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Seven months ago I was at my heaviest weight ever, 180 lbs. I felt bloated, tired, had chronic migraines, and was prediabetic. But all that changed on August 1st when I decided to commit to alternate day fasting.
I heard a podcast by Dr. Jason Fung’s coworker Megan Ramos. She was Dr. Fung’s very first fasting patient and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at just age 27. Dr. Fung told her to begin alternate day fasting. Here’s what Megan said: “I thought of my fast days as medical treatment. Just as I wouldn’t skip your chemo therapy treatments if I had cancer, neither did I skip any fast days.”
I clung to that idea. I decided that I was going to fast all day Mon/Wed/Fri no matter what. I didn’t care if the Queen of Sheba was coming for dinner, I stuck to the plan. Seven months later I’m down 45 lbs and I now weigh 135. I went from a size 14 to a size 2 and I lost 8 inches off my waist. I did not exercise.
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But more than just weight loss, the migraines I’ve had for 25 years are gone as well as a bladder inflammatory condition called interstitial cystitis. I now wake up in the morning refreshed instead of feeling drugged. My carb/sugar addiction is completely gone. I have so much clarity of mind. I feel like I’m 20.
I encourage you to find a fasting protocol and cling to it like crazy. I believe you can do something hard.
If you’re confused by ADF, here’s a chart. Dr. Fung calls it the “gold standard” for weight loss. The 36 hour fast helped me break through carb addiction and lower my high insulin.
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Add extra salt, eat protein/animal fat first and to full satiety, and drink bone broth.
I have more tips on how to be successful here: https://fastwell.substack.com/p/do-dogs-get-better-health-care-than
If you like podcasts, I tell my story as a guest on this podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-158-leslie-taylor-an-inspiring-intermittent/id1527434875?i=1000594488514
What a great post! Lots of detail included. Bonus marks for dog tax! Well done!! Do you plan to make this long term or will you adjust your schedule? Did you eat normally on your feed days? You are a grandmother!!! Fasting has made you younger looking.
