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Have you also tried going a whole day without eating, say 8pm as your last meal and then no eating until 2 days later at 8am, basically 36 hours. Doing that on
by fouc 7y ago
Have you also tried going a whole day without eating, say 8pm as your last meal and then no eating until 2 days later at 8am, basically 36 hours.
Doing that once a week or so is pretty effective. There's a whole host of benefits to longer fasts as well. Helps so much with appetite control, resets your hormones, plus autophagy, etc.
- voisin 7y agoNot sure why this has been downvoted. This is absolutely correct and verified by dozens of studies.
- enraged_camel 7y agoCan you please link a few? I’m compiling material.
- chandraonline 7y agoTotally this. Of course Anecdata etc etc. I lost almost 40 lbs this year with 5-2 and exercise 3-4 times a week and have been able to maintain my goal weight doing 6-1. I don't eat anything crazy when I am eating. Just less carbs and more protein. I am also vegetarian.
- agumonkey 7y agoI'm curious how you feel when you skip the usual meal time. When I start feeling ~hungry and willingly avoid eating, I naturally feel "stressed" but I can sometimes channel the void into another activity. It's as if going full head on this other topic 'feeds' my brain chemically.
- neves 7y agoHow do you keep productive doing this? When I fast for more than 16h, my ability to focus decreases a lot. I don't have this luxury as a software developer. Sure I can fast in the weekend, but holy sh*t, my weekends aren't for suffering. It's the time I spend with my family.
- amelius 7y agoPerhaps check [1] for practical tips. (I found this link through the page on gwern.net someone else linked to). [1] https://gettingstronger.org/2010/11/learning-to-fast/ https://gettingstronger.org/2010/11/learning-to-fast/