Thoughts on Intermittent Fasting
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How would you log on the day you fast if you chose to fast 1 day/week. Just not log that day?0
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TurtleTape wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »What makes you skeptical? The health claims, the feasibility, the necessity? Which protocol(s) is/are you contemplating?
Basically skeptical that it actually works.
It's just a method for calorie restriction, like the majority of other methods.
people use IF to lose, gain or maintain their weight - as others said, it all comes down to the calorie deficit (or surplus).1 -
How would you log on the day you fast if you chose to fast 1 day/week. Just not log that day?
if you are fasting for a religious preference or a test the dr ordered thats one thing but there really is no reason to go without eating one day.and no you wouldnt log if you arent eating anything. but the thing is if you dont eat that one day the next day its possible you could overeat because most likely you will be hungry. Im not saying not to do it. but you can do whats called 5:2 5 days of the week you eat at maintenance or a little less and 2 days a week you eat 500 calories or a little more.
or you can do weekly counting. add up your calorie deficit and multiply it by 7 thats your weekly calorie goal(so say its 1400 calories a day that would be 9800 for the week. now a day or two you can eat less and the rest of the week you can eat more just as long as it adds up to the 9800 for the week.(and any exercise calories eat part of those back)
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kommodevaran wrote: »What makes you skeptical? The health claims, the feasibility, the necessity? Which protocol(s) is/are you contemplating?
Basically skeptical that it actually works.
works for what?
as has been mentioned, it isn't a weight loss diet...it is an eating schedule. People lose weight, maintain weight, and gain weight doing IF...weight management comes down to calories, not your eating schedule.
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TurtleTape wrote: »TurtleTape wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »What makes you skeptical? The health claims, the feasibility, the necessity? Which protocol(s) is/are you contemplating?
Basically skeptical that it actually works.
It's just a method for calorie restriction, like the majority of other methods.
That's incorrect. You could say that certain IF protocols are designed around calorie restriction, but most common implementations are NOT - they are schedules for when you eat and when you fast... how much you eat is entirely up to you.
I didn't say its primary purpose was calorie restriction, just that it's a method for it. Reducing the amount of time you can eat quite often results in eating less, so generally fewer calories.
I used to just naturally eat a 16:8 IF window, but didn't know that it was a "thing"...I gained all of my weight eating that way.0 -
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cwolfman13 wrote: »TurtleTape wrote: »TurtleTape wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »What makes you skeptical? The health claims, the feasibility, the necessity? Which protocol(s) is/are you contemplating?
Basically skeptical that it actually works.
It's just a method for calorie restriction, like the majority of other methods.
That's incorrect. You could say that certain IF protocols are designed around calorie restriction, but most common implementations are NOT - they are schedules for when you eat and when you fast... how much you eat is entirely up to you.
I didn't say its primary purpose was calorie restriction, just that it's a method for it. Reducing the amount of time you can eat quite often results in eating less, so generally fewer calories.
I used to just naturally eat a 16:8 IF window, but didn't know that it was a "thing"...I gained all of my weight eating that way.
yep I gained weight that way too only I didnt know I was fasting at the time as I rarely ever ate breakfast as a kid and dont now. I gained too much weight too eating too much while fasting. I thought it was ok since I wasnt eating breakfast. boy was I wrong0 -
Skipping breakfast isn't magic. It might have some benefits but no more than other calorie restriction methods.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »What makes you skeptical? The health claims, the feasibility, the necessity? Which protocol(s) is/are you contemplating?
Basically skeptical that it actually works.
works for what?
as has been mentioned, it isn't a weight loss diet...it is an eating schedule. People lose weight, maintain weight, and gain weight doing IF...weight management comes down to calories, not your eating schedule.
I clarified on what I meant in a previous comment, but thanks!
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I’ve had a few people recommend it to me and I’m curious but still a bit skeptical.
I’m realizing I was too vague. I need to lose weight and a few people recommended IF. I did do research on my own, but I can’t be convinced it can help with WEIGHT-LOSS because the ones that recommended IF to me have only been on this “schedule” for less than a month.
It really depends on how you approach IF. If you’re fine simply with maintaining a deficit with calorie counting, then you don’t need IF at all.
IF has been a life saver for me in that it has helped me gain control of my binges. In that way, it has helped with my weight loss and weight management.
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I'd like to try it more. I fasted for 16 hours. I think if I overdo one day it's not bad to fast the next day if possible just not to the point I am miserable to cause myself to binge.0
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I stick with IF because I'm a volume eater (I really like big meals, 1100-1400 cal per meal) so a couple of those per day and I'm good. Fits well with IF. I started IF on a deficit and lost weight and now I've been using it while maintaining for about 2 years. I just like the big meals
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