fasting diet works....
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A while back I was stuck at 230 so I did the 5:2 fasting where you fast two days a week (never back to back) and I went from 230 to 210 losing about 1 to 2 lbs a week. I still choose to do it once in a while when I have a higher than normal calorie weekend. So I do a 24 hour 500 calorie fast from Sunday evening after dinner to Monday evening where I have a normal dinner. There are a lot of ways to lower your calorie intake in a day, this just worked nice for me and I support people who do it.
Current weight 195 and not looking back
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Some u people rude on here... god damn whztver wasting my time
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Hello.... troll!0
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A while back I was stuck at 230 so I did the 5:2 fasting where you fast two days a week (never back to back) and I went from 230 to 210 losing about 1 to 2 lbs a week. I still choose to do it once in a while when I have a higher than normal calorie weekend. So I do a 24 hour 500 calorie fast from Sunday evening after dinner to Monday evening where I have a normal dinner. There are a lot of ways to lower your calorie intake in a day, this just worked nice for me and I support people who do it.
Current weight 195 and not looking back
Does that mean I do a 24hr 3000kcal fast on most days?0 -
Watch your calories ... you lose body fat , not just on your stomach, every where
I do this now. But I dont limit myself to times that I can eat. I wake up at 6 am and go to bed at 10 pm. I eat all of my cals (even the ones I burn during exercise) all throughout the day but dont eat when I am sleeping. I guess I am on the 16/8 fast type of diet. Except I eat for 16 instead of 8.
Oh and I eat what ever I want, just not as much as I used to. ends up around 1800-20000 cals a day, depending on my fitness level.0 -
Give it a try .....
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Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.0 -
I believe that the OP is referring to Lean Gains 18/6 fast diet..which I did for about six months and had nice results on ..unfortunately, I could just not fit the eating pattern into my lifestyle...0
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Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
There's absolutely nothing unhealthy about not eating for 16 hours. Our bodies are quite capable of surviving off fat stores, which many people have. In fact, we store fat so we can use it during times of food shortage. We aren't storing it because of it's looks. :drinker:0 -
Yes elimate toxins
It also burns your carbs. It just...burns up all your carbs
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Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
There's absolutely nothing unhealthy about not eating for 16 hours. Our bodies are quite capable of surviving off fat stores, which many people have. In fact, we store fat so we can use it during times of food shortage. We aren't storing it because of it's looks. :drinker:
It's not unhealthy for me to go 16 hours without eating.
It's unhealthy for anyone who tries to come near me.0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.0 -
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Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Oh wow, is this going to turn into an IF debate? Trust me, as a recovering anorexic, I was horrified when I stumbled across IF/Leangains for the first time on here.
The "fasting" throws people off. Depending on scheduling, it's literally just skipping breakfast. Eating 12-6, or 12-8. Sometimes some people do 9-5. It's just meal timing; your sleep is part of that fast.
As a nutritionist, surely you know meal timing is irrelevant. Some people don't feel energetic from eating in the morning, or enjoy eating later in the afternoon. Some people's work schedules result in an IF plan.
Not everyone likes to eat in 8 hours; some people like to snack or eat throughout the day. That's fine. Others find meal timing to be more beneficial.
People eat IF in the long-term all the time. It's just... meal timing, not a "diet."0 -
I believe that the OP is referring to Lean Gains 18/6 fast diet..which I did for about six months and had nice results on ..unfortunately, I could just not fit the eating pattern into my lifestyle...
It's working great for me so far.
I still question the idea of eating at a certain time, and fasting the rest of the time, is any different than just eating when you want. But, if you believe the Lean Gains guy, he's pretty passionate about it, and many people seem to get results. There seems to be research that supports fasting as a way of life. Before modern technology, people fasted all the time, not on purpose, LOL, but because food wasn't so available as it is right now.
Meh. I dunno. I'm just trying it. It fits in perfectly with my lifestyle. It's really easy actually.
I'm on the fence if there are benefits. Supposedly, it's good for fat burning. I eat at maintenance, and I do seem to be getting results (losing fat), although, I need to give it more time.
it was tough for me because I work from 8am to 4pm and then hit gym from like 5:00 to 6:30 ..so I had to get home cook a bunch of food and then if I did not hit my cals had to scramble to make something else..Just felt like I was cooking ALL the time..
It was easier when I was eating about 2000 a day on a cut, but when I went to 2500 to 2700 a day it was a lot of cooking/eating..but I would go back to it if I could fit it into my schedule...0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Just stop. IF works fine and is not unhealthy and many people incorporate it into their everyday lives for the long run just fine.
BTW, working with a nutritionist doesn't make you a nutritionist, just like working with a doctor doesn't make you a doctor.0 -
You're the worst troll ever. You don't even use the same name consistently.
