Any women doing 1 meal a day?
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I don't have near enough will power to just eat once a day, but by all means go for it if it works for you. Keep us posted!0
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Stop. Just stop. You are entirely incorrect. "Starvation mode" does not exist - not like that, anyway.
Here's some reading for you: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
Here's what you'll find: metabolism really doesn't change whether you eat often, or eat once/twice per day.1 -
that's funny.
I must inform the anorexics and starving children in Africa that no worries your body is storing fat...
that's an old wives tale..
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Actually no. How is eating say 1200 calories on one meal going to make you starve but eating 1200 throughout the day is OK? Your body doesn't care what time you eat. Your metabolism is always running. Starvation mode is a myth. Your metabolismight slow down a bit if you are on a very low calorie diet but that isn't what we are talking about.0 -
I suggest you ask this in the one meal per day group. people who have no clue about intermittent fasting are all going to have dumb comments to make about this.
Im doing 2 meals a day While Intermittent fasting and Ive never lost weight so quickly also I am not even hungry (and I used to LOVE to stuff my face during Breakfast) the hunger goes away after the first day, but you gotta eat the right foods.
message me I have so much to share. I would do one meal per day if Im too stuffed for the 2nd. but I prefer to do 2 meals a day. Add me you can see what I eat and what times.1 -
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I am a 5'7", 129lb female. I have been doing One meal a day(Intermittent Fasting) for about a week now. The first several days I noticed that I was weak and shaky during the fasting period. Now, after being about a week in, I am noticing that I rarely feel hungry except during the eating period. I give myself from 2-7pm on a daily basis to eat, but I usually just eat all 1200 calories in one sitting. I am purely doing this for time because being a full-time college and having a weekly job with 30+ hours I do not have a lot of time to spend eating. I will say that I do not only eat one meal a day on the weekends( Saturday, and Sunday). Because of this I am using Monday to fast completely. While on this diet you should not be having any diet sodas either because even though these are calorie free your body reacts to them the same way it reacts to sugar! I have lost about 2 lbs since starting, but the biggest difference is that I am not always hungry. I would not recommend this long term based on many different articles I have read and one of my friends experiences with it; however, there are those who believe that Intermittent fasting is definitely sustainable for the long term. The biggest thing to remember is that if you have a calorie deficit( lose more calories than you take in), than you will lose weight!1
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I generally do one large meal a day. I don't do breakfast, have a small lunch a large evening meal and then some kind of small dessert or hot cereal before bed. It doesn't matter if you eat once or 10 times a day, as long as you're meeting your nutritional needs and not going over in your calories.0
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There is a success story that caught my eye way back when about a guy who did this: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1257158/from-363-4-to-197-7-lbs-my-one-meal-a-day-success-story/p1 Very inspiring. Personally, I think it's a mental game and you have to do what works best to keep your brain happy while you are losing weight. For me, this means skipping breakfast most of the time. For some people, this may mean 10 small meals a day. From what I've researched, there's no major benefit or problem with doing either one, so long as you don't have any health issues that would be exacerbated by how often you eat.1
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I think it's funny that this post was met with such criticism but the success story didn't face that at all. Hindsight truly is 20/20... Yeah, it may sound horrible to you but it works for some people and the OP was looking for those who has inspiration or suggestions on something she had already chosen to do.0
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Thanks again! Will definitely keep you all posted... So far so good... The crazy appetite I had before is now slowly subsiding... And I actually look forward to my big meal at night (trying to eat 1500 and doing a 40-30-30 macros), and making them so that they fit my macros.
I think I can do this 'long term' or a 'lifestyle', but for now focusing on 1 day at a time... I must say though, it was nice sitting down last night with the family, and having a meal with my family, without worrying about going over my 600 calories or whatever I used to try eating at dinner... I weight and calculated all the calories and felt 'content' .
I will weigh in this coming Sunday and see if I've lost anything...
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natacha305 wrote: »I suggest you ask this in the one meal per day group. people who have no clue about intermittent fasting are all going to have dumb comments to make about this.
Clearly. Yikes.
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Sometimes I'm having one meal per day if I'm not hungry or I'm saving calories for big dinner. Works just fine for me. Most of the time I have two meals, sometimes with a snack in between. Today I'm having only dinner, because I woke up super late and I wasn't hungry during the day.0
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I suggest you check your facts before posting "advice" that will do more harm than good. Starvation mode doesn't exist and your body never knows when it'll get more food.Um, yes. If you only eat once a day, you are going to into starvation action by your body. It will actually start storing more fat, since it doesn't know when it's getting food again!
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thebobo6740 wrote: »Thanks again! Will definitely keep you all posted... So far so good... The crazy appetite I had before is now slowly subsiding... And I actually look forward to my big meal at night (trying to eat 1500 and doing a 40-30-30 macros), and making them so that they fit my macros.
I think I can do this 'long term' or a 'lifestyle', but for now focusing on 1 day at a time... I must say though, it was nice sitting down last night with the family, and having a meal with my family, without worrying about going over my 600 calories or whatever I used to try eating at dinner... I weight and calculated all the calories and felt 'content' .
I will weigh in this coming Sunday and see if I've lost anything...
That's great to hear. As long as this is something that is sustainable for you, and you aren't going over your daily calories, then you'll be successful.0 -
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nice- that was worth my afternoon laugh. thank you.0 -
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