Subnostr

I believe in fasting as a very effective weight maintenance mechanism in the following manner. Weigh yourself in the morning every day or every few days. At some point the scale will suprise you with a value that is higher than expected. That is the signal. Do not eat on that day (until breakfast the next day).

Some things of note:

* You will be overfed when you start your fast. Malnutrition is not a concern since that is a matter of degree. One day of fasting won't take you from overfed to malnourished.

* Your fast may drain more than just your glycogen and your digestive system contents. To ensure it is draining body fat and not muscle, make sure you are doing resistance exercise (gliding - see my previous post). Don't worry about not having enough protein - if you are overfed from the day before (and weren't on some weird low-protein diet), you have plenty of free protein floating around, and your body can scavange it.

Satosha 1y ago

If your concern is weight management .. all you need to do is sleep and hour before eating anything .. and don't sleep for at least three hours after eating anything.. eat whatever you want ..whenever you want .. just the simple sleep rule ..

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Mike Dilger ☑️ 1y ago

Interesting rule. I think that would work well. Plenty of other rules also can work well.

Satosha 1y ago

It worked for me because full day fasting (though no brainer) was too difficult for me - I was on full time work back then - and I had to cut down from 90 Kilos to 70 Kilos to make sure I am NOT put on diabetes pill for the rest of my life :-) .. going good after almost ten years hence ..