8 hour diet

jofjltncb6

day after day i continue to be astonished that people fall for this *kitten*

Falling for it? I'm questioning those who have actually tried it as a way to jump start my metabolism and lose the last five pounds.I've already lost 45 on my own with diet and excercise three years ago. I continue to be astonished by the judgemental remarks on what I had heard was a supportive site.I know it's about lifestyle changes and not fads.It's a book by David Zinczenko,editor of men's health magazine and I read an article about it in womens health last night and was curious.LOVE the sarcastic comments by people who are,like me former fatties and not experts.

The rules for weight loss haven't changed since you last did so successfully three years ago. Try that first. No "jump start" necessary (or advised...or, for that matter, even possible).

WinnerVictorious

day after day i continue to be astonished that people fall for this *kitten*

Falling for it? I'm questioning those who have actually tried it as a way to jump start my metabolism and lose the last five pounds.I've already lost 45 on my own with diet and excercise three years ago. I continue to be astonished by the judgemental remarks on what I had heard was a supportive site.I know it's about lifestyle changes and not fads.It's a book by David Zinczenko,editor of men's health magazine and I read an article about it in womens health last night and was curious.LOVE the sarcastic comments by people who are,like me former fatties and not experts.

the mockery is because the 8-hour diet is yet another nonsensical fad diet.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/CelebrityDiagnosis/36931

it's just another "get rich quick" scheme by its authors peddling another "get thin quick" scam.

i promise you that if i was given 8 hours to eat whatever i wanted in whatever quantity i wanted, i would be ballooning and not shrinking. i could eat dozens and dozens of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups each day. that's the premise of this fad diet, is it not?

Cara75

i think the point is to eat HEALTHY, proportionate meals within the 8 hours. From what i have read (reviews) the author is a drama queen who likes to over-exaggerate. But i havent read anything saying that this is an unhealthy or dangerious diet. I eat healthy, workout DAILY and am stuck. If changing the TIME i eat can help shake things up. Im in

I am so tired of people screaming that this is unhealthy, that is unhealthy at people who are dropping the weight getting it done. Ive heard people say weight loss on “fad diets” is cheating… Blooming ridiculous!!! Im all for WHATEVER WORKS, cause seriously... how physically, mentally and emotionally healthy is being fat??

KittieLea

I only try stuff that Dr. Oz endorses. Did he endorse this?

FTW!

avababy05

day after day i continue to be astonished that people fall for this *kitten*

Falling for it? I'm questioning those who have actually tried it as a way to jump start my metabolism and lose the last five pounds.I've already lost 45 on my own with diet and excercise three years ago. I continue to be astonished by the judgemental remarks on what I had heard was a supportive site.I know it's about lifestyle changes and not fads.It's a book by David Zinczenko,editor of men's health magazine and I read an article about it in womens health last night and was curious.LOVE the sarcastic comments by people who are,like me former fatties and not experts.

The whole "eating whatever you want" part of it is not even in the picture for me.It's more about the concept that fasting for 16 hours and then working out before you eat again forces the body to burn stored fat. The 45 pounds I lost three years ago and kept it off.I just want to lose five more pounds that won't budge.Desperate? Yes,a little.From my point of view it's not that different from not eating after a certain hour...which is hard for me.

the mockery is because the 8-hour diet is yet another nonsensical fad diet.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/CelebrityDiagnosis/36931

it's just another "get rich quick" scheme by its authors peddling another "get thin quick" scam.

i promise you that if i was given 8 hours to eat whatever i wanted in whatever quantity i wanted, i would be ballooning and not shrinking. i could eat dozens and dozens of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups each day. that's the premise of this fad diet, is it not?

I'm not looking for a "get thin quick".I get it's a lifestyle change.I kept the 45 pounds off and nothing else is working for the last five so I'm asking.I wouldn't "eat whatever I want" I would stick to my 1200 calorie a day plan.My understanding is that the concept is if you don't eat for 16 hours and then excercise before you eat again,it forces the body to burn stored fat.I'm thinking its not that different from just not eating after a certain time.

avababy05

i think the point is to eat HEALTHY, proportionate meals within the 8 hours. From what i have read (reviews) the author is a drama queen who likes to over-exaggerate. But i havent read anything saying that this is an unhealthy or dangerious diet. I eat healthy, workout DAILY and am stuck. If changing the TIME i eat can help shake things up. Im in

I am so tired of people screaming that this is unhealthy, that is unhealthy at people who are dropping the weight getting it done. Ive heard people say weight loss on “fad diets” is cheating… Blooming ridiculous!!! Im all for WHATEVER WORKS, cause seriously... how physically, mentally and emotionally healthy is being fat??

