Time Restricted Eating

katcunock

Hi everyone!
I'm 27lb lost into my weight loss journey, with many many more to go.
I'm considering attempting time restricted eating - and I was wondering if anyone here had experience of it, and could share what it was like for them?
I was considering my eating window being 12pm-8/9pm, but i'd love to hear people's experiences and/or thoughts.
Have a great day and thanks for reading!

tinkerbellang83

Will this make it easier for you to stick to your deficit? That is the only reason it would be beneficial.

If you're already losing weight and sticking to your deficit without issue, why change what isn't broken?

PS: I do IF 16:8 on weekends, but only because it's more convenient, it makes absolutely no difference to my weight loss.

livingleanlivingclean

If you search the forum for "intermittent fasting" you'll find gazillions of threads and many other people doing the same thing.

I do it because it fits my lifestyle and how I naturally like to eat. I'm not pedantic about it though. I've done it when losing weight, maintaining and gaining though... Not just in an attempt to lose weight. Overall calories are what matters for that.

kommodevaran

It's actually the other way around. To lose weight, the universal "you" have to eat less, consistently, for real, and for a long time. That is not up for discussion. HOW to eat less, consistently, for real, and for a long time, is what's individual and up to your personal judgement, which should include food preferences and aversions, daily schedule (work, family, social), medical issues, and learning/thinking style. That is also not up for discussion.

sijomial

16:8 fasting made me a cranky clock-watcher even though I naturally skip breakfast regularly and without any adverse hunger increase from waiting until lunchtime to eat. I felt more restricted for the same calorie allowance.

Try it, see if it help or hinders your adherence to your calorie goal. You might learn something from it. For me it just reinforced that I'm more of a guideline rather than rules person but also reaffirmed that I prefer to eat most of my food allowance later in the day.

BTW - despite all the recent over-excitement in some quarters about some mildly interesting results from a rodent study it's really just a way to schedule your eating.

shaf238

If IF helps people control how much they eat, then you do what you need to do. I've never been a fan of it. Ultimately, it's all about CICO.

WholeFoods4Lyfe

I do IF, but it is just kind of the way I'm wired. I never ate breakfast until I was in my late 20's and working an office job. Subsequently, that is when I started gaining weight. Now, I skip breakfast 6 out of 7 days because I'm just not hungry (day 7 my H and I have a diner date and go out to a late breakfast). For me, I prefer to have bigger meals, and only eating twice per day instead of 3 times plus snacks, allows me to have bigger meals while still staying within my calorie allowance.

cmriverside

Best thing to do with any "plan" is to try it and see how it goes.

I eat 16:8 ish. Not religiously, but it is my normal preferred eating style. I too prefer a couple big meals spaced a few hours apart rather than little snacky meals. Once I am up to my calorie goal, I'm pretty content for the day. I just start eating 3-4 hours after I get up and stop eating 3-4 hours before bed.

Magnusdalen

I've been Time Restricted Eating for one month & have lost 10 pounds, but that's not why I like it. Since the human body uses insulin the best in the time right after sunrise, I eat 75% of my calories between 7 am & 11 am. I have a light lunch by 1 or 2, then don't eat until the next morning. I also keep my diet as close to 35% protein, 35% fat, & 30% carbs. I never get hungry anymore. I ride my bike 20-40 miles each evening (usually after sunset) and never need to snack or drink Gatorade for energy – my body is burning fat for energy. I've gained muscle, lost fat, feel far better, think more clearly, have more energy & am never hungry. That's my experience; maybe it can help you, too...

Elphaba1313

I do it, but it’s not a deliberate thing. I’m usually up at 6.30am but rarely eat before 1pm. It is helpful for me as I am an evening picker, and tend to consume most of my daily calories after 7pm. So it gives me more to play with then. Having said that, if I was hungry earlier I’d absolutely eat earlier. Weight loss just needs all your daily intake to add up to less than your daily output.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

Magnusdalen wrote: »

I've been Time Restricted Eating for one month & have lost 10 pounds, but that's not why I like it. Since the human body uses insulin the best in the time right after sunrise, I eat 75% of my calories between 7 am & 11 am. I have a light lunch by 1 or 2, then don't eat until the next morning. I also keep my diet as close to 35% protein, 35% fat, & 30% carbs. I never get hungry anymore. I ride my bike 20-40 miles each evening (usually after sunset) and never need to snack or drink Gatorade for energy – my body is burning fat for energy. I've gained muscle, lost fat, feel far better, think more clearly, have more energy & am never hungry. That's my experience; maybe it can help you, too...

nope.the body only burns so much fat at a time and in a deficit. and may I ask where you got the insulin is used best right after sunrise?

CharlieBeansmomTracey

Ive done IF for the past 3 decades and I have not lost anymore weight doing it as opposed to not doing it(I have tried non fasting too). I have lost weight,gained weight and maintained my weight doing IF. it has to do with CICO(calories in calories out). Im not a breakfast eater so it works for me for that reason. its not a special weight loss way of eating. it may help some with insulin issue but again its not going to make a difference in weight loss unless you are in a deficit of calories and if IF helps you stick to that deficit then great.