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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An honest question. I've posted before but not specifically about this. When do you think IF slips into disordered eating? Instead of a system of keeping calories in moderation or in check?

I'm thinking about a cousin who keeps encouraging and I feel like she is looking so much healthier but she eats an average of 4 times a week, excluding coffee. A pretty decent sized meal but not a binge by any stretch, not even what I would say was a big meal. [/quote]

I would assume it becomes an ED when the length of the fasting period increases into unhealthy territory. I don't think there is a hard and fast line where that occurs, though, and that's why there are so many arguments when someone tries to label IF as an ED. I would say an ED is when you push yourself to do something that is unhealthy and makes you feel worse. Some people only eat one meal a day and feel better than they've ever felt before. I don't think those people have an ED. They found a system that works for them. I, however, would probably feel like trash on OMAD, and it would be an ED if I forced myself to stick to it despite feeling bad.

So if you try 16:8 and you feel terrible, then stop. No one should continue with a diet if their body is telling them it's not working. [/quote]

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