Hello everyone :)

[ifaster]

Hi there,


I'm a 33 year old Physical therapist from New Zealand. I've tried pretty much all of the diets over the years, calorie counted and cut out food groups. I started to get obsessed with food and was way too anxious about what I ate to the point that it was really affecting my life. I turned into a yo-yo diet and weight fluctuator which I hated!


My new method of choice is intermittent fasting which I discovered through one of my patients who used it to lose weight because they were unable to exercise. I started trying it too and was really happy with the fact that after I lost weight I didn't seem to put it on again.


To my amazement it actually stopped my 'food anxiety' and obsession with food too.


Has anyone else tried intermittent fasting?

 

[AnnaGail]

Hi welcome to the WLF!



I don't care for fasting; I tried it when I was younger, I got the ideal from a herb book. Although, they used to fast in the Earlier Church Days. I don't think it is a healthy way to diet. I lose very slowly on WW points, but I eat healthy food and it keeps me satisfied. Your Body Needs Food for Fuel!!


Good luck to you!

 

[Hulk2]

I am sure the fasting works, but I am quite skeptical about the sustainability of the technique in the long run. Additionally I am quite apprehensive of what it might do to your system in the future. The scary thing is that, when you are younger you are able to put your body through a lot without feeling any adverse effects. After 40 or so, the effects start to show up...


I think you can start off your journey to fitness with the technique for a few weeks, but get back to a normal moderate and healthy diet and burn the calories with exercise. At the end of the day there is no easy way out to becoming a fit person for life.