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My understanding is that for some people, I'm not sure what fraction, "just eat less" basically means "just be perpetually hungry". I'd rather be overweight th

• tdkl 11y ago
  What's hungry ? After being on intermittent fasting 16/8 for half a year the notion of being "hungry" amuses me. Now being hungry means not eating for 24h or more. Sadly some think that if their stomach is a bit empthy, they have to eat. Or they need to eat because the device on the wall/hand/in the pocket displays a certain number which indicates food time, then wonder why they're fat.
  • Someone1234 11y ago
    Just curious, what does 16/8 intermittent fasting mean? Doesn't everyone do intermittent fasting through sleep for 8 or more hours of a day?
    • tdkl 11y ago
      This post explained it to me, I tried it out for a month and made be a believer : http://antranik.org/intermittent-fasting/ http://antranik.org/intermittent-fasting/ But you're right, most of the 16 hour fast happens while you sleep.
• mamon 11y ago
  As a person who is currently in process of loosing weight through diet I can say that eating less calories doesn't mean feeling hungry. There are plenty of foods that are high volume and low calorie at the same time: salads, fruits, groats, whole bread and cereals. Also, the funny thing is that foods that appear high calories, like meat, are not inherently like that. Meat is pretty low in calories until you start to fry it. EDIT: I wrote my comment in hurry, so I will now take some time to clarify my point. Feeling hungry comes from the fact that eating foods rich in sugar and fat puts your insulin levels at a roller coaster, going up and down like crazy. With balanced diet, after initial few days of adjustment your insulin level stabilize making hunger go away. Also, whole foods, vegetables, grains contain a lot of fiber, which stacks up in your bowels making you even likely to feel hungry.
  • philh 11y ago
    > As a person who is currently in process of loosing weight through diet I can say that eating less calories doesn't mean feeling hungry. No you can't. You can say that eating fewer calories doesn't mean feeling hungry for you. Apparently you're not in the fraction I was talking about. Good for you. I also note that you're talking about changing your diet, while the post I was replying to specifically said you didn't have to do that.
    • maxerickson 11y ago
      while the post I was replying to specifically said you didn't have to do that. I read that post as saying that losing weight does require a change in diet. Reducing calories is a significant change to make. I think one of the easiest ways to reduce calories is to change the composition of the diet, there are a lot of calorie dense foods that provide little nutrition and not much satiety. Eliminating (or simply reducing) them can be an easier way to shift calorie consumption in the right direction.
      • philh 11y ago
        I read that post as "your diet has the right proportions of things, just too much of them? Great, just eat less of your existing diet. Still not losing weight? Eat even less!" I agree with you that changing your diet seems like generally a much better idea.
        • beachstartup 11y ago
          yes, it's a much better idea. i've lost 30 pounds in the last 6 months by cleaning up my diet and working out. at the end of the day, losing weight is work. there's no way around it. work is generally slightly uncomfortable, and if you're not at least a little bit willing to endure that, you aren't going to see results. i treat gym time and kitchen time like office time. it's just work i have to do. it's not a big deal. after i get this work done, i can relax and chill out and do something mindless. and really, in the end it's an individual decision. you have to decide, do i give a shit about this? you don't have to give a shit about it. if you don't, that's fine. if you do, then get to work. maybe in 20 years things will be different, but that's how it is now.
• DanBC 11y ago
  "eat fewer calories" is nothing like "eat less food".