The skill of fasting made me feel superior today.

The title might sound off-putting, but hear me out. Today I had a seminar together with 30 other colleagues. The seminar started at 8 in the morning and consists of 7 school hours. The food was supposed to arrive at 9:30 am, however, a precedent occurred and it was announced that the food would be delayed, that it would not arrive until 12. When that information was released, the great majority went batshit crazy! In a matter of 10 minutes classroom was half empty. You can guess where everyone went. People that stayed ordered online or asked someone to buy for them. Like come on, you guys seriously can't hold your hunger for 2 and a half hours? Most of these people are 30-50 years old. Most of these people love to bug me for the fact that my generation didn't serve in military training. "You are not a real man until you serve military!!!" and many other phrases. Well, guess who went batshit crazy, and who stayed composed. Fasting is so amazing, not only for health benefits, weight loss, practicality, etc but also for spirituality and mental discipline. Knowing that I can not eat for a week easily gives me so much mental strength. Do you have similar stories to share?

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Happened to me too 😆. Our office, 15 of us, we usually have company breakfast on Wednesdays. One time the foods were cancelled last min, some insisted on the principle “ breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” I agree with the OP, I also felt the same that day, and the confidence of “ no problem, too easy, I got this. “ made me calm. KUDOS OP !

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Yeah the mental part plays much bigger role than I thought it would.

I’m traveling around quite often and it’s fairly common for me to be lost somewhere at the city and wait late at night for a transfer, train bus or something, while there is almost nothing ever opened. So because I’m so used to not eat I don’t have the urge to cry in misery while I can’t find any döner with questionable food quality.

Let’s be honest. Fasting is easy, practical and cheap. It also makes you feel bad about eating poorly so you’re gonna reconsider your choices next time shopping.

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I agree, I love that fasting changes our relationship with food entirely. It really makes you look at things like “Starvation mode” and the food industry a lot differently. I’d say that I really love how much it shapes you mentally, and how that discipline can spill over to other things you choose to do in life whether that be working out, business ventures, and so forth. Good stuff on keeping your composure in a room where most people were upset!

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Reminds me of when I read Penn Gillette’s book on his weight loss. The idea that he could just not eat was so new and foreign to him he saw it as a super power. A really great read with a lot of personality.

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I eat one meal a day, in the evening. I go out West to ski with the sa,e guys every year pretty much. I have coffee in the morning. They eat a big breakfast. So the day is: Get up, cook breakfast. Clean up after breakfast. Make lunch, pack lunch, clean up after lunch prep. 3 hours later we get out the door, and by 11:30 they are stopping for lunch. I shake my head, and tell them Ill see them later, and go do some fun trails alone. . Last trip, by the third day, they were all skipping breakfast, and waiting til 2:00 pm to eat, or just grabbing a snack on the ski lift. If the gift of time I have gotten back over the last 10 years of intermittent fasting, aside even from the health benefits, clarity of mind, and much improved energy levels were the only benefit? Honestly it would be worth it.