overeating on an 8 hour window 16 hour fast

Mitzigan94
Mitzigan94 Posts: 393 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I find that I think I overeat on calories with the same foods .

my bmr is 1311, tdee is 1730 .

and on my first day of doing the 16 hour fast, I ate 1700 calories on an 8 hour window.. and on the second day, I ate 1650 kcals, and today.. I migh hit the 1500 kcals..

I just think that.. will I gain weight with this amount of calories or i will just maintain it?

any suggestion on fasting will do too.

I'm currently following the 8 hour diet of david zinczenko

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  • ambiepambi
    ambiepambi Posts: 1
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I find that I think I overeat on calories with the same foods .

    my bmr is 1311, tdee is 1730 .

    and on my first day of doing the 16 hour fast, I ate 1700 calories on an 8 hour window.. and on the second day, I ate 1650 kcals, and today.. I migh hit the 1500 kcals..

    I just think that.. will I gain weight with this amount of calories or i will just maintain it?

    any suggestion on fasting will do too.

    I'm currently following the 8 hour diet of david zinczenko

    If your tdee is 1730 eating that would be maintenance. Eating less should give you weight loss. The rate will depend on the size of your deficit.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,323 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    None of this is true. Obviously you have never researched intermittent fasting.

    If your TDEE is what you said, the calories you are eating will be maintenance.

    This would have been better to ask in the Intermittent fasting group.
  • jayrudq
    jayrudq Posts: 475 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.


    Sorry, your first post and all, but that is your opinion, yes. Facts, hardly. You must not be getting much sleep with your body panicking all night! And with all that binge eating each morning when you get up...and your comment about insulin is wrong. In every way. Otherwise...


    I don't understand your overeating on calories with the same foods - a calorie is a calorie. Are you trying to achieve something else?. And I know nothing about the "8 hour" diet. There is a ton of information on fasting right now (google is your friend), as well as groups here.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,415 Member
    I naturally do IF 16:8. It's just the way I prefer to spend my calories and time.

    If you are eating 1700 and your TDEE is around that, you are eating maintenance, so you will neither gain nor lose. You still need to have a calorie deficit to lose. With your ticker saying you have about 15 pounds to lose, I would suggest eating 1500 a day (in your 8 hour window.)
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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    None of this is correct.

    I don't do IF because I don't think it would work for me. I like to eat often. But I understand that that's just a person preference. It's overall calories that matter, not meal timing.

    OP you're eating close to maintenance. Are you asking whether eating in an 8 hour window will allow you to still lose weight despite eating at your TDEE? If so, the answer is no.
  • paleojoe
    paleojoe Posts: 442 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    This is utter nonsense...
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    None of this is true. Obviously you have never researched intermittent fasting.

    If your TDEE is what you said, the calories you are eating will be maintenance.

    This would have been better to ask in the Intermittent fasting group.

    What are you, the thread police?

    It's fine to ask here...some forum members may appreciate it.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    not sure if serious.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,323 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    None of this is true. Obviously you have never researched intermittent fasting.

    If your TDEE is what you said, the calories you are eating will be maintenance.

    This would have been better to ask in the Intermittent fasting group.

    What are you, the thread police?

    It's fine to ask here...some forum members may appreciate it.

    Sure it is fine to ask here, but at the same time asking in the group might garner more helpful responses compared to the one I quoted.

    Who are you, the local heckler?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    So much drama!
    Anyway let's get back to the OP's question....

    If your actual TDEE is close to your estimate and your food calorie estimates turn out to be accurate then yes - you will lose weight. To reiterate eating less than your TDEE will result in weight loss.

    You just need to keep in mind that these numbers we all throw around are estimates. Actual experience will confirm how accurate your estimates turn out to be.

    PS - not sure about the thread title "overeating on an 8 hour window 16 hour fast" - in what way are you overeating?
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    None of this is true. Obviously you have never researched intermittent fasting.

    If your TDEE is what you said, the calories you are eating will be maintenance.

    This would have been better to ask in the Intermittent fasting group.

    What are you, the thread police?

    It's fine to ask here...some forum members may appreciate it.

    Sure it is fine to ask here, but at the same time asking in the group might garner more helpful responses compared to the one I quoted.

    Who are you, the local heckler?

    Yessir...Cranky at your service:flowerforyou:

    also,
    I love the word garner.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Check out my before and after pics. That's the result of running a reasonable deficit on a 16:8 -20:4 schedule. I'm now gaining weight by eating a slight surplus, same schedule.

    The schedule gives me better control over my intake by limiting opportunities for bad decisions.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Fasting and depriving your body of a consistent blood sugar level will either make you maintain fat (your body starts panicking and going into storage mode) and/or your insulin/blood sugar levels are fluctuating way up and way down - which can also cause weight gain and or no way to lose weight.

    Eat small meals every three to four hours. Start to really listen to your body and what it is hungry for. In my opinion, all fasting does is set anyone up for failure and the potential to binge.

    No. :huh:

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