IF (intermittent Fasting)???

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  • GabriellaMaria
    GabriellaMaria Posts: 150 Member
    must say i am much better not eating till lunch time...seems to help my diabetes too...but as always..individual choice is the answer :smile:
    also..Anachronisms dont help, if they arent explained....:grumble:
  • foodfastfit
    foodfastfit Posts: 154 Member
    I do 5:2. Really like it, I don't go mad on non fast days (About 1550 ish) but I find I can be more relaxed than I was doing 1300kcal on 7 days. Not for everyone but I'd recommend it to others.

    I started by watching the Horizon documentary 'East, Fast, Live Longer' you can watch in on Vimeo if you want to.

    Found a link to the documentary:

    http://documentaryheaven.com/eat-fast-and-live-longer/
  • NewDad24
    NewDad24 Posts: 45
    I'm all for the IF. I already posted that what people here are calling IF with whatever numbers go along with that for hours of day is actually very similar to Ramadan fasting with no food during daylight hours. It has worked noticeably for me though I could not put a number on it; and the weight-loss effects last beyond the fasting period. After Ramadan, it was time to hit the bars, so the after effects of the fast were weight-loss with business as usual, not just from cutting alcohol.
    I'm not talking about binge drinking. If I finished all my calories by 10PM and then later that night I had a few craft beers that adds like 600 calories (3 beers) and would completely negate my healthy 20% deficit. I'm not going to plan my drinking because thats just silly and sounds like alcoholism. I'm also not going to run home and burn off 600 calories because thats tantamount to developing an eating disorder.

    Anyone who is binge drinking on a regular basis is going to have worse things to worry about than eating outside some eating window. They also wont be able to maintain a deficit while consuming the macros and micros they need to be healthy.

    Thanks for assuming the worst and making me elaborate. I'm sorry your life is so dull that you assume I'm an alcoholic because I have a social life. Later pops.

    ETA: Im not for or against IF, however, I'm against alienating yourself from your friends. If a flexible IF schedule works for you than go for it. If it interferes with your lifestyle then move on. Its as simple as that.

    Three low-cal beers is your definition of what you said is "partying?" Well the details of your drinking would be important to consider when talking about the benefits of your fasting. Mark some few red flags if you are annoyed, defensive, in denial, or feel guilty when people question your drinking.
  • ahmadfahmy
    ahmadfahmy Posts: 214 Member
    Someone had recommended this Intermittent fasting as a way to lose weight. Did some research and supposedly there's 2 ways to do it: for 24 hrs or for 6-8 hours. I don't trust anything with the word "fasting" associated in it, but it doesn't seem like a bad idea for only 6-12 hours.
    Has anyone tried this, and if they have is it safe and did it actually work?
    Thanks!

    I've used IF and lost more weight than i've done with any other protocol. It works you just need to do it right and stick to it (its going to SUCK in the beginning)....
  • THE_DOCTORSWIFE
    THE_DOCTORSWIFE Posts: 91 Member
    I have been following the 5:2 IF protocol and I love it. It fits into my life style, I stick to 500 cal 2 days a week and 1200-1600 5 days a week to keep me at a 3500 deficit for the week.
  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    I love IF, and I don't really see how doing IF would alienate you from anyone. If anything I find that it makes going out for dinner/drinks with friends after work a whole lot easier...
  • Cherry_T
    Cherry_T Posts: 62 Member
    The best pare about IF is that your body gets a break from digestion to recuperate and fix your metabolism. Humans arnt meant to graze.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    It is a little funny that IF gains praise despite interfering with being able to have as many late-night booze-fests as normal. Is it just me or does anybody else see the irony? I hear there is a high alcohol and protein only weight-crash diet that is killer. A killer for your liver that is.

