Intermittent Fasting

chantel111184 · May 2011

Have been reading through this post very interesting. Just wanted to ask on the days that you fast do you still continue with your usual exercise routines?

jaber18 · May 2011

Check out Leangains.com, extremely informative site showing the awesome benefits of IF, all of which is backed up by scientific facts.

i used to be a "if i dont eat every 3hours, my body will go into starvation mode" guy. i look back now and LOL. That *kitten* is so ridiculous haha. ive had nothing but great results from IF since i started last month. increased strength, muscle mass and im leaner. seriously makes dieting so much simpler and stress free. highly recomended. plus you get to eat big *kitten* satisfying
meals and still LOSE FAT- not weight.

:-)

Grokette · May 2011

Have been reading through this post very interesting. Just wanted to ask on the days that you fast do you still continue with your usual exercise routines?

Yes, either cardio walking my dogs and at work (sometimes I am walking up to 8 or 10 miles per day) and I also have whole body lifting days (heavy lifting).

chantel111184 · May 2011

Thanks for info will have a look at that site.
Also what o you think about this as an eating plan
mon 8am-6pm
tues fast 18hr eat at 1pm
weds 8am-6pm
thurs fast 18hr eat at 1pm
fri, sat, sun 8am-6pm

any advice is much appreciated

hamton · May 2011

Have been reading through this post very interesting. Just wanted to ask on the days that you fast do you still continue with your usual exercise routines?

There are various forms of Intermittent Fasting. The two that I'm familiar with are leangains and warrior diet.
LeanGains method = 16 fast with 8 hour eating window.
Warrior Diet = 20 hour fast with 4 hour eating window.

I'm using the LeanGains IF. I eat at noon and stop eating at 8pm everyday. I workout 6 days a week.

IF disspells the notion that you have to eat every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism moving. There are many research that shows that this is just not true. I used to eat 6-7 meals a day and it was such a pain packing all that food. Now I just eat lunch and a big dinner after a workout. Not only is it more convenient, eating tiny meals made me feel hungry all the time. Life is so much easier. I did not notice any major weight loss difference vs 6 meals a day. It was just better not to spread my meals out.

chantel111184 · May 2011

Have been reading through this post very interesting. Just wanted to ask on the days that you fast do you still continue with your usual exercise routines?

There are various forms of Intermittent Fasting. The two that I'm familiar with are leangains and warrior diet.
LeanGains method = 16 fast with 8 hour eating window.
Warrior Diet = 20 hour fast with 4 hour eating window.

I'm using the LeanGains IF. I eat at noon and stop eating at 8pm everyday. I workout 6 days a week.

IF disspells the notion that you have to eat every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism moving. There are many research that shows that this is just not true. I used to eat 6-7 meals a day and it was such a pain packing all that food. Now I just eat lunch and a big dinner after a workout. Not only is it more convenient, eating tiny meals made me feel hungry all the time. Life is so much easier. I did not notice any major weight loss difference vs 6 meals a day. It was just better not to spread my meals out.

So as i understand it 7 days of the week you eat 12noon till 8pm

GoinGoinGone · May 2011

I'll add my two cents for those who only care about results...

I've never been able to do it for a prolonged time, but I have done it for like 3 days at a time and found it to work for me. I can usually lose about 2 pounds the first day and a pound a day after that (let me remind you, I've only done it for 3 days tops)

But from what I've seen, it works. And also, I don't eat healthy at all on those days, I might eat 10 donuts and a burrito for breakfast or get a huge burger, fries and a candy bar. I'm sure if you followed healthy eating, you could have even better results.

Teemo · May 2011

Thanks for info will have a look at that site.
Also what o you think about this as an eating plan
mon 8am-6pm
tues fast 18hr eat at 1pm
weds 8am-6pm
thurs fast 18hr eat at 1pm
fri, sat, sun 8am-6pm

any advice is much appreciated

Would suggest you keep the same schedule as closely as possible every day. Your body DOES release certain hormones when it expects to eat which causes hunger. If it expects to eat at 8:00 am and you don't eat until 1:00 pm you're just going to be hungry for those 5 hours.

I'll add my two cents for those who only care about results...

I've never been able to do it for a prolonged time, but I have done it for like 3 days at a time and found it to work for me. I can usually lose about 2 pounds the first day and a pound a day after that (let me remind you, I've only done it for 3 days tops)

But from what I've seen, it works. And also, I don't eat healthy at all on those days, I might eat 10 donuts and a burrito for breakfast or get a huge burger, fries and a candy bar. I'm sure if you followed healthy eating, you could have even better results.

If you're losing 2 lbs in a day it's not fat or muscle loss.

hamton · May 2011

So as i understand it 7 days of the week you eat 12noon till 8pm

Usually that is the case. Sometimes on weekends I loosen up a bit. It's usually Saturday I tend to continue to eat a little later. Live a little. Like Teemo said, if you keep the same rhythm, your body gets used to it. Probably takes about 3 days for your body to adjust to the new schedule.

chantel111184 · May 2011

Thanks all

Going to give it a try.

rileysowner · May 2011

Fasting only slows your metabolism because it sends your body into storage mode. Along with this, it induces muscle wasting which impairs your BMR. Remember the more muscle you have, the more you burn. Ask any dietitian and they will tell you to avoid it unless it is medically necessary like before a surgery or before blood work.

I am sure, at least hoping that someone else has responded to this, but I want to emphasize that this response is so wrong that I have to respond.

1) Fasting Intermittently, for say 18-24 hours (even up to 36 hours) will not slow your metabolism. In fact it will speed it up.

2) It will not put your body in "fat storage mode" but will switch your body for that time to burning primarily fat.

3) If you do resistance training it will not promote any muscle wasting at all and thus will not impair your BMR in any way.

If you have a dietitian that says differently they have not read all the research on intermittent short term fasts. They are very good for you, and can be of great benefit because they increase Growth Hormone, improve Insulin sensitivity and other things as well. If you want to learn more check out Leangains.com and Eat Stop Eat.

rileysowner · May 2011

Have been reading through this post very interesting. Just wanted to ask on the days that you fast do you still continue with your usual exercise routines?

I do, and have no problem with it. I use the Eat Stop Eat approach. Leangain.com has a slightly different approach which I have considered as well, but have not used. In his approach you do not train fasted, but it is best to read both these approaches yourself rather than having me try to outline it to you.

hamton · May 2011

Leangains does encourage fasted training to some degree. Instead of truly fasted, Mark recommends 10g of amino drink right before. He said there is such a great benefit to fasted training, it's hard to ignore. I have tried fasted training early in the morning and it was great. I am at my strongest. I met and exceeded my personal records easily. I also think fasted training is the best way to get the last few stubborn fat off the body. I stopped doing because it wasn't convenient for me.

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