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  • A cautionary word for anyone thinking of going down the intermittent fasting route. This hasn't worked for me at all and there are suggestions emerging that it's not always a good idea for women*. I haven't found it difficult to stick to 500 calories on fast days and have worked out some good, very low calorie meals.…
    in Intermittent fasting friends! Comment by clairemc26 April 2013
  • We should get some kind of award! I guess we should just think ourselves lucky that we have the Tamoxifen. I read something recently about how much better the outcome is for women who stick to the five years. Apparently it's not uncommon to stop taking it.
    in Anyone else dealing with tamoxifen weight issues? Comment by clairemc26 March 2013
  • I've been on tamoxifen since December 2011 and I'm trying to control my weight with the 5:2 diet. It's pretty miserable to be starving myself two days a week, keeping up my running regime and sticking to a sensible low-ish carb diet and still seeing the scales creeping very slowly upwards. I'm now using MFP to monitor how…
    in Anyone else dealing with tamoxifen weight issues? Comment by clairemc26 March 2013
  • That's really interesting. I haven't felt any improvement in my ability to concentrate, but I have at least got over thinking about food all the time on a fast day! One of the very revealing things about the experience is how much of a big deal hunger isn't! As a lifelong dieter (now on an even keel for several years, but…
    in Intermittent fasting? Comment by clairemc26 October 2012
  • Is there anybody out there using IF for reasons other than weight loss? I was treated for cancer last year and that's my motivation. I'm in week 4, so far haven't lost any weight (my 'weight gain' of earlier this week looks like a blip, which is a relief) and don't want to. What I'd like to know is whether 22 hours or so…
    in Intermittent fasting? Comment by clairemc26 September 2012
  • Word of caution. I started the Michael Moseley-style two days on 500 calories three weeks ago. And I've gained weight! I'm not trying to lose weight at the moment, I just keep an eye on it because I've been very overweight in the past. My interest in the two-day fast is around cancer prevention rather than weight loss. I…
    in Intermittent fasting? Comment by clairemc26 September 2012
  • I'm an advocate of slow running since my only goal is to keep running for the rest of my life. Slower runners get injured less, enjoy it more and keep going for longer. To work out what slow means for you, and to keep your interest up, trying running with a heart rate monitor which will measure effort rather than…
    in Running Question Comment by clairemc26 September 2012
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