A little background.
I have actually gained a lost body fat three times in my life. I stayed very lean until I was about 33 years old. I used to box as an amateur boxer until I was about 25 years old. After retiring from boxing I took up other sports and stayed really fit for the next 6 years and my body weight was pretty much the same as during my boxing career. Teen at an age of 32 I moved to London and basically stopped all fitness activities as I was preoccupied with establishing myself in life. At this time I also ate takeaways every day. In about a year I was obese. The heaviest I have ever been. It wasn’t until I was close to 40 years old that I took action. I joined an athletic club and took up competitive sports again. This and the fact that I stopped eating takeaways actually transformed my body again. Then when I reached my mid forties the weight came back again. I wasn’t obese but I was overweight and this is despite that I was running about 70 miles a week and eating home cooked food. At this time I was already qualified in nutrition and working full time as a personal trainer. The acton I decided to take was to cut down drastically on my sugar intake. Now looking back, I believe that if it weren’t for all the running, I would have probably ended up with both diabetes and non alcoholic fatty liver. My sugar intake was enormous. Lots of it actually being energy drinks and even isotonic drinks which I at the time thought would help me recover from my running. Fast forward to my mid fifties and I again put on a bit of body fat despite eating very healthy foods and doing workouts 5 or 6 times a week. The lockdown probably didn’t help me and also the fact that I had a foot injury which ruled out running for the better part of 2 years. The turning point came in 2022 when I was going to attend my daughters wedding. I had this suit in my wardrobe that I bought when I was 26 years old and I was going to wear it. Tried it on about 2 months before the wedding and the trousers were awfully tight. The plan I took was to basically only eat one meal a day. So during the day I would drink a couple of smoothies and eat only fruits then at about 3 PM one large meal then repeat. This actually worked the weight came off and on the day of the wedding the suit fitted perfectly. After the wedding I modified my new way of eating bu starting something called TRE.(Time Restricted Eating). So I started off by fasting for about 12 house every day. With time I increased this fast and I now average about 16-17 hours of fasting on most days. I have done a lot of research on TRE and there are many indications that they are various health benefits. Not only is it a really easy way of reducing body fat but it also helps your cells to recycle themselves.This is called Autophagy. Now as a result I am as lean as I was when I was in my prime and I am now 58 years old. Best thing of all TRE is so easy. I basically eat my last meal in the afternoon. When I wake up I drink black coffee and water and then I delay my breakfast until around 9 AM. This way of living has now become a habit for me and I believe that I will now stay lean forever. By Abdi-Karim Berleen/Personal trainer in Loughton.
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