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I've kind of personally adopted a IF regime automatically for the past couple of years. Incidentally I kind of think it started during a bout of depression wher

I've kind of personally adopted a IF regime automatically for the past couple of years. Incidentally I kind of think it started during a bout of depression where I didn't eat enough at all and lost a lot of weight and just looked horrible. Since then I've gotten better at eating, but for the most part I still don't eat until the afternoon or even dinner, and for the most part don't eat anything afterwards(sometimes a late night snack). This has had my friends react and tell me I'm crazy and express their disbelief at how it's possible to go to work or some such and not eat anything all day. I literally have no problems wrt being tired and experience 0 reductions in cognitive ability. I haven't had to take a nap in the afternoon for several years and maintained the same-ish weight while retaining a good deal of muscle mass from my weight training days without having to do much for it. For me, it just works out better. it's just really nice not having to be constantly focused on getting something to eat every few hours and since I'm not stuffing my face with calories all day I've been able to eat basically whatever I want without gaining any weight. I've no plan to stop doing it this way since it's just become the natural way to do things for me. The only issue I experience is the occasional loud stomach rumbles for which my coworkers give me odd looks sometimes.

alexpetralia 8y ago
For me, it just works out better. it's just really nice not having to be constantly focused on getting something to eat every few hours and since I'm not stuffing my face with calories all day I've been able to eat basically whatever I want without gaining any weight. This captures my thoughts exactly on it as well. It's just so convenient - the health benefit seems like a bonus.
memebox3v 8y ago
I have the same thing. Preople look at me like i'm crazy and tell me that I should be careful not to hurt myself. I make a half hearted effort yo poiny them in the direction of some studies like the above, but mostly people arent smart/knowledgable enough to understand.
- phkahler 8y ago
  It's amazing how doing something different is automatically viewed as bad for you. I'm guessing you don't look unhealthy? Are the people who say you're crazy healthy?
  - maxerickson 8y ago
    In general people seem to think they'd die if they went without food for a week. (Of course such a period is much more precarious for some people, but a generally healthy person would barely notice except for being hungry at first)
toomanybeersies 8y ago
I haven't regularly eaten breakfast in about 5 years with no ill effects. I never liked eating breakfast (eating the same shitty food every morning kills me) so I just kind of stopped eating it after I moved out of home. Usually I'll have lunch around 1 PM, then dinner around 7 or 8 PM. I usually don't eat any snacks either. I very rarely feel hungry in the morning, if I do it's because I ate nutritionally empty food like fries for dinner. Due to a change in life circumstances I'm not currently exercising, but I used to go to the gym just before lunch and never had any negative effects from not eating beforehand, I never felt faint or lacking in energy. Some days in the weekend I only eat one meal, and sometimes even just don't eat for the whole day. It's not unusual for me to go 40 hours without eating (Saturday dinner to Monday lunch) just because I don't feel like eating.

alexpetralia 8y ago

For me, it just works out better. it's just really nice not having to be constantly focused on getting something to eat every few hours and since I'm not stuffing my face with calories all day I've been able to eat basically whatever I want without gaining any weight. This captures my thoughts exactly on it as well. It's just so convenient - the health benefit seems like a bonus.

memebox3v 8y ago

I have the same thing. Preople look at me like i'm crazy and tell me that I should be careful not to hurt myself. I make a half hearted effort yo poiny them in the direction of some studies like the above, but mostly people arent smart/knowledgable enough to understand.

phkahler 8y ago
It's amazing how doing something different is automatically viewed as bad for you. I'm guessing you don't look unhealthy? Are the people who say you're crazy healthy?
- maxerickson 8y ago
  In general people seem to think they'd die if they went without food for a week. (Of course such a period is much more precarious for some people, but a generally healthy person would barely notice except for being hungry at first)

toomanybeersies 8y ago

I haven't regularly eaten breakfast in about 5 years with no ill effects. I never liked eating breakfast (eating the same shitty food every morning kills me) so I just kind of stopped eating it after I moved out of home. Usually I'll have lunch around 1 PM, then dinner around 7 or 8 PM. I usually don't eat any snacks either. I very rarely feel hungry in the morning, if I do it's because I ate nutritionally empty food like fries for dinner. Due to a change in life circumstances I'm not currently exercising, but I used to go to the gym just before lunch and never had any negative effects from not eating beforehand, I never felt faint or lacking in energy. Some days in the weekend I only eat one meal, and sometimes even just don't eat for the whole day. It's not unusual for me to go 40 hours without eating (Saturday dinner to Monday lunch) just because I don't feel like eating.