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> There were no adverse effects on quality of life Does quality of life have some specific medical meaning? I'd say not being able to eat as much would be a hu

> There were no adverse effects on quality of life Does quality of life have some specific medical meaning? I'd say not being able to eat as much would be a huge reduction in quality of life for myself and many people in know. No I don't massively over eat like many Americans but I love eating and cooking and going out to dinner. Trying to keep calories at or below 2000 is hard enough. I can't imagine having to try to enjoy even less.

rubatuga 9y ago
Well, the thing is your ideas and feelings might change after the fasting period, and you may end up thinking that it hasn’t negatively impacted your life.
d8421l01vv4r 9y ago
From https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv057 https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv057 We found no significant adverse effects of CR [calorie restriction] on a broad range of quality of life variables including mood, self-reported hunger, sexual function, and cognitive function, using validated measures of all constructs. These results are shown in online Supplementary eTable 3. > Trying to keep calories at or below 2000 is hard enough. How much of a reduction from your baseline usage is 2000 kcal per day?
scottLobster 9y ago
It's actually quite easy after the first few days. Your body simply has to adjust to burning fat/glycogen. I've gone days when I've eaten maybe 500 calories and never felt hungry, but the first day I thought I was going to pass out. One thing you learn from fasting is to recognize when your body actually needs food vs when you just crave a blood-sugar-rush. What most people think of as "hungry" is really just a trained reflex, and it can be retrained. These days if I'm not active I can easily go at least 12 hours without feeling hungry. Granted my job is sitting in a cube 9 hours a day with some scattered meetings. YMMV.

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> There were no adverse effects on quality of life Does quality of life have some specific medical meaning? I'd say not being able to eat as much would be a hu

by greggman 9y ago

rubatuga 9y ago
Well, the thing is your ideas and feelings might change after the fasting period, and you may end up thinking that it hasn’t negatively impacted your life.
d8421l01vv4r 9y ago
From https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv057 https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv057 We found no significant adverse effects of CR [calorie restriction] on a broad range of quality of life variables including mood, self-reported hunger, sexual function, and cognitive function, using validated measures of all constructs. These results are shown in online Supplementary eTable 3. > Trying to keep calories at or below 2000 is hard enough. How much of a reduction from your baseline usage is 2000 kcal per day?
scottLobster 9y ago
It's actually quite easy after the first few days. Your body simply has to adjust to burning fat/glycogen. I've gone days when I've eaten maybe 500 calories and never felt hungry, but the first day I thought I was going to pass out. One thing you learn from fasting is to recognize when your body actually needs food vs when you just crave a blood-sugar-rush. What most people think of as "hungry" is really just a trained reflex, and it can be retrained. These days if I'm not active I can easily go at least 12 hours without feeling hungry. Granted my job is sitting in a cube 9 hours a day with some scattered meetings. YMMV.