Fasting

[SleepyJones]

Has anyone done much prolonged fasting? Or even intermittent fasting? I'm wondering if anyone has noticed any benefits either in weight loss, overall health or mental well-being. Apparently fasting has incredible benefits.

 

[anonymous22]

I’ve done fasting for autophagy.

I can say it’s helps with metabolic reset. I’ve noticed my glucose levels even out and stay lower, which probably has less metabolic stress on other things. A good example is my brain seems to get clearer.
So a win-win.

Otherwise, it doesn’t really do anything to fat per say, unless you use it as a way to control your total calories. Habitual eaters can sometimes benefit from that, if you can stay on that path and count all your calories and macros for one meal.

It doesn’t do anything for muscle building. Matter of fact it kind of slows it. Which eating all the time to feed muscle growth is why I like to reset everything from time to time and do a good 24 hour fast.

If you go on the internet, you always hear wild stories from “it does everything” to “it does nothing.” It’s not going to cure a disease, and it won’t make you lose weight if you can’t control your total calories, but it doesn’t not do anything.

 

[Southpaw1331]

I’m currently doing intermittent fasting losing some weight but more importantly lowering my A1-C, diabetes runs in the family so have to keep an eye on it.

 

[gbflyer]

I've done the 16/8 thing. I lose 15lbs in 45-60 days. Unfortunately I've lost motivation over a real shitty winter to stay with it and ballooned back up. It helps with my overall state of well being. I fight borderline high BP and Afib, for me the 1# of weight loss equaling one point off my BP runs pretty true. I'm on a beta blocker now that makes me lazier and hungrier. Lol.

 

[Vaultman]

There is some other info on rokslide here too. Search "OMAD". There are quite a few who have done it. This is the one I recall that I first posted my experience in.

Post in thread 'Extended Fasting while hunting?'

Feb 15, 2022

I sense there is some tongue in cheek posting here from OP (@AustinL911 )....

My experience:
I was overweight (technically I defiantly still am). But I've been IF-ing since August of 2021. Started slowly by doing an 16-8 or an 18-6 (depending on how late I ate dinner). I have since been a OMAD (One meal a day) faster. I am not super strict with it, but in the last 5 months there have been maybe 10 times that I have eaten more than OMAD.

I was not on a backpack hunt (as we were at a basecamp every night with the wall tent and truck), but I did a 9 day hunt on OMAD. This was...

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I've done it. It works. Inflamation down, energy up. This book has a lot of info, and I read it before I did my first one:
The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting.

I just watched "Fasting: The Healer within" on amazon prime. I probably wouldn't go about it the way the two brothers did (water only, isn't my thing), but there were some other testemonials in that documentary that I enjoyed.

 

[justinspicher]

I’ve been doing it for about 30yrs now, before it was a thing, at least before I knew it was a thing.

It was mostly out of convenience due to a busy work schedule and after a bit it just became a lifestyle. I don’t each much, until dinner and then try to eat sensible, but that doesn’t always work if I’ve had a busy day.

As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized my outlook on fitness is very different from most, but it works for me and that’s all that really matters.

 

[Jake Larsen]

16/8 significantly lowers my overall inflammation. I’ve got some GI damage due to food allergies. I’m noticeably less bloated, more comfortable, and more consistent stools when intermittent fasting.


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[brca005]

I started doing a 36 hour fast once a month for the gut reset and health benefits associated with it, I highly recommend it.

I will get real hungry from hour 21-24 or so, and then after that I'm good to go. I will do them on weekends/off days but also try to stay busy as well, so I'm not just holding down the couch wanting to eat or thinking about how hungry I am.

For me, I will feel the benefits normally a day or two after I'm done with the fast. I will also keep taking the normal supplements I do every other day (greens, beet powder, creatine, LMNT, etc.) and I'll also drink a little more water than I normally do on a normal day.

 

[Skerhunter]

I have been “intermittent fasting” for ~20 years. I just have a coffee in the mornings, which means I fast for around 16-18 hours every day. What are the exact benefits, I have no idea! I will say that I have never been fat/overweight or on any type of diet.

 

[SleepyJones]

I just broke a 120 hr fast. Started by going for just 48 hrs, then each day I figured I could do one more day. Probably could have done the 144 days, but I was worried that would be taking it a bit too far. Only thing I really noticed was my sense of smell got better.