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What are your results like? What did you hope to accomplish when you started, and what actually happened? Can you name some of the biggest benefits and some o

What are your results like? What did you hope to accomplish when you started, and what actually happened? Can you name some of the biggest benefits and some of the biggest pitfalls?

sjcsjc 10y ago
I'm just trying not to die quite as soon as I otherwise might. I was and am fit an healthy (to the best of my knowledge). In terms of results, my heart rate and BP have decreased (they weren't elevated previously). My weight remained the same as ever (around 10st, 65kg), which was my plan. I've been fasting in other configurations for about 4.5 years now. I have a suspicion that I've been ill less (in the sense of colds etc) than pre-fasting, and that I recover more quickly, but I wouldn't take that as any kind of evidence. As soon as I can find some kind of cheap aging biomarker test, I'll start recording it regularly.
- Raphmedia 10y ago
  Do you take supplements? I'm worried that fasting might cause my body to use all its micronutrients and me ending up with health issues because of it.
  - sjcsjc 10y ago
    Sorry forgot to mention that. No, I don't
  - oftenwrong 10y ago
    Based on the parent's fasting regimen, and assuming they fast Monday to Friday, that would mean 9 days of normal eating between fasts. If you eat a normal healthy diet during those 9 days, you will be fine. Malnutrition takes more than 5 days to develop.
  - Pete_D 10y ago
    I am not a doctor. May I refer you to the following paper? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6859052 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6859052 "Vigorous supplementation of a hypocaloric diet prevents cardiac arrhythmias and mineral depletion." I wrote a comment a few months ago on fasting supplementation you may find interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12455415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12455415 Also seconding the recommendations to talk to a doctor before you do anything. I know that usually goes without saying, but it deserves emphasis given the article is about diabetes. As the current top comment points out, fasting can be very dangerous for diabetics.
    - sjcsjc 10y ago
      Oddly enough I an a doctor of sorts - qualified in medicine 25 years ago, but left immediately to do other things. Thanks for the link. I'm pretty sure I'm not hypocaloric. I make sure I eat enough during the 9 out of 14 days on which I eat, and I haven't lost weight. And yes, none of my comments refer to diabetes.

What are your results like? What did you hope to accomplish when you started, and what actually happened? Can you name some of the biggest benefits and some of the biggest pitfalls?

sjcsjc 10y ago

I'm just trying not to die quite as soon as I otherwise might. I was and am fit an healthy (to the best of my knowledge). In terms of results, my heart rate and BP have decreased (they weren't elevated previously). My weight remained the same as ever (around 10st, 65kg), which was my plan. I've been fasting in other configurations for about 4.5 years now. I have a suspicion that I've been ill less (in the sense of colds etc) than pre-fasting, and that I recover more quickly, but I wouldn't take that as any kind of evidence. As soon as I can find some kind of cheap aging biomarker test, I'll start recording it regularly.

Raphmedia 10y ago
Do you take supplements? I'm worried that fasting might cause my body to use all its micronutrients and me ending up with health issues because of it.
- sjcsjc 10y ago
  Sorry forgot to mention that. No, I don't
- oftenwrong 10y ago
  Based on the parent's fasting regimen, and assuming they fast Monday to Friday, that would mean 9 days of normal eating between fasts. If you eat a normal healthy diet during those 9 days, you will be fine. Malnutrition takes more than 5 days to develop.
- Pete_D 10y ago
  I am not a doctor. May I refer you to the following paper? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6859052 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6859052 "Vigorous supplementation of a hypocaloric diet prevents cardiac arrhythmias and mineral depletion." I wrote a comment a few months ago on fasting supplementation you may find interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12455415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12455415 Also seconding the recommendations to talk to a doctor before you do anything. I know that usually goes without saying, but it deserves emphasis given the article is about diabetes. As the current top comment points out, fasting can be very dangerous for diabetics.
  - sjcsjc 10y ago
    Oddly enough I an a doctor of sorts - qualified in medicine 25 years ago, but left immediately to do other things. Thanks for the link. I'm pretty sure I'm not hypocaloric. I make sure I eat enough during the 9 out of 14 days on which I eat, and I haven't lost weight. And yes, none of my comments refer to diabetes.