IF for beginners - 5 different approaches

pierinifitness
pierinifitness Posts: 2,226 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I like this fitness guy’s YouTube videos. He’s an IF advocate and tends to use the term “time restricted eating” - enjoy.

https://youtu.be/itENxWLMqMw

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  • Oolinds
    Oolinds Posts: 7 Member
    Great, thanks for this as I am starting out IF
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited December 2018
    Based on this video... He's a salesman, nothing more. His information isn't exactly wrong, but it is incomplete and/or misleading.
    1. If calories aren't being restricted, either consciously or unconsciously, weight loss won't happen. Period. The guy never even mentions calories or portions or...
    2. I've heard that insulin response improves during fasted state. I've also heard that OMAD approaches can mute insulin response. So, net effect is... ?
    3. What happens at the end of the 5 weeks? Is he expecting people to maintain that 5th week approach long term?

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