1. Welcome and starter pack

[Stoozie]

Hi all

Hello and a very warm welcome to the fasting forum.

Don't worry, none of us are furious, and we don't expect you to be either . Just start gently, listen to your body, and pause your fasting if you are experiencing anything you aren't comfortable with. Our group has 2 admins, myself and Hidden , and our very knowledgeable volunteer S11m who is experienced in longer fasts, and posts links to help the group understand the science behind fasting, and how best to go about it.

We polled our members, and one of the things they felt was that if fasting for weightloss purposes, it is counter-productive to let yourself get hungry. We therefore recommend that if this applies to you, you will FIRSTLY look at your diet, and change it's balance, so that fasting doesn't leave you ravenous. We don't want you eating the whole fridge when you pause your fast.

To this end, can we please recommend the 2 sister-forums: healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... a vibrant, busy group with lots of great advice about how to eat in your eating window, to prevent excessive hunger. You will find many members posting on the Daily Diary who use intermittent fasting, and the shared mealplans will help you select foods which will support your fasting journey.

healthunlocked.com/lchf-diet another group, with many knowledgeable members who use a Low Carb (or moderate Carb) High Fat diet to reduce their insulin spikes and therefore get appetite well under control.

cheritorrox has recommended these posts from those 2 forums as a great place to start: the moreless "My low carb journey":

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

And @TheAwfulToad's "lchf what to expect":

healthunlocked.com/lchf-die...

The other really important message before you begin, is that there are some health conditions/concerns which may mean fasting is not suitable for you. We polled our members to get an idea of what these are, and the results are here: healthunlocked.com/fasting-... If in ANY doubt do please consult your GP/consultant before beginning. It is very important to take care of yourself.

Here is a link to @S11m 's FAQ guide with further links for you to follow if you want to delve deeper. healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

[Hidden]

Hey this is really good Stoozie .

The reason the group is called Fasting and Furious is it was started by 2 HU support staff who had a pet word Hanger for when they were getting grouchy because of hunger so fasting and furious was born to get support to alleviate this.

So it is meant to symbolise that if anyone wants support when fasting you will get it on Fasting &furious.

I'd just like to add that we welcome any suggestions from members as well as your participation in the forum.

Thank you.

Jerry 😊

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

Hi Stoozie .

It is nice to be appreciated.

This:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

is intended to be a "How to Start Intermittent Fasting" guide - but, perhaps I could break it up into sections... and have a "Frequently asked questions" pinned post that links the questions to the relevant answers?

[cheritorrox]

Looks good to me - balanced and very helpful - will this be like a "welcome newbies " post on NHSWL?

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

Thanks - I was thinking of asking you to proof-read.

The section for "ladies" was posted by Hidden ... have you checked it out?

[cheritorrox]

You're doing a great job there!

[cheritorrox]

I like your FAQ post - complements stoozie's nicely and makes all the links more manageable