Intermittent Fasting Is Not As Hard As You Think

Summary

The article discusses the personal experience of the author, René Junge, with intermittent fasting, revealing that it is more manageable than commonly perceived and provides insights into its benefits and the author's journey.

Abstract

René Junge shares his and his wife's experience with intermittent fasting over several months, including breaks from fasting. They've discovered that fasting is less demanding than anticipated, with the body adapting well to the regimen. Junge emphasizes that the energy usually spent on digestion is saved during fasting periods, which can be surprising. He has documented his initial experience with fasting in a separate article titled "My Interval Fasting Adventure," where he discusses overcoming his aversion to diets and new year resolutions to try intermittent fasting. The article on Medium provides a narrative of his first five days of fasting.

Opinions

Intermittent fasting is not as difficult as one might think.
The author and his wife have found that fasting requires less sacrifice than they initially believed.
Fasting for sixteen hours a day does not lead to starvation and highlights the energy cost of digestion.
The author has a negative view of diets and new year resolutions but found intermittent fasting to be a different and more manageable experience.
The author encourages readers to learn from his experience by reading his detailed account of the first five days of fasting.

You won’t starve to death by fasting for sixteen hours a day. But you’ll find out how much energy your digestion normally costs you.

It’s been a few months now since my wife and I started intermittent fasting. Since then, we have taken a few breaks in which we have eaten normally and later fasted again for a few weeks.

At the moment, we take a week’s break from fasting, but we are not afraid to start again next week.

We have found that fasting means less sacrifice than we thought before.

But how is interval fasting for a beginner? I documented my first five days of fasting and wrote an article about it. Read now My Interval Fasting Adventure.

Intermittent Fasting Is Not As Hard As You Think

You won’t starve to death by fasting for sixteen hours a day. But you’ll find out how much energy your digestion normally costs you.

My Interval Fasting Adventure

There are two things I hate like the plague: good resolutions for the new year and diets. Nevertheless, I started…