/fast/ #89

>What is /fast/?
Fast is a thread for the discussion of intermittent fasting, fasting, water fasting, and dry fasting.

>WATCH THIS BEFORE ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS
[YouTube] Fasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? (Science of Fasting) (embed)
>WHY SHOULD I FAST?
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946160/

>Weight loss
>Better skin
>Autophagy

>WHAT IS AUTOPHAGY?
It's when your body takes apart useless, shitty cells. (Cancer cells, cells with broken protein, acne, loose skin, etc)
idmprogram.com/fasting-and-autophagy-mtor-autophagy-1/

>FASTING FUCKS TUMOR GROWTH
[YouTube] Dr. Valter Longo - Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors (embed)

>HOW DO I SAFELY FAST?
>take around 4700 mg of potassium per day max
>2000 up to 3000 mg of sodium per day max
>MIX THIS INTO AT LEAST A LITER OF WATER, sip it through the day. This will keep you hydrated.

>HERES WHY YOU ARENT ACTUALLY HUNGRY IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 8% BODYFAT
[YouTube] Intermittent Fasting & Hunger - What the Science says (embed)

>WHAT SHOULD MY FASTING ROUTINE LOOK LIKE?
If you're lean, 5:2!-- OMAD (one meal a day, 1-2 hour eating window) 5 days a week + 48 hour fast a week
If you're a fatass, FAST UNTIL YOU AREN'T.

>WONT I GO INTO STARVATION MODE AND DIE?!
You don't have the willpower to fast to death. Now look down. See that large bulbous gut? That's food. Thousands and thousands of calories stored and ready to be consumed by your body.

>WONT I LOSE MUSCLE?
This is the coolest part about fasting. Your body remains very anabolic when you fast.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5064803/
"Our results suggest that a fasting program in conjunction with resistance training can decrease fat mass, and maintain muscle mass in resistance-trained males."

>Sugar is more addictive than coke
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144

Approximate how many calories do you block out for a date with a qt or a night out with friends? Do you just call it a cheat day?

If a qt wants to get froyo after a dinner and wine, I'm not going to say no. If my friends want to sit around munching chips and gauc and drinking beer while playing DnD, I'm not going to say no.

I just need to cut about a final 20-25 pounds. So far I've used 2-3 days fasting, to essentially make up for weekends and burn some extra fat at a 1600 calorie diet.

6'1, 195 lbs, lift 4-5 times a week.

I figure:

Dinner (Order something mostly meat, and tiny side salad or no side at all) 600-900 calories

Qt wants to get coffee (Get it black) or get Latte for milk protein at least 135 cals.

Qt wants Icecream: 340 calories

Qt wants glass of wine 200 cals

Do I essentially just eat one egg in the morning if I'm going out? Are Qts and friends the death of cutting? Is having a qt to many calories?

Is it okay to have a cigar while fasting? Or will it make me sick? I've seen mixed responses from searching for the answer online

From my own personal experience it's not a great idea, but it may differ between people/tolerance

why not vape if you HAVE to have tobacco?

I asked in the last thread but didn't get an answer. Why is doing a long extended fast not recommended when you get to the lower BF% ?

I'm around 12% now, trying to get to 8%, and I just wanna hear a legit reason(s) why I should slow down to only fasting 2-3 days a week now instead of just continuing what I've been doing so far

Yes you can break your fasting schedule for a date just take the next day to do a full reset. As for playing DND with friends and eating shit food and drinking you’re a faggot. Have some god damn self control. You don’t need to eat any of that shit to have a good time playing DND.

>I'm not going to say no

this is an excuse, not a reason
it's called self-control

nobody is saying you have to do it during special occasions like weddings or thanksgiving,

but if you're too much of a sperg to explain something simple to your OWN FRIENDS like "I'm not gonna have _____ because ______"

then that's more autistic than the other way around. I'm sure you NOT munching on guac isn't going to ruin the whole DnD experience for everyone involved you fat fuck

My relative has less than 6 months to live due to cancer. Should I tell him to try a dry fast as a last resort?

tell him to message Cole on facebook about it