Intermittent Fasting

KizumbaItaly

Figured out the best way for women to cycle their intermittent fasting based on typical estrogen levels in a 28 day time period. Today is Day 1.

mizroxy13

I do the 5:2 lifestyle and absolutely love it! I hope you find ease and success in how you're doing it!

cheechie0709

I've never tried intermittent fasting...sounds scary. What does 5:2 mean?

MonicaRunnerGirl

Yeah, I want to hear more about this....

ilgirl8t11

I want to hear about it too!

JustLoseItLisa

I am 1 week into IF and I absolutely love it. It is the first "diet" I have ever stuck to for 1 week and it feels so natural to me.

I'm no expert but have picked up a few basic guidelines. There are several different methods, you'll see stuff like 16:8, which means 16 hours fasting and an 8 hour eating window. I started with this, you choose your window, doesn't matter when. I ate from 2pm-10pm. There are also other variations like 20:4, 23:1, etc. after the first couple days I realize I didn't need such a big eating window and now do 18:6 for now.

Then you'll see 5:2, 4:3, etc. this means 5 days normal and 2 days fasting (which can actually consist of up to 500 calories, people have differing opinions in this)

Then there is OMAD which is one meal a day, just like it sounds

You figure out your TDEE and subtract 20%, and that's your goal calorie intake for the day.

Do your research on the benefits of intermittent fasting, I was really surprised !! I read a good article on it I'll post the link if i can find it.

JustLoseItLisa

Here is the link to the info I mentioned..

https://authoritynutrition.com/intermittent-fasting-guide/

And this

http://jamesclear.com/the-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting

Hermie123451982

I'm doing 16/8 and loving its simplicity.

Kelster1010

Add me! I have been trying this method on the days I work and I do well until I hit my days off! I could use a little motivation and advice and I will return the favor. I read the articles in the above links, helped a lot ty. Is 2000 cal the norm? I want to loose weight to see the results of my workouts. I workout hard 4 days week and I can't see the results only feel them!

snickerscharlie

KizumbaItaly wrote: »

Figured out the best way for women to cycle their intermittent fasting based on typical estrogen levels in a 28 day time period. Today is Day 1.

Could you elaborate on this, please?

I've been doing IF (16:8) for years - long before it became a trendy 'thing' or even had a name.

Please note that there's nothing magic about IF - it's just another method people can use to try to control caloric intake in order to manage weight.

I've never been particularly hungry in the mornings anyway, so eating breakfast always seemed counterintuitive to me. After the whole "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!" finally got debunked, I stopped forcing myself to eat in the mornings. I will now just have a cup of coffee when I get up (because coffee!) with my vitamins and meds, but I don't eat until 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon.

By skipping breakfast, this leaves enough calories in my day for a good lunch and dinner when I genuinely *am* hungry, plus some evening snacks which I really enjoy.

I lost 75 lbs in a year a few years ago and reached my goal weight in part by utilizing IF. The other parts involved were making better food choices overall, and getting more active. These three factors combined are responsible for my successful result.

Dost786

I am looking for an intermittent faster. Today was my first day and I did good. I eat from 12-6. From 9am to 12 pm I drink my tea or coffee though.