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Intermittent Fasting

ste91
ste91 Posts: 2
edited February 6 in Food and Nutrition
I've been doing this for quite a while now, and the result are as you expect them to be. I usually get branded 'silly' for 'starving' myself but people just don't understand :P

Anyway I was just wondering If there's anyone else on here that commit to this as well?

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  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    Lots of people here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/66-intermittent-fasting

    :smile:
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    What form of IF are you doing? Leangains, Eat-Stop-Eat, JUDDD, 5:2?
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    I am all for it, good groups here.
  • tula1980
    tula1980 Posts: 54
    I've literally just started IF (I'm on day 6), and I'm doing the restricted hours version. I'm eating TDEE +300 (bulking) daily but only eating between 12-1pm and 8pm. I decided to switch over to this when I couldn't control my appetite, once I'd had breakfast for the day I was just continuously hungry.

    I'm finding the IF is really helping with both sticking to my calories and increasing my fluid intake. I'm sipping water all morning which is making a big difference. I have to say that I have less and less "OMG I need to eat now or I'm going to collapse" moments already. I'm hoping these pass completely as I continue.
  • tashaa1992
    tashaa1992 Posts: 658 Member
    I've been IFing for a little over a year, 20/4 tuesday-friday as I don't take anything to work and 16/8 saturday-monday. When I first started, I had all the comments you're probably receiving but some people just aren't open to new ideas.
  • be_patient
    be_patient Posts: 186 Member
    I've been doing IF for about 2 weeks, 18/6.
  • Ainar
    Ainar Posts: 858 Member
    Been doing it for like 6 months. Either fasting for 20h eating for 4 or fasting 18h and eating for 6, depending what my day schedule happens to be. And imma keep doing it. I like it mainly cos it gives me more energy all though the day than other types of eating.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Been doing LeanGains for almost 3 months.

    There is an IF group, and the link was given,
    You should join.
  • snejkaxo
    snejkaxo Posts: 91 Member
    I´m alternating between 18/6 and 5:2, and it works for me. This is the only plan I feel like I can support as a lifestyle, and maintain.
  • FP4HSharon
    FP4HSharon Posts: 664 Member
    IF has been shown clinically to be very beneficial health-wise for men and for women who are OBESE. But once a woman is not obese, or isn't obese to begin with, IF has negative health results. You can read this article that explains it better than I, at this link...

    http://www.paleoforwomen.com/shattering-the-myth-of-fasting-for-women-a-review-of-female-specific-responses-to-fasting-in-the-literature/
  • iechick
    iechick Posts: 352 Member
    I did alternate day intermittent fasting (JUDDD) for weight loss, and now do 8/16 as part of my maintenance plan :) I love IF and will probably do it in some form for the rest of my life!
  • reggiecornwall
    reggiecornwall Posts: 11
    I have been following the 5-2 strategie since March 2013and have found it sucessful.
  • ste91
    ste91 Posts: 2
    I've only just seen the replies. Yeah I use to fast for 18 hours and have 6 hour eating window, but because of work I've had to adjust to 16:8. I basically Eat stop Eat. two meals a day, 1900 calories simply because i'm cutting. I'm also eating to some reasonably set macros.
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