Are you fasting before Thanksgiving? Are you planning to feast on Turkey Day?

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Anonymous wrote:I wasn't planning to, but I've come down with some gastrointestinal virus where I can't keep anything in me. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to cook for 10 people like this.

Please don't do this. You should not be cooking - however hygienic you try to be there is a very high chance that you will infect everyone else.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fast before as it’ll screw with my blood sugar and the. I will overeat. I just eat a little bit of everything and try not to overdo it. We take a Long time with our thanksgiving meal so that helps.

How does fasting screw up your blood sugar?

DP, but really? You don't understand how not eating for an extended period of time could negatively impact someone's blood sugar?

I'm not fasting because it gives me headaches and stomach cramps and I can't exercise as intensely as I'd like to. I will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, though I probably won't binge for the sake of binging.

Actually, there have been studies and in most cases fasting does not impact blood sugar. Hunger and low blood sugar are not he same thing. Many more people think they suffer from low blood sugar than actually do. I am not speaking to this PP because I do not know anything about that PP, however, it is not a forgone conclusion by any means that fasting causes low blood sugar. Just the research based facts, and I cite Dr. Jason Fung's books on fasting as my source. If you have research showing differently I would be interested in seeing that link or source. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fast before as it’ll screw with my blood sugar and the. I will overeat. I just eat a little bit of everything and try not to overdo it. We take a Long time with our thanksgiving meal so that helps.

How does fasting screw up your blood sugar?

DP, but really? You don't understand how not eating for an extended period of time could negatively impact someone's blood sugar?

I'm not fasting because it gives me headaches and stomach cramps and I can't exercise as intensely as I'd like to. I will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, though I probably won't binge for the sake of binging.

Actually, there have been studies and in most cases fasting does not impact blood sugar. Hunger and low blood sugar are not he same thing. Many more people think they suffer from low blood sugar than actually do. I am not speaking to this PP because I do not know anything about that PP, however, it is not a forgone conclusion by any means that fasting causes low blood sugar. Just the research based facts, and I cite Dr. Jason Fung's books on fasting as my source. If you have research showing differently I would be interested in seeing that link or source. Thanks.

Some diabetics can fast, some cannot. Dr. Fung is not an endocrinologist. Nor is he a research scientist.

I like his general idea that health is not a one-way street, but his advice is not one-size-fits-all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wasn't planning to, but I've come down with some gastrointestinal virus where I can't keep anything in me. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to cook for 10 people like this.

Please don’t! You shed a GI virus all over that food and everyone will be miserable

Yep. It's time to cancel. You shouldn't be cooking for anyone until you have stopped vomiting (or the other end) for 24 full hours. And that would be the absolute earliest you could cook.

Either postpone it for the weekend or cancel it all together. Let everyone know ASAP so that they can make other plans and cook a turkey themselves!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wasn't planning to, but I've come down with some gastrointestinal virus where I can't keep anything in me. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to cook for 10 people like this.

Please don’t! You shed a GI virus all over that food and everyone will be miserable

Yep. It's time to cancel. You shouldn't be cooking for anyone until you have stopped vomiting (or the other end) for 24 full hours. And that would be the absolute earliest you could cook.

Either postpone it for the weekend or cancel it all together. Let everyone know ASAP so that they can make other plans and cook a turkey themselves!

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fast before as it’ll screw with my blood sugar and the. I will overeat. I just eat a little bit of everything and try not to overdo it. We take a Long time with our thanksgiving meal so that helps.

How does fasting screw up your blood sugar?

DP, but really? You don't understand how not eating for an extended period of time could negatively impact someone's blood sugar?

I'm not fasting because it gives me headaches and stomach cramps and I can't exercise as intensely as I'd like to. I will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, though I probably won't binge for the sake of binging.

Actually, there have been studies and in most cases fasting does not impact blood sugar. Hunger and low blood sugar are not he same thing. Many more people think they suffer from low blood sugar than actually do. I am not speaking to this PP because I do not know anything about that PP, however, it is not a forgone conclusion by any means that fasting causes low blood sugar. Just the research based facts, and I cite Dr. Jason Fung's books on fasting as my source. If you have research showing differently I would be interested in seeing that link or source. Thanks.

