I’m sorry if this offends anyone here, I am genuinely not trying to and absolutely give all the respect to those who have lost weight and gained confidence doing intermittent fasting. My question is, how is IF not related to...
Some background: I've been doing some combination of IF and OMAD for probably around a year now. Extended fasting (24h+) is relatively new to me; I probably started incorporating them around 5 or so months ago. I don't remember what...
Yeah. Got accused of being pro-eating disorder. Never doing that again, lol. I wasn’t even suggesting others to do it, just mentioned it in passing to share my own experience. Now I understand why people say reddit is toxic. I...
Hi, I've worked with IF for the last three years, but haven't since recently began to do it "long" time (currently 1 month in, 3kg down). I'm mostly doing IF for weight loss reasons, and it is working great with...
I tried IF for around 6 months 3 years ago. I lost around 20 lbs doing 16:8. But even though I snacked within my window, I would feel so guilty. Anytime I got hungry and ate, I would feel like...
Hi! I’m currently doing 4:3 or 5:2 ADF and loving it. Hoping to slim down and transition to OMAD or 20:4 by this summer. I’m lucky enough to have my 18yo niece staying with us for 6 weeks this summer....
How can you tell if someone has orthorexia or healthy eating habits? To me they sound similar.
I’m 27f and like most women born in the 90’s, I have struggled with an eating disorder most of my life. It always took form in some kind of restrictive behavior whether it was low carb, raw, vegan, high protein,...
Seems like nearly everyone in my life is against me intermittent fasting. My coworker and I were discussing how we were dieting to lose weight after new year. He told me his plan how he is eating small meals often....
This isn't specifically related to Dr. Fung, but I wanted to let folks know, in case they didn't already know, that the r/loseit subreddit is **actively hostile** towards any discussion of intermittent fasting that is for a period longer than...
Disclaimer: I am not in any way recommending IF as a lifestyle for someone who deals with an ED and I would highly suggest one consults with a doctor and a mental health expert in order to overcome the hell...
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Hi. I’m a 5’11” 20M who weighs 305 Pounds. In the last couple years I’ve been 220, 290, 240, 280, 240 again, and now 300+. I have a terrible family history of heart problems. I want to preface this with I’ve...
What is the best way to combat the urge to binge so I can fast properly instead of using OMAD as an excuse to eat hundreds and hundreds of calories
After documenting myself about how to proper water fast I've decided to start an hardcore program consisting of 3 days of water fast, 1 day of refeeding, 2 days of maintenance and 1 cheat day per week. I do this to...
What differentiates intermittent fasting from eating disorders like anorexia, orthorexia, and bulimia? I argue that what makes IF different is one's mindset, i.e., our underlying beliefs about why, when, and what to consume (or not) when we are fasting or...
Does anyone have tips on how to prevent this from happening?Am I overthinking this? (I have binge eating tendencies and want to be healthier. But, I am also worried about things going the opposite way if that makes sense.)
Hi, I am starting to realize I have a full blown eating disorder. I used to brush it off because how normalized eating for every occasion is “ ex: breakups, stressed, celebration” Reference I am a 5’9 F. SW227 this...
Doing rolling 72s and refeeding with 1000c keto food but not swallowing it? Just chewing and feeling the taste and spitting it out. Anyone tried this?
What are some things you say to people who don't support your lifestyle, especially when they are offering you food? I don't get temptation from the food, but I can't just say "no thank you, I'm fasting" because my sister...
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Just wanted to get a temp check from some people who know a lot more about this stuff than I do. I have a weird work schedule. I generally get 7 days off in a row once...
\- Regarding to the latest study in the Journal of Translational Medicine (linked below) - 1. What is PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age. It is associated with an increased prevalence...
This post will contain discussion of topics such as eating disorders, self harm, etc so please keep that in mind before reading in case that may be an uncomfortable or troubling topic for you. From middle school onward, I definitely struggled...
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DSPD has been the bane of my existence. Not being able to wake up before noon affected my academic, career, and social life. I tried everything for years and it was only after supplementing pregnenolone, which I read had nootropic...
Simple as that, being confrtoned with this idea is blowing my mind, do people think healthy food can never taste good? Is enjoying a poptart a sign of an eating disorder? Personally I think theres nothing wrong with deriving happiness...
First of all, I know this may sound like I'm not taking any responsibility for my own actions. But that couldn't be further from the truth. I actually do. But sometimes, I've learned, it's okay to point fingers at other...
