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    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Anyone every tried this. You eat 500 calories every other day then eat normally on the other days.

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    • Posts: 727 Member
      Sounds like 5:2 Intermittent Fasting. Just another way to create a calorie deficit.

      If you check groups there is probably an IF group on the boards.
    • Posts: 23 Member
      OK I will look on there thanks
    • Posts: 2,246 Member
      @Christine_72 I don't know much (anything?) about this. Can you please give me an example of what you did calorie-wise? It sounds a bit like something I might want to consider. My TDEE is very low and staying for too long on a deficit (even a small one) gets on my nerves :) I can do the math but I was wondering how it went on with you.
    • Posts: 1,741 Member
      shariyahinton wrote: »
      Anyone every tried this. You eat 500 calories every other day then eat normally on the other days.

      What does "eat normally" mean?

      I've never tried it, but I feel like I would completely overeat after a 500 calorie day.
    • Posts: 2,246 Member
      edited June 2016
      @Christine_72 Thank you very much.

      Hm, I'm starting to seriously consider it now. I'm aiming for a smaller deficit so think I could do more than 500cals on the diet days. I'm trying to go for 350 deficit now so if I do the alternate thing that would mean 700 less on the diet day, so about 800-900 to eat for me. Sounds doable considering I'll eat on the following day around 1500-1600. Thanks again.

      OP, I'll be out now, don't mean to usurp your thread :) Good luck with your weight loss :)
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      Good luck @gebeziseva , I would love to hear how you go if you start ADF :smile:
    • Posts: 23 Member
      So far I just finished my second fasting day. Its actually easier than I thought it would be
    • Posts: 19 Member
      I wish you luck with this. I am not a doctor or a anything like that. I would vote against this. Especially if you have a job where you are placing moderate to heavy physical demands on your body, because your will fall short of energy and feel lethargic and tired at most likely a critical moment. I know that most doctors don't recommend anyone to eat less than 1200 calories a day. Cutting back like that I have heard could cause your metabolism to actually slow down. Just my friendly advice, not meaning to criticize or anything like that.
    • Posts: 2,187 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      I lost the majority of my weight doing ADF.

      I bought these books to help me get a better understanding.

      o9ahx5jlqw5e.jpg

      Thank you for the recommendations! There are lots of people here who choose to do the fasting diets, and I have wanted to learn more about them and why people like them so much.

      Sorry, don't mean to derail...
    • Posts: 248 Member
      I tried it; it was horrible for me. Headaches, tiredness, sluggish on the 500 cals a day.
    • Posts: 4,658 Member
      It only works if your weekly intake is less than your weekly expenditure. Same as any other diet!
    • Posts: 13,342 Member
      fr33sia12 wrote: »
      500 calories in a day sounds like hell to me, I'd rather just spread out the calories throughout the week instead of punishing myself, but that's just me.

      ^^ +1 I doubt I could even last on 1200 cals a day (that would have me literally fainting LOL) - I really enjoy having 2000+ cals....
    • Posts: 8 Member
      I love it. Please feel free to add me. There is some solid research to the benefits of brief fasting. I have lost 4lbs on the plan and finally found freedom from obsessing over food. Ive noticed appetite decreasing on non fast days, more energy. My average caloric intake is about 1300-1600 calories so I have experienced steady weight loss. Nothing drastic. This is legit. Reviewed reasearch articles on PubMed by Dr. Varady. Will also be blogging about my experience.
    • Posts: 130 Member
      I only eat from 12 noon to 8 pm. Works great for me. Every other day thing I'm thinking about. Has anyone tried both? What can we expect to lose with every other day?
    • Posts: 6 Member
      edited July 2016
      I'm doing it for the last week. If I eat a good dinner I don't feel as hungry on the 500 calorie days. You still feel hungry, don't get me wrong. But, I've been able to maintain energy. I don't have a physical job, and I'm not sure you could do it if you did. So far so good. I weigh in Wed, so we will see how I did this week.
    • Posts: 92 Member
      ddgx300 wrote: »
      I wish you luck with this. I am not a doctor or a anything like that. I would vote against this. Especially if you have a job where you are placing moderate to heavy physical demands on your body, because your will fall short of energy and feel lethargic and tired at most likely a critical moment. I know that most doctors don't recommend anyone to eat less than 1200 calories a day. Cutting back like that I have heard could cause your metabolism to actually slow down. Just my friendly advice, not meaning to criticize or anything like that.

