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<blockquote data-quote="Hoping4Cure" data-source="post: 1441272" data-attributes="member: 393050"><p>Currently? I'm not fasting today, so no. Starting FMD again tomorrow. It's just a simple matter of getting used to it. Fasting is a natural state of all living organisms and people who are afraid of doing it I think are scared for no reason. And this isn't even true water fasting anyway, it's kind of a hack.</p><p></p><p>You can get used to fasting little by little, skip a meal here and there. The tips in this thread are gold:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.crsociety.org/topic/11883-valter-longo-interviewed-by-rhonda/" target="_blank">https://www.crsociety.org/topic/11883-valter-longo-interviewed-by-rhonda/</a></p><p></p><p>Of course those people aren't type 1, but for type 2s whose livers can release glucagon in the presence of low blood sugar, I think it's relatively safe.</p><p></p><p>I used to panic when there was a delay and my feeding was delayed, but...fear is the mind-killer.</p><p></p><p>If you use mind over matter, and don't OD on insulin, you can survive a long time without food, days, weeks, months even. It's mostly a mental thing I think.</p><p></p><p>Sure you should probably avoid driving the first time you try it, but I'd also say it's dangerous to drive after a heavy workout at the gym too, for the same reason. If you adopt a Zen-like attitude, release the need for constant over-nourishment and excessive meal size and frequency that is hoisted upon us by the food industry and its swamp critters (a sure conflict of interest there), then you can liberate yourself from being a slave to a diet which is undoubtedly causing harm to millions of people daily, resulting in their premature death, not to mention many other health problems.</p><p></p><p>Getting rid of the 5-6 meals a day + snacking mentality is something that's even hard to convince my girlfriend of, who is healthy, skinny and health conscious. Propaganda pushed on people over many years has that effect, even in the presence of contrary evidence people do not change their minds readily. There is an inertia there, which takes effort and likely years to turn around. I am still thinking of the conversation I had yesterday with someone who was convinced she "couldn't possibly do that" (live off two avocados a day for five days). And this is a strong, accomplished, intelligent, healthy, non-diabetic. So the resistance to even the idea is very strong. Yet still...I think it's a question of baby steps. To non-diabetics, I'd definitely suggest: Jump in, the water's fine. Maybe to type 2s as well, at least non-insulin dependent ones where there is no risk of an insulin OD by accident.</p><p></p><p>For type 1s there is surely some risk there but it's manageable and reasonable to me. If you have good enough control to have a low hypo frequency, then that's good. The main thing I do is just frequently monitor my sugars (which I do normally regardless), and lowering insulin intake to match lower calories per day, keep sugar pills and even glucagon handy just in case. Plus have someone watch over you, and don't do strenuous exercise. I also don't drive a car during FMD, just to be safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hoping4Cure, post: 1441272, member: 393050"] Currently? I'm not fasting today, so no. Starting FMD again tomorrow. It's just a simple matter of getting used to it. Fasting is a natural state of all living organisms and people who are afraid of doing it I think are scared for no reason. And this isn't even true water fasting anyway, it's kind of a hack. You can get used to fasting little by little, skip a meal here and there. The tips in this thread are gold: [URL]https://www.crsociety.org/topic/11883-valter-longo-interviewed-by-rhonda/[/URL] Of course those people aren't type 1, but for type 2s whose livers can release glucagon in the presence of low blood sugar, I think it's relatively safe. I used to panic when there was a delay and my feeding was delayed, but...fear is the mind-killer. If you use mind over matter, and don't OD on insulin, you can survive a long time without food, days, weeks, months even. It's mostly a mental thing I think. Sure you should probably avoid driving the first time you try it, but I'd also say it's dangerous to drive after a heavy workout at the gym too, for the same reason. If you adopt a Zen-like attitude, release the need for constant over-nourishment and excessive meal size and frequency that is hoisted upon us by the food industry and its swamp critters (a sure conflict of interest there), then you can liberate yourself from being a slave to a diet which is undoubtedly causing harm to millions of people daily, resulting in their premature death, not to mention many other health problems. Getting rid of the 5-6 meals a day + snacking mentality is something that's even hard to convince my girlfriend of, who is healthy, skinny and health conscious. Propaganda pushed on people over many years has that effect, even in the presence of contrary evidence people do not change their minds readily. There is an inertia there, which takes effort and likely years to turn around. I am still thinking of the conversation I had yesterday with someone who was convinced she "couldn't possibly do that" (live off two avocados a day for five days). And this is a strong, accomplished, intelligent, healthy, non-diabetic. So the resistance to even the idea is very strong. Yet still...I think it's a question of baby steps. To non-diabetics, I'd definitely suggest: Jump in, the water's fine. Maybe to type 2s as well, at least non-insulin dependent ones where there is no risk of an insulin OD by accident. For type 1s there is surely some risk there but it's manageable and reasonable to me. If you have good enough control to have a low hypo frequency, then that's good. The main thing I do is just frequently monitor my sugars (which I do normally regardless), and lowering insulin intake to match lower calories per day, keep sugar pills and even glucagon handy just in case. Plus have someone watch over you, and don't do strenuous exercise. I also don't drive a car during FMD, just to be safe. [/QUOTE]
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