Intermittent Fasting 23 to 1 past 5 days. Here to track my macros.
istartanew82
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Hello my name is Brad and I’m looking for advice and to make new friends. I’m down 5.8 pounds since I start almost a week ago. I’m consuming about 1500 calories during my one meal and I’m very active at work. I walk between 5-10 miles a day at work and walk up to 25-200 flights of stairs a day. My issue is when I’m off. I’m going to try to balance this off time by going to the gym 3 times a week for cardio here soon.
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I do IF too. 1500 seems sort of low for all your activities. Fuel your workouts.3
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23:1? Everyday? I'm not sure that's healthy...I just started 16:8, I was doing 14:10.4
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Hey Brad! I do One Meal A Day as well. (Most there are 23:1, but I am more 21:3 because I cannot eat all of my calories in an hour.) I have been doing IF for the past couple of months with a 1500 cal/day goal. You should join the OMAD Revolution group on the site. Super helpful folks there!3
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I do IF too. 1500 seems sort of low for all your activities. Fuel your workouts.
Tiny dancer, I think I need more too, I’m not a small guy and very active at work. I can’t force myself to eat more in that hour. That time has really restricted how much I can fit into that time.
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CarmenQ110 wrote: »23:1? Everyday? I'm not sure that's healthy...I just started 16:8, I was doing 14:10.
Carmen, I’ve read a lot about people on OMAD and some people have done it for 20 years like hearsal Walker.
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istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I do IF too. 1500 seems sort of low for all your activities. Fuel your workouts.
Tiny dancer, I think I need more too, I’m not a small guy and very active at work. I can’t force myself to eat more in that hour. That time has really restricted how much I can fit into that time.
How about two meals a day but spread out between four hours instead of one hour? And that some of the food content your stomach has digested.
1500 is just too low for a big guy.
What did MFP set you up as calorie goal to lose weight?0 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I do IF too. 1500 seems sort of low for all your activities. Fuel your workouts.
Tiny dancer, I think I need more too, I’m not a small guy and very active at work. I can’t force myself to eat more in that hour. That time has really restricted how much I can fit into that time.
How about two meals a day but spread out between four hours instead of one hour? And that some of the food content your stomach has digested.
1500 is just too low for a big guy.
What did MFP set you up as calorie goal to lose weight?
2,460 calories to lose 2 pounds a week. I just think that’s high. How does it calculate it up? By height and weight?0 -
istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I do IF too. 1500 seems sort of low for all your activities. Fuel your workouts.
Tiny dancer, I think I need more too, I’m not a small guy and very active at work. I can’t force myself to eat more in that hour. That time has really restricted how much I can fit into that time.
How about two meals a day but spread out between four hours instead of one hour? And that some of the food content your stomach has digested.
1500 is just too low for a big guy.
What did MFP set you up as calorie goal to lose weight?
2,460 calories to lose 2 pounds a week. I just think that’s high. How does it calculate it up? By height and weight?
How much weight are you trying to lose?0 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I do IF too. 1500 seems sort of low for all your activities. Fuel your workouts.
Tiny dancer, I think I need more too, I’m not a small guy and very active at work. I can’t force myself to eat more in that hour. That time has really restricted how much I can fit into that time.
How about two meals a day but spread out between four hours instead of one hour? And that some of the food content your stomach has digested.
1500 is just too low for a big guy.
What did MFP set you up as calorie goal to lose weight?
2,460 calories to lose 2 pounds a week. I just think that’s high. How does it calculate it up? By height and weight?
How much weight are you trying to lose?
I’m down to 259 today and I want to get to 210-220. So 40-50 pounds in 120 days0 -
Way way too fast! Besides losing fat, you are losing muscle! Are you lifting?1
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Way way too fast! Besides losing fat, you are losing muscle! Are you lifting?
Just started today. I have been in and out gym for 20 years and have made some good gains. Just got some fat on top I need to get off.
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istartanew82 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Way way too fast! Besides losing fat, you are losing muscle! Are you lifting?
Just started today. I have been in and out gym for 20 years and have made some good gains. Just got some fat on top I need to get off.
Lift baby lift!1 -
Keep an eye on your macros as well as your calories. 1500 seems very low for your physical activity.
Ensure you meet your Protein/Fibre/Carbs.
As much as you can within your caloric goals anyway.
Sometimes we get so caught in calories we forget the quality of our calories actually matter.
Have you considered getting a Fitbit and inputting the work exercise? You will need to eat back some calories to ensure you are actually fueling your body.
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theabsentmindednurse wrote: »Keep an eye on your macros as well as your calories. 1500 seems very low for your physical activity.
Ensure you meet your Protein/Fibre/Carbs.
As much as you can within your caloric goals anyway.
Sometimes we get so caught in calories we forget the quality of our calories actually matter.
Have you considered getting a Fitbit and inputting the work exercise? You will need to eat back some calories to ensure you are actually fueling your body.
I have a Fitbit and connected to this app. I track my exercise as well and tracks all my activity at work. I’m thinking of get protein shakes to at least get all my protein in.
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Well down 8.8 pounds my first week!0
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CarmenQ110 wrote: »23:1? Everyday? I'm not sure that's healthy...I just started 16:8, I was doing 14:10.
It's perfectly fine as long as one is able to consistently get enough calories and nutrients in one sitting. (Personally, I couldn't do it.)0
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