> And an all potato diet, while monomaniacal, even more effective. I met someone on a Potatoes + Curd/Butter diet and he said something that stuck with me - "Y

> And an all potato diet, while monomaniacal, even more effective. I met someone on a Potatoes + Curd/Butter diet and he said something that stuck with me - "You need to eat the skins too". So you can't just eat fries or mashed potatoes, but more like baked potatoes in skin with sour cream. Seems a bit crazy, but it seemed to make him happy & felt like he was discovering something unique rather than being forced by someone else. > even with a cheat day Cheat days are under-explained, they're not for fun. If you keep up a calorie deficit long-term, then your metabolism tanks and the easiest way to convince your body that it doesn't need to cut costs is to take a day of extra calories intermixed with the fasting. If you don't do them, you will feel tired all the time when fasting.