Intermittent fasting
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I have lost weight doing IF. I do not count calories but try and eat in moderation. For me the eating window is what keeps me in control. I finish dinner by 5:15 to 5:30 and do often do not until 11:30 the next day. Sometimes I will eat earlier say at 9:30 am. just depending on what my schedule is like.
SInce August I have kind of been hit and miss with it so the weight loss has slowed down. I have about 8 lbs left to go. I seem to do good during the week doing IF and then blow it on weekends...I think because the weather is pretty bad right now so my weekends are not filled with hiking, etc. as they were when the weather was better and it is so cold here that it just makes me want to hibernate and eat!!
I figure though worst case if I do it four or five days per week and then loosen on the weekends even if I don't lose weight I will maintain and that is a good thing. Before IF I would come out of winter with at least an extra 10lbs on me:(
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Just started IF yesterday. One thing I have to have coffee with sugar free powder. I want to try to start drinking it just black but it so hard. Any suggestion to help me get to that point?
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Just started IF yesterday. One thing I have to have coffee with sugar free powder. I want to try to start drinking it just black but it so hard. Any suggestion to help me get to that point?
I put monk fruit in mine, it has less of an aftertaste than Stevia (if that's ok for your fast).
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zelo_fasting.zelo
Yes I have been doing IF . This is the app I use , it's awesome. It records your weight, measurement and the times u fast. It compares the fasting times with the weight loss. It's interesting to find weight loss is greater with the longer fast.
I am very interested hearing how others have gone fasting. I have found it very beneficial. I have posted in another recent IF forum. Hair and skin is alot healthier. Mental awareness has improved. I don't get as much digestive problems. I have had alot of food intolerance.
I wish u all the best trying it out. Ones that haven't, I highly recommend to give it a whirl
I don't think anyone has died from it..lol 8 -
For my coffee drinkers.....What is a really good coffee that you wouldn't need anything in it?1
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For my coffee drinkers.....What is a really good coffee that you wouldn't need anything in it?
My recommendation would be to find a local coffee bean roaster and sample the different beans that they have to find one that you like. Always buy whole beans, get a bean grinder and grind no more than a couple of days worth of beans at a time - the fresher the grind, the better tasting the coffee.5 -
For my coffee drinkers.....What is a really good coffee that you wouldn't need anything in it?
It's a personal thing as the post above mine says. I currently drink an Italian Roast and I grind my own beans when making a cup at home. I only drink one cup a day and it's strong. When buying on the go, I drink Cafe Americano.
In short, explore and discover.
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seankicks1 wrote: »Anyone else out there doing intermittent fasting? I’ve been having great success over the past few weeks and would love to share tips and insights. Feel free to add me.
Yes I have been doing it for months now and I am doing a pretty extreme fasting period because I am ramping up for my wedding in May. I eat my first meal at 3 PM and stop eating between 6 PM and 7 PM. Sometimes I eat around 2 PM if the craving gets too intense. It's really helped me tremendously, my cravings have diminished, my appetite is way more in control and my night time eating isnt an issue anymore which is huge for me. I'm down a total of 42 pounds since December.14 -
Wow well done Harley!!
2 weeks ago 90.6 Ks I started 10000 steps plus skipping lunch. Last weekend someone told me about IF and I’ve found it so much better than skipping lunch!!
I’m doing the 18:6
I won’t get on scales for another fortnight because I find the up downs demoralising
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I’m also having success with intermittent fasting. Lost 20 lbs over the last few months. I’m trying to move on to OMAD. Two days of success on that. Trying to lose another 20lbs by May. Feel free to add me.6
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christophebritton wrote: »IF and Keto have zero benefit physically. They're mental placebos.
Anybody who tells you IF is the way to lose those last stubborn pounds etc is not looking out for you.
You need to do some reading on IF if you think it's just a mental placebo. There has been a ton of research on this method, and the benefits go past just weight loss. I would encourage you to look into it more. You may find it enlightening. If you are interested in the science aspect of it, read The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. Also, Gin Stephens has a book entitled Delay, Don't Deny that is filled with lots of links to various studies all over the world.29 -
MommaRou56 wrote: »christophebritton wrote: »IF and Keto have zero benefit physically. They're mental placebos.
Anybody who tells you IF is the way to lose those last stubborn pounds etc is not looking out for you.
You need to do some reading on IF if you think it's just a mental placebo. There has been a ton of research on this method, and the benefits go past just weight loss. I would encourage you to look into it more. You may find it enlightening. If you are interested in the science aspect of it, read The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. Also, Gin Stephens has a book entitled Delay, Don't Deny that is filled with lots of links to various studies all over the world.
