Intermittent fasting is amazing! There are all different versions and strategies. I started slow, by just skipping breakfast. Then when I got used to that I moved lunch and dinner closer together to eat both within a 6 hour window. This 18/6 is a pretty common routine, which a lot of people like.
Eventually I moved to 23/1, where you eat whatever you want during that one hour. That is OMAD, or one meal a day. I felt fabulous on that routine. You keep yourself full and stomach occupied with water, coffee or tea.
Then while I was deployed over the summer I tried OMEOD one meal every other day. It’s crazy, but when your on this schedule, you don’t get hungry. And I discovered that I felt free. Not being tied down to schedules of when to eat is amazing. You realize how much we like our lives and are controlled by food.
Also, as Don mentioned about ketones, I’ve never felt as energetic as I did when I went an entire day without food. As someone who eats all the time it’s hard to imagine. You think that if you don’t eat you won’t have energy. But your body makes it’s own energy. I was running, biking, and lifting weights while fasted and never lost energy!
Also, folks have mentioned that eating healthy costs more than eating junk.... but with fasting, you eat a lot less so you can save a ton of money!
I’m really looking forward to getting back to fasting.