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I’ve been doing intermittent fasting (4h eating) for two months now and I’m struggling not to lose weight. It never was my goal, but now I’m actively trying to
by nothrabannosir 8y ago
I’ve been doing intermittent fasting (4h eating) for two months now and I’m struggling not to lose weight. It never was my goal, but now I’m actively trying to curb it, yet still shedding pounds like crazy. Especially if you try to get fibre and carbohydrates in.
I can completely believe that helped in his endeavour.
- tom_mellior 8y agoWhy are you doing it? What benefits to you expect to make up for the struggle?
- nothrabannosir 8y agoIf I’m being totally honest: probably because I like trying new things and this is fun. I could retroactively justify this with stories about HGH, general alertness, longevity, health, improved eating patterns, but I’d probably be lying to myself. It’s a challenge that’s nicely orthogonal to the rest of my routine, so it’s fun. Plus some people I trust said it was “good for your health”, so I didn’t bother to look further and just took their word for it.
- bonesss 8y agoIf you're eating carbs and fasting it will be a struggle -- worth it or not, who knows. Most of the intermittent fasters I've been following aren't going through some masochistic daily hunger-torture. They're just eating more "paleo" or "keto" so their diet is ripe with dietary fat. That makes going from three smaller, to two larger, or even a single huge meal a matter of habit that can be changed in a couple weeks. It's also unproblematic to "cheat" on the fast when need arises. The idea is just to clock as much 'fasted' time as pragmatic.