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I am actually testing the 1 day fasting diet, exercising every day (either speed walking 5K, jogging for 5K or tennis) and limiting liquid calories. The things
by funkyy 12y ago
I am actually testing the 1 day fasting diet, exercising every day (either speed walking 5K, jogging for 5K or tennis) and limiting liquid calories.
The things people forget:
-your body is unable to calculate liquid calories (pop, juices etc) - so even after drinking 2K calories in Cola you can be still hungry
-fasting for 1 day a week (200-300 intake in sugars calories like sugar tea) or 2 days a week (500 calories in fruit sugars a day) is extremely healthy as for first 24 hours since eating your body will use gathered sugars in your body to maintain itself burning all the nasty stuff logging your veins and stomach. This also helps you to say no to food - next day after fasting you wont feel like extremaly hungry and even very small meals through the day will be enough to you
-track calories - but be honest, always round it up DOWN to full 50s and 100s.
-calculate calories weekly, not daily. Make sure on the end of the week you are good. Start Monday with fasting - you will have 1,500-2,000 calories deficit already so basically you can eat most of stuff through the week.
I have lost already 10 pounds in 4 weeks, I can run easily and I feel much better. 2 more months and I am done!
- deanclatworthy 12y agoI've read about the (supposed) benefits of fasting but never that it cleans up clogged veins. Got a reference for that?
- aggronn 12y ago>2 more months and I am done! This attitude is typically a very bad one to have when dieting. Ingesting fewer calories should be sustainable after you've reached your target weight. Anyways, good luck to you in your efforts. If this is a way for you to start, then there's nothing wrong with it at all.
- tomjen3 12y agoYou are never really done, but when you stop dropping weight you do get so many more calories.
- funkyy 12y agoWhy is bad. I didnt say I will stuff myself after 2 months, I will just remove calorie deficit from my diet - I wont stop exercising, I actually want to regain some body mass as muscles - so I need to stop deficit and make surplus of protein etc...
- k-mcgrady 12y agoDo you have any good resources/link for someone interested in fasting?
- funkyy 12y agoThis was on HN front page recently: http://mariusandra.com/blog/2014/07/why-i-dont-eat-on-mondays/ http://mariusandra.com/blog/2014/07/why-i-dont-eat-on-monday... Fasting is popular in many cultures for religious reasons and so far only theoreticians can prove its bad. You see people from fasting oriented cultures live long and healthy till their 80s even with worse healthcare. I have read a lot about it - but cannot find links now - just look it up and make your mind. For me it was finally first step to force me to diet - extremely successfully as well after all the attempts.
- Evgeny 12y agoThis is quite an extensive summary: http://www.lift-heavy.com/intermittent-fasting/ http://www.lift-heavy.com/intermittent-fasting/
- eru 12y agoWhy the sugar, when you are fasting?
- funkyy 12y agoSugar in warm tea is fast and easy energy source. When you work in development and your brain needs to be sharp this is the best way to get energy and stay focused.