2 years
Fasting to lower metabolism
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What's the best way to do it? Is it enough to eat nothing till like 3pm? Or should I not eat for a whole day or more?
What's the best way to do it? Is it enough to eat nothing till like 3pm? Or should I not eat for a whole day or more?
Your profile says you are a 48 year old woman who is 187 lbs and 5'5".
Personally, I wouldn't recommend messing with your metabolism.
Short, heavy older women approaching menopause need to be very careful when gaining. Your metabolism is already lowering, menopause will mess up your hormones, and your bones and joints are at an increased risk for damage.
You can still gain safely, but you should be careful not to gain faster than your body can tolerate it. Otherwise, you run the risk of not gaining as much as you could gain or needing to lose weight for health reasons.
Be patient. You are already fat. You'll get fatter in due time.
2 years
Fasting to lower metabolism
Thank you for your insightful inputs Morbidly and Munchies.
@Morbidly A Beast
So I guess it's hearsay, or perhaps just the dieters' excuse, when they say that they stopped losing weight because they ruined their metabolism by dieting?
Mind you, I'm not trying to lose weight...
And I really hope you're right because I hate going hungry.
@Munchies yes you definitely got that right! I think I might be in or nearing that particular hormonal phase.
Also as of today I'm 196lbs.
I'm otherwise in great health. No cholesterol, no diabetes, and I suffer slight low blood pressure (been like that since my teens) which I think might be a plus lol..
That said, I've never been 196lbs before. The last time I weighed myself before I got triggered into gaining (and registered here) I had been 176lbs.
I gained the last 9 lbs quite fast-ish so I think most is water weight.
I think my body can tolerate it. I mean, I loved this experience because I woke up each morning each day a bit heavier and I actually felt heavier, because I had never gained so much so fast before. Must be the heavy cream because it's my first time trying it and I've been taking between 400-500ml daily these past 6 days.
I will take your advice and be patient. At the moment I'm so just eager to break 200lbs and I'm so near!
@Morbidly A Beast
So I guess it's hearsay, or perhaps just the dieters' excuse, when they say that they stopped losing weight because they ruined their metabolism by dieting?
Mind you, I'm not trying to lose weight...
And I really hope you're right because I hate going hungry.
@Munchies yes you definitely got that right! I think I might be in or nearing that particular hormonal phase.
Also as of today I'm 196lbs.
I'm otherwise in great health. No cholesterol, no diabetes, and I suffer slight low blood pressure (been like that since my teens) which I think might be a plus lol..
That said, I've never been 196lbs before. The last time I weighed myself before I got triggered into gaining (and registered here) I had been 176lbs.
I gained the last 9 lbs quite fast-ish so I think most is water weight.
I think my body can tolerate it. I mean, I loved this experience because I woke up each morning each day a bit heavier and I actually felt heavier, because I had never gained so much so fast before. Must be the heavy cream because it's my first time trying it and I've been taking between 400-500ml daily these past 6 days.
I will take your advice and be patient. At the moment I'm so just eager to break 200lbs and I'm so near!
2 years