1. appetite (yep, thats a good way of talking about the psychological stimulus)
2. hunger (it IS biological - we have both hunger and satiety hormones. Sure, sometimes they don't work properly, but you can't say 'it's just in your head', because it is in the hormones and nerve receptors)
3. need...this would define the maths of calories in/out...and the overall effect of 'starvation', at whatever month that is.
And yes, fasting is reported as doing a world of good, agreed. But not nil for days and days - most fasters do consume something each day. As for ramadan...don't they eat after sundown?? So how does that fit in with not eating late at night?
I was thinking of this thread last night actually, with some irony. I ate dinner at 5.45, went to work (taught dance for 3 hrs), came home and had more of the snack than I'd planned, went to bed 2 hrs later and had those hunger pangs you speak of as indicative of a good loss...even though I had my snack!! Of course then it all went downhill. Awake at 3am with hunger pain. Ignored it. Awake at 5am to cat spew (which I stepped in as I leapt out of bed!). Then lay awake until 7am with hunger pain I couldn't ignore - I gave in at 7 and had a glass of milk, then finally got another 3 hours sleep! At least my body didn't decide to go into sickness mode. Did I get the 'loss' of hunger pains at bedtime (despite my snack)? Woohoo, yes...400g.
Oh, and is this forum not also for those who have 'less than 10kg' to go, and those on 'maintenance'? Don't disclude us!
