Intermittent Fasting Habits

Users discuss personal experiences with intermittent fasting, skipping breakfast or multiple meals, and eating in restricted windows, highlighting benefits for focus, energy, productivity, and weight control.

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jc-denton Aug 9, 2010 View on HN

Probably by not eating all the time :D

sharedfrog Dec 9, 2019 View on HN

I'm curious: did you try eating in the mornings and fasting in the evenings? Maybe that would be easier for you.

porkbeer Nov 22, 2023 View on HN

Try fasting for a day or 2, after reading up on it. It will reset the 'need to eat' training. Humans eating more than once or t2ice a day os a rather recent phenomenon.

Xcelerate May 29, 2020 View on HN

There’s two reasons why I eat this way. The first is that I think intermittent fasting is probably beneficial in terms of preventing too many calories, and I also seem to focus much better when I’m slightly hungry. The morning is when I get the bulk of my work that requires deep focus completed, and the few times I have eaten breakfast I’ve felt lethargic and unfocused afterward. The second reason is that I’ve really gotten into cooking, and dinner can take 3 hours (sometimes more) to prepare. T

eddieroger Apr 11, 2018 View on HN

I am not an endurance athlete, and I wouldn't even consider myself a health nut, but I know that i wake up hungry, and if I don't eat something (usually a fruit and greens smoothie with protein power and almond milk), I get too hungry to focus on work. I've also noticed that since I got more rigorous about eating (drinking) breakfast, I don't get as hungry late at night. It's almost, anecdotally, like my body know it can expect fuel in the morning and doesn't spend

barrkel Jul 28, 2019 View on HN

I'm never hungry when I wake up, but I think that's mostly just a habit thing. Your body adjusts to expect food on a schedule, if you normally eat on a schedule.I only eat lunch (at noon) and dinner (at 8pm), pretty much like clockwork. It's very rare that I eat outside of these times during the work week. I don't snack through the work day, and I very seldom snack at home on work evenings. But I still end up eating too much; lunch + dinner is more than I need. I'm th

inglor_cz May 19, 2022 View on HN

A tip from me... Try intermittent fasting and spend the 1 hour allotted for lunch on a brisk walk or a short (30-40 minutes) exercise if you have a nearby gym.I think you will feel better. I certainly do, on a similar regime.

rootusrootus Mar 21, 2020 View on HN

Do what works for you. I get very ill by mid-morning if I skip breakfast. But I'm not especially hungry at dinner time. It's much easier for me to skip dinner.

Bizarro Jul 25, 2018 View on HN

I skip breakfast, lunch, and have a 3 hour window for eating in the evening. I have more energy during the day, clearer thinking, and dropped some pounds.

mcculley Aug 2, 2019 View on HN

Another anecdote, but others might find it useful: I have been doing intermittent fasting for years now. I currently eat once per day. My eating window is usually an hour or less. I eat dinner, have dessert, go to bed. I run five miles every morning on an empty stomach. During the day I drink only water and I put an electrolyte fizzy tablet in my first glass.It works great for me for maintaining my energy level and managing my weight. It probably does not work for everybody, but I think more