Horizon - intermittent fasting diet.

The presenter had a good breakfast on his fast day. I don't think I could do without breakfast - ever!

Surely you can't eat anything and as much as you want on non-fast days?

what happens if you get the wobbles? can you just get through it without eating.

So - no ? (she says raising her glass)

Well, it sounds as though you can drink all the time on non-fasting days!

Think I must be on a non -fasting day today, then. I blame Sir Chris Hoy

I think I could do a fasting day if I had fat free yogurt and banana forbrekkie then homemade veg soup all through the day - small cup every few hours. Might try that!

just watched the programme last night and it seems one of the ideas is to restrict your protein intake so it would seem a fruit and veg day is the better option. Mind you it comes with a warning that the idea is still in the trial stage.

Sort of trying it today

black tea and 1/2 melon for breakfast also a cup of skimmed milk coffee made with water and topped.
thought I would have a late lunch/early dinner of courgette pasta with a sprinkle of parmesan I think that really takes me over the 500cal target but from little acorns!

Might have another go on Saturday that will be my 2 days for the week. Not sure really if they are supposed to be after each other.
I will however try and be sensible for the other days and not go mad.

Chuckle. I read the title thread as "Horizontal dieting" initially! I do a lot of that.

When I'm asleep.

susiecb - sorry but you have to consume all your 500 calories in one go, can't spread it throughout the day! I suppose it is more like fasting then. Of course cutting down on calories must be beneficial however it is acheived. I just feel eating nothing may be easier than eating less, no chance of cheating!

I'm starving!

Oh gawd! Another fad. I'm off to have a nice poached egg on white tiger bread followed by easiyo yogurt and a cup of tea. I'm sure portions on a smaller plate are just as good rather than messing about with the digestive system.

I'm having a grump day today, I think!

right poached egg it is

Fasting gives me terrible heartburn so I won't be trying it!

About 10 years ago, I lost 3 stone over about 12 months, counting calories and using a low fat diet [mainly Rosemary Conley's 'Low Fat Cookbook']. I had to do something after discovering that I was bordering on obesity - while trying to squeeze into a black tie and jacket on New Year's Eve . After losing weight, I started jogging but exercise hasn't done much for my weight - except when training for a marathon. This 'Horizon' fasting diet sounds interesting but I am sold on counting calories - it takes self control [sometimes lacking] but it works pretty well for me and it pushes me towards a balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetable.

Mishap, that's what I imagine it would do to me too, like I said earlier, on account of the medication and supplements I take which need to accompany food. Also, I'm a bit sceptical about cutting out protein entirely on a fast day. From what I've been reading lately there's a good chance that a lot of us aren't actually getting enough protein as it is! I worry that this could be part of what is causing muscle loss in my arms as I get older.

Oh dear, I see the Gransnet Newsletter has attributed your post about sometimes thinking you could live on fruit, Annobel, to me!

It's not a fad diet see

The effects of intermittent or continuous energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic disease risk markers: a randomised trial in young overweight women

Randomised comparison of a 25% energy restriction as IER (~2266 kJ/day for 2 days/week) or CER (~6276 kJ/day for 7 days/week) in 107 overweight or obese (mean [±SD] body mass index 30.6 [±5.1] kg/m2) premenopausal women over 6 months.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/

N.B. this study done with pre-menopausal women

Demand an apology, Anagram!

Er...I rather thought you'd want one Anno!

But I'll take the rap if you prefer.....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328
This is interesting- see how you measure up to the rest of the world!

I've emailed them to correct their attribution, but if you don't care, I don't.

Well, according to that, Grannylin, I'm most like someone from Rwanda!