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Legend [6983]
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Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 13, 2025, 3:58 PM
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I was thinking about doing a 24 to 48 hour fast. Not sold yet though.
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Paw Warrior [4970]
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I fast a lot
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:00 PM
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I eat all my meals very quickly lmao
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Legend [6983]
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Re: I fast a lot
Aug 13, 2025, 4:01 PM
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That is me as well. I am a very fast eater.
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Ultimate Tiger [37228]
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Re: I fast a lot
Aug 14, 2025, 11:49 AM
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I can gobble down some food, but I think the practice of dining is good for the soul. I try to at least have a long form meal on the weekends.
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Tiger Spirit [10068]
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Re: I fast a lot
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Aug 14, 2025, 10:20 PM
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I try, man do I try, but im a shoveler sometimes...but I literally try not too, and fail
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Ultimate Tiger [37228]
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Re: I fast a lot
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:30 PM
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Y'all should come over for a dinner party that starts in the dining room and slowly ends with some wine in the Jazz Room. We love little dinner parties. If you like, maybe even a cigar in the garden. I can be a hard charger, but got to slow it down some times.
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Tiger Spirit [10068]
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Re: I fast a lot
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:37 PM
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Would love to, thank you for the invite.
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Tiger Spirit [9595]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:04 PM
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I do 16/8 intermittent fasting each day, which sounds really fancy but actually just means I skip breakfast. I finish dinner by 7pm then dont eat again til lunch around noon the next day which I guess is technically 17hrs but still. Never gone 24 hrs or more.
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [184742]
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All fasting does is put your body in crisis mode
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:10 PM
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So that the next time you eat, you body is like “crap who knows when I will get more food. I better store all of this I can while I can.”
Then when you go back to eating regularly, you body still thinks it needs to store all the energy it can because it might be a while before you get more, so your body piles on the fat.
Eat when your body tells you you are hungry not the clock, drink water when you’re not hungry but think you want food.
Slow down and take a break 5 minutes into the meal to let your stomach catch up with your mind.
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Clemson Sports Icon [55945]
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I've actually lost more weight eating a lunch and supper than
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:17 PM
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when I was eating one meal a day.
Plus these women heat up their lunches every day and make me starving.
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [184742]
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I do best when I eat around 10 am and 4 pm
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:21 PM
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IF I can avoid the cookies, ice cream, chips etc at night watching TV
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [184742]
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When I was losing weight and what I need to get back to is
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:30 PM
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Only putting a fist size portion of protein and a fist sized portion of sides total on my plate at home and when I eat out which is way too often, ask for the to go box when they bring my plate and cut the portions down before I start eating.
Make where you can clean your plate without eating the whole thing is a mind game that works well for me.
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [104989]
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2 days only enrages the body.
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:40 PM
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After the third day the body's mechanism to burn fat kicks in full force. The 4th day is when you start taking in less calories than you need without the body trying to store anything again.
I've lost 30 lbs in a month doing that. It's not healthy at all but that 4th day to the end of the diet is humbling. the first three can be miserable but the idea is to break the sweettooth and the meat monger which lives within and ensure you are satisfied with calories which aren't wasted.
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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Used to
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:13 PM
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Do a 48 hour and you are not hungry, at least I was not, and had to really make myself eat small amounts.
Plan on doing a few of these after I get back from sipping bourbon and rye for a week.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Used to
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:15 PM
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Why do you do it and what benefits have you noticed?
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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Gets me out of any bad eating habits like snacking
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:21 PM
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helps me mentally concentrate on eating better when I get off of it and gets all the #### salt and preservatives outta my system.
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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And makes me drink more water
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:21 PM
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which I need to do
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Legend [6983]
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Re: And makes me drink more water
Aug 13, 2025, 4:26 PM
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Do you find its tough fasting? Are you moody, lightheaded, have trouble sleeping? Do you excercise while fasting?
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Legend [6983]
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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Oldest son does it for weight loss, but basically just eats once a day
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:26 PM
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and he sheds pounds faster than I shed hair.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Oldest son does it for weight loss, but basically just eats once a day
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:28 PM
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I am lucky that I really dont need to lose weight, maybe 5 pounds? Who knows? Its about cleaning my system out and starting fresh is what I am thinking?
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Clemson Conqueror [12021]
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I fast...
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:31 PM
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between meals and snacks.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: I fast...
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:32 PM
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You're a warrior. Stay strong!
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [184742]
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My favorite hobby is cooking
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:47 PM
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Unfortunately my second favorite hobby is eating
Now that it’s just me, the house is always full of food
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Legend [6983]
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Re: My favorite hobby is cooking
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Aug 13, 2025, 4:54 PM
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I am with you. Anyway, I am 30 minutes into this fast. Its not hard at all.
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Orange Immortal [61680]
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Me counts calories....
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Aug 13, 2025, 5:02 PM
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No need for fasting. Down to college weight. Little over 150.
