Intermittent fasting

xFreudianSlip

My doctor just recommended to try this (the 16:8 version) to get things moving again. Today was my first true day.

Anyone else? I need support with this!

HestiaMoon1

I’m doing that along with Keto and two 36-hour fasts a week. I’m losing steadily about 0.5-1 pound a week. It feels sustainable to me. It definitely got much easier as time went on.

kommodevaran

xFreudianSlip wrote: »

My doctor just recommended to try this (the 16:8 version) to get things moving again. Today was my first true day.

Anyone else? I need support with this!

Move what things in what way?

To lose weight, you need to be in a consistent calorie deficit. It sounds so complicated, but it's not, it's just another way of saying EAT LESS, MOVE MORE, which sounds so hard, but it really isn't.

Fasting is not eating for a while. So intermittent fasting should mean not eating for a short while. We aren't eating all the time; many of us try, but we still don't eat while we sleep. It's not associated with good health to eat all the time. Eating all the time is associated with eating too much. It's eating too much that is the real problem. But sorting out the associated problem, can be an easy way to fix the real problem. But nobody wants to just eat less, or not eat all the time. So hence, call it intermittent fasting! Fun and exciting and special and hard. In reality, there's nothing special or hard (and not really fun or exciting, either) with not eating for 16 hours every 24 hours. It's just one part of many normal meal patterns.

To be able to not eat too much over time (the real problem), you have to eat in a way that makes you feel good. The excitement of doing something you don't like, wears off really fast, and you go back to how you like to eat, and then some. The real challenge is figuring out how you can eat and be happy AND normal weight. A good meal schedule is an important part of this. A good meal schedule is good for YOU, and you have to experiment to find one; there can be several that fit, but the one you choose should fit in with your appetite, your daily schedule, your work, family and social life. If you need "support", it's an obvious sign it doesn't fit.

NovusDies

It doesn't hurt to try new things but don't become committed to it. Give it 2 or 3 days and if it drops your energy and/or makes you uncomfortably all morning consider it a failed experiment. You are either suited to skip breakfast and have bigger lunches and dinners or you are not. There is no scientifically proven benefit to weight loss.

tammie614

i've been doing it since January and i'm the leanest I've ever been. the first two weeks were harder than preparing for finals though lol but once I got over that hump it became second nature. piggy backing off of @kommodevaran in order to lose weight you do need to be in a calorie deficit and IF is just a "cute way" of helping you do that. Good luck and remember only water (or zero calorie drinks) during your fasting period. if you feel you cant take it and have to break you fast, go ahead just make sure your calories are always intact :-)

h1udd

I found fasting very helpful in creating a calorie deficit and even more helpful in curbing uncontrolled snacking.

By effectively missing a morning breakfast and not delighting in mid morning snacks etc, I was easily able to create a 600kcal deficit without changing anything else.

It also taught me what happens when you feel hungry .. the difference between hunger and mouth hunger .. AND it taught me that I dont need to fuel imediately before a work out or after a workout

All that said, now I have reached my goal, I have dropped it like a hot potato and eat more "normally" .

huntersvonnegut

xFreudianSlip wrote: »

My doctor just recommended to try this (the 16:8 version) to get things moving again. Today was my first true day.

Anyone else? I need support with this!

There’s a group here you can check out.

WholeFoods4Lyfe

I do IF along with following a Ketogenic diet. I actually find that I'm not even hungry most mornings, and honestly, if I am, I just eat. Generally for me IF is from approx. 6pm to 12noon the next day, which means that my eating window is generally from 12pm to 6pm, what equates to a 18:6 IF. I also occasionally practice extended fasting and will go 24-72 hours. For me, fasting is not as much about weight loss as it is about being in control of my body and keeping my blood sugars in check (was previously Dx w/ Metabolic Syndrome). And yes, for most, IF is about limiting your feeding window to more easily keep your calorie consumption in check, so I say, give it a try, and if it doesn't work, then you've really lost nothing but a few meals.

4legsRbetterthan2

xFreudianSlip wrote: »

My doctor just recommended to try this (the 16:8 version) to get things moving again. Today was my first true day.

Anyone else? I need support with this!

I personally find following an IF style eating pattern helps me stick to my calorie goal. Keep in mind it is just an aid, so of you over eat during your eating window you will not see results. Make sure you still track your intake if you can.

Hope you find it works well for you!

BusyRaeNOTBusty

For me I just usually skip breakfast. Eat at noon, stop eating before bed (which is 10-ish).

sijomial

Did you tell your Doctor you are calorie counting?
If you did then I've no idea why he/she recommended 16:8, if you didn't then I suspect he/she thinks by skipping breakfast you will lower your calorie intake.

If skipping breakfast isn't easy for you ("I need support with this") then you are barking up the wrong tree. The eating pattern you choose should make adherence easier, not harder,

IzyRocket2018

I've been doing IF (16:8) for about 2 months now, and it has honestly helped me get healthier psychologically and physically. Growing up, I was always told that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. Now, i'm sure that works for some people, but having breakfast always made me feel hungry faster and made me crave junk food a lot more.

With IF, I'm not stressed about eating a "healthy breakfast" to start my day, and don't get hungry until about 12-1pm. It's also helped me have a healthier relationship with food and learn to listen to my body signals (turns out most of the time when I feel hungry, I'm really just thirsty!). I don't crave sugar/junk food so much anymore, I feel more energetic, I can comfortably stay within my calorie goals, and it's saving me a bit of money on groceries hehe

debtay123

I realized that my grandmother had been doing a form of this for years- when we visited her we would eat breakfast- nothing for lunch(but low calorie tea or coffee etc) then eat supper and often a small amount of dessert. I would always lose weight- but this is why- not eating one of the main meals- I like to just drink coffee or tea for lunch now and it works for me because instead of dessert- I would rather have a few low calorie snacks during my tv time.