intermittent fasting critis

billyh333
billyh333 Posts: 213
in Fitness and Exercise
If anyone on Here is looking to try intermittent fasting.and people are talking crap about it 90 percent of them have never tried it and have no idea about it.don't listen to someone who has never tried it.worked for me and many other people and in the near future its going to be very big do your home work on it and try it.could be the answer you have been looking for don't knock it if you have never tried it.and don't listen to someone who has never done it.
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  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
    So would you recommend trying it?
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I've been on it for about two weeks now. So far I like it but we'll see what I look like in two weeks.
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:
  • billyh333
    billyh333 Posts: 213
    So would you recommend trying it?
    I have done it and lost 32 pounds.like I said do your homework and yes I do.can't hurt anything
  • jadedzen
    jadedzen Posts: 221 Member
    just because it's your answer doesn't mean it's everyones. if someone doesn't want to try it why not let them do what works for them?
  • SlinkyPinkyBunsOfSteel
    SlinkyPinkyBunsOfSteel Posts: 661 Member
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    You're doing the 20 and 4 split then? How's that working?
  • billyh333
    billyh333 Posts: 213
    I've been on it for about two weeks now. So far I like it but we'll see what I look like in two weeks.
    good job jnick at least your trying it.
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)

    Depends on which program you are doing. Some say 4 hours, others say 6 or 8.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    just because it's your answer doesn't mean it's everyones. if someone doesn't want to try it why not let them do what works for them?

    It's just another option for managing one's diet, that's all. This thread is specific to Intermittent Fasting, let's please not side-track this thread like the other one.
  • billyh333
    billyh333 Posts: 213
    just because it's your answer doesn't mean it's everyones. if someone doesn't want to try it why not let them do what works for them?
    this is about people knocking it without trying it.but ya do whatever you want
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    If anyone on Here is looking to try intermittent fasting.and people are talking crap about it 90 percent of them have never tried it and have no idea about it.don't listen to someone who has never tried it.worked for me and many other people and in the near future its going to be very big do your home work on it and try it.could be the answer you have been looking for don't knock it if you have never tried it.and don't listen to someone who has never done it.
    I'm really not sure what any of this says.
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    You're doing the 20 and 4 split then? How's that working?

    I like it. I haven't been hungry, and had plenty of energy.

    I haven't done strength training, yet, though. So we'll see how the energy holds up for that in the next couple days.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)

    Depends on which program you are doing. Some say 4 hours, others say 6 or 8.

    I'm doing the 16/8, not sure I could manage a different version. Honestly I kind of think the hardest part for me would be getting 2500 calories into 6 hours. I mean scarfing down 1,000 calories for breakfast isn't all that easy as it is. LOL. And I plan on bumping up my calories a little too.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    Warrior?
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    Warrior?

    Nice! The Warrior Diet was my first reaction to that too. I like you Bean. :)
  • Captain_Spatchcock
    Captain_Spatchcock Posts: 136
    what does "worked" mean? the answer to what?
  • billyh333
    billyh333 Posts: 213
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)

    Depends on which program you are doing. Some say 4 hours, others say 6 or 8.
    well you have to work it to it. Like hour wise but the most common is 16hr fasting.
  • hippietofugirl
    hippietofugirl Posts: 430
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    Warrior?

    Nice! The Warrior Diet was my first reaction to that too. I like you Bean. :)

    What is the warrior diet?
  • SlinkyPinkyBunsOfSteel
    SlinkyPinkyBunsOfSteel Posts: 661 Member
    I may look more into this and give it a go, but I'd have to do 16/8. :)
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    Warrior?

    Mostly, yeah. But I've been reading up on the other methods, too.
  • billyh333
    billyh333 Posts: 213
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)
    no if anyone knows anything about it its not 4hr window its 8 and yea in 8hrs I can eat a lot of food
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)
    no if anyone knows anything about it its not 4hr window its 8 and yea in 8hrs I can eat a lot of food

    Admittedly, I'm still learning about the process, but I was under the impression that most people doing the Warrior diet were doing 4 hours....is that incorrect, or do you disagree with the Warrior diet?
  • whiskeycharged
    whiskeycharged Posts: 400 Member
    lean gains - fast 16 hours x 8 hour feed window

    warrior - fast 20 hours x 4 hour feed window
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I've been doing it for three or four days now. I like it so far. It's a lot of food to fit into four hours, though, and I'm only eating around 1800 calories. :drinker:

    Warrior?

    Nice! The Warrior Diet was my first reaction to that too. I like you Bean. :)

    What is the warrior diet?

    I would call it a more extreme version of 16/8 IF. If I remember the details correctly basically you don't eat anything until after like 6pm and then you have 4 hours to consume everything you need. It's not a bad approach by any means but I do recall reading a critique that the users testing experienced some catabolic results and muscle mass. They felt the Warrior Diet required a considerable bit more BCAA and Leucine consumption to help during the fasting period. If I can find it I'll post it.
  • billyh333
    billyh333 Posts: 213
    amaizenblue44 hell yea and lots of energy good job nice little cup of black coffee is what i take b4 my workout
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)
    no if anyone knows anything about it its not 4hr window its 8 and yea in 8hrs I can eat a lot of food

    Admittedly, I'm still learning about the process, but I was under the impression that most people doing the Warrior diet were doing 4 hours....is that incorrect, or do you disagree with the Warrior diet?

    Gotta find what works for you my friend. Like I mentioned above one critique was a perceived loss of muscle mass, so if you feel weak in the gym that could be an issue. But if it works for you then roll with it until it doesn't.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    amaizenblue44 hell yea and lots of energy good job nice little cup of black coffee is what i take b4 my workout

    I take 250mg's caffeine, 2,000 mg's Taurine and a serving of BCAA's. :) I consume BCAA's during as well.
  • Dustin_02
    Dustin_02 Posts: 76 Member
    I like fasting, it help me break a 2 month plateau where I was stuck at 239 and 236 and now im 229. I started with the 16 hour fast and 8 hour eating window and work my way up. I fell of my fast recently after being out of town for a few days, but can't wait to start again!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Do you have to eat your daily calorie allowance within 4 hours? :)
    no if anyone knows anything about it its not 4hr window its 8 and yea in 8hrs I can eat a lot of food

    Admittedly, I'm still learning about the process, but I was under the impression that most people doing the Warrior diet were doing 4 hours....is that incorrect, or do you disagree with the Warrior diet?

    I'm interested too- I know the least about warrior- I've done my homework on leangains and ESE.

    Here's the basic idea for those interested:

    -Leangains method is a 16hr fast/8hr feeding window (often modified to 14/10 for women) where you consume your "cut" calories (if trying to lose weight) every day within your feeding window. Most people fast after dinner and prolong breakfast until about lunchtime. So for example, you would eat at noon and then finish all your calories by 8pm. Schedule can be adjusted however you need to fit your schedule.

    -Eat-Stop-Eat (ESE) is usually a 24- hr fast, done once or twice a week. The rest of the week, you eat MORE calories than your cut, somewhere around maintenence, so that the average for the whole week equals your cut. Most people eat dinner, then fast through dinner the next night, and then eat a *reasonable* but large meal in the evening after their 24-hr fast. You do it this way so that you never have a day where you wake up and go to bed again without fasting, which makes it a lot easier to get through.

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