Do you mean 16:8, 20:4, one-meal-a-day, weekly fasting for 24-48 hours, or something else?
People have been doing a variety of these things for a very long time. There are British nursery rhymes that say “only eat at dinner”. Do college dining halls that open for only brunch and dinner on the weekends fall into the category of intermittent fasting?
I’ve been leaning heavily toward two meals a day for a while for a few reasons. One is that deciding about something to cook every 5 waking hours can get overwhelming. One is that I’ve been inclined for a long time to be a grazer, and just end up eating all throughout the day, often packaged stuff that’s high in simple carbohydrates. I just end up hungry all the time, it keeps my blood sugar spiking and crashing, and it’s bad for my dental health. If I eat one big meal with more vegetables, protein, and fat, it means I don’t have to keep buzzing back through the kitchen/pantry over the next 6-8 hours. It’s also easier to brush and floss after every meal if I don’t have this extra meal sometime in the middle of the day when I’m out and about.
Do you mean 16:8, 20:4, one-meal-a-day, weekly fasting for 24-48 hours, or something else?
People have been doing a variety of these things for a very long time. There are British nursery rhymes that say “only eat at dinner”. Do college dining halls that open for only brunch and dinner on the weekends fall into the category of intermittent fasting?
I’ve been leaning heavily toward two meals a day for a while for a few reasons. One is that deciding about something to cook every 5 waking hours can get overwhelming. One is that I’ve been inclined for a long time to be a grazer, and just end up eating all throughout the day, often packaged stuff that’s high in simple carbohydrates. I just end up hungry all the time, it keeps my blood sugar spiking and crashing, and it’s bad for my dental health. If I eat one big meal with more vegetables, protein, and fat, it means I don’t have to keep buzzing back through the kitchen/pantry over the next 6-8 hours. It’s also easier to brush and floss after every meal if I don’t have this extra meal sometime in the middle of the day when I’m out and about.