Research and cancer prevention programs all suggest that obesity can lead to the development of a number of
cancers. In a continuing series of posts looking at alternative weight loss programs, this one is about the
Eat QOD diet. Basically, it is a simple dietary practice of eating what you like,
within reason, on one day, and the next day is spent fasting, with a maximum caloric intake of about 300-400 calories.
On Eat QOD, you lose weight gradually, without setting off the internal starvation alarm that tells your body to horde
fat reserves as a survival means -- a cycle ultimately undermining most long-term diet success. According to Eat QOD
practitioners, there is a Zen benefit to the Eat QOD fasting diet.
- Many cultures fast to clear the
mind and get closer to themselves, to nature, and to higher spiritual powers gained by spiritual fasting.
- You may well feel some of this during the OFF days.
- At worst, you will have more free time, and will
avoid after-meal drowsiness.
- At best, you might begin to get more in touch with yourself and with your
body.
- You may start to feel truly hungry for the first time, for specific foods.
The Eat
QOD website is nicely done and offers educational information and resources that include the
Eat QOD blog, forum, book, mini-meal recipes and a weight loss charting
tool to track your progress.
