How is IF different then anorexia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Intermittent fasting is a technique of consciously extending the time between meals as a way to decrease insulin production (which is connected to glucose and yes, to weight, including maintenance. For insulin resistant people it can be very useful and healthy. There is research supporting it, see "The obesity Code".
Anorexia is psychological and while it perhaps can look like fasting, actually has complicated psychological, emotional and biological drivers

My siblings and I are either prediabetic (15+ years) or now full diabetic. Very fit, active - never obese. But terrible genetics. IF works extremely well for us Reducing our blood sugars and A1C in ways that diet can’t do alone and allows us to eat more. We don’t do any extreme version of IF and are flexible It’s very sustainable. Our doctors are very supportive and believe this keeps us away from meds longer and healthier

Anyone can take a diet and be disordered But don’t judge everyone. For some, this keeps us healthier.

[Anonymous]

Diabetes in my family too, I have hovered at pre diabetic levels for years and IT is a game changer. Feel much better and it has been a great tool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have struggled with mild anorexia/food restriction for my whole adult life.

Let me tell you -- we don't just deny ourselves permanently (we would die if we literally ate nothing). There's a wide variety of ways anorexics restrict food, but part of it is trying to delay eating for as long as possible.

I never eat breakfast. I weigh myself every day. If my weight comes out as something I consider unacceptable (like today I was 127.4 lbs, which I consider too much) I'll restrict my food. Today I will have a iced skinny latte (130 calories), a container of baby carrots, and a small container of leftover pasta. That's all I'll eat until dinner. Then for dinner I'll probably make a cream cheese and jelly sandwich. Right now I'm hungry but I won't eat because my weight is too high.

This is actually an improvement from when I was in college and would only eat cold cuts, vegetables, and fruit.

My point is just that I agree with OP. IF is what a lot of anorexics do.

I completely agree, although thankfully I only struggled with mild anorexia and food restriction for a few years in adolescence (body image was a longer battle).

The Venn diagram comment is spot on, although I would be there's a great deal of overlap with IF and anorexia (or least Eating Disorder NOS, if that's still a thing). It's telling that in so many of these recent threads on IF, the only choices presented appear to be control or completely out of control with respect to eating. Either you're IF or you're gorging yourself on junk food all day. For people with those control issues, the concept that someone can feel hungry, eat to satiety, and then move on with their day is almost unfathomable.

I do IF. The PP you’re quoting is screwing up her metabolism with that ridiculously low amount of calories. I’m still eating 1350-2000 calories every day depending on what my goal is (cutting or bulking) as I would without IF. I care about the quality of those calories too. I have no desire to be skinny. Most of all, my body responds really well to this lifestyle. What you’re describing is someone who already has a poor relationship with food trying a new fad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started IF a few months back and finally lost those last few pounds. The 16:8 method gives me a natural discipline that really works. I love it!

But I personally think the 5:2 is a bit disordered. I don’t like the idea of only eating 500 calories a day twice a week.

I opt for the 8 hour window and completely agree that 5:2 sounds unhealthy.

[Anonymous]

Come on guys. Are my sleep habits disordered if I have a rigid sleep scheuled, say 10pm-5:00am?

How about my young children's sleep rules: "be in bed from 8:00pm-7:00pm?

How about my work habits?

Obtuse is the right word.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Come on guys. Are my sleep habits disordered if I have a rigid sleep scheuled, say 10pm-5:00am?

How about my young children's sleep rules: "be in bed from 8:00pm-7:00pm?

How about my work habits?

Obtuse is the right word.

Your kids sleep for 13 hours? Yea- that’s messed up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come on guys. Are my sleep habits disordered if I have a rigid sleep scheuled, say 10pm-5:00am?

How about my young children's sleep rules: "be in bed from 8:00pm-7:00pm?

How about my work habits?

Obtuse is the right word.

Your kids sleep for 13 hours? Yea- that’s messed up

This made me literally lol (although it should be 23 hours) Poor kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come on guys. Are my sleep habits disordered if I have a rigid sleep scheuled, say 10pm-5:00am?

How about my young children's sleep rules: "be in bed from 8:00pm-7:00pm?

How about my work habits?

Obtuse is the right word.

Your kids sleep for 13 hours? Yea- that’s messed up

It is clear that the first PP meant "8 pm-7 am".

It's 11 hrs, not 13, and you can't do simple math.