I'm always surprised at how terrible people are at going for long periods without food. Even non-fats sometimes. They act like they're on the verge of collapse if they're deprived of food for more than about five hours, at which point I'm subjected to exclamations about how STAAAARVING they are at five minute intervals until we can go get food, or god forbid they have to "skip a meal" which usually just means have to delay usual mealtime by more than one hour.
[+]Naught4050 points0 points0 points
ago
(edited ago)
[–]Naught4050 points
0 points
0 points
(+0|-0)
ago
(edited ago)
Any normal healthy person in good shape uses mainly glycogen to power their body. If you run out you get hungry/shaky for a while while your body switches over to ketosis and has low/limited available energy.
To be honest - I'm one of those who's starving after five hours without food. I go to the gym five times a week, have no car and do everything based on walking and public transport. I'm getting ravenous after a few hours, but that has a reason other than "thut donut in my head is sedushing me again".
I think it's an excellent effort, assuming she averages 1000kcal per hour during her non-fasting hours it should take her down to 12,000 a day which is bound to be an improvement.
[–] pondspirit 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm always surprised at how terrible people are at going for long periods without food. Even non-fats sometimes. They act like they're on the verge of collapse if they're deprived of food for more than about five hours, at which point I'm subjected to exclamations about how STAAAARVING they are at five minute intervals until we can go get food, or god forbid they have to "skip a meal" which usually just means have to delay usual mealtime by more than one hour.
[–] Naught405 ago (edited ago)
Any normal healthy person in good shape uses mainly glycogen to power their body. If you run out you get hungry/shaky for a while while your body switches over to ketosis and has low/limited available energy.
[–] rainbow_ashtray 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
To be honest - I'm one of those who's starving after five hours without food. I go to the gym five times a week, have no car and do everything based on walking and public transport. I'm getting ravenous after a few hours, but that has a reason other than "thut donut in my head is sedushing me again".