The Science of Fasting

Tapxe said

Holidays can be difficult. There's a serious emphasis on emotional eating with guilt trip from well meaning loved ones.

When u can stand firm at Thanksgiving-Chistmas, its the fasting equivalent of Buddhist reaching nirvana.

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I used to think that myself......but realistically, it's an excuse we make.

Thanksgiving.....ok, 1.....maybe 2 days (including Black Friday leftovers) of indulgence.

Christmas.....same deal, Christmas Eve and Day could end up being 2 days of indulgence.

I actually maintained 16/8 fasting (started doing that consistently around Halloween or so) during both of those holidays.....although I didn't have any specific eating rules during the 8 hour window (i.e. reduced sugar, etc). Oddly enough, it was shortly after New Year's that I got off track a bit, but knew that Lent was starting earlier than usual this year, and that I'd have a relatively quick reason to get back on track.