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There's a point it becomes destructive. I tend to ignore hunger, and I find after 20 hours or so my mood nosedives, I get shaky, generally things go south quick

• TuringNYC 6y ago
  Your IF experience sounds hard, is IF worth it for you? Would you mind sharing your BMI from before IF? Also curious if you feel IF is better than the alternatives (e.g., Keto, which for me has been the "easiest" of the effective diets)
  • ip26 6y ago
    Oh IF is just how I have generally lived my life, long before it was "a thing". So not much to compare. I did have a really good experience doing long fasted running in the morning. At first I couldn't go three miles without breakfast. But eventually I could do twelve straight out of bed and feel great. As I understand, fasting trains your body to supply blood glucose from fat stores, which breaks your brain's craving for sugary foods- which are a crutch for getting your blood sugar up. (Remember, your brain runs mainly on blood glucose) Keto does the same thing a different way. But to me IF is way easier and healthier. (I strive to eat a Mediterranean style diet which ain't Keto!) I would say the experience for me is really good- as long as I avoid the cliff, which is what I was warning about. Basically, just don't try to get all extreme thinking longer fasts are always better.