Reduced- calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
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Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#2So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends).
The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak.
I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatever passes for a "reduced-calorie diet" these days is what used to pass for normal. It feels normal, at least.
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#3So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
How were the first few days though?
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#4So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
How were the first few days though?
Tough. I stopped eating breakfast (for the most part) a couple years ago, so this time it was just skipping lunch and eating an early dinner. Still, it took less than a week for this to become normal for me, and it has not been difficult to maintain (except socially).
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#5So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
How much weight have you lost? Were you somehow obese? Were you fit? Have you lost muscle mass?
Sorry if I'm getting too personal, genuinely interested.
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#6So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
I have a few questions to put this in context:
How often do you work out and at what intensity?
Do you have a desk job?
How many hours do you sleep per day?
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#7So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
How much weight have you lost? Were you somehow obese? Were you fit? Have you lost muscle mass? Sorry if I'm getting too personal, genuinely interested.
I have lost ~10lbs, but I was not overweight (on the high side of normal BMI, but I also lift weights). My muscle mass seems unaffected (or even slightly greater) - these days at the gym I only aim to maintain what I have, and my lifts have even improved slightly.
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
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How were the first few days though?
Tough. I stopped eating breakfast (for the most part) a couple years ago, so this time it was just skipping lunch and eating an early dinner. Still, it took less than a week for this to become normal for me, and it has not been difficult to maintain (except socially).
I have a similar diet.
In the morning, I drink a slimfast. The high protein helps keep my hunger quenched. I'll eat a small bar for lunch. Then, I'll have a normal dinner.
Also, I've cut out all soda and sugar from my diet.
I've lost almost 50 pounds so far.
I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and since changing my diet and losing weight, by blood sugar is that of a normal healthy person.
Being diagnosed has blessed me with the motivation to not just "go on a diet", but to change my life.
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#9So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
I have a few questions to put this in context: How often do you work out and at what intensity? Do you have a desk job? How many hours do you sleep per day?
(sorry for this becoming an AMA)
I lift weights three times a week to medium-low intensity (squat/deadlift/bench). I sit/stand and code full time. I sleep at least eight hours a day (sometimes more).
Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
#10So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…
How much weight have you lost? Were you somehow obese? Were you fit? Have you lost muscle mass? Sorry if I'm getting too personal, genuinely interested.
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