Fasting doesn't just have to be extended.

I see so many people here trying to maintain their weight by doing extended fasts all the time. 4, 5, 10 days and watching what they eat between fasts. And maybe that suits you better but that absolutely is not your only option. You can practice fasting every single day, every week. Be it skipping 1 or 2 days of eating. Or practicing one meal a day, or a mix of both. This is a far better way to approach fasting than doing longer fasts to lose weight. It's way more sustainable, and much easier to accomplish. It can be a fantastic tool to give you more freedom in what you eat, without having to worry about putting weight on. And if you do, that's what an extended fast is for. I eat huge meals. But because I practice omad 80% of the time, as well as the occasional 1 or 2 day fast(rarely 3) I'm able to maintain my weight quite effectively. Since last December I've only gained about 5 pounds in that time. Despite not really caring what I eat or how much. Extended fasts are not your only option to maintain or lose weight. I do do those every once in a while too, but it's important to consider having regular fasting mixed in with your life. You'll have benefits of increased insulin sensitivity and autophagy, and it's considered a healthy stress for your body to have as well. Freedom with your food choices is also an ease on your mind. It's literally win win win. Especially with omad saving you hundreds of hours in the kitchen or eating food each year. A single 1 day fast every single week ends up being something like 29 pounds lost each year if you need 2000 calories a day. It's 52 days of fasting in the year. And 1 day is something you get used to really easily. That is more weight loss than many people experience doing a few extended fasts throughout the year. It's insane how fast it adds up. It's also more weight loss than most people would gain in a year just eating freely and not fasting. I don't believe fasting should be something that gets in the way of enjoying yourself once in a while, because when you do enjoy things once in a while it makes it much easier to stick to it. Most diets fail because people deprive themselves of pleasure, and I think a lot of people doing extended fasting are doing that. I see posts here all the time about not being able to enjoy a lunch with coworkers, or family, or a holiday meal. Or if they saw something they really wanted and caved. People literally tear themselves up over this, but if you have fasting as a regular part of your life through omad and occasional 1-2 day fasts.. It offers flexibility to enjoy those things when they pop up, and to just fast the next day, and I believe that is what many people here struggle with. Fasting should improve your life, not detract from it. Do it when you can. And with omad, and 1-2 day fasts, it's pretty easy to fit those into your life regularly, much harder to do it with 5, 10 , 14. Especially because when you break those to enjoy yourself, you feel like you've failed.