I know this may sound silly but......

heathereames
heathereames Posts: 30 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys,
Just been reading about intermittent fasting and realised.....I have no idea what it is. Please could someone help out with this. Thanks H x

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  • stacyhaddenham
    stacyhaddenham Posts: 211 Member
    It is basically what it sounds like. Eat normally for 5 days, fast for 2. There are several groups on here if you want to know all the ins and outs but that is the basics.
  • Slinn1985
    Slinn1985 Posts: 58 Member
    Not sustainable for me. Tried it and I just felt hungry for the 2 days.

    People have had results on it, and that's great. It does require a lot of will power though.

    What is wrong with good old fashioned diet and exercise ;)
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Check out leangains.com. Basically it's just restricting your eating window.
  • RosyBest
    RosyBest Posts: 303 Member
    That is 1 way to IF (what ^ said). Another way to IF is with a split: Let's say you split a day into 18hrs and 6 hrs...well your 6 hrs would be your eating window and your 18 hrs would be your IF window. Your eating window could be from 12 noon to 6 pm.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    There's quite a few different Intermittent Fasting regimes - some are low or no calories days, some are fasting for parts of a day every day (i.e. eat in a short time window only).

    Have a google of the following:

    5:2 The Fast Diet
    Leangains
    Eat-Stop-Eat
    JUDDD
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Eat normally for 5 days, fast for 2.

    Just thought I'd highlight this as some people go degen in either direction on their non-fast days. ;)
  • Mayada32
    Mayada32 Posts: 44 Member
    Hi everyone , regarding fasting , may I share my own experience which is based on religious beliefs .. We have this fasting holy month , Ramadhan when we fast from dawn to dusk , that is no food , no water , no intimacy till sunset .. after it is time to break fast which is after sunset , we have a meal called Iftar , we eat 2 dates (Palm tree fruit ) , a couple of glasses of water , a small serving of soup and then we leave the table for prayer , which of course can't be done with a full stomach .. after 2 hours we have dinner which mainly is sandwiches , pasta , stews with rice on side on .. and we save some space for fruits and desserts .. we have a very early breakfast before the daylight comes and there begins another day .. we keep it on for 30 days .. last Ramadhan I lost 6 kilos by keeping my food choices healthy , drinking a lot of water after break fast and walking for 45 minutes daily.. thank you

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