DD question

Okkin · 08-02-2013, 11:19 PM

Is it ok to completely fast on DD's? I find I don't get hungry until I actually eat. I think it will be easier to just not eat at all. If so do I have to increase the UP calories?

MintQ8 · 08-03-2013, 12:44 AM

A few people do. I'm similar, if i can avoid breakfast I'm fine until dinner! It is certainly ok to do it - it may or may not work for you in the short term - but it should work in the long run - I think - you get the calorie deficit & the swing.

Okkin · 08-03-2013, 01:00 AM

Might give it a go then. I just had lunch and now I'm ravenous, I could of lasted till dinner with no problems I didn't eat.

E.W. · 08-03-2013, 04:03 AM

I have read a few articles on alternet day fasting and for the vast majority of people having a 20 to 25% DD is much easier for them than a total fast on the DD. But Dr. Johnson does say in the book that it realy would be better ofr the DD to be a total fast day but no one can do it.

I find that once I start eating I get a little more hungry. But it's not an all or nothing
thing with me. My DD calories come up to 580. If I keep my DD calories at or below
about 500 i am not realy that hungry. But if I get a little lax and eat 600 or 700 I find
it hard to stop till hit at least 2000 calories.

Carly · 08-03-2013, 07:00 AM

Dr. Johnson says that a total fast is ideal, but recognizes many would not want to do that eod so he arrived at 500 or less.

Kissa · 08-03-2013, 10:14 AM

It is entirely up to you. A lot of us find it easier not to eat until the end of the day, and I often think that if I wasn't preparing food for DH I could easily go with nothing.

laceylady · 08-03-2013, 10:32 AM

Nothing seems a lot easier to deal with than trying to figure out how MUCH I can have for 350 calories! I spend most of my DD calculating "if I have this, then I only have this many calories left... so I should have this...but that doesn't sound good..." ***sigh*** May try the "nothing" route and see how that goes!

Librarygirl · 08-03-2013, 10:34 AM

There's nothing wrong with fasting completely, and may be ideal. Dr. Johnson considered it ideal, but improbable for the majority of people. Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes.

08-02-2013, 11:19 PM	#1
Okkin Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 19 Gallery: Okkin Stats: 109/94/75 kg WOE: LC JUDD	DD question Is it ok to completely fast on DD's? I find I don't get hungry until I actually eat. I think it will be easier to just not eat at all. If so do I have to increase the UP calories?

08-03-2013, 12:44 AM	#2
MintQ8 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Salalah, Oman Posts: 1,422 Gallery: MintQ8 Stats: 267.6/255.8/140 WOE: JUDDD/Paul McKenna Start Date: 9 Nov 2014	A few people do. I'm similar, if i can avoid breakfast I'm fine until dinner! It is certainly ok to do it - it may or may not work for you in the short term - but it should work in the long run - I think - you get the calorie deficit & the swing. __________________ Vicky

08-03-2013, 07:00 AM	#5
Carly Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 8,413 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/120.0/126.8 5'2" 38yrs Size 20/4P WOE: JUDDD/ 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	Dr. Johnson says that a total fast is ideal, but recognizes many would not want to do that eod so he arrived at 500 or less. __________________ <---- Before Carly JUDDD changed my life. It transformed my health, gave me freedom and restored my confidence. JUDDD is very simple, very livable and very flexible. JUDDD allows weight loss and life to happen simultaneously. *See my before and after pictures* http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...ore-after.html

08-03-2013, 10:14 AM	#6
Kissa Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 9,920 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/137/126 5'3" Age 67 WOE: JUDDD restart 8/25/2014 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	It is entirely up to you. A lot of us find it easier not to eat until the end of the day, and I often think that if I wasn't preparing food for DH I could easily go with nothing. __________________ Cindy Embrace a little hunger. It is the sign of healing. Relax, rotate, reduce, rejoice. Down Days are the cement that hold JUDDD together. http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...ack-juddd.html

08-03-2013, 10:34 AM	#8
Librarygirl Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,098 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 172/GW 150 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	There's nothing wrong with fasting completely, and may be ideal. Dr. Johnson considered it ideal, but improbable for the majority of people. Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes. __________________ "Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." "In every triumph there is a lot of try." "Have the courage of your desire." *Cindy*

08-03-2013, 01:00 AM	#3
Okkin Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 19 Gallery: Okkin Stats: 109/94/75 kg WOE: LC JUDD	Might give it a go then. I just had lunch and now I'm ravenous, I could of lasted till dinner with no problems I didn't eat.

08-03-2013, 04:03 AM	#4
E.W. Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tyrone Georgia U.S.A. Posts: 534 Gallery: E.W. Stats: 312/310/ a lot less WOE: Low Carb Start Date: restart again 10/27/2014	I have read a few articles on alternet day fasting and for the vast majority of people having a 20 to 25% DD is much easier for them than a total fast on the DD. But Dr. Johnson does say in the book that it realy would be better ofr the DD to be a total fast day but no one can do it. I find that once I start eating I get a little more hungry. But it's not an all or nothing thing with me. My DD calories come up to 580. If I keep my DD calories at or below about 500 i am not realy that hungry. But if I get a little lax and eat 600 or 700 I find it hard to stop till hit at least 2000 calories.

08-03-2013, 10:32 AM	#7
laceylady Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lacey, WA Posts: 184 Gallery: laceylady Stats: 16w(210)/size 14(175)/size 12 WOE: LC -- again Start Date: Jan 2012/restart May 2013/restart again Oct 2014	Nothing seems a lot easier to deal with than trying to figure out how MUCH I can have for 350 calories! I spend most of my DD calculating "if I have this, then I only have this many calories left... so I should have this...but that doesn't sound good..." *sigh* May try the "nothing" route and see how that goes!

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