> So, this (lousy, but interesting) study is basically "fasting by using drugs."
That sounds to me like a big deal, given that most people find fasting difficult (and unpleasant).
That sounds to me like a big deal, given that most people find fasting difficult (and unpleasant).
Cellular metabolic reprogramming controls sugar appetite
I enjoy the benefit.
The actual act of doing these things are antithetical of fun for me.
I do them because they work. If I lose motivation in life, it's the first thing I stop and the hardest to start up again (been many years that I've worked on self improvement)
Good on you that it feels that way to you. No, I will never feel that way. People are different.
At this point, most days it’s not even hard. When I’m hungry I just realize that the hunger is temporary, and it’s honestly unrelated to the degree to which I need food. And tbh nowadays I can tell when my body actually feels weak and needs food, and when it’s just whining.
I think of it like getting sleepy. Just because I feel sleepy doesn’t mean I should just take a nap right there and then.
You call that a fast? As someone who's lost and kept off about half their body weight, I feel qualified to tell you that skipping a meal here and there is not fasting. In fact, if you're eating every day you're not fasting. Fuck, I mean, I only eat about 1.5 meals a day as a requirement of merely maintaining my current weight (and even that doesn't always work).
"Intermittent fasting means different things to different people, even among the research community. This lack of specificity has been a source of consternation for experts in the field of fasting, with some advocating that the phrase be retired. Often, when someone uses this phrase they may actually mean one of the following:
Time-restricted eating Alternate-day fasting Periodic or prolonged fasting (multi-day) - less frequently referred to as intermittent"
I guess since I never let myself go as much as you did, I'm not allowed to share my experiences?
Fasting increases vasointestinal peptide VIP which boost growth hormone.
Yes, you feel hungry. But, once you're there you are also laser focused (at least I am). My morning productivity and ability to sink into problems lasts all day, instead.
I haven't got the other part, the ketogenic diet, yet.
Then I develop this habit of waking up early. Initially I wasn't very comfortable but now I too can say it is more enjoyable.
I guess you get the point.
For years, I slept as late as possible, and hated waking up early. Something changed this summer, wherein I suddenly began waking up super early of my own accord, and then going to bed early to compensate. And I enjoy waking up early now.
I'm still unsure if this will be the new normal, or if it's a phase that will go away as suddenly as it began...
Right now I do a 24 hour fast (dinner to dinner) about once a week.
Fasting for 24-36 hours for me isn't bad. But days 2 to 3 when I do a 3 day fast I find it extremely difficult to concentrate/focus on anything difficult. By day 3 my energy is usually shot as well and I just don't want to do anything but watch tv.
If anyone has advice beyond sugar I'd love to hear it.
Obviously saying 'could' is not the same as saying 'should' and it's not very safe to do drastic changes to your diet without consulting a MD.
Generally after not eating for a long time I’ll be pretty hungry, but a lot of times things won’t seem appetizing. And when I do eat I usually fill up quick. And have to wait a bit to eat anymore.
Stories like this are part of what convinced me to give fasting a go. And after going on 2 years of it now, I've had the exact opposite experience of that which you describe. In particular I don't eat the same total amount of food/calories, I eat substantially less. And somehow I have substantially more energy. The reason I decided to try out fasting is because it seems evident that we're eating far more than we need, as the absurd rates of obesity/overweight attest to.
Blaming the lack of exercise is somewhat nonsensical as can be shown from more ancient peoples. But it can also be shown numerically. I now bike around 5k a day and that burns about 100 calories. That's 15 minutes of biking to burn the equivalent of about a third of a slice of pizza. Exercise is of course important, but not for the calorie burning. If you eat poorly (or too much) it doesn't matter if you spend hours at the gym - you're gonna get fat.
I think the actual truth is that in modern times we've trained our bodies to expect far too much food. Fortunately this is really easy to reverse. It just requires accepting a discomfort that fades somewhat quickly over the months.
That must be the worlds smallest slice of pizza. 100 calories is nothing, about 1 apple's worth.
Cleansing, or detoxing, yes. Fasting, no. The people around you are simply misusing the term.
Fasting meaning abstinence from food is fairly well-established. Breakfast is literally break-fast, with the fasting period being overnight while you slept.
They also find hospitalization "difficult" but that doesn't stop them from OD'ing on sugar and junk food. It's not a matter of difficulty. It's a matter of priority. We (in the USA) live in a culture that devalues the personal responsibility to personal health.