Intermittent fasting

drocksi317
drocksi317 Posts: 39 Member
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Hey hey!! So I've been intermittent fast for alittle over a month and I can't praise it enough!!! I've started to incorporate juicing throughout the morning and what a difference! ! .. yea it's tough at times, but it's amazing how fast ur body adapts! Is there anyone else on here intermittent fasting?

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  • RidaKhalifeh
    RidaKhalifeh Posts: 18 Member
    Please don't do that to your self. It's unhealthy :)
  • drocksi317
    drocksi317 Posts: 39 Member
    Haha! It's actually the healthiest way to eat. I'll gladly educate you, if you'd like.. but to make a negative comment about something you don't know or fully understand is sadning. It's the best I've ever looked and felt. But you saying it's un healthy is your opinion but it actually being healthy for you is proven fact.. but I am open for questions and thoughts and opinions
  • Greenbirdsmom
    Greenbirdsmom Posts: 19 Member
    I just listened to a podcast on that and it really sounded good. How did you start was thinking about doing that
  • drocksi317
    drocksi317 Posts: 39 Member
    Well.. it's funny that you ask.. I first learned about it from a YouTube video of two twin body builders that fast for 20 hours aday.. and they are at 8%body fat.. so from the research that I did and from all I've read, 20 hours of fasting is more for someone who gradually got there... it's not really recommend for someone first starting the program simply because your body hasn't quite adapted from not eat 3,4,or even 5 times a day.. so it's hard and discouraging to start right at 20 hours of fasting... but if u have enough will power,drive and determination,with realistic goals that will continue to make u push harder because of seen results then shoot for 20... but I would recommend starting at 16 hours 8pm to 12 pm lunchtime. And consume your 2500 calories or less if u wanna be in a caloric negative, till 8 pm again. And coffee is a great hunger suppression tool.. and if you can hold off drinking that first coffee till u actually start getting hungry it'll help you go even further throughout the day before eating... and then as you progress you can then start shorting your eating window and fasting for longer periods of time. .mind you water will be your best friend.. I can go on and on on.. does and fonts what to eat what to not eat too
  • Scamd83
    Scamd83 Posts: 808 Member
    edited February 2016
    RidaKhalifeh wrote: »
    Please don't do that to your self. It's unhealthy :)

    Why do you say it's unhealthy?

    Personally I don't see why people get so hung up on subscribing to one particular way of eating every day. Some days I can do IF and eat between 12-8pm on two or three meals. Other days I want something to eat upon waking up so adjust other meals accordingly. I enjoy less frequent but bigger meals more. Small meals do nothing for me, everybody has different preferences.
  • drocksi317
    drocksi317 Posts: 39 Member
    Exactly! !! They whole basis of flexible dieting!!
  • strozman
    strozman Posts: 2,622 Member
    Alternate Day Fasting is the best diet I have ever tried
  • getty123
    getty123 Posts: 18 Member

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  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    I've had good weight loss results with 19/5 fasting, but I found it hard to get all the micronutrients and photochemicals in one or two big calorie dense meals. I can't believe I never thought about combining it with juicing. I'd probably keep the juice within my eating window, but I will definitely try this next time I want to drop weight. Thanks for the tip!

    By the way, there is at least one group on MFP devoted to various forms of IF. If you want support from people knowledgeable about a particular diet style, groups are the way to go.
  • tito2928
    tito2928 Posts: 1 Member
    I've been watching their videos because I need to lose weight and get control of my cholesterol. I've been following the fastingtwins for a week now and watching their videos. I have to wait a little before I start since I was hospitalized a week ago with a heart attack. Since I've been out of the hospital I've been reading and trying to look in to a program that I can do and loose some weight. Of course I want to bring this up to my doctor so how should approach the program?
  • tdang09
    tdang09 Posts: 7 Member
    This is perfect because I have a question! I want to get into juicing so do have any recommendations on juicers? And that's awesome by the way, keep doing what you're doing :)
  • bruhaha007
    bruhaha007 Posts: 333 Member
    I am a big fan of IF as well, it works! I do take a cleanse and do a few things to keep my metabolism functioning at full capacity. At most I cleanse two days in a row and it is awesome for shredding and is healthy as long as you drink lots of water!
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,330 Member
    There is an intermittent fasting group here. Just search for it in the groups section.
  • allieparkia
    allieparkia Posts: 304 Member
    Ok, I have heard about this, but haven't tried it. So, you eat all your calories from 12noon to 8pm??
  • frankiedb
    frankiedb Posts: 277 Member
    I do intermittent fasting and I stand by it!
  • mrbgraziano
    mrbgraziano Posts: 26 Member
    I have read about this. I wonder, can you combine intermittent fasting with low-carb high-fat dieting?
  • bruhaha007
    bruhaha007 Posts: 333 Member
    Studies prove it works

    http://news.uic.edu/krista-varady-weighs-in-on-how-to-drop-pounds-fast

    There are various methods of IF and alternate day fasting. I typically do a 48 hour cleanse.
  • mrbgraziano
    mrbgraziano Posts: 26 Member
    bruhaha007 wrote: »
    Studies prove it works

    http://news.uic.edu/krista-varady-weighs-in-on-how-to-drop-pounds-fast

    There are various methods of IF and alternate day fasting. I typically do a 48 hour cleanse.

