Intermittent Fasting & Youtube
ElidaBravo
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Hi y'all,
Elida here.....So I have just learned about IF...intermittent fasting and I have to admit that I am totally intrigued by this weight loss method. I learned about this inadvertently.....by watching weigh tloss motivation stuff on YOUTUBE. Dude theres a TON of stuff, where have i been? Am I the last person to discover youtube for fitness info?
Ok......back to how i learned about IF.....I started with one channel, a great young personal trainer named Brenda Turner @ leansecrets.....she talked about carb cycling.,....her info led me to Amazon and a few downloadable books later.... Anyway I spent that last few evenings.... of watching a ton of funny, stupid, or awesome and very entertaining videos from the latest bunch of fitness youtubers......whew and THATS how i learned about IF. I read all i could get my hands on over the last few days....,and i've watched countless videos. I am totally going to try this approach for myself.
What i've known about nutrition over the years:
i spent years and years believing that I absolutely positively had to eat a hearty protein based breakfast 200-350 calories...and then eat something every 3 hours or so.....to keep my metabolism revved up.....and to keep my insulin levels stable. I still believe in the insulin impact on weightloss
What i have had problems with was the food prepping and constant planning thats required with this type of daily food intake. I was always having to prepare, pack and think about food all day long.
AND if i had a bad food day....where i ate poor quality, high fat foods at dinner after already ate my healthy daytime snacks.....I'd literally gain weight over nite. ( water weight perhaps, but nonetheless)
For me....the constant eating didnt always work correctly . Ok, it worked for me when i was in my 20's and 30's and I was working out like crazy. It works if you're disciplined and your snacks are low calorie....and your meals are balanced....yes of course it has worked for me.
BUT I'm in my 40's, i'm hormonal, have been uber stressed and for 7 months i didnt have time to cook & prep for the week.... I tried to adapt the above to my school schedule......but i gained 20 pounds over the 7months i was a full time student.
I ate quality foods.....but i was so concerned with sticking to what i'd known for so long......3 meals....2 snacks.....quality foods.....and i totally gained weight. No, before you ask....i wasnt working out.....just full time student in a very stressful program. I was gone from home a total of 10hours each day. I didnt make the time to workout.
Example of what a food day: breakfast steel cut oeatmeal at 9am..........turkey sandwich & blackberries at 1pm......cheese/apple at 3pm......dinner 6pm........ Ok,,,,,the above would have had my metabolism working all day long......I NEVER EVER felt like my stomach was empty.
Bottomline......the definition of insanity is constantly doing the same thing, hoping for a different result......WELL I am going to try something radically different for me....my IF experiment began last night.
Elida here.....So I have just learned about IF...intermittent fasting and I have to admit that I am totally intrigued by this weight loss method. I learned about this inadvertently.....by watching weigh tloss motivation stuff on YOUTUBE. Dude theres a TON of stuff, where have i been? Am I the last person to discover youtube for fitness info?
Ok......back to how i learned about IF.....I started with one channel, a great young personal trainer named Brenda Turner @ leansecrets.....she talked about carb cycling.,....her info led me to Amazon and a few downloadable books later.... Anyway I spent that last few evenings.... of watching a ton of funny, stupid, or awesome and very entertaining videos from the latest bunch of fitness youtubers......whew and THATS how i learned about IF. I read all i could get my hands on over the last few days....,and i've watched countless videos. I am totally going to try this approach for myself.
What i've known about nutrition over the years:
i spent years and years believing that I absolutely positively had to eat a hearty protein based breakfast 200-350 calories...and then eat something every 3 hours or so.....to keep my metabolism revved up.....and to keep my insulin levels stable. I still believe in the insulin impact on weightloss
What i have had problems with was the food prepping and constant planning thats required with this type of daily food intake. I was always having to prepare, pack and think about food all day long.
AND if i had a bad food day....where i ate poor quality, high fat foods at dinner after already ate my healthy daytime snacks.....I'd literally gain weight over nite. ( water weight perhaps, but nonetheless)
For me....the constant eating didnt always work correctly . Ok, it worked for me when i was in my 20's and 30's and I was working out like crazy. It works if you're disciplined and your snacks are low calorie....and your meals are balanced....yes of course it has worked for me.
