So no breakfast; just a mid-afternoon meal as a one meal a day routine?
Many swear by this and I have met lots of people who only eat once a day. Every one of them was thin. I guess they were able to turn off or ignore the hunger pangs somehow or just get used to them.
I have found myself having dinner at around 3:30 at times then not eating again till breakfast. If I’m awake in the middle of the night I get those hunger pangs; otherwise I’m good till breakfast which is usually not long after I wake up. Nothing big. Maybe just a fried egg with some kind of meat sandwich.
So PJ; have you been able to average the amount of weight lost per week yet?
PS: Keep on bowling. :) Swimming laps is good too if you have access to an indoor heated pool. I didn’t find exercise helped me lose weight directly (indirectly maybe) but it kept muscles toned (tone muscle burns more cals) and made me feel better in general which makes it worth it.
I find swimming to be excellent for older folks because it takes all the weight off joints that sometimes ache. The only downside is getting out of the pool. All of a sudden I feel like I weigh a ton for a few minutes. Good time to sit in the hot tub and/or sauna to wind down.
Correct but I don't do it every day. Maybe only once or twice a week. I find it a very effective way to get my weight back into line when I have eaten a buffet meal (low carb) the day before and want to get back into the groove again.
Many swear by this and I have met lots of people who only eat once a day. Every one of them was thin. I guess they were able to turn off or ignore the hunger pangs somehow or just get used to them.
Definitely no hunger pangs at normal dinner time. Also if I know I am going to Dunch that day, I am not feeling really hungry until about 1 that afternoon but I sort of know that the food cavalry will soon be arriving so it helps me psychologically.
So PJ; have you been able to average the amount of weight lost per week yet?
On average between weigh-ins which are spaced approx. 40 days apart I lose over 20 pounds of loss or a little over 4 pounds per week without "suffering." However some weeks I am sort of "locked in" to a weight which in a way is good because my body seems to get used to a new low before proceeding further down. Other weeks I can lose 7 pounds before reaching a lower plateau at which my body also "locks-in."
PS: Keep on bowling. :) Swimming laps is good too if you have access to an indoor heated pool. I didn’t find exercise helped me lose weight directly (indirectly maybe) but it kept muscles toned (tone muscle burns more cals) and made me feel better in general which makes it worth it.
The absolute best way (at least for me) is skin diving. I ALWAYS lose weight while doing that activity. I have already lost about enough weight that I don't think I will be like a blimp in the water. Pretty soon I am going to skindive a nearby reef as well as a shipwreck about 500 yards from shore off Delray beach. And after that I plan on getting a kayak and spearfish again down in the Keys.
I guess they were able to turn off or ignore the hunger pangs somehow or just get used to them.
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If you cut carbs and sugar to the bone and eat proteins, fats and veggies you will not feel hunger as your body will switch from sugar fuel to ketones... even if you operate at a calorie deficit you will not feel hunger as your body will seamlessly use your body fat for fuel. Eating in a restricted time period increases the amount of time that you have little or no insulin produced... insulin creates and stores fat out of any extra calories you consume.. you can’t lose weight if you’re eating 3 meals a day AND snacking ,, no matter how calorie deficient the total consumption is you never have a time period where your body gets a rest from insulin.