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I tried intermittent fasting. (I only cut out one meal, breakfast, and didn't eat between 9pm and 12pm.) It works okay. Even if you eat a slightly heavier lu

by jawns 7y ago

I tried intermittent fasting. (I only cut out one meal, breakfast, and didn't eat between 9pm and 12pm.) It works okay. Even if you eat a slightly heavier lunch as a result, you're still probably consuming fewer calories overall. But it's hard (as all effective methods are). You are aware that you are hungry.

m45t3r 7y ago
So this counts as fasting too? I do this for years (ignore breakfast), and since I am more health counsious nowadays I avoid snacking after dinner. After doing this for some time I don't feel hungry most days. Maybe this is why I am losing weight nowadays (the fact that I am going to the work by foot probably helps too), who knows.
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- lath 7y ago
  Breakfast means break - fast. You fast while you’re sleeping. Not eating until noon lengthens your fast.
qzw 7y ago
I find that my hunger level during fasting depends greatly on my level of hydration. And learning to like black coffee and plain tea helps a lot since they can feel more “substantial” than plain water.
- nugga 7y ago
  Coffee and herbal teas may not be as beneficial during fasting, because as you said, they may be more "substantial". I was watching a compilation clip about intermittent fasting [0] recently. According to Dr. Rhonda Patrick, coffee and other drinks than just plain water (and maybe vitamins and supplements as well?) break the fast by starting up some metabolic enzymes [1][2]. I guess there goes my round the clock tea gulping. :| [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88 [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=13m17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=13m17s [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=20m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=20m10s
H1Supreme 7y ago
I've been skipping breakfast for about 2 years now, and I don't get hungry until noon most of the time. The only exception is if I drink alcohol the night before. If the girlfriend and I drink beers on Saturday night, I'm usually starving the next morning. I suppose people are different, but intermittent fasting has worked great for me. I should mention that I do a mostly low carb diet. I know fasting puts people in a ketogenic state. So, maybe those two go hand in hand?
- lath 7y ago
  Cut out carbs and you’ll get to noon without feeling hungry at all.
- mbroncano 7y ago
  Same here, I always wondered why it was the case that I felt hungry in the morning after drink a few beers the previous night, as in general I don’t feel any hunger till noon.

by jawns 7y ago

m45t3r 7y ago

So this counts as fasting too? I do this for years (ignore breakfast), and since I am more health counsious nowadays I avoid snacking after dinner. After doing this for some time I don't feel hungry most days. Maybe this is why I am losing weight nowadays (the fact that I am going to the work by foot probably helps too), who knows.

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lath 7y ago
Breakfast means break - fast. You fast while you’re sleeping. Not eating until noon lengthens your fast.

qzw 7y ago

I find that my hunger level during fasting depends greatly on my level of hydration. And learning to like black coffee and plain tea helps a lot since they can feel more “substantial” than plain water.

nugga 7y ago
Coffee and herbal teas may not be as beneficial during fasting, because as you said, they may be more "substantial". I was watching a compilation clip about intermittent fasting [0] recently. According to Dr. Rhonda Patrick, coffee and other drinks than just plain water (and maybe vitamins and supplements as well?) break the fast by starting up some metabolic enzymes [1][2]. I guess there goes my round the clock tea gulping. :| [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88 [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=13m17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=13m17s [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=20m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjMdqevE88&t=20m10s

H1Supreme 7y ago

I've been skipping breakfast for about 2 years now, and I don't get hungry until noon most of the time. The only exception is if I drink alcohol the night before. If the girlfriend and I drink beers on Saturday night, I'm usually starving the next morning. I suppose people are different, but intermittent fasting has worked great for me. I should mention that I do a mostly low carb diet. I know fasting puts people in a ketogenic state. So, maybe those two go hand in hand?

lath 7y ago
Cut out carbs and you’ll get to noon without feeling hungry at all.
mbroncano 7y ago
Same here, I always wondered why it was the case that I felt hungry in the morning after drink a few beers the previous night, as in general I don’t feel any hunger till noon.