I'm staring a 5:2
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blambo61
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I've done a 20:4 with some 16:8s sprinkled in for a long time. I've lost 42 lbs. I've never limited calories and ate tell full in eating window. I work out 5-days/week and am taking protein supps to keep up with the workouts. Lately I've taken blood glucose readings in the mornings and they are high (120's). I experimented and if I eat my protein supps but go low carb, or don't eat protein supps and eat carbs, my morning blood glucose is normal. If I eat carbs and eat the protein (eating 2000-2500 cals in a four hour eating window), my morning blood glucose is high. So I'm switching to a kind of a 5:2 type diet but being restrictive on my 5-eating days. I usually had a hard time eating too much doing that and that is why I did the 20:4 but I seem to have gained a lot more discipline doing the 20:4 that is carrying over to the 5:2. My current schedule is:
Mon:........Run,.........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Tues:.......Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Wed:........Rest,........................................Supper
Thurs:.....Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Fri:..........Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Sat:.........Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Sun:........Rest,.........................................Supper
Lost 1-lb last week and will see how this week works out. I'm also thinking about the following:
Mon:........Run,.........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Tues:.......Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,
Wed:........Rest,........................................Supper
Thurs:.....Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Fri:..........Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Sat:.........Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,
Sun:........Rest,.........................................Supper
Not eating dinner on Tues and Sat nights to get a longer fast in. I may try that later after I get used to this.
When I was doing 20:4 6-days/week, I would eat a protein drink, eat a large salad, then eat a small dinner and a desert usually. Now I've just moved the protein drink for my breakfasts (2-3 scoops whey protein and a piece of fruit), lunch is now the salad (protein, cheese, and little oil with it), and then for dinner I just eat a small dinner and maybe small desert portion. I also eat a couple of pieces of fruit between break and lunch or between lunch and dinner. My blood sugar has been good doing this so far (105 or better in the mornings).
Mon:........Run,.........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Tues:.......Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Wed:........Rest,........................................Supper
Thurs:.....Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Fri:..........Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Sat:.........Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Sun:........Rest,.........................................Supper
Lost 1-lb last week and will see how this week works out. I'm also thinking about the following:
Mon:........Run,.........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Tues:.......Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,
Wed:........Rest,........................................Supper
Thurs:.....Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Fri:..........Weights,...Breakfast,...Lunch,...Supper
Sat:.........Run,..........Breakfast,...Lunch,
Sun:........Rest,.........................................Supper
Not eating dinner on Tues and Sat nights to get a longer fast in. I may try that later after I get used to this.
When I was doing 20:4 6-days/week, I would eat a protein drink, eat a large salad, then eat a small dinner and a desert usually. Now I've just moved the protein drink for my breakfasts (2-3 scoops whey protein and a piece of fruit), lunch is now the salad (protein, cheese, and little oil with it), and then for dinner I just eat a small dinner and maybe small desert portion. I also eat a couple of pieces of fruit between break and lunch or between lunch and dinner. My blood sugar has been good doing this so far (105 or better in the mornings).
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