Subnostr

Interesting point about the fiber, also I think the gall bladder circumstance you are in makes a difference with stool. Regarding fasting, I think a solid 60 hour fast once a month is a substantial boon to every aspect of health. I think with a proper diet, eating one meal a day, preferably before bed is a solid way to work your digestive tract and give those organs a chance to recover. Digestion is demanding and we all like to sleep on a full belly! Once insulin presence is managed it’s easy to control weight by adjusting the meal interval. Your body will make up the lacking blood glucose by utilizing adipose tissue. I would encourage you to buy a blood glucose tester and a blood ketone tester, both readily available for $40. It’s interesting to watch your body switch modes during a feast or a fast. It’s like having gauges on a dashboard. We have the technology, but so few people utilize it. Wellness is effortful but fulfilling.

Sedj 2y ago

I agree, having glucose and ketone measuring abilities would provide some interesting data.

You may be right about the 60 hour fast. I don't see much point in a lot of the intermittent fasting programs, as most are describing fasts of less than 24 hours, which I already do often enough, now that I am free of the 2-hour carb cycle.

Interesting about eating your omad in the evening, hadn't heard this before, but I can see where that may be truest to nature - spend the day hunting and foraging, prepare whatever you've managed to harvest, and eat it, then go to sleep on a full belly of protein. Makes sense. I know I try to wait until late in the day if I'm going to eat anything sweet as an occasional treat. My hardest habit to break was morning pastries.

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Jac 2y ago

There are few things I used to enjoy more than quality donuts and coffee, such a great flavor but man did I feel awful two hours later. I find that eating anything (though sustainability requires meat and veggies for satiety) and as much as I want in that late evening session relieves the FOMO through the day. It’s a dopamine release looking forward to my feast. The other thing the prolonged fast brings is decreased stomach capacity. It really doesn’t take much to feel satisfied, particularly if there is adequate fat to stimulate leptin, our satiety hormone.