Comments on: 5 Reasons To Try Mini Fasts http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/2008/12/26/5-reasons-to-try-mini-fasts/ Truth About Fat Loss for Women - Breaking Through Fitness Myths with Lani Muelrath Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lani http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/2008/12/26/5-reasons-to-try-mini-fasts/#comment-5463 Lani Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:41:58 +0000 http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/?p=84#comment-5463 Hi Vanessa, 6th baby? Oh, my! Well, you do have your work cut out for you! I HEAR you on the starve yourself thin. I did enough times to finally realize that it wasn't going to work longer than in the short term. Too much stored hunger! Unbelievably, the min-fast mode is entirely different. If one is fresh off years of diet cycling, I recommend some time recovering from that before doing the mini-fast method. If not, then usually good to go. However, you are going to experience more hunger more often if you are breast feeding because of the energy demand on your body. It will be a factor. If no medical advice against, it, you could experiment. And if you do, be sure not to force the "24 hours" - just try something shorter first. Have you read Brad's book? Follow my link in the article above to check it out. thanks so much for coming by to comment, and I'm thrilled that you are finding value in my columns! Let me know what you decide about mini-fasts. Lani Hi Vanessa,

6th baby? Oh, my! Well, you do have your work cut out for you!

I HEAR you on the starve yourself thin. I did enough times to finally realize that it wasn't going to work longer than in the short term. Too much stored hunger!

Unbelievably, the min-fast mode is entirely different. If one is fresh off years of diet cycling, I recommend some time recovering from that before doing the mini-fast method. If not, then usually good to go.

However, you are going to experience more hunger more often if you are breast feeding because of the energy demand on your body. It will be a factor. If no medical advice against, it, you could experiment. And if you do, be sure not to force the "24 hours" – just try something shorter first. Have you read Brad's book? Follow my link in the article above to check it out.

thanks so much for coming by to comment, and I'm thrilled that you are finding value in my columns!

Let me know what you decide about mini-fasts.

Lani

]]> By: Vanessa http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/2008/12/26/5-reasons-to-try-mini-fasts/#comment-5430 Vanessa Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:29:48 +0000 http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/?p=84#comment-5430 This method of eating really intrigues me as several years ago (12) I lost all my pregnancy weight and then some using Weigh Down. Now I'm 6 weeks postpartum after my 6th baby (our first girl!) and am the heaviest I've ever been. There was controversy over the Weigh Down principles and I'm hesitant to do that type of eating again because it was like starving yourself thin. So, I'm wondering if this would be a healthy alternative to that. Plus since I'm breastfeeding should that be a factor? Thanks so much for your fantastic site, Lani! This method of eating really intrigues me as several years ago (12) I lost all my pregnancy weight and then some using Weigh Down. Now I'm 6 weeks postpartum after my 6th baby (our first girl!) and am the heaviest I've ever been. There was controversy over the Weigh Down principles and I'm hesitant to do that type of eating again because it was like starving yourself thin. So, I'm wondering if this would be a healthy alternative to that. Plus since I'm breastfeeding should that be a factor?

Thanks so much for your fantastic site, Lani!

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