Gina Malone

I work in the weight loss field so everyday I am getting bombarded with the latest dieting tips and advice.  Most of the time it’s very interesting information, but every once in a while you run across a new diet that someone has come up with and you wonder who in their right mind would ever try this.  Well yesterday after work I went to get a pedicure and of course I picked up the health and fitness magazine sitting there.  I can’t help it I’m addicted to this stuff.  Well a very interesting article was in there written by a doctor focusing on ways to help the obese lose weight.

The plan seemed simple enough, and I have to admit I’m almost tempted to try it myself.  It’s premise is a 50/50 approach.  Meaning you take the first day and do exactly what you are doing now.  So no dieting , no food restrictions, etc.  but then on the second day you barely eat.  Some people don’t eat at all, but the doctor recommended eating but eating only a very limited number of calories.  Which means cutting your calories to about 600.  Then the following day going back to normal and eating and so forth.  So basically you’re only hunger every other day unlike some diets that keep you hungry continuously.  The idea is to boost your metabolism and dieting like this has also been found to help with heart disease.  When our calories are limited our bodies have to work harder which in turn produces chemicals that are good for us.  This type of plan inspires me.  I’m not one who can stay on a restricted number of calories for too long.  I just love food too much.  But this 50/50 trade off is something I could handle.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll give the 600 calorie approach a try.