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Did you change the contents of your meals when you changed to fasting, or kept them the same over different time periods? For myself, intermittent fasting mean

Did you change the contents of your meals when you changed to fasting, or kept them the same over different time periods? For myself, intermittent fasting meant it was easier for me to maintain weight rather than gaining, largely because I removed a 400 calorie meal, a 150 calorie morning snack, and a 9PM bedtime snack from my diet. However, when I changed diets completely for a month during a Whole30, I dropped quite a few pounds and felt much better as far as mental clarity and energy levels. (Unfortunately I have not maintained that healthier diet, but plan to attempt it again!)

Havoc 7y ago
>Did you change the contents of your meals when you changed to fasting Changed it. Currently eating a small subset of foods that I'm likely not sensitive to (chicken, rice, mushroom, various veg, blueberries, figs). That seems balanced enough that I can probably safely sustain it for a while. Googling kicked up a bunch of directly contradictory info on what helps w/ inflammation so I'm just winging it. But at about 700/2000 calorie intake. All 700 at night, so fasting 23 hrs per day basically while running a crazy high deficit. Surprised how normal/better I feel with that crazy schedule.
- neogodless 7y ago
  OK. So it's harder to narrow down where the benefits are coming from. It could be a combination of the two! But I find FODMAPs and Whole 30 to be useful starting places. Glad you found a collection of foods that work for you. (And I love mushrooms, blueberries and figs!)
  - Havoc 7y ago
    I did look at FODMAPs too. I think it caused much of my gas. So took some inspiration from that, but it's tricky: e.g. FODMAPs says definitely no garlic. While a Harvard "endorsed" anti-inflammation diet said eat lots of garlic. Beans, lentils etc...it's all over the place depending on whom you listen to. :( I'll have a look at Whole30 - never heard of it. Also seeing lots of chat about "Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen" on /r/plantbaseddiet >Glad you found a collection of foods that work for you. So far so good. :)

Havoc 7y ago

>Did you change the contents of your meals when you changed to fasting Changed it. Currently eating a small subset of foods that I'm likely not sensitive to (chicken, rice, mushroom, various veg, blueberries, figs). That seems balanced enough that I can probably safely sustain it for a while. Googling kicked up a bunch of directly contradictory info on what helps w/ inflammation so I'm just winging it. But at about 700/2000 calorie intake. All 700 at night, so fasting 23 hrs per day basically while running a crazy high deficit. Surprised how normal/better I feel with that crazy schedule.

neogodless 7y ago
OK. So it's harder to narrow down where the benefits are coming from. It could be a combination of the two! But I find FODMAPs and Whole 30 to be useful starting places. Glad you found a collection of foods that work for you. (And I love mushrooms, blueberries and figs!)
- Havoc 7y ago
  I did look at FODMAPs too. I think it caused much of my gas. So took some inspiration from that, but it's tricky: e.g. FODMAPs says definitely no garlic. While a Harvard "endorsed" anti-inflammation diet said eat lots of garlic. Beans, lentils etc...it's all over the place depending on whom you listen to. :( I'll have a look at Whole30 - never heard of it. Also seeing lots of chat about "Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen" on /r/plantbaseddiet >Glad you found a collection of foods that work for you. So far so good. :)