Intermittent fasting and shift work

gearhead426hemi

So I want to try intermittent fasting but I work rotating shift work from days to nights. So my 16 hour fast times will have to change with my shifts. Will I see the same results or am I wasting my time?

NovusDies

Assuming your goal is to lose weight if you are in a calorie deficit the results will be the same. They will actually be the same even if you don't do additional fasting at all so that should help take the pressure off.

emalademfp

Is it worth looking up calorie cycling? I'm fasting but times vary, it should still help with weight loss and other health, I say go for it.

Muscleflex79

you lose weight based on the calories you eat - not the time on the clock. so as long as you are eating at a deficit you will be fine (assuming weight loss is your goal).

belleflop

Switching up your IF patterns is better than a fixed time schedule everyday. Your rotational shifts will actually increase the efficiency of IF. Regardless of weight loss IF does wonders for insulin sensitivity.

NovusDies

belleflop wrote: »

Switching up your IF patterns is better than a fixed time schedule everyday. Your rotational shifts will actually increase the efficiency of IF. Regardless of weight loss IF does wonders for insulin sensitivity.

Really? How much will this wondrous improvement in insulin sensitivity help the OP?