My experience with IF was not magical, except perhaps some extended fasts where there seemed to be repeatable positive psychological spin-off (I thinnk it's extremely hard to feel autophagy happening in my body ), it was practical:

- I ate one meal a day heavy in FAT
- I was less hungry in off eating hours, I spent less time thinking about food.
- I would assume I was in calorie deficit state as far as what went into my mouth but it came from somewhere...
- and that was my body I guess

Now as a leaner person I'm experimenting more with it for how it fits into a my lifestyle. I like not having to spend more time in the kitchen, shopping and doing dishes. IF helps with that I'm not sure it's a great weight loss tool if you're near your normal weight.

I've heard many times "Eat when you're hungry, Stop when you're full"

I'm finding a more practical way for me to do self talk like this is:

"Don't eat if you are not hungry" I've spent many years eating just because it's something to do with my mouth. Now I have all you all to yell at

Intermittent Thud (IT)

BTW, Nice write up and observertions/questions dcc0455 - thank you for that!