    Fantastic!! Thanks for the literature. I'm all for empirical data.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    A lot of people have good results from IF but it's not for me. Best of luck to you.
  • stillfine2013
    stillfine2013 Posts: 37 Member
    I lost 12 pound in a month doing it! I love it!
  • tryin2die2self
    tryin2die2self Posts: 207 Member
    edited March 2016
    I use IF and it work well for me. I also incorporate a 24 hour fast about three days every two weeks.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited March 2016
    RidaKhalifeh wrote: »
    Please don't do that to your self. It's unhealthy :)

    Intermittent fasting is not unhealthy, or at least it shouldn't be. But people can abuse any diet method they want too.

    Intermittent fasting is just another way of reaching a calorie deficit. There are different protocols 16:8, 18:6, etc. All this means is you have an eating window of 8 hours, or 6 hours.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/49-intermittent-fasting

    This is not typically the longer fasts (which are not new by the way) you see people do. People all around the world will fast for religious reasons.

    Another form of intermittent fasting is 5:2. Eating at maintenance for 5 days, eating at 500 (women) and 600 (men) for 2 days. This means you get your entire deficit for the week in 2 days.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/100058-5-2-fasting

    Neither of these are crazy fast weight loss. They are simply a method for achieving a HEALTHY calorie deficit. But some people will always choose fast weight loss, sacrificing a larger percentage of existing lean muscle mass in the process.
  • dub05
    dub05 Posts: 21 Member
    I incorporate IF last year when I was looking to build lean muscle. It took on a whole new outlook when it came to eating and even spiritual aspects. It works for me and I'll start again after I decease my macros.
  • TJH2
    TJH2 Posts: 22 Member
    is there a reason you should save your calories for the end of the day rather than eating them in the morning?

    I ask because I heard it is better if you eat earlier in the day to give yourself more energy and keep your metabolism up. In my mind I would consider eating my calories between 8am and 4pm but I would like to understand it a little better
  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    TJH2 wrote: »
    is there a reason you should save your calories for the end of the day rather than eating them in the morning?

    I ask because I heard it is better if you eat earlier in the day to give yourself more energy and keep your metabolism up. In my mind I would consider eating my calories between 8am and 4pm but I would like to understand it a little better

    Yes. same question here. I've read that starting the day with protein is beneficial for weight loss.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited March 2016
    TJH2 wrote: »
    is there a reason you should save your calories for the end of the day rather than eating them in the morning?

    I ask because I heard it is better if you eat earlier in the day to give yourself more energy and keep your metabolism up. In my mind I would consider eating my calories between 8am and 4pm but I would like to understand it a little better

    No, there is no advantage to eating early as opposed to later, meal timing doesn't matter especially when you are doing IF. Your metabolism will rise slightly when you eat no matter when you do it but your body doesn't just drop it's metabolism because you eat later in the day, that's a myth. If you prefer to do it earlier than that's up to you and a personal preference.
  • brisingr86
    brisingr86 Posts: 1,789 Member
    The IF group has a lot of really knowledgeable people, but to answer questions from TJH2 and Tomk, no reason you couldn't eat your calories 8am-4pm instead of 12-8pm if that works better for you. Most people that I've heard from doing 16:8 (the form of IF mostly referenced by other posters) have an easier time delaying eating after they get up rather than starting the day with food and then not eating all evening.

    In general, timing of food means nothing for weight loss, it's the quantity. IF helps some people better keep their calories within targets when they have an eating window than if they spread out those calories over the whole day (it does for me; I usually eat about 2-10pm). There is somewhat controversial data on whether fasting (not eating for 16 consecutive hours) has additional health benefits; you can make your call on what to believe. For me, it's a mental structure that helps me stay within my calories and learn to really recognize hunger (rather than boredom eating) rather than consideration for the supposed benefits from fasting.

    TeaBea has it right. Whatever you choose, do your research and do it in a healthy way.
  • jkquinn13
    jkquinn13 Posts: 203 Member
    Hey group, I stumbled across IF from reading 'The Obesity Code' and have been doing twice a week fasts from dinner to dinner. On one day after dinner I do not eat again until dinner the next day. I'm finding my weight goes down quite a bit.
    The only thing I consume is coffee and then water. When I break my fast I usually go back to eating to my macros. Ie, on the dinner I break the fast it's just a normal dinner in ratio of 40% protein, 40% carbs, 20% fat, but only a third of my daily grams of those macros.
    I have been reading about the effect on insulin and find it fascinating...very excited to continue doing this.

    Also...the effect on my energy (having more) and on my sleep (getting more and deeper) has been an added side affect.
    Happy to share strategies and stories...would love to hear more from folks and the effect it's had on their weight loss goals.

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