Intermittent Fasting. Yes or No?
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When you sleep your in a fasted state. I think with fasting like every other way of dropping fat, you have to be consistent. If you have a few days where you eat abit too much just reduce intake for the next few days and get back to that sweet spot. Dropping 1/2 - 1 lb is fat a week. I understand that protein shake breaks fast, but it is a light break an body still has fasted feelings. However, shakes actually effect insulin levels more than white bread so I'm stopping it now. I'm just going to stick to BCAA's for the Leucine to stop muscle breakdown.0
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Yes I have been for two weeks now on a keto diet, my window is 20/4 first meal straight after gym at 4pm then another by 7pm. Have not had much of an appetite and seem to train well fasted also enjoy the large meals :-)0
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Cant see the appeal of starving myself....0
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While i don't have anything to contribute yet...this is something I've been hoping to explore. So happy to see this topic on here! Happy Friday everyone!!0
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I think it's really neat how fasting has been a spiritual practice for centuries, and now research is showing us that there are very real benefits--cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, etc. It's a very tangible example of the mind-body connection.0
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Cant see the appeal of starving myself....
I use IF.
Do you think me eating almost 1700 cals a day is starving myself?0 -
Not really fasting then is it?
lol.
Maybe you are confused? You've been on here since 2013 have made 2,518 posts but don't know what IF is?
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
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I been doing this about a month now. I eat between 5 am and 12 N, I have breakfast and lunch sometime a snack around 2 or 3 pm. I don't get hungry to much and by me been on the short side, I really have to watch how much I eat. I am on 1200 cals a day. Lost 10 lbs..4 lbs first week but gain back but when I start doing cardio workout.0
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I can't do it. I've tried but had to hard of a time getting enough calories in without gorging.0
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Cant see the appeal of starving myself....
The version of IF that the OP is talking about isn't calorie restricting. You could eat thousands of calories a day and still do IF. Heck, I gained a few pounds over the winter while still doing IF.
Perhaps you're thinking of traditional fasting (like water fasts)?0 -
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
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Yay...Thank you for sharing!0 -
Not really fasting then is it?
lol.
Maybe you are confused? You've been on here since 2013 have made 2,518 posts but don't know what IF is?
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
Not interested. Sorry. Just because I have made a load of posts, it doesnt mean I should know about this.0 -
Not really fasting then is it?
lol.
Maybe you are confused? You've been on here since 2013 have made 2,518 posts but don't know what IF is?
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
Not interested. Sorry. Just because I have made a load of posts, it doesnt mean I should know about this.
Then you probably shouldn't make uninformed comments on something you know very little about, if at all.
For others in this thread who may possibly get confused when reading eldamiano's inaccurate comments:
IF has nothing to do with starving oneself. The 5:2 method where people eat 500 calories two days a week is extreme and not something I personally do. The IF I know of and love is the one where you have a daily eating window and that's it. You eat the same amount of calories you normally would, except you eat them within an 8 to 10 hour window of your day. Some people go extreme and do a 4 hour eating window, but the recommended fast/feed split is 16/8 for men and 14/10 for women.
IF doesn't work well for everyone. I notice that if I eat several small meals throughout the day, I always feel hungry and my energy levels are off. I eat 2400 to 3000 calories per day right now, but I feel better when I eat three meals instead of several small ones. Some people thrive on several small meals. Some women's hormones go out of whack when trying to adopt IF. Everyone will have a different experience.
IF is not magic; if you're not eating at a deficit while adopting IF you will not lose weight. Do not force yourself to adopt IF if it's not natural for you. Many of us who do IF already had a similar natural eating pattern. Others switched after realizing they don't like several small meals and never functioned well eating that way. Again, your experience may vary.0 -
Not really fasting then is it?
lol.
Maybe you are confused? You've been on here since 2013 have made 2,518 posts but don't know what IF is?
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
Not interested. Sorry. Just because I have made a load of posts, it doesnt mean I should know about this.
Then you probably shouldn't make uninformed comments on something you know very little about, if at all.
For others in this thread who may possibly get confused when reading eldamiano's inaccurate comments:
IF has nothing to do with starving oneself. The 5:2 method where people eat 500 calories two days a week is extreme and not something I personally do. The IF I know of and love is the one where you have a daily eating window and that's it. You eat the same amount of calories you normally would, except you eat them within an 8 to 10 hour window of your day. Some people go extreme and do a 4 hour eating window, but the recommended fast/feed split is 16/8 for men and 14/10 for women.
IF doesn't work well for everyone. I notice that if I eat several small meals throughout the day, I always feel hungry and my energy levels are off. I eat 2400 to 3000 calories per day right now, but I feel better when I eat three meals instead of several small ones. Some people thrive on several small meals. Some women's hormones go out of whack when trying to adopt IF. Everyone will have a different experience.
