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Just had to share this ........
As suggested on this forum, I have been reading Jason Fung epub books and watching Jason Fung videos until my eyes crossed and my ears popped ...
So I decided to give his suggestions a try, in my typical not too well organised fashion, to see what would occur...
First, I stopped eating between meals ... I thought that would be difficult, but not so, actually. (Mind you, I did have to hide the bread and fruit in the kitchen under tea towels. Dumb, but it works )
Next, I progressed to skipping breakfast. So I was in effect fasting from evening meal one day until lunch the next day. I thought this would be a noble sacrifice that I could boast about to the kids, but not so, actually... It just seemed a natural easy thing to do, and I did not have any nasty side effects, not even hungry really. In fact, I felt more calm and energetic than in a long while.
I was planning to continue this fasting dinner/lunch for a while, to see where it would lead, however this morning when I awoke, not only did I not want breakfast (taken for granted now) but the idea of lunch did not appeal very much. This was astounding. I can safely say this was a first in my long lifetime. Many's the time and oft I have skipped breakfast in my life, but the thought of not having a good lunch was always anathema to me, always and ever.
Colour me confused ...
So ... I thought I'll wait and see, half expecting to give in to hunger pangs mid afternoon and have some grub, but, to my further surprise, there were in fact no hunger pangs to give in to ... AND my energy levels seemed to increase as time went on, so that my little dog got the surprise of his life when we walked at least twice as far as usual, and without me getting unduly puffed or tired. He looked at me funny ...
And finally, when dinner was served, I ate the same, more or or less, as yesterday i.e. the expected ravenous hunger pains did not materialise ... my wife looked at me funny ...in 47 years of marriage she has never seen me eat so little, at least without complaining bitterly ...
Soooo ... I'm counting this as my first dinner/dinner fast (Jason doesn't need to know it just happened to me, like income tax) and I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring.
It's an adventure.
Anyone else had this experience? What should I be wary of? It just seems too easy ...
As suggested on this forum, I have been reading Jason Fung epub books and watching Jason Fung videos until my eyes crossed and my ears popped ...
So I decided to give his suggestions a try, in my typical not too well organised fashion, to see what would occur...
First, I stopped eating between meals ... I thought that would be difficult, but not so, actually. (Mind you, I did have to hide the bread and fruit in the kitchen under tea towels. Dumb, but it works )
Next, I progressed to skipping breakfast. So I was in effect fasting from evening meal one day until lunch the next day. I thought this would be a noble sacrifice that I could boast about to the kids, but not so, actually... It just seemed a natural easy thing to do, and I did not have any nasty side effects, not even hungry really. In fact, I felt more calm and energetic than in a long while.
I was planning to continue this fasting dinner/lunch for a while, to see where it would lead, however this morning when I awoke, not only did I not want breakfast (taken for granted now) but the idea of lunch did not appeal very much. This was astounding. I can safely say this was a first in my long lifetime. Many's the time and oft I have skipped breakfast in my life, but the thought of not having a good lunch was always anathema to me, always and ever.
Colour me confused ...
So ... I thought I'll wait and see, half expecting to give in to hunger pangs mid afternoon and have some grub, but, to my further surprise, there were in fact no hunger pangs to give in to ... AND my energy levels seemed to increase as time went on, so that my little dog got the surprise of his life when we walked at least twice as far as usual, and without me getting unduly puffed or tired. He looked at me funny ...
And finally, when dinner was served, I ate the same, more or or less, as yesterday i.e. the expected ravenous hunger pains did not materialise ... my wife looked at me funny ...in 47 years of marriage she has never seen me eat so little, at least without complaining bitterly ...
Soooo ... I'm counting this as my first dinner/dinner fast (Jason doesn't need to know it just happened to me, like income tax) and I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring.
It's an adventure.
Anyone else had this experience? What should I be wary of? It just seems too easy ...