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Any Lemmings that have been regular fasters for at least a couple years? What's your first hand experience and opinion on fasting for health benefits? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't meant for weight loss, I mean health benefits as in autophagy, clearing out toxins, giving your organs a break type stuff

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[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I only eat from 5-8 PM. I started it for weight loss a few years ago, which worked alright. I lost 30 pounds, but have since gained a lot of it back. It turns out you can eat a lot in three hours once your stomach gets used to it.

However, before starting the diet I had chronic heartburn, acid reflux, and trouble swallowing sometimes. All three went away after a week on the diet, which is enough for me to keep going.

There are other minor benefits, like saving money/time from not eating so often. At this point I don't feel hungry at all until 4:00, so I never shop hungry.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 6 hours ago

I try not to eat after 8pm and mostly don't after 7pm because of heartburn/reflux. I think that is all you really need for just that.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

That's awesome that it's worked for your gastro issues, I would have thought trying to eat all your food at once would aggravate reflux. The body is a wild thing.

How many calories do you think you usually get in during your feasting window?

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 2 points 13 hours ago

I have found that some specific foods still give me a little heartburn, which I avoid. But yeah, I still don't understand it. Especially the swallowing issues, but apparently not eating lets my body reset or something.

When I first started the diet it was 800-1500 calories per day, but now I snack while I'm cooking dinner, have double or triple portions, and have dessert right before the cutoff at 8:00. So probably about 2500.

There are still days where I only get 800-1000 calories, like if we're at someone else's house for dinner. After 8:00 my body just seems to accept its fate, so I'm not scrounging for food or hangry anymore.