Intermittent fasting

snickerscharlie

AzaleaGirl wrote: »

dsboohead wrote: »

I don't really understand why there are so many people who think IF is an idiotic philisophy!
I asked a question about a fasting schedule and I got the majority who don't get and crushed it.
Now if my thinking is correct isn't it just a schedule of eating?
Why do you guys do it?

Besides creating a calorie deficit, there is a lot of science behind the fact that intermittent fasting makes the body more efficient at buring fat. So you get the benefit of both.

Would love to see that 'science.'

RawMomma10

Kicking butt!!! I am on week 4 of if 16:8...

Loving it so far! Found a cool tracker if anyone’s interested...

https://lifefastingtracker.app.link/lu9hXjj1hO

Stud47

I'm 48 yo man and today is Day 5 of intermittent fasting (IF). I'm doing 20/4 IF and really like it.

Friday 3th August : 188 lbs

Round 49 (#1) - 186 lbs

8/06 - 186 lbs I started my IF
8/07 -
8/08 - 184.74 (-1.26)
8/09 - 184.52 (-0.22)
8/10- 184 (-0.52)
8/11
8/12
8/13
8/14
8/15

See u

Stud47

oups no round here cant edit my post. Anyway where are you Intermittent faster fan? I lost 2 lbs so far in 4 days. today is my 5th day. No hunger, not tired and i feel very well. Yesterday i had to work at my office late until 6:30PM so i did 22,5 / 1,5 instead of 20/4.

PaulChasinDreams

Stud47 wrote: »

oups no round here cant edit my post. Anyway where are you Intermittent faster fan? I lost 2 lbs so far in 4 days. today is my 5th day. No hunger, not tired and i feel very well. Yesterday i had to work at my office late until 6:30PM so i did 22,5 / 1,5 instead of 20/4.

Awesome congrats!!

Noreenmarie1234

Stud47 wrote: »

oups no round here cant edit my post. Anyway where are you Intermittent faster fan? I lost 2 lbs so far in 4 days. today is my 5th day. No hunger, not tired and i feel very well. Yesterday i had to work at my office late until 6:30PM so i did 22,5 / 1,5 instead of 20/4.

But how how many calories a day are u eating?

Stud47

Rightt now i'm eating 1500 calories but i do lot of fast walking (an average of 400 cal per day). With IF 1500 cal is a lot of food.

Stud47

Thanks Paul

singingflutelady

Stud47 wrote: »

Rightt now i'm eating 1500 calories but i do lot of fast walking (an average of 400 cal per day). With IF 1500 cal is a lot of food.

No it's not. It's the bare minimum and actually undereating when you count your walking.

ccrdragon

singingflutelady wrote: »

Stud47 wrote: »

Rightt now i'm eating 1500 calories but i do lot of fast walking (an average of 400 cal per day). With IF 1500 cal is a lot of food.

No it's not. It's the bare minimum and actually undereating when you count your walking.

It really isn't a lot - I naturally IF (I have never been a breakfast person) and yesterday I consumed over 2000 calories for the day.

Stud47

I didnt Say its a lot in term of amount intake. I mean i'm full with This amount and not hungry at all. Now i agree that it could be not much but i made the choice to stick to 1500 cal then 1800 cal for next step. Some people do waterfasting, others do egg diet or juice diet and all this are indereating, 1500 cal is not the best thing to do but its not the worse thing neither.

sandicrouch1

I’m new to this, and curious...what exactly is a calorie deficit? How does one determine one?

Stud47

sandicrouch1 wrote: »

I’m new to this, and curious...what exactly is a calorie deficit? How does one determine one?

Its the difference between your basic metabolism rate BMR (the amount of calories your body needs to function well) and your daily calories intake.
Lets Say a woman aged 28 5'7 and 75 kg has a BMR : 2395.99 calories per day so if she eats only 1500 cal per day, that makes a deficit of 895 cal that helps to lose weight.
U have to calculate your BMR before setting goals. Your BMR and deficit must consider many factors such as age, gender, weight, height and also your activity level.
U Can calculate your BMR here:
http://caloriecounter.io/calculators/daily-calories-calculator.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwh9_bBRA_EiwApObaOAI1RyFhln_Qz3RTCPyIIZ3v03PuFafU3eXprB0Qor5sgrEG_xEqtRoC3IcQAvD_BwE

sijomial

Stud47 wrote: »

sandicrouch1 wrote: »

I’m new to this, and curious...what exactly is a calorie deficit? How does one determine one?

Its the difference between your basic metabolism rate BMR (the amount of calories your body needs to function well) and your daily calories intake.
Lets Say a woman aged 28 5'7 and 75 kg has a BMR : 2395.99 calories per day so if she eats only 1500 cal per day, that makes a deficit of 895 cal that helps to lose weight.
U have to calculate your BMR before setting goals. Your BMR and deficit must consider many factors such as age, gender, weight, height.
U Can calculate your BMR here:
http://caloriecounter.io/calculators/daily-calories-calculator.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwh9_bBRA_EiwApObaOAI1RyFhln_Qz3RTCPyIIZ3v03PuFafU3eXprB0Qor5sgrEG_xEqtRoC3IcQAvD_BwE

You are confusing BMR with TDEE.

BMR is doing nothing while in a fasted state, it is not your total or normal calorie needs.

MyfitnessPal estimates your BMR when you do your initial set up, multiplies it by an amount to cover your normal activities (job & lifestyle) excluding exercise (that's why the daily goal is plus exercise).
That gives you an estimate of your daily non-exercise day calorie needs to maintain your current weight - you then select a desired rate of lose and the approximate number of calories are subtracted to give you your weight loss calorie goal. 1lb/week selected loss would see 500 calories subtracted from your maintenance amount.

A TDEE site estimates your BMR, multiplies it by a combined exercise and activity multiplier to give you an daily goal that averages out your exercise.

Stud47

Hi guys who is still doing intermittent fasting? I started my IF on monday 6th August, so its my day 14, my energy level increased a lot, my digestion has improved a lot and i really love this healthy lifestyle. Starting weight monday 6: 186 lbs today 20 August : 180.78 lbs so 5.22 lbs Lost so far. I do lift dumbells, biking, full bodyworkout so i gained muscles.

This topic is for intermittent fasting followers so lets support eachothers.

losergood2011

Good job! I like IF also - I do two days usually during the week 16:8 or sometimes 24 hr just depends on what my body wants

Stud47

Yes losergood its good to listen to our body and adjust everything depends on it's need. I usually do 20/4 but with social life and work i do sometimes 16/8. I have already tried 3 days water fasting last year, i really like it but its not good for long term lifestyle. Never tried 24h intermittent fasting though, i prefer 4 hours window or 6 hours for 2 or tree meals.

See you