horselady21
Cathlete
Hi, all, and hope this post finds you all well!
Just a quick update on my progress. For those of you who don't know me, my original goal for the past several years, was to at least get down to 170. That was my original goal. Working out long hours, step, Zumba, running, and following a balanced diet (Zone), was a miserable failure. My last calendar month (March) before I started fasting, was covered in big "WTF?!"'s, along with up and down a few pounds, and no measurement loss. Frustrated, I accidentally found an ad for the book "The Fast Diet". That is when my life changed.
So I started in mid April with 5:2 (2 500 caloire days a week), which quickly shifter into various fasting forms as I learned more. Now I do some variation of 16:8, combined with 2, 3 or 4 fasting days, whatever I feel like doing. I DO NOT count calories. I estimate. I dropped all but a few carbs, eat mainly protein and fats.
I have had to revise my goals, from 170, to 160, to 150....and this week, a couple of weeks behind schedule, I reached 148.4! So now I have re-revised my goal to 140. How many times have you had to do that??
There are many versions of fasting, so lots to choose from. Officially, there is the Fast Diet (5:2), the Fast 5 (19:5), 16:8, the Four Hour Diet, Alternate Day Fasting....whichever you go with, it not only will keep you losing weight, it si also very healthy, and will aid in preventing heart disease , diabetes, high cholesterol, and there is some evidence that it helps to prevent Alzheimer's. There is also some evidence of cancer prevention.
A couple of great web sites and books that I have turned to for support, research and understanding:
www.intensivedietarymanagement.com (start with Calories I to learn why we gain weight and why we have been misled for decades on how to lose weight..this will shock you!)
www.thefastdiet.co.uk (super forum...I am on the Little Voices monthly challenges..fun and motivating!)
www.leangains.com (bodybuilder who "invented" 16:8...the man has 5% body fat..oh my, to be young again!)
books:
"Good calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes
"Why We Get Fat, and What to Do About It" Gary Taubes
"Wheat Belly"
"Protein Power"
Just a quick update on my progress. For those of you who don't know me, my original goal for the past several years, was to at least get down to 170. That was my original goal. Working out long hours, step, Zumba, running, and following a balanced diet (Zone), was a miserable failure. My last calendar month (March) before I started fasting, was covered in big "WTF?!"'s, along with up and down a few pounds, and no measurement loss. Frustrated, I accidentally found an ad for the book "The Fast Diet". That is when my life changed.
So I started in mid April with 5:2 (2 500 caloire days a week), which quickly shifter into various fasting forms as I learned more. Now I do some variation of 16:8, combined with 2, 3 or 4 fasting days, whatever I feel like doing. I DO NOT count calories. I estimate. I dropped all but a few carbs, eat mainly protein and fats.
I have had to revise my goals, from 170, to 160, to 150....and this week, a couple of weeks behind schedule, I reached 148.4! So now I have re-revised my goal to 140. How many times have you had to do that??
There are many versions of fasting, so lots to choose from. Officially, there is the Fast Diet (5:2), the Fast 5 (19:5), 16:8, the Four Hour Diet, Alternate Day Fasting....whichever you go with, it not only will keep you losing weight, it si also very healthy, and will aid in preventing heart disease , diabetes, high cholesterol, and there is some evidence that it helps to prevent Alzheimer's. There is also some evidence of cancer prevention.
A couple of great web sites and books that I have turned to for support, research and understanding:
www.intensivedietarymanagement.com (start with Calories I to learn why we gain weight and why we have been misled for decades on how to lose weight..this will shock you!)
www.thefastdiet.co.uk (super forum...I am on the Little Voices monthly challenges..fun and motivating!)
www.leangains.com (bodybuilder who "invented" 16:8...the man has 5% body fat..oh my, to be young again!)
books:
"Good calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes
"Why We Get Fat, and What to Do About It" Gary Taubes
"Wheat Belly"
"Protein Power"
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