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<blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2419046" data-attributes="member: 506169"><p>While eating through the night isn't a good idea, many T2's in this forum use Time restricted Eating (sometimes known as Intermittent Fasting).</p><p>This means: A). We use an LCHF way of eating to get 'fat adapted (= able to use our own body fat for energy).</p><p> then B). We reduce the number of meals we eat to only 1 or 2 per day and only eat in a time window of 8hrs or less( which is no problem since being fat adapted, we don't get seriously hungry.</p><p></p><p>The reason for having a small time window for eating in is because insulin is the 'fat storing' hormone. Basically it's produced in response to higher Blood Glucose (due to carbs) and then causes the body to store that excess glucose (energy) safely away in the body's cells. This means both muscle cells and fat cells. In fat cells Glucose is converted into and stored in the form of fat. This is how carbs such as starches and sugars make you fat.</p><p></p><p>Naturally whilst Insulin is high, the body is in 'fat storing' mode and thus any 'fat 'burning' is effectively switched off. We want to stay in 'fat burning mode' at least most of the time, hence we want low insulin, hence we don't keep having lots of meals/snacks since most of them will boost our insulin levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianf0ster, post: 2419046, member: 506169"] While eating through the night isn't a good idea, many T2's in this forum use Time restricted Eating (sometimes known as Intermittent Fasting). This means: A). We use an LCHF way of eating to get 'fat adapted (= able to use our own body fat for energy). then B). We reduce the number of meals we eat to only 1 or 2 per day and only eat in a time window of 8hrs or less( which is no problem since being fat adapted, we don't get seriously hungry. The reason for having a small time window for eating in is because insulin is the 'fat storing' hormone. Basically it's produced in response to higher Blood Glucose (due to carbs) and then causes the body to store that excess glucose (energy) safely away in the body's cells. This means both muscle cells and fat cells. In fat cells Glucose is converted into and stored in the form of fat. This is how carbs such as starches and sugars make you fat. Naturally whilst Insulin is high, the body is in 'fat storing' mode and thus any 'fat 'burning' is effectively switched off. We want to stay in 'fat burning mode' at least most of the time, hence we want low insulin, hence we don't keep having lots of meals/snacks since most of them will boost our insulin levels. [/QUOTE]
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