Weights seem to stabilize
Well, it has been almost a year since we began intermittent fasting. Looking over the weight records for the past few months, it looks like we have stabilized in that regard. I’m still about 5% above my ideal weight, and Isabel is closer to her ideal weight (according to the charts) but still slightly above. I guess that is testimony to how well we eat, regardless of the schedule. My weight has been fluctuating between 94 and 95 kilos, while Isabel is consistently between 60 and 62. We have been within that range for the past five months. Isabel’s chart-weight is 60 kilos, mine 90.
So, I see little reason to continue posting our weights here — if we go outside that range for some reason, I’ll mention it — otherwise just assume we are in that area. Of course that means I won’t have a reason for these monthly postings, and need to find some better motivation to keep this blog active. If I can find relevant new research information I’ll post that, otherwise perhaps I’ll stray into other general health and longevity matters.
One recent study claimed that the hundreds (or thousands?) of calorie restriction studies that preceded it were wrong, and calorie restriction does not really lead to longer lifespans. Instead, they claim, the mice used in the studies were fat, because they were allowed to eat all they wanted.
Well either way, the under-fed mice live longer, and we need to under-feed ourselves if we want optimal health and longevity. The study I mentioned was referring to calorie restriction, not intermittent fasting. Other studies have shown intermittent fasting to be equally effective as caloric restriction. So we can indulge in eating as much as we want, so long as we restrict that indulgence to 24 out of every 48 hours (more or less, we eat 25 and fast 23).
If I recall correctly (and I’ll have to go back and make sure, but for now take it as given) the intermittent fasting studies resulted in animals that had higher body weight than the calorie restricted animals, yet they lived just a long. So clearly, there is more at work here than mere body weight.
I’ll have to look into that further, and post a more detailed analysis here in the coming days…
