Introduction

[Guest guest]

I live in Illinois and one of my hobbies is reading health,

nutrition, wellness, and longevity literature. I believe the only

thing in life we cannot control is time so I wish to increase my life

time. I am fairly young (30/m) and feel I can still prevent the heart

disease that runs in my family.

I weighed about 183 pounds throughout high school. In college, I used

calorie restriction and exercise to lose about 40 lbs. My weight

creeped up to 165 after college.

I felt great, had energy, lost weight, and controlled my appetite.

I was transformed physically into a different person with more energy and

confidence. Last year, I underwent surgery because as an adult bones

had fused and I had an upper palatal expansion before getting braces

on my teeth. There was about 1 month during the expansion I could not

eat anything solid and took the opportunity to break my weight loss

plateau. My weight decreased to 117 pounds, my lowest weight since

elementary school.

A couple years ago I read an article about a scientist who discovered

mice live longer when their diet is restricted. I would like to see

some studies using monkeys, but I know mice work well because their

compressed life spans. I have also read people feel a somewhat

euphoric feeling after not eating for a few hours and have

experienced an energy boost prior to the lull that comes from eating.

I stopped running due to pain in my knees, likely from the roughness

of figure skating when I was a teenager. For the past year,I have maintained my

weight of 121 pounds with

approx. 1000 calorie per day diet (always eating breakfast, not

eating after 6pm) and mild exercise 2-3 times per week.

Hopefully my childhood of eating greasy and fat-filled junk food has

not caused irreversible damage. There is much research being done now

to determine the effects of poor nutrition in childhood.