Skittles wrote:Think of food as fuel instead of a hobby and you'll easily drop the weight.

This is a sad attitude towards food. I would say, enjoy really great food, and make each calorie worth it. Don't eat empty calories. You will feel happier when you eat, even as you are eating less. This is much more maintainable for the long-term.

Think of food as fuel instead of a hobby and you'll easily drop the weight.

Anonymous wrote:So is fasting good or not?

Yes it's perfectly ok (barring any health issues) and quite effective. Been doing it for 5 years now, and it's just a way of life for us. We follow Brad Pilon's protocal in his E-book Eat Stop Eat. It's a great read.

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Anonymous wrote:^because there's no way you are getting the necessary, probably even the minimal, amounts of protein, minerals, nutrients, and fiber that you need daily. There's just no way

Weight is only small part of the picture when it comes to your overall Health and Longevity. The obsession with it to the exclusion of all else is mind boggling

Why no way? One meal a day can be nutritionally balanced. NP but I do one meal a day that’s 1500-1800 calories. When I eat three meals a day I can easily put away2500 calories or more no problem as a 5’7 female which is why I’m overweight. It’s sooo much easier for me to eat fewer calories eating one meal a day.

OP might be undereating though.

In one meal? That's a binge.

Hahaha haha! Maybe if all you eat is lettuce.

I'm literally now looking at a slice of cake that has 1720 calories.

It is not about how much you eat but what you eat. It is not the same having three big bowls of unsalted tomato salad than one shy bowl of spicy, super salted tomato soup. Of course you’ll look like a balloon after retaining gallons of water.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm going to try this.

In fact, I'm starting today, and having a big ass Mexican enchilada meal from a hole in the wall, for lunch. Nothing else til tomorrow. Will rinse and repeat for the next 2 weeks and see how I feel. Sounds completely doable for me.

So, no fruits and vegetables, then?

I lost 7 pounds in one month avoiding pasta, potatoes, bread, desserts and increasing the physical exercise.

NP here - how long did it take to lose the weight OP? I started this when I read your thread and I feel a ton better but I haven't lost anything. I have a solid 10 to lose and 20 would be even better. I am moderately active because I have 3 small kids so I'm always walking somewhere, running with them or playing at the park. I don't do gym time right now but I'm hoping to add it soon after we finish some house reno that's taking up a ton of time. I feel great just eating once so I'm going to keep doing it but I would love to see the scale move a little too.

is your one meal all day long?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, eating in a disordered way that will mess up your metabolism will cause you to lose weight in the short term.

Also, eating less makes you lose weight.

SHOCKING!!

NP. I don't think it will mess up the metabolism at all. At least that is what all the new research is saying. That eating once a day doesn't make you lose muscle or slow down your metabolism at all. I have done the similar eating pattern here and there, and I can even go to my yoga class after just having coffee all day. Generally if I am going to exercise I will eat before it and then skip my dinner.

Agreed. All that slowing of metabolism is crap - it’s been proven. And as long as your are fueling your body regularly (and daily IS regularly) you won’t lose out on nutrients, lose muscle, etc.

Honestly what is truly disordered is the people in this post who cannot fathom going a few hours (like maybe 10 waking hours) without eating. Your body does not need constant feeding.

I used to not believe in fasting, and I remember thinking, how can people say they think more clearly when they are fasting? Their brain isn't getting any energy to think! This is crazy talk.

Then I went to a lecture given by a hotshot cancer doctor here in Los Angeles. After he went through the usual things (don't smoke, get sleep, etc) I was totally shocked when he discussed fasting.

Now it was in a cancer context, basically discussing how cancer cells must consume or die, while normal cells can easily handle fasts by conserving energy. The research was showing that chemo patients who fast do better than those who do not.

However; in general (cancer aside), he was saying that he believes that humans were meant to fast. The theory is this: If you have a constant supply of food, your body is always digesting, so is not spending energy on other functions. When you fast, your digestive system calms down, and energy is spent on other things, like "cleaning house." As an analogy, when you are eating Thanksgiving dinner, you are not simultaneously cleaning your house. You may be before or after, but not during. In general, Americans are told to eat and snack etc, they are in effect digesting all day. And because of this, they are screwing around with their insulin all day.

The key, though, to fast in a healthy way, is to not be eating the standard American diet of sugar and carbs from grains. The key is to be eating fat, protein, veggies.

OP, just want to throw something out there for you since you say you have a rough period in the late AM....if you try no milk with your coffee, I bet that rough part would go away. The milk stimulates your digestive tract. Coffee alone won't. I stopped drinking my morning coffee and milk (which for me was becoming milk with a little coffee). The health benefits accrue from the duration of the fast, so I try not to break it for something as minor as morning coffee/milk. If you give up your milk, you are really getting to 22:2 or 23:1 vs. 12:12, which is wonderful for your health.

So is fasting good or not?

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Anonymous wrote:Lol at the idea that competitive bikini models are really fitness oriented.

Let's ask what actual athletes do - I seriously doubt they eat one meal a day.

https://www.outsideonline.com/2109091/fasting-could-make-you-faster

https://barbend.com/intermittent-fasting-benefits/

https://primedlifestyle.com/2018/01/07/why-top-athletes-only-eat-one-meal-a-day/

https://deadspin.com/the-greatest-male-gymnast-of-all-time-eats-just-one-mea-1818839852

You can't possibly think those are credible information sources. Actual athletes fuel their bodies. They don't starve them.

Why don't you actually read these articles with an open mind? I remember being shocked that ultramarathoner Scott Jurek was a vegan, which defied conventional wisdom about athletic performance. When I ran marathons in the 80s, carb loading, Gu and Gatorade were considered absolute necessities.

There isn't one "right" way to eat.

true. but I seriously doubt there are a huge number of actual athletes who eat 1x/day. That would be one huge meal.

Why do you keep bringing up athletes as if their experiences are in any way relevant here? Of course they eat much more, many times per day most of them, because they are working out and training up to 12 hours. Do you know what LeBron eats and how many calories he consumes? It isn't feasible for the average person.

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Anonymous wrote:Well I’ve been following this for the past couple weeks and it’s been triggering for me (from my childhood years).but I already can’t stop and feel incredible bc I can control not eating after 6pm. Scary and exhilarating at the same time. Like a high you’d get from drugs.

Not trying to be insulting, but I don't understand what this poster is saying. They're triggered because they can control not eating after 6:00 PM? They're triggered because they, like OP, are "finally skinny"?

I believe what this poster was saying was this thread triggered her into disordered eating habits again. She gets a high off of not eating for long periods
Of time and controlling her food intake (like an anorexic).

NP but body shape has a lot to do with it. The heaviest I have ever been is 138 (at 5’4”) and I was a size 4 in clothes, although I definitely look chubby in pictures. Currently low 120s and would say I’m average, not thin, and I’m a 2

Body frame too. Im 5'2" and 116 and wear a 4 or 6. I have wide shoulders,wide hips, broad rub cage , which means that often even a 4 won't work (,in designer anyway) .. When I dieted down to 99 lbs I wore a 2...but although I looked too skinny with clothes off (every rib showing, stick arms, etc) in clothes I looked pretty normal.