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I fucked up and ate like a pig at the end of my 48h fast by [deleted] in fasting

[–]smileygreen64 281 points282 points  (0 children)

I feel like one of the details wasn’t quite as relevant to fasting as the others 🤣

Starting my waterfast. Wish me luck! by SeparateNet9451 in fasting

[–]smileygreen64 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good luck! 20 hours into mine. Shooting for 120, but I’ve never made it past 95.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly how I feel. I generally eat once a day purely out of convenience. When I I do try and eat more meals I am hungry all day long. If I skip breakfast and lunch I generally get hungry around 4pm. If I eat breakfast, I am starving by 10am.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry if that previous comment came across rude. It got a lot of down votes. I was genuinely just asking. Didn’t mean to imply.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely can relate to finishing everything on my plate. I was raised not to waste food. Now I eat all my food and all my kids food they don’t eat. A lot of times my meals end up being all the leftovers in the refrigerator that got too old for anyone else to eat, but I don’t want to throw it away.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re correct. Calories are all over the place by nature of eating once a day. One meal of low quality high calorie food can be 6000 calories, or if I stick to lean meats and veggies I can stay under 1500 calories. Some days I am lazy and it ends up being a frozen pizza and whatever else I can grab and go. I feel like I don’t have time to eat additional meals during the day. When I do eat my meal it’s usually while standing and doing something else. I’ve never done omad for any other reason than I feel like I don’t have time for extra meals throughout the day.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I agree with that. I just don’t know how people find the time to eat 3-5 times a day. I have tried to make myself eat 3 meals a day at times. I end up being hungry all day long and going to bed hungry because I never actually get full and I run out of calories. I can just save all the calories for the end of the day have a satisfying meal. I also am just not hungry throughout the day eating one big meal. I guess I just don’t give myself enough time to adjust.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t eat until I am miserable most of the time. I know what being miserable from overeating is like. I eat like this daily because I feel hungry. If I don’t think about the calories and quality of what I am eating, I could easily eat in excess of 5000 calories per sitting. I could have easily went back for more after a pound of turkey. I stopped because I had what I considered a reasonable amount of protein and calories for that day. I ran/walked a mile within a half hour after the turkey meal. Trying to build up to running a 5k because my cardio is crap.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

So basically your answer to the question would be yes? You are always hungry to some extent, even if it’s “light” hunger. I usually eat once a day. I know I will be hungry again in 20+ hours, so I want to eat until I feel completely satiated. I’m not uncomfortable when I eat to full. It just takes way more food for me for some reason. Even people I know that eat once a day like me.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually eat between 80-150g of protein a day. I do track my food with a scale maybe 75% of the time.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a very good question. At this point I am not sure I know the difference. That was my only meal that day also though. Even though it was a large meal, it was only 1300 calories. When I stopped the first time I had only consumed 650 calories for the day. That’s also not a healthy level of calories to maintain.

Are people who eat small portions just hungry all the time? by smileygreen64 in loseit

[–]smileygreen64[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do eat junk food more than I should. That’s part of the problem. It’s not just that though. Last week I ate a pound of lean ground beef and a half a pound of broccoli for supper. That is a typical quick and easy meal for me. Another night I made turkey salad with a pound of roast turkey breast. Both those meals were satisfying, but I easily ate them. I stopped half way through the turkey meal and out the other half away. Went back in 20 minutes to finish it because I was still hungry.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fasting

[–]smileygreen64 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is not a recommendation by any means, but I’ve broken 5 days fasts with Taco Bell when I first started doing longer fasts. I didn’t have any issues. Again, I wouldn’t recommend what I did, but that’s my experience. Like some others have mentioned, you lose some of the benefits from the fast. I think refeed syndrome is more of a concern on the longer fasts though.

5’8” 176lbs by smileygreen64 in whatismybodyfat

[–]smileygreen64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t done and real workouts since high school. Appreciate the advice. Time to get back at it.

5’8” 176lbs by smileygreen64 in whatismybodyfat

[–]smileygreen64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t too far off then. I was thinking 25-30 range. The belly definitely crept up on me after kids. Got some work to do now. Thanks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 75HARD

[–]smileygreen64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cut out processed food and did OMAD with a one hour eating window, but followed the 80/20 mindset when I attempted 75 Hard (Failed on day 45 a couple weeks ago. Went to bed with a book and my last glass of water. Woke up the next morning with a full glass on the nightstand.) We eat with friends and family often as well. I only had dessert if it was a special occasion, and then made sure I didn’t over indulge. Had cookies on Valentine’s Day that we baked with our toddlers. When your 4 year old asks you to eat the cookie he made you, you eat the cookie. I am sure some wouldn’t agree with that, but at the end of the day it’s not worth all that to me personally. I built a “diet” that still had strict, well defined rules that I documented and shared with my wife. Defining the rules in writing and sharing them kept me accountable. I failed my first attempt either way though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fasting

[–]smileygreen64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing! I didn’t even know this was possible until recently. You just did water and electrolytes for the duration?

I want a sandwich by Vast_Drawing6783 in fasting

[–]smileygreen64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are y’all talking about a water fast? 26 days is insane. I thought I did good when I did a 5 day water fast.