      Cutting back for one day will not slow down your metabolism. The goal is to eat 500 on your fastings days and your TDEE or 110% of TDEE on your non fasting days. So the average caloric intake for the week is still sufficient. It doesn't affect my energy levels at all and I've actually performed better with my strength training since starting. I've been at it since the beginning of June and lost 23 lbs which I'm happy with. I travel lots for both work and sport so I depend on eating out way too much. Alternate Day fasting affords me the ability to not stress too much on take out/restaurant food being 100% exact on their portions/nutritional info.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      fr33sia12 wrote: »
      500 calories in a day sounds like hell to me, I'd rather just spread out the calories throughout the week instead of punishing myself, but that's just me.
      RunRutheeRun wrote: »
      ^^ +1 I doubt I could even last on 1200 cals a day (that would have me literally fainting LOL) - I really enjoy having 2000+ cals....

      Ditto.

      If I don't get enough calories during the day I wake up hungry in the middle of the night and that messes me up for the next day. When I'm sleep deprived, I crave carbs and my willpower is low.

    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      edited July 2016
      booksandchocolate12 wrote: »
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      What does "eat normally" mean?

      I've never tried it, but I feel like I would completely overeat after a 500 calorie day.

      This diet won't work for everyone. I tried with two 500 calorie days and manitenance the other 5. Way too hard for me. Instead I ended up with a low of 800/1200 calorie days.....and maintenance on the weekends.

      Look up your maintenance calories to find your normal: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      A couple 5:2 group links............

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

      http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/8628-5-2-diet
    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      edited July 2016
      catsdogsh wrote: »
      I only eat from 12 noon to 8 pm. Works great for me. Every other day thing I'm thinking about. Has anyone tried both? What can we expect to lose with every other day?

      You weekly weight loss should still be in the same ballpark as everyday dieting. 5:2 and ADF are just alternate methods to help people stay consistent.

      Pound per week goals
      75+ lbs set to lose 2 lb range
      Between 40 - 75 lbs set to lose 1.5 lb range
      Between 25-40 lbs set to lose 1 lb range
      Between 15-25 lbs set to lose 1 -.50 lb range
      Less than 15 lbs set to lose 0.5 lbs range


      Every other day diet when you have lots of weight to lose.......

      and 5:2 when you are closer to goal (helps preserve a larger % of existing percentage of lean muscle mass).
    • Posts: 1,319 Member
      I *personally* wouldn't be successful at this. I have a hard enough time keeping myself at my calorie goal as it is.
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      butterfli7o wrote: »
      I *personally* wouldn't be successful at this. I have a hard enough time keeping myself at my calorie goal as it is.

      That's part of the attraction - you're only restricting / counting alternate days.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      yarwell wrote: »
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      That's part of the attraction - you're only restricting / counting alternate days.

      Yes exactly, it's easier to diet every other day or 5:2 only 2 days a week than it is every single day.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      booksandchocolate12 wrote: »
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      What does "eat normally" mean?

      I've never tried it, but I feel like I would completely overeat after a 500 calorie day.

      You would eat maintenance calories on the "normal" days...
    • Posts: 864 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      I lost the majority of my weight doing ADF.

      I bought these books to help me get a better understanding.

      o9ahx5jlqw5e.jpg

      what is ADF?
    • Posts: 211 Member
      Sounds horrific. And not sustainable
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      caroldavison332 wrote: »
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      what is ADF?

      Alternate Day Fasting, or the every other day diet, both the same thing.
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