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For a while at university I was eating one meal a day. I half did it to lose weight, and half because I was lazy and was poor. I found it surprisingly easy. I
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
For a while at university I was eating one meal a day. I half did it to lose weight, and half because I was lazy and was poor.
I found it surprisingly easy. I didn't really have any problem with cravings or hunger pangs.
These days, I eat 2 meals a day, one at 1 PM and one at 7 PM, I generally don't snack between meals. I guess it's technically intermittent fasting? I also often forgo eating on Sundays, I just can't be bothered. Recently, I've also been eating less meat, just once or twice a week, also not on purpose, but I just stopped wanting to eat meat.
Between all these changes in my diet, I've managed to lose about 10 kg in 2 months and I'm still steadily losing weight.
In the end, I'm convinced that it's all in your head. Some people psychologically want to eat more than others, and that's why they're fat. It's not your metabolism, or because you eat too many carbs, or because you're not practicing intermittent fasting. Fat people are literally addicted to food.
If only there was a way to rewire your brain to eat less. There have been studies that show that ketamine used in a therapeutic setting can help with overcoming alcohol addiction [1]. I wonder if it could also be used to tackle obesity?
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/24/radical-ketamine-therapy-could-treat-alcohol-addiction-erase-memories https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/24/radical-keta...
- andai 8y agoWhat you are doing is called time restricted eating. It is very healthy. Eating at the right times (and only within a specific window) is good for your metabolism. And that's good because it makes you stronger and keeps you slim. Doing it wrong can lead to cancer and diabetes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KClPkotxM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KClPkotxM