BUT I'm in my 40's, i'm hormonal, have been uber stressed and for 7 months i didnt have time to cook & prep for the week.... I tried to adapt the above to my school schedule......but i gained 20 pounds over the 7months i was a full time student.
I ate quality foods.....but i was so concerned with sticking to what i'd known for so long......3 meals....2 snacks.....quality foods.....and i totally gained weight. No, before you ask....i wasnt working out.....just full time student in a very stressful program. I was gone from home a total of 10hours each day. I didnt make the time to workout.
Example of what a food day: breakfast steel cut oeatmeal at 9am..........turkey sandwich & blackberries at 1pm......cheese/apple at 3pm......dinner 6pm........ Ok,,,,,the above would have had my metabolism working all day long......I NEVER EVER felt like my stomach was empty.
Bottomline......the definition of insanity is constantly doing the same thing, hoping for a different result......WELL I am going to try something radically different for me....my IF experiment began last night.
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I have done a mix of 5:2 (5 days eating normally, but staying under your TDEE) and 2 non-consecutive days fasting (staying under 500 cal) and ADF. It does work.
Best of luck
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Hi I too have just started on this approach. Third day down. I stop eating at 20:00 and restart the following day at around 10-12 depending on my work schedule. Finding it fits in well with my shiftwork so far0
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I am a big fan. I find I lose weight and have more energy when I go long periods without eating. I did this approach 25 years ago before I ever heard of it and lost tons of weight.0
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I was actually about to post about this myself (and might still, if no one on this thread answers the questions I have). I started less than a week ago as it was suggested to me that it might fit in with the fact that I go long stretches into the day without eating anyway without realising it, and because I've heard the same thing as everyone else -- eat frequently, or lots of small meals throughout the day, I've forced myself to eat breakfast and eat frequently thereafter.
Like I said, I only started 5 days ago, but it's going really smoothly so far. It is incredibly easy to wait until 2 or 3 in the afternoon to eat--right after my strength exercise. I feel more focussed and energetic, but I've also noticed my moods aren't as great in general. I've read that IF can be hit or miss with women, because the fasting can cause high levels of cortisol to be released, which causes stress, which can cause weight retention. So far I've lost 1lb in the 5 days, so I don't know yet. I'm going to give it at least a couple weeks to see how it goes.
I do have a few problems with it. I already had a problem getting my calories in anyway, and now that I have to jam them all in in an even shorter period of tie. I've been bulking up my post workout shake even more and replacing my fat free greek yoghurt with the higher fat stuff, splurging on full size bread slices instead of sandwich thins. It's still difficult, and I need to think it out, but I do think it could work long term. I think for each woman it has to be a trial basis to see if your biology will work with the method.
Oh, and the fasting doesn't mean calorie restriction. You still need to eat all your calories, you just do it in a much shorter period of time. I've been doing 16 hours of fasting, then getting all my calories in 8 hours, but I did do one day where I went almost 24 hours (11pm stopped eating, started again at 9pm the next day--my schedule is weird). That was surprisingly easy, too, but you find what window works for you. One thing I was reading was saying that women can go shorter periods than men and still see good results. A man needs to go at least 12, ideally 16 to see results because of how long digestion takes. For women several sites recommended at least 8 up to 12. I might eventually shorten to 14, but it's easy for me. I guess you go with what works.0 -
check out theiflife.comI was actually about to post about this myself (and might still, if no one on this thread answers the questions I have). I started less than a week ago as it was suggested to me that it might fit in with the fact that I go long stretches into the day without eating anyway without realising it, and because I've heard the same thing as everyone else -- eat frequently, or lots of small meals throughout the day, I've forced myself to eat breakfast and eat frequently thereafter.
Like I said, I only started 5 days ago, but it's going really smoothly so far. It is incredibly easy to wait until 2 or 3 in the afternoon to eat--right after my strength exercise. I feel more focussed and energetic, but I've also noticed my moods aren't as great in general. I've read that IF can be hit or miss with women, because the fasting can cause high levels of cortisol to be released, which causes stress, which can cause weight retention. So far I've lost 1lb in the 5 days, so I don't know yet. I'm going to give it at least a couple weeks to see how it goes.
