I don't see where Tim Ferriss gives anything to support that there's any truth to "better cheat or you'll go into starvation mode."

When I'm craving a "cheat" I generally see it as more of a symptom of starvation mode--and "cheat" type food is what puts me there. When I'm fairly lean, strict ketogenic diet, and I don't crave off-plan foods, I eat as if I had a normal appetite, I have good energy etc. If I eat less ketogenically--that's when I'm prone to binges and lethargy. So for me at least, it's "better not cheat or I'll go into starvation mode."

Also, I'm not sure I'm the best person to judge, but I feel considerably less crazy when I stay on plan. And for me, not less crazy can go so far as frank psychosis, so I pay attention to this.

I am exactly the same way & I'm a 63 year old woman. It takes 3 days after one cheat snack/meal to tame my cravings, but a couple of weeks to get fully fat-adapted again. Tim Ferris' ideology may work for young athletes or those who aren't and who never have been insulin resistant, but they are craving because they cheat frequently enough that their body never becomes fat adapted or are doing a lot of sprinting-type sports.

Funny how these things work. After spending a week with gradually increasing weight and not doing anything different I got pissed off and hit the beer and 2 bowls of 2 minute noodles...i guess i was just looking for an excuse anyway Amazing how good those little noodles tasted

Blow me down, this morning I had the biggest weight drop in weeks!

go figure

I too will see a weight drop after alcohol, but wait a day or two and you may see a big weight gain as the carbs are fully metabolized and cause you to retain water. No biggie in the long run, as long as you did not eat enough carbs to start a craving cycle.

yep I will be keeping a close eye on the scales to see if it was a false positive. I could be wrong but it took years to get heavy and somehow i dont see an occasional carb day and Im talking a bowl of pasta and some beers will make much of a difference . Not every week but if 2 months down the track I wake up craving I will probably do it again

Yeah, that works for me, and if I eat/drink the carbs in a 60-minute window with fat and protein (the only useful recommendation in the Carb Addicts Diet, for me), it doesn't prolong the cravings as long as my cheats are rare. Keto eating doesn't cause me cravings; the rare cheats are typically due to special occasions where I feel like having a small off-plan indulgence. I typically find whatever it was doesn't taste as great as I remember and leaves me feeling tired and headachy, which keeps these occurrences rare.

That's what I find now, especially with anything sweet -- it's overpoweringly sickly.

I think you are conflating diet and excersie.

From Dr. Fung:



https://idmprogram.com/fasting-and-...asting-part-14/

ImAllLike - sometimes I take a question seriously when I should know better. If you're looking for permission to cheat or eat SAD or for someone to tell you that building more muscle will reverse all of the crap that's been eaten contributing to what you are now, then I'm not the one to tell you that. If you're looking to game the human metabolism, then I don't know enough of what the "secret" method would be to enable you to stay at a healthy weight and be able to eat what you consider "good food." The reality is that when one eats poorly for a long time, the price one pays is very steep. If one is smart enough to start eating in a healthy way early in life, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle will last a long, long time. Simple? Yes. Sacrifices? Yes, but only for a short time, as cravings go away once you find healthy substitutes for the carbage that has been masquerading as food over the past 40 years. Maybe some aren't willing to sacrifice for better health. That's fine.