Yeah ... someone pretty famousmarc108 wrote:I would imagine with extended meditation and inactivity the basal metabolic rate would go wayyyyy down.
was living on one grain of rice per day while meditating almost continuously, wasn't he?
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was living on one grain of rice per day while meditating almost continuously, wasn't he? Kim
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Partially depends on how much you trust the BMR metrics.marc108 wrote:I would imagine with extended meditation and inactivity the basal metabolic rate would go wayyyyy down.Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:That doesn't seem to be working for me though — I don't eat much, but I am not getting enough exercise.
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I'm very thin no matter what or how much I eat, so the whole weight issue is irrelevant to me. But I have tried many special 'health diets' such as vegan, raw vegan, etc, and observed positive effects on physical and mental health. But -if one swings from one extreme diet, to normality again (or worse still, from 'purge' to 'binge') - that is not healthy for the body. And I tended to oscillate like that, so now I just try to be moderate, neither eating too much, nor too little. The body likes regularity, and doesn't like extremes.
If we need to fast sometimes, our body tells us, when we are sick for example we can naturally lose interest in eating. It's good to go with that, drinking water etc and letting the body do it's detox. If we stay away from pharmaceutical drugs, our body usually knows what is best for it, and we can develop a sensitivity to it's needs, ime.
If we need to fast sometimes, our body tells us, when we are sick for example we can naturally lose interest in eating. It's good to go with that, drinking water etc and letting the body do it's detox. If we stay away from pharmaceutical drugs, our body usually knows what is best for it, and we can develop a sensitivity to it's needs, ime.
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Greetings,
Metta,
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Reducing craving via the N8P, and specifically, regarding food and other requisites in the manner advised by the Buddha.danieLion wrote:Edit: I want it to be about how to consume less, not why we "should" consume less. But I'm not the only poster in this topic.
Metta,
Retro.
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I agree!retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Reducing craving via the N8P, and specifically, regarding food and other requisites in the manner advised by the Buddha.danieLion wrote:Edit: I want it to be about how to consume less, not why we "should" consume less. But I'm not the only poster in this topic.
Metta,
Retro.
I've learned a lot about tanhā from watching my food cravings, especially the ones for monosaccharides.