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The book explains that you want to eat well and burn off calories with exercise since a caloric deficit will lead to weight loss, but reaching it through exercise rather than pure diet is much healthier. The app simply gamifies your diet and exercise and will help you track your journey towards your target weight (and you can do this on the free version)
You won't die if you starve for 3 to 7 days, and drink only water.
You won’t die but that doesn’t seem like it won’t come with any ramifications nor does it sound healthy.
Don't eat after 8pm till 8am. Eat till your stomach is satisfied, not your tongue. To prevent cravings, don't restrict yourself any food, but eat everything in moderation.
I’m stealing that
What used to be blamed on saturated fat turns out to be from fructose and trans fat. Trans fat was finally tracked on labels, and then banned. Backing out fructose will be a bigger fight.
Eat leafy greens and berries every day.
I got too much in my head with intermittent fasting (it made me obsess about food) but I agree that not eating after 8pm is hugely beneficial, since it often eliminates mindless, unhealthy eating.
Edit: one addition from Michael Pollen that I love due to the simplicity of the heuristic, never eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize.
Also, I found that regularly drinking 2tsp of turmeric dissolved in warm water at night helps reduce inflammation.
I just read this review of The Hungry Brain. It sounds interesting and matches some anecdotal experience I’ve had. Basically: eat boring food. I live in the USA but I grew up in Australia. The USA is big on highly rewarding food. Australia is too, but not to the level the USA is. Whenever I go back to Australia, I will always lose 5-10 pounds without changing anything about my diet. It’s just less rewarding to our ca…
Diets should be goals you strive for and take seriously but allow for cheat days particularly when under intense social pressure.