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Dont know if fasting was mentioned here , but I lost around 12kg by doing random 24-48 hour fasts while doing 16-8 intermittent fasting. I worked out lightly 2-3 times per week and drank heavily 2-3 times per week.
For me, its easier to fast rather than restrict calories. Also after a 3 day fast, my food cravings were pretty much gone and i felt full faster. It felt like i was getting all the benefits of GLP-1 for free. Many good things happen to the body while fasting vs restricting calories. Its a good shock to the system.
Everyone freaks out when I tell them i go 2 days without eating, but this was the easiest weight loss Ive done.
For me, its easier to fast rather than restrict calories. Also after a 3 day fast, my food cravings were pretty much gone and i felt full faster. It felt like i was getting all the benefits of GLP-1 for free. Many good things happen to the body while fasting vs restricting calories. Its a good shock to the system.
Everyone freaks out when I tell them i go 2 days without eating, but this was the easiest weight loss Ive done.
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Burren
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I lost a little weight on 16/8, and I think it can be a useful tool for those who "graze" small amounts throughout the entire day provided that they don't increase their amount of grazing within those 8, but anecdotally I did have issues with sleep on it, and I think it's better when followed with a little bit of flexibility.
Food in your gut at the start of the day is one of the cues that the body uses to reset circadian in the morning. The counter-response might be "so start the 8 right when you wake up", but some research also suggests trying to go bed on an absolutely empty stomach can also make it difficult to fall asleep, and a small ~80-100 calorie snack (handful of berries, a kiwi, banana, or other small serving of fruit ideally with high melatonin content) can make it easier to fall asleep.
For me, the real win was just absolutely meticulous logging. But kind of like elf titty simulators, I think everyone has their preferred class/weapon in the toolbox that can be a better fit for different people, and sometimes it requires some experimentation to figure out what works best.
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Alcohol. I have a pretty bad drinking problem. Gonna start a 3 day fast next week and really try to cut back.
Burren
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I assumed alcohol. Hope you can cut it. That will dramatically change your life for the better.
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Fogel
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Friend of mine worked a miracle on fasting and got himself off a bunch of heart/blood meds in the process too. For me its multiple smaller meals through out the day. I just reinforced to myself that 1 cookie tastes the same as 3, and keep it out of arms reach.
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Fasting is totally fine, the only reason most people have an aversion to it is because "they're literally starving" if they only had a sandwich for lunch and it's past 4pm or some shit.
I had pretty bad ulcer problems for a good many years, and have gone 4-5 days without eating many, many times. I know it's just the first day that sucks, and everything else after that is fine. Really any change you make - it's just the first day you gotta get thru, and your body adapts. Eating 3k calories and you need to eat 2k a day to lose weight? Well, sorry man, but today is gonna suck. Tomorrow is gonna be better though, and every other day easier after that. Then you come to the conclusion that you're not eating because you're hungry, you're eating because you're bored.
The easiest thing to do as far as I'm concerned is just have self control for an hour a week - the hour you spend at the grocery store. A lot of weeks I don't even go. But when I do, it's chicken, blueberries, milk and I order my protein powder off Amazon. That's literally 85% of my diet (wife cooking dinner is the other part). Just don't buy a bunch of bullshit at the store, and you can't eat a bunch of bullshit.
The other thing that really made sense for me and really makes it work was the advice to always have prepped meals available. My freezer is full of chicken and burrito bowls. I have chicken every day for lunch (I freely admit my superpower is I tolerate low menu variation) and if we don't have a dinner plan, I just pull out a burrito bowl. 392 calories. You know how much "oh let's just grab something for dinner" is? Usually a fuck of a lot more than 392 calories. If you have a plan, and you can eliminate the temptation, you can accomplish quite a lot.
Reminds me - I gotta take out a pork shoulder to toss in the crock pot this weekend. Gonna make a fuckload of burrito bowl/pulled pork meals and freeze them.
I had pretty bad ulcer problems for a good many years, and have gone 4-5 days without eating many, many times. I know it's just the first day that sucks, and everything else after that is fine. Really any change you make - it's just the first day you gotta get thru, and your body adapts. Eating 3k calories and you need to eat 2k a day to lose weight? Well, sorry man, but today is gonna suck. Tomorrow is gonna be better though, and every other day easier after that. Then you come to the conclusion that you're not eating because you're hungry, you're eating because you're bored.
The easiest thing to do as far as I'm concerned is just have self control for an hour a week - the hour you spend at the grocery store. A lot of weeks I don't even go. But when I do, it's chicken, blueberries, milk and I order my protein powder off Amazon. That's literally 85% of my diet (wife cooking dinner is the other part). Just don't buy a bunch of bullshit at the store, and you can't eat a bunch of bullshit.
The other thing that really made sense for me and really makes it work was the advice to always have prepped meals available. My freezer is full of chicken and burrito bowls. I have chicken every day for lunch (I freely admit my superpower is I tolerate low menu variation) and if we don't have a dinner plan, I just pull out a burrito bowl. 392 calories. You know how much "oh let's just grab something for dinner" is? Usually a fuck of a lot more than 392 calories. If you have a plan, and you can eliminate the temptation, you can accomplish quite a lot.
Reminds me - I gotta take out a pork shoulder to toss in the crock pot this weekend. Gonna make a fuckload of burrito bowl/pulled pork meals and freeze them.
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I went through a binge drinking phase, blood of the irish and all, plus my family is full of alcoholics/drug abusers which doesn't help. Honestly, dropping that was harder than my bad eating habits in the past. I'm perfectly fine restraining myself in social situations, but I absolutely never have alcohol in my house. Good luck finding a way to quit, becauses its a nasty habit, and when you finally break free you realize just how many ways its making you feel awful. It absolutely murders your sleep patterns.
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