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One meal a day diet before and after9/28/2023 I will try to keep up this practice of only eating one meal a day. Except they are tougher- they don’t drink water. Muslims do it all the time (in the millions) during Ramadan. Not only that, but fasting isn’t really a big deal. I figured- the Spartans could stay strong on a meager diet, why can’t I? Sometimes I find that when I don’t sleep enough, I feel more hungry, and get tempted to eat breakfast in the morning. But when it is just me and Cindy during the week, I will skip lunch, and just have another coffee. Of course, when I am in social situations, I will usually eat lunch. Writing, walking, reflecting, photographing: Creative work helps me get ‘in the zone’ - in which I don’t think as much about food. Listening to music: I currently have a lot of hip hop music I’m listening to, which gets my mind off food.ĥ. This causes me to use the bathroom more often, but I actually feel more energetic, and cleansed.Ĥ. Drink a lot of water: Now, when I am hungry, I just drink more water. Working out: When I’m a bit hungry during the day, I will exercise a bit (1-legged pistol squats, push-ups, chin-ups). I’ve found coffee to be a good appetite suppressant, and helps me also stay focused on working.Ģ. From noon until dinner time (usually 6pm), I will drink another 2-3 cups of coffee. Drink a lot of coffee: I have 1-2 cups of coffee immediately upon waking, and drink a lot of water. No real downsides to be honest, but getting used to some (mild) hunger pangs is necessary. More productivity, by writing more, reading more, and hustling more.Losing body fat (even though my dinners are massive, I can finally start to see a 6-pack).When I do eat dinner, it tastes 100x better.No ‘food coma’ after breakfast or lunch (which means, I don’t need to take naps in the middle of the day, nor do I get tired).Less time needed to cook, prepare, and clean food (more time to read, reflect, meditate).I’ve found numerous benefits just eating one meal a day. Rather, we are a much more complex organism.Īnyways, science behind, I want to share some of my experiences through intermittent fasting, and just eating one meal a day, and how I do it. Humans aren’t like a gas tank, where we will ourselves with food, in order to burn it. It is hunger that motivates us to move, hunt, and to expend energy. The first inspiration was from Nassim Taleb, who made a good point: a lion doesn’t eat a granola bar before hunting a gazelle. I used to eat breakfast religiously, but when I first heard about intermittent fasting, I wanted to give it a go. Then they would have their dinner (cena) at around 3-4pm. The first ‘breakfast’ (breaking a fast) was usually around noon. But in reality, back in ancient Rome - Romans would only eat 1-2 meals a day. In today’s society, we are told to have 3 square meals a day. Not only that, but fasting is also good for your mind, and to make you tougher. The ancients knew that for a lot of health ailments, fasting was one of the best ways to recover. Intermittent fastingĪ lot of people say it is a fad, but honestly - the ancients have been fasting for thousands of years. Lately ‘intermittent fasting’ has been popular in diet circles.
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