My Experience with Fasting for Weight Loss and the 6 Small Meals Debate
I had a friend who was very into fasting. His most impressive effort was 18 days without food, surviving on only herbal tea, water and a teaspoon of honey when he got very tired and needed some energy. Most people would say this was extreme – but there are many advocates for fasting. 6 Small […]
One Very Easy (and Weird) Thing I am Doing this Week to Lose Weight
I have made a very odd weight-loss resolution today. I have recently gained weight. If you have been following my blog you’ll know that it’s quite a minor problem. I’ve only gained 5 pounds, or about 2.2 kilos. It’s the sort of weight gain that makes me feel very depressed. I want them gone- dammit! […]
One Week on a Seaweed Diet: Will it Work? Here’s What Happened.
Seaweed: it’s no longer strange to most people because of the prevalence of sushi bars and nori rolls. But could you eat it for a whole week to lose weight? I put myself on the seaweed diet to see if it made any difference to how I felt and what I weighed. Seaweed is rich […]
Eating Disorder – A Short Story (not about me!)
I picked up the orange segment delicately and sliced into it with my knife. I divided it cleanly and precisely into four more pieces and then set about removing every single trace of white pith from the outside of my snack. Actually it wasn’t really a snack. This was supposed to be my lunch; 10 […]