I absolutely get where you are coming from Barbarita.
My view is that I come onto the forum to share experiences and be inspired by the journeys of the other members. It's helpful to group our fasting approaches into rough categories such as 5:2, more than 2 fasts a week, eating window etc. I think that breaking it down too much means that we potentially lose out because:-
Some of the tougher regime tents would be pretty empty!
If we all stuck to our chosen regime's tent, we miss the chance to learn about and be inspired by slightly different (but along the same line) alternatives.
If we regularly wander between a couple of closely associated tents, as many do, what's the point in keeping them separate?
With regard to the toughness of the ADF regime; I know @nursebean is very strict but being analytical about it, she can do that because of her current lifestyle, which is not to say she has any choice about that. Bean, I hope you understand what I'm saying here! Most of us find that we have to drop a day here and there and I don't regard that as a wobble, its just life. When I've had a genuine wobble, many of the folk who have supported me haven't been ADF'ers.
On the subject of committment; I don't personally feel like I have committed to anything other than quitting the negative and expensive slimming clubs and diet food product industry. The freedom to swap between eating plans while still retaining the fasting ethos is an important factor in keeping me here.
As a final note to the mods, the more I think about it the more I'm with Izzy in hoping that the various eating regimes will not need tents in off-topic, but rather be in the main section of the new, all fasting regimes embraced forum.
Phew!
My view is that I come onto the forum to share experiences and be inspired by the journeys of the other members. It's helpful to group our fasting approaches into rough categories such as 5:2, more than 2 fasts a week, eating window etc. I think that breaking it down too much means that we potentially lose out because:-
Some of the tougher regime tents would be pretty empty!
If we all stuck to our chosen regime's tent, we miss the chance to learn about and be inspired by slightly different (but along the same line) alternatives.
If we regularly wander between a couple of closely associated tents, as many do, what's the point in keeping them separate?
With regard to the toughness of the ADF regime; I know @nursebean is very strict but being analytical about it, she can do that because of her current lifestyle, which is not to say she has any choice about that. Bean, I hope you understand what I'm saying here! Most of us find that we have to drop a day here and there and I don't regard that as a wobble, its just life. When I've had a genuine wobble, many of the folk who have supported me haven't been ADF'ers.
On the subject of committment; I don't personally feel like I have committed to anything other than quitting the negative and expensive slimming clubs and diet food product industry. The freedom to swap between eating plans while still retaining the fasting ethos is an important factor in keeping me here.
As a final note to the mods, the more I think about it the more I'm with Izzy in hoping that the various eating regimes will not need tents in off-topic, but rather be in the main section of the new, all fasting regimes embraced forum.
Phew!
