A week "off" IF every 6-8 weeks

In went into a giant you tube wormhole and watched a bunch of videos by Thomas DeLauer. He recommended taking a week off fasting every 6-8 weeks to minimise metabolism slow down. During that week you still focus on reading healthily (not a bone week) but you cease your fasting regime, then pick straight back up againat the end of the week. This sounds like a good idea for long term maintenance, but I'm no doctor. Does anyone in this thread do this? If so, have you found it helpful? via /r/intermittentfasting https://ift.tt/3yPTpyl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J