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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

My wife & I have been intermittent fasting for maybe three years now - eating between 12 & 8. We usually finish eatiing prior 7 in the evenings. It has become a normal eating schedule for us. Occassionally we'll eat breakfast if pancakes for something strike out fancy, but having food in our stomachs feels strange at that time. I wantd to do it for the "alternate" benefits & wasn't concerned with losing weight. However I have lost about ten to twelve pounds, & it has been off for probably two years. I now really prefer the eating schedule.

Very nice!

Originally Posted by gregpark

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After and before almost a year later. From an unhealthy 256 lb.s back to my high school weight of 182 (which I'm maintaining effortlessly now). I'm 69 but feel young again. Basically, I quit eating just 3 things: Sugar, all processed foods and breakfast.

Coincidentally, my motorcycles and bicycles seem to have gotten faster and handle better!

Wow, OUT-FARGIN-STANDING! That's really fantastic! You look great, and it's good to hear that you feel the difference too.

Originally Posted by Baz

This guy was no youngster but was very fit - as in Daniel Craig level fit. So I picked his brain. He response to me....."intermediate fasting and exercise".

Then he said something to the effect that he was reading now that intermediate fasting has an adverse effect on (something). Not sure what it was - should have written it down, I guess.

You may find some interesting stuff in here. This guy has written books, but I swear if you follow the links, my guess is that you probably get most of the info from at least one of his books. He's a Dr with several clinics that seems to focus on the treatment of obesity and diabetes.

Jason Fung, M.D., is a Toronto-based nephrologist (kidney specialist) and a world leading expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets.

Some of these entries below are really short, and some are longer. Some get into the technical details about various hormones and other things that the body does if you fast and if you don't fast. He talks about benefits for women as well as guys. He talks about fasting and what that does for exercise and muscle mass and weight loss and brain function. Every once in a while I want to go back and read some of this stuff, so I finally compiled the list of links so I can refer back to them, but it will also allow anyone that's interesting to pick and choose based on the general topics where I've added them.

https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-a-history-part-i/ - history
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-physiology-part-ii/ - physiology overview
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-and-growth-hormone-physiology-part-3/ - hgh
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-and-lipolysis-part-4/
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-myths-part-5/ - myths
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-regimens-part-6/ - intermittent fasting
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/longer-fasting-regimens-part-7/ - longer fasting
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/the-ancient-secret-of-weight-loss-fasting-part-8/ - more history
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/caloric-reduction-vs-fasting-part-9/ - vs caloric reduction dieting
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/women-and-fasting-part-10/ - women and fasting
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/feasts-and-fasts-the-cycle-of-life-fasting-part-11/ - feast and fast
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/practical-fasting-tips-part-12/ - practical fasting tips
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/more-practical-fasting-tips-part-13/ - more tips
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/the-fasting-advantage-part-14/ - "pros"
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-and-muscle-mass-fasting-part-14/ - fasting and muscle mass
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-lowers-cholesterol-fasting-16/ - cholesterol
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-and-hunger-fasting-17/ - hunger
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/cephalic-phase-response-fasting-18/ - cephalic phase response
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/circadian-rhythms-fasting-19/ - circadian rhythms
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/refeeding-syndromes-fasting-20/ refeeding syndrome
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/obesity-solving-the-two-compartment-problem/ - obesity
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/the-biggest-loser-diet-fasting22/ - the biggest loser diet
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-and-exercise-fasting-23/ - fasting and exercise
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-brain-function-fasting-24/ - fasting and brain function
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-and-autophagy-fasting-25/ - fasting and autophagy
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/power-comparison-fasting-vs-low-carb-fasting-26/ - power
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/difference-calorie-restriction-fasting-fasting-27/ - fasting vs caloric restriction
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/youre-always-hungry-fasting-28/ - why you're always hungry
https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/fasting-ghrelin-fasting-29/ - fasting and Ghrelin