Intermitent fasting

solmarielnavap

Want fasting friends to keep me strong on mi 16/8 fasting régimen 😢

solmarielnavap

Mmm not really, intermitent fasting is not just skipping meals you choose a an amount of time to do the fasting: It can be 16-8, 12-12, 20-4 or whatever amount of time suits your lifestyle better, the first number is the amount of time that you will spent without eating (you can drink coffee or green tea but nothing above 50 calories while fasting) and the second number is your window, that's when you will eat your breakfast, lunch and dinner (not at the same time but un that period of time) you can eat the ay differents hours bit it's better to do to bigger meals than three normal meals becouse you reduce your insuline peaks. The purpose of fasting is burning the sugar and the fat that your body is reserving.

Sounds a little extreme but you spend most of those 16 hours sleeping, I personally do the 16-8, I start to eat at 12am and stop at 8 pm, but your can always change the start of your window. 😃

snickerscharlie

Yeah, I've been 'skipping breakfast' for decades, simply because I'm not hungry until about noon. Now that it's got a fancy name, I'm one of the cool kids. Yay me!

There's nothing whatsoever magical or special about IF. Fasting for whatever time frame you chose does nothing different for weight loss than any other method of creating a calorie deficit does. If you consistently eat less calories each day than what you burn, you will lose weight. Regardless of when those calories are or aren't consumed.

IF is merely a tool that works for some people to manage their caloric intake. You still have to make sure you're eating in a deficit, though, even if your eating 'window' is only a few hours a day. I know that if I had a mind to, I could very easily consume double my maintenance calories in my 8-hr window if I chose to do so. As a matter of fact, that's exactly how I got myself into the position of having to lose weight in the first place.

candythorns

I have been learning a lot about this. My mother in law actually mentioned it to me just yesterday!! I am in, can I add you. Today is my first day. Last meal was last night at 10pm, gonna eat when I get home. Hungry!

sedj241

Top of the day! I've been doing IF for 3+ years now. I even do it while I'm in a bulking phase and it helps me control what I eat and when I eat it. I normally do a 16/8 during the week and 20/4 on the weekends. The 20/4 on the weekend helps me cheat a little on my diet. I normally eat what I want during that 4 hour window and on Monday I go back to a 8 hour window. It's not for everyone, but it's worth a try. I think it a great tool to add to your toolbox, especially if you think your eating habits are getting away from you. It's not a diet, it's a eating schedule.

Steph_135

I want to prolong my periods of not eating, too. I've read a lot about the benefits! Good luck!

Olivia

Please note that we have cleaned up this discussion, this is not a debate about the merits of IF, there is a whole category for that purpose. If you are using IF as part of your current approach and want to be friends with the OP to engage on this discussion, then please post here. If you are here to argue about who should be eating what way or why or to characterize people who eat certain ways and why, move on or we will warn the next time this discussion needs cleaning up.

kindofangel2003

Hi Mariel! I am new to this community. I’m also new to IF! Can we support each other?!

cbs1988

I'm on the 20/4 IF lifestyle and have been for the past 2.5 months. I supplement with amino acids in water to preserve my muscle mass whilst eating very clean on my set meal at 18:00-19:30. My macros are some what Keto styled by choice in that I have a lack of need to consume carbs whilst keeping protein and quality fats high. Protein 45% fats 35% carbs 20%.

I have seen my weight fall and my bf% drop and plan to continue this until I am leN enough to start my exercise regime.

My total calorie consumption ranges from 1200-1500 calories at 5'11 and 92kg.
This would be considered a lean cut and my supplementation of Amino Acids and Minerals/salts helps satiety and muscle mass preservation.

My goal is to start to push out my non eating windows further from 24hrs to 36hrs and eventually 5 days or 120hrs.

Being mindful this will not be a strict water fast due to the consumption of amino acids, multi vits, omega 3 fatty acid pill form, and electrolyte Solutions to help with essential mineral retention. I will consume 10g x3 doses throughout the day of coconut oil in addition.

My goal hopefully is to allow my threshold to be extended and fully utilise my fat stores as the primary fuel source whilst undergoing autophagy and recompositioning.
On completion I will slowly reintroduce food on my feed post 120hr fast with something sparing on my digestion yet protein based to continue my gluconeogenisis.

I will keep you posted on the outcome
Start fast 02/05/23 @ 18:30
End fast 07/05/23 @ 18:30

Current weight 92kg.
Blood 4.8mmol.