12 to 14 Hour Fasts, Do They Work?

jenilla1

LOL. So I've been fasting all this time? I'm in bed for about 10 hours a night, and usually don't eat within an hour or so of bedtime unless I have a ton of calories left. So I naturally don't eat for a 12 hour period. I thought that was just normal to not eat while you sleep...I would never have considered that fasting! I absolutely need to eat my breakfast soon after waking, though. I can't imagine the people who go about their day fasting on an empty stomach. I couldn't function!

P.S. I sound so lazy sleeping half my life away, but I'm actually very physically active during my waking hours...

nooboots

Its just normal isnt it? Its why breakfast is called breakfast, its the meal that breaks the fast.

AquaMeow

kshama2001 wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

So I have been fasting from 7pm to 7am for the past few weeks and at first it was tough (because I feel the hungriest in the evening).

I was wondering does anyone fast on here and has it helped or hurt your weight loss goals. And what do you do to beat your evening cravings if you happen to have nighttime munchies lol.

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If I don't have a bed time snack I wake up hungry in the middle of the night and that messes up my next day.

How many pounds do you want to lose total and what weekly weight loss goal did you chose? You many be hungry at night because your calorie deficit is overly aggressive for the amount of weight you want to lose.



Or you might not being getting enough of a particular macro that you need to feel full. For me, that is protein (and fiber).

My calories is 1,240 daily and my goal weight is 120.

Few more Qs:

1. How tall are you?
2. How many pounds until you reach 120?
3. What weekly weight loss goal did you chose?

I'm 5 foot 4

Currently I'm 148 on a good day I'm 145 lol

And my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week

mmapags

Phirrgus wrote: »

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-weight/diet-reviews/intermittent-fasting/

Dropout rates ranged from 0-65%. When comparing dropout rates between the fasting groups and continuous calorie restriction groups, no significant differences were found. Overall, the review did not find that intermittent fasting had a low dropout rate, and therefore was not necessarily easier to follow than other weight loss approaches.
When examining the 12 clinical trials that compared the fasting group with the continuous calorie restriction group, there was no significant difference in weight loss amounts or body composition changes.
Ten trials that investigated changes in appetite did not show an overall increase in appetite in the intermittent fasting groups despite significant weight loss and decreases in leptin hormone levels (a hormone that suppresses appetite).

A randomized controlled trial that followed 100 obese individuals for one year did not find intermittent fasting to be more effective than daily calorie restriction. [6] For the 6-month weight loss phase, subjects were either placed on an alternating day fast (alternating days of one meal of 25% of baseline calories versus 125% of baseline calories divided over three meals) or daily calorie restriction (75% of baseline calories divided over three meals) following the American Heart Association guidelines. After 6 months, calorie levels were increased by 25% in both groups with a goal of weight maintenance. Participant characteristics of the groups were similar; mostly women and generally healthy. The trial examined weight changes, compliance rates, and cardiovascular risk factors. Their findings when comparing the two groups:

No significant differences in weight loss, weight regain, or body composition (e.g., fat mass, lean mass).
No significant differences in blood pressure, heart rate, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin. At 12 months, although there were no differences in total cholesterol and triglycerides, the alternate-day fasting group showed significantly increased LDL cholesterol levels. The authors did not comment on a possible cause.
The dropout rate was higher in the alternate-day fasting group (38%) than in the daily calorie restriction group (29%). Interestingly, those in the fasting group actually ate less food than prescribed on non-fasting days though they ate more food than prescribed on fasting days.

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apullum

AquaMeow wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

So I have been fasting from 7pm to 7am for the past few weeks and at first it was tough (because I feel the hungriest in the evening).

I was wondering does anyone fast on here and has it helped or hurt your weight loss goals. And what do you do to beat your evening cravings if you happen to have nighttime munchies lol.

Comment Below

If I don't have a bed time snack I wake up hungry in the middle of the night and that messes up my next day.

How many pounds do you want to lose total and what weekly weight loss goal did you chose? You many be hungry at night because your calorie deficit is overly aggressive for the amount of weight you want to lose.



Or you might not being getting enough of a particular macro that you need to feel full. For me, that is protein (and fiber).

My calories is 1,240 daily and my goal weight is 120.

Few more Qs:

1. How tall are you?
2. How many pounds until you reach 120?
3. What weekly weight loss goal did you chose?

I'm 5 foot 4

Currently I'm 148 on a good day I'm 145 lol

And my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week

This is a very aggressive pace of weight loss for your stats. You are hovering just around the healthy BMI range for your height, which starts at 145. 1 pound per week may be possible for you; 0.5 lb/week would be a safe and reasonable pace.

AquaMeow

apullum wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

AquaMeow wrote: »

So I have been fasting from 7pm to 7am for the past few weeks and at first it was tough (because I feel the hungriest in the evening).

I was wondering does anyone fast on here and has it helped or hurt your weight loss goals. And what do you do to beat your evening cravings if you happen to have nighttime munchies lol.

Comment Below

If I don't have a bed time snack I wake up hungry in the middle of the night and that messes up my next day.

How many pounds do you want to lose total and what weekly weight loss goal did you chose? You many be hungry at night because your calorie deficit is overly aggressive for the amount of weight you want to lose.



Or you might not being getting enough of a particular macro that you need to feel full. For me, that is protein (and fiber).

My calories is 1,240 daily and my goal weight is 120.

Few more Qs:

1. How tall are you?
2. How many pounds until you reach 120?
3. What weekly weight loss goal did you chose?

I'm 5 foot 4

Currently I'm 148 on a good day I'm 145 lol

And my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week

This is a very aggressive pace of weight loss for your stats. You are hovering just around the healthy BMI range for your height, which starts at 145. 1 pound per week may be possible for you; 0.5 lb/week would be a safe and reasonable pace.

That's true...but 1,240 calories keeps me in check and its pretty helpful too

neugebauer52

Another one of those newfangled ideas. Most of our ancestors were incredibly lucky if they could get one square meal a day on average. CICO is the answer - that's how I got fat to start with.