will intermittent fasting work for me ?

Hakuchou6
Hakuchou6 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
i work day time i go to gym by the night and will the intermittent fasting work if i fast 16 hours from 11pm to 3 pm and eat in that 8 hours window and finish with last meal after workout at 10.30 pm

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  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    IF is just a way of eating. It fits some lifestyles and doesn't fit others. If you're trying to lose weight, you still have to eat at a deficit to lose weight. IF doesn't cause you to lose extra weight or anything though.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,337 Member
    As stated it isn't something magic, you still need to eat at a deficit. Will it work for you to stick to your calorie goal? No idea. It works for some people, not for others. It is totally up to what eating pattern works for you. Again, the goal is compliance with your calorie goal.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    Only one way to find out...
  • lchfliz
    lchfliz Posts: 1 Member
    I IF from 8pm to about 5pm the next day and workout fasted early afternoon. I love it. I eat low carb high fat during my feeding window.
  • Hakuchou6
    Hakuchou6 Posts: 9 Member
    i am sooooo confused i saerched on youtube and it works totally fine and i want to loose more weight
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Don't be confused. If you can meet your macros with an 8 hours window of eating and perform your job well, you've had a good day.
  • murp4069
    murp4069 Posts: 494 Member
    I.F. is just a tool that helps some people consume less calories than they are burning on any given day, simply because they aren't eating for a larger portion of the day. For example, I do 16:8 I.F., I do not eat from 9pm to 1pm. This means no food in the morning, which I like because I'm generally not particularly hungry and coffee is sufficient. If I actually ate breakfast everyday and all my other meals stayed the same, I'd struggle to stay within my calories. Instead, staying within my goal is relatively easy and I can have my largest meal at night, which is what I prefer.

    I.F. itself will not help you lose weight if you are not staying within your calories.

    If it is something that works for you, then great. But it doesn't work for everyone and it isn't any kind of miracle or magic. If it was, no one would need to give any other advice in these forums except to do I.F.
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