anyone had personal experience or insight they could share. Thanks!

With this diet you're eating the same number of calories as you would on a conventional "low calorie" diet if you look at the calories eaten over a week. You're just splitting them up differently over different days, so if you decide to stop doing ADF or JUDDDD or 5:2, pounds of fat shouldn't magically stick themselves to your body, provided you change to another sensible way of eating a healthy number of calories per week.

It's not like a "crash diet" where you eat very low calorie every day & where the pounds could pile on quick if you stop.

Thanks! I have done a lot more reading on this since my first post and think I will give it a try. I know pounds aren't going to magically stick themselves to my body if I stop, but wasn't sure if anyone had any experience or knowledge transitioning back to a conventional eating plan. That seemed to be the only info i could not obtain online. I like to know all the details about an eating plan, including ending it if i so desire, before i give it a try. This sounds a bit like a more extreme way of "zig-zagging calories" which I know many have had success with. It seems well worth a try! Thanks to all who have posted about it, I probably would not have heard about it (at least not for a long while) without you! Good luck all

kel7298

I've done fads for years. Can't stick to them, so I don't even consider trying them. I'm here to change how I EAT, to not feel hungry, and to lose weight. Can't do all those 3 while fasting!

IMO, being hungry all day = being cranky all day = pigging out to feel normal = feeling like a failure = giving up.

No thanks, but good luck to those who are trying this on for size..

I am currently doing 5:2. I fast Monday & Thursday. I am not hungry all day as I try to eat 200 calories per meal. This equals 600 daily, so I am not cranky all day. As for "pigging out", I don't do that the next day either cause I do have a brain and understand what I am doing. Am I hungrier sooner? Sure, but that doesn't give me a license to eat everything in sight. I eat sensibly just cleaner, or at least try too. No I am not perfect on my fasting days nor am I perfect on my feasting days. I am human. My weekly totals is all that counts. I like it and it works for me.

mainetechie

I fast most weeks on a 6 hour eating window, and 18 hour of fasting (about 6PM to 12PM), this is the Leangain's approach. However I have 24 hour fasts with no problem.

Being successful at Calorie Restriction or Intermittent Fasting (IMF) is much easier when your body can go in and out of burning fat instead of glucose. I eat about 1/2 pound of vegetables a day and about 8-12oz of meat, fish or eggs and that allows me to utilize either without headaches.

For those of you that weight lift (which should be everyone) there are a lot of studies on fasted exercise and doing max strength days on a fasted state. Other studies have looked at insulin resistance (+ resistance = increased chance of diabetes). My best bit of advice would be to limit complete 24 hour fasting to once a week, and to have adequate protein before and after to prevent catabolizing muscle tissue, assuming your not zero carb, you should have 1-2 days of glycogen in your liver and muscles to prevent your body from using essential amino acids from muscle tissue.

californiagirl2012

Did anyone else watch the program this fasting on BBC2 tonight? I have to say so far I'm sold. The way the guy was able to fast for just two days a week and the results he had were pretty impressive. So two days a week eat just 500 calories and the rest of the week eat what you normally would sounds simple.

I'll let you know how I get on

It worked for me. I lost my 60 lbs that way. DXA proved that I didn't lose lean body mass. And I've sustained, never regressed or yo-yo'd this time. I've adjusted my "breaks from food" to fit various phases and right now I'm too lean to do long fasts, or even have the very low calorie days. But I can use shorter fasts to help manage my maintenance calorie budget. I lost my weight consistently over 2 years, and have maintained for over a year, with plenty of lean body mass and a great doctor report every year, and good results on all the blood work the doctor checking everything. I'm sustainable and healthy and the most fit I've ever been at almost 52. I think that all says something about it.

jetmints

I started this diet on Tuesday , I know thats not long at all in fact only 6 days ago, but I am finding it so easy!! Normally by now I have majorly slipped up and given up! I have 98 lbs to lose and my health is suffering ...... Hypertension, asthma and arthritis!! I welcome all the support I can get and I am more than willing to support others along the way
Jetmints xx

fabulessmommy

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beattie1

I've done fads for years. Can't stick to them, so I don't even consider trying them. I'm here to change how I EAT, to not feel hungry, and to lose weight. Can't do all those 3 while fasting!

