Does one regain weight after fasting?
People who nourish themselves with junk food (excessive fat and sugar), drink alcohol, rarely perform physical activities, generally gain weight again and then more than their previous weight, irrespective of whether they had lost weight by means of fasting, protein diets, FDH or other methods. The decisive factor in keeping a reduced weight is the necessity of changing ones lifestyle, particularly with regard to nutrition and movement, and the attempt to keep a balanced emotional equilibrium without compensation by the means of food or alcohol. Art, creativity, nature, harmonious relationships, and spirituality are the strongly recommended components of Buchingers Diet of the Soul. Statistical data of patients who have engaged in fasting for ten or more times at Buchinger Bodensee were analysed. It clearly demonstrated that the Jo-Jo effect did not occur: After fasting ten times approximately once a year, as tradition recommends a third of the patients had a weight of less than they h
