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One of my traits is that I love to learn, and whenever I have some free time, I’m always investigating something. In this case, just by following the weight loss Wikipedia entry, I arrived at an intriguing idea: intermittent fasting. The concept is directly opposed to the conventional wisdom that says that you should have many short meals (at least 6) a day, which I’ve always found too restrictive for me – one would spend more time planning and preparing meals and eating than, well, living. At least, that’s what it’s always looked like to me.
So, naturally, I find these ideas appealing. Wikipedia mentions two authors: Martin Berkhan, whose suggestion is basically what I already have done for the past years (except probably for the booze 
): big meals at lunch and dinner, and spend most of the day (from dinner to next day’s lunch) without eating. I’m sure that some details are different (I just found out about the site, and there’s a lot I have yet to read), but it’s good to know that what I’ve done for years – even if I did it due to laziness, not health – was not completely absurd. Martin’s approach seems to be more oriented towards muscle gain than weight loss, but both are, of course, a good thing.
A different approach is Brad Pilon’s “Eat Stop Eat”. Brad sells a book, so there aren’t any big details on his web page, naturally, but according to Wikipedia it involves fasting (as in just drinking non-caloric liquids) for one or two 24-hour periods every week. According to Brad, that’s not as hard as it sounds, once you get used to it; most people, supposedly, eat more because they’re “addicted” to eating, than because they’re actually feeling hungry, or are in need of food. He claims that this approach doesn’t make you feel hungry or “slowing down”, and doesn’t interfere with any exercise you do on those days.
This, of course, makes me curious, and it will be my next trial, beginning early April. Until then, I still want to extend my “eat breakfast even though I’m not hungry in the morning” trial, until at least the end of March.
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Hello,
First of all, let me congratulate you on deciding to develop/improve yourself. I decided almost a year ago to go on a diet. I was 31, 179cm and 98Kg. Almost 18Kg above the top limit of my ideal weight.
I read the book “The South Beach Diet” by Dr. Arthur Agatston and followed it and was able to lose (gradually) 20Kg from March 26th to December 20th. Since then I gained 3Kg, but I’m not strictly following the diet now.
In a few days the diet will complete 1 year and theres when I’ll start my Diet+Exercise year.
Keep on developing/improving yourself, because I’ll be here reading and hoping you can achieve all your goals,
José Matos
P.S. Can I write in portuguese the next time? I find it hard to choose the right words to express myself…
Hi, José. Thanks for the comment and for the good wishes.
As for Portuguese, sorry, but I’ll have to ask that you keep writing in English. However, your grasp of the language seems to be excellent; I see nothing wrong with your comment. No need for modesty.
simples things can make the difference