F for effort.0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.0 -
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
Your nutritionist is an idiot. Seriously. He or she is extremely ignorant of actual knowledge of nutrition and physiology. Many small meals throughout the day does nothing that IF does not.
Just stop. Seriously. Stop telling people how it is and start listening to them instead. You are not knowledgeable enough to either agree or disagree with IF.0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
you just said it is not sustainable or healthy...I was curious as to how you back that up? Yet, now you are saying it works...?
and as someone else pointed out meal timing and metabolism are irrelevant..0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
Seven years ago, people were still thinking "small meals a day" was best. There's been several studies that show, "Meh, no. It's really just up to the individual person." The "fasting" sometimes triggered binges in people, but that's an exception and not a rule. It became the touted "Woman's Day/Dr. Oz" rule because it was a safer bet than discussing "fasting," which as we've seen in this thread alone, can quickly get misinterpreted.
I just realized you said you're not a nutritionist, you've worked with one... maybe they suggest this for you because small meals a day works better with your lifestyle. Not because it's the "best for everyone."0 -
U welcome.. cant eat breakfast.. from 2pm to 10pm between those hours u can eat whatever u want but watch what u eat... thats all
Eat whatever you want.... but watch what you eat???
I was thinking the same thing!0 -
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Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
Aren't you groggy the next morning from setting your alarm to wake up every hour or two of every night to eat? I know I would be.0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
you just said it is not sustainable or healthy...I was curious as to how you back that up? Yet, now you are saying it works...?
and as someone else pointed out meal timing and metabolism are irrelevant..
I'm glad you said meal timing is irrelevant.
I'm not arguing. I'm genuinely asking, because this is the part if IF I don't understand. What is the actual benefit? What is it doing?
It seems like IF is all about meal timing. But, then research suggests that meal timing doesn't matter. I'm confused on that point.
Not to speak for him, but a lot of people find it significantly easier to hit their nutrient and calorie goals eating once a day. It sort of eliminates snacking and so forth.
Personally I don't think there are any specific benefits to it other than compliance and enjoyment. I don't do IF. I get too hungry and crabby and it's not overly compatible with endurance sports. I play tennis and there's no way I can get up and play a 9 AM match without eating breakfast.0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
you just said it is not sustainable or healthy...I was curious as to how you back that up? Yet, now you are saying it works...?
and as someone else pointed out meal timing and metabolism are irrelevant..
I'm glad you said meal timing is irrelevant.
I'm not arguing. I'm genuinely asking, because this is the part if IF I don't understand. What is the actual benefit? What is it doing?
It seems like IF is all about meal timing. But, then research suggests that meal timing doesn't matter. I'm confused on that point.
IF is not really about meal timing..it just has a 'fasting window' and an 'eating window' ...the basic presumption is that in the fast period your body is pulling more energy from fat cells, so by extending the fast you extend the period in which you are burning fat..but it does not matter when you fast just as long as you create a fast...
That is just the cliff notes version..0 -
Details from the start would have been nice.....
Either way, I don't understand what good fasting does for the long term benefits of health. It's not healthy to not eat. Your body needs food to fuel it and learning how to eat with balance and control is a big portion of a lifestyle change.
sorry but this is wrong...fasting, done properly, has healthy benefits and can also help break through some plateaus.
You may want to read up more on IF/Lean Gains before you make a blanket statement about something you do not understand...
I have worked with a nutritionist for 7 years now. I understand plenty. That is why I don't see how something you can't incoorporate into your everyday life will work in the long run.
Ummm plenty of people incorporate IF into there daily life and do great with it..there is a whole group of people on there that do the 5:2 fast diet...
Based on your critique, you do not understand IF or 5:2. You still eat your calories for the day you just have a fasting window, or in the case of 5:2 a fasting day...
Ok, so it works for them, and that is great. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with fasting in any form. From what I have been taught from my nutritionsit these years working with her it's never a good idea to fast. Eating small meals throughout the day to hit a calorie goal without fasting, in my opinion, is a much better idea than fasting.
Aren't you groggy the next morning from setting your alarm to wake up every hour or two of every night to eat? I know I would be.
maybe that is why poster is so cranky...0 -
I'm glad you said meal timing is irrelevant.
I'm not arguing. I'm genuinely asking, because this is the part if IF I don't understand. What is the actual benefit? What is it doing?
It seems like IF is all about meal timing. But, then research suggests that meal timing doesn't matter. I'm confused on that point.
Hi,
I wonder if this article might help you understand the science behind IF, how and why it works. :drinker:
http://www.leangains.com/2010/06/intermittent-fasting-and-stubborn-body.html0
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