Hopefully Nannie is OK and will give us an update soon.
To Ginkgo: I used the word "implore" because I did want to appeal to Nannie not to set herself up for a possible lifetime of the miserable fast/feast vicious cycle. I empathize with her and was really hoping she would benefit from my and other's experience and not have to go through it herself.
There is a difference between someone who is simply overweight and one who is a compulsive or binge eater. I stand by my belief that fasting only makes an eating addiction worse. In the past, I followed many Dr.s advice; Dr. Atkins, Dr. Stillman, Dr. Tarnower, Dr. Linn - anyone remember drinking red goo for a month? I think the best advice for someone with an addiction comes from people who have had long-term success in beating it, not necessarily an MD. As for Dr. Oz' morbidly obese patients, these are people who are in danger of dying and have to take drastic action. That is a whole other subject and is not the case with Nannie.
Fasting may be good for cleansing/detoxifying and other health benefits. You can lose a lot of weight, but for those of us who have food issues, it won't stay off. And isn't that the whole point?
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