Originally Posted by
mikala
I'm on day 4 of IF now. I did it some last year combined with macro counting and had good results but I hated macro tracking and stopped fasting when I ditched the macros. I'm following this thread with interest now. I joined the DDD group but holy moly, it seems like misinformation and eating disorder city right now. Lots of complaints from people that they're losing a lb a week but they're convinced this isn't working because they expected more. Lots of people seem to be combining it with keto or really restrictive calorie counting and it seems like a competition for who can eat the least for the least number of hours and act happy about it.
I get the concept of one meal a day for people that really need those guardrails to fend off serious health issues but dang, that seems really restrictive and so easily disordered.
I just joined the FB group too and have the same impression. I find posts about multiday fasts where they are sharing pics of their app tracker showing how many hours since they've last eaten particularly concerning. It does, for some, seem to shift to a control issue...the ability to control how much and how often one eats and getting a "high" from taking such control over this aspect of their life. To me this is disordered eating, but I'm certainly not an expert in eating disorders.
Mom to two amazing DDs ('07 & '09) and a fur baby.
Gluten free since Nov '11 after non-celiac gluten sensitive diagnosis. Have had great improvement or total elimination of: migraines, bloating/distention, heartburn, cystic acne, canker sores, bleeding gums, eczema on elbows, dry skin and scalp, muscle cramps, PMS, hair loss, heart palpitations, fatigue. I'm amazed.