Intermittent fasting?

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  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 Member
    So if it all boils down to calories in vs calories out and staying in defecit, then what's the point of IF?

    It's a lifestyle choice. I have two small kids and an elderly lady that I take care of full time (with my kids at work with me). So, I have three people to get ready, feed, clean up after, take care of etc. It's so much easier to not have to take time to fix or eat my breakfast. I also don't want to take the time or energy to feel myself 5-6x a day. I like to keep things simple. It's freedom from the responsibility and obsession with food for part of my day.

    Another is that I like to eat BIG meals. I like to eat 1000 calories of pancakes (homemade whole wheat of course) or have a 500 calorie bowl of oatmeal for a nighttime snack.

    It's all about what YOU want to do. There are no rules. Like breakfast? Eat it. Like to eat every two hours? Eat that way. I stop eating by 8-9pm and usually break my fast from 12-1pm. It works for me. It's not used as punishment or some magical diet or a means of starvation. I believe it is necessary have the right mindset and a healthy relationship with food to fast intermittently.
  • AncientLullaby_
    AncientLullaby_ Posts: 119
    I see t with same benefits as a cheat meal... when it is too much it is bad... once in a while it is good!
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I wanted to try IF at one point because school was so hectic, and it would have been nice not to have to eat bfast and make a lunch to bring. But I had a hard time adjusting. I can't think in class when I'm hungry. If I stuck with it, maybe things would have changed, but I didn't.
  • wattsy84
    wattsy84 Posts: 123
    I am normally a breakfast man but it means I can stay in bed a little longer lol I struggle to feel full with 4-5 meals a day so I'm hoping this will help, had a lot of birthdays last 2 weeks ( mine,wife's and daughters) so I may have to start next week a fresh as I'm not in the right mindset with all this cake around lol
  • JossFit
    JossFit Posts: 588 Member
    I HIGHLY suggest that if you are interested in the 16/8 (daily) style of intermittent fasting that you go to the 'source'; www.leangains.com and read up on it.

    I think that trying to ask all of your questions here may be leading to a bit of overcomplication of something that is really very simple. It will also explain why calories are still king, and that IF is merely a lifestyle tool for those who don't think that the all-mighty 6-meal a day regimine is for them.
  • wattsy84
    wattsy84 Posts: 123
    Yeh I had a look at leangains some good info there!
  • wattsy84
    wattsy84 Posts: 123
    Just a question on cheat days, would you keep them in your eating window? So treat myself to a few extra calories but keep it within my feeding window? One day a week!

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