If you've never explored fasting for a couple days as an adult, it's definitely worth the experience. Once the body gets into the fat-burning mode and all the

If you've never explored fasting for a couple days as an adult, it's definitely worth the experience. Once the body gets into the fat-burning mode and all the pangs of hunger and mild headaches vanish, everything changes and it's like you can go climb a mountain with nothing but water. Those familiar with atkins/ketogenic diets will have already learned this stuff about themselves. But it's interesting to note that the same operating mode is available without any food at all. Even if you don't embrace fasting as some kind of healthy practice, being aware that; no, you're not actually starving when you're hungry because you haven't eaten carbs for a few hours, seems like a useful fact to internalize. As long as there's fat on your person, you're not starving, just stop eating long enough to give your body a chance to switch fuel sources. It's actually a quite different experience to run off fat, the headspace is changed, there's a mental clarity and physical lightness and agility (you're empty). I find it quite pleasant, especially for physical activity.