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Could you say more about your IF regimen? And what sort of impacts did you notice?

I have done IF for almost 2 years now. Some personal experiences from my blog if interested: https://link.medium.com/ju1cOdlG9kb

Improved skin, clearer mind, less fatigue. I was doing 14:10 after years of irregular eating, then settled on 16:8 which also improved the above.

I tried 23:1 for a week but I could not eat enough in that one hour.

> I tried 23:1 for a week but I could not eat enough in that one hour.

That gives me a stomach ache just thinking about it. 2000C in a sitting is a lot, even with relatively high calorie food choices.

Thanks.

One of the surprising experiments for me with IF is that hunger changes for me. After I'm used to it, I rarely experience hunger outside the eating hours even when I'm losing weight.

When you did your 23:1, what was hunger like for you?

I experienced the same when starting IF. With 23:1 I did get hungry a few hours after the meal, but the main issue wasn't that, it was not getting enough nutrients in that single meal.

I suspect that if I combine 23:1 with carnivore it'll be much easier to do.

Yeah, in my case I'm thinking of it for weight loss, so that could be a positive. Controlling eating hours for me is much easier than other things I've tried. I'll have to try 23:1 and see how it goes.

Thanks for the details!

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