I’m trying to figure out my way forward. I’ve fasted lots but I just wanted to know peoples thoughts or experiences? Did fasting help you? Thank you
Guys please please help me. :( I haven't fasted now for months. I was doing ADF in the summer and it was gonig well but then there were some stressful bits of my life that kinda took over. I have...
I'm currently 3 days into a fast. I started just because I wanted to lose weight and I followed all precautions. I'm taking sodium and potassium. I have magnesium supplements. But why online is there so much negative press on...
Hi! 33f 5'6" around 280 lbs. A fairly realistic gw would probably be around 210. I've been in eating disorder recovery (binge eating disorder rooted in a history of anorexia) for a few years, coming into IF for health benefits....
At the time I thought what I was doing was extremely unhealthy. I would eat 1 meal a day, while running everyday and lifting a few times a week. I went from 6’ 270 to 190 while looking and feeling...
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Usually I love eating and yesterday I ate quite a lot (especially sweets) and most of the time I feel the need to munch on something just because I'm bored. Today I decided that because I ate a lot...
Hey everyone, I'm looking to start IF for weight loss being 5'5 and 194lbs. The reason I'm afraid is because last time I consistently did 16:8 a couple years ago (that lasted 7 months), I realized my thoughts around eating became...
I (M40) have tried IF for several years now, and have had minimal success. I attributed most of this due to having a bad work schedule, a newborn…and a wife with a eating disorder. She (F39) dieted for her entire life...
Hi, I deal with neurodegenerative issues (i'm 29 yo) due to old trauma (car crash) and cronic infections, my memory is very poor and it's hard for me to organize my thinking and verbalize it. I hear an electric sound...
My therapist specializes in eating disorders but I see her for entirely didn’t reasons. I’ve done two days fasts before a couple years ago. I decided to go for 4 this time since I felt just awful, bloated and wanted...
i've been struggling with my fasting routine lately. i think that during my extreme fasting phase around this time last year, i might have developed what i can only assume is a negative relationship with allowing myself to eat when...
ADHDer here. Is it something in the way we're eating? Glyphosate usage? Air pollution? Micronutrient deficiencies? What in the environment is causing these disorders? Something must be epigenetically triggered in us, if not outright DNA damage from SOME source that...
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Anorexia as a teenager, binge eating disorder during adulthood. (Fyi I can't get treatment covered by insurance and I can't afford it.) I know this isn't an ED sub but I was doing okay on 18:6 and decided to go...
Most people seem to be against OMAD. They say it’s bad for your digestive system, that our bodies can’t absorb that many calories at once resulting in a greater calorie deficit and lower nutrient absorption and some people even say...
I always hear how important nutrition is in mental health & feeling your best, how true is this?
IF was the only way I was able to control my binge eating disorder. Maybe thats rare, I don't know. What I know is, I eat a healthy amount of calories now, and my meals are generally healthy. I was...
Everytime I go find some answers on Quora about fasting, majority of people say to not fast because it’s unsustainable for weight loss and bad for your health. I been intermittent fasting for quite some while now and I feel...
I started Nov 1st and fasted every second day until christmas. After getting stuffed for 3 days by my family I decided to fast for 3 days.. extended it to 5.. then 10, 15, finally planned settling for 20 days...
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Hi everyone! I'm a 166 cm, 25 female and I'm familiar with IF for about two years. At the first try I lost about 5 kg with it, but I don't remember the details, then the pandemic came and I pretty...
I have been practicing IF for a long time and had some problems with drinking my morning coffee. So, I was long looking for ways how to maintain my fast making it until 12. I am sharing my solution to...
Most all of the time when I’m questioned for not eating or trying to eat healthier they look at me in confusion and ask why? Or you already look skinny? But from we’re I’m from it seems like eating and...
I’ve seen a few people on instagram. Before they become anorexic they were a little, and I mean just a little, chubby. I also noticed many of them had disproportionate bodies and mainly had a lot of fat in the...
Trigger warning: eating disorders I feel like I have no where else to talk about this. I have been in ED recovery for almost 2 years and 6 months abstinence. During recovery i relapsed here and there but not the daily...
It could by widely known or personal to you, but I would like to know any disadvantages with fasting. Also tips on how to handle people who think you’re starving yourself into an eating disorder would be appreciated
CW: 290, SW: 290, GW: 150 I have tried IF off and on for several years now, and I can't seem to stick to it due to my binge eating disorder. I have tried OMAD, 20:4, 16:8, and extended water fasting....
