I'm trying this new way of eating, called alternate day fasting, and wondered if anyone else has tried this? Basically I've developed (like a lot of other ladies on here) an unattractive, bloated tummy and despite lots of agonising sit-ups and generally trying to up my exercise, it just won't budge
Last week I saw a documentary about this alternate day fasting, where a chap tried it for a few weeks, and not only did he lose weight, but also cut his chance of certain cancers by roughly 50% (prostate, breast etc.) He had a lot of prostate cancer in his family, so he was really pleased. As breast cancer is in my family (so no HRT for me
it seems like a good idea.
Basically you eat normally for one day, and then the next day you consume roughly 20% of your normal calorie intake, the doc on the programme suggested about 400 calories or so, for women, so say a small sandwich and a couple of bits of fruit. And that's it. Black coffee, tea, water etc. allowed also. The following day you go back to eating normally - they even suggested that you could eat rubbish on your 'feast' days, as long as you follow it with a 'fast' day. I started on Tuesday, and have kept to it rigidly (OH also trying it too). So far we haven't really felt too deprived on the fast days, as it's only for 24 hours!
According to the scales I have lost 1lb already (and it's day 5) so it seems to be working. Anybody else trying this 'lifestyle choice'? And if so, is it working for you?