I wish I could just take one pill a day (or three) for nutrition (and satiating hunger) and not have to eat meals at all. That would be amazing, not to have to deal with food. Buying, preparing, ordering, over eating.
Fasting is actually easier than you think once you get over the initial hunger humps.
Obviously seek proper medical advice first but just to point out that it's possible and I've personally done up to five day fasts while still working and going to gym as normal.
Its probably closer to what we spent generations evolving towards than the typical diet of shoving processed meats + Big Gulps in your face hole 19 hours a day.
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That's kind of two extremes though, isn't it? You fast, or eat crap?
And people get all upset about eating animal fat in quantities equal to protein, but that's what we did until the 70s. Then we stopped, and everyone ended up overweight.
So I agree, traditional diets seem best, and maybe a fast or two. But if we fast, it should be in the late winter, and we should faten up in the late summer/fall too, yes?
That's most inline with humans prior to cities/agriculture.
Then again, we have what... 20,000? 50,000? generations of humanity using animal husbandry, and farming, to change that cycle?
You cannot fast forever. At some point you need to average your TDEE (lets say 2k calories). Intermittent fasting means you go from eating 2k calories in like 4 meals across ~16hrs to as few as 1 meal in 15 minutes (OMAD). I'd suggest the longest sustainable (ie, doesnt _eventually_ result in starvation) intermittent fast would be a 1:1 fast where you're eating 4k calories on the day you eat.
Saves a lot of ceremony, but you still have to eat the same amount of food.
So yeah, even in short order it has to get to equilibrium.
And this is only for obesity. If you would include overweight the percentages would be much higher.
Plus, it varies across the US. In Washington, for example, the rate (while high) is under 30%, while West Virginia is over 40%.
Because for people struggling to prepare meals getting used to fasting can be seriously dangerous. It doesn't take long to learn ignoring hunger, add potential psychosomatic symptoms that mess with your weight and you're in deep shit really fast.
This is the first cookbook I've read that seems to get the effort level vaguely right for a meal you still might be able to make after not eating or drinking anything for 40+ hours. In fact, the "literal depression cooking" meal is close to what most of my meals were, but I rarely even had cheese to add.
I’ve been skipping a meal for 5 years now, with just having lunch and dinner, and for the last year have been trying to do only dinner some of the days with relative success. Benefits include staying fit, having more energy, having more time, enjoying the food I actually eat more, and being able to skip any meal any time without feeling too bad about it.
He also took some antibiotics to minimize poop, which I wouldn’t recommend unless strictly necessary.
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I have tried the following (mostly European):
- Soylent: the original (first). Ok, but not my favorite.
- Mana: I like their powder version (more than the drinks). Especially good with some bread sticks.
- Bertrand.bio: tastes very much like cereals. Pretty good.
- Jake food: one of my friend's favorite. I prefer others.
Basically powdered meal - I’ve been eating it for about 8 years now. I get the vanilla and add just a little bit of honey, using warm/hot water. It’s like smooth porridge.
Meal dealt with in ~2mins.
For some people that’s insanity, and for others that’s normal.
I just don’t care about food, I see it as a waste of time and effort. The less time spent preparing, eating and cleaning up the better.
I understand that chewing is good for your health, which is why I eat solid food a fair bit, but otherwise I wouldn’t care, honestly.
No shortage of activity and stimulation!
Just one thing from Sci-Fa... Still there has been meal replacement products for a long time now. From diets to lifestyle changes.
Still, don't forget that chewing is important for your general health
It's extremely convenient.