Autophagy is just cellular cleanup, your body breaks down all the junk cells (possible precancerous mutations, etc...) because it doesn't have to focus on digestion, this is the benefit of extended fasting or combining light exercise with intermittent fasting.
Are you one of those nutters that only drink water for like 5 days straight and not eat?
No that's an eating disorder. I usually do 12-14 hours, stop eating early in the evening and then wait to eat after I have had my coffee (I do drink it black like a psychopath though
) and do my morning chores. Some days I'm just not hungry so I don't eat until I am, you really learn to tune into your body's signals, so many times we feel "hunger" pangs and it's just dehydration. Your body uses the same signal for hunger and thirst, once your thirsty in an obvious way you're already dehydrated.
What if I use a little sugar too?
If your diabetic already though...I don't see this working. My mother would absolutely be batshit crazy if she tried to fast.
Intermittent fasting is not about starving yourself. At all.
A diabetic needs to be monitored very closely while trying fasting, and should start off slowly and monitor thier blood sugar closely. Having insulin resistance precedes prediabetes and diabetes. A better approach for diabetes is a low carbohydrate diet that focuses on whole foods and keeping blood sugar stable. I'm not going to lie, once you're diabetic it's much more difficult to lose weight, especially if your on insulin injections.
Well I guess I cannot technically say that I fast then.
I totally understand, it takes a long time to kick the sugar! I used to drink it with a ton of cream and sugar. I think it took me over a year to get over my sweets addiction, I had a serious Oreo problem, I still can't have them in the house at all it's definitely a trigger food for me. Adding cinnamon and a pinch of salt to the grounds and making your coffee weaker make it easier to add less cream or milk. Whole milk is a better option, when they remove the fat it concentrates the sugar content and throws of the balance. Whipping cream is ideal if you need cream, and just a pinch works to cut the bitterness.
Freakin Oreos.I totally understand, it takes a long time to kick the sugar! I used to drink it with a ton of cream and sugar. I think it took me over a year to get over my sweets addiction, I had a serious Oreo problem, I still can't have them in the house at all it's definitely a trigger food for me. Adding cinnamon and a pinch of salt to the grounds and making your coffee weaker make it easier to add less cream or milk. Whole milk is a better option, when they remove the fat it concentrates the sugar content and throws of the balance. Whipping cream is ideal if you need cream, and just a pinch works to cut the bitterness.
All that said, every little habit we change will have an impact. Especially getting in your 5-7 servings of vegetables! If you focus on building every meal around vegetables it's easier, these days I think of meat as a side and not a main. But, it's taken me years to get to that mindset and this is the focus of my career, so I'm probably a bit more motivated to learn about the subject. And I'm not a thin gal, I am still holding a good thirty extra pounds from my last pregnancy (and general over indulgences). I used to work as a hair stylist and then I managed a beauty supply store, and I was so stressed out all the time and food was my refuge. I have always been active, but I gained about 60lbs in about 10 years. It's taken 4 years to lose half of that and I had two kids in that timeframe too. I think we get caught up on doing things quickly, but it took ten years to put on all that weight. I'm trying to shed the rest before I hit 40, I have two more years
I find sweeteners in my coffee disgusting and I like sweet stuff. I drink one cup of coffee a day and it does not get any sweetener or milk/creamer.
