intermittent fasting

Kara_xxx

It's funny I yoyod a bit with the same pounds, but my BF kept reducing (I have measured from the start) and all of a sudden the scale moved again this week by 1.5 lb.

I also started walking more and lifting again, so sometimes it's hard to know what's diet and what's training but it's all good.

I feel A LOT better for trying to keep carbs lower. I used to probably have at least 300-400g of carbs in my diet... a lot of pasta, lots of toast, sugar in coffee, cereals etc. My energy levels were so non existent when there weren't carbs around. Now I try keep carbs under 100g and for most sugars to come from fruit. :flowerforyou:

FruityLoops

Hmmm, never thought about this idea before but having read what everyone said and the links, and done some of my own research into IF and my medical conditions (Autoimmune Arthritis and skin issues, and PCOS) I think that doing this has the potential of really helping my health, and bumping my weight loss along better (as I've pretty much just been maintaining for the last few months :grumble: )

I'm going with the 24hr fast, once a week, to start with I think, I love breakfast too much to skip that every day and I think a 24hr fast would be easier for my willpower level. After thinking about what meds I take when (I'm on immunosuppressant med for the Arthritis and need to have them after food) and what I do on certain days I've decided to start before Dinner on Monday (so 6pm ish), and finish at the same time on Tuesday.

Any advice would be welcome, especially from other peeps doing IF with medical conditions similar to mine :-)

mrskatie80

Day #14 for me doing 16/8 (most days around 18/6) daily fasts.
Have lost over 5lbs and feeling amazing.
I don't miss breakfast at all. Have one cup of coffee in the morning and that's it.
I am LOVING it!!

nelnova

I fast using the leangains method. Read more about it on leangains.com. I skip breakfast except for coffee with a little bit of cream in it. I have been doing this for about 3 months now and don't plan to go back.

Pros:

I love having larger, more calorie-dense meals. Since I condense my calorie intake into a shorter time-frame, I'm allowed to enjoy larger, more satisfying meals. This makes it easier to stick to a daily caloric deficit since you don't feel like you are being deprived.
Another positive to eating 2-3, larger meals versus 5-6 small meals per day is that since they are more calorie dense, you feel more satisfied and not hungry. When I ate several small meals per day, I was hungry all the time and constantly thinking about food. Now, I'm freed up to get on with the business of living and only think about food at lunch and dinner!

Cons:

It isn't magic. It has to be combined with a sensible eating plan (macros and calorie goals designed to help you meet your goals) in order to work. It simply helps facilitate meeting those goals since it helps you feel fuller and gets food out of the forefront of your mind.

There is a transition period. Your body needs time to adjust to the changes. At first, you are likely to feel hungry, irritable, weak...it may take a few days or a few weeks, depending on the method you choose, for you body to get used to the new schedule.

There is a helpful booklet called Experiments with Intermittent Fasting that I read by an author who tried several different IF methods and journaled about his experience. You can get it free here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/intermittent-fasting-download

thanks i will download that book!

nelnova

intermittent fasting-There is evidence suggesting that intermittent fasting may have beneficial effects on the health and longevity of animals—including humans—that are similar to the effects of caloric restriction (CR). There is currently no consensus as to the degree to which this is simply due to fasting or an (often) concomitant overall decrease in calories, but recent studies have showed support of the former[1][2] Alternate-day calorie restriction may prolong lifespan[3]. (IF and CR are forms of Dietary Restriction (DR), which is sometimes referred to as Dietary Energy Restriction (DER).)
Scientific study of intermittent fasting in rats (and anecdotally in humans) was carried out at least as early as 1943

So this is stated by wiki and other sites... It makes sense just from looking at how other lean people eat. I am going to give this a try starting next week after I come back for miami... and I will give it a go for 12 weeks and also give a weekly update on my SW and Progress till the end of the 12 weeks!!

If anyone has done this life still of eating please comment below about the pros and cons

Thank You

It works. However, meal timing has been proven to be irrelevant and that includes eatin,g in a 8,10,16 hour window. Eat when you're hungry period. Oh and be wary of anyone saying that intermittent fasting is better than anything else. What matters is you hitting your macro targets by the end of the day.

I got you ...I still will stay at a normal deficit but making sure i am consuming all of my macros

meagalayne

been reading up a lot about it and think I may try the 16 hrs fast eating my 8hrs from 10am to 6pm daily. This was a good article.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-of-intermittent-fasting/#axzz20FZgarFD.

Same here I've just been reading Primal Blueprint and Mark Sisson promotes IF too so, never having fasted in my life, I was intrigued.

Are you doing the PB?? I have been reading a lot about it lateley also. Haven't gotten the book yet though.

I'm moving towards this. I like his 80% rule rather than becoming all obsessed about it I made a few gradual changes into that direction.

At first I stopped buying white bread, white pasta and white rice and stopped taking sugar in hot drinks.
I stopped drinking cola etc.
Then I reduced brown pasta, brown rice, potatoes.
I still eat bread but usually avoid supermarket bread but bake my own rye.
I upped my protein to be 1g per pound of lean mass (for me around 100g).
I'm presently looking at my breakfast and moving away from cereals.

It's a gradual thing for me but so far I'm feeling great on it in terms of energy levels. I started 7th June, so it's been 5 weeks for me and I've lost 9lb and 4" off my waist.

I've got a friend who eats PB and she swears by oat-free oatmeal for breakfast in the mornings... There's a recipe on Mark's Daily Apple but my friend doesn't use eggs or almond milk. Just nuts and mix-ins, I believe. Loads of recipes out there so just look it up! :bigsmile:

mantisladyx

bump

sharlowbrla

hmmm. will have to think about that one.

agent99oz

intermittent fasting-There is evidence suggesting that intermittent fasting may have beneficial effects on the health and longevity of animals—including humans—that are similar to the effects of caloric restriction (CR). There is currently no consensus as to the degree to which this is simply due to fasting or an (often) concomitant overall decrease in calories, but recent studies have showed support of the former[1][2] Alternate-day calorie restriction may prolong lifespan[3]. (IF and CR are forms of Dietary Restriction (DR), which is sometimes referred to as Dietary Energy Restriction (DER).)
Scientific study of intermittent fasting in rats (and anecdotally in humans) was carried out at least as early as 1943

So this is stated by wiki and other sites... It makes sense just from looking at how other lean people eat. I am going to give this a try starting next week after I come back for miami... and I will give it a go for 12 weeks and also give a weekly update on my SW and Progress till the end of the 12 weeks!!

If anyone has done this life still of eating please comment below about the pros and cons

Thank You

Have done Eat stop Eat for 4 weeks - no scale changes...not sure I am 100% sold on it at the moment....

onehihope

Just read your post from last year.. Was wondering if you ever tried IF. I just started on Monday, and am struggling.. I need to be more educated before I take this kind of leap. Thought I would check in and see how you did.. thanxs

ShrinkingLauren88

bump.

mperrott2205

If you need any advice on IF just watch these guys videos:

www.youtube.com/fastingtwins

razamakaz

Hi there. I have been doing the 5:2 diet since March and have lost 18 pounds and feel much better in myself. I have never been able to stick to any diet and this is working for me because i only have to fast two days a week and eat what I want the other five, so no waiting long weeks (or months) before I can have a treat.

I find it a little hard on fast days, but I can have 500 calories so I try and make the most of those 500 and have an early night as well with a good book so I don't get tempted.

BluejayNY

I have accidentally greatly reduces caloric intake to maybe 500-600 a day for a few days due to being not hungry. I found I dropped weight fast and then gain it fast the second I eat remotely normal again.