This is closer to how our bodies have evolved to live with periods of fasting before we had industrial farming and such an abundance of food. That's what I understand from what I've briefly read. Gonna try make some time for some reading about this. Hitting google scholar and see what studies have been done

BBC - Eat, Fast And Live Longer

Definitely ^ It even goes as far as epigenetic changes passed onto children. Ie. Periods of intermittent fasting/starvation during history gave birth to a healthier, longer living generation.

Got to be careful though..Can't spout this stuff too much or the big pharma companies will have to start assassinating preachers as no one will require all the chemicals they want to pump into us. :2guns:

Not sure if I believe that its how we lived in hunter-gatherer times and we're healthier than ever these days

of course we're healthier these days but that doesn't necessarily mean that an abundance of food is the healthiest for us

Done my first day of this today, been wanting to since I read the first post but busy times have not allowed it, will try and fit another day in late week although it's awkward socially as I usually make evening plans that inevitably lead to food..

I didn't get loads of sleep last night so I had a hours nap during the day which helped a lot and broken up the day, however I don't feel one bit hungry physically and I'm about to have my first meal for 24 hrs?

Psychologically speaking i struggled, couldnt stop opening the fridge and thinking of food/ tempting myself. Just habit I guess though since I'm not feeling hunger pains.

Evening plans shouldn't interfere at all. In fact a day of fasting will do wonderful things to your insulin sensitivity which will mitigate the effects of a bit of junk if you so wanted to indulge!

The best way to do this by far is to skip breakfast and maybe lunch and have an evening meal, that way you don't go to bed hungry and you sleep better.

Nicotine gum (1/2mg) for food cravings and appetite is awesome too :)

I do weight training 4 times a week in a fasted state and if anything i've got more energy. 'Energy' isn't released from food when you eat it..well it is, but it's far from optimal. Sympathetic neural activity and hormonal release associated with that (adrenaline, cortisol, glucagon etc) will all increase when your insulin is low and that's when you truly feel energized.

The only issue is reducing your reliance on the glycolytic pathway, that is immediate energy from ingested carbs and increase lipolytic and glycogenolysis (fat burning and stored glucose use).

Either way 24 hour fasts twice a week will be benficial for sure :)

Yeah i've seen that youtube guy and he talks sense.

Yup, low blood sugar. As soon as the adrenaline stopped acting on your glycogen stores blood sugar fell. Keep at it, you'll adapt. Trust me :-)