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>If you want to know what I feel like without a GLP-1, try not eating until your mind is constantly nagging you to do so - then try staying like that forever. T

>If you want to know what I feel like without a GLP-1, try not eating until your mind is constantly nagging you to do so - then try staying like that forever. That's what a lot of people propose to anyone who has a problem with their weight. Ironically- not eating- is what solved this issue for me. I imagine it is what people on GLP-1 feel like all the time. I spent a long time food fixated, frequently nagged by hunger, until I started practicing going without. Now I can go 2-3 days without eating and have to force myself to eat something. I encourage most people to try going 2-3 days without food and seeing how it changes their relationship to it.

nunez 2y ago
Going days without eating for nonreligious reasons is a Hallmark indicator of an eating disorder.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  I'm sure it is in some cases, but overall I think having self control over when and how much one eats is a good thing. I would be more concerned about unrestrained compulsive eating disorders. It is interesting that compulsive eating to the point of exhaustion, obesity, loss of mobility, and organ failure is normal, but skipping a few meals is considered strange. The former is a leading cause of death, while the later is perfectly safe and may even have a number of benefits.
- devilbunny 2y ago
  Indicator, not proof. If you're an illegal spy (no diplomatic cover), paranoia isn't a maladaptive behavior. If you're overweight, going days without eating isn't necessarily a sign that you have swapped one bad relationship with food for another - it could just be a way to lose weight. Effective weight loss methods absolutely depend on reining in hunger. Fasting happens do that for some people. If you weigh 40 kg as an adult and you don't eat for days, you probably have an eating disorder. If you weigh 140 kg as an adult and you don't eat for days, meh?
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    bingo. As I understand it, disorder is characterized by harm and lack of control. spending time lifting weights for health is usually OK, staying up all night throwing things at invisible monsters is not.

nunez 2y ago

Going days without eating for nonreligious reasons is a Hallmark indicator of an eating disorder.

s1artibartfast 2y ago
I'm sure it is in some cases, but overall I think having self control over when and how much one eats is a good thing. I would be more concerned about unrestrained compulsive eating disorders. It is interesting that compulsive eating to the point of exhaustion, obesity, loss of mobility, and organ failure is normal, but skipping a few meals is considered strange. The former is a leading cause of death, while the later is perfectly safe and may even have a number of benefits.
devilbunny 2y ago
Indicator, not proof. If you're an illegal spy (no diplomatic cover), paranoia isn't a maladaptive behavior. If you're overweight, going days without eating isn't necessarily a sign that you have swapped one bad relationship with food for another - it could just be a way to lose weight. Effective weight loss methods absolutely depend on reining in hunger. Fasting happens do that for some people. If you weigh 40 kg as an adult and you don't eat for days, you probably have an eating disorder. If you weigh 140 kg as an adult and you don't eat for days, meh?
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  bingo. As I understand it, disorder is characterized by harm and lack of control. spending time lifting weights for health is usually OK, staying up all night throwing things at invisible monsters is not.