Eating . . . Not Eating

Eating . . . Not Eating

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

If you go to the Doctor . . .


If you go to see the Doctor . . .

. . . you probably already fast.

Your Physician, at one time or another, may have asked you to fast before visiting the office for your checkup or test.

If you are having a medical procedure or surgery . . . you may be asked to fast for a period before it begins.

Your Doctor doesn't hesitate in asking you to fast . . . they know that it won't hurt you . . . and even if you are uncomfortable as you refrain from eating . . . you and your Doctor know that it is good for you and will make the examination or procedure more successful.

Your Doctor would never ask you to do something that is dangerous or harmful.

Fasting can be helpful.

Everybody Fasts


If you eat Breakfast . . . you fast.

Breakfast is the meal that breaks or ends your fast.

The fact that so many people use the word Breakfast indicates that most of us already embrace an aspect of fasting.

When I was a little boy my Dad smoked cigarettes. He was really dedicated to it . . . or, rather addicted to it. He smoked two or three packs a day . . . and even kept a cigarette lit all night long as he smoked in the bed.  I remember several times when I heard my Mom and Dad awakening in the night to put out a sheet or mattress fire.  It is a great wonder that we all didn't die from smoke inhalation!

Well . . . regardless of how addicted you are to eating . . . and you may even eat in bed . . . you probably don't eat all through the night!!

That 6 - 8 - or 10 hour spot of unintentional fasting in your daily life may be the only thing that is keeping you from weighing 1000 pounds!

That small window of fasting may be the healthiest thing you are doing right now if you are obese.

If you extended that window by one meal during your waking hours . . . it might be all that you need to begin losing weight and reversing your resistance to insulin.

Breakfast COULD very well be the most important meal of the day . . . IF YOU SKIP IT!!!

If you try that . . . and see no effect or results . . . try eating only one meal a day.  Only supper. Make supper the time that you break your fast.  No eating (only water) for 24 hours.

This is how I began my fasting journey.  Let me know if you try it . . . and what results you saw.

I'm not recommending that you try this . . . but it is working for me.



Eating . . . to lose weight.


Notably . . . most diet plans tell you what to eat to lose weight.

Eat . . . . . to lose weight.

That's like borrowing money to get out of debt (believe me, I've fallen for that one, too).

What about this?  What about NOT eating to lose weight?!

Something to think about.



Monday, December 5, 2016

Dr. Fung on Fasting



Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon





Yes . . . this website is about buying Brad's book . . . buy it ($10.00? You gotta be kidding!)

But read the whole page at the link above . . . it is very informative . . . at the bottom he answers many questions that you may have.

Pilon teaches Intermittent Fasting . . . fast a little and then eat a little . . . Eat Stop Eat.

I have the book . . . I have read it several times and keep going back to it for reference. I recommend it.