    Lesson is that if you are losing weight because you consume less alcohol, credit the most rational explanation.
    I had about 1.5 years sober when I started IF and now I have about 2.5 years sober and I lost weight. Alcohol had already been removed from the equation.
  • mjswalters
    mjswalters Posts: 38 Member
    I do JUDDD and I like it. I lost 20 pounds last summer and fall and then moved to eating at a general deficit over the holidays. Even though I was eating at my TDEE-20%, I was gaining. I kept reducing my calories but I was still gaining (or maintaining) even right above my BMR, so I've now come back over to JUDDD after gaining back about 8 pounds. For whatever reason, this is how my body seems to like to do it.
  • momthenurse
    momthenurse Posts: 38 Member
    I started doing the 16:8 about two weeks ago. It comes naturally to me and is working well. I stop eating at 8pm and do not eat again until 12pm the next day. I'm not binging or overeating during 8 hour window and have no desire to. When I was eating breakfast every morning I was more prone to binge or eat junk the rest of the day. I don't know why but it's true in my case. I TRY to eat clean and plant based. As with anything you need to find what works for you.
  • Cherry_T
    Cherry_T Posts: 62 Member
    I really only use it whenever I`m feeling bloated. It`s really rejuvinating!
  • madmiya
    madmiya Posts: 66 Member
    man, we fast every night. lols
    fasting is okay like everything else if not taken to extremes.
    its funny how not eating is fasting. that's like living your life entirely based on food..
    measuring your days only by food. we're so cray.

    how would you measure time?
    space between picking up a crayon?
    space between sleeping?
    whole lotta living there.
  • benchenryce
    benchenryce Posts: 9
    it's not recommended for skinny people. study shows that it works on bigger people. But skinny people can still do it. something about body taking the fat for energy. then some study shows that your body goes in a panic mode and stores the food into fat so you can store energy or something.

    I eat at 6 PM and then I eat around 10 AM. I guess thats IF ?
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    it's not recommended for skinny people. study shows that it works on bigger people. But skinny people can still do it. something about body taking the fat for energy. then some study shows that your body goes in a panic mode and stores the food into fat so you can store energy or something.

    I eat at 6 PM and then I eat around 10 AM. I guess thats IF ?

    huh?

    I used IF to get this "skinny". 6.3%,
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  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    I do IF. Stick to roughly 1900 calories every day, only eating between 12-6pm and I work out between 5.30am-7.30am and 8am-10pm on weekends. I've dropped 28lbs in just over 2 months. I don't feel hungry all the time, I don't feel tired (if anything I feel more awake then when I used to) and I have no problem with getting my calories and my macros in daily.

    If you combine IF with a decent weight + HIIT Cardio routine, the fat will melt off.
  • jetlag
    jetlag Posts: 800 Member
    it's not recommended for skinny people. study shows that it works on bigger people. But skinny people can still do it. something about body taking the fat for energy. then some study shows that your body goes in a panic mode and stores the food into fat so you can store energy or something.

    I eat at 6 PM and then I eat around 10 AM. I guess thats IF ?

    No, and no.
  • mrslynah
    mrslynah Posts: 39 Member
    I did well on IF with an 8 hour eating window. I always naturally skipped breakfast, but then when I was on a diet and trying to be "healthy", I would make myself eat it. The research is really groundbreaking and dispels a lot of myths about starvation and our bodies needing food all the time. I burned through a plateau with IF, eating my first meal at 1pm and not eating after 9pm. If you really want to dip into those fat stores, work out (safely, please) right before you break your fast. Talk about torching fat! Also, always break your fast with a TON of protein! And don't let your last meal of the day be full of sugar and carbs, or your morning fast will be harder. If you eat protein in your last meal of the day and your first meal of the day, it will be easier.
    I need to get back to it, as I miss seeing the scale drop every day. I've taken a break to focus on other aspects of my health and diet, but this thread has reminded me how much I loved it. Best of luck!
  • marciebrian
    marciebrian Posts: 853 Member
    want to save for comments. thanks
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I did well on IF with an 8 hour eating window. I always naturally skipped breakfast, but then when I was on a diet and trying to be "healthy", I would make myself eat it. The research is really groundbreaking and dispels a lot of myths about starvation and our bodies needing food all the time. I burned through a plateau with IF, eating my first meal at 1pm and not eating after 9pm. If you really want to dip into those fat stores, work out (safely, please) right before you break your fast. Talk about torching fat! Also, always break your fast with a TON of protein! And don't let your last meal of the day be full of sugar and carbs, or your morning fast will be harder. If you eat protein in your last meal of the day and your first meal of the day, it will be easier.
    I need to get back to it, as I miss seeing the scale drop every day. I've taken a break to focus on other aspects of my health and diet, but this thread has reminded me how much I loved it. Best of luck!

