One week since I stopped eating at night. My weight hasn't moved a single gram 🌙

🌿 Fuji-san's article gave me a push

The other day, Fuji-san wrote an article like this.

It was about 16-hour fasting.

Finish dinner early and leave 16 hours until lunch the next day. No unreasonable dietary restrictions, no intense exercise. Just changing the number of meals.

When I finished reading it, I thought this.

That is the only reason.

It's not because I was convinced by the scientific evidence, nor because someone recommended it to me. Fuji-san's article was simply wonderful.

And so, a week has passed.

Today, I would like to report on that.

🍱 My method is a little different from Fuji-san's

First, let me set out my routine.

I am eating in the morning and at noon.

Breakfastis overnight oats.

Oatmeal soaked in milk, with honey and banana. I prepare it myself. This is a habit I've kept for over half a year, and it has nothing to do with this current experiment. It's just because it's easy to make and keeps me full. That's the only reason.

I add a vegetable juice to that. Since I don't get enough vegetables with two meals a day, I make sure to secure that much.

Lunchis a bento my wife makes for me.

It contains plenty of protein. Moreover, the portion size has become about 1.5 times what it used to be. My lunch was originally small, so this was my wife's decision.

And then, I don't eat atnight.

I finish eating at 12:00 or 13:00, and the next thing I put in my mouth is at 6:30 the next morning.

Until the evening, I only drink water or tea.

—However, I want to confess something here.

Also, I drink corn soup.

It's not perfect. But if I made it perfect, I probably wouldn't be able to keep it up.

✂️ I haven't started a single new thing

When I line it all up like this, I notice something.

I've been having overnight oats for breakfast for half a year. My wife has also been making my lunch bento for a long time.

In other words, this is all I did this time.

I haven't added any new ingredients, supplements, or equipment. I only subtracted.

When people think of dieting, they imagine starting something. Joining a gym. Buying protein. Installing an app.

Ten years ago, that's exactly what I did.

But this time, not a single yen has left my wallet.

Whether I can keep this up probably depends on this lightness.

💄 To begin with, what kind of person is Fuji-san?

Here, I'd like to introduce Fuji-san, who gave me the inspiration for this.

Fuji-san is a working mom who writes on note while working as a secretary in Tokyo.

Beauty, health, and daily life. She updates slowly, about twice a week.

This is what it says in my profile.

I think this one line perfectly captures the tone of the articles.

Fuji-san started 16-hour fasting because of a comment from a yoga-loving mom friend. She thought, if it comes from someone who always has such a refreshed vibe, then—

The reason is cute.

And this is the part I like: Fuji-san clearly writes that she is not the type to go on a diet just to lose fat.

She thinks it's actually better to have a little bit of fat on your face. She doesn't believe that being thin equals being beautiful in every case.

She says that if you lose too much facial fat after 40, you end up looking older.

—This is a perspective I could never write about.

🪟 It's just that the window is in a different position

There is another passage that made me nod deeply.

Should you eat breakfast or not? There is so much conflicting information out there. Fuji-san analyzed the reason for this as follows.

It worked for her because she has a desk job and gets about as much exercise as a commute. It wouldn't work for someone who wants to build muscle hard.

That's why she concludes it like this:

Even with the same 16 hours, the purpose is completely different.

Fuji-san does it to maintain suppleness. I do it to adjust for the lack of movement.

▼Fuji-san's note is here👇

⚖️ What changed in one week—nothing has changed

Well, here are the results.

Changes in weight. Waking up. Concentration during the day. Fatigue in the evening.

This is not a disappointing report.

Rather, it is exactly as expected.

To lose 1kg of body weight, you generally need a calorie deficit of 7,000 to 7,500 kcal. It would be strange if it changed visibly in just one week.

I didn't learn this from a book.

I learned it through my own body when I lost 29kg, going from 106kg to 77kg.

There was a period when I was going to the gym every day, yet the number on the scale didn't move at all for a month. I know the despair of that plateau.

That is why I don't panic after just one week.

I can avoid getting hurt every time things don't change.

I believe this is something that the plateaus during my diet gave me.

😪 On the fourth night, my stomach growled next to my daughter

That said, it wasn't entirely easy.

The hardest part was the fourth day.

I get into bed with my daughter at 9:00 PM. I have decided that this is the one thing I will not compromise on.

It was when I was sleeping next to her.

This was a subtle source of stress.

I was lying still in a dark room. I had nothing to do. Because of that, the hunger felt unusually intense.

—But there is more to this story.

After my daughter falls asleep, I quietly get up and open note.

I reply to comments. I write articles. I go read other people's articles.

And what happens then?

I completely forget about being hungry.

My attention is entirely taken over by that.

I wrote before about how my desire for material things disappeared, but it seems my appetite is also being sucked into note.

I think it's a bit much, even for me (lol).

🚐 There was zero impact on my work

Since I have a job at a special nursing home that requires physical labor, I think some people might be worried that I'd get dizzy.

To give you the conclusion, there was no impact.

There are two reasons for this.

One is that I eat a solid lunch. Since I skip dinner, I make up for it at lunch.

And the other is—the fact that I've been moving less lately.

Even though I'm a functional training instructor, my day ends with transport and paperwork.

I wrote an article about that before. That is still an ongoing reality.

The fact that I'm not moving enough to be affected by skipping dinner.

This might be a topic that requires me to write another separate article.

👨‍👩‍👧 My wife stopped making food for me

I also want to write about my family's reaction.

My wife (Pino) is supporting me.

That said, she doesn't say things like 'good luck' or 'you're doing great' at all.

That's all.

My daughter doesn't say anything either. She doesn't seem particularly interested in the fact that her father isn't eating dinner.

But this is fine. Or rather, this is better.

I don't want them to worry about it.

The family dinner scene remains the same. I'm the only one not eating. No one treats it as anything special.

I think this is probably the easiest way to keep it up.

I realized once again that support doesn't always have to come in the form of words.

🔄 It feels like I'm doing the same thing as 10 years ago, but it's completely different.

During that year when I lost 29kg, I also decided not to eat after 7 PM.

So, people might think I'm doing the same thing this time.

But the feeling is completely different.

Back then, I was just making my dinner lighter out of my three meals. Now, I'm only eating two meals a day to begin with.

And above all,the motivation is different.

10 years ago, I wanted a girlfriend. That was it.

Now, it's like this.

That's the level of intensity.

There is certainly a sense of guilt that I'm not exercising because I'm having too much fun with note. So, this is about adjusting the amount I take in a little bit.

There is no desperation.

Perhaps that's for the best.

🌱 The goal is 2 months

Finally, about what comes next.

I have absolutely no intention of quitting.

You can't reach a conclusion in one week. I learned that all too well when I lost 29kg.

So, first, I'll try continuing for 2 months.

And then, I will report back. If nothing has changed, I will write exactly that: “Nothing changed.”

I think being able to leave a record of the process, even if nothing changes, is a perk for someone conducting an experiment.

🍃 In conclusion—borrowing Fuji-san's words

Fuji-san wrote this at the end of their article.

This was the part I liked the most.

Fuji-san never once wrote that 16-hour fasting is the correct answer for everyone.

They wrote that it suited them, as someone who does desk work.

So I will write that as well.

This is a one-week record of a person who has a physically demanding job and has the experience of losing 29kg in the past.

I don't know if it will suit you.

*Depending on your constitution or underlying health conditions, skipping meals may not be suitable for you. If you have concerns about your health or are currently under medical care, please be sure to consult your doctor. There is no need to force yourself to follow this.

With that said, I would like to ask one thing.

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