Instead of spending around $20 (what it would cost to get both those books), can you share what studies you're referencing?
What I've seen in the past is that Fung's claims never seem to be backed up by the studies. I've never heard of Gin Stephens.9 -
MommaRou56 wrote: »christophebritton wrote: »IF and Keto have zero benefit physically. They're mental placebos.
Anybody who tells you IF is the way to lose those last stubborn pounds etc is not looking out for you.
You need to do some reading on IF if you think it's just a mental placebo. There has been a ton of research on this method, and the benefits go past just weight loss. I would encourage you to look into it more. You may find it enlightening. If you are interested in the science aspect of it, read The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. Also, Gin Stephens has a book entitled Delay, Don't Deny that is filled with lots of links to various studies all over the world.
There are some interesting theories out there about additional benefits from fasting, but that is what they are, theories. If they sound interesting to someone and they would like to do IF in the hopes that these theoretical extras are legit, I can totally understand that.
But saying it's fact is simply misleading. Dr. Fung is operating outside of his specialty and making a lot of money promoting beliefs he props up with cherry picked studies and misleading conclusions. Not the best source, regardless of how many books he sells on Amazon. Gin Stephens doesn't even claim to have a medical or research background, she's a retired teacher.
IF can be a great strategy to lose weight for some people, and like I said, if the other possible benefits are attractive and convincing to someone, there's no harm in going for it, assuming eating that way helps you hit your calorie goal. But the science says that as of right now, fasting is just an eating schedule that can make it easier to eat the right amount of calories.16 -
janejellyroll wrote: »MommaRou56 wrote: »christophebritton wrote: »IF and Keto have zero benefit physically. They're mental placebos.
Anybody who tells you IF is the way to lose those last stubborn pounds etc is not looking out for you.
You need to do some reading on IF if you think it's just a mental placebo. There has been a ton of research on this method, and the benefits go past just weight loss. I would encourage you to look into it more. You may find it enlightening. If you are interested in the science aspect of it, read The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. Also, Gin Stephens has a book entitled Delay, Don't Deny that is filled with lots of links to various studies all over the world.
Instead of spending around $20 (what it would cost to get both those books), can you share what studies you're referencing?
What I've seen in the past is that Fung's claims never seem to be backed up by the studies. I've never heard of Gin Stephens.
Fung’s videos on YouTube are free. I haven’t taken notes, but you can watch them to find out the studies. From what I’ve seen so far, his reasons for recommending LCHF and IF are primarily to reduce diabetes and insulin resistance. He sees obesity as a common symptom rather than cause of this illness. He references many studies that are looking at the effects of different things (foods, medicine, fasting, exercise, hormones and bodily processes) on insulin levels.
IF has an impact on the hormones in your body - giving more time for blood glucose and insulin levels to go down & for other hormones to play their part. This also helps contribute to weight loss. Studies back it up.22 -
LOADS of testimonials on line.
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janejellyroll wrote: »MommaRou56 wrote: »christophebritton wrote: »IF and Keto have zero benefit physically. They're mental placebos.
Anybody who tells you IF is the way to lose those last stubborn pounds etc is not looking out for you.
You need to do some reading on IF if you think it's just a mental placebo. There has been a ton of research on this method, and the benefits go past just weight loss. I would encourage you to look into it more. You may find it enlightening. If you are interested in the science aspect of it, read The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. Also, Gin Stephens has a book entitled Delay, Don't Deny that is filled with lots of links to various studies all over the world.
Instead of spending around $20 (what it would cost to get both those books), can you share what studies you're referencing?
What I've seen in the past is that Fung's claims never seem to be backed up by the studies. I've never heard of Gin Stephens.
Fung’s videos on YouTube are free. I haven’t taken notes, but you can watch them to find out the studies. From what I’ve seen so far, his reasons for recommending LCHF and IF are primarily to reduce diabetes and insulin resistance. He sees obesity as a common symptom rather than cause of this illness. He references many studies that are looking at the effects of different things (foods, medicine, fasting, exercise, hormones and bodily processes) on insulin levels.
IF has an impact on the hormones in your body - giving more time for blood glucose and insulin levels to go down & for other hormones to play their part. This also helps contribute to weight loss. Studies back it up.
There are several meta analyses on the topics and it doesn't necessarily align to a lot of what Fung suggest. Below are a few or the more recent meta-analyses comparing continuous caloric restriction vs IF. And more importantly, it evaluates the evidence on humans... Not the initial animal trials
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924195/
Something to ponder during your ventures. But overall, whether you utilize IF or normal CER, they are equally effective for weight loss and improvements to metabolic markers.10 -
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