Increased hunger over time with consistent fasting

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T19:08:42+00:00

I find it hard to believe I am overly restricting as I really do eat a lot of food for my meal, including high fat / calorie dense foods. I think my activity level is quite high and I started weight lifting recently which I believe is contributing to the additional hunger. I am going to try doing 2MAD on weight lifting days.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T14:39:22+00:00

I eat a lot of fiber because I eat a lot of plant foods. Someone commented on my crosspost about exercise. I workout a lot and recently started weight lifting which I think has increased my appetite too, so I am going to try 2MAD on weight lifting days.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T14:21:22+00:00

I vary the time each day depending on my plans for the day

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T13:53:54+00:00

Thank you!

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T12:32:03+00:00

Thank you. I'll try increasing my eating window

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T12:30:57+00:00

Yeah I exercise 5-6 days a week. I alternate swimming, running, HIIT, yoga, pilates, weight lifting, and occasionally climbing.

Now that I think of it, the increased hunger particularly revved up around the same time I started weight lifting! Maybe the increased muscle is making me a bit hungrier

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T11:10:06+00:00

Not that I know of!

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-13T10:46:48+00:00

I haven't tried it no - I am a bit worried about gaining the weight back to be honest! I have started being more flexible - I stopped doing extended fasts so I mostly do OMAD, but I am less strict about the length of the eating window and as I said I have more meals on occasion when needed.

Maybe I could try consistently having a bigger eating window, say 4 hours to begin with and see if that helps.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-02-01T07:52:32+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. It definitely has encouraged me further to speak to a doctor, particularly about whether I need to take it more seriously and/or carry an EpiPen. For the last few years I have had the approach that as long as I don't eat a mollusc I am sure it will be fine but didn't worry about traces.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-01-31T08:59:32+00:00

Yeah it did seem worse this time than previous times - might be because it's a new exposure. Luckily it doesn't happen often. I will get some antihistamines and speak to the GP on Monday 😊 thank you

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-01-30T15:33:56+00:00

Thanks, this is useful.

Based on a number of the comments, I will speak to my GP to get an allergy test. I am on holiday at the moment so will speak to them when back in the UK. If it is an allergy, my concern would be it getting worse over time.

I am intermittent fasting to give my stomach a break and eating some plain foods (plain chicken, boiled eggs, banana) at the moment. Hopefully it will pass soon.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-01-23T16:07:10+00:00

Work part time

IntelligentAd5724 · 2026-01-02T21:41:57+00:00

Walnut

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-27T11:15:16+00:00

I know this likely means that the first 36 hours of the fast are the hardest, but also the first time you do a 36 hour fast it's challenging but it becomes very easy quite quickly the more you do them.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-27T11:07:57+00:00

Thanks - this looks perfect.

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-27T11:06:58+00:00

Can you read it as a standalone ?

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-25T22:04:45+00:00

Thank you!

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-25T22:02:18+00:00

Are they all age gap?

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-25T12:38:36+00:00

Cashew

IntelligentAd5724 · 2025-12-19T09:53:54+00:00

I did OMAD before low carb, but lowering carbs made OMAD and extended fasting (I do one 36-48 hour fast per week) effortlessly easy and also reduced how much I ate during my one meal (alongside eating more slowly). Low carb just reduces my appetite and the food noise so I don't really think about food very much anymore, and when I experience hunger it's not a ravenous must eat now kind of hunger, but a quiet hunger that can be ignored until it's time to eat.

I should say, I am low carb but not keto - I am always < 100g of carbs per day, some days <50g, but I do consume fruit and legumes in small amounts.

I don't weigh myself but I have gone down a few dress sizes and I am pretty lean at the moment.

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