Water fasting

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I don't think missing one night of sleep is the same as starving yourself for a few days; last I checked you didn't start sleeping a bunch more after resetting your circadian rhythm.

I don't know about that. The less I eat over a couple of days, the less I want to for the rest of the week. Like, I'll be eating a third helping at dinner one day, and then the next couple of days I'll skip both breakfast and lunch because I just don't have the time, and then after that I won't be able to finish a salad in one sitting until I work myself back up to it again. I heard not eating makes your stomach shrink, but I don't think that's quite right. I think it's more like your stomach is less stretchy? In any case, I can buy that eating less makes you want to eat less. Totally fasting probably isn't the healthiest way, but if it's just a one-time thing I wouldn't worry about long-term effects. Sleep deprivation on the other hand only seems to work because the body needs to catch up.

I'm not saying it won't make you less hungry (that's your metabolism grinding to a halt), just that it is dumb to try and lose weight that way. Losing good weight requires exercise, a good diet, and lots of work. There is no easy way to lose weight.

The fasting isn't to lose weight, it's to decrease your appetite, making it easier not to cheat on the aforementioned good diet

Not that it's fool-proof