Hi everybody.
A little bit about myself. I've been super fit during my life, specially when I was 30 since I was an aerobics trainer. I quit from training when I had my kid at the age of 33 and stopped doing exercise in a regular basis. By this time my regular weight was 63kg in a 1,70m body.
I started to gain weight but stayed in 67kg until my 40s. And here is where all started to be messed up.
I moved from healthy diet in Spain to cupcake paradise in the UK and now, with 44 years I weight 81kg. I feel horrible, clumsy and old. I started running again, but oh boy, with this overweight it was such a pain that I felt embarrased. I have my wardrobe full with lots of nice clothes I cant use as it's imposible to fit on them.
I sarted the Dukan diet las year. It was my first diet in my life. The principle is ok and you do lose weight. BUT it is so difficult to follow when you eat everyday at work and in a country that lives on carbs.... Sandwiches, rolls, wraps, potaoes..... Bringing food from home is not an option. So, eating just proteins and no carbs proved to be difficult.
So I heard about this and tought "ok, I can do this". Aim is to fast 2 days a week with only liquids (water and tea) and eat reasonably 5 days. I want to reduce my sugar intake. So chocolate and junk food just for special ocasions. And let's see how it works!
I started yesterday, Friday with a full fast day. I had my last dinner on Thursday at 8pm and will not eat until Saturday morning. The day went well, lots of tea. I felt hungry at supper time but as I was tired, what I did is to go to bed early. I slept like a baby.
Today is Saturday morning and I'm not hungry at all. I dont usually have breakfast since I feel it drains my energy instead of boosting it. So I will wait for lunch time.
My only doubt is to know if I can fast again on Monday or if 2 days in between is too much.
Thanks for reading!
A little bit about myself. I've been super fit during my life, specially when I was 30 since I was an aerobics trainer. I quit from training when I had my kid at the age of 33 and stopped doing exercise in a regular basis. By this time my regular weight was 63kg in a 1,70m body.
I started to gain weight but stayed in 67kg until my 40s. And here is where all started to be messed up.
I moved from healthy diet in Spain to cupcake paradise in the UK and now, with 44 years I weight 81kg. I feel horrible, clumsy and old. I started running again, but oh boy, with this overweight it was such a pain that I felt embarrased. I have my wardrobe full with lots of nice clothes I cant use as it's imposible to fit on them.
I sarted the Dukan diet las year. It was my first diet in my life. The principle is ok and you do lose weight. BUT it is so difficult to follow when you eat everyday at work and in a country that lives on carbs.... Sandwiches, rolls, wraps, potaoes..... Bringing food from home is not an option. So, eating just proteins and no carbs proved to be difficult.
So I heard about this and tought "ok, I can do this". Aim is to fast 2 days a week with only liquids (water and tea) and eat reasonably 5 days. I want to reduce my sugar intake. So chocolate and junk food just for special ocasions. And let's see how it works!
I started yesterday, Friday with a full fast day. I had my last dinner on Thursday at 8pm and will not eat until Saturday morning. The day went well, lots of tea. I felt hungry at supper time but as I was tired, what I did is to go to bed early. I slept like a baby.
Today is Saturday morning and I'm not hungry at all. I dont usually have breakfast since I feel it drains my energy instead of boosting it. So I will wait for lunch time.
My only doubt is to know if I can fast again on Monday or if 2 days in between is too much.
Thanks for reading!
a 5 slipped in instead of a 0. I'm 1.70m, not 1.75. My fault, sorry!
