Intermittent Fasting

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,264 Member
    Just to add.

    I'm also not a fan of IF or TRF (time restricted feeding) to initiate a deficit or in tandem, although that's not to say that they're not compatible or can't be done. There's just too many different starting points or reason why someone wants to lose weight and it can add to the already higher levels of anxiety and stress imo.
  • BarbMessimer
    BarbMessimer Posts: 362 Member
    I do IF, 1-2 meals @ day, depending on social engagements. Lost 60 pounds in 18 months. Feel terrific. Tons of energy. Will not ever eat any other way.
  • tigrig
    tigrig Posts: 663 Member
    I do. On Sunday and Wednesdays I do a 36 hour dirty fast( drink protein shake with fiber and creatine) and the rest of the days I do OMAD. It's helped keep me from overeating, I use the same approach when I bulk or cut
  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 840 Member
    I've lost 80lb doing if. Was on 16/8 but just moved to 20/4 as weight loss was stalling. I also count calories (life long habit!) And keep in a deficit. I've never been a breakfast eater so it was easy for me. Changing to 20/4 has stopped my evening grazing! Week one moving up to 20/4 I lost 4lb :).
  • stoneheronjewelry
    stoneheronjewelry Posts: 5 Member
    I do IF. My husband has been doing it longer. I was resistant because I work a split shift and I couldn't see how I could do it with the late evenings. However, I have found my way and I fast 18/6. The first time I did it, I lost 30lbs not carrying a calorie deficit. Got put on steroids for an autoimmune flair and gained it all back. Having a hard time with getting rid of it, so I'm carrying a calorie deficit now. I've lost 9lbsi in 2 weeks. I'm at 315 as of weigh in this morning.
  • Xellercin
    Xellercin Posts: 924 Member
    My neurologist prescribed IF for me to try and get nerve pain under control. It didn't help.

    However, it radically helped with my energy levels, which significantly raised my calorie burn because I suddenly was able to lose weight while eating more calories.

    It's also substantially helped with digestive symptoms, and itchiness that I have associated with eating.

    I have complex health issues, and it's been quite impressive how much positive impact IF has had over the year that I've been doing it. There's no way I would go back to eating all day long.

    I don't have a schedule, I eat when I feel like it, and I generally don't feel like eating more than one meal a day, but I do like tea with milk in the evening, so that keeps my window open longer. I literally just don't think about it anymore.

    For my particular body it's *by far* the most beneficial eating routine I've ever had, with benefits well beyond weight loss.

    My favourite part though is I just don't think about food and eating anymore. I don't have to worry about having to eat, or thinking about what I'll eat next and when. I mostly just eat when it's convenient.

    My spouse eats "normally," and on weekends I forget that he "needs to eat" every few hours, lol. I really enjoy not ever having to settle for buying a crappy sandwich in a rush, or stopping to eat road food while traveling. I can just happily wait until really good food that's worth eating is available. And cooking has become SO MUCH simpler.

    IF is really a lifestyle, and it either fits for you or it doesn't. For me, I'll never go back unless I medically have to for some reason, and even then, I won't be happy to go back to fussing with meals all day.

    That said, it took several months to get to this point and I eased in very slowly and very, very gently.

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