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Intermittent Fasting, What's your take on it?

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  • zman1313
    zman1313 Posts: 70 Member
    I've been doing the 16:2 since I started my weight loss on March 1 without even realizing I was doing it. For me, the more time I spend around food, the more likely I am to over-eat, so I try to limit myself to two large meals a day. Breakfast was (still is) my favorite meal of the day. I love breakfast. So, to account for this, I eat an egg sandwich every day between 11-noon. Satisfies my need for breakfast food and is high in protein/filling. I then eat a snack (small sandwich or protein bar) when I get to work at 2 and eat my dinner at 7. Occasionally I'll snack a little after work, but it's usually just those two meals and one snack. Been at this a little over 4 months and have lost 72 pounds--I'd say it's working for me :)
  • matgh124
    matgh124 Posts: 25 Member
    I've been doing the 16:2 since I started my weight loss on March 1 without even realizing I was doing it. For me, the more time I spend around food, the more likely I am to over-eat, so I try to limit myself to two large meals a day. Breakfast was (still is) my favorite meal of the day. I love breakfast. So, to account for this, I eat an egg sandwich every day between 11-noon. Satisfies my need for breakfast food and is high in protein/filling. I then eat a snack (small sandwich or protein bar) when I get to work at 2 and eat my dinner at 7. Occasionally I'll snack a little after work, but it's usually just those two meals and one snack. Been at this a little over 4 months and have lost 72 pounds--I'd say it's working for me :)

    very encouraging. Thanks for your comment. Yesterday was my first time. i fasted for 18 hours and was able to eat my 1700 calories with in the 6 hours AND get my work out at the gym.... although my energy level was waaaay down at the gym....
  • Definitely works for me. Since I switched to (well I'd say 90%) paleo and stopped counting calories in early may I've lost an average of 0.5lbs a day and I don't even work out exceptionally hard. I feel much stronger and can recently do multiple pullups/chinups in a row. I eat high fat and very rarely get hungry in the morning because of it. I follow the 16:8 diet and break the fast with a small lunch with salad/protein. The hardest part is making sure I get all my nutrients at dinner since I have to eat quite big. I think the fasting has definitely helped accelerated my weight loss, forcing my body to feed off my ample belly fat. I'll probably eat a small breakfast when I'm within normal weight range however.
    Again the hardest part is adjusting your calories and eating a big enough dinner since you definitely don't want to go under 1300 calories or so and that's surprisingly easy for me since I eat a high fat diet.
  • HangoverSquare
    HangoverSquare Posts: 128 Member
    I've been trying it for the last couple of days. I don't find myself wanting much in the morning (never really was a breakfast guy), but it's a challenge getting over evening snacks.

    I set my eating period between 1pm and 9pm.

    I wake up not feeling bloated. No reduction in energy (I usually pound about 3 cups of coffee every morning, anyway). No "low blood sugar" or "light-headedness", which, by what I've read, is just in your mind anyway.

    Feels pretty good, actually.