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[quote=Anonymous]Dr Fung seems to be the most visible expert - though there is a lot of other researchers/science who say some form of fasting has health benefits.  I read his book Obesity Code which was a lot on the why and then the  complete guide to fasting.   guide to fasting was the more helpful on the how, though gave condensed science.    Believe there are you tube videos, podcasts, etc. and there are book summaries on amazon (not sure how great they are).

I always thought it would be hard for me as I get low blood sugar easily (bad genes/ pre-diabetic but never bmi overweight), run & work out a lot, and crazy work/kid schedule.   But once you start, it does get easy really fast.  I have around 15+ lbs to lose but not expecting fast weight loss.     I worked slowly up to 16:8  (16 hours fast, 8 hour window to eat).   If my schedule is tough, some days its just 14:10.    I think with the 16:8, you don't lose weight that fast - I've lost about 3 lb in 2 weeks.    Some of the other fasts, you lose more faster and his guide walks you through the options.   I get the impression that a lot of people who follow him tend to do certain types of diets with fasting, but it doesn't seem a requirement.    He also has a great attitude about the social aspect of this - there are days to "feast" and to celebrate life, it shouldn't be a restraint.

I like to eat an early dinner than fast until later morning.   I still do a 5:30 workout with this method and I feel fine.    I have 2 tablespoons of whole milk with espresso (he write 2 tablespoons in book is fine) and make it to late am.   At least at the beginning, you do need to make sure you "eat enough" especially at last meal or else it feels long.

There are many variations of fasting.  5:2 is really popular in UK (mentioned by pp).   5 days regular eating, 2 days fasting -So there are books/blogs on that.

If you are not that hungry in the am, it should feel pretty natural to you.

Btw - It makes me feel so much better - I think I would do it even if there were no weight loss benefits.   The other medical benefits are reason enough to try it.  [/quote]

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