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You're still fundamentally finding success due to your calories in matching your calories out, though? It's just a match over a longer timescale. Did you feel p

You're still fundamentally finding success due to your calories in matching your calories out, though? It's just a match over a longer timescale. Did you feel people were telling you that have to match calories over every single 24 hour period, or something? I don't mean to disagree fundamentally, intermittent fasting seems great and it's awesome that you've found a way to keep your calorie intake controlled without suffering constant hunger, but I don't get why you seem to think it's somehow in opposition to CICO. Of course you can eat 48 hours worth of food one day and 0 the next. That's kind of the beauty of it, as long as the numbers work out on average you can eat however you like - the only tricky part is that it's up to you to find a way to make the numbers work out sustainably. Which you have!

simmerup 3y ago
I no longer have to worry about counting calories to maintain my weight. I simply don’t get hungry when I don’t need food. When calorie counting Id be eating every two hours, constantly snacking and weighing a budget of calories I could spend on food. Sure, technically I’m adhering to some calorie count that I don’t even know what it is anymore. But my body takes care of keeping track. I’m hungry, I have a bigger portion. I’m not hungry, I don’t eat. And the fundamental thing is when I was calorie counting and eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, my weight was constantly going up! It took constant vigilance and the willingness to go long periods feeling like shit to keep my weight in check. Now, my weight just maintains. I never thought it was possible. And the simplistic ‘a calorie is just a calorie’ noise is no longer a belief I subscribe to.
simmerup 3y ago
Also, sorry, I think I missed out a detail that this regime only works for me if I avoid all sugary and processed food. If I do something like eat a big chocolate bar, I’m also immediately hungry again and craving chocolate and treats and processed food. As part of my new diet I only have whole foods like rice, beans, meat and veg. This food fills me up and interacts with my body in a fundamentally different way than processed sugary food. I don’t even miss it, until I eat some. It’s wild.
- hotpotamus 3y ago
  I think this detail is key, because I've found it works well for me and intermittent fasting drives me bonkers.
  - simmerup 3y ago
    Yes. I didn’t even start this for weight loss. I started it after reading Jason Fungs book on type 2 diabetes prevention
- soupfordummies 3y ago
  >>I avoid all sugary and processed food. I think that's probably vastly more important than CICO vs IF vs Anything else, tbh
  - simmerup 3y ago
    Fair, though my initial long fast did pretty much kill my cravings overnight

simmerup 3y ago

I no longer have to worry about counting calories to maintain my weight. I simply don’t get hungry when I don’t need food. When calorie counting Id be eating every two hours, constantly snacking and weighing a budget of calories I could spend on food. Sure, technically I’m adhering to some calorie count that I don’t even know what it is anymore. But my body takes care of keeping track. I’m hungry, I have a bigger portion. I’m not hungry, I don’t eat. And the fundamental thing is when I was calorie counting and eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, my weight was constantly going up! It took constant vigilance and the willingness to go long periods feeling like shit to keep my weight in check. Now, my weight just maintains. I never thought it was possible. And the simplistic ‘a calorie is just a calorie’ noise is no longer a belief I subscribe to.

simmerup 3y ago

Also, sorry, I think I missed out a detail that this regime only works for me if I avoid all sugary and processed food. If I do something like eat a big chocolate bar, I’m also immediately hungry again and craving chocolate and treats and processed food. As part of my new diet I only have whole foods like rice, beans, meat and veg. This food fills me up and interacts with my body in a fundamentally different way than processed sugary food. I don’t even miss it, until I eat some. It’s wild.

hotpotamus 3y ago
I think this detail is key, because I've found it works well for me and intermittent fasting drives me bonkers.
- simmerup 3y ago
  Yes. I didn’t even start this for weight loss. I started it after reading Jason Fungs book on type 2 diabetes prevention
soupfordummies 3y ago
>>I avoid all sugary and processed food. I think that's probably vastly more important than CICO vs IF vs Anything else, tbh
- simmerup 3y ago
  Fair, though my initial long fast did pretty much kill my cravings overnight