Dieting extremities I’ve failed at because they were silly extremities

I attempted them even though I’d never suffered from obesity. Slightly overweight? Yes. When I have extra pounds, they can be seen in a) my waist, not so much my belly but the sides of my waist, b) my tits, c) my face. But, as I said, I’ve never faced major struggles with my weight or body image. Still, I attempted these experiments. I consider most of them to be failures. In hindsight, they just seem strange, unnatural, and unjustified.

• Fasting for 36 hours (water allowed). I’ve done it a few times. Some notion of cleansing I guess. Not sure why it was 36 hours and I fasted at all. I’m not a fan of any fasting, not even intermittent fasting. I’m not a fan of feeling hungry. I’m a huge fan of not overeating but feeling starved — never sustainable.
• Going all keto. Actually, I don’t even know if it was precise “keto”, but probably close to it — I mostly ate protein and fat. This was fairly recent. My hair started to fall out and I’m sure it was because of my diet. Stupid.
• No meat. Today I eat very little meat because I don’t feel comfortable about consuming mass-produced meat. Once though I thought of giving up meat completely. No profound reason. It felt cool to do so. I failed. Two-three months and I craved a piece of steak if I saw one.
• Going vegetarian and even borderline vegan. Similar to the above but more extreme. I wouldn’t eat eggs for example.
• No sugars. Today I am very careful…