Bernard O'Shea: 'Intermittent fasting totally changed my eating routine'
Bernard O'Shea tried intermittent fasting. He attempted to eat three square meals a day between 9am and 5pm. but he says, there is the anxiety of knowing that you only have a set amount of time to eat. Photograph Moya Nolan
If you Google 'intermittent fasting' the first few display results will be mostly beginner guides and lists of the best way to start this trendy eating pattern. However, Google doesn’t take into account that I’m an idiot. Also, Google doesn’t know that I’ll read the first article I’ll see as quickly as possible and start experimenting on myself. This has resulted in some mortifying moments in my recent past.
I formulated a plan when I turned 40 to lose weight, get fit, and become mindful all within three months. It culminated in me being gently interrogated as to why I was in a church, ripping the skin off my shoulders with a weighted vest, having a near breakdown in a self-service checkout, puking my guts up for an hour in the Phoenix Park after swallowing sub-Saharan clay and nearly wetting myself in a city centre shop. But every cloud has a silver lining and mine was to realise I might be a perfect candidate for intermittent fasting.
