Merve replied on 14/06/2016 05:05
Posted on 14/06/2016 05:05
Well, I for one have reached that age when the pounds gather around the lower regions almost secretly- you wake up one morning and realise that you are not what you were. You find that you are more tired, can't move so well and get out of breath a little quicker than you used to. If you look down, you may see the reason why and if you havent got to that stage, grab your midriff and you'll discover the reason why. I lived with this for a number of years I suppose, telling myself that 'you put weight on as you get older' and indeed you are more likely to but you can do something about it. Apart from a fantastic app I found called Nutracheck I also watched a programme by Dr Michael Moseley in which he was investigating 'fasting' To cut a long story short, I decided to fast for three days just having tea, no sugar, lots of water some with the juice of a freshly squeezed lemon in and fruit. My daily intake of calories was 100 - 150 a day for 3 days. What happened next was amazing. I was dreading it and thought that on the afternoon of the fist day I would be trying to eat anything I wasn't disciplined enough to say no to. Not a bit of it! Yes, I got hungry at the times I would have normally got hungry but then I found it passed and I wasn't bothered about eating. Into the second day and exactly the same. The tiny bits I did eat were entered into the app to keep a check on the cals I was having. I was having my daily Kefir with fruit in it( see food and drink section) but very little else. But the thing that really amazed me was that rather than feeling I wanted to sit around through lack of food, my energy levels went through the roof- I was actually working all day ( not hard physical work but very active) and I didn't find myself wanting 40 winks as had been the case before I started this regime. On the evening of the second day, now two days without a meal I bent down to tie my boots and found I wasn't panting for breath!! in fact it was all pretty easy!! On the third day, much the same and I had lost about 7 lb! Fasting is a fantastic way of cleansing the body and reducing weight. It's a natural thing and I have now moved on to 5 days eating normally( with reduced portions) followed by 2 days fasting. I havent felt this good for years!! It works for me.
they reckon on a pound a day you put on.
Merve
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