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Congrats! What fasting method do you currently use, or do you switch between the ones listed?

garenp 8y ago
Nowadays I mostly just do OMAD (one-meal-a-day) or close to it (eating window is about 1-3 hours) as it's simpler. Initially some will power was needed to stop myself from snacking in the evenings, but as long as I make sure I have a fair amount of protein in that one meal, it never seems to happen now. Occasionally I'll do alternate-day if I feel 'stuffed' or had a big day of lots of calories (holidays, social events) - whatever is more convenient at the time.
- lj3 8y ago
  What do you eat most of the time? Meat and veggies?
  - garenp 8y ago
    Yeah - along with a lot of eggs, cheese, and nuts.
    - GordonS 8y ago
      Eggs really are quite incredible - a great mix of fat, protein and micronutrients. I can eat just 2 eggs and not even think about eating again for 5-8 hours. Note! This won't work if you have bread with your eggs, or anything else that raises your blood sugar.
GFischer 8y ago
I'm also interested (about to start my own diet but I hate non-varied diets). Any fasting method worked better than others?
- mateuszf 8y ago
  I recommend this book - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1628600012/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1628600012/ref=dbs_a_def_r... it's written by a doctor specializing in applying fasting.
  - surge 8y ago
    He also has several talks and interviews on YouTube worth watching as well. I believe his book, The Obesity Code, is also a good read. He treats a lot of diabetic patients. I've integrated his stuff into my keto diet and lost a ton of weight.
- garenp 8y ago
  As far as I can tell they all work (N=1 and all that), so I'd say that whatever you find easier to actually do is what you should do - just keep it up as often as you can over time. If you wanna get a little geeky about it like I was, could consider buying a Precision Xtra to measure your glucose and ketone levels. For me this was helpful because I could see changes in the numbers after changing my eating habits. Had I not seen that, I would have only my scale to see body weight, and would've just looked at that and thought "looks like nothing changed, maybe this isn't working / doing anything at all." This also allowed me to "gamify" the whole process a bit ("I wonder how low I can get these numbers to go? how long I can stay there?" ... etc).

Nowadays I mostly just do OMAD (one-meal-a-day) or close to it (eating window is about 1-3 hours) as it's simpler. Initially some will power was needed to stop myself from snacking in the evenings, but as long as I make sure I have a fair amount of protein in that one meal, it never seems to happen now. Occasionally I'll do alternate-day if I feel 'stuffed' or had a big day of lots of calories (holidays, social events) - whatever is more convenient at the time.

lj3 8y ago
What do you eat most of the time? Meat and veggies?
- garenp 8y ago
  Yeah - along with a lot of eggs, cheese, and nuts.
  - GordonS 8y ago
    Eggs really are quite incredible - a great mix of fat, protein and micronutrients. I can eat just 2 eggs and not even think about eating again for 5-8 hours. Note! This won't work if you have bread with your eggs, or anything else that raises your blood sugar.

GFischer 8y ago

I'm also interested (about to start my own diet but I hate non-varied diets). Any fasting method worked better than others?

mateuszf 8y ago
I recommend this book - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1628600012/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1628600012/ref=dbs_a_def_r... it's written by a doctor specializing in applying fasting.
- surge 8y ago
  He also has several talks and interviews on YouTube worth watching as well. I believe his book, The Obesity Code, is also a good read. He treats a lot of diabetic patients. I've integrated his stuff into my keto diet and lost a ton of weight.
garenp 8y ago
As far as I can tell they all work (N=1 and all that), so I'd say that whatever you find easier to actually do is what you should do - just keep it up as often as you can over time. If you wanna get a little geeky about it like I was, could consider buying a Precision Xtra to measure your glucose and ketone levels. For me this was helpful because I could see changes in the numbers after changing my eating habits. Had I not seen that, I would have only my scale to see body weight, and would've just looked at that and thought "looks like nothing changed, maybe this isn't working / doing anything at all." This also allowed me to "gamify" the whole process a bit ("I wonder how low I can get these numbers to go? how long I can stay there?" ... etc).