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[Debs]

Just reactivating this post for anyone interested in the info produced by Amanda Salli.

I've been saying for a while now, that we should build a feast day into a routine of FDs and NFDs.

After all, our ancestors would have eaten their fill, and more, whenever someone made a kill - never knowing where their next meal was coming from.

So, Monday and Wednesday, fast; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, eat; Sunday, feast. If you're trying to lose weight, just eat a little less on the NFDs to allow for a weekly feast.

Now that's a good idea! I hadn't seen this thread before, thanks @Debs!

I've been saying for a while now, that we should build a feast day into a routine of FDs and NFDs.
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So, Monday and Wednesday, fast; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, eat; Sunday, feast. If you're trying to lose weight, just eat a little less on the NFDs to allow for a weekly feast.

Now that's a good idea! I hadn't seen this thread before, thanks @Debs!

Seconded, this cropped up in another thread a wee while ago - it's recommended in the mad Timothy Ferriss's book too - he does a planned binge on a Saturday. He reckons that, as you're going to binge sometime anyway, it is better to do it as a planned affair so that you can mitigate the ill effects as effectively as possible... Methinks he's got it right.

[carorees]

Martin Berkhan (spelling?) who is the leangains guy (what we call 16:8 + weight lifting) also says that "programmed refeeds" are essential to prevent leptin (the hunger hormone) from falling.