Intermittent fasting and exercise

missroxysteels88

I need some advice.
I lost 2 and a half stone fasting during the week for 23 hours a day.
I want to try it again just for a little sculpt but I'm unsure how to work it around my pretty intense exercise routine.
Has anyone fasted safely around the gym. Is it okay to break the fast for a little just before a work out or is it safe to work out without eating during the day?

cmriverside

What do you mean by "safe"? Like will you get sick or pass out? Possibly.

You'll have to experiment a bit.

Why do you feel like you have to eat one meal? I mean, great if it works for you but not necessary for weight control. A snack or two plus one good big meal would work the same way. It doesn't matter when you take in calories for weight management. It may make a difference in your energy or ability to work out at a good pace. It may be tough to get enough protein and other nutrition if you're working out and trying to stick to a one hour eating window. That's a lot of food for a short period of time. I wouldn't be able to do it.

I'm not sure what you mean by "sculpt." I'm assuming you mean recomp, in which case - here:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

youngmomtaz

Just experiment.

I typically eat supper at 6-7pm. And then am not hungry for breakfast, and often get busy and forget lunch. I am often(probably 5 days/week) fasted for 18-20hrs before food happens. I workout around hour 15 and have no problems. That said, I have always planned workouts around an empty stomach because it does not go well if I have eaten within 3 hours of a workout. I get super nauseous and sometimes puke. My workouts consist of heavy lifting, running, and sometimes some HIIT. Usually 1-1.5hrs long. I don’t struggle, get lightheaded, or any other ill effects. I have also hiked 20-25miles per day for a week at a time with the same food schedule. YMMV, but there is no harm is seeing how you feel. Maybe add some salt to water if you are a super heavy sweater or are working out in some high temps.

AnnPT77

Some of this stuff is very individual.

Youngmomtaz does fine working out intensely for long workouts while fasted. I can't do more than 20 minutes-ish fasted at even what I'd call medium-high intensity without hitting a wall, and even the 20 minutes feels [miserable/i]. On the flip side, eating, then working out hard, doesn't cause me any digestive distress at all. You better believe I eat before I exercise!

Good advice from cmriverside about the effect (or lack of effect) of fasting on weight loss, as a universal kind of thing.

Best wishes!

Jthanmyfitnesspal

Anything in a pool.

Jthanmyfitnesspal

Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

Anything in a pool.

Nevermind: I posted this to the wrong thread!