Energy development -> eating less ?

[kakkarot]

i've also noticed a decrease in food eating (when i'm not training in the martial arts). there are some people in this world who survive on chi alone, so i guess it's pretty easy to understand that intaking some extra chi could drop the appetite a bit ^_^

~kakkarot

[Kalonek]

quote:Originally posted by kakkarot

i've also noticed a decrease in food eating (when i'm not training in the martial arts). there are some people in this world who survive on chi alone, so i guess it's pretty easy to understand that intaking some extra chi could drop the appetite a bit ^_^

~kakkarot

Thank for this input I'm glad to see i'm not the only one, and that it's indeed linked with the increased energy flow inside me. If it continues, i'll finish by eating only a nut a month lol Also, it might be linked, i feel less and less attracted by unatural looking food, even chocolate etc. I can still feel the desire to eat some, but i feel like it's not good, and if i eat too much then i feel like my body doesn't want it and feels sick (though not physically, but i feel strange inside). I guess i have to choose more precisely what i need to eat.

[bluejay]

How would this affect someone that's trying to build muscle? Still need to eat as much I guess? [8D]

[Kalonek]

quote:Originally posted by bluejay

How would this affect someone that's trying to build muscle? Still need to eat as much I guess? [8D]

Well that's what's strange : as i say i really eat not that much, especially proteins (i eat some but almost nothing compared to my old regime, but i still grew some muscular mass (especially in my legs and chest).

[bluejay]

quote:Originally posted by Kalonek
Well that's what's strange : as i say i really eat not that much, especially proteins (i eat some but almost nothing compared to my old regime, but i still grew some muscular mass (especially in my legs and chest).

Wouh! That is some nice stuff if it's working like that too!

[Moonburn33]

working with your energy body will make your physical body more efficient at absorption.

i once meditated on eating and drawing in energy from food was fully nourished for the entire day from an apple- i didn't get hungry at all the entire day.  i don't reccommend doing that more than once a month though- your body isn't that efficient.

[SmileySpirit14]

wow...so THAT fricken explains it!!! i have been going days at a time without food being perfectly fine, but everyone else was so concerned...Cool! well, then if you dont need as much food but you still eat as you normally would you'd get fat, right? cuz you would eat more then you need: which isnt normal.[?][|)]

[Kalonek]

quote:Originally posted by Moonburn33

working with your energy body will make your physical body more efficient at absorption.

That's what i indeed noticed. Everybody around me is getting concerned about my health, weight etc for they think i'm anorexic or something LOL But as i said i'm even taking some muscular mass, so i'm perfectly fine.

To answer your question SmileySpirit14, i think you might indeed take some weight, or reject more unused food. But as i said, the appetite diminish also, so you don't want to eat like before

[WalkerInTheWoods]

I think there might be some truth to this as I notice when I am doing a lot of energy work I am not as hungry as the times that I am not doing it so much or at all. Thinking about it, since doing energy work I do desire more healthy foods than just sugary sweets. In fact I do not like sugary foods or drinks much at all. But I would not suggest going days without food, unless you are fasting and just sitting around meditating. I think you should still eat throughout the day, maybe just not as much. But if you are not going to be eating as much then it is important to be sure that what little you do eat is something you need and not just junk food.

[Kalonek]

quote:Originally posted by fallnangel77

But if you are not going to be eating as much then it is important to be sure that what little you do eat is something you need and not just junk food.

That's totally right ! There's no point to eating less but only sweets and coke.

[Ryu-Kanjin]

Iv only done the NEW for like 2 weeks but i do now what you guys are talking about. Yesterday i just ate some oat meal and that was it i felt fine and my parents where freaking out the day befor that i at breakfest and a little bit of dinner. Hmmmm glad its not just me tho

[Moonburn33]

just remember that this shouldn't be done very often- you can become malnutritioned.  please be sane and grounded about this.

[Blackstream]

All I can say is, if any of you start losing weight or feeling weak, step up your diet even if you don't feel hungry.  One side effect of eating less is that your appetite diminishes.  Your stomache strinks from not eating as much, thus you aren't as hungry and you eat less.  So, while I can't argue that it may be possible to somehow survive on chi alone (how do you get nutrients though?  Energy != nutrients), make sure that you aren't just thinking yourself into eating less.

[Kalonek]

That's right, i agree with this. What i pointed is just a side-effect of the energy body development, and shouldn't be the goal here. As i said i know i'm ok for i don't feel weak at all, even the opposite, and i don't lose weight. It was also a very progressive thing, that i almost didn't notice until recently due to reflexions of people i know who were concerned about the little i was eating.

[Kalonek]

I was just wondering if any long term energy "user" (with NEW or any other technic) has noticed a diminution of the appetite ? For in fact it does it for me i think. I was a normal eater but since a few months, i ate less and less, but i just feel the same. It's like if my body was absorbing more energy from what i eat. For example i can eat a very little salad and i feel just fine, and my weight is still the same (63kg for 1m80), in fact i've even taken some muscle for i practice sports ! I don't understand how it works, but i just feel good with that little food, and i'm not hungry at all after that. I feel even better maybe than when i was eating more.
Am i the only one or do other ones are experiencing the same thing ?
Just to know