fractal
Level 7 Valued Member
I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for a while now (probably more than a year) and am strict on weekdays, 50/50 on weekends. I generally enjoy the lifestyle but am not militant about it.
I’m not generally a breakfast person anyway, but lately have found myself starving by 7am a few days per week. This probably because of increased training volume. The pangs do tend to subside after a few hours, but on these days it takes a massive lunch to feel satisfied - this isn’t practical at work.
As I understand it, there seems to be two primary mechanisms through which IF is beneficial. The first being the cleanup/autophagic health aspect and the second being a more metabolic/insulin driven.
Has anyone experimented with ‘half’ breaking their fast by consuming a small to moderate amount of straight peanut butter on particularly hungry days? I already consume black coffee fairly early in the day, so to purists I may not be fasting at all in the first place.
I guess the other option is to force down the peanut butter after dinner (doesn’t sound appealing) and hope the surplus carries me through.
I’m not generally a breakfast person anyway, but lately have found myself starving by 7am a few days per week. This probably because of increased training volume. The pangs do tend to subside after a few hours, but on these days it takes a massive lunch to feel satisfied - this isn’t practical at work.
As I understand it, there seems to be two primary mechanisms through which IF is beneficial. The first being the cleanup/autophagic health aspect and the second being a more metabolic/insulin driven.
Has anyone experimented with ‘half’ breaking their fast by consuming a small to moderate amount of straight peanut butter on particularly hungry days? I already consume black coffee fairly early in the day, so to purists I may not be fasting at all in the first place.
I guess the other option is to force down the peanut butter after dinner (doesn’t sound appealing) and hope the surplus carries me through.