Exactly my point.Thank you for your response.

penrbrown

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

avababy05

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

It's not a diet that only lasts 8 hours.The plan says to eat all your calories within an 8 hour time frame.For more info,Google it.

Interesting to me,my critics,that this thread has so many responses.Hmmmm,seems to me others really wanted to know about the "quick fix". Wish I could get half the responses for my weight lifting questions.

JenniBaby85

Let's see. We eat supper around 5:30- 6pm, and breakfast around 7am....Soooo, I usually fast for at least 13 hours every day, and then eat every 4 hours during the day....then repeat....

OH but if my kids and hubby let me, I can sleep in, and then I get the full 16 hours...
*facepalm*.

Listen, your best bet with weight loss is to eat healthy, stay within your calories, and exercise regularly. No need for fad diets.

etoiles_argentees

It made me bulky

yeah, me too Dave.

tricksee

Tried it! Works perfectly. See my picture for my results over 3 months. 30lbs lost!! From 191lbs down to 161lbs

scha4r

Most nights between 11pm and 7am.

This is my exact diet plan! Wow... who knew I was in the cool dieting group?? :laugh:

KANGOOJUMPS

YEP, the IF groups is very helpful here,,,,it works for some, for some it does not.

avababy05

Tried it! Works perfectly. See my picture for my results over 3 months. 30lbs lost!! From 191lbs down to 161lbs

Thank you! An actual reply! Somebody who understands the question! Woohoo!

penrbrown

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

It's not a diet that only lasts 8 hours.The plan says to eat all your calories within an 8 hour time frame.For more info,Google it.

Interesting to me,my critics,that this thread has so many responses.Hmmmm,seems to me others really wanted to know about the "quick fix". Wish I could get half the responses for my weight lifting questions.

EH??? Like intermittent fasting. I know plenty who do it. I do a 13 hour diet. eat only at work and when I go home I don't eat.

DopeItUp

day after day i continue to be astonished that people fall for this *kitten*

Falling for it? I'm questioning those who have actually tried it as a way to jump start my metabolism and lose the last five pounds.I've already lost 45 on my own with diet and excercise three years ago. I continue to be astonished by the judgemental remarks on what I had heard was a supportive site.I know it's about lifestyle changes and not fads.It's a book by David Zinczenko,editor of men's health magazine and I read an article about it in womens health last night and was curious.LOVE the sarcastic comments by people who are,like me former fatties and not experts.

The rules for weight loss haven't changed since you last did so successfully three years ago. Try that first. No "jump start" necessary (or advised...or, for that matter, even possible).

Agreed, jump starting yourself isn't as pleasant as it sounds. Car batteries pack a helluva punch.

DopeItUp

It made me bulky

Note to self: look into 8 hour diet.

porkchop_13

I prefer the 7 hour diet, it isn't as hard.

I also recommend 7 minute abs in conjunction with this diet.

You beat me to it! I was gonna say the same! hahahahahha

avababy05

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

It's not a diet that only lasts 8 hours.The plan says to eat all your calories within an 8 hour time frame.For more info,Google it.

Interesting to me,my critics,that this thread has so many responses.Hmmmm,seems to me others really wanted to know about the "quick fix". Wish I could get half the responses for my weight lifting questions.

EH??? Like intermittent fasting. I know plenty who do it. I do a 13 hour diet. eat only at work and when I go home I don't eat.

Yes this.The part where you said you only eat while at work.Thats part of my problem.I usually pull myself out of the office around 9 pm and have little resistance to snacking by the time I get home.But I don't eat breakfast until around ten so my "eating time" would be between 10-6.I'm thinking that may be too long since I always workout before I eat anything.

SteveHunt113

I'm curious what research has been done that shows that this daily fasting for 16 hours will do anything good for your metabolism. I'm not expert, but this goes against anything I've ever heard. Like the notion that eating breakfast start your metabolism each day.