IMO, being hungry all day = being cranky all day = pigging out to feel normal = feeling like a failure = giving up.

No thanks, but good luck to those who are trying this on for size..

I am currently doing 5:2. I fast Monday & Thursday. I am not hungry all day as I try to eat 200 calories per meal. This equals 600 daily, so I am not cranky all day. As for "pigging out", I don't do that the next day either cause I do have a brain and understand what I am doing. Am I hungrier sooner? Sure, but that doesn't give me a license to eat everything in sight. I eat sensibly just cleaner, or at least try too. No I am not perfect on my fasting days nor am I perfect on my feasting days. I am human. My weekly totals is all that counts. I like it and it works for me.

This is what I find, except that I skip breakfast, eat a tiny lunch and have an early dinner. Sure, I get times when my stomach goes "I'm here!" but that goes within minutes & I remind myself it's good for you to know what a little bit of hunger feels like.
"I like it and I find it works for me" too.

Sililily115

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sinkingthinking

I've been doing this just recently, three alternated fast days so far, also largely thanks to the Horizon documentary.

Problem is, despite the wide range of health benefits, I can't find any advice for how to eat this way for people who don't want to lose weight. I haven't weighed myself for a few weeks but last check my BMI was 19, and I'm pretty sure I've lost some pounds since then. I thought the 400-500 calorie ADF recommendation was for all women, not just overweight people, because Michael Mosley was on the standard number for men and I didn't notice he was overweight when I first watched it.

Since then, I've read more and I'm alarmed that everyone says they've lost a lot of weight doing it the standard way that I've started. I have found the fast days make me quite physically weak and I'm wondering if the reason is I don't have enough spare fat to live off of. I'm also ridiculously cold compared to everyone else, more so than usual, which would suggest my metabolism is slowing down. That's not supposed to happen, is it?

Does anyone know how many calories you're supposed to eat on fast days when you want to maintain? I am only 5"1 tall.

beattie1

I heard that Micheal Mosley was losing too much weight on the 5:2 diet and switched to doing it just one day a week. If you find fasting makes you weak, I'd try increasing your fasting day calories a bit. See how you feel on 600 calories, or 700. Also, it looks as though you need to eat more on non-fast days to avoid losing weight. If you have trouble eating enough, & you may if you're naturally slim, you'll need to look into eating higher-calorie foods on non-fasting days, nuts, cheese, chocolate, bread, standard salad dressings (not low cal), put butter on bread or veg, all the things people trying to lose weight try to limit. Lucky you!

dsgme

I've been on the alternate day diet for two months and have lost twelve pounds. However, for the last two and half weeks, I seem to have stopped losing weight altogether. Has this happened to anyone else? And if it has, did you find a way to get the diet working again?

sinkingthinking

I heard that Micheal Mosley was losing too much weight on the 5:2 diet and switched to doing it just one day a week. If you find fasting makes you weak, I'd try increasing your fasting day calories a bit. See how you feel on 600 calories, or 700. Also, it looks as though you need to eat more on non-fast days to avoid losing weight. If you have trouble eating enough, & you may if you're naturally slim, you'll need to look into eating higher-calorie foods on non-fasting days, nuts, cheese, chocolate, bread, standard salad dressings (not low cal), put butter on bread or veg, all the things people trying to lose weight try to limit. Lucky you!

Thanks for the advice. I was quite skinny fat until I started working on it a few months ago, I've normally had it in me to eat plenty. The maximum portion sizes I can handle have shrunk though, presumably along with my stomach, so yeah, more calorie-dense foods are an option if I start running the risk of burning off the muscles I've worked for.

I've found a calculator that estimates how much you need on fast days for maintenance, and for me it's nearly 1000 calories. However, no more than 500 is recommended for the first two weeks, the induction phase that kick starts the SIRT1 gene, for everyone. I suppose if I do lose a few too many pounds in that time, I can put it back on afterwards by increasing my feed day caloric intake. I have slightly low blood pressure which makes me prone to dizzy spells, and it could just be that which has made the induction phase level of restriction harder for me. Today I haven't felt as bad though.

vmarie74

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