Intermittent Fasting

sunflowers1976

I just started intermittent fasting yesterday after doing non cards for the past month. I am in my 23 hour and surprisingly am not too hungry. I have drank a lot of water and black tea. I am going to have luch and dinner today after the initial 24 hours have past and then start 8/16 for 5 days followed by an other 24 hour fast, then back to 5 days of 8/16...etc. Does this sound about right? I have done a lot of reading on this but am still not 100% sure of all of the ins and outs of this. I could use some guidance.

MG_Fit

Are you abstaining from food to try and lose weight? What is the frequency?

I personally would not recommend fasting for the sole purpose to lose weight. People do it for religious reasons and I understand that and have done it myself. However if you're trying to lose weight not eating anything is generally not a good idea.

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

It seems like you're sort of combining ESE, 5:2, and 16/8. I would reccomend just choosing one of them. I used 20/4 to lose weight but now that I'm trying to gain weight it usually more like 19/5 or 18/6 so I can have enough time to get all of my calories in. There's an IF group on here and you could always check out leangains.com.

dbradberry1

I tried 16/8 for a few weeks before. The main difference was that I skipped my beloved breakfast. I wasn't hungry at all although I did my workouts fasting. However it didnt end up working for me because I moved my breakfast (like cereal or oatmeal) to my after supper snack. I just couldn't stop eating. At night I could sit and eat my favorite cereal but in the morning I am limited for time I only eat a limited amount and have to leave for work.

AbsoluteNG

IF group here. You'll find answers to some questions and other things that you did not know that could help you out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/49-intermittent-fasting