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"circadian rhythms can be found in every cell" - seems vague.

The info-nibble doesn't detail some of the downsides of IF - like how difficult it can be to practice it in social life (married? good luck telling your spouse you're not eating with them for months/years/ever). I did the 18-6 and 20-4 cycles and it worked. However, I gained back all the weight when I stopped due to my partner pleading daily for months to "eat like a normal person" again.

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What was your schedule that it didn't work with your spouse?

I know couples where one does IF and they just eat dinner together, but that's the only meal most couples/families eat together anyway.

My spouse eats dinner late, like 8:30-9:00pm. So on the 18-6 or 20-4 we wouldn't be able to eat dinner together unless I ate a really late lunch.

No need to get that extreme... with 14-10 you start eating at 12 and stop at 22, so you can share the two main meals with your spouse, even breakfast if you just drink your unsweetened black coffee with her.

So just skip Breakfast?

Yes. Don't "break fast" in the morning. That's enough to get some benefits and very easy to do.

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