When I’m occupied I never think of food. When I was working the only meal for me was dinner. Since I retired I tend to snack more but still I don’t consume a lot. 6’3 and 175lbs.

Check this out- Russian fasting treatments, interesting info.

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I am getting 14 hours of sleep each night now. THC sleeping gummies are not considered food.

This needs to be a topic of its own thread. Gummies are by far the best sleep aid I have found .

How on earth do you get 14 hours of sleep every night ? I tend to go to bed at 9:30-10 pm, and answer my 4:30 AM alarm for another busy day....If I sit down for any length of time in the evening, my eyes get real heavy.

I only have an available 7 hours to sleep !

I've had luck with IF over the years, but I've never been able to make it stick as a lifestyle. I always go back to 3 meals a day after the novelty of IF wears off.

Technically, 3 meals a day could be considered IF assuming you have breakfast, lunch, dinner, and don't have other snacks and food before those three (no giant coffee full of cream and sugar hours before breakfast and no huge snack before bed or hours after dinner. Even a 12/12 schedule could be considered IF (12 hours with 3 meals and then 12 hours of no food or calories).

Another thing that I've ready over and over again, and even seen tested to some extent. Our blood sugar spikes after meals. Then it recovers back to normal levels. What I've read is that it recovers more quickly in the morning and the recovery slows throughout the day. So have your big meal early, and or, your meal with the most simple sugars (sugar, syrup, jelly/jam, etc...). Have a decent sized lunch, and some simple sugars are OK, but don't go crazy, maybe some fruit, but try to have it before noon. For dinner have a smaller meal and restrict your simple and complex carbs at dinner.

I think you're right on money with the sugar spike. When following an IF where I wouldn't eat until 4pm, my mornings and afternoons were much more even keeled with energy and mood.

It's interesting, you hear lots of folks these day say things like "I need to eat something, my blood sugar is low." If they are diabetics, sure, absolutely, but I hear lots of folks say that.

I was curious about blood sugar, and what it did and what was BS and what wasn't so I bought an inexpensive monitor and checked it to see if I could see a pattern. (I'm not diabetic, and my BMI ranges between 23.5 and 25. I'm 6'2" and (now) 192-195 (thanks covid).

There were days that I'd test my blood sugar 10-15 times a day. Sometimes every 10-15 mins after a meal for 1-2 hours, plus before and after other meals, when I first got up and before I went to bed. I'd test while fasting which at times included 24-48 hour fasts. My blood sugar was never "low." Most of the time it was 85-100 if it had been several hours or even 24 or 36 or 48 hours since I'd eaten. Right after I ate, it could spike to anywhere between 125 and 165 depending upon what I'd eaten, and presumably, when I tested. But it always went back to "normal" within 2-4 hours.

that entire response was supposed to be in GREEN. making jokes.

Right, we all know that the only time that you sleep for 14 hours is if you pass out in the kayak or helping the new neighbors unpack their unmentionables.

Is ‘intermittent fasting’ code for ‘eating less’?

yes during the fasting you'll be eating less then outside of the fasting phase..
I can back that up with scientific data

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of course "eating less" could mean small portions many times a day that would result in eating less, but would NOT be intermittent fasting.

now where's the fun in that!?!

super funny.

my wife threw down the gauntlet. she said, "24 hours".

okay, so I stuff a California Super Beef burrito into my face, and cruise. (I actually felt sick, but whatever). I am staring at the deadline. my wife got called into an emergency nurse thing!! FAACK!

do I eat without her? I should have cleared up the rules of food engagement here, but no.

I am hungry for sure!! but I am shocked the full day went pretty quickly.

she's expecting you to fast without her.

Your best bet is to drink lots of water.

I think it makes sense to not eat for a few hours before bed and I also like exercise before eating in the morning. But I would not sign up for a 16 hour fast every day and such. Not sustainable and can lead to eating disorders.

The best thing is to eat smaller portions and go easy processed foods and sugar.

G

I fast intermittently every day. Between breakfast and lunch, between lunch and dinner, and between dinner and bed time.

But seriously folks....fasting gets easier the more you do it. It is a matter of setting aside selfishness. Exerting conscious control over your desires.

I follow Jason Fung. He has very good insight on fasting, glucose, carbs and general nutrition. His common sense approach is funny. I recommend his videos and the book The Complete Guide to Fasting by Fung and Moore to anyone giving intermittent fasting a try. It s a great resource and will answer many questions anyone may have.

I just came off a 4 day fast (water only and a daily multi-vitamin).

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