tyw
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When you transitioned your eating to earlier in the day, how long did it take you to adapt to the new pattern?
Do you not find yourself more lethargic with your belly full of food all day?
I had barely any adaptation period going from afternoon-to-night eating to morning-to-afternoon eating. Body was already circadian yoked at that point, with habits such as dimming lights during night time, using blue blockers, waking at dawn, etc .....
If not, then the standard answer is 3-7 days, which is the typical time it takes for Ghrelin and other hunger driving hormones to adapt to new feeding time.
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I have no clue why lethargy for me is related more to food volume and/or type of food, rather than total caloric intake.
eg: almost all dairy will make me feel bad in general.
eg: 1.0kg of boiled potatoes (slightly over 700kcal) can make me feel lethargic, but not if I bake down the exact same quantity (to contain much less water)
The less volume, higher caloric density, less fiber (in general), and more processed (in general) the food, the easier I feel it digests in my system . Weetbix has been common staple as cheap and easy almost-pure-carb calorie filler for when I need to top off the day's intake.
I have no explanation for any of this, but at the end of the day, the general rule of thumb is "experiment with specific food types and do not lead to lethargy, and try to spot similarities between such foods".
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