I'm suffering a touch of New Year, post Christmas holiday ennui, especially as going to Canberra made the sensation of humidity and heat of Brisbane feel more extreme than ever. Tonight I am sure I can smell the smoke from the week long fire on Stradbroke Island too.
Anyhow, before I start posting my fascinating notes from a driving holiday, I am thinking about getting serious about losing weight, and that intermittent fasting idea does hold appeal.
Here are a couple of recent articles about it: one from the Los Angeles Times, warning that it is not really studied enough in humans; and another from the BBC, indicating that it seems to have long lasting effects beyond weight loss. (And really, that could be a reason to try it anyway.)
I did think about this a couple of months ago, and started looking around for reasonable options for the 600 calorie days (I would just follow the Michael Mosley plan of 2 days a week fasting - Tuesday and Thursday seem the picks of the week, and certainly the "fast every other day" version has no appeal.) It is trickier than I thought working out a day's eating to exactly 600 calories, and often sources on the web refer to brands of food from overseas, but I could get there, I'm sure.
Perhaps next week is the start.We'll see...
and that intermittent fasting idea does hold appea
ReplyDeleteOh it works alright, I can explain the benefits down to the molecule(mTOR, SIRT, NAD- NADH balance, IGF, tyrosines, interleukins, CORT). However, sustained intermittent fasting, over several months, will also create problems. So don't do it in an ongoing fashion, oscillate between that and regular eating.