IF- Intermittent Fasting

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  • ANothing
    ANothing Posts: 6 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    ANothing wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    ANothing wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    ANothing wrote: »
    thecharon wrote: »
    Why is this all of the sudden so popular? Was there a tv show on it? Honestly, what is going on?

    Because people realized they were still hungry all day after eating 4-6 meals a day on a deficit. Whereas IF allows people to eat bigger and satisfying meals while still achieving fat loss goals. If you're on a bulk, you definitely won't get it because you won't have appetite issues like people on a cut do.

    Ironically, I was starving on IF, just as much as I was starving on 6 meals a day. I am a 3 meal + 1 snack per day type person.

    I drink lots if water (at least a gallon) and chew gum to get my mind off of food when I fast. It is a bit of an inconvenience but worth it.

    If something is inconvenient, how is it worth it?
    Because I get to eat a pound and a half of potatoes with veggies and a pound of chicken in one sitting (for example) and still have enough macros for dessert, while still being in a defecit mind you. Make sure you pay attention to the wording, I said "a bit of an inconvenience". Meaning it's only slightly inconvenient.

    Maybe I am cutting at much higher calories, but I do that with more meals. And I do pay attention to wording.

    Ahh...I see. I mostly would recommend it for poverty macros (2000cals or below) when you start to get to really lean.
  • ANothing
    ANothing Posts: 6 Member
    JustaJoe00 wrote: »
    its a popular discussion now because it works in all kinds of forms for different people. The interesting discussion to me is that if you look back to before food was so readily available to us we didn't have the choice to eat all day long or even every day. What i find pretty interesting is the discussion about how if you don't eat , your body will start breaking down muscle...lol...that can happen but most likely only to people that have a very very low body fat content. Isn't fat our bodies' reserve? yes ....so why wouldn't it take fat for energy first...

    I'll i can say is read then read some more. don't just depend on 1 expert for your information. Not everything works for everyone!

    Yea exactly. You'd have to be really lean and eat absolutely nothing for days before it starts to burn lean mass for energy.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    The first time I tried it, it was an epic fail. I would get so hungry I'd full on binge at lunch. I'm trying it again (16:8) to help shed the last 10. I'm finding it way easier this time and actually enjoy getting to eat more towards the end of the day. I've been able to slight increase my deficit and drop 2# in a month. Which is huge for me.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited November 2017
    shawn_j_kassee wrote: »
    Humankinds most oldest and natural remedy

    Not so much. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10615049/alan-aragon-on-intermittent-fasting
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    shawn_j_kassee wrote: »
    Humankinds most oldest and natural remedy

    Appeal to Antiquity fallacy. Slavery is old, does that make it good?

    Appeal to Nature fallacy. Arsenic is natural, does that make it good for you?

    If you have had success with IF, you'll need to argue from a scientific basis, not for the reasons you've given.

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