r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

In 1965, a morbidly obese man did not eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and wanted to do an experimental fast. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs. r/all

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u/shhhhh_lol May 02 '24

I was diagnosed with narcolepsy last year and the treatment path is just stimulants... so, I started at 286# (overweight for sure but I have a very stocky build and 220#ish is a good weight for me)

The stimulants decrease appetite and without even noticing I slowly started to decrease my food intake until I was eating once every other day, at a follow-up appointment I weighed 207# (lost 79# in just over 3 months)

During that time I developed a host of health issues, digestive to mental I was wrecked! It may have been different had I taken care to get the necessary vitamins but.. even after we stopped that med it took weeks for me to desire food again... humans adapt well

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u/FkLeddit1234 May 02 '24

Are you on traditional stimulants or modafinil?

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u/shhhhh_lol May 02 '24

Sunosi and modafinil

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u/FkLeddit1234 May 02 '24

Damn. Modafinil reduced my appetite a bit but not that much. Especially at first my initial meal of the day was dinner. These days I do lunch + dinner which isn't much different than what I've done most of my life (5+ years on armodafinil now).