Any research on the subject would be an interesting read.

xgg2rs

I just started trying this myself this week. I am still counting calories and am only doing it 5 days a week. (The 2 days I am not, are my long run day and my long strength workout day)

I don't see how it could be unhealthy, unless you think you can pig out like crazy and still expect to lose weight. I am a active runner and can't seem to lose those last few pounds of stomach fat. At the very least it seems to help me stay under my calories for the day so far. Going to stick to it for 6 weeks and decide how effective it was after that.

aepdx

This looks super sketchy: http://www.8hourdietbook.com/8hourdietbook/index

avababy05

I just started trying this myself this week. I am still counting calories and am only doing it 5 days a week. (The 2 days I am not, are my long run day and my long strength workout day)

I don't see how it could be unhealthy, unless you think you can pig out like crazy and still expect to lose weight. I am a active runner and can't seem to lose those last few pounds of stomach fat. At the very least it seems to help me stay under my calories for the day so far. Going to stick to it for 6 weeks and decide how effective it was after that.

I plan on staying within my calories.I'm not going to go crazy with it just because the guidelines say you can.Losing those last few founds is exactly why I want to try it.I'm doing 30 day shred and extra weights.Doing extra cardio 30-45 minutes a day and sticking to my calories.The last few pounds are not budgeing

LifeIsNotADressRehearsal

I just started trying this myself this week. I am still counting calories and am only doing it 5 days a week. (The 2 days I am not, are my long run day and my long strength workout day)

I don't see how it could be unhealthy, unless you think you can pig out like crazy and still expect to lose weight. I am a active runner and can't seem to lose those last few pounds of stomach fat. At the very least it seems to help me stay under my calories for the day so far. Going to stick to it for 6 weeks and decide how effective it was after that.

Wow! Congratulations on 174 lbs lost! I don't see much stomach fat on you! Maybe loose skin - although I don't see that either!? Again, congrats!

RMNPHike

(Sigh!) Ok, so besides the snarky comments, it appears this diet is about only eating during an 8-hour window each day. But having browsed the book, it doesn't seem to be about pigging out for 8 straight hours, and I wouldn't eat Reese's Pieces even if I could eat for 24 hours straight, otherwise I wouldn't be on this sight in the first place. Thanks to those who've tried it and reported. I will look into it further. I have always "had to have breakfast", but eating breakfast has never kept me from being chubby. I have thought it might work to try cutting out eating later in the evening but this has never been practical given my work schedule, nor has that idea ever been in synch with my family's schedule, so maybe I'll try the alternative.

VickiMitkins

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

It's not a diet that only lasts 8 hours.The plan says to eat all your calories within an 8 hour time frame.For more info,Google it.

Interesting to me,my critics,that this thread has so many responses.Hmmmm,seems to me others really wanted to know about the "quick fix". Wish I could get half the responses for my weight lifting questions.

I read the same article last night. I agree, some of the posts were a bit judgmental. I actually searched for 8 hour diet today to see what people were saying. I was interested in peoples thoughful opinions on the topic. It was disappointing to see an honest request for feedback turn into such a useless back and forth. I posted a question about a good, simple home routine in weightlifting and got exactly 0 responses. I don't think the book really intends to suggest eating a horrible diet and still lose weight. It may be a good strategy for some people though - like don't eat after 7:00 pm or any other number of strategies that work for some.. The article I read made me think about what I've been doing for the last two years and honestly, the 8 hour diet is how I tend and prefer to eat on vacation and weekends. I just did not know there was any science explaining why that worked for me or anyone else. Guess what, I never feel hungry on the weekends and my best weigh-in day is Monday (after 2 days eating the way I prefer). On the other hand, when I'm eating three meals, a day with a couple of snacks, and trying to spread 1200-1300 calories across 14-16 hours, I'm hungry a lot of the time and I tend to eat more than I do on the weekend when I don't eat my first meal until about 11am (brunch), then at 3:pm (snack or light meal) and then at 7:00 pm (dinner). On the other hand during the work week, I follow the plan everyone says I'm supposed to follow (3 meals and 2-3 snacks) . I'm not hungry at 8am, but I eat then because I'm supposed to. And when I do eat breakfast, I'm still hungry at 11:00, so why not just wait until I'm hungry to eat that first meal.

professorRAT

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

It's not a diet that only lasts 8 hours.The plan says to eat all your calories within an 8 hour time frame.For more info,Google it.

Interesting to me,my critics,that this thread has so many responses.Hmmmm,seems to me others really wanted to know about the "quick fix". Wish I could get half the responses for my weight lifting questions.

