Thank you Purplenanny for your kind supportive words, of course I don't mind explaining more. I feel quite evangelical about it!! I think this way of life could have a major impact on the health of the nation, particularly in the reduction/prevention of diabetes, which is a time bomb waiting to happen, especially when you see young people constantly bombarding their systems with sugary drinks etc, etc, and how thick they are becoming around their middles. I think the whole horsemeat scandal will also force people to look at exactly what they are putting into their systems.
Although the fasting diet says that you can eat what you like for the other 5 days of the week, we ate very healthily before, but just too much! So we have found that since fasting that our unhealthy behaviours around food, and satisfying 'mouth hunger' have dissipated somewhat. Often the day after a fast, I don't feel hungry at all, and often only have an apple for breakfast and a light lunch. My portion sizes have diminished on my non fast days generally, and I have cut out cakes and sugar almost completely from my diet now. It is all quite amazing really. Rome was fine, I had soups and salads, and a bit of the other stuff ie 2 slices of my hubbies pizza along with a salad. And wonderful ice creams! I have digestive problems (long history of bowel troubles), and so need to keep an eye on my hydration levels, and so find that too much floury and sugary stodge slows down my bowel motility, having said all that I have just been out for lunch with my mum and had fish, chips and mushy peas!! And on a fast day! And really enjoyed them! I will now have a very light tea, no breakfast and a light lunch tomorrow, then I am back on track ........ it's great because there is no deprivation whatsoever, just a steely determination to keep light and lean - so it is well worth it all round.
In the book it advocates 2 'meals' on fast days, but we have been doing 3 - adding up to 500 cals for women and 600 for men. A typical day for me is - one scrambled egg with a tiny bit of HP sauce (no bread), 3 cups of tea through the day (with milk), as much hot water or herbal teas through the day. A light soup, in a cup, made of 2 carrots, 1 leek, small amount of turnip, 1 parsnip, stock cube, and blended, with 2 ryvitas. For tea, 2 ryvitas with cottage cheese and sliced tomatoes, half an apple after lunch and tea. Sometimes I have baked beans (2 tablespoons) on 1 slice of toast, no butter for tea, especially if it is cold. Find out the calorific contents of food (lots on the web), then work out what suits you. I am going to introduce more oily fish into my fast days soon. Then, that's it - you know what you are doing, and the strange thing is that hunger doesn't build and build, it gets slightly uncomfortable in the early days, but you definitely get used to it. You remain cheerful (part of the research shows increased levels of feel good hormones), and once the weight starts to move it really spurs you on.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Diet-Intermittent-Fasting-Healthy/dp/1780721676/ref=sr_1_1's=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361463568&sr=1-http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01387cvGood luck!!
