Intermittent fasting

[Slacker]

I haven't done a full-on fast (I have done a short juice fast) but I've read about it, and I think it sounds like a great idea. If you think about our ancient ancient ancestors, they would have had periods of time on a pretty regular basis without food, so it seems like a very natural way for our species to live, and I feel like the more naturally we eat, maybe the better we're doing.

[rat1]

It also helps to heal IBD

[Creepy-bg]

I've eaten 21 stuffed jalepinos and drank 3+ liters of orange juice in the last 36 hours. my butthole is on fire.

[Slacker]

I don't know how convincing that is... I'm not sure I want a pre-Medieval life expectancy, even if I'd be thinner

I don't know if fasting was the cause of that, though.

[FDG]

Sounds kinda bad unless your levels of physical activity are really low

[Birdie]

I fast for sixteen hours daily and eat in an eight hour window of time.

[Birdie]

Also, I read this study about this man that was morbidly obese and
did not eat solid food for an entire year and he lived. His body had
so much stored up fat to use as energy he didn't really need to eat,
he just had to stay hydrated.

/me tries to find study.

[jughead]

I've done some vegetable/juice fasting into full on fasting for a few days. If you can get into it, I think its a good way to go. Honestly it didn't really bother me. Ramping it up slow like your doing would be good. It's supposed to help activate certain repair/longevity genes, pushing your systems to adapt for more efficient short term uptake of nutrients, and improving those mechanisms etc. I've read about it some on the immortality institute forums and it seems to be promising. Not as good as calorie restriction for longevity but more tolerable. Sedentary days at the office/job/school would be perfect for it. (well almost, depends on if u have a test etc, small snacks high in glucose might be perfect then. )
You don't actually end up eating much less calories or less at all, the condensed window is a sorta training mechanism.You can eat whatever you want 2x calories on the eat day if you on EOD fasting.

[FDG]

That's what I thought at first, but most of the non-academic info I've read on intermittent fasting is actually from bodybuilding forums, because it's an easy way to lose fat without sacrificing muscle gain:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/fast...-protocols.htm
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/b...ru-of-fasting/
http://jimmysmithtraining.com/traini...t-warrior-diet
http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-n...ttent-fasting/

Ehm, having tried some of the diets and strategies described in body-building forums, I believe they are tendentially useful if you want to become shredded quickly, but generally they have zero medium-term sustainability, just like a ketogenic diet, or running on an empty stomach right after waking up. Nevertheless, if you're trying to lose weight, it might be a good strategy.

[Birdie]

As long as the fasting doesn't get carried away and you're trying to
burn fat and you've plateaued at a weight using cardio, fasting one
to two days is not going to harm you overall as long as you eat a
good amount of calories the days that you do eat. If you're restricting
and fasting I can see the beginnings of an eating disorder occurring
but if you're being responsible and not freaking out because you ate
a piece of pizza and now you're going to have to spend an extra hour
on the treadmill, you should be physically alright and not deplete yourself
of needed nourishment/energy. I did a little more research on this after
you posted that you read this on body building forums. They have good
tips and advice but not all of their techniques are healthy, this one doesn't
seem too bad as long as you eat between 1800 - 2300 calories the day
you do eat. OR you eat around 800 - 1300 depending on what foods you eat.
1300 calories in vegetables is a shit ton of vegetables. I realize that 800 calories
is like one double cheeseburger or whatever but if you're diet mostly consists
of veggies/fruits, 1000 - 1500 calories can go a long way. If you eat more
breads and meats and dairies you should aim for a caloric intake of 1800 - 2300.
I also suggest saying good bye to almost all transfats and artificial sugars and salts.

[mu4]

As long as the fasting doesn't get carried away and you're trying to
burn fat and you've plateaued at a weight using cardio, fasting one
to two days is not going to harm you overall as long as you eat a
good amount of calories the days that you do eat. If you're restricting
and fasting I can see the beginnings of an eating disorder occurring
but if you're being responsible and not freaking out because you ate
a piece of pizza and now you're going to have to spend an extra hour
on the treadmill, you should be physically alright and not deplete yourself
of needed nourishment/energy. I did a little more research on this after
you posted that you read this on body building forums. They have good
tips and advice but not all of their techniques are healthy, this one doesn't
seem too bad as long as you eat between 1800 - 2300 calories the day
you do eat. OR you eat around 800 - 1300 depending on what foods you eat.
1300 calories in vegetables is a shit ton of vegetables. I realize that 800 calories
is like one double cheeseburger or whatever but if you're diet mostly consists
of veggies/fruits, 1000 - 1500 calories can go a long way. If you eat more
breads and meats and dairies you should aim for a caloric intake of 1800 - 2300.
I also suggest saying good bye to almost all transfats and artificial sugars and salts.

Why do you put line breaks in what you write?

[Creepy-male]

Lol I've unintentionally fasted when I've concentrated on things very deeply, never for more than a day. If I'm not hungry I don't eat, idk, I don't like all these new trendy diets and health advice bs.

[Birdie]

Why do you put line breaks in what you write?

Personal preference.