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I've reduced my average weight from 75 kg to 65 kg by daily intermittent fasting: I eat the same things as always, and I consume the same amount kcal, but I res

I've reduced my average weight from 75 kg to 65 kg by daily intermittent fasting: I eat the same things as always, and I consume the same amount kcal, but I restrict my intake to a window of 6-8 hours instead of eating throughout the full 16 hours I'm awake. I don't eat until lunch, and I make sure I have had my last meal for the day no later than 8 in the evening.

nradov 6y ago
I am highly skeptical of claims that people have lost significant weight by changing when they eat and not what or how much they eat. Most people significantly underestimate how much they consume and often eat little snacks at various times without even consciously remembering it. If someone had followed you around before you started intermittent fasting and recorded everything you put in your mouth I suspect you would find that you were eating more than you thought.
- daneel_w 6y ago
  I'm a former die-hard calorie counter.
- jolmg 6y ago
  I do wonder if the body does not always absorb 100% of the food it receives. It might be that the body regulates food absorption such that despite "the same amount kcal" being consumed they're not all absorbed when taken in a single big meal. I really wouldn't know. I'm just giving my opinion that it doesn't sound that implausible.
- stkdump 6y ago
  Do you have any reason to believe that you can judge it better than people doing it? Or any specific data, reference, etc.? I read that on every thread on the topic so far, usually upvoted to the top, and I wonder where this comes from.
- tedmiston 6y ago
  There is a lot of research supporting how much the when of intermittent fasting matters even when the what and how much are held constant. How the food is distributed over time matters for insulin which affects weight gain / loss. There is widespread misunderstanding that obesity is caused by caloric imbalance while it is actually caused by hormonal imbalance. Dr. Jason Fung has written extensively (research, blog posts, books) covering how IF impacts insulin and insulin sensitivity, and how that downstream leads to obesity [and how IF helps reverse obesity]. I highly recommend his books such as The Obesity Code. https://www.dietdoctor.com/my-single-best-weight-loss-tip https://www.dietdoctor.com/my-single-best-weight-loss-tip
  - shyn3 6y ago
    Yeah I have been doing this for decades. I only eat from 5-6 PM daily. I'll have water in the day time, but I don't think it would be ideal to stop drinking water.
- moltar 6y ago
  A lot of good info here: https://youtu.be/tIuj-oMN-Fk https://youtu.be/tIuj-oMN-Fk

nradov 6y ago

I am highly skeptical of claims that people have lost significant weight by changing when they eat and not what or how much they eat. Most people significantly underestimate how much they consume and often eat little snacks at various times without even consciously remembering it. If someone had followed you around before you started intermittent fasting and recorded everything you put in your mouth I suspect you would find that you were eating more than you thought.

daneel_w 6y ago
I'm a former die-hard calorie counter.
jolmg 6y ago
I do wonder if the body does not always absorb 100% of the food it receives. It might be that the body regulates food absorption such that despite "the same amount kcal" being consumed they're not all absorbed when taken in a single big meal. I really wouldn't know. I'm just giving my opinion that it doesn't sound that implausible.
stkdump 6y ago
Do you have any reason to believe that you can judge it better than people doing it? Or any specific data, reference, etc.? I read that on every thread on the topic so far, usually upvoted to the top, and I wonder where this comes from.
tedmiston 6y ago
There is a lot of research supporting how much the when of intermittent fasting matters even when the what and how much are held constant. How the food is distributed over time matters for insulin which affects weight gain / loss. There is widespread misunderstanding that obesity is caused by caloric imbalance while it is actually caused by hormonal imbalance. Dr. Jason Fung has written extensively (research, blog posts, books) covering how IF impacts insulin and insulin sensitivity, and how that downstream leads to obesity [and how IF helps reverse obesity]. I highly recommend his books such as The Obesity Code. https://www.dietdoctor.com/my-single-best-weight-loss-tip https://www.dietdoctor.com/my-single-best-weight-loss-tip
- shyn3 6y ago
  Yeah I have been doing this for decades. I only eat from 5-6 PM daily. I'll have water in the day time, but I don't think it would be ideal to stop drinking water.
moltar 6y ago
A lot of good info here: https://youtu.be/tIuj-oMN-Fk https://youtu.be/tIuj-oMN-Fk