Lifestyle

How did it go so far? Started feeling good about myself. It felt like it is doable for some more time. I was able to get through my day normally. No dizziness what so ever. Was feeling active and energized. I cheated a little On some days it was really difficult to not eat anything. When my wife made strawberry ice cream it was irresistible for me. Had a scoop. On some days I ate way more almonds and peanuts than this diet would allow. Good part, I can clearly see that I am inclined more towards following my plan. and it was not very difficult for me.

How did it all start? I am working from home from about 21 days now because of corona-virus pandemic. These are days of least physical activity, when there is No cycling to work, No climbing 8 floors by steps. Working on computer during the day, only physical activity in life is grocery shopping twice a week. Preparation Checked with friends and acquaintances for advice and their experiences with fasting. Heard a lot of experiences about religious fasting for MahaShivaRatri and other Hindu occasions, Ramzan. Started looking for scientific research backed approaches. Read about Intermittent fasting by Dr Fung and read about The 5:2 diet and Alternate daily fasting. A search for “finding a safe and effective method of intermittent fasting” on Google scholar gave me a lot to read. Ketogenic diet also looked like an interesting approach.