    The macronutrients of the meals and satiety will be more of an individual thing. Not that I'm a massive proponent of it but Carb Back Loading for example is very similar to LG IF style except it has you eating the majority of your carbs at night and predominantly high GI (sugary) ones.
  • NoleGirl0918
    NoleGirl0918 Posts: 213 Member
    Bump for later as i'm interested in this also.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I believe it's working for me. I went with leangains 16/8 but sometimes do 14/10. I decided to do this as part of my weight training routine.
  • IAteBethDitto
    IAteBethDitto Posts: 98 Member
    I do 16:8 IF every weekday; it's easy for me because breakfast makes me feel ill and I don't tend to get hungry unless I've eaten that day.

    It's great for keeping my appetite in check overall. I've lost between 60 and 80 lbs twice before since 2008, but have always regained with a vengeance because sooner or later eating 1500 cals a day every day just leaves me ravenous.

    I haven't been working out while losing weight, I must add. I just commute by walking (intense exercise makes me disproportionately hungry, so I can't maintain a deficit and work out).

    For me IF is all about appetite control.
  • barbquebutt
    barbquebutt Posts: 1 Member
    I started my IF routine at 9pm on Sunday night. Broke my first fast (which was ROUGH) on Monday at noon. I've managed a 8pm-12pm fast in the subsequent days.

    I haven't managed to get into a gym since I started, but since Sunday night, I have lost 3 pounds only using IF and tracking my calories on myfitnesspal. So I'd say it's working. I'm looking forward to when I can actually start a workout routine to REALLY start shedding the belly.
  • RAGGEDYANN1970
    RAGGEDYANN1970 Posts: 115 Member
    i guess my question is:
    if you are only eating during a certain window, but you have to work-out outside of that window, how do you eat protein/food to refuel your body? i am used to working-out (with weights) then eating immediately, protein bar, p-butter, chicken, recover shake, etc. but i work-out very early mornings and my window of IF eating would have to be late due to eating dinner with my family, etc.

    is it ok to work-out, then not eat for several hours after? that doesn't feel right to me. (still learning) :smile:

    ex: i work-out at 8:00 a.m. (this is inflexible due to childcare issues and teaching homeschool)
    my eating window would probably be 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.
  • RAGGEDYANN1970
    RAGGEDYANN1970 Posts: 115 Member
    bump for an answer to my query :smile:
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    see this guide :)

    http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html
  • giveMEbeauty
    giveMEbeauty Posts: 192
    I'm trying out the 20:4 and 16: 8 fasts
  • RAGGEDYANN1970
    RAGGEDYANN1970 Posts: 115 Member
    see this guide :)

    http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html

    thank you very much. i had been looking for that website and that information. it takes a while to read through and digest, but finally i think i could make sense of it. appreciate the info! :happy:
  • Oceanborn2
    Oceanborn2 Posts: 16 Member
    Does anyone have any links to studies on this? I've tried IF myself and it worked very well, but what I'm curious about is HOW it worked.

    I think when it comes down to it, I ended up eating less calories and I probably had a little less water weight on me. That's why I'm curious about seeing some studies.

    I wonder if it's more of just a way of controlling caloric intake and water weight stuff, or if it actually does something to your metabolism and actually burns more fat.
  • codexehow
    codexehow Posts: 1
    I lost 30 lbs over a few months a few years ago. I ate for 24 hours and then fasted for 24 hours. I really loved it. Once you get used to it, you don't feel any hunger. I ate whatever I wanted on the "on" days and still lost weight. Here's the caveat, though: this is not a diet so much as a lifestyle change. If you go back to regular eating (like I did), you will gain it all back. I got a more physical job and it became too difficult. I could have adapted, and now I wish I had :P.

    Another thing to consider is that IF makes social functions a bit challenging. If you get dragged to an all you can eat buffet on your non-eating day you'll waste your money AND be miserable :P.

    Regarding how it works....there's no way you can eat in one day what you would eat in two, or at least this is very difficult for most people to do. You end up with a calorie deficit. Also, your brain requires glucose to function, so if you've burned your glycogen stores (which isn't hard to do), your body has to break down fat when you fast just to keep you alive.

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