Intermittent fasting for weight loss

I enjoy IF once a week... it's not for weight loss, it's a tool to keep calories within range if you go over e.g. if I go over 600 calories in a week total, I fast for 24 hours (missing 600c in meals) to reach my weekly target. The extra benefits to IF for me are: 1. Accomplishment 2. Rest 3. A reset to keep me focussed. Also, if I know I have a big eating celebration night coming up, I plan to fast beforehand so that I don't have to overly worry about going over daily limit. HTH Kate

Yes. Depends on where I'm at. If I can't get the weight to move, I'll fast. But my fasting is closer to going on a liquid diet for a few days.

I've been on a 66/33 liquid/solid diet for almost a month. About time for me to come off it. It's done what I wanted it to do which was to very rapidly get out of the obese catagory while shrinking my stomach or at least getting used to the pain of being hungry all the time. That's done. So now I need to find low cal solid foods.

I tried it for about 2 days (day 1 was 500 cals, day 2 was 'normal' cals whatever that means!) and I hated it. After the 500 calorie day, I felt weak, miserable and STARVING hungry. My head was pounding despite drinking loads of water and I just wanted to go home to bed and wake up to the high calorie day! I'm not sure if this actually works though I have heard some positive opinions from others who lasted longer than me! I'd say, if you generally struggle on a deficit as it is - don't consider IF! If you can do it, fantastic - let me know your results

how much did you weigh to begin with @ christinev297

@aniqa109 . I started at around 81kgs (178lbs) . I'm 66kgs now (145lbs)

Intermittent Fasting is going an extended period of time without eating. Although it might sound like an eating disorder in the making, Intermittent Fasting is simply a different style of eating that is safe, effective and comes with a slew of health benefits (including fat loss) when done the right way.
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There is a group on here for IF and I've linked you right to the FAQ because it contains a LOT of information that a lot of people in this tread ought to be reading.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/599982/intermittent-fasting-faq

As for 5:2 I'm doing that, so let me explain. It's 5 days at maintenance calories (that includes exercise) and then 2 days (not done together) eating no more than 500 calories for women and 700 for men per week. So Monday you could fast (500), Then eat normally until Friday when you fast again. Then for the weekend you eat normally.
The amount you lose per week depend on how much you burn on a daily basis, so for me I burn on average 2500 calories. So over two days I cut 4000 calories from my causing a loss of just over 1lb a week.

Downsides, unless you're really busy the fast days can be hard, fortunately I have busy days so it easy to skip food for a day.
Upsides, all the benefits of fasting. Also on your normal days you're eating to maintenance, so when you don't have to fast for weight loss you already know what and how much to eat. You just simply stop fasting.

I hope this was helpful!

IF can be a great tool, but you have to understand the why and how, just as with everything else. Check out the IF group.

I eat between roughly 4pm and 10pm daily, and have lost 75+lbs. Once you've gained knowledge of actual hunger signals, it couldn't be easier.

I'm done with the 1st week and now still pressing hard to this plan. I love IF i lost 1kg so far.
17:7 works for me well. I only have 1 meal per day, few cups of black coffee and some biscuits when im really really hungry. I only eat from 1pm to 8pm and repeat on the next day.

I think I've been doing this unknowingly on weekends. I wake up around 9am and go straight to the gym so my first meal is at lunch. I don't eat less than 1,000 calories though on Sunday and Saturday I eat my TDEE so I'm not doing the 5:2 plan but still having my body in a fasting state. I also stop eating around 6-7pm those days.

Sip water all day. I also like to sip tea and chicken broth. The sodium in the broth helps replace electrolytes lost with all the urination during fasting. If I need a snack, string cheese or 15 almonds--something with fat & protein.