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Ultimate Tiger [35937]
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Not really. When I gain weight its normally because Ive gotten into too many
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Aug 13, 2025, 7:01 PM
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sodas. That’s a slippery slope for me. One Coke leads to a dozen. Usually if I can hit 80 oz of water and 80 g of protein a day, the weight won’t fluctuate and there’s no room for sugary drinks.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Not really. When I gain weight its normally because Ive gotten into too many
Aug 13, 2025, 7:08 PM
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I am not worried about my weight, but just figured it would get all sodium out of my body and reset everything. Some people say that is why they do it. I guess its good for insulin levels, but not sure why that matters.
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Ultimate Tiger [37228]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:45 AM
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I have. For me, it's an exercise in discipline. There is a certain type of mild euphoria I get from it after a certain point of hunger. I don't think it's for everyone.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:50 AM
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My last meal was yesterday at 1pm. I am just going to fast until breakfast or lunch tomorrow. 48 hours max.
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Ultimate Tiger [37228]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:52 AM
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Stay hydrated
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Tiger Titan [50831]
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Why are you wanting to fast?
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:16 PM
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I've done 48 hours, shoot maybe 60. It wasn't really on purpose though I was going through some F'ed up shat and simply couldn't eat. Never was hungry, but again that was like a one-off situation.
What works best for me is to eat around 10:30-11:00AM, then again between 4 and 5. Obviously circumstances don't allow for this to always happen and that's ok too. And I'm in the best shape of my life while being over fiddy yrs old.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Why are you wanting to fast?
Aug 14, 2025, 12:20 PM
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How are the portion sizes of your food?
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Tiger Titan [50831]
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Most days I eat a YUGE salad with prolly 6 ounces of
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Aug 14, 2025, 2:27 PM
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grilled chicken on it for lunch. Boring as that may be, it's what I like.
2nd meal is very sensible portion-wise. Maybe it's chicken, rice, beans. Could be salmon, steamed veggies, and a sweet tater. Stuff like that.
If I snack after that I tend to grab a banana or an apple or something. Sometimes it's tortilla chips and salsa.
I don't really eat beef or pork enough to mention. Mainly all things chicken, fish, or scrimp. I also stay far away from processed foods and taters that aren't sweet taters. And bread. I don't eat bread.
No great reason for all of this other than it's just what I like to eat taste-wise, and I like how I feel after eating.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Most days I eat a YUGE salad with prolly 6 ounces of
Aug 14, 2025, 2:33 PM
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I was raised on a very strict diet, so healthy tasty foods arent suffering for me either. I like that diet.
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Ring of Honor [22663]
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Yes. 11PM til 5AM every day.
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:24 PM
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But it doesn't help.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Yes. 11PM til 5AM every day.
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:28 PM
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That's pretty intense. Well, at least you know you are putting in the effort.
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Orange Elite [5550]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:30 PM
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I get about 13 hours of fasting each night. I have a weird schedule. Breakfast at 0500, lunch at 10 and supper at 4. Nothing to eat after the 4 pm meal.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
Aug 14, 2025, 12:31 PM
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That's a schedule that could work for me. Maybe moving everything 1 hour later though.
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Orange Elite [5550]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:36 PM
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Give it a try. It works for me. I’m really not that hungry during the day except 0500 when I eat breakfast. I can not skip breakfast. Can’t do it. That’s just my hunger time.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
Aug 14, 2025, 1:53 PM
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That is the toughest for me as well.
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Orange Immortal [66102]
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not when I'm on weekly work routine, but on weekends I skip lunch lots of times
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:42 PM
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At work, as soon as I sit down at 8AM I'm already antsy to go to lunch to break the day up and move a little.
But on weekends when I'm busy outside doing outside stuff, sometimes I don't even think about eating all day. Many Saturdays I go 7am to dark without eating anything if I am really busy.
Inactivity causes me to eat. Being busy brings on natural fasting.
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TigerNet Elite [76814]
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Same, especially if it is hot. I will work outside all day and realize I never
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Aug 14, 2025, 12:44 PM
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ate lunch.
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Ultimate Tiger [37228]
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Re: Same, especially if it is hot. I will work outside all day and realize I never
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Aug 14, 2025, 1:21 PM
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Yeah, if I'm doing something I may forget to eat.
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Redshirt [92]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
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Aug 14, 2025, 10:11 PM
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I only do it 14 hrs. Go to the Y at 6:45 am, eat breakfast about 9 am making sure to eat the protein before the fruits and carbs, eat dinner around 5:30 pm. Drink 80-100 oz water every day and more if working/exercising outdoors. This is a good start for extending your fast time if needed.
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Legend [6983]
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Re: Fasting. Do any of you fast? If so why and how long?
Aug 14, 2025, 10:14 PM
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I made it 29 hours and ate tonight. I will try a 48 hour maybe in a few weeks.
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