I found and read a number of posts on Dr. Jason Fung’s blog (
https://www.idmprogram.com/blog/), and really appreciate his detailed explanations behind how insulin drives obesity, and why IF works. I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes last year at 43, and want to control and possibly reverse the disease. Dr. Fung is convinced that this can be accomplished with dietary changes.
I’ve been doing IF for the last 3 months. I skip breakfast and lunch, and eat dinner. I do have a couple cups of coffee with half-and-half before noon. Then I eat a low-carb, high-fat meal for dinner, eating until I’m full. A typical meal might consist of a Caesar salad with grilled chicken or steak, with full-fat dressing and Parmesan cheese. I’ll sometimes add avocado to up the fat content.
Usually I’ll stick to low-calorie beverages, but a couple nights a week will have a few beers (I’d make faster progress without them, but one still needs to live
). We have 3 family birthdays in September, and I indulged for each of them, but then resumed my typical eating schedule and diet.
On Monday nights, I play tennis, and that day I skip eating altogether (aside from the morning coffee). I hit the gym on Tuesday morning to lift weights, and feel just fine. I’ll eat dinner as usual on Tuesday.
So far, I’ve lost 30 pounds, and am the lightest I’ve been in my adult life (I’m down a total of 70 lbs since Jan. 2016. The high-fat dinners stave off the worst of the hunger & cravings. My A1C has dropped 3 full points, into the normal range.
I’d like to get down to my ideal weight, and then switch to a 5:2 maintenance plan. We’ll see how it goes, but I’m a firm believer in IF.
