IF: day 4
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EryOaker
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So I've started IF (16/8).
Day 1 was ok, day two was really had, day three was nearly unbearable.... day four, I woke up with zero hunger! Of course once my husband made bacon and eggs I felt hungry, but I'm drinking my black coffee and staying strong.
Anyone else find that starting IF was hard? How long did it take to acclimate?
Day 1 was ok, day two was really had, day three was nearly unbearable.... day four, I woke up with zero hunger! Of course once my husband made bacon and eggs I felt hungry, but I'm drinking my black coffee and staying strong.
Anyone else find that starting IF was hard? How long did it take to acclimate?
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It took me a while to work up to 16/8, I could easily do 14/10, so I did that for several weeks, then slid into more fasting hours easily. Most days I am 16/8 but some it is 18/6 now.
I found going into full on fasting (1,2 or 3 days) fairly easy, since I had been doing IF for a while.0 -
I've been doing a semi IF schedule for a while. Basically skipping breakfast except for my 100 calorie coffee with HWC. Lunch at 12, then a snack at three, and dinner at 7pm(end of eating window). So I'm now trying it without my HWC and it's been rough. Although, it's even harder on the weekend.0
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I'd say give any given protocol at least 3 weeks. And since there are several versions of IF, even if at first it doesn't seem to be a good fit, I'd still consider at least a full try at one of the other versions before deciding if IF in general is something to pursue.
And ya, weekends can be harder especially as you are getting used to it, because without work, it's easier to think about food.1 -
I worked up to 16:8 and do it most days but it's hard when traveling as I've been doing the last 1.5 months.1
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I do 16:8 but we are usually done with dinner by 4 so no biggy. Takes a while to not get an evening snack.2
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I did 16:8 for 2 weeks and then added in a few 20:4 days. Because my husband travels for work every week, our weekends are closer to 12:12. It's what life allows. He does 16:8 while away and it helps that I have a partner doing it with me. I can do the 20:4 while he's traveling pretty easily.2
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I think it took me about 2 weeks to acclimate, but I'm a fan of giving anything at least a full month because acclimation times vary greatly between people.1
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Today is my first day of IF, and I did 16:8. It was TOUGH! At about 9:30am, I just looking at the clock wondering if it was noon yet! Of course, it didn't help that I woke up hungry, but I think that has something to do with that T.O.M. Curse it! I really hope I can make it through the week.0
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IF came pretty naturally to me after eating this way for a while. Now, I often forget that I'm doing it it just happens. However, I still daily get a tummy rumble around 9am. Even if I didn't IF and I ate at 830. I think my body just expects there will be food at 9am.
So much of eating is cultural, social, and not "fueling our bodies" related I do agree that it takes a while to get those things sorted and to re-organize our food expectations.2 -
I'm very interested in the 16:8 but I wake up at 3am and go to the gym before work and I'm afraid I'll get sick if I work out on an empty stomach.1
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I'm very interested in the 16:8 but I wake up at 3am and go to the gym before work and I'm afraid I'll get sick if I work out on an empty stomach.
Even before I started this WOE, I worked out fasted first thing in the morning. I've been doing it for about 15 years now. I feel better this way than when I have tried to eat beforehand.2 -
Do you guys IE (Leangains) every day? Has it resulted in serious weight loss? I'm curious and very interested. I also read on Daily Burn that for women is 14:8. Perhaps, that's a good stepping stone.0
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OK great!! Thank you!!0
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I'm doing whatever the day holds for me and trying not to stress about it, lol. Most of the time it's 16:8 but it is often 24 hr fast then a dinner then another 24 and another dinner, then back to 16 or 18 hrs. I was never a breakfast eater for most of my life - in fact I would get nauseous and puke if I ate before 10 or 11 am when I was in school (that was when I got up at 6 am). If I do occasionally eat at a regular 'breakfast' time I don't usually have a very big meal at all. I work nights, so my difficult time to 'get over' is around 2 am if I'm having a very quiet & boring patrol, or if it's stressful & busy I get tempted to eat at 5:30 am when I'm doing up my paperwork (and reliving it all, lol).2
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Do you guys IE (Leangains) every day? Has it resulted in serious weight loss? I'm curious and very interested. I also read on Daily Burn that for women is 14:8. Perhaps, that's a good stepping stone.
Berkhan uses 14:10 for most of his female clients, but as part of his overall LeanGains program which incorporates more than just a daily shortened eating window. Many women outside of LeanGains have success with other daily ratios like 16:8, 19:5, and OMAD, and then there are the weekly protocols as an option as well.
Any weight loss will depend on your overall deficit -- it's not a function of IF in and of itself.3 -
Thanks for the insight!0
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When doing 14:10, do you still eat just 3 times a day or 4?0
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Hahaha - Bad at math! I meant 14:10. . . . I tried 16:8 for the first time yesterday/today and all is well. I only ate twice including a BPC for breakfast.
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