What are your thoughts on fasting

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  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    Some research suggests it can prolong lifespan
    http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7230/edsumm/e090205-11.html

    I read somewhere that it might not be ideal for women, though, for hormonal reasons
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I don't like to do it as a planned activity but I'm pretty sure I regularly fast for 12 hours due to sleep and delaying breakfast
    It might give a psychological boost but not a metabolic one
    Fasting for those who do it is a way to keep weekly calories in check

    Those are my thoughts

  • NearlyMelaine
    NearlyMelaine Posts: 22 Member
    This might be a bit off topic to what you're saying, but I find going to sleep feeling hungry increasing the overnight fast boosts my weightloss and also helps me eat a good substantial breakfast in the morning to start the day. Personally, I highly recommend it, although I'm aware some people maybe averse to the idea...
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    I think I accidentally do 16:8. It doesn't bother me.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Op you haven't explained your routine. .

    What I'm seeing is you skip breakfast once a week. Is that correct?

    I don't eat till 12pm every day, but I drink tea with milk up until then, so I wouldn't call it fasting.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    NearlyMelaine wrote: »
    This might be a bit off topic to what you're saying, but I find going to sleep feeling hungry increasing the overnight fast boosts my weightloss and also helps me eat a good substantial breakfast in the morning to start the day. Personally, I highly recommend it, although I'm aware some people maybe averse to the idea...

    sorry it's another 'dem feels' with no rational science to back it up

    but if you like doing it you should
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