I am 25f. 4 years ago with all my mental disorders, I started to have issues with my weight and have an unhealthy relationship with food. My peak was 209lbs. Then I started seeing a dietitian and lost 66lbs and...
Every time I've tried to start IF in the past I've had severe anxiety coming up to the first fasting period. This anxiety stems from life long disordered eating. It feels like I'm being deprived of food and therefore my instinct...
I have struggled with eating disorders in the past (not so long ago) ao maybe it is my weird view on my body that I don't see any difference. But I also don't feel the difference in the way my...
Every time I tell anybody who isn’t familiar with fasting that I fast I get the same response. “Your body will go into starvation mode and you’ll actually retain body fat and gain weight!!” Then when I politely explain that that’s...
If done improperly for long periods, can lead to nutritional deficiency and eating disorders which will lead to cognitive impairment. ​ What are your thoughts on this?
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As tempting as it is it’s really just one meal (well maybe like 2 lol). By tomorrow the Turkey is going to have been sitting in the fridge all rubbery anyway, right? I can always eat Turkey after my fast....
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Seeing routine-based fasts where people have one day a week where they eat nothing. Also seeing posts about people building up to absurd week-long fasts. Where are these regiments coming from? I've been on 16:8 for a month and it's...
Ok, kids, let's talk about everybody's favorite middle school subject, math! After all, that's why we're here, right? Fasting is, mathematically, the fastest way to lose weight. In terms of a deficit, there is no number with...
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I was just browsing on reddit and came across an AMA of someone who did a 10-day water fast. The comments were all over the place, but most people were spewing things along the lines of "your cognition decreases immediately...
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Hello, I was wondering what you guys think about the keto diet?
I've never been able to go past 73 hours. I hit that number and just pass out and require medical attention. The last time that happened, I think the emergency doctor said my blood glucose level was 40 but I...
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So I love intermittent fasting because I can have junk food. I feel like I need very little self discipline for this because during my fasts I know that I can pig out in a couple hours. I don’t mind...
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Hi everyone. New-ish to IF. I am a female and I have an anxiety disorder that I am being treated for. I have made a few attempts to do IF and I find that it increases my anxiety and stress...
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**What makes food addictive?** Whenever we eat or drink something pleasant to taste, our body releases dopamine. Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter, it is released by our neurons and plays a major role in the motivational component of reward-motivated behaviour....
When your autoimmune disorder is triggered by specific foods but you haven't eaten in 5 days so you don't know why the fuck flares are happening! When you're on day 5 of a fast and you gained 2 lbs because of...
Is it advisable? Any hacks? What to do and what to avoid?
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Hi, I'm sorry if the question is stupid, 27F, 58kg/160cm, I'm new to IF, and started with 10/14 plan which the app recommended. I have a history with eating disorders, and I have been sticking to this plan for...
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So I have a binge eating problem. Not really an eating disorder. Let’s call it a “bad relationship with food.” I think IF helps a lot with the binging for the most part but when I break my fast is when...
I would like to reap the health benifits of fasting, but I have a disorder that makes it necessary that I consume one spoon full of fish oil a day. Will the 24 hour fast be enough? I have read...
EDIT: Alrighty, everyone, that's a wrap! Thanks so much for the excellent questions. If you have more questions, check out the Fasting FAQ at my website, https://www.stevehendricks.org/fasting-faq, which has about 10,000 words of answers to the most common questions I...
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**Hey Everyone!** So, I've been debating wether to post my story here or not, but I feel reading someone else's experience when it comes to any situation helps others put into perspective the "rights and wrongs" of certain things, fasting/dieting...
I'm genuinely interested if whole grain barley/farro or grass-fed yogurt/cheese is bad for you? A lot of health and fitness influencers keep saying that it causes inflammation. If you have no celiac and lactose intolerance does it cause any inflammation?
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If yes, can you share your diet?
Heard a fitness instructor this morning say how bad avocado toast was (just in conversation) because it is a carb and a fat. Someone comments and says it is a “good” fat and if you have good bread, it’s fine!...
My health has declined a lot in the past few years, ME/CFS, POTS, Psoriasis, Diverticulitis I notice the days i eat the least i have the most energy, doesn’t matter what I eat. Food in general just makes me depressed...
My idea is every 10lbs lost, I get an ice cream cone. I recently told a friend about this, but they think it's an awful idea. He likened the thought to someone saving a lot of money and going on...