Has anybody tried fasting every other day to lose weight?

I've been reading on the internet about studies and trials of fasting every other day. It looks like the studies were mostly of mice but I did see one article talking about a human trial. It was basically a feast one day, then a fast the next. They are saying because it is only one day you are not fasting long enough for your body to go into starvation mode or affect your metabolism, and the health benefits they have found were surprisingly good. They are saying this method of eating only every other day takes us back to what our bodies were designed to do in caveman days when we had to hunt or forage our own food, and that they have found a number of health benefits including prolonging the life span. I was wondering if there is anybody that has tried this and how it went. Did you lose any weight? Any side effects?