morning thought

Fasting is not trust worthy. It is ultimately another fad. One scientifically sound, but, as in finding truth, it is better not to seek in with scientists. Not saying science is false or won't even be eventually the same as is revealed by God, but when it comes to my health. Ultimately, I need to focus on gut feelings. Since Childhood I have had this metaphor in my head of a great fire that must be maintained. If it dwindles adding logs will not help it burn, and though they may burn stronger, brighter, hotter and longer, kindling and kinder are needed. I fasted and fasted and never saw any of the mentioned benefits, not to say that they are not there, but fat is like a log, and I need to stoke the fire (metabolism) before it works. Many get impatient and just add starter fluid, but that is nothing I have nor care to use. Also, so you burn off all of the fat, ok. You still need to start a burn to keep burning. I like how I feel on food. If anything, I have found success in regular exercise and nutrition. 

Here, I will get a bit "Mormony". There was a talk by Jeffery R. Holland about sometimes taking the wrong road to be certain of the right road. 

https://youtu.be/yNQC-_srxH8?si=d1abYHUfjNoEzqyw

I spent a lot of time invested in fasting only to know surely (not giving in to emperor's new clothes thing) that I happened to get in great shape at the time I was trying out IF. It may be just what is needed for some people, but after 4 days of fasting I realized none of the things I ought to have experienced happened, so by extrapolation I figure none of it's truths are actually truths. Now,  it could be that my body type just takes a bit longer, but I was soooooo tired, not hungry,  mind you, that even if it did work, so what.... whereas, when I exercised after each meal I lost weight and felt stronger to the point that I wondered if I was super human or something.  My conclusion is that I must have a runner's body. Several people in my family have made comments as well about how I had real potetial as a world class athlete and it was sad that I was hospitalized, but my thought is that maybe it was like those blinders the put on horses to help them not get distracted, and I was using my talents to choose other pursuits, also, it is like Beethoven, how having a set back only makes a drive to succeed all the stronger, and true talent blossoms under stress.

Bottom line, is that 60% is not a strong enough statistic or probably of a desired result to base a choice on whereas how I actually feel is.