Re:Exercise Alters Our Microbiome
by plinkplonk on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:09AM
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So essentially you are just skipping breakfast?
And limiting late night meals. It's important that you have a long enough fasting window.
If you regularly eat until midnight, you'll have to skip lunch as well.
Any thoughts on the old adagium dat breakfast like a king, ...? Skipping breakfast - no dips in the morning?
I think this was a recent phenomena - from marketing in the 40's.
https://priceonomics.com/how-breakfast-became-a-thing/
Also, before this, what some people refer to as the father of modern marketing, Edward Bernays, used one campaign to make bacon and eggs the center of a hearty American breakfast.
I've never been a breakfast person :P
Re:Exercise Alters Our Microbiome
by prostoalex on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:04AM
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Do you allow for coffee (or tea) in the mornings, or is it just water?
Coffee and tea are allowed during the fast. I've been drinking a lot more tea recently (I'm not a huge coffee drinker). There's a certain threshold where your body kicks into "metabolic" mode. The exact figure varies, but I think you want to avoid eating > ~50 calories[1] or your digestion kicks in and your fast is ruined. A cup of tea or coffee, for example, is around 3 calories. Even milk, in small quantities, is probably fine. It goes without saying that sugar is not allowed.
[1] My figures are probably wrong. Someone feel free to correct me.
We're already used to an 8-hour fast (sleeping), so it's really not a huge lifestyle change. I don't do anything fancy with calories or macronutrients, anymore. I did when I was going to the gym more regularly, but it's really time-consuming measuring everything, so I just eat basically whatever. I do, however, try to limit my intake of processed foods and red meat.