16/8 intermittent fasting

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  • aliru108
    aliru108 Posts: 94 Member
    mannabrewery wrote: »
    Have you tried something like Prolon to break your fast? It is pricey but it may work.

    Hello!
    I'm new to this board.
    @mannabrewery, could you share a little more about your experience with Prolon? I've been struggling losing the last 9 lbs for 2 months now. Nothing seems to help and If just keeps me on my current weight even though I'm on the lowest possible of calories that I can consume safely. I'm hoping that Prolon will help with losing fat, specially visceral fat...
    I just got a box and I'm thinking about starting next Thursday since I'll have a few days off...
    Could you share about issues that I should be aware of, or, do you have any advice?
    Thanks in advance for any help.
  • aliru108
    aliru108 Posts: 94 Member
    @alexandravictoria88

    Im on a similar boat. I'm 1.59 meters and weigh 60 KG

    I've been struggling with losing the last 4-5 kilos to achieve my goal but my body won't budge! My preference for exercise is cardio and HIIT (YouTube videos) or speed walking on trails. I'm welcoming the warm weather since I get less hungry and it helps me keep my IF regimen.

    Please share if you find what works for you. I'll be reading!!

    Best luck to all
    -A
  • Xellercin
    Xellercin Posts: 924 Member
    aliru108 wrote: »
    mannabrewery wrote: »
    Have you tried something like Prolon to break your fast? It is pricey but it may work.

    Hello!
    I'm new to this board.
    @mannabrewery, could you share a little more about your experience with Prolon? I've been struggling losing the last 9 lbs for 2 months now. Nothing seems to help and If just keeps me on my current weight even though I'm on the lowest possible of calories that I can consume safely. I'm hoping that Prolon will help with losing fat, specially visceral fat...
    I just got a box and I'm thinking about starting next Thursday since I'll have a few days off...
    Could you share about issues that I should be aware of, or, do you have any advice?
    Thanks in advance for any help.

    Prolon is just expensive food.

    I've looked thoroughly at their claims and they make less than no sense whatsoever.

    It's normal for weight loss to stall near your goal weight. IMO, it's best to not push harder at that point.

    If I were you, I would actually increase intake to see just how much you can eat while maintaining, and give your system a break from being restricted and losing weight for a few months.

    Let it get used to being well fed for awhile and then it will probably cooperate and lose weight again with a small deficit.

    If you keep pushing your body when it's already fighting to not lose, you are likely to just keep driving your metabolism down.

    IMO, the best thing you can do in a stall is focus on being as active and healthy as possible, and keeping your body really well nourished to protect your health and metabolic function.

    The main benefit of IF for me has been to repair a metabolism that was damaged. You have to nurture the CO part of the CICO equation as well, not just the intake/CI part.
  • aliru108
    aliru108 Posts: 94 Member
    @Xellercin, I'll take your advice into consideration. Thank you for taking the time to share your insights.
    Best,
    -A
  • Xellercin
    Xellercin Posts: 924 Member
    edited May 2022
    aliru108 wrote: »
    @Xellercin, I'll take your advice into consideration. Thank you for taking the time to share your insights.
    Best,
    -A

    Anytime.

    I know the instinct is to knuckle down harder when your body fights back, but remember, this is a lifelong process.

    The consequences of your eating choices don't end when you hit an arbitrary goal weight. You still have to live in the body that has experienced whatever you've put it through, and pushing a body harder than it can handle is a great way to have your "success" be temporary.

    Always work *with* your body, not against it.

    It WILL push back if you push it too hard. There's a reason almost everyone who loses weight gains it back.

    You have to respect your body's adaptive capacity if you want to spend the rest of your life living in your ideal body.

    ETA, I'm doing this right now. I've lost over 20lbs and I feel my system getting a bit sluggish again, so I am significantly upping my calories to see just how much my body can take before starting to gain.

    Remember, the CO part of the CICO changes all the time. As soon as I started eating more, I felt my energy rise again and my weight has actually dropped a bit over the last month because I've been crazy active with house renos.

    Learning to listen to your body is a crucial skill for long-term weight management.

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