pinyaka comments on Lifehack Ideas December 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pinyaka 11 December 2014 12:42:57AM 3 points [-]

Why would he be in ketosis? If he isn't eating low carb on his non-fasting days he should have an ample supply of glycogen, right?

Comment author: James_Miller 11 December 2014 01:07:43AM 2 points [-]

While I'm far from an expert, I think if you go from breakfast until midnight without eating anything you will go into ketosis if you are keto-adapted, and if you are not, you will be in extreme discomfort.

Comment author: Lumifer 11 December 2014 01:13:59AM 4 points [-]

That actually depends. In my case (n = 1) if I stop eating while NOT being keto-adapted, after some period of time I will feel physically weak and mentally slow for a while. That's my blood sugar crashing, but subjectively it just feels as being weak and slow, not "extreme discomfort" at all. I don't normally get serious pangs of hunger.

I don't think I'm typical in this respect, but I would be surprised to learn that I'm only one in a thousand or so.