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Default Dec 06, 2019 at 06:44 AM
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Ok so I have decided I have to start doing this and keep doing it.

Why do I like it?

1. I have never really faced the issue of being *hungry* that much. My over eating has been and usually will be mental. A desire or urge to get a reward. I honestly think it is possible that I don't have a ton of hunger. It is a habit. Go into a store, get a candy reward. This will hopefully squelch my impulses.

2. Like any addict, it seems easier to abstain than to use the drug reasonably.

3. Have you seen the health results? Specifically Autophagy. For years now I have said to people that everyone looks bloated... and sure enough, someone discovers that we are supposed to be "eating ourselves" and if we eat too much food, this process slows down.

4. From a purely practical view my grocery budget is a lot of money. Cutting that in half would save me money.

5. From a purely practical view I lose about 2 hours per day preparing and dealing with food. (including clean up). This works even better if I get all my food at work.

6. It gives me clear headedness and energy.

7. It might result in weight loss. But when I do eat I can have what I want.

The drawbacks however,

8. Mostly sleep. I find I get a wave of energy when I am fasting.

9. I am a little concerned about blood sugar drops. When I fast I have trouble sleeping. I am considering getting a blood sugar meter to test it.

10. Remain frustrated that there is no good solid information on exactly what you must do to get the benefits except for a few tentpole studies. Some say autophagy starts after 13 hours fasting, some say you really won't be doing anything unless you fast for 3 days. My guess is that you do get some small autophagy after 13 hours (based on how great people look who do 16:8, but it probably isn't that much and can be effected by how many carbs you have)

At the moment I am starting with an 18:6 program for daily use with an attempt at 24 hour fasting each weekend. After I do that for a while I am going to try 36 hour fasting. Working up to a 72 hour fast 3 x per year.
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Default Dec 06, 2019 at 11:03 AM
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In my adult phase now and looking back to my younger version I realize I had an eating disorder.I would abstain from food completely until my dad noticed.The longest period was 10 days.I think I did this so that the abuse stops and attention is diverted to make me eat.It would be minimum one week before they noticed that I had stopped eating completely. During that period of my life people admired at how physically fit I looked and asked me what work outs I did.I never attended gym back then.It was just a distraction technique and a coping skill,I think.
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Default Dec 08, 2019 at 02:02 PM
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I'm doing the 16/8 it's curbing my emotional eating. I really like having started this.

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Default Dec 08, 2019 at 03:09 PM
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I'm doing the 16/8 it's curbing my emotional eating. I really like having started this.
Yes I like it. I stops me from being "driven" to eat. Which I think is just a bad habit.
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Default Dec 09, 2019 at 05:50 AM
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In the course of looking into this yesterday I was kind of annoyed to discover that medical providers have known for a while that the A1C test for blood sugar is not accurate and thus you can have diabetes and not know about it.

Frustrating.

Today I am trying day one of "alternate" day fasting. That means I will eat nothing today. Wish me luck.
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Default Jan 05, 2020 at 03:19 PM
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^ that's disturbing!

Anyway, as you know, I've jumped on the bandwagon myself. Plan was for one month. I'll probably have to take a few days break though soon because of a cold coming on and other pains, but I'll make it up at the end. Yesterday, hubby and I went to a movie at dinner time though that kinda threw me off. Had a late dinner and gave into some snacking, but I am sort of skipping breakfast (I'll still eat the breakfast meal, but at lunchtime....so guess I'm skipping lunch). Anyway, that is the plan. We will see how it goes tonight. I'm still only fasting a max of 13 or 14 hours, but it's a trial period, so I'm starting easy.
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