Tag Archives: Way More Than Weight Loss
BLOOD TESTS: FINE – STILL EXHAUSTED – WASN’T THE SLEEP
April 2025. My GP looked at my blood work and seemed genuinely pleased. HbA1c — [...]
Lost the Weight – Still the Belly
I averaged 4,295 steps a day for thirteen months. I never set foot in a [...]
I Lost 4.5 Stone Without Lifting a Weight. Then I Finally Started – and This Happened.
I lost four and a half stone before I picked up a single weight. And [...]
I Thought Sleep Was About Bedtime – It Was About This
The UPF-Sleep Connection Nobody Talks About Dr. Bostock’s research is clear. Ultra-processed foods link to [...]
I Thought Chocolate Would Ruin My Diet – Alan Aragon’s 30-Year Discovery Changed Everything
Can You Really Eat Chocolate and Still Lose Weight? For years, I believed the answer [...]
500 Extra Calories Daily – Without Trying
Why do I eat more when I eat processed food? That question led me to [...]
Allergic to Grass for 50 Years – I Sat in a Field on Day 18 of My Fast
Day 1: 14 stone 13 pounds. Day 21: 12 stone 14 pounds. Twenty-six pounds gone [...]
Deep Ketosis (GKI Under 1.0) – Why I Still Felt Just… Normal
24 September 2025. Day 3 of an extended fast. Glucose: 68.4. Ketones: 3.9. GKI under [...]
Daily 3pm Bloating for Years – Gone After 3 Weeks of Feeding Good Bugs
Three o’clock used to be bloat o’clock. Every single afternoon. Uncomfortable. Couldn’t concentrate. Thought it [...]
30 Seconds Cold – Mental Clarity 3 Hours
Ever stepped out of a cold shower feeling like someone flipped a switch in your [...]
“Bloody Hell”: What My GP Said After 100 Fasting Days and New Bloods
Over 100 fasting days in two years. My GP looked at my spring 2024 bloods—cholesterol [...]
Fake Greek Yogurt: What 18 Months of “Greek-Style” Actually Taught Me
The Fridge Door Moment That Changed Everything Day 51 of the Rhythm Reset. I opened [...]
Fell Asleep Eating Window – Woke 2 Hours Later
What Happens When You Sleep Through Your Eating Window Day 37 of The Rhythm Reset. [...]
Q & A – Why won’t my weight budge?
Why Your Weight Won’t Budge (And It’s Not What You Think) Someone asked: “Why won’t [...]
Off Gout Meds: 18 Months After Stopping “Lifelong” Medication
Twenty-four years on gout medication. Allopurinol, 300 milligrams daily since the year 2000. Then I [...]
Q & A – Is all processed food bad? Do I have to avoid everything in the middle aisles?
You’ve Been Lied to About Ultra-Processed Food Someone asked: “Is all processed food bad? Do [...]
Q & A – Are UPFs Dangerous If I’m Not Overweight?
Someone asked me a question that sounds perfectly reasonable: “If ultra-processed foods haven’t made me [...]
Always Snacking? One Simple Rule – Eating Window
The Cold Morning That Changed Everything Cold night. Empty stomach. Forty-four hours in. When I [...]
Running on Repairs – Day 2
When Sleep Deprivation Meets Day 2 Hunger Day two of a fast is rarely delightful. [...]
Refeed Review: Allergies, Sit-Ups & Ferments
What 10 Days of Refeeding Actually Looked Like Five pounds up. Then three pounds down. [...]
Day 7 Refeed: Final Results & What’s Next
The Seven-Day Checkpoint Seven days of refeeding after a 21-day fast. That’s the milestone. And [...]