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Captain: I see from your profile that you've done tris. Has weight loss affected your performance? Do you find it challenging to balance your training and nutrition? I'm signed up to do an IM-distance race this fall and have to find this balance myself. Thanks.
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Having done lots of reading online about IF and long fasts over the last months, there doesn't seem to be a scientific/medical consensus on the long-term effects of fasting. But its positive aspects are definitely being looked at more deeply. I tend to be immoderate about food by nature. Since last fall I've been focused…
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This link has some interesting insights into longer fasts, but should be read skeptically. Certainly the stories are interesting: http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020102moser/020102Moser03ch3.html
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Our pleasure, Appalling!
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Thanks for that thoughtful explanation, Capt. Your knowledge of Greek deities is very impressive, but the terminal "o" in your screen name gets cut off on the small screen, rendering you "Apoll"--as in "appalling"--rather than "Apollo." May want to look into that.
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Captain Apoll: Most of what I've come across indicates that some who do IF extend their fasts to one or two days, or, more often, have sophisticated weekly ratios of fasting to eating (creating "eating windows"). Your posts are rather coy/cryptic. Is your point that fasting for longer periods is somehow not IF? If so,…
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I'm finding that taking a daily multivitamin has made water fasting far easier than when I skipped it. I did a few three- or four-day fasts without proper vitamins and felt much more muscular discomfort, lightheadedness, and sleeplessness. Taking a simple One-a-Day multivitamin has eliminated these problems. Anyone here…
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Well-done. Very inspirational.
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Hi MsPudding: Interesting schedule you have worked out. I plan to experiment with different durations, too. Also good to hear that you're drinking herbal tea. I don't know that I could do water exclusively for four+ days straight, so I supplement it with black coffee and the occasional diet soda. Tea is a good idea, and…
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I do weigh in almost every day or I risk getting distracted from my long-term goals. I don't stress if I go up occasionally as long as overall trend is down.
