[JASPREET]

I was thinking if it would be great to have one meal in a day and it will help us save money and also to stay fit and this way we can have our one meal at around 11am or 12 pm and no meal after that and no snacks because these are more expensive than food.

[Jem Smith]

Fasting to lose weight is one thing, but fasting to save money is sad.

It wouldn't work for me anyway. I can't function when I go too long without eating. I would not be able to think clearly and do my job safely. Also, with some nutrients you can only absorb a certain amount at a time (for example, calcium- you can only absorb about 500mg of it within an short time, but you need about 1000mg a day) so a single meal would not allow you to get enough of them.

[JASPREET]

I am experimenting to lose weight and felt single meal or two meals at max (breakfast and lunch) and if I am able to lose weight with that then it will be great plus in the process I will be saving money which I used to spend on dinner and also on different snacks that I used to consume throughout the day

[SHAHID987]

In my view it won't work, and if we follow it we may face severe health issues. In one view it will increase our expenses because after illness we need to go to doctor and will take medicines.

[darrensurrey]

I do 24 hour fasts once a week. Apart from the assorted health benefits (search for Mosley's "Eat, Fast and Live Longer" BBC programme), I noticed that I'm also saving time and money. You're not having to prepare and eat 2 meals a day. I eat at 9pm.

Ignore people who claim it's bad for you.

Oh, and I work and go to the gym while fasting.

[JASPREET]

I do 24 hour fasts once a week. Apart from the assorted health benefits (search for Mosley's "Eat, Fast and Live Longer" BBC programme), I noticed that I'm also saving time and money. You're not having to prepare and eat 2 meals a day. I eat at 9pm.

Ignore people who claim it's bad for you.

Oh, and I work and go to the gym while fasting.

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback, I am trying 2 meals a day from past 2 days as against 3 meals and lots of snacks and have left sugar from around 2 weeks and I feel I am doing well actually and yes its helping me save money too

[Vehlijanta]

Sorry but I think it's stupid to even try this out so don't bother with it

[Treborika]

Of course yes. I can try out staying without food for days for the case of saving.

[Angie10]

This is absolutely true, and in fact, fasting as a form of weight loss is very on trend. I have seen people who do it and the weight drops right off them. But it's not for me personally. I don't know if it's because I've got this routine where I have five small meals (three 'square' meals and 2 small snacks), and it works great for me. If I try to skip breakfast, I'm horrible to be around. Just ask my husband

[Jem Smith]

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Ignore people who claim it's bad for you.

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24 hour fasts once a week is not what he said he was going to do. He said one meal per day. That is bad for you, in that you can't absorb all the nutrients you need in just one meal (I don't mean calories, I mean vitamins and minerals - certain foods should not be eaten together because they affect the body's ability to absorb nutrients, so there's quite a lot to get right if you're only eating once a day). But you can do what you like.


Calcium for example:
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/
"Calcium is absorbed best when you take 500 mg or less at one time. If you take 1,000 mg/day of calcium from supplements, for example, it is better to take a smaller dose twice a day than to take it all at once."

[darrensurrey]

Ignore people who claim it's bad for you.

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24 hour fasts once a week is not what he said he was going to do. He said one meal per day. That is bad for you, in that you can't absorb all the nutrients you need in just one meal (I don't mean calories, I mean vitamins and minerals - certain foods should not be eaten together because they affect the body's ability to absorb nutrients, so there's quite a lot to get right if you're only eating once a day). But you can do what you like.


Calcium for example:
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/
"Calcium is absorbed best when you take 500 mg or less at one time. If you take 1,000 mg/day of calcium from supplements, for example, it is better to take a smaller dose twice a day than to take it all at once."

Let's face it, even eating 5 meals a day, most people don't bother looking at vitamins and minerals. I don't take supplements on days when I have 4 meals a day - I just eat whatever and keep it moderately healthy so loads of veg, meat, carbs. Who knows what minerals etc I'm getting!

[Jem Smith]

Ignore people who claim it's bad for you.

.

24 hour fasts once a week is not what he said he was going to do. He said one meal per day. That is bad for you, in that you can't absorb all the nutrients you need in just one meal (I don't mean calories, I mean vitamins and minerals - certain foods should not be eaten together because they affect the body's ability to absorb nutrients, so there's quite a lot to get right if you're only eating once a day). But you can do what you like.


Calcium for example:
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/
"Calcium is absorbed best when you take 500 mg or less at one time. If you take 1,000 mg/day of calcium from supplements, for example, it is better to take a smaller dose twice a day than to take it all at once."

Let's face it, even eating 5 meals a day, most people don't bother looking at vitamins and minerals. I don't take supplements on days when I have 4 meals a day - I just eat whatever and keep it moderately healthy so loads of veg, meat, carbs. Who knows what minerals etc I'm getting!

I don't know about most people, but I do care, and pay attention to the vitamins and minerals in my food. I mentioned calcium as an example because it's something that women in particular get told to be careful to keep an eye on as we age in order to prevent getting osteoporosis later in life. Since I don't get enough calcium through food (it's difficult if you don't eat dairy, which I don't) so I take a supplement for it. You can't get enough calcium to keep up your body's stores of it in one go, so it needs to be spread across multiple meals (or meals and a supplement). That you don't bother to pay attention to this doesn't make it any less true.

I wasn't saying that you should supplement. I was saying that eating one meal a day (which is what the OP was actually talking about, not fasting only some days) would not allow the average person to get enough of certain nutrients.

[JASPREET]

Of course yes. I can try out staying without food for days for the case of saving.

Wow although I won't advocate to do that and feels 1-2 meals a day can also help us in saving money and to lose weight

[Treborika]

Sometimes that is very much okay as one stays so healthy and saves money in the long run.

[JASPREET]

I think you are right, there are times when we need to fast for a day and its a healthy practice

[darrensurrey]

I don't know about most people, but I do care, and pay attention to the vitamins and minerals in my food. I mentioned calcium as an example because it's something that women in particular get told to be careful to keep an eye on as we age in order to prevent getting osteoporosis later in life. Since I don't get enough calcium through food (it's difficult if you don't eat dairy, which I don't) so I take a supplement for it. You can't get enough calcium to keep up your body's stores of it in one go, so it needs to be spread across multiple meals (or meals and a supplement). That you don't bother to pay attention to this doesn't make it any less true.

I wasn't saying that you should supplement. I was saying that eating one meal a day (which is what the OP was actually talking about, not fasting only some days) would not allow the average person to get enough of certain nutrients.

Sure.

Thing is, you don't need to fast everyday. I only fast 3 days a week so there are plenty of opportunities to get the right nutrition in.

[augusta]

I do this a lot these days as I grow older but mine is mostly for good health and not necessarily about saving money