I do have a few problems with it. I already had a problem getting my calories in anyway, and now that I have to jam them all in in an even shorter period of tie. I've been bulking up my post workout shake even more and replacing my fat free greek yoghurt with the higher fat stuff, splurging on full size bread slices instead of sandwich thins. It's still difficult, and I need to think it out, but I do think it could work long term. I think for each woman it has to be a trial basis to see if your biology will work with the method.
Oh, and the fasting doesn't mean calorie restriction. You still need to eat all your calories, you just do it in a much shorter period of time. I've been doing 16 hours of fasting, then getting all my calories in 8 hours, but I did do one day where I went almost 24 hours (11pm stopped eating, started again at 9pm the next day--my schedule is weird). That was surprisingly easy, too, but you find what window works for you. One thing I was reading was saying that women can go shorter periods than men and still see good results. A man needs to go at least 12, ideally 16 to see results because of how long digestion takes. For women several sites recommended at least 8 up to 12. I might eventually shorten to 14, but it's easy for me. I guess you go with what works.0 -
I started experimenting with IF by gradually shortening my eating window by an hour or so every day until I was feeding only from 2pm-10pm comfortably. I think the transition is really important and I just wanted to mention that. I'd been adhering to this schedule for about a month now and I like it for a lot of reasons -- one of the most meaningful to me is that I can enjoy large meals, go to bed full, and not have to think about eating until the next afternoon. I eat ~800 calories for lunch and ~1100 for dinner.
I got my information from Precision Nutrition and I think you can access the free download here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IntermittentFasting_PDF_r7.pdf
I was also cautioned that some women get too hormonal with IF and it's not for everyone, so be sure you monitor your moods and cycles.0 -
Goodluck on your IF adventure.
I've been doing 18/6 for past 2 weeks now (I LOVE IT), training fasted at 8am, and break fast at 2pm.
I've developed a different relationship with food, I appreciate what I have, and food tastes so much better.
I use to be gung-ho about eating 6 meals a day, to never feel hunger, because that's "damaging", now I embrace hunger.0 -
WGoodluck on your IF adventure.
I've been doing 18/6 for past 2 weeks now (I LOVE IT), training fasted at 8am, and break fast at 2pm.
I've developed a different relationship with food, I appreciate what I have, and food tastes so much better.
I use to be gung-ho about eating 6 meals a day, to never feel hunger, because that's "damaging", now I embrace hunger.
I do the same and feel the same. Way more energy when I don't eat and have always worked out on an empty stomach. The pumps are so much better! We don't need as much food or to eat all day long like so many claim. I build muscle just fine eating very little.0 -
I do 5:2 and love it. IF might not be for everyone......many women in particular seem to have adverse effect with it, it is worth a try but monitor closely how you feel.0
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I find I am the MOST hungry between 6a - 4p
Perhaps I should just cram all my cals into this time frame?
You may want to. I started because I have no appetite during the day but am always hungry at night. I found that no matter how much I ate I'd still be hungry at night, so I decided just to start eating much later. And it is working. Heck the Italians eat pasta at 9 every night and they are all skinny over there
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I've been practicing intermittent fasting for the last six months. I started doing five days a week, using the 16/8 hour method and now I'm doing 7 days a week (still using 16/8). I haven't checked out the youtube videos - might need to take a look.
Lunch is the first meal of the day at about 12pm and I finish eating for the day by 8pm. I find eating this way is quite flexible - I have a lot of social activities in the evenings, so I can 'save' my calories for dinner rather than eating them at breakfast time.
It's definitely easier to hit my calorie goals this way 0 -
I have questions...questions :bigsmile:
A little history and what I know - and then what I don't know about the terms, ideas, concepts mentioned on this thread.
I have been into health food/holistic living for about 25 years. Was stressed out (moves, relationship etc) for about the same amount of time. Was always thin and healthy before; gained 70 and 74 lbs with the birth of my 2 grown sons and never have lost it all the way. I like the Master's Cleanse - have done it for 4 days and would do it up to 10 but no longer. The concept is to cleanse and rest your body, cells, glands etc. You feel great and lose weight IF you stick to eating healthy afterwards.
So.....
What is IF? Please explain whatever you know, have experienced,opinion and why you value it.
What is TDEE? And, please share any other terms.
Thanks for sharing!0 -
Floridaherbgi- read this for info on IF
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IntermittentFasting_PDF_r7.pdf0
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