Category Archives: Fasting

What IF?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by lornpearson

If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that I do Intermittent Fasting (IF) twice a week and have done it for around about the last year.  I found great benefits from it, and managed to even fit it in … Continue reading →

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Is it all in your head?…

Posted on July 9, 2013 by lornpearson

Is it all in your head?  :  the need to be fuelled up for runs and exercise? The reason I ask is that I did an hour and a half moderate run this morning before work… on an empty stomach.  I … Continue reading →

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Bad habits and will power: chocolate

Posted on April 9, 2013 by lornpearson

In the last few weeks I’ve fallen into a bad habit of having chocolate nearly ever day: mars bars, snickers, Easter Eggs. It tends to be mid to late afternoon when I get chocolate cravings, and think ‘f&ck it! Why … Continue reading →

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24hr Intermittent Fast Completed

Posted on March 18, 2013 by lornpearson

Well, that’s another intermittent fast completed… 24 hours this time… from 2pm Sunday to 2pm Monday.  I’m finding it really easy to do and fit in as a way of life for me.  I’m mainly sustaining myself on liquid during … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Fasting

Posted on March 4, 2013 by lornpearson

I’m 17 hrs into my first 18hr fast of the week and I thought I’d share this with you: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20890613 For more information on Fasting – go here. Have you tried intermittent fasting?

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Food never tasted so good

Posted on January 14, 2013 by lornpearson

18hr fast: completed (easily) 🙂 Smoked salmon on Philly cheese on a wholewheat cracker (x4). Yummo! For more on Fasting go here, and for What Intermittent Fasting does for me go here.

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Intermittent Fasting: What it does for me

Posted on January 4, 2013 by lornpearson

New Year, New You and all that… there’s been a bit of a buzz around Fasting since August 2012 (when the Horizon programme: Eat, Fast and Live Longer was on) and the start of the year, in the media, and people … Continue reading →

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Last fast of 2012 commenced…

Posted on December 30, 2012 by lornpearson

My last intermittent fast of 2012 has commenced. I just had a tasty Roast Beef dinner. Finishing eating at 3pm Sunday, I’ll not eat for another 18 hours… I’ll have breakfast on Monday morning at around 9am. 🙂 (and plenty … Continue reading →

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Exercising whilst fasted

Posted on December 12, 2012 by lornpearson

At the end of August 2012 I began experimenting with Intermittent Fasting.  Firstly, one day a week, without exercise (for 10 weeks), and now I’ve moved onto 2 days a week with exercise (see more here for the duration of … Continue reading →

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Strange effects of Fasting: less hunger

Posted on November 26, 2012 by lornpearson

I’ve been fasting now for 16 weeks…and I have to say it has easily become a way of life for me.  I’m now actually looking forward to my fasting days!  I just feel like it gives my body a rest … Continue reading →

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