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I have been intermittent fasting for about 23 hours a day in the last decade and this works very well for me, I couldn't imagine to eat more often than that. H

I have been intermittent fasting for about 23 hours a day in the last decade and this works very well for me, I couldn't imagine to eat more often than that. However, for the first seven months of 2019 I tried to do 48-72 hour fasts three times every week, but I just couldn't adapt to that. It's nice with the euphoria effect, but in the long run I found it depressing going to sleep without eating and it had a very negative effect on my life quality. Now I'm back at eating a single meal every day and feel great.

flippyhead 7y ago
Once I realized that I was simply addicted to food, and that hunger was simply a withdrawal signal, it made it a lot easier to accept that signal as simply useful information instead of something that was necessarily uncomfortable (to be fair, I consider being cold and other such signals in a similar light). Now I rather enjoy being hungry, knowing there will be a brief hump to traverse before my body replies with a number of favorable responses. When traveling or over the holidays I realize I'm eating over longer periods I really notice how much less I like it now. I only do it because of basic, maladapted pleasure seeking behavior.
- thejackgoode 7y ago
  "withdrawal signal" is a very precise way to phrase it