I’d read somewhere that IF is a bad idea if you’re already under stress. IF leads to increased cortisol and can result in adrenal fatigue. I thought I saw it at Chris Kresser, but I can’t find it there. However, there are other articles which are concerned about the cortisol angle.
I’d say it isn’t an awful idea—IF does work for some people, but maybe you should be getting blood tests and have some way of remembering to drop the IF if your life gets stressful.
I did that for a few months a couple of years back; I fasted every weekend. Big thing I learned from it is that I become extremely grumpy/unpleasant when I don’t eat for two days in a row. (I wasn’t doing it to lose weight, it was an attempt to gain better control of my automatic processes. I don’t think it actually worked to any significant extent.)
First couple of times I permitted myself an unlimited quantity of clove tea. After the first couple of times clove tea began to taste like dish soap and I stopped drinking it.
I’m considering trying a diet that involves fasting for 2 days a week. What do people think about intermittent fasting diets?
ETA: I don’t have a great deal of weight to lose, and if I’m honest I want to lose it for aesthetic rather than health reasons.
I think some people tolerate them better than constant calorie limitation.
Chris Kresser says that some of his patients who do intermittent fasting have blood sugar regulation problems. More.
I’d read somewhere that IF is a bad idea if you’re already under stress. IF leads to increased cortisol and can result in adrenal fatigue. I thought I saw it at Chris Kresser, but I can’t find it there. However, there are other articles which are concerned about the cortisol angle.
I’d say it isn’t an awful idea—IF does work for some people, but maybe you should be getting blood tests and have some way of remembering to drop the IF if your life gets stressful.
I did that for a few months a couple of years back; I fasted every weekend. Big thing I learned from it is that I become extremely grumpy/unpleasant when I don’t eat for two days in a row. (I wasn’t doing it to lose weight, it was an attempt to gain better control of my automatic processes. I don’t think it actually worked to any significant extent.)
First couple of times I permitted myself an unlimited quantity of clove tea. After the first couple of times clove tea began to taste like dish soap and I stopped drinking it.