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 […]
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 […]
Thinking about what people say
Last week, on Thursday, I had been fasting for 8 days, and I started feeling sick. I did not feel that my feeling was fasting related, but I did decide to go ahead and break my fast, so I ate a small meal on Thursday evening. On Friday when I woke up, I was very […]
Weight Loss while Fasting
So, just how much weight should you expect to lose while fasting? I hear that question from a fair number of people, so I although it will be a short article, I thought I’d answer that question today. According to Dr. Jason Fung, whom I consider to be the world’s leading expert about fasting for […]
Gotta Do It!
This past couple of weeks, I have set out a few times to do an extended fast. I have had trouble doing it though. Today, I am going to try to push through that, and I am going for a 5 day fast. The last time I ate was for dinner last night (Sunday), so […]