Hi, my name is Christine, and I'm a serial dieter...
A good few years ago I lost 3 stone (52lbs to be precise) through calorie counting and cardio. I kept the weight off for several years, then it started creeping back on and now I'm about 16lbs above where I want to be - that doesn't sound like a terrible problem even to me as I write it, but here's the thing.... Constant calorie counting and restriction just isn't working for me any more. I resent it, I get angry with myself, I binge and try to lose weight fast through fad and extreme diets. It's not good! So about a month ago I started trying the alternate day fasting diet. It started well, like they all do, then I started bingeing on the food days and even on one fast day the other week.
BUT I STILL BELIEVE IT WOULD WORK FOR ME if - if - I can eat more healthily on the food days. So far I've mostly maintained, which is pretty good going given some of the crap I've been eating and the fact that I've lost the plot as far as training goes. Also, I feel great on fast days (apart from the waves of hunger at breakfast & lunch time) and I don't want to lose that feeling...
Now I've been blogging for several years, and during that time its gone from a blog about maintaining weight loss and enjoying food to a blog whining about a catalogue of failure and self-pity.
So much so that I haven't even posted about the ADF on there as I imagine my readers thinking 'here we go again' with rolling eyes... Instead, I'm starting this one for a fresh new beginning. I may at some point link the two, but for now I want to start from scratch, and if any readers stumble upon this blog I'd like them to do the same... So welcome to my new Alternate Day Fasting blog. I'll try to give you a reason to stick around!
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