Intermittent Fasting

Hi I have been on 5:2 diet for past 2 months and have had great results with it.I fast for 24 hrs twice a week,eat 500 cal on fast days.Rest of the days I eat normal and workout 3-4 times a day.I mostly don't eat back my workout calories.Adding you.

My doctor actually recommended the 5:2 diet -- he's on it himself and has lost 60 pounds since January. He also watches his carbs all the time. But you have to make sure you don't have any underlying medical issues before trying to fast. It can adversely affect some people. I've been doing low carb, and when I plateau out I plan on starting the 5:2.

Matt200goal
I started IF 3 weeks ago. I take in no more than 200 cal. during the day and eat what I want in the evening. I'm working on just that one meal, not eating during a 4hr window like some fasting programs. It's just my preference. I try to eat clean also, but I do allow myself my fave foods every now and then. I usually have dinner around 1700 or 1730, or whenever I get home from work. I have lost around 8-9 lbs, but I'm a female over 50 so the weight is coming off slower. I don't really get hungry cause I'm busy at work, and I don't have that midday crash. It's important to drink alot of water. I have my coffee with cream, that's one thing I refuse to give up! lol!
I'm starting to workout more with strength training. I'm just trying to find what works as far as fueling up pre workout.
Hope this helps, like I said this is how I do it there are other ways. Good luck!

I am - feel free to add me! I started back in May and have got on fantastically well with it, it fits seamlessly with my life.
I fast daily, but do anything from 16:8 (16 fasted, 8 eating) to 24+ hours depending on my routine. Currently I am 18 hours into a 24 hour fast.

Personally I have noticed a lot of good results. Weight loss, obviously. Better calorie management. More capable of saying "no" to food. Easier satisfied when I do eat and less likely to binge. No longer craving "junk" type food.
My food intolerances are much better too, I have more choice in what I eat.

I've started Atkins and plan on doing it for a maximum of thirty days. I've done it before and seems to work really fast but it's short term only for me. After thirty days, I plan to immediately start the 16/8 IF diet. Good luck with your journey! Please post your results as I'm looking forward to IF and want to see your results.

I find IF helps in my case. I just have my last meal by 5 PM and do not eat again until breakfast. If I do that day after day I start to feel worse so I stopped trying that to rush weight loss. Averaging about 3 pounds of loss a month works well for me. IF is a good way for me to get back out of maintenance mode which I do for a while after a 10-15 drop in weight.

The 5:2 sounds interesting.

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2015/jan/27/fasting-facts-is-the-52-diet-too-good-to-be-true

I did 16:8/19:5 for most of my weight loss. I found it helped control hunger. Am currently maintaining with no eating window.

As long as you realize that it isn't going to make the weight come off faster and it isn't going to do anything if you're not in a calorie deficit, it's great.

I especially liked it because I like to run in the morning and I noticed that when I ate a lot of carbs at the end of the window, I would have better runs.

I started 24 hour fasting from Eat Stop Eat 5 days ago. I am not training at the moment but I feel so much better. I have had two fasting days and now into my third and as of yesterday morning had lost 6lbs. I am aiming for 60 - 70 lbs. I may go onto 16:8 though.

The Hodgetwins on Youtube are amusing and talk a lot of sense too.

Anyone please feel free to add me.

gorgeousgirl1983 wrote: »

hey everyone!!! Anyone out there doing intermittent fasting as a part of their plan? I'm looking for a buddy. I've heard great things about it and I'm looking to make it a part of the way I eat. Feel free to add me as a friend so we can support each other!
I'm looking to do 16/8 fasting with an eating window starting at either 10am-6pm or Noon-8pm
Thanks so much for the support and hope you have a great day today

I do IF,
Been doing it for over 2 years now.
I like it and works good for me.

It is not a silver bullet, it is just an eating plan.
And as with other diets, it still comes down to over all calories consumed.

Thanks. Trying my first IF today. About 17 hours in - last eat dinner at around 6pm last night, planning to go until dinner tonight. Drinking lots of water & "so far, so good."