intermittent fasting

Mr_Knight

Can I get the short version on this?

Sure!

"Starvation mode isn't meaningful until you're already skinny and looking like a starvation victim."

WalkingAlong

I guess I'm confused, then. Is that not 16:8 IF?

I guess you're right. It's how I tend to eat naturally, too, that's part of why it doesn't seem like a fasting protocol to me.

http://dailyburn.com/life/health/intermittent-fasting-methods/

I think there's a point to be made about the "naturallness" so to speak of different protocols. A given eating style should be sustainable and well matched to the person. Even 5:2, JUDDD, etc. can fit very well to certain people's lifestyles.

How many people we know that like to "bank" calories during the week for a bigger feast on, say, a weekend night out. Those EOD/5:2 protocols may be right up their alley, and can feel like a natural way of eating for them. It's not my thing, but that doesn't discount it, nonetheless.

Sustainable for the period of the fast? I'd agree. I don't agree with the people that say "the way you lose the weight is the way you need to maintain it".

AlyssaJoJo

Once I stopped listening to the " You HAVE to eat Breakfast everyday" bs I found that I naturally did 16:8 for the most part. Now I'm thinking with winter coming up doing 5:2. I feel like I can easily add it into my life - right now I'm mostly just researching it to make sure I have all the facts - but I'm pretty sure with in the next couple of weeks I'm going to start it.

La5Vega5Girl

Exactly, not a fad diet... more like an eating pattern...

^^ I agree with this ^^

nicsflyingcircus

I guess I'm confused, then. Is that not 16:8 IF?

I guess you're right. It's how I tend to eat naturally, too, that's part of why it doesn't seem like a fasting protocol to me.

http://dailyburn.com/life/health/intermittent-fasting-methods/

This is how I eat naturally as well, in general, though I often have coffee in the morning, with half and half.

williams969

I guess I'm confused, then. Is that not 16:8 IF?

I guess you're right. It's how I tend to eat naturally, too, that's part of why it doesn't seem like a fasting protocol to me.

http://dailyburn.com/life/health/intermittent-fasting-methods/

This is how I eat naturally as well, in general, though I often have coffee in the morning, with half and half.

:drinker: Cheers! I can easily forgo food until lunchtime, but you'll have to pry my morning cuppa joe from my cold, dead hands!

Marbella29660

Wowza. Okay, here we go...

1. There's no such thing as "starvation mode." It's a myth. There is such a thing as metabolic adaptation, but that's a whole other thing and nothing you need to worry about right now (or ever).

2. You do not need to fast to lose weight. Cut it out with these fad diets and keep it simple: moderate calorie deficit and exercise. If you pick up heavy things and put them back down, even better.

3. Your metabolism is probably not slow. "I have a slow metabolism" is an excuse for being overweight that just won't cut it around here. You became overweight just like the rest of us - by eating too much.

4. Weight loss is calories in vs. calories out. Meal timing makes NO difference. If you're eating 1500 calories per day, you can spread that over 6 meals at 2 hour intervals or you can eat it all at once and you'd still get the same results.

5. You need these threads:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

This lady is on the money, take it or leave it. Your choice!

La5Vega5Girl

Once I stopped listening to the " You HAVE to eat Breakfast everyday" bs I found that I naturally did 16:8 for the most part. Now I'm thinking with winter coming up doing 5:2. I feel like I can easily add it into my life - right now I'm mostly just researching it to make sure I have all the facts - but I'm pretty sure with in the next couple of weeks I'm going to start it.

yes, I still find a lot of people who cringe when they find that I do not eat breakfast.

FatAsianNerd

Marbella29660 wrote: »

Wowza. Okay, here we go...

1. There's no such thing as "starvation mode." It's a myth. There is such a thing as metabolic adaptation, but that's a whole other thing and nothing you need to worry about right now (or ever).

2. You do not need to fast to lose weight. Cut it out with these fad diets and keep it simple: moderate calorie deficit and exercise. If you pick up heavy things and put them back down, even better.

3. Your metabolism is probably not slow. "I have a slow metabolism" is an excuse for being overweight that just won't cut it around here. You became overweight just like the rest of us - by eating too much.

4. Weight loss is calories in vs. calories out. Meal timing makes NO difference. If you're eating 1500 calories per day, you can spread that over 6 meals at 2 hour intervals or you can eat it all at once and you'd still get the same results.

5. You need these threads:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

This lady is on the money, take it or leave it. Your choice!

NOPE. She fails to factor in the importance of insulin sensitivity and blood glucose regulation.

Also, IF isn't really considered a "diet," but more like an eating pattern.

I call it the Intermittent Anorexic method, and it's definitely worked for me. LOL.

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