IF is not magic; if you're not eating at a deficit while adopting IF you will not lose weight. Do not force yourself to adopt IF if it's not natural for you. Many of us who do IF already had a similar natural eating pattern. Others switched after realizing they don't like several small meals and never functioned well eating that way. Again, your experience may vary.
So you are allowed to eat for a third of the day, where as a third of the day you sleep. Not really fasting then is it....0 -
Not really fasting then is it?
lol.
Maybe you are confused? You've been on here since 2013 have made 2,518 posts but don't know what IF is?
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
Not interested. Sorry. Just because I have made a load of posts, it doesnt mean I should know about this.
Then you probably shouldn't make uninformed comments on something you know very little about, if at all.
For others in this thread who may possibly get confused when reading eldamiano's inaccurate comments:
IF has nothing to do with starving oneself. The 5:2 method where people eat 500 calories two days a week is extreme and not something I personally do. The IF I know of and love is the one where you have a daily eating window and that's it. You eat the same amount of calories you normally would, except you eat them within an 8 to 10 hour window of your day. Some people go extreme and do a 4 hour eating window, but the recommended fast/feed split is 16/8 for men and 14/10 for women.
IF doesn't work well for everyone. I notice that if I eat several small meals throughout the day, I always feel hungry and my energy levels are off. I eat 2400 to 3000 calories per day right now, but I feel better when I eat three meals instead of several small ones. Some people thrive on several small meals. Some women's hormones go out of whack when trying to adopt IF. Everyone will have a different experience.
IF is not magic; if you're not eating at a deficit while adopting IF you will not lose weight. Do not force yourself to adopt IF if it's not natural for you. Many of us who do IF already had a similar natural eating pattern. Others switched after realizing they don't like several small meals and never functioned well eating that way. Again, your experience may vary.
So you are allowed to eat for a third of the day, where as a third of the day you sleep. Not really fasting then is it....
dude give it up. If you don't understand it then read the resources about it. Tons of people use this strategy with great results.0 -
Not really fasting then is it?
lol.
Maybe you are confused? You've been on here since 2013 have made 2,518 posts but don't know what IF is?
Here's a beginner's guide to IF from nerd fitness, JIC you are interested:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/08/06/a-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting/
Not interested. Sorry. Just because I have made a load of posts, it doesnt mean I should know about this.
Then you probably shouldn't make uninformed comments on something you know very little about, if at all.
For others in this thread who may possibly get confused when reading eldamiano's inaccurate comments:
IF has nothing to do with starving oneself. The 5:2 method where people eat 500 calories two days a week is extreme and not something I personally do. The IF I know of and love is the one where you have a daily eating window and that's it. You eat the same amount of calories you normally would, except you eat them within an 8 to 10 hour window of your day. Some people go extreme and do a 4 hour eating window, but the recommended fast/feed split is 16/8 for men and 14/10 for women.
IF doesn't work well for everyone. I notice that if I eat several small meals throughout the day, I always feel hungry and my energy levels are off. I eat 2400 to 3000 calories per day right now, but I feel better when I eat three meals instead of several small ones. Some people thrive on several small meals. Some women's hormones go out of whack when trying to adopt IF. Everyone will have a different experience.
IF is not magic; if you're not eating at a deficit while adopting IF you will not lose weight. Do not force yourself to adopt IF if it's not natural for you. Many of us who do IF already had a similar natural eating pattern. Others switched after realizing they don't like several small meals and never functioned well eating that way. Again, your experience may vary.
So you are allowed to eat for a third of the day, where as a third of the day you sleep. Not really fasting then is it....
At this point, I'm going to hope that your ineptitude on the subject is an April Fools' Joke, because if not, then yikes..
Intermittent: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
Fasting: Primarily a movement of willing abstinence or reduction from certain or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.
Hence why it is called Intermittent Fasting. It is abstaining from food for irregular intervals of time. If it were simply fasting, there would be no need to put intermittent in front of the word.0 -
I'm fairly certain IF is a big contributor in keeping my blood sugar in check. I have an endocrine disorder which seems to predispose women to type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, and I have excellent fasting blood sugar levels.
I naturally do a 16:8. Larger lunch and dinner, rarely snack otherwise, often even tighter that 8 hours. That's just when I'm hungry, and I got tired of trying to make myself eat breakfast. I'm pretty sure I'll eat this way indefinitely.0 -
So you are allowed to eat for a third of the day, where as a third of the day you sleep. Not really fasting then is it....
IF is "intermittent" fasting. Intermittent being the key word. It isn't really an argument if you don't know anything about the topic.
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I did IF when I first started my weight loss journey. On weekdays I would hold off eating breakfast until about 11am or so. I had steady weight loss for a couple months, after which I switched to counting calories + lifting. The biggest lesson it taught me was that feeling hungry is not going to kill me.0
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