Intermittent fasting?

imaproudmomma

Any tips on how it works for you and maybe suggestions to get back into this lifestyle change?

pinggolfer96

works as in...??? IF is an eating schedule, not a diet. 2500 calories in an 8 hour window (or whatever your window is) is the same as 2500 cals in a 14 hr window. thermodynamics are not outruled

L1zardQueen

I essentially eat two meals a day, it helps me with calorie intake.

Mazda_Mx5

I am doing the 16:8
Along with Ketos

AnvilHead

It's very popular/faddish right now and there's a lot of woo/BS out there about it. What it comes down to is that you eat within a certain time "window" every day, or you use a protocol like 5:2 (Google will turn up more information on that).

Intermittent fasting helps some people control their calorie intake by restricting the number of meals/eating window. Other than that, there are no advantages above any other eating schedule for weight loss and nothing magical about it. Calories are still what matter, no matter what time you eat them.

stevencloser

It works making me not hungry even in a calorie deficit. That's about it.

thebomb4043

Late evening where you have most of your calories; overnight during rest your body has plenty of nutrients to use and repair body, said that we burn more while at rest. Also working out the next morning with an empty stomach forces body to use fat stores as fuel. We have to sort of starve ourselves to force out the fats from their hiding places.

mph323

thebomb4043 wrote: »

Late evening where you have most of your calories; overnight during rest your body has plenty of nutrients to use and repair body, said that we burn more while at rest. Also working out the next morning with an empty stomach forces body to use fat stores as fuel. We have to sort of starve ourselves to force out the fats from their hiding places.

Just...no. This isn't how your body works.

pinggolfer96

thebomb4043 wrote: »

Late evening where you have most of your calories; overnight during rest your body has plenty of nutrients to use and repair body, said that we burn more while at rest. Also working out the next morning with an empty stomach forces body to use fat stores as fuel. We have to sort of starve ourselves to force out the fats from their hiding places.

Wrongggggggggg

thebomb4043

Its not all wrong

pinggolfer96

thebomb4043 wrote: »

Its not all wrong

please explain then your "claims" / most likely opinions on the matter then.
I find it funny how you said "its not all wrong"
kinda takes away your credibility since you think some if it IS wrong lol....

Keto_Vampire

I would say it's pretty cool you can manipulate hunger/eating patterns through habitually eating only 1-2 times a day during the SAME time frame. Grehlin at work...

Nothing new here (established well with Ramadan). The benefits being touted are VERY much overhyped. IF is more about convenience/being adherent/consistent with eating patterns (less time cooking, less error in measuring, eating fewer foods/less variety psychologically results in fewer kcal intake, not feeling hungry during the day/work, etc.). Just a tool; I just happen to find IF handy & have eaten in a similar pattern (small windows of eating) for majority of my life

fb47

thebomb4043 wrote: »

Late evening where you have most of your calories; overnight during rest your body has plenty of nutrients to use and repair body, said that we burn more while at rest. Also working out the next morning with an empty stomach forces body to use fat stores as fuel. We have to sort of starve ourselves to force out the fats from their hiding places.

*facepalm*

johnslater461

thebomb4043 wrote: »

Its not all wrong

Actually, yes it is all wrong. Every word of it.

RAinWA

thebomb4043 wrote: »

Late evening where you have most of your calories; overnight during rest your body has plenty of nutrients to use and repair body, said that we burn more while at rest. Also working out the next morning with an empty stomach forces body to use fat stores as fuel. We have to sort of starve ourselves to force out the fats from their hiding places.

I really wish my fat would go find some place to hide instead of hanging out around my belly!

RodaRose

Search in Groups. You will see that there is an active "Intermittent Fasting" group.

sreekripa2002

I am currently on 5:2. I eat normally(1450 -1600) 5 days a week and 500-550 2 days a week. It is difficult, but not impossible. On fasting days I eat 3 meals (veggies and egg white or oats with half a banana or blueberries) and 2 teas(green tea or fruit tea - which is 0 calorie).