PeatThemAll
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Back in school. Eating roughly the same number of calories as usual. I spend around 7-8 hours in a focused/study/alert/caffeinated state, then I stop, drained (lying rest until I feel ready for another round, 5, 6, 7 hours later). Losing weight.
As opposed to this summer when I did mostly physical work, yet got fatter. At a point, I started suspecting cortisol (getting more padded yet tired, à la Cushing's).
Hard to believe how much of a drain that change (physical to mental work) can be. In all fairness, I never liked studying. Surely doesn't help but, hey, first world problems, deal with it, eh?
Maybe that's why Dr. Peat could go up to 8,000 calories a day and remain in shape (during his student / academic years, to my recall) ? Is pushing one's boundaries (adaptation to mental stress) that taxing?
As opposed to this summer when I did mostly physical work, yet got fatter. At a point, I started suspecting cortisol (getting more padded yet tired, à la Cushing's).
Hard to believe how much of a drain that change (physical to mental work) can be. In all fairness, I never liked studying. Surely doesn't help but, hey, first world problems, deal with it, eh?
Maybe that's why Dr. Peat could go up to 8,000 calories a day and remain in shape (during his student / academic years, to my recall) ? Is pushing one's boundaries (adaptation to mental stress) that taxing?