Intermittent Fasting — Two Week Report

Well, as I posted a couple weeks ago, my wife and I have been fasting — basically half of every day, rather than every-other day. But the two half-day fasts follow on one another, making it 24 hours (theoretically) out of each 48. But in practice we may only fast something between 23 and 24 hours, since we have our main meal the same time every day — between 2 and 3 pm.

My wife hasn’t weighed herself, but I have — so I’ll report my results here. I lost 1.3 kilos (almost 3 pounds) over the past two weeks. This amazes me, since I have made no conscious effort to cut down on my food; I feel like I’m eating normally. Yesterday’s dinner was a big plate of spaghetti with meat sauce, then a night-time snack of a grilled cheese sandwich, and pancakes for breakfast today. This afternoon I’ll have a couple glasses of wine and pork-roast in mustard sauce. Then we won’t eat again until comida (dinner)  tomorrow, between 2 and 3 pm again.

I have had no problem holding to this diet, and can see it becoming a permanent life-style choice if it gets me down to a better weight. I feel a bit hungry during the fasting period, but don’t feel week or experience other problems from lack of food. I drink plenty of water, and in the morning two cups of coffee with no milk or sugar. On the alternate non-fasting morning I make the coffee a bit stronger, and use one teaspoon of sugar in each cup.

Of course just two weeks is not enough to judge anything, but I am encouraged. Most diets cause weight-loss at the beginning, then stop working, and this could have a similar effect. I’m not sure it matters — if I feel healthier I’ll stick to it, if not I’ll look for something else to try.