Dry Fasting \ stacker news ~health

471 sats \ 9 comments \ @Undisciplined 8 Dec 2023 health

Recently, I've started experimenting with intermittent dry fasting. Basically, I stop eating and drinking after dinner and don't eat or drink again until well into the morning. It's not very extreme or difficult the way I'm doing it.

Has anyone else tried out dry fasting?

This video talks about some health benefits from drinking water less often.

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474 sats \ 4 replies \ @benwehrman 8 Dec 2023

I've been doing OMAD (one meal a day) for the last couple weeks; 2lbs of ground beef slathered in butter and salt, every day around 5PM.

STEP YOUR GAME UP 😂

(I do drink water throughout the day though, never tried cutting that completely out 🤔)

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 8 Dec 2023

I'm not totally sold on the value of OMAD, although I am sold that it's part of a healthy eating pattern. I think intermittent and irregular consumption allows our bodies to go into the various metabolic states that promote health.

There are some metabolic states that thirst helps you enter, like autophagy for instance.

556 sats \ 2 replies \ @Zepasta 8 Dec 2023

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92 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 8 Dec 2023

Like a lion after feeding

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461 sats \ 3 replies \ @DesertDave 9 Dec 2023

I have tried more extended dry fasting. Up to 3 days. That was Incredibly difficult for me. I have practiced fasting all over the spectrum. I believe it is a great practice. I think we don't need as much water as we are told. Especially if we eat hydrating foods. 🤷‍♂️

44 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 9 Dec 2023

After all that experimentation, what form of fasting suited you best?

452 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave 9 Dec 2023

I think that it is all great. Every time we make a conscious choice to make more space for ourselves instead of consuming, it is great, in my opinion. Whether it's food, or anything else we consume. I tend to automatically practice some sort of intermittent fasting since I I don't generally eat in the mornings.

44 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 9 Dec 2023

I think about as going beyond diet as well. I do a news fast every October and occasionally I'll do fiscal fasts.