[ConservativeMind]

A minimum of a 12 hour “fast” is needed to allow the brain to turn on simple housecleaning of plaques that built up during the day.

[monkeyshine]

Why doesn’t the time between dinner and breakfast count?

I would presume it’s because the body changes during sleep, metabolism slows, brain changes. My cardiologist said that cholesterol is produced at night while we sleep and recommends cholesterol drugs be taken after dinner.

I was never obese, but had some weight I didn’t like mostly gained when I quit smoking 15 years ago. I did the atkins/keto thing and it worked really well. Not easy to stick to. Fortunately for me I am not a sorrow eater so I didn’t turn into a chipmunk during the covid lockdowns. Watched way too much TV but didn’t eat much. This summer I quit the diet because I wanted summer fruits. As fall is here again, I’ll go back to the El Pollo Loco diet. Lots of protein, some greens, and minimal carbs. Many who do Keto also advocate intermittent fasting but they tend to mean “skip lunch” and some also suggest eating a salad maybe an hour before dinner in addition to a high protein (or high fat) diet. Atkins stresses more protein, Keto stresses more fat but otherwise they are basically the same. My personal preference is more protein - so leaner meats.

The single thing I don’t do enough of is exercise.

[Republican in occupied CA]

The best thing about this technique is that it is easily testable by anyone who wants to try it. No cost, no doctor necessary, just a tiny bit of common sense.

[Freedom4US]

12 hours isn’t enough if someone is overeating. Ask me how I know. I could never figure why I was so hungry in the morning when I ate a big late night meal.

I’m not sure what they are on about with a “8 to 10 hour window”. If someone gets up at 6 AM then they eat all day till 4 PM? That is what everybody is already doing! To my way of thinking Intermittent Fasting if you want to quit screwing around is eating One Meal a Day, so roughly 23 hours of fasting per day. That might not work for everybody but it sure burns the fat off, and allows for large, satisfying meals.

[bankwalker]

anyone that is serious about this should do some research on Dr. Jason Fung. He explains it all. He has a 4 part video on is youtube channel.

[4Liberty]

As I recall, Dr. Dean Edell used to mention on his radio show that he only ate one meal a day - at dinner time. I have followed the same practice for decades. No breakfast just coffee with milk in AM, no lunch, and then a large evening meal (no snacks at night). I stay hydrated during the day with bottled tea, water or coffee. If I have a craving for a snack I have salty rice crackers, or some popcorn in early afternoon. Female - have stayed around 130 lbs my whole life. Not big on exercise but do a lot of walking, yard work and use a rowing machine. Take a lot of vitamin supplements daily - Vits D, E, A, C, B complex, magnesium, potassium, zinc, calcium, CoQ10. Eat very clean - salmon, lots of green veg’s, carrots, tomatoes, eggs, skim milk, yogurt, rice crackers - not a big fruit-eater. If I occasionally feel down (not motivated) in the afternoons (which is rare) - it is ALWAYS because I have stayed up way too late reading FR that night - and a quick 1 hour nap brings me back to normal, LOL!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Edell

[mware]

I usually eat between 10 am to 4 pm. After that its just drinking water or tea.

[Miguk]

Back when the coof started (weight: ~230 lbs), I watched a Joe Rogan podcast where he talked about intermittent fasting that he himself had done.

I have been fat most of my life, stress eater, lack of discipline and lack of exercise. Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history of heart attack, heart disease and stroke; told by doctors for years to lose weight or it was going to contribute to an earlier death (pre-40s). Diagnosed at 40 with diabetes (non-needle form). Told by primary care doc that all the drugs she could give me would do no good if I didn't lose weight (almost 400 lbs), and that if I did lose weight, I could wean myself off the drugs that made me sick every day.

Almost 2 years later, ~400 lbs to about 275-250. Feeling better, clothes fit much better, exercising (just walking) every day, no gym rat, no over-the-top fads, just proper diet, exercise and moderating portion sizes.

Fast forward to Jan 2020, moved to take care of a sick relative, weighed about 240. Still getting there, but not hardcore. Saw that JR podcast and realized that as the laziest most procrastinating human I know, that I could try intermittent fasting and make it work.

First couple of months saw only small changes in weight loss (5 or so lbs), watched what I ate, and when I ate it, didn't scrimp on the sweets, but didn't eat nearly as much as I used to. Walked 3-5 miles a day, every day, rain or shine, hot or snowy. Only got on the scale a couple of days a week.

Then in March, noticed I'd lost over 10 lbs for what seemed a minimal lifestyle change, more walking and some food intake changes. I can do this.

Fast forward to Sept 2021, 20 months since I started. Have gone from approx 240 lbs to 160 lbs, and kept it off. Weight fluctates 2-3 pounds a week, mostly downwards, and just when I think I've reached my fighting weight, or plateaued, I lose a couple more pounds.

I've lost so much weight, for me, so quickly, that I've gone from a 48 pant size to probably 34. Have not been this small or this healthy since I was probably 14-15 (53 now). Still walking, still fasting, still watching what I eat, have been cooking for myself since the beginning.

This process is clearly not for everyone, nor possible for everyone, but it does work and people with no or little discipline (like me), can make it work. Discipline, focus, proper eating, exercise, moderation and being brutally honest with yourself, your weight/health goals, and what you can accomplish.

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[Kickass Conservative]

Quickly glanced at the Headline and thought it said Intermittent Farting.

I figured I was healthier than I thought I was. Oh well.

[Kickass Conservative]

Quickly glanced at the Headline and thought it said Intermittent Farting.

I figured I was healthier than I thought I was. Oh well.

[ckilmer]

A minimum of a 12 hour “fast” is needed to allow the brain to turn on simple housecleaning of plaques that built up during the day.
.,,,
I’ve read of many benefits of fasting ...but
this is the first time I’ve read that fasting—beginning at 12 hours— enables the “housecleaning of plaques”

Can you cite where you have read that.

[Nailbiter]

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