Originally Posted by JEY100

To save the University research costs, the underlying signal for limiting appetite is eating very LC foods. Direct deposit my grant fee

That's a good fasting pattern though one caution: IDM has seen a downside for some with OMAD. Moderator response just now is "Dr. Fung and Megan Ramos have years of experience working with thousands of patients in their clinic. Their observation has been that OMAD is what causes the body to slow BMR and that optimal weight loss comes from a 3x36-42 or a 3 day a week variation. They've found little added benefit going beyond the 3 days. However, everyone is different and you have to find what works best for you. More isn't always better. Some people are more insulin resistant and need to do longer fasts to get the insulin levels down. Others think more is better and do them because if they lose on 3 days, they'll lose more on 5." I have definitely found (and sadly only recently) that the 42 hour fast alternate days is better..for now...your body can adjust to any fasting pattern and it becomes less effective.