I naturally have done 14/10 - 16/8 fasting most of my entire adult life. Now what I did naturally is a huge fad! It was just my natural pattern after I turned 23.
Once I finally realized I didn’t have to force feed myself when I first got up when I wasn’t hungry at all, I haven’t looked back (I was afraid of losing weight if I didn’t eat a big meal first thing. Eventually, I learned I could still maintain my weight without losing much, and just wait until I was actually hungry.)
It’s always funny to me when people say “skip breakfast”. It’s impossible to skip breakfast because that this the first meal that breaks your fast from the previous day.
I spent much of my teen years of life trying to gain weight. I used to keep a log and the goal was at least 4000 calories a day. I actually had a type of eating disorder actually. If I missed a meal, or a weight lifting day, I was devastated.
I meant to add - I can remember trying to force food down when I wasn’t hungry at all. Chewing and chewing and barely being able to swallow. 4000 calories a day is tougher than people think. Your body just loses its natural appetite signals.
“skip breakfast”. It’s impossible to skip breakfast because that this the first meal that breaks your fast from the previous day.
As a type ii diabetic I have the “dawn effect” going on. My sugar rises during the night even after not eating after 6:00PM. So when I wake up my sugar is elevated. I take a 30 min walk around 6:00 AM and dont eat till late morning as an early lunch. Sugar drops.