Of people I talk to about fasting, probably the most frequent question I hear is: Aren’t you hungry while fasting? Truth is, that you don’t feel hungry very often while fasting. The hunger you do feel is relatively minor, and happens only the first couple of days, at least in my experience. When I tell […]
Why to avoid bone broth while fasting
Yesterday in my article, Breaking a Fast, I mentioned that Dr. Fung allows his patients to drink bone broth as part of the fasting regiment. I also said that I don’t use bone broth at least until day 4 of a fast, and said I would explain why in a future post. So, today I […]
Breaking a Fast
These days, I have been doing 6 days of fasting each week. I eat on Saturday and I fast Sunday through Friday. Actually, the way the clock works, that means that I eat my last meal on Saturday evening, so I really start fasting after dinner on Saturday, which means that I can eat on […]
Inspiration
Yesterday, while going through some stuff on YouTube, I saw a video that was suggested for me. I decided to take a look and found it really inspirational. A video is a young man, British, I believe. He weighed about 250 pounds or so and decided to fast for a while to see if it […]
Right on the edge!
Just a very quick update today. I am about to hit a milestone! When I weighed in this morning, my weight was 250.6 lb. I have not been below 250 since sometime in the mid-1970s. It feels amazing. I expect that tomorrow or the next day, I will leave the 250s behind, and get into […]
Everything in Moderation
I am sure when you hear the phrase “Everything in Moderation” you think it is a very reasonable and wise thing to do. I mean, if you like hamburgers and french fries, as long as you eat it in moderation, that is OK, right? Well, I am not so sure that “Everything in Moderation” is […]