Hunger control

[slmdLS1]

If you try a fast, you will find it very easy to improve will power and hunger control.

I fasted the first time for about 60 hours(Wednesday night until Saturday morning)...was very tough...but now, no big deal.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by slmdLS1

If you try a fast, you will find it very easy to improve will power and hunger control.

I fasted the first time for about 60 hours(Wednesday night until Saturday morning)...was very tough...but now, no big deal.

THIS is what people need to know. If you practice saying "NO!" to hunger pangs, they will eventually get the message. As you acclimate yourself to eating less, hunger doesn't get worse and worse ... as a general rule it gets less and less.

[slmdLS1]

lost 7 pounds over that 60 hours too. It was right around that time you first posted the long article about intermittent fasting.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by slmdLS1

lost 7 pounds over that 60 hours too. It was right around that time you first posted the long article about intermittent fasting.

Wait, you mean you didn't got into 'starvation mode' and 'wreck your metabolism' ?

[JBufgogators]

Originally Posted by slmdLS1

If you try a fast, you will find it very easy to improve will power and hunger control.

I fasted the first time for about 60 hours(Wednesday night until Saturday morning)...was very tough...but now, no big deal.

What the heck did you eat (and drink) during that period?

Dreamliner, That doesnt mess up the metabolism? Can you mess up your metabolism with a period of no activity/exercise?

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by JBufgogators

What the heck did you eat (and drink) during that period?

Dreamliner, That doesnt mess up the metabolism? Can you mess up your metabolism with a period of no activity/exercise?

Studies have shown that one can fast for upwards of 72 hours without impacting metabolism, and after that metabolism is affected only marginally. Your metabolism is what it is and is based on gender, age, height and weight. Now, if you don't challenge your muscles, sure, you'll lose muscle tissue and that will impact your metabolism. And if you're inactive, then you're burning very few calories in addition to what your body burns at rest, thus making it more likely that you'll gain fat.

[slmdLS1]

Originally Posted by JBufgogators

What the heck did you eat (and drink) during that period?

Dreamliner, That doesnt mess up the metabolism? Can you mess up your metabolism with a period of no activity/exercise?

water + multivitamin.

"gulp, gulp, gulp...ahhhhhhh...I'm full."

[JBufgogators]

Originally Posted by slmdLS1

water + multivitamin.

"gulp, gulp, gulp...ahhhhhhh...I'm full."

Thats a real fast. Like the POWs in the old days I guess.

[G8rChuck85]

I'm thinking about fasting from tonight through monday night..Maybe just water or some juice. It will give my system a break from food and I will lose a few pounds. I have gone on 3 day fasts before and always lost at least 5 Lbs.

[LeafUF]

I basically fasted a few weekends ago when I was in Vegas. Got sick Saturday morning, threw up all day, just drank water on Sunday and finally had an actual meal sometime Monday evening. Stomach flu is the fastest way to lose weight ever, I am surprised that **** isnt bottled and sold somewhere.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

It isn't specifically bottled, but you can get bottles of stuff that handle the same mechanisms.

You lose weight when you're sick because:

1. Your body temperature rises, which creates a rise in metabolic rate and lipolysis
2. You lose a lot of fluid

Ephedrine+Caffeine can easily mimic both of these.

[LeafUF]

And it reduces hunger, another symptom of being sick.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Yep, though through a different mechanism.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by G8rChuck85

I'm thinking about fasting from tonight through monday night..Maybe just water or some juice. It will give my system a break from food and I will lose a few pounds. I have gone on 3 day fasts before and always lost at least 5 Lbs.

A Utah Intermountain healthcare study showed that people who fasted ONE DAY A MONTH had a 58% lower incidence of heart disease than those who don't.

Also, while I would never discourage anyone from fasting as long as they want, remember that you can receive the benefits of fasting without even fasting for 24 hours, let alone 72. Essentially, I fast every day ... for 15-20 hours. Others I know have had great success eating per usual, most of the time but interjecting 1-2 dinner-to-dinner fasts per week.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

I've done IF on cuts before and honestly didn't notice a tangible difference over a normal reduced calorie cut.

But it seems to work for some people.

[slmdLS1]

Originally Posted by G8rChuck85

I'm thinking about fasting from tonight through monday night..Maybe just water or some juice. It will give my system a break from food and I will lose a few pounds. I have gone on 3 day fasts before and always lost at least 5 Lbs.

consider that if you plan on drinking juice, it wont be a fast...if the juice is a fruit juice that may be loaded with sugar, it may give you a head rush/headache from the blood sugar spike....(I wouldnt suggest a fast over the weekend anyways...too much free time to slip up - i find it easy to stay busy at work and not worry about meals if i fast during the week)

I was sick sunday, i had some 24 hour flu or something...i had a cheat meal Saturday, before that but didnt eat any wild foods that would upset my stomach, but i lost 8lbs in 24 hours from saturday night after dinner(189lbs) to midday sunday after layin in bed all day, and then yacking up 16oz of orange juice(181lbs). Mostly fluids i know, but its amazing how the body fluctuates like that.

crazy.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by orangeblueorangeblue

I've done IF on cuts before and honestly didn't notice a tangible difference over a normal reduced calorie cut.

But it seems to work for some people.

It's all in the way you choose to establish a calorie deficit. For some, IF is a more convenient means of doing that. And for me, it allows me to have my cake and eat it too ... larger meals when I do eat.

That aside, there does appear to be ample evidence that IF confers health benefits.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Could be.

I found myself ultimately more hungry and more apt to cheat after going 16-18 hours without food.

[LeafUF]

Originally Posted by orangeblueorangeblue

Could be.

I found myself ultimately more hungry and more apt to cheat after going 16-18 hours without food.

Exactly how I feel when I go long periods without food.

I have somewhat accidentally fallen into a one meal before workout routine. So, I go about 12 hours between my evening meal and my morning meal. Go to the gym around midday and end up eating the majority of my food from around 3pm on. It is not IF but it is a smaller meal window than I am used to. However, without that morning meal I don't think I could cut it.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by orangeblueorangeblue

Could be.

I found myself ultimately more hungry and more apt to cheat after going 16-18 hours without food.

That's never been the case with me. I've found transitioning from eating pretty much 'round the clock, to constricting my eating to a, say, 5-8 hour window, easier than I ever dared dream.

However, I did go into IF with my eyes open, with a gameplan for hunger pangs and with a determination to eat reflectivity when I did eat, so as not to overcompensate. So, I very quickly became habituated to the new strategy.

Offhand I'd say the biggest battle is in the mind, and not so much with the hormones. But again, it's not like it was a titanic battle.