Some diabetics can fast, some cannot. Dr. Fung is not an endocrinologist. Nor is he a research scientist.

I like his general idea that health is not a one-way street, but his advice is not one-size-fits-all.

Op here. I'm not a diabetic, never have been. When I fast my body uses my own stored fat for fuel. I feel pretty energized and not that hungry. If my blood sugar was going too low and I was feeling faint or nauseous I would absolutely not be doing this.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fast before as it’ll screw with my blood sugar and the. I will overeat. I just eat a little bit of everything and try not to overdo it. We take a Long time with our thanksgiving meal so that helps.

How does fasting screw up your blood sugar?

DP, but really? You don't understand how not eating for an extended period of time could negatively impact someone's blood sugar?

I'm not fasting because it gives me headaches and stomach cramps and I can't exercise as intensely as I'd like to. I will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, though I probably won't binge for the sake of binging.

Actually, there have been studies and in most cases fasting does not impact blood sugar. Hunger and low blood sugar are not he same thing. Many more people think they suffer from low blood sugar than actually do. I am not speaking to this PP because I do not know anything about that PP, however, it is not a forgone conclusion by any means that fasting causes low blood sugar. Just the research based facts, and I cite Dr. Jason Fung's books on fasting as my source. If you have research showing differently I would be interested in seeing that link or source. Thanks.

Some diabetics can fast, some cannot. Dr. Fung is not an endocrinologist. Nor is he a research scientist.

I like his general idea that health is not a one-way street, but his advice is not one-size-fits-all.

Op here. I'm not a diabetic, never have been. When I fast my body uses my own stored fat for fuel. I feel pretty energized and not that hungry. If my blood sugar was going too low and I was feeling faint or nauseous I would absolutely not be doing this.

I'm the DP here, and I'm not a diabetic, either. But when I fast for too long, I feel awful: dizzy, nauseated, etc. As PP noted, the effects of fasting are heterogenous. Dr. Fung has books to sell. If fasting works for people, terrific. It just doesn't work for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fast before as it’ll screw with my blood sugar and the. I will overeat. I just eat a little bit of everything and try not to overdo it. We take a Long time with our thanksgiving meal so that helps.

How does fasting screw up your blood sugar?

DP, but really? You don't understand how not eating for an extended period of time could negatively impact someone's blood sugar?

I'm not fasting because it gives me headaches and stomach cramps and I can't exercise as intensely as I'd like to. I will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, though I probably won't binge for the sake of binging.

Actually, there have been studies and in most cases fasting does not impact blood sugar. Hunger and low blood sugar are not he same thing. Many more people think they suffer from low blood sugar than actually do. I am not speaking to this PP because I do not know anything about that PP, however, it is not a forgone conclusion by any means that fasting causes low blood sugar. Just the research based facts, and I cite Dr. Jason Fung's books on fasting as my source. If you have research showing differently I would be interested in seeing that link or source. Thanks.

Some diabetics can fast, some cannot. Dr. Fung is not an endocrinologist. Nor is he a research scientist.

I like his general idea that health is not a one-way street, but his advice is not one-size-fits-all.

Op here. I'm not a diabetic, never have been. When I fast my body uses my own stored fat for fuel. I feel pretty energized and not that hungry. If my blood sugar was going too low and I was feeling faint or nauseous I would absolutely not be doing this.

I'm the DP here, and I'm not a diabetic, either. But when I fast for too long, I feel awful: dizzy, nauseated, etc. As PP noted, the effects of fasting are heterogenous. Dr. Fung has books to sell. If fasting works for people, terrific. It just doesn't work for everyone.

For me, I hit the 36 hour mark of my fast and honestly feel that I could keep on going. But, from what I've read, there isn't a great deal of benefit to doing so. I get maximum results sticking with the 36 hour fast and I only do it once a week at most.

If I felt dizzy, exhausted, weak, etc I would stop well before 36 hours. That would be my body telling me in no uncertain terms that I had gone too far with it.

[Anonymous]

I am not eating any more (gross) or less (hungry!) than I ever do. Sensible meals every single day. Workout every single day. Nothing different other than i get the day off from work and get to see friends or family.