Fasting strategies for healthy waist management

Since the poll choice inputs don't allow for much explanatory text, here's some further info on some of the approaches:

Leangains: Obviously it depends on more factors than the "feeding window" - otherwise you could simply skip breakfast and then stuff yourself with junk food. You can go to Leangains.com and read more about the whole approach, but fasting 16h each day is the cornerstone.

The Warrior diet: It actually suggests to snack throughout the day (low calorie, healthy food like fruits and small amounts of nuts) and then to eat a large, but not necessarily huge meal in the evening.

The Alternate Day Diet: It doesn't suggest to do a 100% fasting day every other day ... instead it recommends to eat about 20% of your normal caloric intake on such a fasting day, and to distribute that into 3 "meals".


Now ... if you vote, I'd love to read your comments about whether you tried some of these approaches, and whether they helped in your weight loss efforts in a sustainable way (e.g. not just for a few weeks or months). Please also note that all the approaches that I listed should be sustainable - there's no reason why one shouldn't continue to eat this way even if there's no weight to be lost. Of course you can skip some of the fasts then, and add them back in whenever you feel that you're gaining again.

Personally, I currently like the Leangains approach best, because it's really easy to comply with, and so far (about 3 weeks into it) I've been getting good results and feeling great.


Edited by Mr ProgFreak - May 30 2010 at 10:46