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I've tried a few variations of fasting over the last ~3 years and here's what works best for me. Because I tend to snack, I have time-boxed my eating windows in

I've tried a few variations of fasting over the last ~3 years and here's what works best for me. Because I tend to snack, I have time-boxed my eating windows inline with a fasting schedule, so: - No breakfast, just black coffee - First eating window (~11am - 2pm) - Second eating window (~5pm - 8pm) - No eating after 8pm I've played with three eating windows and it also works quite well. I cheat on weekends, Fridays and sometimes in social situations. Most important thing to note: build a routine that works for you, nothing is sustainable if it isn't built around your specific lifestyle. If it doesn't work for your lifestyle, it will never sustain.. think about it as product market fit for your body + health.

leetrout 5y ago
> think about it as product market fit for your body + health Willpower and default behaviors as a currency is how I think about it.
timbit42 5y ago
I found eating at 2pm and 8pm worked for me. In the morning, if you don't eat, your digestive system seems to remain inactive so you're not that hungry until 2pm. By eating at 8pm you're eating late enough that you'll be asleep before you get hungry and want to snack. This gave me 18 hours of fasting, 12 hours digesting the last meal and about 6 hours of my body burning my fat stores for energy. I combined this with reduced carbs so when I did eat, it was a longer time before I felt hungry because reduced carbs means not getting the sugar rush and then the crash a couple of hours later where you feel very hungry.