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Anyone else micro fasting?

alyciamoyer5
alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just finished up my first week. So far it's been great. Starting at 10am and stopping at 6pm so I get a good 16 hours in. Any advice to motivate me?

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  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    There's a lot of people doing IF.
  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    I've not tried intermittent. Isn't that just a couple times a week with a full 24 hours without food? I've just been doing the same microfasting shift every day.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    IF - lean gains style is exactly what you've described in your original post. Most commonly done with a 16 hour fast and 8 hour feeding window

    http://www.leangains.com/

    There are other types too like 5:2 (500 cals for 2 days and maintenance for 5), eat stop eat etc.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,131 Member
    Title interested me, then I figured out it is just IF.

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  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Title interested me, then I figured out it is just IF.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    Ditto, I thought it was something new

  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Same. Never heard it called micro.

    OP,
    There are different protocols for IF, I like the 16:8 one myself. Occasionally I'll go to a 5:2 to drop some weight. I have a friend that was/is very successful on the 5:2.
  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    See, I thought intermittent fasting was picking 2 days out of the week to do a 24 hour fast and then tthe rest of the days you maintain a normalccaloric intake. I also thought micro fasting was doing what I'm doing, only in a 12-16 hour window. I guess the Internet lies sometimes. I'm looking at the lean gains website. Thanks!
  • joaoevora
    joaoevora Posts: 1 Member
    edited March 2015
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    See, I thought intermittent fasting was picking 2 days out of the week to do a 24 hour fast and then tthe rest of the days you maintain a normalccaloric intake. I also thought micro fasting was doing what I'm doing, only in a 12-16 hour window. I guess the Internet lies sometimes. I'm looking at the lean gains website. Thanks!

    I do the http://www.eatstopeat.com method. You eat every day, and fast 1 or twice a week. I typically fast from Sunday evening main meal to Monday evening main meal. And again on Thursday night to Friday night, the rest of the time I eat what I want and how I use to prior to doing this. I do also exercise, fan of les mills. I have now maintained a health weight and BMi for 3 years.
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