intermittent fasting.

[Crowbob]

It seems to me, intermittent fasting is actually how humans have always behaved either by choice or by circumstance until very, very recently. Intermittent fasting was the norm for thousands and thousands of years.

[Bill Douglas]

I'm long and lean.

I believe in the opposite. I eat constantly and BIG meals, And drink quite a lot I'm guessing I don't put on weight because my body feels there is no need to store fat as another meal is just around the corner.

[vash]

wow.

I cannot be sure, but I think I lost 6-8lbs in 3 weeks. not that I am fat remember I did this so my wife doesn't eyeball me with daggers-eyes when she is hungry and I am eating a big bowl of stew covered noodles in front of her. I felt it would best help her, if I temporarily join the program.

(my stomach just growled loudly!)

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

It seems to me, intermittent fasting is actually how humans have always behaved either by choice or by circumstance until very, very recently. Intermittent fasting was the norm for thousands and thousands of years.

That's one of the things that Dr Fung talks about when he promotes intermittent fasting. Not only does he talk about that "it's always been like that," but he also gets into the bodies reaction and the science. And in addition to the practical part that you mention (times without food or less food or needing to find food), he also talks about the fact that pretty much every world religion has promoted fasting for, potentially, hundreds or thousands of years. "We"'ve been fasting for all of history, until relatively recently when refrigeration and preservation got to be so cheap and available that much of the world can eat whatever, whenever and often as much as they want.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

wow.

I cannot be sure, but I think I lost 6-8lbs in 3 weeks. not that I am fat remember I did this so my wife doesn't eyeball me with daggers-eyes when she is hungry and I am eating a big bowl of stew covered noodles in front of her. I felt it would best help her, if I temporarily join the program.

(my stomach just growled loudly!)

Yep, you'll almost certainly loose some weight. It'll probably be more initially and then slow down some. With total fasting, it's usually average .75# per day, so 2-3# per week.

[gregpark]

48 hours in now.
I was hungry yesterday and at noon today but not now. I've done 24 hours several times before and decided to go for more, 72 hours this time for a deep tissue body cleanse. Drinking lots of water

[cstreit]

Recurrent diverticulitis has forced me too unwillingly. I've found I eat less all the time...

...whats weird is that it makes me crave sugar and vegetables.

Being lean is good though... ...you don't see many overweight 90 year olds.

[gregpark]

I quit sugar about 4 months ago. I had no idea how addicted to it I was and was shocked at how hard it is to avoid. Seems like they put sugar in everything

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by gregpark

I quit sugar about 4 months ago. I had no idea how addicted to it I was and was shocked at how hard it is to avoid. Seems like they put sugar in everything

So true! It seemed to help when I stopped grocery shopping at the Dunkin'.

[cantdrv55]

I cooked a Chinese dish recently and left out the sugar. It just didn’t taste right but my blood sugar didn’t spike.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gregpark

I quit sugar about 4 months ago. I had no idea how addicted to it I was and was shocked at how hard it is to avoid. Seems like they put sugar in everything

Yep, everything. It's shocking how much. That's part of the reason that people love Chick-fil-A. I swear it's so sweet that it's like candied chicken.

Also, for folks that eat gluten-free, that stuff usually has more sugar than the comparable gluten-full items.

[mjohnson]

Originally Posted by masraum

Yep, everything. It's shocking how much. That's part of the reason that people love Chick-fil-A. I swear it's so sweet that it's like candied chicken...

If I want candy chicken, I'm off for some General Tso's - extra chiles on the side please. Cold, it's one of the best breakfasts on earth IMHO.

After the initial work-from-home pandemic "let's eat everything all the time" I dropped 20# in 18 months. It turns out that skipping the usual three-a-week New Mexican bacon green chile breakfast burritos does have some benefits...

[stevej37]

^^^ skip that for the Taco Bell Chipotle Ranch Grilled Chicken Burrito.
It's only $2

[Rick Lee]

I've been on non-miltant keto for a month or so, had a colonoscopy last week and didn't really crave too badly during the prep. I had sugar-free Jello, Gatorade and chicken broth and it wasn't that bad. I splurged for the post-op meal and it was glorious. But I'm back to keto and not really missing anything other than the toasted bun with burgers.

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ skip that for the Taco Bell Chipotle Ranch Grilled Chicken Burrito.
It's only $2

I second that emotion.

I was a skeptic. But they’re good. Buy two. It saves you from waiting in the drive-thru line a second time.

[deckard]

i eat food with a lot of preservatives in it so that i'll last longer

[juanbenae]

WTF? Has it always gotta be about Cliff?

anyone here fast?

[gregpark]

Ended my 3 day fast last night, I lost 7lb.s. Since avoiding sugar several months ago I'm down 30lbs. Definitely have more energy and in general feel much better. New leaf, now I'm going intermittent and only eating between noon and 8pm

[Evans, Marv]

I've been doing the noon to 8pm routine now for a few years and as of right now don't feel hungry in the mornings - usually. The big thing with me is keeping the urge for sweet things down. I've reduced my sugar intake by a huge amount and allow myself a "treat" ocassionally, but in the back of my mind the sweet urge is always there. As someone said before, it's a huge, addictive thing I (& probably most of us) didn't realize was a factor. The motivatiing thing other than loosing 10+ pounds (mid 170s to mid 160s) was the reduction of my A1c from 6.6 to 5.9. Every time I'm tempted to jam something like a few donuts into my mouth, I think of that.

[gregpark]

Since I consciously omitted sugar from my diet, anything even remotely sweet is almost overpowering. Raisins, dates, fruit, whatever. After months, I finally lost the craving. I still miss bread, pancakes, etc. which all convert into sugar of course. Haven't given up occasional alcohol though, gotta draw the line somewhere