Overfeeding and Intermittent Fasting - [Video]
In a 3 minute video response, I explore the following question:
- What happens when you fast for 24 hours, then you eat one very big meal and you end up feeling stuffed and bloated?
- Is this normal?
The short response: Yes, it's normal especially if you are not used to consuming very large meals in one sitting, like in the case of trying to eat all your maintenance calories for a day (say 2,000 to 2,500 kcals) in a meal. Chances are you will be bloated, but if you do it recurrently, this may go away. For the more elaborate response, please watch the video.
If there are similar questions, please leave them below.
That is so interesting, @cristi! Very useful Q&A.
what's so interesting?
I meant to the two questions you mentioned in your post:
-What happens when you fast for 24 hours, then you eat one very big meal and you end up feeling stuffed and bloated?
-Is this normal?
yea...
I'm interested in doina 3 days water fast from a non-keto diet. Any thoughts on that?
you mean going into a water fast for 3 days from a non-keto diet? it could be a little though, especially if you're not used to fasting. glycogen depletion usually occurs in 24-36 hours and this is probably when it's most challenging (this is from my own experience). I'd rather experiment with shorter (like 24 hour) fast until that seems easier to do; and thereafter progress into 'harder' variations of prolonged fasting. I might elaborate via video.
I'm already comfortable with 18 hours fasts so I'd think I can take it. but gonna try a 24 hours one first.