[gaijin]

You go to a pizza party, everyone is eating. Some nibble.

The one guy in back..?

He’s SHOVELING it in. Then he slurps up some sauce. Then guzzles a pitcher of root beer.

THAT was me.

After an important transition period, now I can fast quite easily.

Terry Cruz —he’s the ripped, black, funny ex-NFL guy from White Chicks and Idiocracy:

That guy has done OMAD (One Meal A Day) for over 15 years.

You can do it, too.

Your transition might take a couple weeks but you’ll make it.

[vpintheak]

I know a guy who did 1 meal a day. He is fat, and recently was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
He porked out at that dinner bell.

[Twotone]

I come from a family (at least on my mother’s side) where the women have a tendency to be overweight. But they also live well into their 80’s & 90’s while eating, smoking & drinking alcohol to their heart’s content. A lot of longevity comes down to genes. But if a fasting regimen can help prevent things like Alzheimer’s, I’d be inclined to give it a try, just as a preventative measure.

[PA Engineer]

Agreed. I've been doing cyclical fasting for a couple of years. The principal is stimulation of autophagy. The three meals a day was never based in science. It was marketing.

For those that worry about coffee, don't. It is actually inductive of the autophagy process:

Coffee induces autophagy in vivo

Further, for those that like cream in their coffee there are MCT oil powders available. Medium chain triglycerides metabolized complete different than long chain. No insulin response and immediate production of ketones.

[RoosterRedux]

I used to stay ripped by eating low carb during the day and nothing after 2 or 3:00 PM (except perhaps a beer or two at night). I am still only at 175 lbs at 5'9", but I need to be at 160-165.

I have started that routine again and the weight is falling off...and I feel so much better. I eat a grapefruit every day too.

I need to add that I do at least 30 minutes (sometimes an hour) of hard cardio EVERY day and lift moderately but regularly for tone (have had joint soreness in past from trying to lift too heavy).

Folks who have been sedentary need to start slowly (and talk to their doc) and built step by step. The sky's the limit.

I know of case after case of men and women who have taken control of their lives and lost tons of weight and gotten in great condition AT ALL AGES.

Youtube is filled with examples.