I read the same article last night. I agree, some of the posts were a bit judgmental. I actually searched for 8 hour diet today to see what people were saying. I was interested in peoples thoughful opinions on the topic. It was disappointing to see an honest request for feedback turn into such a useless back and forth. I posted a question about a good, simple home routine in weightlifting and got exactly 0 responses. I don't think the book really intends to suggest eating a horrible diet and still lose weight. It may be a good strategy for some people though - like don't eat after 7:00 pm or any other number of strategies that work for some.. The article I read made me think about what I've been doing for the last two years and honestly, the 8 hour diet is how I tend and prefer to eat on vacation and weekends. I just did not know there was any science explaining why that worked for me or anyone else. Guess what, I never feel hungry on the weekends and my best weigh-in day is Monday (after 2 days eating the way I prefer). On the other hand, when I'm eating three meals, a day with a couple of snacks, and trying to spread 1200-1300 calories across 14-16 hours, I'm hungry a lot of the time and I tend to eat more than I do on the weekend when I don't eat my first meal until about 11am (brunch), then at 3:pm (snack or light meal) and then at 7:00 pm (dinner). On the other hand during the work week, I follow the plan everyone says I'm supposed to follow (3 meals and 2-3 snacks) . I'm not hungry at 8am, but I eat then because I'm supposed to. And when I do eat breakfast, I'm still hungry at 11:00, so why not just wait until I'm hungry to eat that first meal.

Perhaps if the OP had actually provided some useful information so that nobody needed to do a Google search to figure out what they were asking about, they would have received more thoughtful opinions on the topic. A vaguely articulated question will not usually solicit much useful feedback.

VickiMitkins

What's the point? How much could you possibly lose in 8 hours? Sounds useless to me.

It's not a diet that only lasts 8 hours.The plan says to eat all your calories within an 8 hour time frame.For more info,Google it.

Interesting to me,my critics,that this thread has so many responses.Hmmmm,seems to me others really wanted to know about the "quick fix". Wish I could get half the responses for my weight lifting questions.

I read the same article last night. I agree, some of the posts were a bit judgmental. I actually searched for 8 hour diet today to see what people were saying. I was interested in peoples thoughful opinions on the topic. It was disappointing to see an honest request for feedback turn into such a useless back and forth. I posted a question about a good, simple home routine in weightlifting and got exactly 0 responses. I don't think the book really intends to suggest eating a horrible diet and still lose weight. It may be a good strategy for some people though - like don't eat after 7:00 pm or any other number of strategies that work for some.. The article I read made me think about what I've been doing for the last two years and honestly, the 8 hour diet is how I tend and prefer to eat on vacation and weekends. I just did not know there was any science explaining why that worked for me or anyone else. Guess what, I never feel hungry on the weekends and my best weigh-in day is Monday (after 2 days eating the way I prefer). On the other hand, when I'm eating three meals, a day with a couple of snacks, and trying to spread 1200-1300 calories across 14-16 hours, I'm hungry a lot of the time and I tend to eat more than I do on the weekend when I don't eat my first meal until about 11am (brunch), then at 3:pm (snack or light meal) and then at 7:00 pm (dinner). On the other hand during the work week, I follow the plan everyone says I'm supposed to follow (3 meals and 2-3 snacks) . I'm not hungry at 8am, but I eat then because I'm supposed to. And when I do eat breakfast, I'm still hungry at 11:00, so why not just wait until I'm hungry to eat that first meal.

Perhaps if the OP had actually provided some useful information so that nobody needed to do a Google search to figure out what they were asking about, they would have received more thoughtful opinions on the topic. A vaguely articulated question will not usually solicit much useful feedback.

That's a good point. Not faulting anyone asking for more information on what the diet is. Just the negative attitude of a very small few.

Steph_B_

I eat at 9am then have my last meal at 5 or 6pm. Isn't it just called not eating late?

VickiMitkins

I eat at 9am then have my last meal at 5 or 6pm. Isn't it just called not eating late?

I guess it depends on how you look at it. If you don't snack after 6:00 pm then, from what I read, you are following at least part of the program. From my reading one of the positives is the flexibility to fit different schedules. When I was a little kid that's what we did, but the way so many people either work shifts, split shifts, 12 hours on and off, or just like me a normal day has me leaving for work around 9:30 and not getting home until 7:30. It's a long day and if I eat breakfast before going to work, it's hard to follow the 8 hour routine. I think for me the time frame is going to b 12:00 noon - 8:00 pm.