Should I drop Intermittent Fasting?

BogdanB84

So to summarise, are there any real benefits from doing IF apart from delaying the calories intake? I mean if that's the case then I can eat 2 bananas in the morning and then I'm sorted until lunch time.

awinner_au

BogdanB84 wrote: »

So to summarise, are there any real benefits from doing IF apart from delaying the calories intake? I mean if that's the case then I can eat 2 bananas in the morning and then I'm sorted until lunch time.

https://authoritynutrition.com/10-health-benefits-of-intermittent-fasting/

You are going to have to make your own assessment on the studies out there. I don't IF for delaying caloric intake. My own sample n=1experiment leads me to believe there are tangible benefits. In my experience I stay leaner (lower bf%) when I bulk if I do IF.

amusedmonkey

BogdanB84 wrote: »

So to summarise, are there any real benefits from doing IF apart from delaying the calories intake? I mean if that's the case then I can eat 2 bananas in the morning and then I'm sorted until lunch time.

There are theoretically some benefits (the ones related to the circadian rhythm are interesting), but they are too similar to the benefits of caloric restriction which makes it hard to know if they're related to the fasting itself or the caloric restriction because most studies include both, and are mostly sighted for time restricted feeding when most of these studies handle actual or modified fasting, plus most are extrapolative because no long term studies have been done on the topic to my knowledge.

The benefits of maintaining a healthy weight and reducing chronic stress, including food related stress, are far more established, so that should be your main focus. If not having something in the morning makes it stressful and unsustainable for you, you are miles better off just doing what feels easiest to you to give yourself the best chance you can not to regain or worry unnecessarily.