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Fish are scared of me
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03-04-2019, 07:17 AM | #182 | |
In Search of a Life
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Tim Ferriss is a sucker for a lot of fad diets, but he (and a lot of other life optimizers) all swear by doing long periods of fasting/ketosis once a year or so in order to encourage autophagy of precancer as well as a bunch of other supposed health benefits. |
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03-04-2019, 01:11 PM | #183 |
In Search of a Life
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Location: L.A.
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I've been doing 16-hour fast for the last 3 weeks. Of course the first week some shit went down at work, and everyone else in my life decided to pounce at the same time. Why does that always happen every time I start a new diet? I was grumpy/obsessed for like 5 days (I call it the hamster wheel in my brain that won't stop spinning no matter how much I want it to). But I pushed past it. I've felt pretty good since then and have been managing the stress much better.
I think one of the things I did wrong that first week was I didn't eat enough. After the first couple nights of going 16 hours without food, my stomach shrank a bunch and I just didn't feel very hungry. My normal lunch seemed like a ton of food. So I wasn't eating very much in that 4pm meal. But ultimately the calorie deficit + dealing with work and other kinds of stress - sent me into orbit. Now I'm making sure to eat a decent meal at 4pm. This weekend I slept 10-11 hours per night. Must be my body catching up on something. I figured if it wants to sleep let's just sleep. Last edited by suzzer99; 03-04-2019 at 01:40 PM.. |
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03-04-2019, 01:13 PM | #184 |
Rufus Dawes Jr.
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I just started a 16 hour fast thing today.
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03-04-2019, 01:51 PM | #185 | |
Grand champ
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I’ve heard a three-day fast causes your body to replace all of it’s white blood cells, which could be handy for someone going through chemo and needs a hard immune system reset. I couldn’t find a ton of science to back it up but whatever works. |
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03-04-2019, 01:53 PM | #186 | |
'Tis my eye!
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03-04-2019, 02:00 PM | #187 |
In Search of a Life
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I drink a 16 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper every day at lunch. I also drink diet Red Bulls when I go hiking. Am I going to get cancer?
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03-04-2019, 02:01 PM | #188 |
Fish are scared of me
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I fasted for 3 days and my penis looked bigger.
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03-04-2019, 02:03 PM | #189 |
Fish are scared of me
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03-04-2019, 02:05 PM | #190 |
Veteran
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I've been doing IF since December and love it.
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03-04-2019, 02:24 PM | #191 |
Don't Be A Dick
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03-04-2019, 02:38 PM | #192 |
In Search of a Life
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03-04-2019, 02:41 PM | #193 |
Grand champ
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03-04-2019, 03:18 PM | #194 |
MVP
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Location: Liberty, MO
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So I'm 52 yo, I work out 5-6 days per week with 30 minutes cardio and 30 minutes of strength training. I'd say I eat pretty healthy most of the week. I have either oatmeal and berries for breakfast, or three eggs and a few berries. I have a spinach salad with tons of veggies and a homemade olive oil and vinegar dressing used sparingly, and I generally eat a lean protein and some veggies for dinner. I do splurge once or twice a week and make something not as healthy, but usually even then I try to make it as healthy as possible. Little to no fried foods. I'm a pretty fit guy. My achilles heel is beer for sure. I often drink 12-15 beers throughout the weekend.
So, I've not tried the fasting thing but I am intrigued. So, I can eat whatever I want as long as it's between noon and 8pm? I can get down on spagetti and meatballs, or cheeseburgers, or pizza? Beer? I mean, everyone saying they are losing weight on the 16:8 diet seems weird to me unless they are modifying caloric intake? |
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03-04-2019, 03:35 PM | #195 | |
Fish are scared of me
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